The family of Jamal al-Labani says he was killed in mortar shelling while visiting the war-torn country.
An American citizen was reportedly killed last week in Yemen while on a visit to see his wife and daughter.
Al-Labani had gone to Yemen in February to see his pregnant wife and young daughter with the hopes of bringing them back to the U.S. with him.
However, he was unable to leave the country because of the violence, CBS San Francisco reported.
He was killed on Tuesday by rebel fire in the city of Aden, a relative told SFGate.com. Al-Labani's 14-year-old nephew was also reportedly killed.
Family members said al-Labani had lived in the Bay Area for more than 10 years and was a partial owner in a gas station, SFGate.com reported.
"He was very kind and he was a really hard-working guy," his cousin Mohammed Alazzani told the publication.
The State Department has advised all American citizens to leave Yemen, but al-Labani's relatives said the U.S. could do more.
The State Department did not respond to a request for comment from BuzzFeed News.
Last month, as besieged the capital, Yemeni leader Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the presidential palace and escaped the country.
Saudi Arabia has launched airstrikes in the country in a bid to quash the rebel insurgency.
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