This week, an argument over beef jerky led to the alleged fatal shooting of a 25-year-old customer by a 40-year-old guy.
On June 8, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy stated that her office had filed first-degree murder and felony firearm charges against Moad Mohamed Al-Gaham.
According to Worthy, Detroit Police officers rushed to a petrol station in the 4410 block of Vernor Highway at roughly 3:14 a.m. on Monday, June 5, in response to a complaint of a shooting. Anthony McNary was discovered by police at the location "lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the forehead."
After being brought to the hospital, McNary was quickly declared dead.
The Prosecutor's Office claims that after McNary "took a beef jerky product and placed it in his pocket," there was a "heated exchange of words" between him and Al-Gaham, the gas station clerk.
The beef jerky is said to have been taken from McNary's pocket by Al-Gaham, who then placed it back on the shelf. Al-Gaham reportedly "refused to accept the money and forced Mr. McNary to leave the store" after McNary attempted to pay for the beef jerky.
Al-Gaham reportedly shut the gas station's doors to keep McNary from returning. Then, according to allegations, Al-Gaham allegedly took a revolver, "held it in the line of the victim's forehead," and shot McNary to death. Worthy noticed McNary was not carrying any weapons at the time.
Al-Gaham was arraigned on June 8 and will show up in court on June 22 for a probable cause conference.
The shooting occurs little over a month after Worthy announced charges against a different gas station employee from the Detroit area who was accused of fatally shooting a customer.
Less than a month has passed since the closed door incident at the West McNichols gas station in Detroit, according to a statement from Worthy. There is no way that this can go on.
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