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2012-11-09 11:21:43 Views : 2522 |

News: Chaldean man killed in Detroit west side



Detroit - A Chaldean man was shot and killed outside a Detroit repair shop in broad daylight.

Samir Mekho Hanawa, 49, was shot in the head by an unknown gunman. The police suspect robbery as the reason of the crime and have begun and investigation.

"We just want to wake up from this nightmare. We don't believe it's true," said daughter Valentena Hannawa.

The West Bloomfield father of seven children, worked as a manager at a Detroit liquor store. Before his shift on Wednesday, his family says Samir stopped at Great Lakes Transmissions to drop his car off. It was just before 1 p.m. when two men pulled up to the store on the corner of Wyoming and Intervale streets on the city's west side.

Hanawa migrated to the US in 2000 and is originally from Tel Keppe.

"I'm going to miss him so much. I just want him to know that we loved him and we will always love him," said his daughter. "Nobody can replace our father."

Police detectives say they have very little to go on. They think whoever is responsible may have been driving a dark-colored Jeep Liberty.

Samir had about $900 on him at the time. He also had some checks and other valuables such as jewelry. However, the men didn't take a thing. Police say the men fled right after they shot Samir.


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