Dearborn Man Charged with Murder in Detroit Gas Station Shooting

A Dearborn man faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a man at a Detroit gas station on March 10, according to a release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

Gas station attendant Ibrahim Kassim Saleh, 23, of Dearborn, is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm possession in the death of Michael A. Haynes, 24, of Detroit.

Saleh is expected to be arraigned on the charges Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in 36th District Court.

“The evidence in this case, by all accounts, illustrates how a seemingly random argument can escalate into needless loss of life,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy said in the release. “We cannot, in any way, tolerate this alleged behavior—especially in a business setting.”

According to the prosecutor’s office, Haynes arrived at the gas station on the 10800 block of Fenkell at approximately 1 a.m. March 10 to purchase condoms.

Saleh, who was working in a bullet-proof, glass-enclosed room, and Haynes got into an argument, after which Haynes allegedly knocked over several shelves of merchandise.

Saleh then exited the enclosed room with a handgun and allegedly shot Haynes in the back.

If convicted, the first-degree murder charge carries a sentence of life in prison without parole, while the felony firearm charge carries a sentence of two years in prison.