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West Bloomfield Man Arraigned From Hospital Bed in Targeted Shootings With $3 Million Bond

Investigators say the 76-year-old former liquor-store employee wounded two people in targeted attacks captured on surveillance footage.

Overview

  • Fawzi Kased, 76, was charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder and additional offenses and was arraigned via video from a hospital bed, where he had a translator and pleaded not guilty.
  • A judge set his bond at $3 million after pretrial services raised public-safety concerns.
  • Police say surveillance shows the former Maple View Liquor employee waiting for a worker to arrive, going behind the counter, and shooting him.
  • Investigators report a woman at Thornberry Apartments was shot through her door that morning and another unit was struck, with the store employee still in serious condition and the woman treated and released.
  • Officers arrested Kased after he dropped a rifle on command; he remains hospitalized after a possible seizure, and police say the attacks were targeted with motive still under investigation.