The Detroit Police Department (DPD) has announced Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old Detroit man. DPD charged Al-Alikhan with first-degree murder, felony murder and unlawful driving away in an automobile, alleging he fatally stabbed Howard Brisendine and then stole his car after they met on a dating app.
CHARGED ⚖️ Following an investigation by the Detroit Police Department (DPD), the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, of Detroit in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 64-year-old Detroit man. pic.twitter.com/QS5FiTy6Nl
— Detroit Police Department (@detroitpolice) October 8, 2024
It is further alleged that on September 24, 2024, at the victim’s residence in the 6000 block of Minock Street in Detroit, Al-Alikhan stabbed the victim multiple times, fatally injuring him, before taking the victim’s car keys and fleeing the scene in his vehicle.
— Detroit Police Department (@detroitpolice) October 8, 2024
According to a DPD statement posted on social media, Al-Alikhan targeted Brisendine because he was a gay. In the local news report below, police allege the teen arranged for Brisendine to pick him up and take him back to the senior’s home on September 24 where Al-Alikhan then stabbed Brisendine, took his car keys and left with his vehicle. Police say its investigation revealed the teen had posted anti-LGBTQ messages on social media. Al-Alikhan will be tried as an adult defendant due to the “heinous nature of the crime.”
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