A Westland man is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of an elderly man for whom he served as a caretaker.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Nassim Moustapha Messelmani, 30, of Westland, in connection with the fatal shooting of Edward McClendon, 72, of Detroit. Messelmani was the in-home caregiver for McClendon.
Messelmani was charged after Detroit police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 19710 block of Robson Street at about 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18 after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the victim face down on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to his head and stab wounds to his stomach and chest.
Messelmani surrendered himself to police later the same day after initially fleeing the scene, according to police reports. Investigators said that McClendon was stabbed multiple times then fatally wounded by a round fired from a shotgun to his head.
Messelmani has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of felony firearm. He was arraigned Nov. 21 in 36th District Court and remanded to jail. His preliminary examination on the charges is scheduled for Dec. 8 in 36th District Court before Judge Kenneth King.
