The Michigan Court of Appeals said this week there’s not enough evidence to support a charge of involuntary manslaughter against a Detroit gas station clerk , who in May 2023 was accused of locking patrons inside the store during an argument with a man who would go on to shoot three people inside , killing one.
The court ruled Wednesday that prosecutors did not present sufficient evidence to prove that the clerk, Al-Hassan Aiyash, was a “proximate cause” of the killing by the suspected gunman Samuel McCray.
Maria Miller, a spokesperson for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, said the charge against Aiyash is “essentially dismissed” following the court’s decision. The office is still determining its next steps in the case, Miller said…