A former Detroit gas station clerk was on June 27 sentenced to 20-50 years in prison for fatally shooting an unarmed customer following an argument over beef jerky.
Per ClickOnDetroit, the fatal incident happened at a Detroit ExxonMobil gas station in 2023. Authorities said the convicted former clerk, Moad Mohamed Al-Gaham, and the victim, Anthony McNary, engaged in an argument after the latter picked a beef jerky and put it in his pocket.
Al-Gaham is said to have confronted McNary, authorities said, adding that he searched the deceased victim’s pockets and retrieved the beef jerky before putting it on the shelf again.
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In the wake of the confrontation, McNary is said to have offered to pay for the beef jerky, but Al-Gaham rejected the money and made the deceased victim exit the store. After McNary left, the store’s entrance was manually locked by Al-Gaham.
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McNary, however, did not leave the premises as surveillance footage captured him outside the store and repeatedly walking toward the door. Al-Gaham is said to have later pointed a gun toward the window before opening fire on McNary, striking him in the head.
Al-Gaham was convicted after he was found guilty of second-degree murder. “We are grateful for the jury’s verdict and the judge’s sentence today of 20 to 50 years for Mr. Al-Gaham,” McNary’s family said in response to the verdict. “Nothing will bring our Anthony back to us and we miss him so much, but today gives us some sense of justice.”
In the wake of the fatal incident, McNary’s family filed a $100 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil. “Anthony McNary was shot and killed by ExxonMobil employee Moad Mohamed Al-Gaham. This is one of several incidents that an innocent person has been killed by a gas station employee,” James Harrington, Fieger Law Managing Partner, said, per ClickOnDetroit.
“The actions of Mr. Al-Gaham are horrific, and the inactions of ExxonMobil leading up to this incident demonstrate a complete disregard for the safety of our community. We are eager to continue the pursuit of justice for Anthony. Fieger Law has filed a $100 Million lawsuit against ExxonMobil on behalf of the McNary family and we at Fieger Law will not stop in the pursuit of justice for Anthony McNary until justice is delivered.”
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