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Police Release Video of Ambush on Michigan Businessman, Seek Tips in Macomb County

Investigators are seeking a black 2020–2022 Ford Escape with a stolen plate identified from surveillance video.

Overview

  • Security footage shows a gunman emerging between parked cars and opening fire as Eddie Jawad drove from his 24 Mile Road property around 10:18 a.m. Tuesday.
  • Jawad drove across his lawn and fired once from his SUV; he was hit in the right leg and suffered cuts from shattered glass before being released from the hospital the same day.
  • Review of earlier footage places the suspect near 24 Mile and Wellington Valley at 8:22 a.m., entering the yard at 9:30 a.m., then fleeing to a nearby SUV and east on 24 Mile after the attack.
  • Authorities say the shooting appeared targeted, and Prosecutor Peter Lucido urged the gunman to surrender and said violence in neighborhoods will not be tolerated.
  • Deputies describe the suspect as thin and about 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 and ask anyone with information to call the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 586-307-9358.