Overview
- At a July 2 arraignment, 34-year-old Zeff Nikollbibaj was charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm, a judge entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf and denied bond so he remains in custody.
- Police found 78-year-old Ana Nikollbibaj unconscious in her home and a spent shell nearby, she was taken to a hospital and later died from her injuries following the early Tuesday assault.
- Oakland County prosecutors allege the victim was shot in the head and then bludgeoned with a metal pry bar, and say a bullet was recovered during her medical examination.
- Officers say the suspect barricaded himself in a bedroom after the attack, another grandson who was in the home was not injured, and police later arrested the defendant after forcing a surrender.
- The case moves to a probable-cause/preliminary hearing on July 10 with prosecutors seeking life sentencing exposure and public records showing a petition for court-ordered mental-health treatment for the defendant filed more than three years ago.