On a late March night in 2014, the life of 34-year-old Khaili Fadhel was tragically cut short at his home on Talbot Street on Detroit's east side. A native of Yemen who had come to the United States at the age of 16, Fadhel was a co-owner of a local business, K Y Phones, in the nearby city of Hamtramck. He was a father to a young daughter, Malak, who was three years old at the time, and a nine-month-old son named Omar.
In the early morning hours of March 26th, at approximately 3:30 a.m.,
Fadhel and his brother, Younis Fadhel, were at their residence when they were disturbed by noises outside. As Khaili Fadhel went to the front door to investigate, he was ambushed and shot multiple times. The assailants, believed to be a group of three to five individuals, also fired at his brother at the rear of the house before fleeing the scene in a waiting car on Casmere Street.
In the wake of the shooting, the local Yemeni community expressed various theories about the motive behind the killing, but the case has remained unsolved. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been publicly identified in connection with the murder of Khaili Fadhel. Family members and Crime Stoppers of Michigan have sought assistance from the public, offering a $10,000 reward for any information that could lead to the capture of those responsible for his death. The investigation into the fatal shooting remains open as his family continues to hope for justice.
