Teen charged with murder in stabbing death of gay Detroit man
A Michigan teenager charged in the stabbing death of a gay Detroit man will be tried as an adult, in part because of the “heinous nature of the crime,” authorities said.
A Michigan teenager charged in the stabbing death of a gay Detroit man will be tried as an adult, in part because of the “heinous nature of the crime,” authorities said Tuesday.
Detroit police charged Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, with first-degree murder, felony murder and unlawful driving away in an automobile, alleging he fatally stabbed Howard Brisendine, 64, and then stole his car after they met on a dating app.
Al-Alikhan targeted Brisendine because he was a gay, police alleged Tuesday in a statement on social media. He then stabbed Brisendine at his house on Sept. 24, took his car keys and left with his vehicle, police said.
Howard Brisendine, 64, was found dead in his home in Detroit with multiple stab wounds.Luis Mandujano / Gigi'sIt’s not clear which dating app Al-Alikhan used or whether he shared his real information when he connected with Brisendine. Most of the largest dating apps, including Grindr, Tinder, Hinge and OK Cupid, require users to be at least 18, though the age of consent in Michigan is 16.
Luis Mandujano, who lives across the street from Brisendine and owns Gigis, a gay nightclub where Brisendine worked as a doorman, went to Brisendine’s house on Sept. 29 after he didn’t show up for work and saw that his car wasn’t at his house, according to NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit. Mandujano said he entered Brisendine’s house, discovered his body and then called police, who found that he had multiple stab wounds.
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