COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Howell man was shot and killed outside of the Prime 7 restaurant in Commerce Township on Sunday night.
According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the restaurant around 9:38 p.m. on a report of a shooting.
Deputies located the victim, 44-year-old Francesk Shkambi, lying on a patio outside the restaurant and began life-saving efforts. Known as Franco, Shkambi was the manager of the restaurant.
The owner of Prime 7 says Shkambi was called outside to talk by a man, and that's when he was shot. He died at a local hospital.
"I just wish I could talk to Franco one more time, tell him how much we all appreciated him," says Alex Crawford, who works at Prime 7.
The sheriff's office then began investigating and searching for the suspect. According to police, the suspect, a 65-year-old Farmington Hills man, turned himself in about 20 minutes after the shooting.
Detectives also recovered the handgun, which had been reported stolen.
Shkambi received a sentence commutation from President Joe Biden in December 2024. He had been convicted of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and ecstasy in 2013.
