Detroit man wanted for shooting, killing sister on east side, police say

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit Police are searching for a man they said shot and killed his own sister inside a home on the city's east side Tuesday afternoon.

Police say Nashwan Ali, 36, shot and killed his own sister around 2 p.m. on Tuesday inside a home on Bloom Street on Detroit's east side.

DPD Chief James White says do not approach Ali if you encounter him on the street.  

"We are actively seeking him he is armed and dangerous," White said. 

Nashwan Ali, 36, is wanted for a murder on the city's east side. Police sources say he shot and killed his sister on Tuesday.

According to FOX 2 sources, Ali shot his sister in the head in a doorway of the family home and then left before police arrived.

Detroit Police said that Ali had been kicked out of the home earlier in the day only to come back and shoot the victim.

Police said the man is considered armed and dangerous are people are urged not to approach him.

Investigators are working in the field – and others handling the case from the real-time Crime Center at Detroit police headquarters.  

"What's happening right now is any information that they get receive relative to the suspect will be sent here analyzed and pushed back out to the officers at record time," White said.

White calling this a heinous crime, asking the community for tips – to get this man into custody.  

"Here we go again a family domestic situation where someone used a weapon to resolve a family dispute," he said.

White said if you see Ali, call Detroit police right away.  Anyone with information on the shooting are asked to call 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.