Mohammad Shalash, 59, was shot and killed on November 28, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found slumped over in the driver’s seat after his car struck a telephone pole; medics determined he had been shot in the chest. Shalash had moved to Columbus from Jerusalem, Israel, more than 40 years earlier and was a well-known local businessman remembered by family and neighbors as generous and kind-hearted.

Investigators concluded the shooting occurred during a robbery. Ayden Tharp, 21, a man on probation for a burglary charge at the time, admitted to fatally shooting Shalash during the robbery inside the car. Tharp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery, and a firearms charge as part of a plea deal and received a 22-year prison sentence. A second person was also charged and was due to be sentenced shortly after Tharp.

Shalash’s family has publicly expressed grief and frustration, saying Tharp’s apology did not bring their father and grandfather back and criticizing the plea deal as insufficient. Does anyone have information about the circumstances of the robbery or those involved that could add clarity to the case?