On the morning of June 30, 2026, 78-year-old Ana Nikollbibaj was found unconscious in her Middlebelt Road home in Farmington Hills with severe head trauma and lacerations. Emergency responders discovered a spent firearm shell near her body; she was taken to a hospital and later died. An autopsy confirmed she had been shot in the head and also beaten with a metal pry bar.

Police identified Ana’s 34-year-old grandson, Zeff Nikollbibaj, who lived in the house with her and another brother, as the suspect. When officers arrived Zeff had barricaded himself in a bedroom; non-lethal pepper ball rounds were used to remove him and he was taken into custody. The other grandson in the home was unharmed. A petition for court-ordered mental health treatment for Zeff had been filed more than three years earlier, and police had been called to the residence previously for disturbances.

On July 2, 2026, Zeff Nikollbibaj was charged with first-degree murder and a felony firearm offense, pleaded not guilty at arraignment, and was ordered held without bond. A probable cause conference is scheduled for July 10, 2026. If anyone knew Ana or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.