Faud Alabsi, 34, was found shot to death inside his Lakewood apartment at 15010 Madison Avenue, Apartment 206. Police responded on February 28, 1997 and determined Alabsi had been shot several times and was dead at the scene. He had last been seen the night before, February 27, about 11:30 P.M., when a friend dropped him off at the apartment.

Neighbors reported hearing yelling shortly after Alabsi arrived, followed by popping noises later identified as gunfire. Investigators believe the killer or killers were lying in wait inside the apartment and had access by key. Alabsi had recently separated from his wife, Hilda Hamdallah, 20, of Palestinian descent. Anyone with information about the killing or the victim’s associates is asked to submit a tip.