Bushra Mawry, a 36-year-old Arab American mother and activist, was shot and killed on June 1, 2023, while visiting a friend’s apartment in Westland, Michigan. She was struck as she tried to flee after a man forced his way into the residence and opened fire. A 32-year-old man from Romulus was also wounded but survived. Mawry was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died.

Police arrested 28-year-old Amir Patterson of Taylor seven days after the shooting; prosecutors say Patterson had been enraged over his ex-girlfriend, who was the friend and co-worker Mawry was visiting, and forced entry during the attack. Patterson was on parole for a 2014 manslaughter conviction at the time of the killing and was charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion, and multiple firearm-related felonies. Mawry is remembered by her family as kind and selfless; she founded Hand in Hand Yemen and leaves behind a son who was 12 at the time of her death.

Does anyone have information about the night of June 1, 2023, or knew Bushra’s work or the people she was visiting?