In late autumn 2017, a Sterling Heights candy and nut wholesale business became the scene of two linked homicides. On November 27, 2017, 51-year-old Sufin Samuel Saba was found shot to death inside Laith’s Candy Land, a business he co-owned. Five days later his nephew and business partner, Laith Anki, was also found shot to death at the same location.

Investigators treated the two killings as related and targeted. Surveillance footage showed at least two people entering the business on the day of Saba’s murder, and a third person was seen repositioning a getaway vehicle. Authorities later offered a reward for information, but as of late 2025 no arrests had been announced and the motive remained unclear.

Those who knew Sufin Saba or Laith Anki, or who recall anyone entering or near Laith’s Candy Land around the time of the murders, are asked to contact the Sterling Heights Police with any tips that might help bring answers.