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Frankie A. Zanetti, 63, was shot and killed at his family’s business, Battle Creek Tile and Mosaic Company, in Battle Creek, Michigan, on Friday, May 5, 2017. The shooting occurred in front of customers when his cousin, Brian Zanetti, entered the Urbandale tile shop and shot Frankie in the head at point-blank range. Brian Zanetti then fled to Illinois and was arrested there.

In December 2018 the Calhoun County Prosecutor dismissed the murder charges after psychological evaluations concluded Brian Zanetti was mentally ill and not fit to stand trial. Evaluators reported he held long-standing delusions that his family was involved in organized crime and that he believed he had to kill or be killed. He was committed to a mental hospital and the charges may be reinstated if he is later found competent.

Did anyone in the Battle Creek community or customers at the shop see or hear anything that could add detail about what happened that day?