PA - Junaid Akhlas, 28, fatally shot, found in trunk, Moon Twp, 20 July 2021

[steeltowngirl]

Police say a 911 call sent Moon Township officers to the scene just after 12:30 p.m. at University Boulevard and Moon Clinton Road, across from Moon Area High School.
That’s where they found a 28-year-old man dead inside the trunk of his car. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Junaid Akhlas.

Investigators cordoned off what appears to be an abandoned gas station.

“Just got here at work around 11 o’clock, and a little bit after we saw the police officers show up to the scene. A little bit after that we saw them pull a body out of the car, think it was a white car and there was definitely blood on the trunk as well,” witness Vince Brougher, of Moon Township, said. “It’s Moon, you don’t see that very often, it’s definitely weird.”

According to police, the victim was reported missing around 8 a.m. in Beaver County. Some of his family members were searching for him when they found his vehicle and called 911.

Investigators say the victim had at least one gunshot wound to the head.

Police: Missing Man Found Shot To Death In The Trunk Of Car At Abandoned Parking Lot In Moon Twp.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Heartbreaking. His son will never know his father.

MOON TWP., Pa. — Relatives of a man who was found shot to death in the trunk of his car in Moon Township said he was the father figure of their family, and he would help anyone who needed it.

Junaid Akhlas, 28, of Beaver, father of a 1-year-old son, was reported missing from his home at 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.

Father found shot to death in trunk of his own car in Moon Twp.

 

[Richrd]

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Mr. Junaid N. Akhlas, 28
Moon Twp,
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania

15 August 1992* to 20 July 2021
28 Years, 11 Months, 6 Days

Historically:
Cause of Death :: Gun-Shot Wound
Manner of Death :: Homicide

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May Prompt Justice Be Served.​

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[steeltowngirl]

MOON TWP., Pa. — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man after another man was found shot to death in the trunk of his car in Moon Township.

Anoosh Almas, 25, is wanted on homicide and related charges after the body of Junaid Akhlas, 28, of Beaver, was found at the former Texaco Service Station at 8000 University Boulevard, which is across from Moon High School and near Robert Morris University.

Almas is described as a South Asian male, 5′7″ in height, 210lbs in weight, medium build.

Warrant issued for cousin of man found dead in trunk of car at abandoned Moon Twp. gas station

 

[Richrd]

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!!! WANTED !!!

Accused of Homicide - Plus

Anoosh Almas, 25

5' 7" :: 210 Lbs.
Brown Eyes :: Black Hair

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[steeltowngirl]

Great work @Richrd! I’m always glad to see you in the threads!

 

[steeltowngirl]

I’m willing to bet this article references Junaid’s extended family. <bbm>

In 2009, an anti-Christian mob of Sunni militants burned down the family home in Gojra, Pakistan, and killed seven people, including the family patriarch, 75-year-old house painter Hameed Pannun Khan. More than 100 Christian homes were burned and looted in aneight-hour rampage by approximately 20,000 people, authorities said at the time.

Christians make up less than 5 percent of the population of Pakistan, which is predominantly Muslim.

Almas Hameed, whose wife and two young children were among the dead, and his remaining family members were left with nothing. And after news reports of the incident, they continued to receive death threats from Islamic militants, forcing them to flee Pakistan for Thailand.

After two years in Thailand, 11 members of the Hameed and Akhlas families were resettled in Beaver in May with the help of Catholic Charities, the Presbyterian Church and several local families. Besides Almas Hameed, they include his four brothers, his dead brother's widow, his niece, his two nephews and his two remaining children.

For Pakistani families in Beaver, statue expresses hope

 

[steeltowngirl]

Oh man. The perp flew to Cancun.

Warrant issued for Beaver County man accused of killing cousin, dumping body, fleeing to Mexico

 

[steeltowngirl]

Eventually, the brother and uncle began searching for Akhlas, beginning at the Walmart, and eventually finding the vehicle and his body, at the abandoned former Texaco gas station.

Det. Todd Wateska found a Stoeger model STR-9 9mm pistol with two magazines with live cartridge cases on the ground behind the gas station, adjacent to the parking lot where Akhlas was found. The gun was later found to be registered to Almas, court papers said.

On Tuesday, Det. Erik Schlarp interviewed another family member who lived with Almas. The family member said they saw an email on Almas' computer from Expedia.com, indicating he booked a flight to Mexico.

Airport officials confirmed Almas entered the airport gate at 9:15 a.m., was on a flight to Cancun that left at 9:49 a.m., and was positively identified on the airport's camera system.

An Uber/Lyft driver later said he received a message at 6:56 a.m. to pick up a passenger at the Super 8 Motel on University Boulevard to take to the airport.

The driver said Almas was carrying a plastic bag in an odd manner and placed it in the garbage at the motel; asked him how long the trip would take, and asked not to speak again until they reached the airport, which was at 7:06 a.m.

Det. Darren Gerlach later confirmed Almas rented a room at the motel at 1:29 a.m., with Dets. Dale Canofari and Laurie McKeel finding the bag in the trash, which contained blood-stained clothes, according to the report.

Police seeking Beaver man accused of killing his cousin in Moon Twp.