By LeAnne Rogers
OBSERVER STAFF WRITER
An ongoing problem within the family apparently was the cause of the shooting that left a Westland couple dead early Monday morning.
“It's a wider family dispute that caused the rift in this particular case. What the dispute was and why it led to this, I can't say,” said Westland police Sgt. Kevin Wojcik.
Ermira Dashi, 50, died at the hospital several hours after being shot by her husband, Lutfi Dashi, 59, who was found dead at the scene, suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Police were called to the residence in the 29000 block of Manchester Street, north of Ann Arbor Trail and east of Middlebelt, about 1:30 a.m.
“There had been an argument earlier in the day and it appeared to have ended when they went to bed,” said Wojcik. “Then their sons heard gunshots.”
The couple had a bedroom in the basement of their residence at the London Townhouses while their sons, 25 and 20, had bedrooms upstairs. Shot four times, Ermira Dashi was breathing but not responsive when officers arrived.
“We have had no contacts with the family whatsoever. You can certainly have a domestic dispute without calling the police,” said Wojcik. “No one in the family saw this coming. From the looks of it, it was something that festered and went to the extreme. The sons are being tight-lipped about it and want to keep it in the family. It's pretty traumatic to lose both your parents at one time.”
A handgun used in the shooting was unregistered, Wojcik said.
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