{"id":101281,"date":"2025-12-19T15:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/101281\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:19:07","slug":"man-accused-of-killing-oakland-county-restaurant-manager-bound-over-to-circuit-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/101281\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of killing Oakland County restaurant manager bound over to circuit court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. \u2013 The man accused of shooting a restaurant manager to death outside his workplace has been bound over to circuit court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In November, 65-year-old Tonin Pjetri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/19\/man-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-oakland-county-restaurant-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/19\/man-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-oakland-county-restaurant-manager\/\">was charged with murder in the death of Franco Shkambi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The shooting happened Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/17\/oakland-county-restaurant-manager-killed-in-shooting-farmington-hills-man-in-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2025\/11\/17\/oakland-county-restaurant-manager-killed-in-shooting-farmington-hills-man-in-custody\/\">the Prime 7 restaurant on Cooley Lake Road in Commerce Township<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said they were called to the restaurant and found Francesk Shkambi, 44, of Howell, lying on the patio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He was given aid and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said they were investigating the shooting when they learned that someone had driven to the Farmington Hills Police Department and turned himself in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">That man was later identified as Pjetri, a Farmington Hills resident. He was charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">On Thursday, Dec. 19, Pjetri was bound over to circuit court, where he is expected to face trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">If he\u2019s convicted, Pjetri could face life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Francesk Shkambi with members of the Prime 7 staff during a Halloween celebration. 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