A man was found shot to death near the gas pumps at Chillbox Gas Station on Telegraph Road in Dearborn on Saturday evening, November 14, 2026, and police say they believe the shooting was a targeted attack rather than a random act of violence. Officers were called to the station just before 5:30 p.m. after reports of shots fired, and the shooter had already fled by the time they arrived.
According to FOX 2 Detroit, officers responding to the 6425 N. Telegraph Road location found one man dead near the pumps after multiple shots were fired at the scene. Dearborn police said they believe the shooting was a targeted attack, and that the shooter had fled before officers arrived. People were asked to avoid the area while the investigation was underway.
Cpl. Dan Bartok said police reached the scene within three minutes of the call and described the investigation as very active. Police have since said there is no additional threat to the community, even as the search for the shooter continues. The station notes that the case remains open, with investigators still working to identify who was responsible.
Police Chief Appeals for Public Help
Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin issued a direct appeal to residents, saying, “We are urgently asking the community for any and all information that can aid in bringing this violent shooting suspect to justice.” The department said it is using all resources available to track down the person responsible. Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact the Dearborn Police Department at 313-943-2241.
A Tense Stretch for Dearborn Police
The Chillbox shooting comes amid a separate, unrelated violent incident involving Dearborn officers. In that case, two Dearborn police officers were shot and wounded during a gunfire exchange with a suspect who had been followed to a Citgo gas station near Van Born and Inkster roads in Dearborn Heights, the outlet reported. The suspect, a 32-year-old Detroit man, was also wounded in that exchange and was hospitalized in critical condition before being arrested.
Gas station shootings have drawn scrutiny from Wayne County prosecutors before. In November 2023, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office announced that a 28-year-old Dearborn gas station clerk would not face charges in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Yaqoub Nagi at a Detroit Citgo station, determining the clerk had acted in lawful self-defense, according to a release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. That case is unrelated to Saturday's shooting in Dearborn.
For now, investigators are still working to identify the shooter behind the Chillbox gas station killing. Police have not released the identity of the man who was killed, and the circumstances that led to the targeted shooting remain under investigation.
