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Did Minn. man kill stepdaughter because she wasn't Muslim enough?

Rahim Alfetflawi Macomb County Sheriff's Office/WCCO

(CBS/AP) WARREN, Mich. - A Minnesota man killed his 20-year-old stepdaughter in Michigan because she left home and wasn't following Islam, authorities said.

Forty-five-year-old Rahim Alfetlawi was being held Tuesday in the Macomb County Jail without bond after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jessica Mokdad at her grandmother's home Saturday in the Detroit suburb of Warren. He was arraigned Monday and awaits a May 12 preliminary examination.

Warren Police Detective Lt. Michael Torey says the Coon Rapids man himself went to police in neighboring Center Line to report the shooting. Torey says Alfetlawi told police the gun accidentally discharged when he pulled it out, but police believe he intentionally shot his stepdaughter in the head.

Alfetlawi requested a court-appointed lawyer.

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