PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 66-year-old businessman was shot and killed earlier this week.
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Police tell us that Sam Simko, a Commerce Twp. resident was found shot to death at his business in the 1000 block of University Drive in Pontiac on Monday around 8 p.m.
Deputies got to the scene after Simko's business partner called authorities. Simko was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff Mike Bouchard said it is a marijuana business and that the suspects got away with a significant amount of product.
This incident is being investigated as a homicide, with an autopsy planned for today.
“We have a great investigative team in that substation. Their clearance rate on homicides is north of 90% which is vastly superior than any agency, I think, in the country. So, we’re confident we’re gonna figure this out and do everything we can in our power to hold people accountable," Bouchard said.
Anyone with more information about this information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- SPEAK-UP and can remain anonymous. The Sheriff's Office is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to an arrested in this case.
