NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
The brother of a man who was gunned down at a south Nashville apartment complex is speaking out against his brother's killer and Metro police.
It's been nearly two months since Shorish Faraj and his girlfriend were ambushed.
She lived, but Faraj didn't.
And the victim's family members are disappointed no one has been arrested.
Faraj's family admits their loved one was no angel. He had a criminal record, and just a month before his death police openly named him as a member of a Kurdish gang.
But his brother feels that is somehow hampering the police investigation.
"Honestly, I can't sleep. I'm awake all night. I'm playing detective in my own mind, like, thinking of every different motive, reason or who could have done it," Sherwan Faraj said.
Shorish Faraj, 28, and his girlfriend Guadalupe Garcia, 46, were returning to her apartment July 17 around 9:30 p.m. at Prestige Point Apartments on Paragon Mills Road. Faraj was beginning to open the door of the apartment when they were approached from behind by an unidentified person.
The shooter began firing a weapon at both victims, who were both shot several times.
"The whole thing between my brother leaving the house and getting shot took 15 minutes. That's what made me suspicious. Probably, someone told him, 'he's on his way. Wait for him there,'" Sherwan Faraj said.
Police have no concrete suspects and are working on only a vague description of a black man with dreadlocks who witnesses think they saw leaving the scene in a silver Impala with a spoiler.
Sherwan Faraj said he fears investigators are not looking that hard.
"I can't help but notice that police probably say, because he had felonies and police records, may say, 'it was gang related. We don't have to look into it,'" he said.
The family has put up a $5,000 reward and are circulating flyers for more information on a suspect.
Shorish Faraj's family said while he may not have been a model citizen, he didn't own a gun and he still deserves justice.
"Nobody's life should go to waste and criminals get away with it. I don't want to be living on the same street as the criminals," Sherwan Faraj said.
Metro police said Thursday they are just as frustrated as the family, and despite Shorish Faraj's possible gang ties they have a full-time homicide investigator who is actively working the case.
Police ask anyone who has any tips to call Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME. Tipsters can do so anonymously and qualify for a cash reward.
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