A 32-year-old man wanted in connection with the death of his mother was arrested at about 10:30 a.m. April 18.

Mohamed Ali Saad, the primary suspect in his mother's, 64-year-old Fatme Saad's, murder, was apprehended on the run from authorities, who wanted to question him, according to the Dearborn Heights Police Department.

The arrest was made in coordination with the United States Marshall's Office, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

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The Michigan State Police is now handling the investigation, which started at about 7 p.m. April 16 when police and rescue were called for a woman needing medical attention.

Police responded to a house in the 27000 block of Simone Street and found the woman dead inside.

Police quickly identified Mohamed Saad as a “person of interest” and said he “may be in need of medication.” He was last seen driving a 2018 Silver Jeep.

— Jessica McLean contributed to this story

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