32 Year Old Man Arrested Over 'Religiously Prejudiced' Death Of Shawlands Shopkeeper
Police are treating the death of Asad Shah as religiously prejudiced.
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a popular shopkeeper who was attacked outside his shop. Asad Shah, 40, was found seriously injured in Minard Road, Glasgow, on Thursday night and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
Police Scotland have confirmed that a 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Mr Shah's death.
The force said in a statement: A full investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death which is being treated as religiously prejudiced.'
People in the area have described Mr Shah as a pillar of the community''. Local people were expected to attend a silent vigil in Glasgow on Friday night to remember the shopkeeper.
Earlier, people arrived at the police cordon surrounding the shop - Shah's Newsagent and Convenience Store, in Shawlands in the south of the city - to lay tributes. Resident Isabella Graham, 64, said Mr Shah employed her daughter at the shop when she was younger and she cried when she called her to tell her the news.
She said: He was an amazing, wonderful man, he couldn't do enough for you.He wouldn't hurt anybody. Nobody in Shawlands would have a bad word to say about him. I can't believe he's gone.'' Mrs Graham, who placed flowers at the scene with her young granddaughter, said Mr Shah's family had run the shop for as long as she had lived there, for more than 16 years.
One card left at the cordon read: Thank you for being the nicest guy on the planet.''
Another read: A good man, much loved and a pillar of the community. You'll be sorely missed.''
Meanwhile, vigil organisers Nisreen Sharif and Eildon Dyer said the event would enable the community to come together to mourn the loss of a deeply respected individual.
The event, advertised on social media, was to be held as close to the area's Waverley Gardens as the police cordon would allow. People attending were encouraged to bring a daffodil. In a statement, the organisers said: As a community we are coming together to mourn his death and as a small sign of sympathy towards his family.''
Police were called to Minard Road at 9.05pm on Thursday and found Mr Shah seriously injured.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival.
Fesfal Din had been in the convenience store just hours before and spoke exclusively to Clyde News at the scene:
Darren Harvey is also a friend of Asad and his family, after knowing them since he was a boy. He spoke to us at the police cordon:
Locals have been gathering all to pay their respects this afternoon.
This woman has known Asad for twenty years and gave this emtional tribute: