Man gets 8-15 years in fatal sucker punch on camera at St. Clair Shores bar
By FOX 2 Staff
The fatal sucker punch that killed Shawn Kubic by Hatam Akrawi. Inset: Kubic.
St. Clair Shores, Mich. (FOX 2) - A judge has sentenced a man to between 8 and 15 years for a December 2019 punch at a St. Clair Shores bar more than a year ago that killed Shawn Kubic.
Hatum Akrawi pleaded guilty earlier this month to manslaughter charges in the death of Kubic. He was supposed to have been sentenced shortly after accepting the plea on Feb. 10 but the judge said he needed to be in person for the sentencing.
More than a year later, Shawn Kubic's family will get some measure of justice for their son and brother, even though it won't feel like it. Hatam Akrawi was charged with second-degree murder - but that was later thrown out, much to the disappointment of the victim's family.