A Melvindale man and two Detroit conspirators were recently sentenced to life in prison for the 2023 murder of a well-known Dearborn florist.
Quenton Goston, 31, of Melvindale; and Lindsay Thurmond, 29, and Dawanne Midgett, 36, of Detroit were sentenced on Friday, Jan. 30, on a felony murder charge in the shooting death of Hassan Salami, 29, of Dearborn.
Salami owned Lama’s Florist on Schaefer Road at Paul Street in Dearborn.
Wayne County Circuit Judge Regina Thomas also sentenced Goston and Midgett to 25-40 years for both armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Thurmond was sentenced for 20-40 years on each of those charges. Midgett received an additional two to 15 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
All three were ordered to pay restitution, fines and court costs, according to a release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. A total was not released.
A jury convicted the three men last November. A fourth man was acquitted.
Salami was shot at about 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2023, as he left a Dearborn restaurant.
“Hassan (Sam) was a brilliant guy with a big heart. He was the reason for the big smile on everybody’s faces, always generous, loving, thoughtful and giving,” Lama’s posted on Facebook in October 2023.
