Owner of Taz’s convenience store expected to testify in his Raleigh murder trial
Longtime friend Issa Shaikh testified that he and Zarka came from the same hometown in Palestine, and moved to North Carolina from Kuwait at roughly the same time more than 40 years ago. He felt compelled, he said, to act as a guide when Zarka was a newcomer. For this trial, he said, he posted 90% of his friend’s bail.