Family speaks out after man, 28, killed by suspect who stole Salvation Army bus and ran over victim

Ali Moussaoui ’s family and friends say they are devastated and are questioning why the bus was not stopped sooner.

“The loss is unimaginable,” his cousin, Wajdi Kassas told Las Vegas's 8 News Now. “He was the glue of the family, the peacemaker. He brought everyone together.”

“All he cared about was people gathering up and feeling the love that he had for them.”

“The loss is unimaginable. I can’t express it into words, like the shock, the loss, it’s the heaviest loss I’ve ever experienced,” Kassas said.

Maher Fakih, a co‑worker who considered Moussaoui to be "like family", described him as “the most genuine, sweetest, most kind‑hearted person you’ll ever meet,” adding that he was “the backbone of the family” and someone who would help anyone who asked.

He was the "greatest friend you can ever have. And he’s the type of person that if you ask anything from him, he’ll be there for you,” Fakih added.

Both men said Moussaoui’s family is struggling to comprehend the circumstances of his death. “It’s incomprehensible the way it happened,” Fakih said.

“Maybe something else should have been done. We just wish everyone to be safe out there because you never know what’s going to happen.”

According to a Las Vegas Metro police report, officers chased the bus for nearly 15 minutes before determining no passengers were on board. Patrol units then switched off their lights and sirens and allowed a Metro Air unit to track the vehicle from above.

About four minutes later, Moussaoui was hit and killed near Fort Apache Road and Grand Canyon Drive.

Felton now faces a series of charges across multiple jurisdictions, including reckless driving resulting in death, hit‑and‑run, kidnapping, grand larceny, possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting an officer, disobeying a police officer, and making false statements to police.

An initial DUI charge was later rejected by the District Attorney’s office.