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Paul Ross

Case from Detroit, MI dated Sep 24, 2017

Victim Details

Paul Ross

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2017-09-24

2017-09-24

35

Paul

Ross

06/22/2026

1


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On a Sunday evening in Detroit, what began as a routine stop at a gas station tragically became the final moments for Paul Ross. The 35-year-old African-American man was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time on September 24, 2017. As he was inside a vehicle at the station, gunfire erupted from an unrelated dispute nearby. A stray bullet found its way to Ross, striking and killing the innocent bystander in a senseless act of violence.

In the wake of the shooting, family and friends w ...
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