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In the early morning hours of July 5, 2017, a party on Forrer Street in Detroit turned deadly, leaving Robert Oakes, a male, fatally wounded. The festive gathering descended into chaos when a fight broke out. An unidentified witness later recounted to police that a man named Keevon Black-Burton was involved in a physical altercation, allegedly striking another man while holding a gun.

According to the witness, they ran out of the house to get Robert Oakes, who then went into the residence ...Read More
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Victim Details

Robert Oakes

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2017-07-05

2017-07-05

39

Robert

Oakes

12/24/2025


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