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Daran Burkes

Case from Detroit, MI dated Oct 09, 2016

Victim Details

Daran Burkes

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2016-10-09

2016-10-09

23

Daran

Burkes

07/18/2026


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In the bright afternoon light of a Sunday in Detroit, a young man's life was brought to a sudden and violent end. Daran Burkes, a 24-year-old male, was walking home on October 9, 2016, along Fenkell Street on the city's west side. At approximately 4:20 p.m., as he walked down the sidewalk between Freeland and Ardmore Streets, a man approached him from behind and, without apparent reason, opened fire, shooting him in the back. As he lay dying, his final words were a plea to 'Call my mother.'
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  • Was Sunday murder a case of mistaken identity? - WXYZ
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