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David White

Case from Detroit, MI dated Oct 04, 2016

Victim Details

David White

March 28, 2022

Male

Detroit

MI

2016-10-04

2016-10-04

36

David

White

07/10/2026


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A tense situation unfolded in Detroit, culminating in the death of 54-year-old David White. Considered 'armed and extremely dangerous' by law enforcement, White became the subject of a police standoff that lasted nearly four hours on the city's southwest side. The events leading to the confrontation began when White, after taking a handgun from his father's residence, allegedly forced his 86-year-old neighbor to drive him to Detroit for the purpose of purchasing drugs.

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