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Cortez Stafford

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 28, 2015

Victim Details

Cortez Stafford

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2015-12-28

2015-12-28

23

Cortez

Stafford

07/10/2026


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On December 28, 2015, the city of Detroit, Michigan, became the setting for a violent tragedy involving the death of 23-year-old Cortez Stafford. An African American male residing in the area, Stafford was fatally shot during an incident that would ultimately add his name to the city's list of unresolved homicides for that year. The events unfolded in the midst of the holiday season, a time typically reserved for celebration, but which for the Stafford family became a permanent marker of loss.
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