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David Gergel

Case from Detroit, MI dated Sep 06, 2015

Victim Details

David Gergel

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

2015-09-06

2015-09-06

45

David

Gergel

06/27/2026

1


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On a Sunday afternoon in southwest Detroit, 45-year-old David Gergel was driving his vehicle near the intersection of Dix and Woodmere. It was September 6, 2015, and he was on his way to collect a payment for a paint job he had completed. His path was blocked by a newer model, black four-door Cadillac that was stopped in the middle of the street. As Gergel maneuvered his vehicle around the stopped car, an occupant of the Cadillac opened fire.

A single bullet pierced the driver's seat of G ...
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