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Michael Austin

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 23, 2014

Victim Details

Michael Austin

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2014-12-23

2014-12-23

45

Michael

Austin

07/11/2026

1


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In a shed behind a vacant home on Radnor Street on the east side of Detroit, a group of youths gathered on a Tuesday evening. Among them was 14-year-old Fred Austin. It was within the confines of this neglected structure that a handgun would tragically alter the course of several young lives.

Suddenly, the camaraderie of the gathering was shattered by the discharge of a firearm. Fred Austin was struck, and the playful atmosphere turned into one of horror and disbelief. When the authoritie ...
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