James Blade

Murdered
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James Blade, a 62-year-old pastor, was tragically killed on October 26, 2013, in Detroit, Michigan. The incident occurred at a Charter One Bank drive-thru located on East Warren Avenue at Outer Drive. As Blade pulled up to the window in his pink BMW, an assailant approached the passenger side of his vehicle and fired six shots into the car. Witnesses reported that the attacker then moved to the driver's side, pulled Blade out, pistol-whipped him, and searched through his pockets before fleeing t ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    James Blade

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Detroit

    MI

    2013-10-26

    62

    James

    Blade

    10/26/2024


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    11/04/2024
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