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Shawn Bender

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 04, 2012

Victim Details

Shawn Bender

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2012-12-04

2012-12-04

16

Shawn

Bender

07/11/2026


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On a cold December evening in Detroit, Michigan, tragedy struck, leaving a community in shock and a family grappling with an unbearable loss. It was on December 4, 2012, that 16-year-old Shawn Bender, a Black male, was found deceased inside a residence on the 15000 block of Tacoma, near Brock Avenue. The grim discovery was made at approximately 9:15 p.m. in a modest home on the city's east side.

Shawn was not the only victim of the horrific violence that unfolded that night. Alongside him ...
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  • Detroit Police Chief Criticizes Quadruple Murder Probe - CBS News
  • Victims of quadruple homicide in Detroit identified - MLive.com
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    I keep thinking about the incredible pain Shawn Bender's family must be feeling. It's just impossibl... ...Read More
    10/09/2024
    Did anyone else find it strange that this crime occurred on a typically quiet residential block? I u... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the possibility that the suspects posed as police officers during thi... ...Read More
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