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Jalen McDonald, a 17-year-old male, was a promising high school football star with dreams of playing for Michigan State University. His life, however, was tragically cut short in October 2012. On the evening of October 10th, Jalen was at his sister's house on Detroit's west side. He told her he would be back shortly and left with a friend in a red Chevrolet Impala. He never returned. The following morning, his body was discovered in a vacant field in River Rouge Park, near West Outer Drive and T ...Read More
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Victim Details

Jalen Mcdonald

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2012-10-11

2012-10-11

17

Jalen

Mcdonald

12/21/2025


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