Toney Samuel

Death by Force

Toney Samuel, a 32-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, was found dead on December 13, 2011. His body was discovered at an address on Derby Street. The circumstances of Toney’s death were indicative of the broader violence affecting the city at the time, as Detroit struggled with high homicide rates and an overburdened police force. The incident was just one among many unsolved homicides that contributed to Detroit’s staggering homicide numbers during the early 2010s.

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