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Derrick Lanier

Case from Lakewood, OH dated Mar 02, 1996

Victim Details

Derrick Lanier

Male

Black / African American

Lakewood

OH

1996-03-02

27

Derrick

Lanier

06/26/2026

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Police Officer Derrick Lanier, aged 27, was shot and killed on March 2, 1996, while working an overtime assignment at a club located at 9600 Madison Avenue in Lakewood, Ohio. Officer Lanier, who served with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department, was escorting two men out of the club when they returned to the scene, and one of them opened fire. Despite attempting to draw his weapon, Officer Lanier was shot in the head three times before he could respond. The gunman then re ...
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