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Brandon Jones

Case from Detroit, MI dated Apr 16, 2011

Victim Details

Brandon Jones

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2011-04-16

2011-04-16

39

Brandon

Jones

07/16/2026


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On April 16, 2011, police were called to a residence at 9565 Rutherford Street in Detroit, Michigan, where they discovered the body of a 39-year-old African American male named Brandon Jones. The discovery marked a grim addition to the city's homicide statistics for that year, occurring during a period of high violent crime rates in the area. Investigators arrived at the scene to process evidence, recording the incident as a death by force, though specific details regarding the weapon used or th ...
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