Darrian Crutcher

Darrian Crutcher, a 23-year-old Black man, was killed in Detroit, Michigan on March 24, 2011, one of several lives lost in the city that day as violence rippled through different neighborhoods. The publicly available record that lists him among Detroit’s 2011 homicide victims places him at 355 Philip Street, marking the date and location with the blunt finality of an entry that families and friends would recognize as far more than a line on a page.

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