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Mylik Butcher

Case from Lancaster, TX dated Apr 15, 2018

Victim Details

Mylik Butcher

Male

Black / African American

Lancaster

TX

2018-04-15

22

Mylik

Butcher

07/29/2026

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Mylik Butcher, a 22-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 15, 2018, in Lancaster, TX. He was fatally shot outside an IHOP restaurant by Tadarrius Winters, who was 22 years old at the time. The incident occurred when Winters, the father of Butcher's girlfriend's three children, confronted Butcher and his girlfriend, Destinee Franks, about text messages he had seen between them. Winters fired multiple shots, killing Butcher and wounding Franks, who was taken to a hospital with non-life- ...
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  • Dallas News: Man accused of wounding ex, fatally shooting her boyfriend at Lancaster IHOP
  • WFAA: Woman's ex shoots her, kills boyfriend at Lancaster IHOP
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