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Mylik Butcher

Death by Force
Case Description
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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- ...Read More
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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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    Victim Details

    Mylik Butcher

    Male

    Black / African American

    Lancaster

    TX

    2018-04-15

    22

    Mylik

    Butcher

    11/05/2025

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    04/24/2024
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