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Daniel Barber

Case from Houston, TX dated Mar 04, 2018

Victim Details

Daniel Barber

Male

Houston

TX

2018-03-04

69

Daniel

Barber

07/14/2026

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Daniel Barber, a 69-year-old male from Houston, TX, passed away on March 4, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death were quite unusual and tragic. Barber was shot while wearing a bulletproof vest at a party hosted at his garage apartment on W. 23rd in the Heights. According to reports, Jason Griffin, 39, brought a gun and the bulletproof vest to the party. Barber tried on the vest, and there was a gunshot.

There are conflicting accounts about what happened next. Barber's fiancée, ...
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  • UPDATE: Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 302 West 23rd Street
  • ABC13 Houston: Man charged with killing man who wore bulletproof vest
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