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Leothis Daniels

Case from Detroit, MI dated Aug 02, 2025

Victim Details

Leothis Daniels

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2025-08-02

20

Leothis

Daniels

06/26/2026

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On the evening of August 2, 2025, Leothis Daniels, a 20-year-old male, tragically lost his life in a shooting on Detroit's west side. The incident unfolded near Stoepel Park, where Daniels and a friend, Julian Hill, who was also 20 years old, had arranged to meet with an acquaintance.

The meeting, purportedly to smoke marijuana, took a violent turn when Joshua Watts, 20, allegedly opened fire on the vehicle occupied by Daniels and Hill. Both men were struck by the gunfire and immediately ...
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  • Man arrested, charged in fatal shooting near Stoepel Park on Detroit's west side
  • WXYZ 7 News Detroit: 1 killed, 1 hospitalized in double shooting on Detroit's west side
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