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Jordan Thornhill

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jul 04, 2024

Victim Details

Jordan Thornhill

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2024-07-04

22

Jordan

Thornhill

07/12/2026

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Jordan Thornhill, a 23-year-old recent graduate of Michigan State University, was celebrating the Fourth of July with friends and fraternity brothers at a large, illegal block party on Cherrylawn Street on the west side of Detroit. In the early morning hours of July 5, 2024, the joyful atmosphere of the gathering was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Amid the chaos, Jordan was fatally wounded.

He had just graduated with a degree in packaging and was looking forward to starting his career ...
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  • WXYZ 7 News Detroit: Recent MSU graduate among victims killed at July Fourth block parties in Detroit
  • Block party shooting victim's family - Detroit Free Press
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