Shelly Pettaway

Murdered
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On July 30, 2023, Shelly Pettaway, a 28-year-old pregnant woman from Inkster, Michigan, was tragically shot and killed along with her boyfriend. The couple was found shot to death inside their car in Inkster. Pettaway, who was also known as "Shel Bell," was a mother of three children at the time of her death, with her unborn child being her fourth.

The incident occurred while Pettaway and her boyfriend were out on what family members described as a date night. Police discovered the coup ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Shelly Pettaway

    Female

    Black / African American

    Inkster

    MI

    2023-07-30

    28

    Shelly

    Pettaway

    12/18/2024

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    I am curious if anyone knows of any cameras that may have potentially captured Shelly's last known l... ...Read More
    11/29/2023
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