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Robert Lee Jones

Case from Benton-harbor, MI dated May 26, 2023

Victim Details

Robert Lee Jones

Male

Black / African American

Benton-harbor

MI

2023-05-26

64

Robert

Lee Jones

07/04/2026

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On a Friday afternoon in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the life of 64-year-old Robert Lee Jones came to a sudden and violent end. On May 26, 2023, police responded to a report of a man down in the 1700 block of Plimpton Avenue and discovered Jones deceased outside his residence. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his neck.

Known affectionately as 'June Bug,' Jones was a lifelong resident of Benton Harbor, having been born in the city on April 19, 1959. A 1977 graduate of Benton Harbor H ...
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  • https://www.wndu.com: 83-year-old man facing open murder charge in Benton Township shooting
  • Robert Jones Jr. Obituary | May 26, 2023 | Benton Harbor, MI
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