Wyatt Earp Gean

Murdered
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On May 8, 2023, 66-year-old Wyatt Earp Gean of Pontiac, Michigan, was fatally shot following an argument in the 700 block of Whittemore Street shortly before 3 a.m. Responding officers found Gean with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was transported to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries during surgery.

Authorities quickly identified 32-year-old Maurice Eugene Sanders as the suspect. Sanders was apprehended within 11 hours of the incident and subsequently charged with open mu ...Read More
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  • Obituary for Wyatt Geans at Cobbs Funeral Home

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    Victim Details

    Wyatt Earp Gean

    Male

    Black / African American

    Pontiac

    MI

    2023-05-08

    66

    Wyatt

    Earp Gean

    Yes

    12/18/2024

    Forum Posts (2)
    Good day,
    It is with great sadness that we must inform you that Wyatt Earp Gean was tragically mu... ...Read More
    10/25/2024
    I was wondering if anyone knows if there is going to be a memorial service for Wyatt? I think it wou... ...Read More
    06/16/2023
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