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Craig Patterson

Case from Detroit, MI dated Mar 16, 2023

Victim Details

Craig Patterson

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2023-03-16

13

Craig

Patterson

Yes

07/01/2026

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In the spring of 2023, a dispute over a bicycle on Detroit's east side tragically escalated, leading to the death of 13-year-old Craig Patterson. The young male was fatally shot on March 16th on Frankfort Street in an incident that also left his older brother wounded.

Surveillance footage from the neighborhood would later piece together the moments leading up to the shooting. The video evidence, which was presented during a preliminary court examination, showed two individuals, identified ...
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  • FOX 2 Detroit: Family: 13-year-old boy fatally shot had lost his mother in 2019 murder
  • WDIV: 13-year-old killed, 17-year-old injured in shooting on Detroit’s east side
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    I recently came across the news of Craig Patterson's tragic death, and it left me thinking about the... ...Read More
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