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Willie Mack Long III

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jan 13, 2023

Victim Details

Willie Mack Long III

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2023-01-13

37

Willie

Mack Long III

Yes

07/03/2026

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In the early hours of a cold Friday in Detroit, Michigan, the life of Willie Mack Long III, a 37-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On January 13, 2023, Long was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, another victim of the gun violence that plagues the city. In the same incident that claimed Long's life, another man, 36-year-old Mario Lamar Stodghill, was also killed.

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