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Steven Shelby

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jan 20, 2022

Victim Details

Steven Shelby

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2022-01-20

41

Steven

Shelby

07/17/2026

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In the cold of a Detroit winter, a man's hope for a new beginning was tragically extinguished. Steven Shelby, a 41-year-old male who had recently moved from the warmth of Tampa, Florida, to seek better opportunities in Detroit, was found dead on January 20, 2022. His body was discovered by a realtor inside a desolate, abandoned building on the city's west side, a grim end to his search for a new life.

The circumstances of his death were particularly brutal. Shelby had been shot multiple t ...
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  • FOX 2 Detroit: Florida man found dead in abandoned Detroit business, was shot three times and frozen
  • Rally Held For Man Found Frozen, Shot To Death In Detroit
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