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Frederick Lamar Gutta Gutta

Case from Pontiac, MI dated Oct 31, 2021

Victim Details

Frederick Lamar Gutta Gutta

Male

Black / African American

Pontiac

MI

2021-10-31

39

Frederick

Lamar Gutta Gutta

07/12/2026

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On Halloween night in 2021, a violent encounter outside a Pontiac, Michigan, grocery store tragically cut short the life of 39-year-old Frederick Lamar Betty, a male known to his loved ones as 'Gutta Gutta.' The incident, which also left another man wounded, set in motion a search for the person responsible for the fatal shooting. Frederick Betty succumbed to his injuries the following day, on November 1, 2021.

Authorities quickly identified Troy Dwayne Santos, then 29, as the suspect in ...
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  • WXYZ: Pontiac man wanted in fatal Halloween night shooting
  • Police looking for suspect in shooting outside Pontiac store that killed one, injured another

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