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Nicholas Dion Collins

Case from Flint, MI dated Jul 17, 2021

Victim Details

Nicholas Dion Collins

Male

Black / African American

Flint

MI

2021-07-17

16

Nicholas

Dion Collins

07/01/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of July 17, 2021, the life of 16-year-old Nicholas Dion Collins, a young man with a promising future, was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in his former hometown of Flint, Michigan. Nicholas, a male who resided in Lilburn, Georgia, was back in the city where he was born when the fatal incident unfolded. He was remembered as a strong, successful, and educated individual with a deep passion for basketball, a sport he was committed to pursuing as a ca ...
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  • mlive: Police seek information on shooting death of Flint teen
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