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Otis Coil

Case from Detroit, MI dated Mar 27, 2021

Victim Details

Otis Coil

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2021-03-27

29

Otis

Coil

07/02/2026

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On a late Saturday night in March of 2021, a gathering among acquaintances at a Detroit motel took a tragic and fatal turn. The evening of March 27th ended in the shooting death of 29-year-old Otis Coil of Detroit. The incident occurred just before midnight at a motel located in the 14700 block of 8 Mile Road.

According to police reports, Coil was at a gathering with five other individuals when an argument broke out. The dispute escalated, leading to one of the men allegedly shooting and ...
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