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Otis Coil, a 29-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2021. The incident occurred at a motel located on the 14700 block of Eight Mile Road. According to reports, Coil was attending a gathering with four other individuals when a verbal altercation broke out between him and Darryl Henry Johnson, a 24-year-old man from Dalton, Georgia. The argument escalated, leading to Johnson fatally shooting Coil. When police arrived at the scene, they found Coil lying on ...Read More
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Otis Coil
Male
Black / African American
Detroit
MI
2021-03-27
29
Otis
Coil
11/08/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I’ve been following the Otis Coil case and something that really stands out to me is the impact th... ...Read More
12/18/2023
12/18/2023
I've been reading about the tragic case of Otis Coil, and something that's really been on my mind is... ...Read More
10/24/2023
10/24/2023
Has anyone else been thinking about how quickly things escalated the night Otis Coil was killed? I k... ...Read More
04/21/2023
04/21/2023
