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Cortney Willis

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jul 19, 2020

Victim Details

Cortney Willis

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2020-07-19

20

Cortney

Willis

06/26/2026

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On a summer evening in Detroit, Michigan, the lives of several people were irrevocably changed in a hail of gunfire at a local eatery. Among the victims was Cortney Willis, a 20-year-old man whose life was cut short on July 19, 2020. The tragic event unfolded at A. Eagle's Coney Island on the city's west side, a place that would become the scene of a triple homicide.

That night, a dispute escalated into deadly violence, resulting in a quadruple shooting. Cortney Willis, along with two oth ...
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  • FOX 2 Detroit: Triple murder suspect in coney island shooting arraigned on charges
  • FOX 2 Detroit: Man charged in quadruple shooting that killed 3 at Detroit coney island
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    It's still hard to wrap my head around the tragic events at Eagle Coney Island that night. I keep th... ...Read More
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    Reading about the Eagle Coney Island incident has left me really contemplating how heated arguments ... ...Read More
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    I’ve been following the Eagle Coney Island case and just can't wrap my head around how something s... ...Read More
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