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Kelvin Wheeler

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jul 08, 2020

Victim Details

Kelvin Wheeler

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2020-07-08

34

Kelvin

Wheeler

06/24/2026

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Kelvin Wheeler Jr., a 34-year-old man, was shot and killed in Detroit, Michigan on the night of July 8, 2020. Wheeler, a beloved youth pastor and the dean of students at Triumph Middle School in Harper Woods, had just left his father's house and was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Livernois Avenue and Ewald Circle around 11:40 p.m. His girlfriend was in the passenger seat of his white Jeep Cherokee at the time of the incident.

While waiting for the light to change, they were ...
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  • mlive: Michigan school official shot and killed in car at red light
  • Detroit News: 2 dead among 6 shooting victims overnight in Detroit
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