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Willie Wilborn

Case from Detroit, MI dated Oct 31, 2019

Victim Details

Willie Wilborn

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2019-10-31

29

Willie

Wilborn

06/21/2026

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Willie Wilborn, a 29-year-old man from Detroit, met a violent end on Halloween night in 2019, a chilling conclusion to a life previously entangled with the justice system. While in line at a gas station situated at Grand River Avenue and Southfield Road, he was fatally shot in the back of the head. The assailant, who fled the scene, was hauntingly described by authorities as wearing a clown mask. This shocking event unfolded after Wilborn had been a free man, the charges of a brutal crime agains ...
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  • WDIV: Sources: Man accused of beating girlfriend to death in front of young kids killed by Detroit gunman in clown mask
  • WXYZ: Police looking for suspect in clown mask wanted in connection to Halloween homicide
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