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Brian Anderson

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jul 06, 2019

Victim Details

Brian Anderson

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2019-07-06

31

Brian

Anderson

07/05/2026

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In the early hours of July 6, 2019, the life of 31-year-old Brian Anderson, a Black male from Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting on a ramp of I-94. Anderson and another man, Malcolm Drake, had connected with 26-year-old Demetris Nelson through the social networking app Grindr. The encounter, however, took a violent turn when Nelson attempted to rob them.

The situation escalated quickly, culminating in Nelson opening fire on Anderson and Drake. When police resp ...
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