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William Buchanan

Case from Free-soil-township, MI dated Apr 19, 2019

Victim Details

William Buchanan

Male

White / Caucasian

Free-soil-township

MI

2019-04-19

32

William

Buchanan

07/07/2026

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William “Billy” Craig Buchanan II was 32, male, and white when he was killed in Free Soil Township, Michigan, in April 2019. In the early hours of Tuesday, April 16, authorities were called to a home in the 10000 block of North US-31 after a woman inside the house reported a shooting. Deputies and troopers rushed in, set a perimeter, and moved quickly to get the wounded caller and two children out of the residence while they tried to learn what had happened deeper inside.

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