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Jamie Mintz

Case from Detroit, MI dated Apr 08, 2019

Victim Details

Jamie Mintz

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2019-04-08

70

Jamie

Mintz

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 8, 2019, Jamie Mintz, a 70-year-old male Vietnam veteran, was fatally shot in his Detroit, Michigan, home. The tragic incident unfolded at approximately 4:38 a.m. on Mansfield Street when Mintz discovered that his granddaughter had allowed her 16-year-old boyfriend, David Kentrell Williams, into the residence. An argument ensued when Mintz confronted the teenager and asked him to leave.

The verbal altercation escalated into a physical struggle over a ha ...
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  • WXYZ: Detroit police looking for suspect involved in fatal shooting of 70-year-old man
  • Detroit Free Press: Detroit grandpa, 70, fatally shot in home during struggle with teen

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