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Case Description
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In the fading light of a late autumn day in Detroit, a grim discovery was made in a vacant field at 23rd and Poplar Street. It was October 30, 2018, and the body of 23-year-old Roberto Ayala Jr., a Black/African American male, was found brutally murdered. The young man had been shot multiple times before his body was set ablaze, a horrific end to a life that had been filled with both promise and a growing sense of dread.

In the days leading up to his death, a palpable fear had settled ove ...Read More
Victim Details

Roberto Ayala Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2018-10-30

23

Roberto

Ayala Jr.

12/23/2025