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DeShawn Gadson

Case from Detroit, MI dated Sep 09, 2018

Victim Details

DeShawn Gadson

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2018-09-09

20

DeShawn

Gadson

07/12/2026

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In the early hours of September 9, 2018, the life of 20-year-old DeShawn Gadson, a Black male from Detroit, was tragically cut short in a burst of violence. Gadson, along with his friends Rashawn Harrington, 25, and Trevaughn Anthony, 24, were inside a White Castle restaurant on Detroit's west side, located on West Warren Avenue near Livernois. Shortly after midnight, at approximately 12:25 a.m., two men wearing masks and dark clothing approached the building and opened fire into the restaurant ...
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  • Detroit News: 3 killed inside White Castle ID'd
  • Detroit Free Press: 3 people shot, killed at White Castle in Detroit
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