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Gary Williams

Case from Detroit, MI dated Mar 31, 2018

Victim Details

Gary Williams

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2018-03-31

38

Gary

Williams

06/28/2026

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Gary Williams, a 38-year-old Black man, was killed in Detroit, Michigan, in the early hours of March 31, 2018, after a night that was supposed to be ordinary—one more stop, one more conversation, one more ride home. He was on the city’s southwest side near Michigan Avenue and Lawndale Street, in the stretch of Michigan Avenue between Lonyo and Wyoming, when the moment turned sudden and final.

According to investigators’ accounts shared publicly afterward, Williams had been drawn ou ...
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  • Detroit News: Easter weekend in Detroit: 6 killed, 15 shot
  • WXYZ: Father of four killed in drive-by shooting outside Detroit social club
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