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Cortez Miller

Case from Benton-harbor, MI dated Mar 25, 2018

Victim Details

Cortez Miller

Male

Black / African American

Benton-harbor

MI

2018-03-25

22

Cortez

Miller

07/19/2026

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In the early morning hours of March 25, 2018, the life of 21-year-old Cortez Lamont Miller was tragically cut short in his hometown of Benton Harbor, Michigan. Miller, a new father to a baby girl, was at a house party on LaVette Street when violence erupted, leaving him and another man, 29-year-old Michael Johnson, with fatal gunshot wounds. Despite being rushed from the scene, both men succumbed to their injuries while en route to the hospital.

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  • The Herald Palladium : 2 men shot and killed; suspect sought
  • FOX59: Suspect in Michigan double fatal shooting may be headed to Indianapolis
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