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Joseph Bowser

Case from Battle-creek, MI dated Mar 24, 2018

Victim Details

Joseph Bowser

Male

Black / African American

Battle-creek

MI

2018-03-24

22

Joseph

Bowser

07/12/2026

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In the early morning hours of March 24, 2018, the body of 22-year-old Joseph Bowser Jr. was discovered outside the River Apartments in Battle Creek, Michigan. An investigation revealed he had been fatally shot. At the time of his death, Bowser was a promising engineering student at Western Michigan University, with an expected graduation in 2019. He was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School, where he had been a member of the National Honor Society and homecoming king. Remembered for his ...
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  • WOODTV: BCPD investigating homicide, victim ID'd
  • WZZM: Battle Creek man found shot to death behind apartment building
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