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Deonta Blinco

Case from Detroit, MI dated Feb 16, 2018

Victim Details

Deonta Blinco

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2018-02-16

21

Deonta

Blinco

07/20/2026

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On a cold February day in Detroit, Michigan, a planned firearm exchange turned into a scene of deadly violence, claiming the life of 21-year-old Deonta Blinco. The tragic events unfolded on February 16, 2018, on Buena Vista Street, where Blinco and his friend, Javionne Trotter, had arranged to meet two other young men for a gun swap that had been organized over social media. What was intended as a transaction quickly escalated into a fatal robbery.

Blinco and Trotter were driven to the me ...
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  • Detroit News: Teen, 17, charged in double murder over gun swap
  • Detroit News: Man, 18, charged in double slaying on Detroit's west side
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    Has anyone else been following the heartbreaking case of Deonta Blinco and Javionne Trotter? While j... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about the role social media played in setting up that tragic meet-up. It's so ... ...Read More
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