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Deonta Staples

Case from Redford-charter-township, MI dated Jan 01, 2018

Victim Details

Deonta Staples

Male

Black / African American

Redford-charter-township

MI

2018-01-01

27

Deonta

Staples

07/26/2026

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On what should have been a night of celebration to welcome the new year, the festive sounds of fireworks in Redford Charter Township were tragically pierced by the sound of gunfire. Just after midnight on January 1, 2018, at a music recording studio situated above a furniture store on Olympia near Grand River Avenue, 27-year-old Deonta Staples was found with a fatal gunshot wound. Emergency services were called to the scene, and Staples was quickly transported to a local hospital, but he ultimat ...
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  • WDIV: Man fatally shot at recording studio in Redford Township
  • WXYZ: West Bloomfield man killed in music recording studios in Redford
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