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Rickey Dempsey

Case from Jackson, MI dated Sep 24, 2017

Victim Details

Rickey Dempsey

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MI

2017-09-24

34

Rickey

Dempsey

07/03/2026

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In the late hours of a September weekend in Jackson, Michigan, a gathering took a tragic turn, forever altering the lives of a large and growing family. Rickey Dempsey, a 34-year-old man, was fatally shot on Sunday, September 24, 2017. The incident occurred in a parking lot where a party was taking place. Accounts from those close to him suggest that Dempsey was not the intended target of the violence but was instead attempting to act as a peacemaker, trying to break up a fight when he was struc ...
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  • MLive.com: 34-year-old man shot outside party, dies at hospital
  • MLive.com: Homicide victim leaves behind 17 children, was expecting two more
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    I've been following the Rickey Dempsey case closely and can't stop thinking about how senseless and ... ...Read More
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