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Murray Upshaw

Case from Detroit, MI dated May 06, 2017

Victim Details

Murray Upshaw

Male

Detroit

MI

2017-05-06

39

Murray

Upshaw

07/30/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on May 6, 2017, Murray Upshaw, a 39-year-old visually impaired man, was fatally shot in his home on Epworth Street in Detroit, Michigan. The incident, which also claimed the life of 27-year-old Sharietta Jefferson, unfolded after a verbal altercation escalated into deadly violence. At the time of his death, Upshaw was a new father to a baby girl.

The investigation into the double homicide quickly focused on a member of Upshaw's own family. His son, Dante Louis C ...
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  • Murray Upshaw – Disability Day of Mourning
  • Detroit News: Violent night: 6 shot, 2 killed, 1 stabbed in Detroit
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