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Sharietta Jefferson

Case from Detroit, MI dated May 06, 2017

Victim Details

Sharietta Jefferson

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2017-05-06

27

Sharietta

Jefferson

07/04/2026

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In the city of Detroit, Michigan, a verbal dispute on May 6, 2017, tragically escalated, leading to the untimely death of 27-year-old Sharietta Jefferson. She was in the company of 39-year-old Murray Upshaw at his family's home in the 8700 block of Epworth Street when the incident occurred. A brief argument with Upshaw's son, Dante Louis Coker, also known as Dante Binion, took a fatal turn.

Following the heated exchange, Coker produced a firearm and fatally shot both his father, who was v ...
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  • Murray Upshaw – Disability Day of Mourning
  • MI Headlines: Detroit Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of his Father
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    I'm still trying to wrap my head around the senseless tragedy that took the lives of Sharietta Jeffe... ...Read More
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