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Brandon Cross

Case from Ann-arbor, MI dated Apr 02, 2017

Victim Details

Brandon Cross

Male

Black / African American

Ann-arbor

MI

2017-04-02

19

Brandon

Cross

07/02/2026

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In the spring of 2017, the life of 19-year-old Brandon Cross of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting. The incident unfolded on the evening of April 2nd at the Glencoe Hills apartment complex located in Pittsfield Township. Reports indicate that what was planned as a robbery for money and marijuana escalated into a homicide, ending with Cross being shot once.

The investigation into the shooting led authorities to three suspects: Xavier Payne, who was 16 at the ...
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  • MLive.com: What we know about the shooting death of 19-year-old Brandon Cross
  • MLive.com: Police interview 3 people in wake of 19-year-old's fatal shooting
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