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Deqauris Essex

Case from Saginaw, MI dated Jan 31, 2017

Victim Details

Deqauris Essex

Male

Black / African American

Saginaw

MI

2017-01-31

17

Deqauris

Essex

07/27/2026

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Deqauris Essex, a 17-year-old African American male from Saginaw, Michigan, was caught in a violent moment that began on the evening of January 31, 2017, and ended with a loss his family would soon have to name out loud. That night, police were called to the intersection of Cass Avenue and South Harrison Street, close enough to the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Department that the sounds of sirens and rushing feet would have felt jarringly immediate to anyone nearby.

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  • MLive.com: Saginaw shooting victim dies, bringing city homicide count to 3 this year
  • Deqauris Essex, age 17 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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