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Anthony Taylor Jr.

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 02, 2016

Victim Details

Anthony Taylor Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2016-12-02

44

Anthony

Taylor Jr.

06/29/2026

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On a cold Detroit morning in December of 2016, the life of Anthony Taylor Jr., a 44-year-old man, was tragically cut short. Just after midnight, on December 2nd, Taylor was returning to his father's home on Huntington Road. He had been out for a late dinner with his girlfriend and was on the phone with her as he arrived home. In the midst of their conversation, she heard him exclaim, 'oh no,' followed by the sound of gunshots. Inside the house, his father also heard the multiple shots and, upon ...
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    I keep thinking about how Anthony's girlfriend must be feeling. Imagine being on the phone with some... ...Read More
    07/10/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the timeline on that fateful night. If Taylor Jr.'s girlfriend was on th... ...Read More
    07/25/2023
    I can't stop thinking about how incredibly devastating it must've been for Anthony Taylor Sr. to fin... ...Read More
    06/09/2023
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