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Kenneth Melvin Steil

Case from Detroit, MI dated Sep 17, 2016

Victim Details

Kenneth Melvin Steil

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

2016-09-17

46

Kenneth

Melvin Steil

06/23/2026

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On a September evening in 2016, a dedicated 46-year-old White male, Sergeant Kenneth Melvin Steil, a 20-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department, found himself in a fateful foot pursuit. The man he was chasing, 21-year-old Marquise Cromer, was a suspect in a string of violent crimes, including a carjacking and the shooting of his own father. The chase ended abruptly at a gas station on the city's east side when Cromer turned and fired a sawed-off shotgun, striking Sergeant Steil in the shou ...
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    I’ve been following the Kenneth Steil case and have been deeply moved by the brave life he led. Wh... ...Read More
    11/27/2023
    I've been thinking a lot about the role of Marquise Cromer's past in all of this. It's so concerning... ...Read More
    10/03/2023
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