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Dajuan Montell Byrd

Case from Saginaw, MI dated Sep 11, 2016

Victim Details

Dajuan Montell Byrd

Male

Black / African American

Saginaw

MI

2016-09-11

19

Dajuan

Montell Byrd

07/18/2026

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Dajuan Byrd was killed on Sunday, September 11, 2016, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was 19 years old and male. Investigators said he was shot while riding his bicycle, another young life interrupted in the open—no warning, no chance to get away, just a sudden burst of violence and the awful quiet that follows.

In the days after his death, Michigan State Police worked to understand whether his killing was part of something larger. They pointed to a chilling resemblance to another case from t ...
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  • MLive.com: Saginaw teenager killed in East Side shooting early Sunday
  • MLive.com: Police investigating scene on Saginaw's East Side
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