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McKenzie Oldham

Case from Detroit, MI dated May 25, 2016

Victim Details

McKenzie Oldham

Female

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

2016-05-25

2

McKenzie

Oldham

07/14/2026

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In a tragic and senseless act of violence, 2-year-old McKenzie Oldham, a female Caucasian child from Detroit, Michigan, was fatally wounded on May 25, 2016. The incident unfolded on Detroit's east side when an argument, reportedly initiated over a spilled drink, escalated with devastating consequences. McKenzie was sitting in a car with her father when a man, later identified as Cleveland Smelley, who had been in an altercation with her father, returned to the scene with a firearm. Smelley opene ...
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  • WXYZ: Three charged in shooting of 3-year-old girl in Detroit
  • Detroit Free Press: Suspect arrested in shooting of 2-year old Detroit girl
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