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Willie Gardner

Case from Detroit, MI dated Apr 21, 2016

Victim Details

Willie Gardner

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2016-04-21

35

Willie

Gardner

07/09/2026

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In the early morning hours of a Thursday in April 2016, the quiet of Detroit's Brush Park neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. Inside a red Dodge Charger parked on Watson Street, 35-year-old Willie Gardner, a male resident of the city, was found deceased. He had been shot multiple times in what appeared to be a targeted attack while he was inside his vehicle. The area, situated near Interstate 75 and Mack Avenue, became an active crime scene as law enforcement began their investigation i ...
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  • Detroit News: Unidentified man found shot dead in Brush Park
  • Detroit Free Press: Man found shot to death in car near Brush Park
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