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Dorothy Judy Brown

Case from Kalamazoo, MI dated Feb 20, 2016

Victim Details

Dorothy Judy Brown

Female

White / Caucasian

Kalamazoo

MI

2016-02-20

74

Dorothy

Judy Brown

07/09/2026

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In the quiet city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a 74-year-old woman named Dorothy Judy Brown was one of the victims of a tragic and random act of violence on the evening of February 20, 2016. Known to her friends and neighbors in Battle Creek as Judy, she was a kind-hearted and generous person, remembered for sharing fresh herbs from her garden and for her warm, friendly demeanor.

On that fateful Saturday, Brown was in a car in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant with friends, intend ...
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  • 2016 Kalamazoo shootings - Wikipedia
  • mlive: Kalamazoo mass shooting victim Dorothy "Judy" Brown, 74: 'A sweet, sweet old lady'
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    Having followed the Kalamazoo tragedy closely, I've been reflecting on Dorothy Brown's legacy and th... ...Read More
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