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In the quiet suburbs of Sterling Heights, Michigan, a story of a troubled law enforcement officer came to a tragic end. Thirty-four-year-old James Napier, a male detective with the Detroit Police Department, was discovered deceased in his vehicle on a Thursday morning in January 2015. The cause of his death was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. At the time of his passing, Napier was the subject of an internal affairs and FBI investigation into alleged drug-related corruption.
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Victim Details

James Napier

Male

Black / African American

Sterling-heights

MI

2015-01-22

35

James

Napier

12/24/2025