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Vanthony Burns

Case from Flint, MI dated Jan 07, 2015

Victim Details

Vanthony Burns

Male

Black / African American

Flint

MI

2015-01-07

19

Vanthony

Burns

07/05/2026

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Vanthony Burns, 19, a Black male from Flint, Michigan, was killed by gunfire on January 7, 2015, in an attack that tore through an apartment at the Atherton East complex off Dort Highway. That afternoon, a 911 call came in shortly before the hour, and officers arrived to find Vanthony and his mother, Sue Burns, dead inside. In the first stunned hours after the discovery, police were still trying to piece together what had happened behind the apartment door, confirming identities and working the ...
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  • http://www.minbcnews.com/news/story.aspx?list=196419&id=1147550#.VLGz3MaovHg
  • Detroit News: Mother, son identified as Flint double homicide victims
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