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Senghore Ball

Case from Detroit, MI dated May 29, 2014

Victim Details

Senghore Ball

Male

Detroit

MI

2014-05-29

16

Senghore

Ball

07/17/2026

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Senghore Ball, a 16-year-old boy from Detroit, Michigan, died after a single gunshot turned a routine moment on the city’s west side into a sudden catastrophe on May 29, 2014. The fatal shot came from inside DJ’s R US, a neighborhood music store near the area of Fenkell and Meyers, where tension flared in an instant and the consequences landed on someone who wasn’t the intended target.

Police said the store owner believed he was about to be robbed after noticing a man inside the sh ...
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  • MLive.com: Concealed-carry holder accidentally kills innocent Detroit teen outside record store, police say
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