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Eric Williams

Case from Van-buren-township, MI dated Apr 09, 2014

Victim Details

Eric Williams

Male

Black / African American

Van-buren-township

MI

2014-04-09

44

Eric

Williams

07/28/2026

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In the quiet community of Van Buren Township, Michigan, a dispute between two men escalated to a fatal conclusion on the evening of April 9, 2014. Eric Williams, a 44-year-old Black male, was shot and killed just before 8 p.m. near a camper at 49170 Michigan Avenue. The man responsible for his death was Kenneth William Coskie, a 74-year-old man who lived in the camper. The shooting was the culmination of a simmering conflict between the two men.

The roots of the deadly encounter were trac ...
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  • Court Watching: Jury finds Coskie guilty of second-degree murder in VBT shooting | The Belleville Independent
  • Detroit Free Press: Detroit Free Press - Home
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    I can't stop thinking about the role that fear played in this tragic situation. It's such a tangled ... ...Read More
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