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Martez Norwood

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jun 26, 2011

Victim Details

Martez Norwood

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2011-06-26

26

Martez

Norwood

07/10/2026

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On a summer day in Detroit, Michigan, the lives of two young men were brutally cut short, leaving a community in shock and their families searching for answers that remain elusive to this day. On June 26, 2011, Detroit Police and Fire Departments responded to a call in the 19000 block of Westmoreland near 7 Mile Road. Upon their arrival, they made a gruesome discovery: the bodies of 26-year-old Martez Norwood and 24-year-old Charles W. Reid.

The investigation revealed a horrifying scene. ...
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  • Episcopal Diocese of Michigan: New Group: Legislature Must Pass Gun Violence Laws or We'll Go to the Ballot
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