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Ryan Erwin

Case from Albion, MI dated Jul 26, 2009

Victim Details

Ryan Erwin

Male

Black / African American

Albion

MI

2009-07-26

28

Ryan

Erwin

07/04/2026

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On a summer day in Albion, Michigan, the community was shaken by a violent act that claimed the lives of two young men. Ryan Ray Erwin, a 28-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on July 26, 2009. The incident also resulted in the death of 20-year-old Henry Randall Williams Jr., making it a double homicide that left residents unsettled.

The Albion Department of Public Safety was thrust into an investigation that would prove to be challenging from the outset. Information regarding a motive ...
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  • mlive: Albion residents shaken by two killings near Holland Park
  • Police release few details after two are shot dead near park in Albion
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