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Keith L. Bender Jr.

Case from Detroit, MI dated Apr 11, 2006

Victim Details

Keith L. Bender, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2006-04-11

35

Keith

L. Bender Jr.

07/12/2026

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Keith L. Bender Jr., a 35-year-old male Army veteran, was involved in a fatal altercation in the early morning hours of April 11, 2006, at the C.C.C. nightclub on 8 Mile Road in Detroit, Michigan. A dispute over a game of pool escalated into a physical fight between Bender and Deshaun Holton, the rapper known as Proof. The confrontation turned violent when Holton produced a handgun, pistol-whipped Bender, and then shot him in the head. Bender was transported to St. John Hospital and Medical Cent ...
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  • Rolling Stone: Murder on Eight Mile: R.I.P. Proof
  • UPI: Man allegedly shot by rapper dies
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    I’ve been following the discussions about the tragedy involving Keith Bender and Proof, and one th... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of the C.C.C. nightclub in the tragic events that led to Kei... ...Read More
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