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Donald Murphy

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jun 23, 2004

Victim Details

Donald Murphy

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2004-06-23

47

Donald

Murphy

07/19/2026

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On a summer evening in Detroit, 47-year-old Donald Murphy, a male police officer, was fatally wounded by gunfire on June 23, 2004. Despite investigations into his death, publicly available online sources do not contain specific details regarding the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Information regarding any potential suspects or arrests made in connection with Officer Murphy's death is not detailed in the available online records. Consequently, details of any subsequent legal proce ...
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