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Herbert Cleaves

Case from Flint, MI dated Feb 18, 2001

Victim Details

Herbert Cleaves

Male

Flint

MI

2001-02-18

27

Herbert

Cleaves

06/23/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Flint, Michigan, tragedy struck the Cleaves family. Herbert Cleaves, a 27-year-old man, was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. as two vehicles passed a home and opened fire. Cleaves was struck in the abdomen and rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. At the time of his death, his younger brother, Mateen Cleaves, was a rookie playing for the Detroit Pistons and a celebrated former basketball star ...
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  • The Michigan Daily: Second suspect in Cleaves murder surrenders in Flint
  • The Michigan Daily: Cleaves murder suspect turns himself in
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