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Shawn Phillip Bandy

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 05, 1998

Victim Details

Shawn Phillip Bandy

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1998-12-05

23

Shawn

Phillip Bandy

07/03/2026

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On a cold December day in Detroit, Michigan, the life of 23-year-old Shawn Phillip Bandy, a dedicated police officer with four years of service, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, December 5, 1998, Officer Bandy and his fellow officers were engaged in a perilous pursuit, attempting to stop a van linked to an abduction that had occurred earlier in the day. As they closed in on the vehicle at the intersection of Nashville Street and Westphalia, the situation escalated into a violent ambush. ...
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