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Bruce Williams

Case from Detroit, MI dated Dec 05, 1990

Victim Details

Bruce Williams

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1990-12-05

35

Bruce

Williams

06/30/2026

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On the cold evening of December 5, 1990, a dedicated 35-year-old male Detroit Police Officer, Bruce Williams, tragically lost his life in a senseless act of violence. An Army veteran and a five-year veteran of the police force, he was off duty and simply pumping gas at a station on East Eight Mile Road near Ryan Road around 11:30 p.m. when he was approached by assailants intent on robbing him.

In a moment that forever altered the lives of his loved ones and the community he served, Office ...
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