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Michael J. Bossuyt

Case from Detroit, MI dated Mar 08, 1983

Victim Details

Michael J. Bossuyt

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1983-03-08

34

Michael

J. Bossuyt

06/28/2026

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On March 8, 1983, Sergeant Michael J. Bossuyt, a 34-year-old male officer with the Detroit Police Department, was tragically killed in the line of duty. A veteran of the department for 12 years, Bossuyt was a married father of a son and a daughter. The fatal encounter occurred at the intersection of East Forest Avenue and Gratiot Avenue when he intervened in a theft in progress at an arcade.

Sergeant Bossuyt had stopped two individuals who were in the process of stealing a video game cons ...
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    I was doing some reading on the Sergeant Michael J. Bossuyt case from 1983 and found myself reflecti... ...Read More
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