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Sharon Brown

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jun 14, 1971

Victim Details

Sharon Brown

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

1971-06-14

20

Sharon

Brown

07/05/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 14, 1971, a horrific scene unfolded inside a red-brick house on Hazelwood Street in Detroit, Michigan, an event that would become known as the city's largest mass murder. Among the victims was Sharon Brown, a 20-year-old African-American woman. She, along with seven other individuals, was found shot in the living room of an apartment. The brutality of the crime was immediately apparent to authorities who were alerted to the scene by neighbors who heard gunshots ...
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  • Hazelwood massacre - Wikipedia
  • Sharon Brown, age 20 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    I've been digging into the Hazelwood massacre, and one angle that really strikes me is Sharon Brown'... ...Read More
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