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In the turbulent summer of 1967, amidst the chaos of the Detroit Riot, a young man named George Talbert, a 20-year-old African American, lost his life. On the evening of July 26th, as he was walking down a street on the city's west side, he was struck by a bullet. The shot was fired by a National Guardsman, later identified as Johann Guykema. Talbert, who was unarmed, reportedly never saw the person who shot him and believed he had been hit by a sniper.

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Victim Details

George Talbert

Male

Detroit

MI

1967-07-26

20

George

Talbert

12/21/2025