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Case Description
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Markest Flowers, a 27-year-old resident of South Bend, Indiana, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2016. Flowers was shot in the head at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Main Street in downtown South Bend. The incident occurred after a confrontation with Michael Young, a 70-year-old man who claimed he was acting in self-defense.

On the night of the shooting, Young was at LaSalle Kitchen & Tavern with a friend, Carla Beachy. Beachy testified that she went outside to her vehicle to sm ...Read More
Victim Details

Markest Flowers

Male

Black / African American

South-bend

IN

2016-05-31

27

Markest

Flowers

11/07/2025