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Michigan Police Say Deaths Of 3 Black Men Found In Vacant Building Was ‘Gang Violence-Related’ (Update)

<p>Michigan State Police found three Black men&&num;8211&semi;two rappers and their friend&&num;8211&semi;dead in a vacant building on February 2&period; At the time&comma; the men had <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;missing-rappers-dead-highland-park-detroit-gig-men&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">been missing<&sol;a> since January 21 after their performance gig was canceled&period; In a recent update&comma; MSP said the deaths were targeted and related to gang violence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Armani Kelly<&sol;strong>&comma; 27&comma; <strong>Dante Wicker<&sol;strong>&comma; 31&comma; and <strong>Montoya Givens<&sol;strong>&comma; 31&comma; had traveled to Detroit <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;sukihana-reacts-to-backlash-she-received-for-topless-performance-when-i-say-i-feel-colorism-i-mean-it&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">to perform<&sol;a> at Lounge 31&period; Armani was reportedly the driver who later communicated to his fiancée Taylor Perrin that equipment issues got the performance slashed&period; After 7&colon;30 p&period;m&period; local time&comma; Perrin says her texts&comma; calls&comma; and Facebook messages to Armani went unanswered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;michigan-mother-reportedly-suffering-from-mental-health-issues-found-frozen-to-death-with-two-of-her-children-in-park&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Michigan Mother Reportedly Suffering From Mental Health Issues Found Frozen To Death With Two Of Her Children In Park<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>On March 17&comma; MSP clarified that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;ja-morant-says-gun-held-in-live-stream-incident-was-not-his-but-takes-full-responsibility-for-his-actions&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">the incident<&sol;a> had nothing to do with &&num;8220&semi;music or a performance&period;&&num;8221&semi; Instead&comma; they ruled the deaths a homicide&period; The incident is still under investigation&comma; but no one is in custody&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;This was a gang violence-related incident&comma;&&num;8221&semi; MSP tweeted&period; &&num;8220&semi;There are other people that know the details&comma; and we need them to come forward&period; Please call 800&period;Speak&period;Up if you have information on this case&period; Together we can bring closure to these families&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1636734678513188865" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Detroit News<&sol;em> reported that the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;detroitnews&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;local&sol;wayne-county&sol;2023&sol;03&sol;17&sol;state-police-2-rappers-friend-found-in-highland-park-were-killed-in-gang-violence&sol;70021072007&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">men were found<&sol;a> in the basement of the rat-invested building underneath old construction equipment&period; Each victim reportedly died from &&num;8220&semi;multiple gunshot wounds&period;&&num;8221&semi; Michigan State Police First Lt&period; Michael Shaw told <em>WDIV<&sol;em> that the men were <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;clickondetroit&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;2023&sol;02&sol;08&sol;3-in-custody-with-connections-to-the-murder-of-missing-rappers-in-highland-park&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;social&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;snd&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;content&equals;wdiv4" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">killed upstairs<&sol;a> inside the building before being &&num;8220&semi;dumped in the basement&period;&&num;8221&semi; Police initially used cell phone tower activity to locate the missing men&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A teenager was later arrested in connection to Armani&&num;8217&semi;s car&comma; but it&&num;8217&semi;s unclear what developed from the arrest&period; At the time&comma; an adult male was taken into custody in connection to the teenager stealing the vehicle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dawn Fraylick&comma; from the Macomb County Prosecutor&&num;8217&semi;s Office&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cbsnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;michigan-rapper-missing-armani-kelly-detroit-teen-arrested-for-possessing-vehicle&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">told CBS News<&sol;a> that the 15-year-old was arrested &&num;8220&semi;in connection with a vehicle associated with one of the missing people&comma;&&num;8221&semi; but not for the missing men&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is a developing story&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"116775" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;michigan-say-of-3-black-men-found-in-vacant-building-was-gang-related-update&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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