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Washtenaw County reports 12 homicides in 2020
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – While the COVID-19 pandemic drew a lot of attention in 2020, the year was not without its share of homicides in Washtenaw County.
According the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s Office there were 12 reported homicides in 2020 as of Dec. 28.
The 12 homicides reported by the medical examiner’s office are more than the nine homicides local law enforcement agencies released information about in 2020. The discrepancy is unclear. The medical examiner’s office denied a Freedom of Information Act request to release additional information about the deaths, including the names of the victims.