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Latasha Cheatum

Latasha Cheatum

Status: HOMICIDE

City: Detroit

State: Michigan

County: Wayne

Date of birth: June 6, 1991

Date of death: June 4, 2010

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Race: African American/Black

Cause of death: Gun Firearm

Anniversary month: June

LEA: Detroit Police Department

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Case Description

On June 4, 2010, Latasha Cheatum, 18, who was pregnant at the time, was exiting I-96 at Wyoming Avenue in a white Pontiac Grand Prix around 2 p.m. in Detroit, Michigan. Latasha was shot in the head by an unknown assailant. She then crashed into the side of a house on the corner of Griggs Street and the I-96 Service Drive. Latasha was transported to a nearby hospital and succumbed to her injuries on June 6, 2010. Latasha's case is unsolved, and her family continues to seek justice and advocate for her case.

If you have any information on the unsolved homicide of Latasha Cheatum, please contact the Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-2260. To remain anonymous and possibly be eligible for a reward, you can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 773-2587.

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