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It’s expected that homicides in Detroit will be down for the third straight year.
Unofficial police statistics show there were 295 people killed in the city in 2015, compared to 300 in 2014.
The Detroit News reports that the reduction comes despite a December spike in killings.
Thirty-eight homicides were recorded in December in Detroit.
As of late Thursday, the year’s final killing was a 17 year old boy shot on the city’s west side.
Police are expected to release an official final count this week.
