Edric Hinton’s family finally has answers 17 years after his killing
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- Edric Hinton, 19, was fatally shot while visiting friends after his McDonald’s shift in Lansing, Mich., on Aug. 1, 2009
- A confidential tip led investigators to a buried shotgun in 2025, helping police solve the 17-year-old murder case
- Both suspects are now dead, but Hinton’s twin brother says the family can finally begin to move forward
A 19-year-old Michigan man who was shot and killed while visiting acquaintances after his McDonald’s shift in 2009 was an innocent bystander, police say — and now, 17 years later, investigators have identified two men they believe were responsible for his death.
Edric Hinton was fatally shot on Aug. 1, 2009, while at an apartment complex in Lansing, Mich., according to CBS News Detroit and the Lansing City Pulse…