GUILTY MI - Mujey Dumbuya, 16, found murdered, Kalamazoo, 28 Jan 2018

Mujey Dumbuya, 16, was reported as a runaway in Grand Rapids on Jan. 25. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. Police said the investigation is ongoing, declining to release the teen's cause of death and whether police have a suspect or a motive in the case. The teen's body was found in a wooded area near Blakeslee Street and Prairie Avenue on the city's northwest side. Two people were on a walk when they found the body on Jan. 28 and contacted KDPS.

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/01/police_identify_body_found_in_2.html

Police say the body was found Sunday in a wooded area of Kalamazoo and was identified as Mujey Dumbuya. She was reported as a possible runaway on Jan. 25 in the Grand Rapids area, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, and police say her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Details about cause of death weren't immediately released. Police say they found her body after it was spotted by two people out for a walk.

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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/body-of-missing-girl-16-found-in-southwestern-michigan-1

I wish they would stop labeling missing teens as runaways. :gaah:

Police are seeking information from the public about the death of Mujey Dumbuya, which is being investigated as a homicide. Her body was found Sunday in Kalamazoo and one of her pink tennis shoes was missing. Cause of death wasn't released.





https://www.freep.com/story/news/lo...g-girl-16-found-dead-missing-shoe/1085805001/
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/01/slain_east_kentwood_high_stude.html
http://fox17online.com/2018/01/31/b...pids-runaway-homicide-investigation-underway/

“Shaniya Johnson, a friend of the Dumbuya, said, "I loved her like she was my own little sister. It's not the same, I haven't ate in 24 hours."

Johnson, a close friend of the victim, believes she was kidnapped on her way to catch a city bus to school near eastern avenue in grand rapids.

She said, "She's not a runaway, Mujey never ran away from home. She loved her family. Mujey had a little brother that she always loved to go home to every day."”

http://wwmt.com/news/local/friends-say-teen-found-killed-in-kalamazoo-was-not-a-runaway


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I can’t find any SM for her but I may just need more coffee this morning.


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Gardener1850 said:

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/body-of-missing-girl-16-found-in-southwestern-michigan-1

I wish they would stop labeling missing teens as runaways. :gaah:

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Why is there obsession of labeling missing teens as runaway? Does it mean the LE do not have to actually go and find them?

[h=1]Family disputes teen found slain was reported as runaway[/h]

Police say she was reported as a possible runaway Jan. 25 in Grand Rapids, about 50 miles away. Family members say, however, that she was reported as missing — not as a runway — after she left for the bus a day earlier and didn't show up at school.

Across the country, police departments have fielded concerns that missing teens are too quickly classified as runaways even though that may not be the reason for their disappearance -- and that the dangers faced by teens who do run away are minimized, an issue that has gained publicity in the Washington, D.C. region.
Dumbuya's death comes days after after a Virginia teen police initially believed was a runaway was found murdered.
Hhaa Corneh, Dumbuya's aunt, told CBS affiliate WWMT that she believes her niece was targeted and attacked.
"She didn't run away. She was just missing. She has a great family that loves her and she is a delight to everybody," said Dumbuya.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-disputes-teen-found-slain-was-reported-as-runaway/

Gardener1850 said:

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/body-of-missing-girl-16-found-in-southwestern-michigan-1

I wish they would stop labeling missing teens as runaways. :gaah:

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I second that! It definitely stifles the investigation. Authorities put priority in finding missing possibly in harm people, not left on own accord voluntarily missing. If there is no evidence they should NOT be marked as a runaway.

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It's kind of a slippery slope. So many teens do run away and show up a few days later. I'm not sure how you weed them out though.

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always reading said:

It's kind of a slippery slope. So many teens do run away and show up a few days later. I'm not sure how you weed them out though.

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How about just not using the runaway label at all, no mater the circumstances?

This is not directed at you "always reading" or anyone in particular but this rant has been forming in my mind for a while. Even teens who "only" runaway are vulnerable and possibly in danger. In fact, I think the frequent runners who come back after a few days each time are in more danger because of apathy. Family might be hesitant to report them after several times, figuring they will come home in a few days, and police less likely to expend resources to find them. A perception that no one cares just encourages them to stay away from home longer and/or makes them vulnerable to anyone in their lives who wants to harm them and claim they "just ran away again". By using the runaway label it not only minimizes the investigation the police may do, it also minimizes public concern for their well being. People don't take it as seriously and may not look for them or may not bother calling police if they see them. In the meantime that "runaway" teen may have been taken in by a trafficker, drug dealer or gang members and be in serious danger because of their life on the street or the adults who took them. Maybe instead or using the runaway label when teens go missing we should figure out what factors make teens most likely to runaway and work to educate teens today on what kind of dangers they are in if they do runaway from home. And also more help for teens that have gone missing to help them readjust when they come back. Missing teens seems to be an epidemic because of the internet and the ease with which predators can use it to convince teens to "run away". Just because they chose to run away doesn't mean they are not victims-- many "runaways" leave home at the encouragement of an adult who has ulterior motives. Choosing to run away does not mean they don't regret that decision later. When teens come back home after being labeled "a runaway" they don't easily lose that label. They may take it to heart and be more likely to run again because that has become part of their identity and what everyone expects of them. They may self harm because they don't want to tell their peers about what really happened to them. Or if nothing too bad happened they may think it's a joke and run again-- staying away longer the next time and putting themselves in more danger. Bottom line is, there is nothing good coming from the runaway label, so why use it at all? How about extending equal public concern to every missing teen? JMVHO.

**Stepping down off my soapbox**

:truce: **Sorry for the off topic rant**

Turning the topic back to Mujey. Funeral services have been scheduled for next week:

Visitation and funeral services for Grand Rapids teen Mujey Dumbuya, whose body was found in Kalamazoo's West Douglas neighborhood on Saturday, Jan. 28, have been scheduled for Feb. 9 and 10, respectively.

Visitation will take place on Feb. 9 between noon and 2 p.m., with a second stint from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on the 10th. Both the visitation and service will be held at the Eastern Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, located at 514 Eastern Ave. SE. Memorial contributions can be made online at the Zaagman Memorial Chapel obituary here.

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http://wwmt.com/news/local/visitation-and-funeral-services-for-grand-rapids-teen-scheduled

:tearsraying for her loved ones and for justice.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasac...fbbuzzfeednews&utm_term=.pdgg1XNDA#.ndgBg5Ype

I have nothing. . . Horrific. This poor girl.


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Mujey was due to testify in a rape trial against Quinn Anthony James that was scheduled for April. James, 42, is now a person of interest in her death.

Two months before she disappeared, Dumbuya told police James – raped her in a parking lot near Ridge Park Charter Academy. Dumbuya said James, who was employed by the Kentwood Public School District, forced her to have sex numerous times in various places starting from when she was 15.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5366537/Girl-16-dead-woods.html#ixzz56WSwV6PO


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JerseyGirl said:

Mujey was due to testify in a rape trial against Quinn Anthony James that was scheduled for April. James, 42, is now a person of interest in her death.

Two months before she disappeared, Dumbuya told police James – raped her in a parking lot near Ridge Park Charter Academy. Dumbuya said James, who was employed by the Kentwood Public School District, forced her to have sex numerous times in various places starting from when she was 15.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5366537/Girl-16-dead-woods.html#ixzz56WSwV6PO


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:stormingmad: No words.

Ugh why was this man not in jail

Anyone found any info on the POI?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/mujey-dumbuya-michigan-teen-dead.html
On Feb. 1, Mr. James was arrested in Wyoming, Mich., where he lives, in an unrelated case in which he is also accused of sexual offenses against a minor, according to court records. As of Friday, he was being held at the Kent County jail with bail set at $500,000.


http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/02/man_accused_in_teens_sex_assau.html
[FONT=&quot]KALAMAZOO, MI - A former Kentwood Schools worker accused in a teen's sex assault last year is "unfairly being treated as a suspect" in her death, the man's attorney said


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[/FONT]Court records reveal that James, 42, has an extensive criminal history and was scheduled to be tried as a habitual offender. Court records also show that James had been ordered to stay away from Dumbuya, who was 16 when she died.

.... court records outline some of the events that lead to the rape charges. [see article for further description]

Court papers reveal that James, a convicted felon, was working for the Kentwood Public Schools until the most recent rape allegation came to light in 2017.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/briannasac...a-man-she-said?utm_term=.ny549Rb60#.mnrVWKalX

[FONT=&quot]Two months before she disappeared, Dumbuya told police that an employee of her school district, Quinn Anthony James, raped her in a parking lot near the school. According to court documents, Dumbuya said James forced her to have sex with him several times, beginning when she was 15 years old.



Ex girlfriend of suspect talks about abusive relationship:
[/FONT]http://wwmt.com/news/local/ex-girlf...azoo-killing-talks-about-abusive-relationship


Family issues statement, grieving:
http://wwmt.com/news/local/family-o...es-statement-seeks-privacy-to-mourn-her-death

Sex assault trial is still going forward on April 9

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/13/michigan-sex-assault-trial-to-proceed-despite-girls-death.html

Accused of raping teen found slain, man to stand trial on unrelated sex charge

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/02/accused_of_raping_teen_found_s.html