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Autopsy reveals new information about how well-known Detroit neurosurgeon was killed

Police have person of interest in case but no one is in custody

DETROIT – An autopsy revealed new information about how a well-known Detroit neurosurgeon was killed, as reports say Dr. Devon Hoover was shot twice in the back of the head.

The autopsy says he was covered in a comforter and then dragged face down into a crawlspace.

Hoover was found dead in his home in the Boston Edison Historic District last month.

Police have a person of interest in the case, but no one is in custody currently.

More: $1K reward offered by police for tips in homicide of well-known Detroit neurosurgeon


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