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Melinda Yvonne Hayes, a 21-year-old woman of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost her life on July 17, 1988, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was one of four victims killed in a mass shooting carried out by Michael Charles Hayes. Hayes, who was 24 years old at the time, claimed he believed he was killing demons. The incident took place outside a moped shop owned by Hayes' stepfather.
Hayes shot nine people with a .22-caliber rifle, resulting in four fatalities and five injuries. Th ...Read More
Hayes shot nine people with a .22-caliber rifle, resulting in four fatalities and five injuries. Th ...Read More
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Melinda Hayes
Female
Winston-salem
NC
1988-07-17
Melinda
Hayes
11/25/2025
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I've been reading more about the response by the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department during the trag... ...Read More
03/19/2024
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact on families when tragedies like the one involving Melind... ...Read More
01/11/2023
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