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Deaths by Force on April 13

675 open cases in our database happened on April 13. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (468)

Bobby Dehart - Lucasville, Ohio
Death by Force10th anniversary

Bobby Dehart

Male, age 83 · Lucasville, Ohio
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Bobby Tunis DeHart, an 83-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Lucasville, Ohio, passed away on April 13, 2016, at his residence. He was a U.S. Army veteran and enjoyed fishing, restoring old cars, and dirt track racing. Bobby was born on August 12…

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Nancy Culp - Lucasville, Ohio
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Nancy Culp

Female, age 62 · Lucasville, Ohio
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nancy Culp, a 62-year-old woman from Lucasville, Ohio, tragically died on April 13, 2016. Her death was part of a double homicide investigation that also involved 83-year-old Bobby DeHart. The Scioto County Sheriff's Office determined that both deaths were…

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Johnathon Phillip Hess - Temple, Texas
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Johnathon Phillip Hess

Male, age 26 · Temple, Texas
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Johnathon Phillip Hess, a 26-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 13, 2016, in Temple, Texas. He was fatally shot in his residence during a shooting incident that also claimed the life of Vicente Hernandez, a 36-year-old male…

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Vicente Hernandez - Temple, Texas
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Vicente Hernandez

Male, age 36 · Temple, Texas
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Vicente Hernandez, a 36-year-old Hispanic male from Killeen, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2016, in Temple, Texas. He was found lying on the floor inside a residence with a large amount of blood around his head. Despite being rushed to Baylor…

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Arturo Santana - Chicago, Illinois
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Arturo Santana

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

Arturo Santana, aged 16, was tragically killed on April 13, 2011, in Chicago's South Lawndale neighborhood. He was fatally stabbed while in a residential yard in this predominantly Latino community. The incident occurred in the Little Village area, which is…

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Bobby G Ford - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Bobby G Ford

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Bobby Glenn Ford, a 28-year-old White / Caucasian male from Indianapolis, Indiana, was cut tragically short. On the morning of April 13th, an unknown individual forced their way into his home on Brookside Avenue and fatally…

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Jonathan Richard Schmidt - Trumann, Arkansas
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Jonathan Richard Schmidt

Male, age 30 · Trumann, Arkansas
Killed Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the night of April 12, 2011, a routine traffic stop in Trumann, Arkansas, turned into a harrowing and tragic event that ended the life of 30-year-old male Police Officer Jonathan Richard Schmidt. A four-year veteran of the Trumann Police Department…

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Bobby Glenn Ford - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force15th anniversary

Bobby Glenn Ford

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Bobby Glenn Ford, a 28-year-old White/Caucasian male, was abruptly and violently cut short. On April 13th, he was discovered deceased inside his residence at 2639 Brookside Avenue in Indianapolis. The grim discovery was made…

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Shakeem Devonte Avent - Rocky-mount, North Carolina
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Shakeem Devonte Avent

Male, age 18 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina
Killed Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

Shakeem Devonte Avent, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2011, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. On that fateful evening, Avent was driving a burgundy Cadillac when he was shot while approaching the intersection of…

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Russell Gossett - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force20th anniversary

Russell Gossett

Male · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 13, 2006 · 20 years ago

On April 13, 2006, 16-year-old Russell Gossett was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, due to a gunshot wound. The incident occurred on Vilardo Lane in Franklin County. The case remains unsolved, with law enforcement officials from the Columbus Police Department…

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Armando Rodriguez - Paramount, California
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Armando Rodriguez

Male, age 25 · Paramount, California
Killed Apr 13, 2001 · 25 years ago

Armando Rodriguez, a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2001, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Armando was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and the community. The…

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Marlin Barnes - Dade-city, Florida
Death by Force30th anniversary

Marlin Barnes

Male, age 22 · Dade-city, Florida
Killed Apr 13, 1996 · 30 years ago

Marlin Barnes, a promising linebacker for the University of Miami Hurricanes, was tragically found dead on April 13, 1996, at the age of 22. Barnes was discovered brutally beaten in his apartment by his roommate, Earl Little, who had returned to retrieve his…

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Timwanika Lumpkins - Dade-city, Florida
Death by Force30th anniversary

Timwanika Lumpkins

Female · Dade-city, Florida
Killed Apr 13, 1996 · 30 years ago

On April 13, 1996, Timwanika Lumpkins, a 22-year-old African American woman, was found brutally murdered in an apartment in Dade City, Florida. The incident also involved Marlin Barnes, a linebacker for the University of Miami Hurricanes, who was discovered…

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Shar Kinney - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force35th anniversary

Shar Kinney

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Apr 13, 1991 · 35 years ago

On April 13, 1991, Sharman Kinney, a 40-year-old woman, was found dead in a wooded lot located at 616 Glenwood Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The investigation revealed that she had been both stabbed and strangled, and authorities were unable to determine…

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Walter Robinson - Chester, Pennsylvania
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Walter Robinson

Male, age 64 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 13, 1986 · 40 years ago

On April 13, 1986, Walter Robinson, a 64-year-old African American man, was tragically lost to gun violence in Chester, Pennsylvania. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death are scarce, and specific information about the incident is limited. The…

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Man William Rankin Hickman - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force45th anniversary

Man William Rankin Hickman

Male, age 29 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Apr 13, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the line of duty, 29-year-old Patrolman William Rankin Hickman of the Jackson Police Department tragically lost his life on a spring evening. The male officer was responding to a distress call concerning a man brandishing a shotgun. The initial report came…

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Nell Hunsucker

Female, age 81 · Amarillo, Texas
Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Nell Fife Hunsucker, an 81-year-old woman from Amarillo, Texas, tragically passed away on April 13, 2021. She was found deceased in the backyard of her home on Buffalo Trail, alongside her 80-year-old husband, Lee Wayne Hunsucker. The Amarillo Police…

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Itealy Brooks Morgan

Female, age 65 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Itealy Brooks Morgan was 65 years old when she died on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in the Green Meadows neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 405 E. Imperial Hwy. Her death was…

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Antonio Hill

Male, age 30 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the autumn of 2015, a violent encounter in Gary, Indiana, set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately claim the life of 30-year-old Antonio Hill. The male victim was shot in November of that year, sustaining injuries that would tragically lead to…

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Carvonn Williams

Male, age 31 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a late Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, a 31-year-old man named Carvonn R. Williams was fatally shot. The incident unfolded in the 3700 block of 56th Street, where Williams, a local rap artist known as King Crazy, was…

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Aiping Diao

Male, age 60 · West-covina, California
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Aiping Diao, a 60-year-old man from China, was tragically shot and killed on April 13, 2016, in West Covina, California. Diao and his wife, Shu Zhang, were visiting their daughter and her family at their condominium on Oahu Street. On the night of the…

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Saan Saeyang

Male, age 30 · Rodeo, California
Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 13, 2016, Saan Saeyang, a 30-year-old resident of Hercules, California, was found dead in what authorities described as a murder-suicide in unincorporated Rodeo, California. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Sandy Cove Drive. According to the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

George Rodriguez

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

George Johnny Rodriguez Jr., a 30-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 13, 2011, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Rodriguez and his girlfriend were walking down a sidewalk around 9:30 p.m.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Eduardo Jorge Triana

Male, age 35 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Apr 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

Eduardo Jorge Triana was 35 years old when he was stabbed to death in the early hours of Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 855 S. Hill St. His death was…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Carlos Leyva Madero

Male, age 28 · Palmdale, California
Killed Apr 13, 2001 · 25 years ago

Carlos Leyva Madero was 28 years old when he died on Friday, April 13, 2001, in Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 38416 35th St. East. His…

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Dominic Leone

Male, age 50 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 13, 1976 · 50 years ago

On a tragic spring day in 1976, Baltimore City Hall became the scene of a violent outburst that claimed the life of City Councilman Dominic M. Leone, a 50-year-old male. The councilman, a 15-year veteran of city politics, was fatally shot on April 13th by a…

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Arthur Deray Ward - Bakersfield, California
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Arthur Deray Ward

Male, age 30 · Bakersfield, California
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

A quiet Monday morning in east Bakersfield turned tragic on April 13, 2026, when gunfire erupted, claiming the life of 30-year-old Arthur Deray Ward. Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the 600 block of Knotts Street, near the…

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Barbie Mirella Perez - Richmond, Virginia
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Barbie Mirella Perez

Female, age 27 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 13, 2026, Barbie Mirella Perez, a 28-year-old mother, was fatally shot outside her family's residence in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. in the 3000 block of Shady Creek Road, where Chesterfield…

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Callan Perez - Elko, Nevada
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Callan Perez

Male, age 11 · Elko, Nevada
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events on Monday, April 13, 2026, 11-year-old Callan Perez, a male, was shot and killed by his father at the Elko Regional Airport in Nevada. The incident, which has been ruled a murder-suicide, has left the small community of Elko in a…

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Christopher Aguilar - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Christopher Aguilar

Male, age 27 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

Christopher Aguilar, a 27-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was killed in an early-morning shooting on April 13, 2026, on Milwaukee’s south side. The gunfire erupted at about 5:30 a.m. near South 7th Street and West Historic Mitchell Street, in the 700 block of…

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Ciara Howcott - Columbia, South Carolina
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Ciara Howcott

Female, age 31 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, the life of 31-year-old Ciarra Howcott of Hopkins, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On Monday, April 13th, her body was discovered in a Columbia neighborhood. The initial discovery was deemed a suspicious death by the Columbia…

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Daniel Omarion Carter - Pageland, South Carolina
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Daniel Omarion Carter

Male, age 23 · Pageland, South Carolina
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In the quiet town of Pageland, South Carolina, a dispute that began in the parking lot of a McDonald's escalated into a tragedy, claiming the life of 23-year-old Daniel Omarion Carter on Monday, April 13, 2026. The events leading to his death were set in…

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Devin David-Lee Hoadley - Topeka, Kansas
Death by Force

Devin David-Lee Hoadley

Male, age 22 · Topeka, Kansas
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In the early afternoon of Monday, April 13, 2026, tragedy struck a mobile home park in southeast Topeka, Kansas, resulting in the death of 22-year-old Devin David-Lee Hoadley. The Topeka Police Department received reports of a shooting at approximately 1:13…

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Dominik Papatu - Lawton, Oklahoma
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Dominik Papatu

Male, age 15 · Lawton, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

A 15-year-old boy's life was tragically cut short on the afternoon of April 13, 2026, in a shooting that occurred at a Wingstop restaurant in Lawton, Oklahoma. The victim was identified as Dominik Papatu, an employee of the establishment. The incident…

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Erick Edwards Sr. - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Erick Edwards Sr.

Male, age 50 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In Oklahoma City, on the evening of Monday, April 13, 2026, a fatal shooting incident claimed the life of 50-year-old Erick Edwards Sr. The event marked the city's 21st homicide of the year. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m. at an apartment…

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Kahlil Simmons - Jackson, South Carolina
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Kahlil Simmons

Male, age 17 · Jackson, South Carolina
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Jackson, South Carolina, the evening of April 13, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 17-year-old Kahlil Simmons. Deputies from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 100 block of…

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Katherine Kathy Geren - Wayne, Oklahoma
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Katherine Kathy Geren

Female, age 69 · Wayne, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In a quiet, rural corner of McClain County, the life of 69-year-old Katherine "Kathy" Geren came to a tragic end on April 13, 2026. Concerns arose among her family when they were unable to reach her for days. This unsettling silence prompted a family member…

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Lauren Bullis - Decatur, Georgia
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Lauren Bullis

Female, age 40 · Decatur, Georgia
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of Decatur, Georgia, a morning walk turned into a scene of unimaginable violence on April 13, 2026, ending the life of 40-year-old Lauren Bullis. A woman known for her warmth and dedication to public service, Bullis was fatally shot…

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Misty Rose Williams - Charleston, West Virginia
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Misty Rose Williams

Female, age 40 · Charleston, West Virginia
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

Misty Rose Williams, a 40-year-old woman, was found deceased in the parking lot of the Nitro Marketplace Walmart on the morning of Monday, April 13, 2026. An employee of the store, Williams had gone to her car for a break and when she failed to return…

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Prianna Weathers - Decatur, Georgia
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Prianna Weathers

Female, age 31 · Decatur, Georgia
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

On a tragic Monday morning in Decatur, Georgia, the life of 31-year-old Prianna Weathers was cut short in a senseless act of violence. Just after 12:50 a.m. on April 13, 2026, Weathers was fatally shot outside a Checkers restaurant on Wesley Chapel Road. When…

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Syree Boyd - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Syree Boyd

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

A young man's life was cut short on a Monday afternoon in Philadelphia's East Germantown neighborhood. Syree Boyd, a 22-year-old man, was shot multiple times on April 13, 2026, in the 500 block of East Duval Street near Chew Avenue. The incident occurred…

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Terrance Quarles - Raleigh, North Carolina
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Terrance Quarles

Male, age 27 · Raleigh, North Carolina
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In Raleigh, North Carolina, on the evening of April 13, 2026, a dispute turned fatal, ending the life of 27-year-old Terrance Quarles. The incident unfolded around 5:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of Thelma Street, where police responded to a report of a shooting.…

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Victoria Alexander - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
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Victoria Alexander

Female, age 38 · Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 13, 2026, a tragedy unfolded at a nursing home in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, resulting in the death of 38-year-old Victoria Alexander. A nurse at the Excelcare Rehabilitation Facility, she was ambushed by her…

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Amador Vasquez - Los Angeles, California
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Amador Vasquez

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

Amador Vasquez, a 38-year-old Latino man from Los Angeles, was killed on the night of April 13, 2026, in Koreatown. The shooting was reported at about 8:40 p.m. near the intersection of Eighth Street and South Ardmore Avenue. Officers from the Los Angeles…

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Barbie Mirella Perez - Chesterfield County, Virginia
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Barbie Mirella Perez

Female, age 27 · Chesterfield County, Virginia
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

A dispute that began inside a Chesterfield County, Virginia home tragically ended with the shooting death of 28-year-old Barbie Mirella Perez on the evening of April 13, 2026. Perez, a mother to a three-month-old daughter named Dream, was shot multiple times…

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Callan Perez - Elko, Nevada
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Callan Perez

Male, age 11 · Elko, Nevada
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

On April 13, 2026, 11-year-old Callan Perez’s life was tragically cut short in a murder-suicide at the Elko Regional Airport in Nevada. The young boy was fatally shot by his 37-year-old father, Giovanni Perez, who then took his own life. The devastating event…

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Christopher Aguilar - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Christopher Aguilar

Male, age 27 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

Christopher Aguilar, a 27-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of April 13, 2026, on Milwaukee’s south side. At about 5:30 a.m., police were called to the area of South 7th Street and West Mitchell Street, where…

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Ciara Howcott - Columbia, South Carolina
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Ciara Howcott

Female, age 31 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Apr 13, 2026 · this year

In Columbia, South Carolina, on April 13, 2026, the body of 31-year-old Ciara Howcott of Hopkins was discovered in the 2700 block of Howell Court, near Farrow Road. Initially deemed a suspicious death, the Columbia Police Department quickly upgraded the…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.