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Latahesia Hill

Female, age 37 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Latahesia Hill, a 37-year-old Black/African American female from Wilmington, Delaware, was killed on April 13, 2021, when gunfire broke out on the city’s east side. The shooting happened in the area of 10th and Pine Streets, where three women were struck.…

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Matthew Wayne Young

Male, age 49 · Kanab, Utah

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 13, 2021, 49-year-old Matthew Wayne Young, a White male, was found deceased on his property in the small community of Church Wells, Utah, near Kanab. What initially was described by the Kane County Sheriff's Office as a "complex case" soon unfolded…

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Tristina Simpson

Female, age 46 · Ruidoso, New Mexico

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small mountain town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, a tragedy shattered the community's sense of peace. On April 13, 2021, Tristina Simpson, a 46-year-old woman, was found dead. The cause of her death was later determined to be gunshot wounds, marking another…

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Bobby Lilburn McCown

Male, age 42 · Pikeville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the community of Pikeville, Kentucky, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its own. Bobby Lilburn McCown, a 42-year-old male, was found deceased at his residence on April 13th. The cause of his untimely passing was determined to…

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James Oliver Yearby

Male, age 62 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, tragedy struck the city of Louisville, Kentucky, with the death of James Oliver Yearby, a 62-year-old male. On the evening of April 13th, Yearby was fatally shot in the California neighborhood, a violent end to a life that had spanned…

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Aisha D. Dunn

Female, age 43 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Aisha D. Dunn, aged 43, tragically lost her life on April 13, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to reports, Aisha was a victim of a fatal shooting that occurred on Milwaukee's north side. The incident took place around 3:40 p.m. on the 2700 block of…

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Anson Zwick

Male, age 3 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In what was first a heart-wrenching murder-suicide, the death of 3-year-old Anson Zwick of Lansing, Michigan, has become a somber and unsolved mystery. The young boy, who was White, passed away on April 13, 2021, a day after being found with a gunshot wound…

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Joseph James Lechleitner

Male, age 48 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 13, 2021, in a home in Delta Township, Michigan, a suburb of Lansing, a tragic event unfolded that would leave a family and community in shock. Inside the residence, deputies from the Eaton County Sheriff's Office discovered a scene of…

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Vivian Zwick

Female, age 5 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood in Delta Township, near Lansing, Michigan, a heart-wrenching scene unfolded on April 13, 2021, forever altering the lives of a family. Five-year-old Vivian Zwick, her three-year-old brother Anson, and their forty-eight-year-old father…

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Rodney Wallace

Male, age 21 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Jersey City, the sound of gunfire shattered the calm on Wilkinson Avenue. It was April 13, 2021, and when police responded to reports of shots fired, they found 21-year-old Rodney Wallace suffering from gunshot wounds…

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Javon Jamal Gordon

Male, age 23 · Boyds, Maryland

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a pleasant spring evening in Boyds, Maryland, the life of 23-year-old Javon Jamal Gordon was tragically cut short. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at approximately 6:52 p.m., emergency services received a call reporting a shooting on Ethel Rose Way. When…

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Randy Thompson

Male, age 26 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Clinton, Maryland, a tragic discovery was made on the evening of April 13, 2021. Responding to a welfare check call, Prince George's County police officers arrived at the 12200 block of Gallahan Road. Inside a car, they found…

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Elizandro Diaz Jr.

Male, age 27 · Reedley, California

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Elizandro Diaz Jr., a 27-year-old resident of Reedley, California, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2021. Diaz was on a break from his job at Bravante Produce Plant when he stopped at the Oaks Mini Mart to get some snacks. Surveillance footage from the…

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Ernest Garduno

Male, age 31 · San-jose, California

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ernest Garduno, a 31-year-old resident of San Jose, California, was found dead on April 13, 2021, following a police welfare check at his home on Dumont Circle. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office confirmed that Garduno had been shot in…

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Pacer Dewayne Hampton

Male, age 56 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pacer Dewayne Hampton, a 56-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was tragically killed on April 13, 2021. His body was discovered inside a vehicle that had crashed through an iron fence near Olive and Polk avenues. Initially, the scene appeared to be a…

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Ivan William Perez

Male, age 34 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ivan William Perez, a 34-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2021. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning outside a Walgreens store located on West Sand Lake Road near Orange Blossom Trail. Deputies…

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Mathew D. Stringer

Male, age 21 · Hialeah, Florida

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mathew D. Stringer, a 21-year-old Black male, was tragically killed on April 13, 2021, in Hialeah Gardens, Florida. The incident occurred around 2:20 PM at a bus stop outside a Home Depot near Northwest 138th Street and W. Okeechobee Road. Mathew, along with…

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Carlos Benford

Male, age 36 · Griffin, Georgia

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In April of 2021, 36-year-old Carlos Benford, a Black male, and his friend Joshua Wyatt, 29, traveled from Henry County, Georgia, for what they believed was a business meeting to discuss a potential joint venture involving a performance venue. The two men…

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Joshua Wyatt

Male, age 29 · Griffin, Georgia

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In April 2021, a business meeting marked the beginning of a tragic end for 29-year-old Joshua Wyatt and his associate, Carlos Benford. The two men from Henry County, Georgia, had arranged to meet with a man to discuss a potential joint business venture…

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Nykere Curtis

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 13, 2021, the life of 20-year-old Nykere Curtis was tragically cut short in Chicago, Illinois. His death was another devastating addition to the ongoing wave of gun violence that has plagued the city, leaving families and communities shattered in its…

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Tremayne Palmer

Male, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tremayne A. Palmer, a 43-year-old African American male, was found dead on April 13, 2021, in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the Far South Side of Chicago, Illinois. His body was discovered wrapped in a quilt in the 12400 block of South Torrance Avenue. The…

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Aamir Sincere Gaskins

Male, age 18 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Aamir Sincere Gaskins, an 18-year-old male from Greensboro, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2021. The incident occurred on Luray Drive, where Aamir was shot late at night. He was subsequently taken to a nearby hospital, where he…

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Johnneil Rayshawn Emerson

Male, age 22 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Johnneil Rayshawn Emerson, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2021, in High Point, North Carolina. Emerson was one of three victims in a triple shooting that occurred on the night of April 13. The incident took place in…

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Abdoul Kane

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of April 13, 2021, Abdoul Aziz Kane, a 21-year-old Black man, was fatally shot at Eagle Fuel, located at 3851 E. Livingston Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 1:02 AM when Columbus Police Officers responded to a report of two…

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Zy’Keera Townsend

Female, age 17 · Scott, Ohio

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Zy'Keera N. Townsend, a 17-year-old girl from Lima, Ohio, tragically passed away on April 13, 2021, at 10:40 AM due to a very unfortunate situation. She was attending Elida High School and Apollo Career Center and was on track to receive her nurse aid…

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Donangelo Castapheny

Male, age 15 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a promising young life was cut short on the evening of April 13, 2021. Donangelo Castapheny, a 15-year-old Black male, was found shot to death on Olivant Street. Police were initially called to the 1300…

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Kalil Hoye

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kalil E. Hoye, a 35-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was found lying in the street on Windsor Street, suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of the Philadelphia Police Department to…

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Sharon Lindsey Gillespie

Female, age 52 · Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 13, 2021, Sharon Lindsey Gillespie, a 52-year-old female employee at The Summit of Lawrenceburg, an assisted living facility in Tennessee, stepped outside for a break. Moments later, a quiet evening was shattered by the sound of…

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Cody Gilpin

Male, age 17 · Hitchcock, Texas

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 13, 2021, Cody Gilpin, a 17-year-old male from Hitchcock, Texas, was found shot to death in Jack Brooks Park. Cody was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in a grassy area of the park by a police officer conducting a routine check. The officer…

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Kathleen Heather Kat Abramson

Female, age 45 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Apr 13, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kathleen Heather Kat Abramson, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman from Amarillo, Texas, tragically passed away on April 13, 2021. She was a well-respected mathematics instructor for the Amarillo Independent School District and an active member of Grace Church of…

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Davion Spivey

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Davion Spivey, age 19, was fatally shot on April 13, 2016, in Chicago. The homicide occurred in the Roseland neighborhood on the city's Far South Side. Spivey was found with multiple gunshot wounds, and despite emergency medical intervention, he did not…

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Miguel Colon

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young life was abruptly cut short on a street in Philadelphia. Nineteen-year-old Miguel Colon, a Hispanic male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The incident occurred around 1:59 p.m. in the 4000 block…

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Marion Turpin

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marion Turpin, a 25-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was found shot to death on April 13, 2016. On that early morning, Philadelphia Police responded to an abandoned residence on the 300 block of North Edgewood Street at 3:53 a.m. Upon arrival, officers…

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Neofito Ortiz

Male, age 55 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Neofito Ortiz, age 55, was found dead on April 13, 2016, in an overgrown alley near Waugh Street and Cravens Avenue in San Antonio, Texas. He had suffered gunshot wounds to his neck and chest. Ortiz's sister reported that he was last seen at their shared home…

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Anthony Rogers

Male, age 21 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Rogers, a 21-year-old Black man from Montgomery, was killed in a shooting on April 13, 2016, in the Vaughn Lakes area of the city. What can be pieced together from public online reporting is brief but stark: the violence erupted on a Wednesday, and by…

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Mauricio T. Acosta

Male, age 20 · Santa Clara, New Mexico

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 13, 2016, the quiet of Santa Clara, New Mexico, was broken by a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 20-year-old Mauricio T. Acosta, a Hispanic/Latino male. Acosta was discovered outside the Central Apartments on…

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Ja-mall Thelonious Kitchens

Male, age 19 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 19-year-old Ja-mall Thelonious Kitchens was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Muskegon, Michigan. On the evening of April 13th, as Kitchens was walking along Laketon Avenue, he was shot and killed in…

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Shannon Seawright

Male, age 30 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the city of Newark, New Jersey, the life of Shannon D. Seawright was cut short on April 13, 2016. Seawright, a 30-year-old Black/African American male, was the victim of a fatal shooting. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an investigation by…

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Myquan McCloud

Male, age 21 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late afternoon of April 13, 2016, the sound of gunshots shattered the quiet of the 800 block of Lindenwood Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. When police arrived shortly before 3:00 p.m., they discovered 21-year-old Myquan McCloud near the road, suffering…

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Rashide Sylvester Fraser

Male, age 29 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of April 13, 2016, Rashide Sylvester Fraser, a 29-year-old male from Roanoke, was fatally shot in Hampton, Virginia. The incident unfolded at a Speedy Mart located near 201 Lassiter Drive. Fraser was the passenger in a silver PT Cruiser when an…

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Juan Carlos Quinones

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Juan Carlos Quinones, a 28-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 13, 2016, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred in the 2100 block of East 105th…

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Pansy Thongban

Female, age 28 · Rodeo, California

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 13, 2016, Pansy Thongban, a 28-year-old resident of Rodeo, California, tragically lost her life in what authorities have identified as a murder-suicide. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Sandy Cove Drive. According to the…

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Shu Zhang

Female, age 60 · West-covina, California

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Shu Zhang, a 60-year-old woman from China, was tragically shot and killed on April 13, 2016, in West Covina, California. Shu Zhang and her husband, Aiping Diao, had traveled from their home in Sichuan, China, to visit their daughter and her family. On the…

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Kagan Dane McFarland

Male, age 31 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kagan Dane McFarland, a 31-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on April 13, 2016, in Tampa, Florida. On that fateful night, around 1:00 a.m., Kagan was believed to be walking home from the Lazy Brew Bar & Grill located at 11401 North 56th Street in…

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Herbert Mitchell

Male, age 56 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic and violent encounter on a Wednesday afternoon in Albany, Georgia, two men lost their lives in a sudden eruption of gunfire. The incident, which unfolded on April 13, 2016, at the Nottingham North Apartments, claimed the life of 56-year-old…

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James C. Pixley

Male, age 18 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in Augusta, Georgia. James C. Pixley, an 18-year-old male, was found shot multiple times just before noon on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The incident occurred on Bellemeade Drive at Hardwick…

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Jarrah Alexander

Male, age 26 · Dolton, Illinois

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Black male Jarrah Alexander, age 26, was shot on the evening of April 13, 2016, in the 14900 block of Irving Avenue in Dolton, Illinois. Multiple 911 calls drew officers to the scene at about 7:30 p.m., where they found the 26-year-old male unresponsive on…

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Christopher Gilles Raymond

Male, age 32 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Apr 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christopher Gilles Raymond, a 32-year-old man from Winston-Salem, NC, was found dead on April 13, 2016, at the home of David Erik Van Slee. Raymond had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred at Van Slee's residence on Lamond Drive, near…

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