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ShaQual Mercer

Male, age 28 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Sha'Qual Khyree Mercer, a 28-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on April 17, 2022. He was known affectionately as "Shack" or "Prescott" by his friends and family. ShaQual was a beloved son, brother…

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Cleophus Ray Webster

Male, age 48 · Hearne, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Cleophus Ray Webster, a 48-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Hearne, Texas, tragically passed away on April 17, 2022. He was fatally shot in the 300 block of North Colorado Street in Hearne. The incident occurred on Easter Sunday, and Webster…

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Cory Nicholas Arizmendez

Male, age 35 · Austin, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Cory Nicholas Arizmendez, a 35-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, in Austin, Texas. His body was discovered on East Milton Street, just off South Congress Avenue, with obvious signs of trauma. Despite life-saving efforts…

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Keishan Betts

Female, age 46 · Webster, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Keishan Betts, a 46-year-old woman from Webster, TX, tragically died on April 17, 2022, from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred at an apartment complex located at 270 El Dorado Boulevard in the Clear Lake area. When police arrived at the scene, they found…

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Troy Odom

Male, age 49 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Troy Phelay Odom, a 49-year-old African American man from Houston, Texas, tragically died on April 17, 2022. He was fatally shot by Antonio Batres, a 21-year-old employee at a Family Dollar store, after an alleged shoplifting incident. Odom was unarmed and…

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Janet Roper Emrico

Female, age 54 · Somerville, Alabama

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Somerville, Alabama, the morning of April 17, 2020, was shattered by a violent act that resulted in the death of Janet Roper Emrico. Deputies from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office responded to a call regarding a shooting in the 200…

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Nathaniel Acosta

Male, age 24 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Nathaniel Mateo Acosta, a 24-year-old from Yelm, Washington, met a tragic end on April 17, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. He was fatally shot at the Gold Club, an adult entertainment venue located off McLoughlin Boulevard in Clackamas County. The incident…

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Chandler Stevenson

Male, age 22 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On an April evening in 2020, the life of 22-year-old Chandler Stevenson was tragically cut short on College Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Responding to a ShotSpotter activation on April 17th, police discovered a scene of violence where three…

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Jesus Gomez-Reyes

Male, age 46 · Wapato, Washington

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of April 17, 2020, a Hispanic male named Jesus Gomez-Reyes, aged 46, was fatally shot in Wapato, Washington. The Wapato Police Department received a report of gunfire in the 100 block of Donald Road at approximately 11:45 p.m. Upon their arrival…

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Jeffery Erving

Male, age 32 · Carthage, Mississippi

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Carthage, Mississippi, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of Friday, April 17, 2020. Jeffery Erving, a 32-year-old male, was fatally wounded by a gunshot, a violent end to what reports describe as an altercation. The incident…

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Stephen White

Male, age 23 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 23-year-old Stephen D. White was tragically cut short. On April 17, 2020, police responded to a call around 11:40 p.m. in the 600 block of 25th Street. Upon their arrival, they…

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Alexuas Acord

Female, age 21 · Grandview, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 17, 2020, the life of 21-year-old Alexuas Acord was tragically cut short in Grandview, Missouri. A young mother, Acord was discovered inside her vehicle in the 13100 block of 15th Street, having been fatally shot. The…

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Antonio Miller

Male, age 47 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a spring day in St. Louis, 33-year-old Anthony Miller was found dead inside his home in the 4500 block of Margaretta. It was Sunday, May 29, 2016, when police discovered him lifeless, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the…

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Davion Booze

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Davion Booze, 24, was a Black man who was shot to death on April 17, 2020, in south St. Louis, Missouri. In the middle of the afternoon, police were called to the 4900 block of Fyler Avenue, near the edge of the Tower Grove South area, where the first reports…

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Zenobia Johnson

Female, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Zenobia Johnson, a 25-year-old female, was discovered suffering from fatal gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the Marine Villa neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, on April 17, 2020. Police officers responded to the scene in the 3600 block of South Broadway…

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Dondre Maurice Dre

Male, age 33 · Salisbury, Maryland

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of April 17, 2020, in Salisbury, Maryland, 33-year-old Dondre Wilson, who was also known as Dondre Maurice Dre, was shot and killed. The incident occurred shortly before 11:00 p.m. in the 1000 block of Adams Avenue, at an apartment complex where…

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Christopher Gomez

Male, age 17 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Christopher Gomez, a 17-year-old from Sacramento, CA, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2020. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. Christopher was found deceased in what authorities quickly…

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Jaturong Siriprasirt

Male, age 69 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jaturong Siriprasirt, a 69-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Siriprasirt was shot near 11030 Aqua Vista Street in Studio City. This…

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Joseph Arthur Marcotte

Male, age 67 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Joseph Arthur Marcotte, a 67-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Marcotte was shot near 11030 Aqua Vista Street in Studio City. The…

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Justin Esco

Male, age 25 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Justin Esco, a 25-year-old resident of Vallejo, California, was fatally shot on April 17, 2020, in East Oakland. The incident occurred around 10:37 p.m. on the 9700 block of Golf Links Road, near Knowland Park. Esco was found with multiple gunshot wounds and…

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Oscar Enrique Estrada

Male, age 31 · East-los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Oscar Enrique Estrada Jr., a 31-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2020, in East Los Angeles. He was fatally shot near 530 S. Woods Ave., a location that has seen its share of violence over the years. The incident occurred in the…

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Rachael Emond

Female, age 35 · Cocoa, Florida

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rachael Emond, a 35-year-old woman from Cocoa, FL, tragically lost her life on April 17, 2020, as a result of domestic violence. Rachael, who had moved from Massachusetts to Cocoa at the age of 20, was employed at a local Seven Eleven store. She was known for…

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Rodney Woods

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rodney Woods, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Rodney Woods was inside a vehicle with a 2-year-old child when…

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Robert Bernard Phillips

Male, age 44 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Robert Bernard Phillips, a 44-year-old man from Greensboro, NC, tragically died on April 17, 2020, as a result of injuries sustained during an assault. The incident occurred on Beckford Drive, where police found four victims, including Phillips. Three of the…

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Jarrin Jay Allen Lamont

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jarrin Jay Allen Lamont, also known as Jarrin Allen Lamont Hickman, was a 28-year-old African American male from Columbus, Ohio. He tragically passed away on April 17, 2020. Jarrin was known for his protective nature, his involvement in sports, and his…

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LaNesha Workman

Female, age 26 · Warren, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

La'Nesha La'Sha Workman, a 26-year-old woman from Warren, Ohio, tragically died on April 17, 2020, at her residence on Ogden Avenue. She was pregnant at the time, and her unborn son, Major Workman, also perished. La'Nesha was employed with Minuteman Staffing…

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Patricia Woods

Female, age 24 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Patricia Danielle Corinne Woods, a 24-year-old woman from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost her life on April 17, 2020. She was fatally shot at the front door of her Westwood apartment by Marcus Reed, a man she had briefly dated. At the time of her death…

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Tyler Anderson

Male, age 23 · Mesquite, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tyler Anderson, a 23-year-old man from Mesquite, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2020. Anderson was found shot in his vehicle in the 4400 block of N. Galloway Avenue around 1 p.m. He was transported to a nearby hospital but was later pronounced…

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Barry Holmes

Male, age 57 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Wednesday afternoon in the spring of 2019, tragedy struck in Southeast Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of those connected to Barry Holmes, a 57-year-old man from Temple Hills, Maryland. The day was April 17th when, at approximately 4:33 pm…

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Tyler Andrew Mead

Male, age 25 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of April 17, 2019, a 25-year-old man, Tyler Andrew Mead, was fatally shot in Glendale, Arizona. The incident occurred at approximately 11:37 p.m. in the front yard of a residence located in the 7300 block of West Solano Drive North. Mead was…

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Jaqualyn Paxton

Female, age 18 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of April 17, 2019, a dispute in a Texarkana, Arkansas apartment complex parking lot tragically cut short the life of 18-year-old Jaqualyn Paxton. The young woman, a recent graduate of Arkansas High School and a crew member at McDonald's, was with…

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Jose Castro

Male, age 32 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of April 17, 2019, the sound of multiple gunshots shattered the quiet of a Little Rock neighborhood. When police responded to the 2400 block of Cross Street at approximately 1:18 a.m., they discovered a grim scene. Inside a white Chevrolet…

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Gregory Lee Johnson

Male, age 43 · Nesbit, Mississippi

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In Nesbit, Mississippi, the life of 43-year-old Gregory Lee Johnson, a male, came to a tragic end on April 17, 2019. He was found deceased in his home on Highway 51 from a single gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding his death unfolded as his wife…

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Varico Bush

Male, age 43 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Varico Bush, a 43-year-old Black man, was known in life as Varico Drell Bush, a son and brother whose roots tied him closely to both Jackson and Starkville, Mississippi. Obituaries describe him as “Mr. Varico D. Bush” and place him in Jackson at the time of…

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Darrian Hill

Male, age 19 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nineteen-year-old Darrian Hill, a Black male from Gary, Indiana, spent the spring of 2019 on the cusp of adulthood, working, saving, and planning ahead. In the weeks before his death, his mother would later recall that he had just received a raise at his job…

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Dennis Ward

Male, age 27 · Merrillville, Indiana

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Wednesday in Merrillville, Indiana, the life of 27-year-old Dennis Ward was tragically cut short. On April 17, 2019, police responded to a call of shots fired in the 7500 block of Hendricks Street around 5 a.m. Upon their…

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Jalen Sherwood

Male, age 20 · Merrillville, Indiana

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of Jalen Sherwood, a 20-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of April 17th, Merrillville police responded to a call of a person shot in the 6000 block of Harrison Street. Inside the residence, they…

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Claudette Purry

Female, age 54 · Pickens, South Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the community of Pickens, South Carolina, mourned the loss of Claudette 'Etta' Purry. A woman of 54 years, she passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, while under the care of Prisma Health. Born on November 17, 1964, she was a…

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Rebecca Purry

Female, age 28 · Pickens, South Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Saturday, April 20, 2019, Rebecca Marie “Becky” Purry, a 28-year-old female from Pickens, South Carolina, passed away in Tabor City, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding her death have not been publicly detailed, and information regarding any…

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Davon Mayo

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 25-year-old Davon Dion Mayo, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On April 17, 2019, Mayo was reported as a critical missing person from Edgewood, Maryland. The same day, his story took a grim turn as he was found…

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Yasmar Alfaro-Yero

Male, age 25 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Yasmar Alfaro-Yero, aged 25, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Yasmar, along with his twin brother Yusnier Alfaro-Yero and their sister Yasnai Moliner-Yera, were shot to death in their home. The perpetrator, Yuniel…

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Yasnai Moliner Yera

Female, age 40 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Yasnai Moliner Yera, a 40-year-old Cuban immigrant, was tragically shot to death on April 17, 2019, in a home near West Palm Beach, Florida. Yasnai, along with her 25-year-old twin brothers, Yasmar Alfaro and Yusnier Alfaro-Yera, were killed in a horrific act…

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Yusnier Alfaro-Yera

Male, age 25 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Yusnier Alfaro-Yera, a 25-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2019, in a horrific incident that also claimed the lives of his twin brother, Yasmar Alfaro-Yera, and their sister, Yasnai Moliner-Yera. The…

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Elroy Miller

Male, age 58 · Collins, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of April 17, 2019, in the small town of Collins, Georgia, the life of 58-year-old Elroy Miller, an African American male, was tragically cut short. Just after midnight, Tattnall County EMS received a call about an unresponsive person at a…

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Brandon Delgado

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brandon Delgado, an 18-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on April 17, 2019, in a Logan Square apartment on the Northwest Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 10:43 p.m. when several males entered the second-floor apartment in the 2200…

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Curtis Gulley

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Curtis Gulley Jr., a 26-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 17, 2019, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Officers responding to reports of a shooting at…

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Dejean Parrish

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dejean Parrish, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 17, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Dejean was a student at Morgan Park High School and was fatally shot during a drive-by shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. The…

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Rodkeira Nelson

Female, age 18 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Apr 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rodkeira Nelson, 18, was killed on April 17, 2019, in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was a Black woman, and the night her life ended was described in local reporting as a Wednesday-night shooting in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove area, with the coroner releasing her…

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