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Jane Hall

Female, age 57 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a spring day in 2020 was shattered by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of Jane Hall, a 57-year-old female. On April 1st, while diligently performing her duties as the manager of the Westminster apartment…

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Limbusha Fields

Female, age 48 · Bethany, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a tragedy unfolded in Bethany, Oklahoma, forever altering the lives of a local family. On the morning of April 1st, 48-year-old Limbusha Fields was fatally shot, her life taken in a sudden act of violence that also claimed the life of…

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Shamara Myers

Female, age 32 · Bethany, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a tragedy unfolded in Bethany, Oklahoma, forever altering the lives of a local family. On the morning of April 1st, 32-year-old Black female Shamara Myers became a victim of a violent encounter that left three people dead and another…

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Nathan Gordy

Male, age 29 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On April 1, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan, 29-year-old Nathan Gordy, a male, was tragically killed in his home. The fatal incident unfolded on Stout Street during what has been described as a violent home invasion. Two assailants, with one reportedly posing as a…

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Stephanie Jacques

Female, age 17 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 2020, in Jersey City, New Jersey, 17-year-old Stephanie Jacques was walking home from her aunt's house with her mother when gunfire erupted in the area of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street. A bullet struck the female in…

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Damone Smith

Male, age 25 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a young man's life was violently cut short on the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey, an act that would ripple through the community and lead to a significant law enforcement response. Damone Smith, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot…

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Damen Taylor Jr

Male, age 18 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. Damen Taylor Jr., an 18-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting on the evening of Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The incident, which marked the city's 42nd…

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Larry Jordan

Male, age 17 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the afternoon of April 1, 2020, violence erupted in the Bevo neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of a local teenager. Larry Jordan Jr., a 17-year-old male, was in the 4500 block of Ridgewood Avenue when he became the target of a…

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Gary Williams

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 18-year-old Gary Isiah Williams was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of April 1st, Williams was in the 4700 block of Yellowwood Avenue when he was shot. He was rushed to a local hospital with…

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Dave Fraser

Male, age 53 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 2020, a Washington Heights resident named Dave Fraser, a 53-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Bronx. The incident took place at approximately 9:40 PM inside an apartment building located at 1561 Sheridan Avenue. Police were…

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Lorenzo Wade

Male, age 47 · Rochester, New York

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of April 1, 2020, a dispute on Alexander Street near University Avenue in Rochester, New York, turned fatal. Lorenzo L. Wade Sr., a 47-year-old male, was shot at least once in the torso during an altercation. Rochester Police Department…

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Jose Exiquio De La Cruz

Male, age 45 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jose Exiquio De La Cruz, a 45-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, De La Cruz was shot near 447 Park Front Walk in the South Park…

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Maurice Deshon Battee

Male, age 26 · Lancaster, California

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Maurice Deshon Battee, a 26-year-old resident of Lancaster, California, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Battee was fatally shot near 44933 Trevor Avenue in Lancaster. The…

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Quenton Hunter

Male, age 31 · Opa-locka, Florida

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Quenton Hunter, a 31-year-old African American male from Opa-locka, FL, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2020. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation. On that fateful day, Quenton was…

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Aaron Skinner

Male, age 34 · Milledgeville, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Milledgeville, Georgia, a confrontation on the evening of March 30, 2020, ended in the tragic death of 34-year-old Aaron Skinner. Deputies from the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office were called to a residence on Fox Hill Road at…

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Shamarion Austin

Female, age 14 · Helena, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the small community of McRae-Helena, Georgia, a sense of sorrow and questions lingered after the unexpected death of a young girl. On the evening of Wednesday, April 1, 2020, emergency services responded to a call from a residence on Collins Street.…

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Lazlo Leonard Lyons

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lazlo Leonard Lyons, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot on April 1, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Heart of Italy neighborhood on the Lower West Side. According to reports, Lyons and two other men were walking in the 2300 block of…

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Esam Tanzim Hossain

Male, age 23 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Esam Tanzim Hossain, a 23-year-old male of Bangladeshi descent, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2020, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hossain, who was originally from San Jose, was fatally shot in the head in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The…

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Ronald Paige

Male, age 61 · Dingmans-ferry, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ronald Paige, a 61-year-old man from Dingmans Ferry, PA, tragically died on April 1, 2020, after being shot by his son, Ryan Paige. The incident occurred after a dispute between the father and son, who had been estranged for about three years. Ryan Paige, 32…

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Gary Earl Jimison

Male, age 50 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Gary Earl Jimison, a 50-year-old male, tragically died on April 1, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. He was involved in an altercation with 36-year-old Kendrick Denard Rolfe Massingill, which resulted in Jimison being shot in the neck. He was immediately taken to a…

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Julia Ann Gregor

Female, age 70 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Julia Ann Gregor, a 70-year-old woman from Benbrook, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 1, 2020, in a case of road rage. She was driving on Loop 820 South in Fort Worth when her car veered off the highway and crashed into a guardrail. First responders…

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Nkennge Abdul Calhoun

Male, age 42 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Nkennge Abdul Calhoun, a 42-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on April 1, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. According to police reports, Calhoun was involved in a confrontation that escalated into a physical altercation. During this incident…

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Notorious Crabtree

Male, age 16 · Texarkana, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Notorious Crabtree, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 1, 2020, in Texarkana, Texas. The incident occurred at the intersection of Westlawn Drive and Meadowbrook Lane, where officers responded to multiple 911 calls…

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Rodney Gordon

Male, age 44 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon calm in the 3300 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast, in Washington, D.C. When the sounds of the shots faded, a man lay grievously wounded. First responders rushed to the scene on that Monday…

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Mark Barnes

Male, age 56 · South Fulton, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of a visiting father was tragically cut short in South Fulton, Georgia. Mark Barnes, a 56-year-old African American male and a Navy veteran from Birmingham, had traveled to the area to spend time with his daughters. His visit…

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Ernest Healey Jr

Male, age 18 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In Louisville, Kentucky, a young man's life was cut tragically short in the spring of 2019. Ernest 'DoDo' Healy Jr., an 18-year-old black male, was murdered on April 1, 2019, at the intersection of South 23rd Street and West Ormsby Avenue. His death left a…

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Maurice Wheeler

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cool spring evening in Washington, D.C., the sound of gunshots shattered the night in the 4600 block of Hillside Road, Southeast. It was approximately 10:01 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2019, when officers from the Sixth District responded to the scene. Upon…

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Marquez Mario Lavell Hutton

Male, age 23 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the evening hours of April 1, 2019, the life of 23-year-old Marquez Mario Lavell Hutton, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Wichita, Kansas. Just before 8:40 p.m., residents in the 1200 block of North Minnesota heard the sound of…

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Todd Walker

Male, age 21 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of April 1, 2019, a burst of violence shattered the night at a Kansas City, Kansas, apartment complex, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Todd Walker, a 21-year-old Black male, was found shot multiple times in the 2100 block of…

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Chavez Aldridge

Male, age 17 · Olive-branch, Mississippi

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet suburban streets of Olive Branch, Mississippi, a young life was tragically cut short on the evening of April 1, 2019. Chavez Aldridge, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot in an eruption of violence that also claimed the life of 20-year-old…

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Rodney Clark

Male, age 20 · Olive-branch, Mississippi

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet Chateau Ridge subdivision of Olive Branch, Mississippi, a dispute escalated into deadly violence on the evening of April 1, 2019, claiming the lives of two young men. Rodney Clark, a 20-year-old male, and 17-year-old Chavez Aldridge were found…

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Darius McMorris

Male, age 23 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a visit between childhood friends from Chicago took a tragic turn in Fort Wayne, Indiana, ending the life of 23-year-old Darius McMorris. A Black male, McMorris had traveled with three friends, Christopher Ellis, Alfonso Rogers, and…

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Gerald Beamon

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In March of 2019, the family of 18-year-old Gerald Antonio Beamon reported him missing. Two days later, on April 1, 2019, his body was discovered in a vacant apartment on North Ruckle Street in Indianapolis. He was found face down with multiple shell casings…

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Derrick White

Male, age 40 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a grim discovery was made in Kansas City, Missouri, that would mark the beginning of a years-long quest for justice and ultimately intertwine with another family tragedy. On April 1, 2019, police responded to a call near East 67th…

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Michael Garrett

Male, age 40 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On April 1, 2019, 40-year-old Michael A. Garrett was traveling as a passenger in a Ford Fusion near the intersection of East 63rd Street and Manchester Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The vehicle, driven by a female companion, was heading east when a silver…

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James Dillon Edwards Davis

Male, age 23 · Andrews, South Carolina

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Andrews, South Carolina, the life of 23-year-old James Dillon Edwards Davis was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that also claimed the life of another young man. On the last day of March in 2019, Davis, known to his loved…

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Raven Reid

Female, age 24 · Andrews, South Carolina

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Raven Terrell Reid was a 24-year-old Black woman from the Bloomingvale community near Andrews, South Carolina, whose days were woven around a tight-knit family, Sunday dinners, and the little boy she loved more than anything. Local reports and memorials…

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Larry Richard

Male, age 42 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Larry Richard, aged 42, tragically passed away on April 1, 2019, in San Bernardino, California. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the night of his death, Larry…

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Dylan McCurdy

Male, age 26 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dylan A.J. McCurdy, a 26-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2019. McCurdy was found deceased on the side of Featherwood Drive, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office…

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Jamelle Brightwell

Male, age 19 · Athens, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2019, the life of 19-year-old Jamelle Brightwell, a male from Bogart, Georgia, was tragically cut short. Gunfire erupted at the Bethel Midtown Village Housing Complex in Athens, and when police responded to calls of…

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Brittani Rice

Female, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brittani Rice, an 18-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on April 1, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Brittani, along with her friend Senobia Brantley, a 19-year-old African American woman, was sitting in a parked car near 77th and Eggleston…

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Calvin Choice

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Calvin Choice, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 1, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Calvin Choice and another victim, 18-year-old Gwaine Brown, were…

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Gwaine Brown

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gwaine Brown, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Gwaine Brown and another victim, 29-year-old Calvin Choice…

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Lowell Randy Oitker

Male, age 64 · Plainville, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Lowell Randy Oitker, a 64-year-old white male from Plainville, Illinois, was found dead on April 1, 2019, at his home. The Adams County Sheriff's Department received a report of a shooting around 6:30 PM that evening. Upon arrival, deputies discovered that…

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Senobia Brantley

Female, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Senobia Brantley, a 19-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on April 1, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. She was shot and killed while sitting in a parked car with her friend, 18-year-old Brittani Rice, and a 19-year-old man. The incident…

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Jonathan Simmons

Male, age 35 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, a 35-year-old man named Jonathan 'Son' Simmons was shot and killed on April 1, 2019. Simmons, a father of four, was reportedly near a local store when the fatal incident occurred. His death was one of several acts…

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Jerry Chiffon Watkins Jr

Male, age 28 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jerry Chiffon Watkins Jr., a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Jerry, affectionately known as "Pooh," was found lying in a yard behind 200 E. Clemmonsville Road with a gunshot…

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Jennifer Williams

Female, age 52 · Niles, Ohio

Killed Apr 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jennifer Williams, a 52-year-old woman from Niles, Ohio, tragically passed away on April 1, 2019. Her death was ruled a homicide. Jennifer and her husband, Joseph Williams, 49, were found shot dead in their home at 541 Henry St. SE, Niles. The couple's son…

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