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Deaths by Force on April 21

590 open cases in our database happened on April 21. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (417)

Abdullahi Said Sharif Osman - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Abdullahi Said Sharif Osman

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

On April 21, 2018, Abdullahi Said Sharif Osman, a 28-year-old Black male, was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 7:38 p.m. when Columbus Police officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the alley behind 1183 Aberdeen…

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Ashley James - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Ashley James

Female, age 28 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ashley James, a 28-year-old woman from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost her life on April 21, 2018. She was fatally shot outside Rick's Jazz Club on Lakeview Avenue in Dayton in the early hours of that morning. Ashley was in a vehicle with Darion Harris, 29…

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Cabdul Khaliq Said Hussein - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Cabdul Khaliq Said Hussein

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Cabdul Khaliq Said Hussein, a 20-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. On that fateful evening, around 7:38 p.m., Columbus Police officers were called to the alley behind 1183 Aberdeen Avenue following reports of…

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Darion Harris - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Darion Harris

Male, age 29 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

On April 21, 2018, 29-year-old Darion Harris, a male of African American ethnicity, was fatally shot outside Rick's Jazz Lab in Dayton, Ohio. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene, while his companion, 28-year-old Ashley James, succumbed to her injuries at…

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Larry Eugene Dayton - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Larry Eugene Dayton

Male, age 59 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Larry Eugene Dayton, a 59-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically murdered on April 21, 2018. Dayton was found dead in his home on Wisconsin Avenue in the Franklinton neighborhood after police responded to a call about a shooting. The investigation…

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Donald Smodic - Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Donald Smodic

Male, age 57 · Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Donald Smodic, a 57-year-old man from Apollo, Pennsylvania, tragically died on April 21, 2018, in Meyersdale, PA. According to police reports, Smodic was involved in an altercation with a friend at a hunting cabin in Larimer Township. After the altercation…

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Rashawn Tahir Miller - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Rashawn Tahir Miller

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rashawn Tahir Miller, a 21-year-old male from Philadelphia, PA, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2018. He was fatally shot in the head during a house party in North Philadelphia, near the Temple University campus. The incident occurred just after…

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Viktoriya Manasyan - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Viktoriya Manasyan

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Viktoriya Manasyan, a 20-year-old Ukrainian immigrant and aspiring FBI agent, tragically lost her life on April 21, 2018, in North Philadelphia. She was fatally shot while attending a house party near Temple University's campus. Viktoriya had moved to the…

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Andrew Martin-Jimenez - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Andrew Martin-Jimenez

Male, age 19 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Andrew Martin-Jimenez, a 19-year-old male from San Antonio, was killed in the early hours of April 21, 2018, in a burst of gunfire outside his home on the city’s South Side. What emerged from local reporting was a chaotic and fast-moving scene that stretched…

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Dayzshia McKinley - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Dayzshia McKinley

Female, age 27 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Day'zshia McKinley, a 27-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 21, 2018. She was fatally shot outside her apartment's front door while her three young children, ages 5, 3, and 18 months, were inside. The incident occurred…

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Mysti Amber Goddard - Dimmitt, Texas
Death by Force

Mysti Amber Goddard

Female, age 32 · Dimmitt, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mysti Amber Goddard, a 32-year-old white female from Amarillo, Texas, was found dead on April 21, 2018, in a ditch on County Road 510 in southwestern Castro County. The discovery was made following a 911 call reporting a person lying in a ditch. Upon arrival…

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Hassan R Sutton - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Hassan R Sutton

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hassan R. Sutton, aged 37, was shot and killed on April 21, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the South Shore neighborhood, and it was part of an escalation of gun violence in the city that year. Sutton was reportedly shot during a…

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Mohamed Mohamed - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Mohamed Mohamed

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On April 21, 2017, Mohamed Mohamed, a 21-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, succumbed to injuries sustained during a shooting incident. The shooting occurred on April 17, 2017, around 1:56 a.m., in the vicinity of the 800 block of Wedgewood Drive, Columbus.…

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David Bland - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

David Bland

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a young man's life was abruptly cut short on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. David Bland, a 23-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on April 21, 2017. The incident occurred near the intersection of Levi and Ford Road…

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Ricardo Gutierrez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Ricardo Gutierrez

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas
Found Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On April 21, 2017, Ricardo Gutierrez, age 33, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas. His death was part of a spate of violent crimes that shook the city during the year. The incident took place as Houston experienced a surge in violence, with nearly 269…

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Stephen Pausuan Kim - Des Moines, Iowa
Death by Force

Stephen Pausuan Kim

Male, age 41 · Des Moines, Iowa
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of April 21, 2017, a 41-year-old Asian man named Stephen Pausuan Kim, a native of Myanmar, was fatally shot in Des Moines, Iowa. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the University Terrace Apartments. Kim was…

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Yanuel Viloria - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Yanuel Viloria

Male, age 18 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of April 21, 2017, Yanuel Viloria, an 18-year-old Black / African American male, was with friends inside an apartment building at 180 Ruggles Street in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. The group had been spending time in a rear hallway of the…

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Shawntez Kinney - Denver, Colorado
Death by Force

Shawntez Kinney

Male, age 22 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of April 21, 2017, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in Denver, Colorado. Shawntez James Jucar Kinney, a 22-year-old Black / African American male, was found shot to death around 8 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Evans Avenue. The fatal…

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Zeandre Davonne Beverly - Aurora, Colorado
Death by Force

Zeandre Davonne Beverly

Male, age 19 · Aurora, Colorado
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late afternoon of April 21, 2017, the life of 19-year-old Zeandre Davonne Beverly, a Black male, was tragically cut short in an act of violence that continues to await resolution. Emergency services in Aurora, Colorado, received a report of a shooting…

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Danny Potts - Wagoner, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Danny Potts

Male, age 26 · Wagoner, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 26-year-old Danny Potts was tragically cut short in Wagoner, Oklahoma. On April 21, 2017, Potts was shot in the head and killed, an event that would unravel a grim narrative of violence and deceit. The initial incident…

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Daequan Gwynn - Hampton, Virginia
Death by Force

Daequan Gwynn

Male, age 16 · Hampton, Virginia
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 16-year-old Daequan Gwynn was tragically cut short in Hampton, Virginia. On the evening of April 20th, Daequan left his home in the Wythe section of the city with two friends. It was the last time his family would see him…

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Daryl Turner-Lyons - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Daryl Turner-Lyons

Male, age 36 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of Daryl K. 'Spud' Turner-Lyons, a 36-year-old Black / African American man, was cut short in Gary, Indiana. On the tragic day of April 21, 2017, Turner-Lyons fell victim to gun violence, a fate that has unfortunately befallen…

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Rodney Spigner - Orangeburg, South Carolina
Death by Force

Rodney Spigner

Male, age 36 · Orangeburg, South Carolina
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of Rodney Allen Spigner, a 36-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On April 21, 2017, just after midnight, Spigner was involved in a heated argument with a woman on…

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Wyatt Fitzgerald - Salisbury, Maryland
Death by Force

Wyatt Fitzgerald

Male, age 32 · Salisbury, Maryland
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Salisbury, Maryland, a dispute over a mere $30 escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 32-year-old Wyatt Fitzgerald. The incident unfolded on Friday, April 21, 2017, on the 900 block of Booth Street. Fitzgerald had…

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Lanette Washington - Long-beach, California
Death by Force

Lanette Washington

Female, age 29 · Long-beach, California
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lanette Washington, a 29-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on April 21, 2017, in Long Beach, California. On that fateful morning, Long Beach police responded to a call at a motel located in the 5900 block of Long Beach Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers…

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Chayvis Chay Darice Reed - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Chayvis Chay Darice Reed

Female, age 28 · Miami, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Chayvis "Chay" Darice Reed, a 28-year-old transgender woman, was tragically shot and killed on April 27, 2017, in Miami-Dade County's West Little River neighborhood. The incident occurred around 4:45 a.m. near Northwest 27th Avenue and 93rd Street. According…

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Christin Marie Cassels - Hawthorne, Florida
Death by Force

Christin Marie Cassels

Female, age 23 · Hawthorne, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christin Marie Cassels, a 23-year-old woman from Hawthorne, Florida, tragically lost her life on April 21, 2017. Born on April 25, 1993, Christin was a lifelong resident of Hawthorne. She was actively involved in her community, having graduated from Hawthorne…

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Darryl Rudolph - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Darryl Rudolph

Male, age 55 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Darryl Rudolph, a 55-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Darryl was found with a fatal gunshot wound in a storage room at Sugar D's Adult Club, where he was working at the time. The Palm…

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Gerald Woadie Jit Smith - Panama-city, Florida
Death by Force

Gerald Woadie Jit Smith

Male, age 25 · Panama-city, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gerald Woadie Jit Smith, a 25-year-old resident of Panama City, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2017. The incident occurred at the Macedonia Garden Apartments, where Smith was shot multiple times in the torso while standing in the courtyard.…

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Joshua Wadlington - Palm-bay, Florida
Death by Force

Joshua Wadlington

Male, age 27 · Palm-bay, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joshua Wadlington, a 27-year-old resident of Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2017. The incident occurred in the northeast corner of Palm Bay, where Wadlington and another man, Michael Jared Landon, were fatally shot. The suspect…

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Michael Landon - Palm-bay, Florida
Death by Force

Michael Landon

Male, age 38 · Palm-bay, Florida
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Jared Landon, aged 38, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2017, in Palm Bay, Florida. The incident occurred at a residence on Vernon Drive, where Landon was fatally shot alongside 27-year-old Joshua Wadlington. The double homicide shocked the local…

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DaRonald Wilkerson - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

DaRonald Wilkerson

Male, age 17 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a life full of promise was tragically cut short at a gas station in southwest Atlanta. DaRonald Wilkerson, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, April 21, 2017. A junior at Benjamin E. Mays High School, DaRonald…

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Armani Horton - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Armani Horton

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Armani Horton, an 18-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on April 21, 2017. The incident occurred in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Horton was inside a building located in the 6500 block of…

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Eduardo Munoz - Oak-brook, Illinois
Death by Force

Eduardo Munoz

Male, age 43 · Oak-brook, Illinois
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eduardo Munoz, a 43-year-old Hispanic male from Florida, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2017, in Oak Brook, Illinois. The incident occurred during a road rage altercation on Interstate 88. Munoz, who was driving an 18-wheeler, became involved in a…

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Amber White - East-canton, Ohio
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Amber White

Female, age 32 · East-canton, Ohio
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Amber Sue Antoinette White, a 32-year-old woman of Canton, Ohio, tragically passed away on April 21, 2017. Born on April 13, 1985, Amber was a lifelong resident of Canton and a graduate of Canton South High School. She is survived by her son, Bryer Ray White…

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Deangelo Foxx - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Deangelo Foxx

Male, age 32 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Friday afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee, Deangelo Foxx, a 32-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on April 21, 2017. The incident, which unfolded around 4:30 p.m. on Shelby Avenue, is believed to have stemmed from a road rage…

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Carlos Armando Pizarro - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Carlos Armando Pizarro

Male, age 20 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Apr 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carlos Armando Pizarro, a 20-year-old Hispanic male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically passed away on April 21, 2017. Carlos was known for his big heart and willingness to help others, even if it meant giving away the shirt off his back or the last dollar in…

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Steven Lambert - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Steven Lambert

Male, age 55 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Steven Lambert, aged 55, was murdered on April 21, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found dead at a construction site, where he was fatally shot. Despite investigations, no suspects have been identified, and the case remains unsolved. Lambert's murder…

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Jeremy Collins - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jeremy Collins

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 21, 2015, Jeremy Collins, aged 26, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred late at night in the Roseland neighborhood, an area that has often struggled with significant issues of gun violence and crime. Collins was discovered by…

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Jaquille K Reams - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jaquille K Reams

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jaquille K. Reams, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed on April 21, 2015, in Chicago. His homicide was one of the many violent incidents that occurred in the city that year, contributing to the growing concern over gun violence in certain neighborhoods.…

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Donald Jr. Allender - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Donald Jr. Allender

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Donald Leroy "DJ" Allender III, a 19-year-old Black/African American male from Indianapolis, Indiana, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2015. He was the son of Donald L. Allender II and LaTanya Harvey Allender. Known to friends and family as "DJ," he was…

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Nicoloe Marie Torain - Baltimore, Maryland
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Nicoloe Marie Torain

Female, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of 34-year-old Nicole Marie Torain, a female resident of Dundalk, Maryland, came to a tragic and mysterious end. Her story became a somber headline after she was reported missing, last seen in Baltimore. The search for her…

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Carvell Larry Jones - Baltimore, Maryland
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Carvell Larry Jones

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a period marked by a troubling increase in violence in Baltimore, 44-year-old Carvell Larry Jones, a Black male, became another victim of the city's escalating homicide rate. On the evening of April 21st, Jones was found shot on the…

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Trula Dobbins - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Trula Dobbins

Male, age 35 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Trula Dobbins, a 35-year-old male from the Hill District in Pittsburgh, was killed on April 21, 2015, after an argument escalated into a shooting at a bar on Webster Avenue. The incident occurred around 9 p.m., and Dobbins was shot multiple times in the chest…

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Carlton Washington - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Carlton Washington

Male, age 41 · Houston, Texas
Found Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Carlton Washington, aged 41, was killed on April 21, 2015, in Houston, Texas. The incident is categorized as a homicide and was investigated by the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division, which is responsible for responding to crime scenes and…

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Donovan Nicholson - Elkins, West Virginia
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Donovan Nicholson

Male, age 22 · Elkins, West Virginia
Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Donovan Nicholson, a 22-year-old White/Caucasian man, was from Belington, West Virginia, although his death occurred in downtown Elkins. In the predawn hours of April 21, 2015, an Elkins police officer found Nicholson lying near the Elkins Depot Welcome…

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Larry T. Bell - Shelbyville, Kentucky
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Larry T. Bell

Male, age 28 · Shelbyville, Kentucky
Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of Larry T. Bell, a 28-year-old Black male known affectionately as 'Hulk,' was tragically cut short. On the evening of April 21st, shots rang out in the parking lot of the Centerbrook Apartments in Shelbyville, Kentucky. When…

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David Fuller - Flint, Michigan
Death by Force

David Fuller

Male, age 26 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Apr 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Flint, Michigan, a young man's life was tragically cut short in what appeared to be a senseless act of violence. David Fuller, a 26-year-old male, was working his shift as a pizza delivery driver for a local Cottage…

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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.