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Deaths by Force on April 27

698 open cases in our database happened on April 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (464)

Eddie Wycoff - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Eddie Wycoff

Male, age 52 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a burst of violence on a Baltimore street cut short the life of Eddie Lee Wycoff, a 52-year-old man. On the afternoon of April 27th, Wycoff was found inside a vehicle on Shellbanks Road, the victim of a double shooting. The incident…

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Israel Toledo Martinez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Israel Toledo Martinez

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Israel Toledo Martinez, a 28-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Martinez was shot near 3069 W. 8th St. in the Koreatown…

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Kevin Deshaun Lucas - Inglewood, California
Death by Force

Kevin Deshaun Lucas

Male, age 21 · Inglewood, California
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Kevin Deshaun Lucas, a 21-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Kevin was shot near 621 W. Manchester Blvd. in Inglewood. The incident…

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Lamar Maurice Dickerson - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Lamar Maurice Dickerson

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lamar Maurice Dickerson, a 44-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Dickerson was fatally shot near 335 E. 101st St. in the Green…

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Terri Robert Hale - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Terri Robert Hale

Male, age 44 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Terri Robert Hale, a 44-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, was tragically shot and killed on April 27, 2020. The incident occurred early in the morning, around 7 a.m., when police received a call about a man down in the 2200 block of West Mesa…

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Bryan Williams - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Bryan Williams

Male, age 18 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Bryan Williams, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio. He was a senior at Woodward High School, where he played quarterback for the Polar Bears and was an All-City League athlete. On the day of his…

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Darrel Robinson - Chester, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Darrel Robinson

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

On April 27, 2020, Darrel Robinson, a 23-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically lost to gun violence. This incident marked the city's second homicide in two days and the 16th for that year. As of now, there is no publicly available…

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Ramon Davila Tercero - Cleveland, Tennessee
Death by Force

Ramon Davila Tercero

Male, age 37 · Cleveland, Tennessee
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

On April 27, 2020, a call for help drew deputies to a home on McClanahan Road Southeast just off Highway 64, on the outskirts of Cleveland, Tennessee. There, they found Ramon Davila Tercero, 37, a Hispanic/Latino man, unresponsive with a gunshot wound.…

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Adam Saenz - El-campo, Texas
Death by Force

Adam Saenz

Male, age 40 · El-campo, Texas
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Adam Jessie Saenz, a 40-year-old man from El Campo, Texas, passed away on April 27, 2020. Born on May 12, 1979, in Galveston, Texas, Adam was a beloved family man, survived by his wife Tammy Saenz, his children Christopher Melcher, Adam Saenz Jr., Jared York…

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Clara Marie Dietering - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Clara Marie Dietering

Female, age 5 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Clara Marie Dietering, a 5-year-old girl of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 27, 2020, in San Antonio, TX. She and her 3-year-old brother, Robert Alexander Dietering, were fatally shot by their mother, Karina Sornoza Deitering, in what was…

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Claudia Yolanda Garcia - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Claudia Yolanda Garcia

Female, age 48 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Claudia Yolanda Garcia, a 48-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically died on April 27, 2020, in what was determined to be an apparent murder-suicide. She was found lying outside a vehicle on Perrin Beitel Road near Sun Gate Street, having been…

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Galina Tenzeyevna Taypina - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Galina Tenzeyevna Taypina

Female, age 68 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Galina Tenzeyevna Taypina, a 68-year-old woman of Russian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on April 27, 2020, in an apparent murder-suicide incident at the Sedona Ranch Apartments in San Antonio, Texas. She was found dead alongside her daughter, Karina…

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Robert Alexander Deitering - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Robert Alexander Deitering

Male, age 3 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Robert Rob Alexander Deitering, a three-year-old boy from Gautier, Mississippi, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. Robert and his five-year-old sister, Clara Marie Deitering, were fatally shot by their mother, Karina Klebernova…

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Jatwan Oshay Holman - Maplesville, Alabama
Death by Force

Jatwan Oshay Holman

Male, age 32 · Maplesville, Alabama
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jatwan Oshay Holman, 32-year-old male, was killed in the early hours of April 27, 2019, in the front yard of a home on County Road 807 just outside Maplesville, Alabama. Deputies with the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Maplesville…

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Douglas Phillip Hypes - Summersville, West Virginia
Death by Force

Douglas Phillip Hypes

Male, age 62 · Summersville, West Virginia
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Summersville, West Virginia, the life of Douglas Phillip Hypes, a 62-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic end on Saturday, April 27, 2019. He was found at his home on Twin Oaks Drive, the victim of a fatal shooting. Hypes was…

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Ilene Blankenship - Summersville, West Virginia
Death by Force

Ilene Blankenship

Male, age 62 · Summersville, West Virginia
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ilene Blankenship, a 62‑year‑old white female, was found dead on the front porch of a residence on Twin Oaks Drive in Summersville, West Virginia, on the evening of April 27, 2019. She had been shot, and spent. 45‑caliber shell casings were scattered near her…

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Christopher Puntin - Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Christopher Puntin

Male, age 44 · Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring morning in the wooded expanse of Monument Valley Road in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the life of Christopher Puntin, a 44-year-old White male from Pittsfield, was cut tragically short. It was Saturday, April 27, 2019, and Puntin was…

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Soon Ja Nam - Puyallup, Washington
Death by Force

Soon Ja Nam

Female, age 79 · Puyallup, Washington
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Soon Ja Nam, a 79-year-old Asian woman, was a beloved figure in her Puyallup, Washington, community, known for the kindness she showed customers at the Handy Corner Food Store she owned and operated with her husband. Her life was tragically cut short on April…

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Christopher Chris Pugh - Lawton, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Christopher Chris Pugh

Male, age 23 · Lawton, Oklahoma
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of April 27, 2019, a night of camaraderie turned tragic for 23-year-old U.S. Army Sergeant Christopher 'Chris' Pugh, a Black man stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Pugh, a member of the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, was at…

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Charles Anzadious Watson - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Charles Anzadious Watson

Male, age 33 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Jackson, Mississippi neighborhood, leaving a family grieving and a community searching for answers. On the evening of Saturday, April 27th, 33-year-old Charles Anzadious Watson, a male…

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Mecca Shea Ramsey - Pontiac, Michigan
Death by Force

Mecca Shea Ramsey

Male, age 41 · Pontiac, Michigan
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of April 27, 2019, a gathering at the Night Riders Motorcycle Club in Pontiac, Michigan, turned tragic, ending the life of 41-year-old Mecca Shea Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey, a Black male, was attending an after-hours party at the club located on…

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Rahman K. Branch - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Rahman K. Branch

Male, age 39 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a late Saturday evening in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 39-year-old Rahman K. Branch was tragically cut short. On April 27, 2019, at approximately 11 p.m., Branch was sitting in the passenger seat of a friend's car on the 300 block of South 9th Street…

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Juan Grant - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Juan Grant

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, on the somber fourth anniversary of Freddie Gray's funeral, a close friend and vocal advocate for justice in Gray's case, Juan Grant, met a tragically similar fate on the streets of West Baltimore. The 33-year-old male was fatally shot…

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Lori Gilbert-Kaye - Chabad-of-poway, California
Death by Force

Lori Gilbert-Kaye

Female, age 60 · Chabad-of-poway, California
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Lori Gilbert-Kaye, aged 60, tragically lost her life on April 27, 2019, during a shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California. The incident occurred on the last day of Passover, a significant Jewish holiday. Lori was attending the synagogue…

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Lori Leah Gilbert Kaye - Poway, California
Death by Force

Lori Leah Gilbert Kaye

Female, age 60 · Poway, California
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Lori Leah Gilbert Kaye, aged 60, tragically lost her life on April 27, 2019, during a shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California. The incident occurred on the last day of Passover, a significant Jewish holiday. Lori was attending the…

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Ricardo Segura - Paramount, California
Death by Force

Ricardo Segura

Male, age 22 · Paramount, California
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ricardo Segura, a 22-year-old resident of Downey, California, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2019, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Segura died from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident…

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Alan Bernard Newman - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Alan Bernard Newman

Male, age 41 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alan Bernard Newman, aged 41, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2019, in a shooting incident at the Lake Mangonia Apartments in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident, which also claimed the life of 26-year-old Bernard Jones and injured another man named…

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Bernard Jones - West-palm-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Bernard Jones

Male, age 26 · West-palm-beach, Florida
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Bernard Jones, aged 26, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred at the Lake Mangonia Apartments on North Australian Avenue, where Jones and two other men were shot. The city's gunfire detection system…

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Derrick Orange - Chicago-southside, Illinois
Death by Force

Derrick Orange

Male, age 32 · Chicago-southside, Illinois
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Derrick Orange, a 32-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on April 27, 2019, in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred inside a home located in the 11200 block of South Homewood Avenue. At…

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Deserie Flowers - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Deserie Flowers

Female, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Deserie Flowers, a 26-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on April 27, 2019, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. She was in her vehicle in the 3800 block of West Adams Street around 2:30 a.m. when…

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Montrevious Smith - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Montrevious Smith

Male, age 27 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 27-year-old Montrevious Smith was cut short by gunfire in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the evening of April 27th, violence erupted, and Smith became another victim of a fatal shooting. The incident left a community searching…

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Tony Torrellas - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Tony Torrellas

Male, age 31 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tony Torrellas, a 31-year-old man from Lancaster, PA, tragically died on April 27, 2019, from multiple gunshot wounds. He was found in front of a house in the 500 block of South Queen Street, Lancaster, with gunshot wounds to his hand, leg, and torso.…

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Lacey Odom - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Lacey Odom

Male, age 33 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in Memphis, Tennessee, a dispute inside a local bar tragically spilled out into the street, ending the life of 33-year-old Lacey Odom. On April 27, 2019, Odom, a male with several young children, was at a bar and grill…

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Josephine Leong - Foster Village, Hawaii
Death by Force

Josephine Leong

Female, age 83 · Foster Village, Hawaii
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Josephine Leong, an 82-year-old woman, was found dead inside her Foster Village home on April 27, 2018, after a welfare check brought police to the residence and uncovered a scene that quickly shifted from concern to horror. In the quiet of that Honolulu…

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Josue Alonzo - Des Moines, Iowa
Death by Force

Josue Alonzo

Male, age 20 · Des Moines, Iowa
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 20-year-old Josue D. Alonzo Jr. was tragically cut short on a Friday night in Des Moines, Iowa. A recent graduate of East High School and a proud husband and father, Alonzo was of Mexican heritage and known for his outgoing…

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Justise Allen - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Justise Allen

Female, age 16 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

On April 27, 2018, a tragic incident occurred in northwest Las Vegas, resulting in the death of 16-year-old Justise Allen. The event unfolded in the evening when a group of teenagers, including Justise, were walking away from a McDonald's restaurant located…

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Cedric Anderson - Natchez, Mississippi
Death by Force

Cedric Anderson

Male, age 54 · Natchez, Mississippi
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Natchez, Mississippi, the life of 54-year-old Cedric Anderson was tragically cut short on a spring day. On Friday, April 27, 2018, Anderson was found deceased, the victim of a fatal shooting. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Damian Z. Harris - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Damian Z. Harris

Male, age 36 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a dispute between two men in Jackson, Mississippi, culminated in a fatal encounter that would take years to see resolved. On the evening of April 27th, 36-year-old Damian Z. Harris was walking near the intersection of Colonial Drive and…

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Francine Gilmer - Brandon, Mississippi
Death by Force

Francine Gilmer

Female, age 47 · Brandon, Mississippi
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Brandon, Mississippi, the life of 47-year-old Francine “Frannie” Gilmer came to a tragic and unexpected end on Friday, April 27, 2018. A resident of Brandon for forty years, she was a well-known and loved member of the community. Her…

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David Grant - Holts-summit, Missouri
Death by Force

David Grant

Male, age 67 · Holts-summit, Missouri
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Holts Summit, Missouri, a homicide investigation began on Friday, April 27, 2018, following the discovery of a deceased male. The victim was identified as 67-year-old David Fredrick Grant, a resident of the local area. Law…

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George Williams III - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

George Williams III

Male, age 60 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

A compassionate and loving man, George Williams III was tragically shot and killed in Saint-Louis, Missouri, on Friday, April 27, 2018. A father of three and a grandfather to four, his sudden death left his family reeling. Originally from Arizona, where his…

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Norez Brock - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Norez Brock

Male, age 26 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri, a dispute inside a 7-Eleven convenience store tragically escalated, leading to the death of 26-year-old Norez R. Brock on April 27, 2018. The aspiring musician's life was cut short following a…

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Payton Velarde - Hanahan, South Carolina
Death by Force

Payton Velarde

Male, age 15 · Hanahan, South Carolina
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 27, 2018, the community of Hanahan, South Carolina, was shaken by an act of violence that claimed the life of 15-year-old Payton Robert Antonio Velarde. A White male known for his friendly nature, Payton was fatally shot…

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Hannah Bell - Los-angeles, California
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Hannah Bell

Female, age 15 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Hannah Bell, a 15-year-old girl from Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on April 27, 2018. On that fateful evening, Hannah and her mother, Samantha Mays, were standing outside a hamburger stand called Best Burger on the corner of West 78th Street and…

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Jesus Aleman - Los-angeles, California
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Jesus Aleman

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jesus Aleman, a 22-year-old resident of Wilmington, Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on April 27, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Aleman was found with gunshot wounds in Wilmington, a neighborhood known for its gang…

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William Perez Negrete - Azusa, California
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William Perez Negrete

Male, age 21 · Azusa, California
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

William Perez Negrete, a 21-year-old resident of Azusa, California, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2018. On that fateful evening, Perez was visiting friends at an apartment complex where he used to live. Around 9:55 p.m., while standing outside, he was…

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Otniel Alvarez - Lakeland, Florida
Death by Force

Otniel Alvarez

Male, age 47 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Otniel Alvarez, a 47-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, was fatally shot on April 27, 2018. The incident occurred around 2:24 p.m. at an apartment complex on Unitah Avenue. When police arrived at the scene, they found Alvarez lying on the ground in front…

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Quincy Ratcliff - Fort-pierce, Florida
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Quincy Ratcliff

Male, age 28 · Fort-pierce, Florida
Killed Apr 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Quincy Eugene Ratcliff, a 28-year-old African American male from Fort Pierce, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2018. Quincy, known affectionately as "Q" by his family and friends, was a lifelong resident of Fort Pierce. He was a dedicated father…

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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.