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Deaths by Force on April 2

675 open cases in our database happened on April 2. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (450)

Michael Joyner - Princeton, North Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Joyner

Male, age 34 · Princeton, North Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Michael Lorenzo Joyner, a 34-year-old African American male from Columbia, South Carolina, was tragically shot to death on April 2, 2018, in Princeton, North Carolina. Joyner was found face down in the middle of the roadway on S. Elm Street, wearing body…

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Aaron Cusick - Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Death by Force

Aaron Cusick

Male, age 32 · Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Aaron Michael Cusick, a 32-year-old male from Reynoldsburg, OH, tragically passed away on April 2, 2018. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred in his home on Hanson Street in Reynoldsburg. According to police reports, Aaron Cusick was…

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Shyheem Smith - Easton, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Shyheem Smith

Male, age 42 · Easton, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 42-year-old Shyheem J. Smith of Easton, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. On a day in early April, Smith was the victim of a shooting in Williams Township. There is a slight discrepancy in the exact date of his…

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Autumn Bartle - Croydon, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Autumn Bartle

Female, age 14 · Croydon, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Croydon, Pennsylvania, a heartbreaking story unfolded in the spring of 2018, forever changing the lives of one family. Autumn Bartle, a 14-year-old female, was a creative and bright eighth-grade student who found joy in reading…

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Charles Forte - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Death by Force

Charles Forte

Male, age 42 · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a family business dispute, Charles Forte, a 42-year-old man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was shot and killed on April 2, 2018. The incident, which took place at the family's formal wear store, was the culmination of…

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Arturo Mario Lopez - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Arturo Mario Lopez

Male, age 39 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Arturo Mario Lopez, a 39-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on April 2, 2018, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The incident occurred in the London Estates subdivision, where Arturo and his wife, Miriam Lopez, were found dead in their home. The Nueces…

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Miriam Lopez - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Miriam Lopez

Female, age 38 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Apr 2, 2018 · 8 years ago

Miriam Lopez, a 38-year-old Hispanic woman, was tragically killed on April 2, 2018, in her home in Corpus Christi, Texas. The incident occurred in the London Estates subdivision, just outside the city limits. Miriam and her husband, Arturo Lopez, 39, were…

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James Dwight Seals - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

James Dwight Seals

Male · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, Arizona, the quiet of a neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery that would leave a family grieving and a community with unanswered questions. On April 2, 2017, at a residence on East Romley Avenue, the body of a man…

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Courtney Lewis - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Courtney Lewis

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Courtney Lewis, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on April 2, 2017, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred during the nighttime hours, adding to the grim statistics of violence that plagued Chicago that year. Auburn Gresham…

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Lemont L Davis - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Lemont L Davis

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lemont L. Davis, age 27, was shot and killed on April 2, 2017, in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood, which is located on the city’s far South Side. The incident took place at around 3 a.m. in the 10700 block of South Michigan Avenue. Davis was discovered with…

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Deonta T Turner - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Deonta T Turner

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Deonta T. Turner, a 23-year-old, was tragically shot and killed on April 2, 2017, in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. He was found with gunshot wounds to his body, a victim of the ongoing gun violence that has plagued various neighborhoods in the…

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Robert Lester Cox - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Robert Lester Cox

Male, age 62 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Lester Cox, age 62, was shot and killed on April 2, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a wave of gun violence that year, which marked a challenging period for the city, with high numbers of homicides. The incident occurred during a year…

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Vincent Jordan - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Vincent Jordan

Male, age 39 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early evening of Sunday, April 2, 2017, the St. Claude neighborhood of New Orleans was disrupted by an act of violence that claimed the life of 39-year-old Vincent Jordan. A male, Jordan was discovered inside his silver Mercury Mountaineer in the 1800…

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Ronnie Neal - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Ronnie Neal

Male, age 17 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Sunday in early spring, specifically April 2, 2017, the city of Detroit, Michigan, became the setting for the tragic and premature end of a young life. Ronnie Neal, a 17-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in an incident that added his name to the…

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Candice Latrice Hackett - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Candice Latrice Hackett

Female, age 45 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Candice Latrice Hackett, a 45-year-old Black woman, was caught in sudden violence on Minneapolis’s North Side in the early hours of April 2, 2017, near the stretch of Upton Avenue North and Golden Valley Road—an area tied in reports to the Hell’s Lovers…

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Corey Joyce - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Corey Joyce

Male, age 37 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of April 2, 2017, a violent altercation in the Carr Square neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, resulted in the death of 37-year-old Corey Joyce. Joyce, a male resident of the area, was present in the 1000 block of North 20th Street when he…

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Tyler Lee - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Tyler Lee

Male, age 23 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Found Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

It seems that I am encountering issues accessing the specific web pages that detail the incident involving Tyler Lee. However, based on available resources, I can summarize the known information. On April 2, 2017, Tyler Lee, aged 23, was fatally shot in…

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Javier Jr. Pedroza - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Javier Jr. Pedroza

Male, age 23 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 2, 2017, a night out in Nashville, Tennessee, turned deadly for 23-year-old Javier Jr. Pedroza. The young man was with a friend, 19-year-old Juan Alexander Rodriguez, at the Island Vibes restaurant on Antioch Pike…

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Juan Rodriques - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Juan Rodriques

Male, age 19 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 2, 2017, a young man named Juan Alexander Rodriguez was fatally shot in Nashville, Tennessee. The 19-year-old was with Javier Pedroza Jr. in a parking lot at 1326 Antioch Pike after leaving La Mansion Hall, an…

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Tyquavious Jackson - Auburn, Alabama
Death by Force

Tyquavious Jackson

Male, age 20 · Auburn, Alabama
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On an evening in Auburn, Alabama, a dispute between two men escalated into a fatal encounter. Twenty-year-old Tyquavious Jackson was shot and killed on the steps of an apartment complex on April 2, 2017. The man responsible for his death, Kendrevious Deshaun…

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Brandon Cross - Ann-arbor, Michigan
Death by Force

Brandon Cross

Male, age 19 · Ann-arbor, Michigan
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 19-year-old Brandon Cross of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting. The incident unfolded on the evening of April 2nd at the Glencoe Hills apartment complex located in Pittsfield Township. Reports…

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Devin Brooks - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Devin Brooks

Male, age 18 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a weekend in Saint-Louis, Missouri, was marked by violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Devin Brooks. On the afternoon of Sunday, April 2nd, tragedy struck in the 5600 block of Delmar. It was there that Brooks sustained fatal…

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Azaveon Cook - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Azaveon Cook

Male, age 21 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Azaveon Tavarus Raheem “Zay” Cook was a 21-year-old Black man who died on April 2, 2017, in Greenville, South Carolina. Late that Sunday afternoon, his final minutes unfolded in the space between a nearby apartment complex and a convenience store—an ordinary…

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Marcol McNair - Hilton-head-island, South Carolina
Death by Force

Marcol McNair

Male, age 25 · Hilton-head-island, South Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On an evening in early spring on Hilton Head Island, the life of 25-year-old Marcol McNair was tragically cut short. On April 2, 2017, McNair and another young man, 20-year-old Quincy King, were fatally shot inside a residence on Muddy Creek Road. The man…

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Michael Harvey Cox - Florence, South Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Harvey Cox

Male, age 31 · Florence, South Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 2, 2017, the life of 31-year-old Michael Harvey Cox was tragically cut short. The male Florence, South Carolina resident was at the America's Best Value Inn on TV Road when he was shot and killed. The Florence County…

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Quincy King - Hilton-head-island, South Carolina
Death by Force

Quincy King

Male, age 20 · Hilton-head-island, South Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, on a day that began like any other in the peaceful coastal community of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the life of 20-year-old Quincy King was tragically cut short. On the evening of April 2nd, a gathering of friends at a home on…

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Margarita Franco - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Margarita Franco

Female, age 26 · Bronx, New York
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in the Bronx, the life of 26-year-old Margarita Franco was tragically cut short. On April 2, 2017, police responded to a 911 call and discovered Franco unconscious in front of 761 E. 214th Street. She had sustained a…

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Brian Davis - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Brian Davis

Male, age 43 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Davis, aged 43, tragically lost his life on April 2, 2017, in San Bernardino, California. The incident occurred following a heated argument among members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club, an outlaw biker gang. The altercation began inside the Sports Page…

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David Pearson - Antioch, California
Death by Force

David Pearson

Male, age 23 · Antioch, California
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

David Dewey Whitfield-Pearson, a 23-year-old resident of Antioch, California, tragically lost his life on April 2, 2017, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred around 8:40 PM on K Street near West 8th Street in Antioch. David was shot and subsequently…

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Luis Saldana - Willowbrook, California
Death by Force

Luis Saldana

Male, age 28 · Willowbrook, California
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Luis Saldana, a 28-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on April 2, 2017, in Willowbrook, CA. The incident occurred in the 12700 block of South Avalon Boulevard. Saldana was driving north on Avalon Boulevard with his wife in the front passenger seat when…

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Scott Gardner - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Scott Gardner

Male, age 45 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Scott Gardner, aged 45, passed away on April 2, 2017, in San Bernardino, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been linked to gang-related activities. Gardner was a member of the Vagos Motorcycle Club, a group known for its…

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Yancy Alachan-Cruz - Huntington-park, California
Death by Force

Yancy Alachan-Cruz

Female, age 42 · Huntington-park, California
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Yancy Dayanara Alachan-Cruz, a 42-year-old Latina, tragically lost her life on April 2, 2017, in Huntington Park, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning after Alachan-Cruz had spent the night at the Margarita Jones nightclub…

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Joseph Burgess - Braidwood, Illinois
Death by Force

Joseph Burgess

Male, age 35 · Braidwood, Illinois
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joseph O. Burgess, a 35-year-old male resident of Braidwood, Illinois, tragically lost his life on April 2, 2017. The incident occurred at a home on Parkview Lane, where Joseph and his half-brother, James Benson, were found dead. Both men had suffered a…

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Harry Evangelist Beecher - Wilson, North Carolina
Death by Force

Harry Evangelist Beecher

Male, age 31 · Wilson, North Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Harry Evangelist Beecher, a 31-year-old man from Wilson, NC, tragically passed away on April 2, 2017, due to a gunshot wound to the chest. Wilson police responded to a call just after midnight in the 600 block of Lincoln Street, where they found Beecher…

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Mark Randall Lewis - Fayetteville-, North Carolina
Death by Force

Mark Randall Lewis

Male, age 54 · Fayetteville-, North Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mark Randall Lewis, a 54-year-old man from Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away on April 2, 2017. He was survived by his wife, Sheila Lewis, and two daughters, Sarah Wildhagen and Anna Lewis. Mark was also survived by his mother, Tommie Lewis, his…

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Talik Ahmad Harris - Henderson, North Carolina
Death by Force

Talik Ahmad Harris

Male, age 18 · Henderson, North Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Talik Ahmad Harris, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 2, 2017, in Henderson, North Carolina. Harris was a senior at Northern Vance High School, working towards graduation. The incident occurred at Party Pick Up on…

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Juan Rodriguez - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Juan Rodriguez

Male, age 19 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, April 2, 2017, a night out in Nashville tragically ended in the death of 19-year-old Juan Alexander Rodriguez. A male of Hispanic descent, Rodriguez, along with his friend, 23-year-old Javier Pedroza Jr., were fatally…

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Kevin Williams Johnson - Conroe, Texas
Death by Force

Kevin Williams Johnson

Male, age 27 · Conroe, Texas
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kevin Williams Johnson, a 27-year-old man from Conroe, Texas, was tragically killed on April 2, 2017. The community was deeply affected by his death, and a vigil was held to honor his memory. Despite the outpouring of support, the investigation into his…

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Ryan Morales - Corpus-christi, Texas
Death by Force

Ryan Morales

Male, age 2 · Corpus-christi, Texas
Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ryan Morales, a 2-year-old boy from Corpus Christi, Texas, tragically passed away on April 2, 2017. The young boy's death was a result of a tragic accident involving a firearm. Ryan, who was of Hispanic descent, managed to get hold of his father's loaded 9 mm…

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Charles Gray - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Charles Gray

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Charles Gray, age 36, was fatally shot on April 2, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. He was found in the city's Austin neighborhood, an area that has been grappling with a high rate of gun violence for many years. Gray's homicide occurred in the early morning…

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Lawless Kennedy - Blytheville, Arkansas
Death by Force

Lawless Kennedy

Male, age 49 · Blytheville, Arkansas
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a spring evening in Blytheville, Arkansas, the life of 49-year-old Lawless Kennedy was tragically cut short. On April 2, 2015, Kennedy, a Black male known to be a caring and funny individual, was fatally shot. The incident was one of six homicides to occur…

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Aaron Bornen - Bellingham, Washington
Death by Force

Aaron Bornen

Male, age 23 · Bellingham, Washington
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a night of casual camaraderie in Bellingham, Washington, took a tragic and irreversible turn, ending the life of 23-year-old Aaron Richmond Bornemann. On the evening of April 2, Bornemann had gone to his friend Masen Jon Potter's home…

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Anthony Stevenson - Clarksdale, Mississippi
Death by Force

Anthony Stevenson

Male, age 29 · Clarksdale, Mississippi
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 2, 2015, the life of 29-year-old Anthony Stevenson, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The fatal incident unfolded outside a local nightclub, Club Deuce 2, located on North…

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JC Miller - Clarksdale, Mississippi
Death by Force

JC Miller

Male, age 32 · Clarksdale, Mississippi
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 2, 2015, the life of 32-year-old JC Miller was tragically cut short in a burst of violence outside a Clarksdale, Mississippi nightclub. The incident, which also resulted in the death of 29-year-old Anthony Stevenson…

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Robert Armstead - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Robert Armstead

Male, age 29 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Gary, Indiana, a 29-year-old man named Robert Armstead was fatally shot in his own home on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The incident occurred in the 4400 block of Connecticut Street. Armstead was transported to Methodist Hospital in Gary, where he succumbed…

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Lynn Michelle Harrison - Summerville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Lynn Michelle Harrison

Female, age 57 · Summerville, South Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lynn Michelle Harrison, a 57-year-old woman from Summerville, South Carolina, was fatally shot on April 2, 2015, in an incident that authorities described as a random act of violence. Harrison was driving her vehicle when she was struck by a bullet. Following…

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Michael Roe - Myrtle-beach, South Carolina
Death by Force

Michael Roe

Male, age 40 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on April 2, 2015, a man named Michael Roe, aged 40, was found deceased in a vehicle. His body was discovered near the east side of the Fun Warehouse skating rink located off S.C. 544 near Surfside Beach. The cause of death was…

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William Pacheco - Hayward, California
Death by Force

William Pacheco

Male, age 22 · Hayward, California
Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

William Pacheco Jr., a 22-year-old resident of Hayward, California, tragically lost his life on April 2, 2015. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. near the intersection of East 10th and Jefferson streets. Police responded to reports of a shooting and found…

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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.