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Gavin Woodyard

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Gavin Wayne Woodyard, a 19-year-old male from Conroe, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 4, 2025, in a fatal shooting incident in Cleveland, Texas. The shooting occurred on Angus Court, where law enforcement officials responded to reports of gunfire…

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Jimmie Walker

Male, age 51 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jimmie Walker, a 51-year-old man, was fatally shot on April 4, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in West Oak Cliff. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Walker had suffered gunshot wounds and was…

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Melvin Jackson Jr

Male, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Melvin Jackson Jr., a 43-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on April 4, 2025, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at approximately 2:35 p.m. on Wheeler Avenue, where Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting. Upon…

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Joshua Rice

Male, age 20 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of April 4, 2025, a tragic shooting in Virginia Beach claimed the life of 20-year-old Joshua Rice. The young man was walking home on Osprey Street to his pregnant fiancée when he was struck by gunfire. The incident, which occurred just three…

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Rayqwon Brooks

Male, age 23 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Apr 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of April 4, 2025, a verbal dispute in Hampton, Virginia, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 23-year-old Rayqwon Brooks of Newport News. The incident, which unfolded around 12:47 a.m. in the first block of Sharon Court…

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Lakechia Rena Bryant

Female, age 46 · Mulga, Alabama

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small community of Mulga, Alabama, a welfare check on April 4, 2024, led to a grim discovery and the unfolding of a tragic story of domestic violence. On that day, Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies entered a residence on 2nd Avenue to find…

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Cornelius Johnson

Male, age 20 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the spring of 2024, a senseless act of violence irrevocably altered the lives of a Montgomery, Alabama family. On the afternoon of April 2nd, 20-year-old Cornelius Johnson was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound in the 1200 block of Eastdale…

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Khalil Jacob Gerard Robinson

Male, age 13 · Sierra-vista, Arizona

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Sierra Vista, Arizona, the life of 13-year-old Khalil Jacob Gerard Robinson was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, April 4, 2024, police received multiple calls about shots being fired in the 200 block of Andrea Drive.…

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David Matthew Moore

Male, age 18 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Littleton, Colorado, the life of 18-year-old David Matthew Moore was tragically cut short on the evening of April 4, 2024. A young man known for his artistic soul and kind nature, David was fatally shot near an apartment complex…

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Tausheba James Thompson

Male, age 48 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

Tausheba James Thompson, a 48-year-old Black male, was killed on April 4, 2024, after gunfire erupted inside Bloomfield Townhomes at 4995 Bloomfield Road in Macon. The afternoon had barely settled when a 3:02 p.m. call sent Bibb County deputies racing to the…

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Vermeka Williams

Female, age 42 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the spring of 2024, the life of 42-year-old Vermeka Williams was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. On what would be her final day, Williams was in a car with her boyfriend when she sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Her boyfriend initially claimed to…

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Sydney Cassel

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

Sydney Cassel, a 29-year-old security guard, was fatally shot on April 4, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred outside a Kids Foot Locker store in the Chatham neighborhood, where Cassel had just finished his shift. As he was getting into his…

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Dennis Ruiz Trujillo Jr.

Male, age 18 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 4, 2024, the life of 18-year-old Dennis Ruiz Trujillo Jr., a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Lexington, Kentucky. At approximately 1:38 a.m., Lexington Police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 400…

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Samuel Smith

Male, age 19 · Ary, Kentucky

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Ary, Kentucky, a somber discovery was made on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Authorities from the Kentucky State Police and the Perry County Sheriff's Office responded to a call concerning a body found near KY-476. The individual was…

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Synsyr Lewis

Male, age 2 · Federal Way, Washington

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the morning of April 4, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of an IHOP restaurant in Federal Way, Washington, that ended the life of 2-year-old Synsyr Lewis, a Black/African American male. The young boy was in a car with his father and 1-year-old…

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Semaj Cooper

Male, age 21 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of April 4, 2024, the life of 21-year-old Semaj YonTaè Abraham Cooper was cut short in Petersburg, Virginia. At approximately 5:45 p.m., what began as a shooting at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and High Pearl Street ended…

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Ta-Quan Asaad Bradley-Chambers

Male, age 24 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

Ta-Quan Asaad Bradley-Chambers was a 24-year-old Black / African American male from Chester, Pennsylvania, remembered by family and online memorial pages as “Quanie.” He died on April 4, 2024, in Chester, and online gun-violence memorial records list his…

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Mario Morales Moreno

Male, age 51 · Long-beach, California

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 4, 2024, 51-year-old Mario Morales Moreno was found deceased in his Long Beach, California residence. The Long Beach Police Department responded to a welfare check request from concerned neighbors who had not seen Moreno for several days. Upon…

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Austin Bowar

Male, age 22 · Waco, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 4, 2024, at approximately 1:14 a.m., Waco Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1100 block of North 6th Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 22-year-old Austin Bowar suffering from a gunshot wound. He was promptly…

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Scypion Goodin

Male, age 45 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On April 4, 2024, at approximately 7:05 p.m., 45-year-old Scypion Jamaal Goodin was fatally shot outside an apartment complex in the 9500 block of Royal Lane in Dallas, Texas. Emergency responders arrived promptly, but Goodin was pronounced dead at the scene.…

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Warren Eugene Allen

Male, age 47 · Midfield, Alabama

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On an early spring day in Midfield, Alabama, the community was shaken by the violent death of 47-year-old Warren Eugene Allen Jr. of Bessemer. On April 4, 2023, Allen was discovered inside a vehicle, having been fatally shot multiple times. The discovery was…

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Rodney Yancey

Male, age 43 · Manchester, New Hampshire

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On an evening in Manchester, New Hampshire, the life of Rodney Yancey, a 43-year-old Caucasian male, came to an abrupt and violent end. On April 4, 2023, authorities responded to reports of gunfire on Union Street shortly after 7:30 p.m. Upon their arrival…

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Deron Dacosta

Male, age 21 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the life of a young Black man was tragically cut short. Deron Dacosta, a 21-year-old male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot on Trumbull Avenue on April 4, 2023. The…

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Layla Danielle Silvernail

Female, age 16 · Ocklawaha, Florida

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

Layla Danielle Silvernail was a 16-year-old White female who loved the game of softball. Described as the definition of a team player and an amazing athlete, she was a great pitcher who could play any position her team needed and always uplifted her…

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Allen Hill

Male, age 59 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 59-year-old Allen Hill Jr. was tragically cut short. On April 4, 2023, at approximately 9:01 p.m., shots rang out in the 100 block of Xenia Street in the Southeast quadrant of the city. When officers from…

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Ralen T. Liverpool

Male, age 21 · East-st-louis, Illinois

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, Ralen T. Liverpool, a 21-year-old resident of Fairview Heights, Illinois, was fatally shot in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. The incident occurred around 11:22 PM when police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 73rd…

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Samon Richardson

Female, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

Sa'Mon Richardson, a 35-year-old charter school teacher, was found shot to death on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Richardson was a dedicated educator at CICS Washington Park, a diverse and innovative charter…

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Felton Wallace

Male, age 41 · Lutcher, Louisiana

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Lutcher, Louisiana, the life of Felton Wallace, a 41-year-old male, was abruptly ended by gunfire. On April 4, 2023, at approximately 1:55 PM, deputies from the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call of a person shot on…

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Jai-Shaun Isom

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Tuesday morning, the life of 24-year-old Jai-Shaun Isom, a Black male from Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On April 4, 2023, while on his way to work in the area of Schoolcraft and Virgil, Isom was fatally shot. The incident unfolded just…

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Kirby Sher

Male, age 31 · Starkville, Mississippi

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, a violent encounter in Starkville, Mississippi, ended the life of Kirby Sherman, a 31-year-old man. On the evening of April 4th, the Starkville Police Department received a call about shots being fired at the Blake Court Townhouses on…

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Javaria Nashay Drummond

Female, age 23 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 4, 2023, the life of 23-year-old Javaria Nashay Drummond was tragically cut short in her Greenville, South Carolina, home. Authorities were called to a residence on Gibson Road around 5:15 a.m. for a reported shooting.…

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Carl Stewart

Male, age 36 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, a life was tragically cut short in a room at the Days Inn & Suites on Hillcrest Road. Carl L. Stewart, a 36-year-old man, was found deceased by police officers responding to a call of a…

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Keith Martin

Male, age 56 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, law enforcement officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 6400 block of Manchester Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, following reports of a shooting shortly before 1:00 a.m. Upon arrival, police discovered 56-year-old Keith…

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Deja Rae Reaves

Female, age 18 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, at approximately 6:55 p.m., Greensboro Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1000 block of Sullivan Street, near the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Upon arrival…

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Illya Armstead

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers responded to a reported shooting in the 9500 block of Lucy Jane Lane, located in southeast Charlotte, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered…

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Ricky Gilliam

Male, age 68 · Windsor, North Carolina

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of April 4, 2023, in Windsor, North Carolina, 68-year-old Ricky Mel Gilliam was fatally shot at his residence on Governors Road. According to reports, around 9:39 p.m., Gilliam responded to his doorbell; as he approached the door, multiple…

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Alesha Kirkwood Johns

Female, age 28 · Kittanning, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a tragic evening in Boggs Township, Pennsylvania, the life of 28-year-old Alesha Marie Johns, a White/Caucasian female, was cut short in a devastating act of domestic violence. On April 4, 2023, what began as a domestic dispute at her Elkin Road home ended…

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Christian Figueroa

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of April 4, 2023, a violent outburst of gunfire shattered the night on the 3400 block of Rorer Street in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Inside a garage, 39-year-old Christian Figueroa, a Hispanic male, was with four other men when…

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Damon Alexander Bubba Tate

Male, age 36 · Jasper, Tennessee

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, 36-year-old Damon Alexander 'Bubba' Tate of Whitwell, Tennessee, was fatally shot during a confrontation in Jasper. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Nickajack Circle, a neighborhood just north of Interstate 24. According to reports…

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Jailon Freeman

Male, age 25 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, 25-year-old Jailon Freeman was fatally shot outside an apartment complex in the 5100 block of Ivy Wood Lane in Fort Worth, Texas. Responding officers found Freeman deceased at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head. Initial…

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Monica Navarre

Female, age 54 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, at approximately 3:10 a.m., Houston police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex located at 7901 Leonora Street in southeast Houston. Upon arrival, officers discovered 54-year-old Monica Navarre, known in the neighborhood as…

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Rio Christopher Carrington

Male, age 2 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Apr 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 4, 2023, in Arlington, Texas, two-year-old Rio Christopher Carrington tragically lost his life after accidentally shooting himself with a firearm he found in his teenage brother's room. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. at the family's…

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Sted Travion Smith

Male, age 27 · Forrest City, Arkansas

Killed Apr 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

A 27-year-old Black man, Sted Travion Smith, died on April 4, 2022, in Forrest City, Arkansas. His death has been described as a loss to gun violence. At present, details regarding any arrests or potential suspects in connection with his death have not been…

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Jermaine Davis

Male, age 33 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Apr 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of April 4, 2022, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at the intersection of Mather and Bedford streets in Hartford, Connecticut. When the chaos subsided, 33-year-old Jermaine Davis, a Black / African American male, was found unresponsive…

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Amara Marluke

Female, age 19 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Apr 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 4, 2022, the life of 19-year-old Amara Marluke, a vibrant and promising Portland State University student, was tragically cut short. Just after 1 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting near the university campus…

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Skyler Williams

Male, age 18 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Apr 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet city of Eugene, Oregon, the life of 18-year-old Skyler Williams, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short on the evening of Monday, April 4, 2022. The teenager was fatally wounded in a shooting that took place at a residence on Taft Street…

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Michael Lee Davis

Male, age 41 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in Washington, D.C., a burst of violence shattered the peace. On April 4, 2022, Michael Lee Davis, a 41-year-old man, was inside a residence in the Fort Totten neighborhood when he was shot. The incident occurred at…

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Angel Ortiz Serrano

Male, age 17 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Apr 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

In Seattle, Washington, on April 4, 2022, a young life was tragically cut short. Angel Ortiz Serrano, a 17-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot in what the King County Medical Examiner's Office would later rule a homicide. The incident took place in a…

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