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Christina Elizabeth Martin

Female, age 38 · Lexington, Virginia

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic sequence of events on April 5, 2019, Christina Elizabeth Martin, a 38-year-old female, lost her life in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The events of that day were set in motion by her ex-boyfriend, Charles Holman, who orchestrated a plan to confront…

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Deontae Campbell

Male, age 17 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of April 5, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri, a tragic series of events led to the death of 17-year-old Deontae Campbell. Campbell, a Black male, was driving a vehicle near the Landing Mall at 63rd and Paseo with another 17-year-old in the…

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Katheia Corrigan

Female, age 64 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of April 5, 2019, a tragic sequence of events unfolded at a residence in the 1900 block of Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Police were dispatched to the home after receiving a call from a man who claimed to have shot his wife. Upon…

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Pares Preston Harrington

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Pares Preston Harrington, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 5, 2019, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Harrington was standing on the sidewalk in the 800 block of North Springfield Avenue around 2:30…

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Amy Bernard Bourque

Female, age 40 · Church-point, Louisiana

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Church Point, Louisiana, the life of 40-year-old Amy Bernard Bourque was tragically cut short on Friday, April 5, 2019. A native of Mire and a resident of the Scott and Church Point area, Ms. Bourque was a mother and grandmother…

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Willie Lynell Sellers Jr.

Male, age 27 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Willie Lynell Sellers Jr., a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2019, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the Creekwood South neighborhood, where Sellers was found shot in the 1000 block of Emory Street…

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Lamont Simmons

Male, age 27 · New-kensington, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Lamont Simmons, a 27-year-old man from Arnold, Pennsylvania, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2019. Simmons was found lying face down in the street in the 1500 block of Fifth Avenue in Arnold, after an early morning shooting. He was taken to Allegheny…

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John Paul Dunn

Male, age 36 · Cosby, Tennessee

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring day in Cosby, Tennessee, a domestic turmoil reached a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 36-year-old John Paul Dunn. The male victim was discovered in the driveway of a residence with a single gunshot wound on April 5, 2019. Events leading up to…

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Mikeal Grace

Male, age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 18-year-old Mikeal Grace was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On the evening of March 29, 2019, a shooting incident occurred in the 3900 block of Camelot Lane, involving multiple individuals. Grace was one of the…

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Jennifer Choice

Female, age 32 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On April 5, 2019, in Dallas, Texas, 32-year-old Jennifer Choice was tragically killed by her husband, Julius Gipson Jr., aged 51. Gipson fatally shot Jennifer before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide. Jennifer is survived by her…

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Nicholas Devone White

Male, age 21 · San-marcos, Texas

Killed Apr 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nicholas Devone White, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2019, in San Marcos, Texas. The incident occurred at the Uptown Square Apartments, where White resided. On that fateful evening, San Marcos police responded to…

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Joshua Backus

Male, age 39 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joshua Backus, 39, a Black male from Little Rock, was shot on the evening of April 5, 2018, after police were called just before 8:30 p.m. to the area of 53rd Street and 5301 Mabelvale Pike. Officers found him unresponsive in the parking lot of a nearby…

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Clevan Cleve Richards

Male, age 22 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday evening in South Boston, the life of a young Black/African American man, Clevan Cleve Richards, 22, was tragically cut short. On April 5, 2018, Richards, a resident of Randolph, was sitting in a car on Costello Circle when he…

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Andrew Jenicek

Male, age 27 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of April 5, 2018, Andrew Jenicek, a 27-year-old man, was fatally shot in an Edgewater, Colorado, parking lot. He had just gotten out of his car to pick up dinner for his girlfriend from a restaurant near West 20th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard.…

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Constance Perry

Female, age 61 · Linwood, Kansas

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Based on a thorough search of online sources, there is no information available regarding the death of a White/Caucasian female named Constance Perry, age 61, in or around Linwood, Kansas, on April 5, 2018. Extensive searches for a homicide victim matching…

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Sheila Lang

Female, age 42 · Paducah, Kentucky

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 5, 2018, the life of 42-year-old Sheila Lang, a White female, was tragically cut short in Paducah, Kentucky. Police were dispatched to the Elmwood Court apartment complex following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival…

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Stanley McFalda

Male, age 26 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a sidewalk in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Stanley Paul McFalda, Jr., a 26-year-old male, was a decorated Army combat veteran who had served in Afghanistan. He was known as an avid hunter and…

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Mark Gould

Male, age 20 · Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Mark Gould, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Thursday, April 5, 2018. The incident occurred at the Pineview Apartments, where Gould was…

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Malcolm Robinson

Male, age 40 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early evening of April 5, 2018, forty-year-old Malcolm Demetrius Robinson was found deceased in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the victim of a violent homicide that shook the local community. A resident of Fort Wayne, Robinson was discovered in an alleyway…

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Brenda Jenette Harrison-Bumbray

Female, age 50 · Indian-head, Maryland

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of April 5, 2018, in Indian Head, Maryland, 50-year-old Brenda Jenette Harrison-Bumbray was tragically killed in her home on Fallen Timber Way. The events unfolded around 8:07 p.m. when a heated argument between Brenda and her husband, Jose…

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Jamie Lee Crossland

Male, age 47 · Rawlings, Maryland

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Rawlings, Maryland, a family tragedy unfolded on the evening of April 5, 2018, resulting in the death of 47-year-old Jamie Lee Crossland. The male victim was discovered by responding officers from the Allegany County Sheriff's…

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Devonte Jenkins

Male, age 24 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Devonte Demetrius Jenkins Sr., a 24-year-old resident of Citra, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2018, in Gainesville, Florida. Devonte was found shot to death near Williston Road, a location that became the focal point of a homicide…

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Kelly Jean Garrison

Female, age 35 · Dawsonville, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a desperate attempt to flee a history of domestic violence, 35-year-old Kelly Jean Garrison had sought refuge with her sister in the quiet community of Dawsonville, Georgia. A teacher from Tampa, Florida, she had recently left her home state, hoping to…

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Randy Killens Jr

Male, age 21 · Waycross, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a dispute over a marijuana transaction in Waycross, Georgia, set in motion a tragic chain of events that would end a young man's life. On April 5th, 21-year-old Randy 'RJ' Killens Jr. was found shot and bleeding to death in the door…

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Tracy Lynne Runnels

Female, age 38 · Dawsonville, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Dawsonville, Georgia, a tragic series of events unfolded, forever altering the lives of one family. It was on an otherwise ordinary Thursday morning that 38-year-old Tracy Lynne Runnels, a mother of two, found her life abruptly and…

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Shaquita Denise Bennett

Female, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shaquita Denise Bennett, a 31-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot to death on April 5, 2018, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 10:15 a.m. in the hallway outside her apartment in the 6900 block of…

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Evelyn M Harvey

Female, age 77 · Swansboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Evelyn M. Harvey, a 77-year-old woman from Swansboro, North Carolina, tragically passed away on April 5, 2018. She was a resident of The Villas at Megan's Bay in Cedar Point. Evelyn Harvey's death was the result of a single gunshot wound to the head. The .357…

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Lindsey Marsh

Female, age 23 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lindsey E. Marsh, a 23-year-old woman from Springfield, Ohio, tragically passed away on April 5, 2018. She was 30 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. Marsh was fatally shot in the head by her boyfriend, Travis Hypes, during an altercation in their home…

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Tuyen Nguyen

Female, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tuyen Nguyen, a 29-year-old woman of Vietnamese ethnicity, tragically lost her life on April 5, 2018, in Houston, Texas. She was found with at least one gunshot wound on the front lawn of her fiancé's home on Langdon Lane in southwest Houston. Nguyen had left…

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Rogelio C. Pangan

Male, age 48 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 5, 2017, a sense of quiet dread descended upon a trailer located in the vicinity of 32nd Street and Garfield in Phoenix, Arizona. Inside, 48-year-old Rogelio Cruz Pangan, known to his loved ones as Roger, was…

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Eric Contreras

Male, age 28 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dramatic police bodycam footage has been released, capturing the arrest of David Contreras, a 52-year-old father accused of fatally shooting his 21-year-old son, Eric Contreras, at their Kendall, Florida home on November 3, 2023. The footage shows Contreras…

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Kahari Stovall

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kahari Stovall, a 16-year-old, was fatally shot on April 5, 2017, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. on the city's West Side. Reports indicate that Kahari was struck by gunfire during an outbreak…

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Wilfred Bell

Male, age 37 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 5, 2017, the life of Wilfred Bell, a 37-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Known to his family and friends as a funny and kind individual, Bell was a father to…

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Donald Kuykendall

Male, age 64 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Donald Kuykendall, a 64-year-old Black man, was still out on Detroit’s east side in the thin, quiet hours before dawn on April 5, 2017, when something went terribly wrong near the intersection of Gratiot Avenue and Seneca Street. In the darkness around 3:50…

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Andrew Lake

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of April 5, 2017, 22-year-old Andrew Allen-Lake, a male, was fatally shot in Highland Park, a city within the Detroit metropolitan area. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of East 7 Mile Road. Earlier in the…

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Ashton Butler

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 26-year-old Ashton Butler, a Black male from Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short. A father of three young children, Butler was reported missing at the end of March, sparking concern among his family and friends who…

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Cortez Goodlow

Male, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On April 5, 2017, the life of Cortez DeAndre Goodlow was tragically cut short in the city of Detroit, Michigan. The 41-year-old Black male, who had been born on September 4, 1975, became the victim of a violent incident that ultimately led to his untimely…

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Kevin Marquez- Jimenez

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On April 5, 2017, 19-year-old Kevin Marquez-Jimenez was shot and killed in a violent incident at an apartment complex in East Charlotte, North Carolina. The shooting occurred around 8:13 p.m. in the 3500 block of Spanish Quarter Circle. Despite efforts by law…

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Charles David Hill

Male, age 32 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 32-year-old Charles David 'C.J.' Hill, Jr., a Black / African American male, was cut short in his hometown of Hot Springs, Arkansas. A graduate of Hot Springs High School, Hill was a familiar face in the community. On the…

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Jimmy Gonzalez

Male, age 24 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of April 5, 2017, the ShotSpotter system in Hartford's South End detected the sound of six gunshots, but no calls were made to 911. Responding to the alert at around 12:30 a.m., police discovered 24-year-old Jimmy Gonzalez, a Hispanic male…

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Joseph T Burgess

Male, age 25 · Tucumcari, New Mexico

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small city of Tucumcari, New Mexico, the life of 25-year-old Joseph T. Burgess was brought to a sudden and violent end. On April 5, 2017, authorities responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence on the 4200 block of Quay Road 65. Upon…

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Joseph William Angelo

Male, age 24 · Guthrie, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Guthrie, Oklahoma, the life of 24-year-old Joseph William Angelo was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of April 5, 2017. Responding to reports of gunfire, authorities found Angelo in the front yard of a residence on South…

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David Lee Coles III

Male, age 23 · Chester, Virginia

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 23-year-old David Lee Coles III was tragically cut short. A resident of Chester, Virginia, he was a young man with a passion for music and drawing, having pursued a degree in the arts after graduating from high school. He…

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Demetrius Lee Brown

Male, age 18 · Blairs, Virginia

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Demetrius Lee Brown, an 18-year-old male, tragically lost his life on the evening of April 5, 2017, in Blairs, Virginia. The young man was the victim of a fatal shooting that would later be unraveled with the help of crucial video evidence. An investigation…

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Jesse Boone

Male, age 22 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of an April evening in 2017, a journey on a MetroLink train in St. Louis, Missouri, turned fatal for 22-year-old Jesse Boone. As the train neared the University of Missouri-St. Louis station, a heated argument erupted between Boone and…

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Cristian Gomez

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Cristian Gomez, a 31-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 5, 2017, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred around 11:20 a.m. while Gomez was…

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Raul Alexander Jimenez-Calderon

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raul Alexander Jimenez-Calderon, a 19-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 5, 2017, in San Pascual Park, located near San Pascual Avenue and Comet Street in Highland Park, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records…

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Curtisia Courtney Smith

Female, age 26 · Boynton-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Curtisia "Courtney" Smith, a 26-year-old woman from Boynton Beach, Florida, was tragically shot on April 5, 2017, outside the Z Food and Meat Market on North Seacrest Boulevard. She succumbed to her injuries 12 days later at Delray Beach Medical Center.…

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