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Deaths by Force on April 8

693 open cases in our database happened on April 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (469)

Cesar Christopher Trochez-Maravilla - Santa-fe, Texas
Death by Force

Cesar Christopher Trochez-Maravilla

Male, age 15 · Santa-fe, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 8, 2023, 15-year-old Cesar Christopher Trochez-Maravilla and 14-year-old Adiel Garcia Aguirre were found deceased in a vehicle near County Roads 5260 and 5200 in the Santa Fe subdivision south of Plum Grove, Texas. Both teenagers had sustained…

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Erik Hubert - Houston, Texas
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Erik Hubert

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 8, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded at McDuffie's Mortuary in north Houston, Texas, resulting in the death of 22-year-old Erik (also spelled Erick) Hubert. The event occurred during a memorial service when a dispute erupted between two families…

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Cornelius Borum - Helena, Arkansas
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Cornelius Borum

Male, age 50 · Helena, Arkansas
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet evening hours in Helena, Arkansas, a sudden burst of violence shattered the peace on Cherry Street. On a Friday night, 50-year-old Cornelius Borum, a male resident, was on the front porch of a home in the 1000 block of the street when he was…

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Fernando Ruesga Jr. - Magna, Utah
Death by Force

Fernando Ruesga Jr.

Male, age 20 · Magna, Utah
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late afternoon of April 8, 2022, a violent altercation in Magna, Utah, claimed the life of 20-year-old Hispanic male, Fernando Ruesga. The fatal encounter unfolded outside the Colony Farms apartment complex, shattering the daytime quiet with gunfire.…

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Summer Robinette - Welch, West Virginia
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Summer Robinette

Female, age 21 · Welch, West Virginia
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On April 8, 2022, Summer Robinette, a 20-year-old female, was killed inside the Welch, West Virginia home she shared with her boyfriend on Stewart Street. Public reports say she was 23 weeks pregnant, and the shooting also caused the death of her unborn…

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Carlos Arellano-Garcia - Hillsboro, Oregon
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Carlos Arellano-Garcia

Male, age 27 · Hillsboro, Oregon
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

A 27-year-old Hispanic male, Carlos Arellano-Garcia, lost his life in the cold predawn hours of April 8, 2022, when gunfire erupted in the parking lot of a Les Schwab tire store in Hillsboro. The violence came suddenly, tearing through the stillness of the…

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Fars Gebrehiwot - Portland, Oregon
Death by Force

Fars Gebrehiwot

Male, age 33 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a bright Friday in Portland, Oregon, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 33-year-old Fars Gebrehiwot, a Black man. On April 8th, just before noon, the area underneath the Burnside Bridge on Northwest Naito…

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Dreshaun Johnson - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Dreshaun Johnson

Male, age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2022, the life of 23-year-old Dreshaun Johnson, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire at an Alfa gas station on Washington Street in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.…

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Adrion Foster - Denver, Colorado
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Adrion Foster

Male, age 14 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of April 8, 2022, 14-year-old Adrion Foster, a male, lost his life in Denver, Colorado, in an incident that also claimed the lives of his 13-year-old friend, Jayden Hoyle, and a 37-year-old father of three, Uriel…

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William Ashby - Lexington, Kentucky
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William Ashby

Male, age 64 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of William Carlie 'Bill' Ashby, a 64-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Lexington, Kentucky. On the afternoon of Friday, April 8th, police were called to the Catalina Motel on West New Circle Road to assist another…

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Brian Roberts Jr. - Tacoma, Washington
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Brian Roberts Jr.

Male, age 30 · Tacoma, Washington
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2022, a sense of disquiet settled over the 8800 block of Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, Washington. Just after 9:00 p.m., the sharp report of a gunshot shattered the night, prompting calls to South Sound 911. Responding officers arrived…

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Raybric Mims - Tupelo, Mississippi
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Raybric Mims

Male, age 21 · Tupelo, Mississippi
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a shooting in Tupelo, Mississippi, resulted in the death of 21-year-old Raybric Mims. On the night of April 8th, Tupelo Police were called to Hodges Drive around 10 p.m. following reports of a disturbance that was followed by gunfire.…

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Daniel Jacob Cannarile - Lansing, Michigan
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Daniel Jacob Cannarile

Male, age 39 · Lansing, Michigan
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of an April morning in Lansing, Michigan, the life of Daniel Jacob Cannarile, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, was brought to a sudden and violent end. On April 8, 2022, officers from the Lansing Police Department were dispatched to the 3200…

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Jessica Cotham - Saint-louis, Missouri
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Jessica Cotham

Female, age 35 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of April 4, 2022, 35-year-old Jessica Cotham was sitting in a parked vehicle in the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Accompanied by a 53-year-old male companion who was in the driver’s seat, she was located near the intersection…

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Angellyh Yambo - Bronx, New York
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Angellyh Yambo

Female, age 16 · Bronx, New York
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a spring afternoon in the Bronx, 16-year-old Angellyh Yambo was walking home from school, her future bright with dreams of medical school. It was April 8, 2022, and the young female student had just celebrated her sixteenth birthday. Her path home took her…

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Evelyn Hawk - Grantville, Georgia
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Evelyn Hawk

Female, age 60 · Grantville, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Grantville, Georgia, a beloved family and their peaceful existence were tragically shattered. On the evening of April 8, 2022, 75-year-old Evelyn Hawk was found shot to death inside the family business she had run with her husband for…

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Grady Scott III - Atlanta, Georgia
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Grady Scott III

Male, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the vibrant and often turbulent Atlanta rap scene, 28-year-old Grady Scott III, a Black male known for his affiliations with prominent artists, was a familiar face. His life was abruptly cut short on the night of April 8, 2022, a tragic event that sent…

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Luke Hawk - Grantville, Georgia
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Luke Hawk

Male, age 19 · Grantville, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Grantville, Georgia, a tragedy unfolded that would leave a permanent scar on the community. On April 8, 2022, 18-year-old Alexander 'Luke' Hawk was shot and killed alongside his grandparents, Tommy and Evelyn Hawk, both 75. The male…

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Qwantavius Daffy Harris - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Qwantavius Daffy Harris

Male, age 24 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2022, the life of 24-year-old Qwantavius Daffy Harris was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. An African American male, Harris was discovered in the front yard of a home in the northwest part of the city, suffering from a…

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Thomas Richard Hawk Sr. - Grantville, Georgia
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Thomas Richard Hawk Sr.

Male, age 71 · Grantville, Georgia
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Grantville, Georgia, a beloved family and community fixture, 75-year-old Thomas Richard Hawk Sr., met a tragic and violent end. On the evening of April 8, 2022, Hawk, his wife of over 50 years, Evelyn, and their 17-year-old grandson…

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Darius Sanders - Chicago, Illinois
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Darius Sanders

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Darius Sanders, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to reports, Darius Sanders suffered a fatal…

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Kanye Avant Amere - Bloomington, Illinois
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Kanye Avant Amere

Male, age 17 · Bloomington, Illinois
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the night of April 8, 2022, 17-year-old African American male Kanye Avant Amere Stowers was attending a house party in Bloomington, Illinois, when gunfire burst through the late night air, shattering so many lives at what was to be a celebratory gathering.…

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Ryan Tygercat Andrew Arliskas - Chicago, Illinois
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Ryan Tygercat Andrew Arliskas

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ryan Andrew "Tygercat" Arliskas, a 27-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2022. Ryan, who was known for his deep passion for music and his vibrant personality, was walking home in the McKinley Park neighborhood when he was…

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Darren Deal - New-orleans, Louisiana
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Darren Deal

Male, age 28 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Darren Deal, a 28-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on Friday, April 8, 2022, in a parking lot in New Orleans. The incident added another layer of profound grief to a family already intimately familiar with the devastation of gun violence. Deal…

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Kenneth Faggin - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Kenneth Faggin

Male, age 63 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, a weekend of violence in the spring of 2022 claimed the life of 63-year-old Kenneth Faggin, a Black/African American male. On the evening of Friday, April 8, 2022, Faggin was gunned down on the 1200 block of Sumner…

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Nikita Legrant Milton - Greensboro, North Carolina
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Nikita Legrant Milton

Male, age 31 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Nikita Legrant Milton, a 31-year-old man from Greensboro, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2022. The incident occurred on Randleman Road, where police responded to reports of an aggravated assault. Upon arrival, officers found Milton…

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Norman Foggan III - Whiteville, North Carolina
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Norman Foggan III

Male, age 57 · Whiteville, North Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Norman Foggan III, a 57-year-old man from Whiteville, North Carolina, tragically passed away on April 8, 2022. Born on February 12, 1965, in Mineola, New York, Norman was the son of Norman Foggan Jr. and the late Carol Urcan Foggan. He was a dedicated…

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Brennan Crites - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Brennan Crites

Male, age 22 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On April 8, 2022, Brennan Crites, a 22-year-old man from Cincinnati, OH, was found dead inside a burning car on Galbraith Road in North College Hill. Investigators determined that Crites had been shot multiple times in the back of the head earlier that…

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RaeQuon Williams - Cleveland, Ohio
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RaeQuon Williams

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

RaeQuon Careem Williams, a 27-year-old African American man from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically passed away on April 8, 2022. He was fatally shot early Friday morning on Westchester Avenue, just hours after celebrating his 27th birthday. The loss of RaeQuon has…

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Tamara Cornelius - King-of-prussia, Pennsylvania
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Tamara Cornelius

Female, age 31 · King-of-prussia, Pennsylvania
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In early 2022, Tamara Cornelius, a 31-year-old mother of three, was attempting to end a tumultuous relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Rafiq Thompson. The situation escalated when Cornelius informed Thompson that she was pregnant with his child. In the days…

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Marquavious Bryson - Memphis, Tennessee
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Marquavious Bryson

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a spring evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 19-year-old Marquavious Bryson was cut tragically short. The Black/African American male passed away on April 8, 2022, a victim of a violent encounter that unfolded at the Levi Landing Apartments in the…

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Amber Butler - Houston, Texas
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Amber Butler

Female, age 27 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Amber Butler, a 27-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically found shot to death in the driver's seat of her car on April 8, 2022. She was nine months pregnant at the time, and her unborn child, a baby boy, also died. Butler was just days away from…

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Clarence Jones - San-antonio, Texas
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Clarence Jones

Male, age 66 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Clarence Jones, a 66-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, was tragically killed in an ambush-style shooting on April 8, 2022. He was shot and killed around 1:40 a.m. while parked in the driveway of a home on Belmont Street. The incident involved three…

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Dontia Clark - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Dontia Clark

Female, age 20 · Houston, Texas
Killed Apr 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Dontia Natasha Clark, a 20-year-old African American woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically found shot to death in her southwest Houston apartment on April 8, 2022. Dontia had just learned she was eight weeks pregnant with her first child the day before…

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Chad Rock - Red Lodge, Montana
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Chad Rock

Male, age 43 · Red Lodge, Montana
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Chad Rockman, a 43-year-old white/Caucasian male from Billings, left for the mountains south of Red Lodge on the morning of April 8, 2020, hoping a hike on the Lake Fork Trail would clear his head. Snow still choked the road and his SUV became stuck, drawing…

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Jerrod Moreno - Phoenix, Arizona
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Jerrod Moreno

Male, age 26 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a life was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. Jerrod Moreno, a 26-year-old White / Caucasian man, was shot and killed on the afternoon of April 8, 2020. The fatal encounter took place around 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of…

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Charity Pearl Brown - Woodston, Kansas
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Charity Pearl Brown

Female, age 36 · Woodston, Kansas
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the small community of Woodston, Kansas, the life of 36-year-old Charity Pearl Brown, a White female, came to a tragic end on April 8, 2020. A mother to six children and a step-daughter, Brown was known for her outspoken and strong personality that left an…

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Micah Babick - Overland Park, Kansas
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Micah Babick

Male, age 30 · Overland Park, Kansas
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2020, Micah Babick, a 30-year-old male from Prairie Village, Kansas, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a McDonald's on 87th Street in Overland Park. The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m. near the Johnson County Central…

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Jeremiah Thompson - Jackson, Mississippi
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Jeremiah Thompson

Male, age 27 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On an unfortunate day in April 2020, a young man's life was cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. Jeremiah Thompson, a 27-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on or around April 8th of that year. His death was one of several violent incidents that…

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Curtis Walton - Portsmouth, Virginia
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Curtis Walton

Male, age 33 · Portsmouth, Virginia
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2020, Curtis Walton, a 33-year-old male, was tragically killed in a shooting near the 3600 block of Columbia Street in Portsmouth, Virginia. The incident occurred near his childhood home. Emergency services were dispatched to the…

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Anthony Syler - Gary, Indiana
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Anthony Syler

Male, age 27 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2020, the body of 27-year-old Anthony Syler was discovered in an alley in Gary, Indiana. A resident of the city, Syler was found in an alley to the east of the 700 block of Cleveland Street at approximately 7:50 a.m. An…

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Thomas Young - Saint-louis, Missouri
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Thomas Young

Male, age 27 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2020, a young Black man named Thomas Young, age 27, was left at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis with a fatal gunshot wound. Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead, launching a homicide…

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Kodie Patrick - Hartsville, South Carolina
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Kodie Patrick

Female, age 24 · Hartsville, South Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 24-year-old Kodie Patrick was tragically cut short in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. On April 8th, law enforcement officials were called to a motel in Hartsville, South Carolina, where they…

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Paul Johnson - Rock-hill, South Carolina
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Paul Johnson

Male, age 5 · Rock-hill, South Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a tragic event that unfolded on April 8, 2020, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, 5-year-old Paul Johnson Jr. was killed. The young male was fatally shot by his father, 41-year-old Paul Patrick Johnson Sr., who also shot and killed the boy's mother, 42-year-old…

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Sharekia Lamaine Johnson - Rock-hill, South Carolina
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Sharekia Lamaine Johnson

Female, age 42 · Rock-hill, South Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sharekia Lamaine Johnson, a 42-year-old Black female, was tragically killed on April 8, 2020, in a double murder-suicide in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The incident, a devastating act of domestic violence, also claimed the life of her 5-year-old son, Paul…

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Trivoriaye Mandell Alston - Greenwood, South Carolina
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Trivoriaye Mandell Alston

Male, age 19 · Greenwood, South Carolina
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 19-year-old Trivoriaye Mandell Alston was tragically cut short in Greenwood, South Carolina. A graduate of Greenwood High School, Alston was known for his passion for basketball, a sport he actively pursued through AAU…

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Mark Payton - Yonkers, New York
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Mark Payton

Male, age 56 · Yonkers, New York
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of April 8, 2020, a dispute outside the Palisade Towers apartment complex on Schroeder Street in Yonkers escalated into a fatal encounter for 56-year-old Mark Payton. A resident of White Plains, Payton was engaged in an argument with…

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Roger Thompson - Staten-island, New York
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Roger Thompson

Male, age 48 · Staten-island, New York
Killed Apr 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of April 8, 2020, a verbal dispute on a quiet residential street in Staten Island escalated into a fatal encounter, claiming the life of 48-year-old Roger Thompson. An off-duty MTA Bridges and Tunnels officer, Thompson was found with multiple…

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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.