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Javier P Pantoja

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Javier P. Pantoja, aged 26, was fatally shot on August 14, 2017, in Chicago's Chicago Lawn neighborhood. His death occurred during a year when the city continued to grapple with high levels of gun violence. Pantoja was one of many victims in 2017, a year that…

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Lamar T Munn

Male, age 41 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 14, 2017, the sound of gunshots echoed through the 4600 block of East Pleasant Run Parkway in Indianapolis. When police arrived, they discovered the body of 41-year-old Lamar T. Munn, a Black male who had been fatally…

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Terrance Newman

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Terrance Newman, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on August 14, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland. The incident occurred in the Northeast district of the city, where a total of five people were shot in a single event, resulting in Newman's death. Details…

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Cameron Stewart

Male, age 38 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Cameron Stewart Jr. was 38 years old when his life came to a violent end on August 14, 2017, in southwest Oklahoma City. On that Monday, he found himself outside a small neighborhood business, the Puran Star Food Mart at 1107 S. Exchange Avenue, a modest…

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Ibrahem Lawal

Male, age 61 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 14, 2017, Ibrahem Lawal, aged 61, was shot and killed in his garage at 11818 Spring Grove Drive in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred late in the evening around 10:10 p.m., when neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots. Lawal was found dead…

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James Byrd Jr

Male, age 36 · Anniston, Alabama

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of James W. Byrd Jr., a 36-year-old male from Anniston, Alabama, was tragically cut short. On August 14, he was fatally shot in an Anniston shopping center, a public space turned into a scene of violence. The incident left…

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Antwon Bryant

Male, age 27 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, was grappling with a surge in violence. This wave of crime tragically touched the life of Antwon Bryant, a 27-year-old man whose death marked the city's 42nd homicide of the year, matching the…

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Michael Davis

Male, age 19 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Little Rock, Arkansas, tragedy befell a young man with his whole life ahead of him. Michael Antonio Davis Jr., a 19-year-old male, was found inside a vehicle on August 14, 2017, the victim of a fatal shooting that also…

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Stephie Beatrice Rose Hamula

Female, age 10 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet home in Pueblo West, Colorado, the life of 10-year-old Stephie Beatrice Rose Hamula was tragically cut short on August 14, 2017. The young female was found deceased in her home alongside her 42-year-old mother, Jennifer Hamula, and their two dogs.…

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Donta McNeil

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the midst of a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., on August 14, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the midday calm. Thirty-one-year-old Donta McNeil was shot and killed while sitting in a green Mercedes-Benz. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. in…

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Petros Gurmessa Amessa

Male, age 58 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Man shot, killed in Northeast Washington - The Washington Post A man was shot and killed late Monday in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police. The shooting occurred about 10 p.m. in the 4300 block of Second Street NE, near the Fort Totten…

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Erin Berg

Female, age 36 · Lawrence, Kansas

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Lawrence, Kansas, was shaken by the tragic death of 36-year-old Erin Alane Berg. A senseless act of domestic violence on Sunday, August 13, 2017, claimed her life and that of her three-year-old daughter. Berg, a…

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Mazey Berg

Female, age 3 · Lawrence, Kansas

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet rural area just outside of Lawrence, Kansas, a tragic story unfolded on a summer day in August 2017, ending the lives of 3-year-old White/Caucasian Mazey Berg and her mother. The events began to come to light on the afternoon of Sunday, August…

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Kelly Cocagne

Female, age 35 · Covington, Kentucky

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of Kelly Cocagne, a 35-year-old mother of two from Covington, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of August 14th, police and emergency services were called to her home on Holman Street, where they found she had…

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Henry Brown

Male, age 71 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet streets of North Charleston, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Henry D. Brown, a 71-year-old male resident, became the victim of a fatal shooting during an attempted carjacking on the evening of…

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Tyrell McCain

Male, age 19 · Darlington, South Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 14, 2017, the life of 19-year-old Tyrell McCain, a Black male from Darlington, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded on Southern Pine Street, where McCain sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities…

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Arthur Smith

Male, age 31 · Salisbury, Maryland

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of August 14, 2017, in Salisbury, Maryland, 31-year-old Arthur William Smith Jr. was tragically killed. Known affectionately to some as 'A.W.', Smith was a graduate of Wicomico High School who had also attended the University of Maryland…

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Jawara Tucker

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jawara Tucker, a 29-year-old man, tragically lost his life on August 14, 2017, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. The incident occurred just after 11:30 p.m. on the 5000 block of Klump Avenue. According to reports, Tucker was among a group of six men who were…

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Raul De La Torre

Male, age 45 · El-monte, California

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raul De La Torre, a 45-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on August 14, 2017, in South El Monte, California. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. while De La Torre was driving west on Fern Street. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's…

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Ryan Anthony Dunk

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ryan Anthony Dunk, a 25-year-old man from Los Angeles, CA, was tragically killed on August 14, 2017, in a violent incident that took place in North Hollywood. According to reports, Dunk was involved in a gun battle that erupted among a group of six men…

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Frederick Cade

Male, age 44 · Washington, Georgia

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Washington, Georgia, a series of volatile relationships and simmering resentments culminated in the death of 44-year-old Frederick Deon Cade. On August 14, 2017, at approximately 1:38 a.m., the Wilkes County Sheriff's…

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Brenda Ritcheson

Female, age 66 · Murphysboro, Illinois

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brenda Ritcheson, a 66-year-old white female, was found dead at her residence in Murphysboro, Illinois, on August 14, 2017. Brenda was born on October 7, 1951, in Murphysboro, and her death was pronounced at 3:20 a.m. on that Monday. The circumstances…

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Burl Ritcheson

Male, age 66 · Murphysboro, Illinois

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Burl Ritcheson, a 66-year-old white male, was found dead at his residence in Murphysboro, Illinois, on August 14, 2017. Burl, born on January 11, 1951, in Monterey, Tennessee, had been an insurance adjuster and part-time bus driver for the Murphysboro School…

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Hamza Hammouis

Male, age 25 · Evanston, Illinois

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hamza Hammouis, a 25-year-old male of French and Moroccan descent, tragically lost his life on August 14, 2017, in Evanston, Illinois. Hammouis had recently moved to the United States from Paris and was a newlywed, having married Jennifer Hess just two months…

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Quentin Tillison

Male, age 38 · Schaumburg, Illinois

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Quentin Tillison, a 37-year-old African American male from Maywood, Illinois, was fatally shot on August 14, 2017, in the parking lot of a Walgreens located at the northwest corner of Roselle Road and Wise Road in Schaumburg, Illinois. The incident occurred…

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Anthony Denicola

Male, age 46 · Choudrant, Louisiana

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet home on Mitcham Peach Orchard Road in Choudrant, Louisiana, a heated argument shattered the peace on August 14, 2017, leaving a husband and wife dead. The victims were identified as 46-year-old Anthony Denicola and his 43-year-old wife, Rachel…

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Jameon Coleman

Male, age 19 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Monroe, Louisiana, was shaken by the violent death of Jameon T. Coleman, a 19-year-old Black male. On August 14th, what began as a personal dispute between Coleman and another individual escalated with tragic…

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Rachel Denicola

Female, age 43 · Choudrant, Louisiana

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic evening in Choudrant, Louisiana, the life of 43-year-old Rachel Denicola, a Caucasian female, was cut short in a sudden act of violence. On August 14, 2017, she and Anthony Denicola Jr., aged 46, were fatally shot in the yard of the home they were…

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Bryant James Rosser

Male, age 27 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Bryant James Rosser, a 27-year-old male from Sanford, NC, tragically lost his life on August 14, 2017. He was found dead alongside Kelcie Lyn Vann, a 24-year-old female, in a bullet-riddled car on a dirt path near Buffalo Lake Road. The vehicle, a Toyota…

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J’Quan Robinson

Male, age 18 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

J'Quan Damonte Robinson, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 14, 2017, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred on North Swing Road, where Greensboro Police found Robinson dead. He had been shot five times and…

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Kelcie Lynn Vann

Female, age 24 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kelcie Lynn Vann, a 24-year-old woman from Sanford, NC, tragically lost her life on August 14, 2017. She was born on May 13, 1993, in Lee County, NC, to Jason Len Vann and Liane Thomas Cochrane. Kelcie graduated from Lee Senior High School in 2011 and had…

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Hasaan Sibert

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hasaan Sibert, a 23-year-old male from Philadelphia, PA, tragically lost his life on August 14, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a broader investigation into violent crime in the area. Sibert's ethnicity was African American. The…

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Langdon Strickland

Male, age 33 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Langdon Strickland, a 33-year-old Black man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was shot on the 500 block of South Kelly Street on the afternoon of August 14, 2017. When Chattanooga police and medics arrived, he was suffering from a gunshot wound serious enough that…

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Joseph Dash Torres

Male, age 37 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 14, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joseph Dash Torres, a 37-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, was fatally shot on August 14, 2017, outside the Sugartime Texas bar on Bill Miller Lane. Torres, who was known as an entertainer and the life of the party, was on the patio with a group of people…

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Verdell Ferguson

Female, age 89 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

Verdell Ferguson, an 89-year-old Black woman from Savannah, Georgia, died on August 14, 2015, in a killing that has lingered in the city’s cold-case record with far more questions than answers. What can be pieced together from public reporting is spare but…

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Melvin Heckstall

Male, age 41 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of Melvin Heckstall, a 41-year-old Black male from Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short. Born on December 11, 1973, Heckstall was a familiar face in his East Baltimore neighborhood, known to some by the nicknames 'Man'…

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Edwardo Smith

Male, age 25 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. Edwardo Denatizo Smith Jr., a 25-year-old African American male, was fatally wounded on the evening of August 14th. The incident unfolded on Neely Road, where Smith was…

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Berlandrick Keobry O’Neal Bass

Male, age 24 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the life of 24-year-old Berlandrick Keobry O’Neal Bass was tragically cut short. On August 14, 2015, just after midnight, the young Black man was fatally shot near the intersection of 5th Street and…

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Christopher Thomas Anderson

Male, age 53 · Bolton, Connecticut

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer afternoon in 2015, a series of events unfolded that would end in the death of 53-year-old Christopher Thomas Anderson. The day of August 14th began with a bank robbery in South Windsor, where Anderson passed a threatening note to a teller and fled…

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Donald Lee Harrington

Male, age 43 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a simmering neighborhood dispute in Waterloo, Iowa, tragically ended the life of Donald Lee Harrington, a 43-year-old White male. On the evening of August 14th, what began as a trivial disagreement over children's snack wrappers…

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Kevin J. Hue

Male, age 40 · Waukesha, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of August 14, 2015, a quiet street in Waukesha, Wisconsin, became the scene of a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 40-year-old Kevin J. Hueman, a White/Caucasian male. The married father of a six-month-old child was found with several…

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Willis Brownlee

Male, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

Willis Brownlee, aged 39, tragically lost his life on August 14, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident occurred in an alley near 38th and Hadley, where a barrage of gunfire erupted, resulting in Brownlee's death and injuries to two other men. The…

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Brian Spearman

Male, age 18 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 14, 2015, the life of 18-year-old Brian Spearman was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Camden, New Jersey. A male, Spearman was discovered by police responding to a 911 call shortly before 2:30 a.m. on the 2000…

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Adam Porter

Male, age 29 · South-whitley, Indiana

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Friday evening, August 14, 2015, in the small town of South Whitley, Indiana, the life of 29-year-old Adam Wade Porter was cut short by a fatal shooting. The incident occurred at the West Buckeye Street residence of 62-year-old David Hagan. When police…

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Shasta Horston

Female, age 25 · South Bend, Indiana

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of a young mother in South Bend, Indiana, was tragically cut short, leaving a community in mourning and a family searching for answers. Shasta Horston, a 25-year-old Black female, was found deceased in her home on Yukon…

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Debra Denise Farmer Bazzle

Female, age 32 · Ridgeville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 14, 2015, the quiet community of Ridgeville, South Carolina, was shaken by a grim discovery. The bodies of 32-year-old Debra Denise Farmer Bazzle, a female resident of Summerville, and 38-year-old Tyrone Cummings were…

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Tyrell Bess

Male, age 25 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyrell Bess was 25 years old, a Black/African American male from the Ladson–Summerville area of South Carolina, a young father whose life was closely tied to his family and his community. Public obituaries describe him as a resident of Ladson who “entered…

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Tyrone Cummings

Male, age 38 · Ridgeville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 14, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 14, 2015, the quiet town of Ridgeville, South Carolina, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed two lives. Outside the Eight Ball Club, the bodies of 38-year-old Tyrone Cummings, a male resident of Ridgeville, and…

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