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Deshaun Harris

Male, age 24 · Park-forest, Illinois

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Deshaun Harris, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on August 19, 2015, in Park Forest, Illinois. The incident occurred in the evening, and the Park Forest Police Department immediately launched an investigation into his death.…

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Artez Hamilton

Male, age 20 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of 20-year-old Artez Hamilton, a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was cut short by gunfire. On August 19, 2015, an arrangement to trade firearms went horribly wrong, leading to his untimely death. Hamilton had…

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Perez Donovan McDuffie

Male, age 28 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Perez Donovan McDuffie, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 19, 2015, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. McDuffie was found face down in a grassy area near the residence of Carlos Demoris Darden, a 40-year-old man who was later…

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Charles Fischer

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Charles Samuel "Charlie" Fischer, a 32-year-old male of White ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 19, 2015, in Columbus, OH. He was a customer service representative for Enterprise and a graduate of Ohio State University. Fischer was known for his…

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Dontai Rheubottom

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Dontai Lamar Davis Rheubottom, a 33-year-old Black man, was killed on August 19, 2015, in a triple homicide at the Shaker Square Apartments in Whitehall, Ohio, just east of Columbus. Rheubottom was one of three people fatally shot at the apartment complex in…

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Kimberli Anne Alston

Female, age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kimberli Anne Alston, a 51-year-old woman from Columbus, OH, tragically lost her life on August 19, 2015. She was fatally shot at her residence in the Shaker Square Apartments in Whitehall, along with two other victims, Dontai Lamar Davis Rheubottom and…

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Dersean Alberty-Brown

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood, the life of 22-year-old Dersean Alberty-Brown, a Black/African American male, was cut short by gunfire. On August 19, 2015, Alberty-Brown, a former high school football star from Sharpsville…

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John Luna Trebizo

Male, age 57 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

John Luna Trebizo, a 57-year-old white man, was found dead on Aug. 19, 2015, at a residence listed at 4024 Ursula Ave in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. According to coroner’s records summarized by The Homicide Report, the cause of death was…

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Sedale L Commings

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 19, 2014, Sedale L. Commings, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. The incident took place late at night, with Commings found in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest. Despite emergency…

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Dorval Jenkins

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dorval Jenkins, aged 19, was shot and killed on August 19, 2014, in Chicago’s South Deering neighborhood. The incident occurred when Jenkins and two others were attacked in a shooting that left him fatally wounded. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak…

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Joel T Wade

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 19, 2014, Joel T. Wade, a 20-year-old, was fatally shot in Chicago during an incident that also involved other victims. The shooting took place in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and it was part of a broader series of violent incidents that plagued…

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Tarron Selfe

Male, age 19 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri. Tarron Selfe, a 19-year-old male, was shot on August 18, 2014. He succumbed to his injuries the following day, leaving a void in the lives of those who…

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Brandon Wiggins

Male, age 26 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brandon Wiggins was a 26‑year‑old male from Wilmington, Delaware, who died on August 19, 2014. He was identified as a male of unspecified ethnicity. He was noted as the father of Deniyah K. Williams; the son of John “Jay” Taylor and Tiffany T. Wiggins; the…

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Deartis Flanigan-Marshall

Female, age 73 · Hot Springs, Arkansas

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Deartis M. Flanigan Marshall was a 73-year-old Black woman from Hot Springs, Arkansas, whose life story stretched from the city streets of St. Louis to the quiet neighborhoods of a retirement town in the Ouachita Mountains. She was born in 1941 in St. Louis…

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Howard Edwards

Male, age 61 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the community of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was shaken by the violent death of a local man. Howard Edwards, a 61-year-old Black male, was found deceased on August 19, 2014. The circumstances of his death were grim; he had been the…

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David Jesse Hort

Male, age 43 · Coos Bay, Oregon

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Jesse Hortman, a 43-year-old male who was White/Caucasian, was traveling the Oregon Coast on August 19, 2014, when he stopped to sleep in his vehicle at Bastendorff Beach near Coos Bay. In the pre-dawn hours, a drive-by gunman opened fire on multiple…

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William Ray Brimhall

Male, age 58 · Coos Bay, Oregon

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, 58-year-old William Ray Brimhall of Dillard, Oregon, lost his life on August 19, 2014. The harrowing ordeal began when William's 34-year-old son, Zachary Levi Brimhall, lured him to a remote campsite in Coos County. Patricia…

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Kenneth Wayne Bentley

Male, age 39 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of 39-year-old Kenneth Wayne Bentley, a male resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was tragically cut short. On August 19, 2014, Bentley became a victim of gun violence in an incident that would later be classified as a…

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Robert E. James Jr.

Male, age 30 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of a compassionate and community-minded man, Robert E. James Jr., was tragically cut short. A 30-year-old Black/African American male, James was known for his generosity and his work as a property manager in Milwaukee…

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Devin Harrison

Male, age 17 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of 17-year-old Devin Harrison was tragically cut short on a street in Hampton, Virginia. On the evening of August 19th, police responded to reports of a shooting in the first block of Ranalet Drive. Upon arrival, they…

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Diane Napoleone

Female, age 56 · Verona, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the quiet community of Verona, Virginia, was shaken by the tragic death of 56-year-old Diane Marie Napoleone. On August 19, 2014, Napoleone was found deceased in what authorities have described as a suspected murder-suicide. Details…

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Kajieme Powell

Male, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the midst of ongoing tensions in the St. Louis area, a 25-year-old Black man named Kajieme Powell was shot and killed on August 19, 2014. The incident began after police received a call about a suspected shoplifting of soft drinks and doughnuts from a…

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Gary Evans Walker

Male, age 43 · Darlington, South Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the community of Darlington, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. Gary Evans Walker, a 43-year-old male, was found shot to death on a local street on August 19th. The sudden and brutal nature of his…

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Langley Bruce

Male, age 55 · Queens, New York

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York, a long-simmering family conflict reached a tragic and fatal conclusion on August 19, 2014. On that day, 55-year-old Langley Bruce was shot and killed. The man responsible for his death was his own son…

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Barbara Dozier

Female, age 85 · Placerville, California

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Barbara Dozier, aged 85, tragically passed away on August 19, 2014, in Placerville, California. She was found deceased alongside her longtime companion, Gene Bunch, aged 83, in their home on Gold Nugget Court. The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responded…

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Gene Bunch

Male, age 83 · Placerville, California

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gene Bunch, aged 83, was found dead on August 19, 2014, in his home located in Placerville, California. Alongside him was 85-year-old Barbara Dozier. Both individuals were discovered with gunshot wounds, leading authorities to investigate the circumstances…

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Timothy Scott Murray

Male, age 41 · Vallejo, California

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Timothy Scott Murray, aged 41, was found dead on August 19, 2014, in Vallejo, California, in what authorities determined to be a murder-suicide. The tragic incident occurred on a boat docked at the Vallejo Marina. According to police reports, Timothy Scott…

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Maria Fernanda Godinez Castillo

Female, age 22 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Maria Fernanda Godinez Castillo, a 22-year-old woman from Orlando, FL, tragically lost her life on August 19, 2014. Maria, who was of Guatemalan descent, was enjoying a night out with friends at the Vixen Bar in downtown Orlando when the incident occurred.…

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Peter French

Male, age 48 · Miami, Florida

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Peter French, a 48-year-old Black male, was tragically killed on August 19, 2014, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred at approximately 9:53 p.m. at his residence located at 6340 NW 23 Avenue. Upon arrival, officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department…

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Tyler Evans

Male, age 25 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tyler Evans, a 25-year-old man from Pensacola, FL, was found deceased on August 20, 2014, in an undeveloped neighborhood off Gulf Beach Highway. The investigation revealed that Tyler Evans had been fatally shot in the head on August 19, 2014. His body was…

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Luther Gordon

Male, age 68 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Luther Gordon, a 68-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead in his home on August 19, 2014, in Winston-Salem, NC. He was discovered around 4:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of Bretton Street, between Andover and Pleasant streets. Luther Gordon had…

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Antwon Ward

Male, age 21 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antwon Ward, a 21-year-old male from Cincinnati, OH, tragically died on August 19, 2014. He was identified as the victim of a gang-related shooting, which police believed was in retaliation for a separate shooting that had occurred in the same area over the…

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Tywaune Thomas

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tywaune D. Thomas, an 18-year-old male from Cincinnati, OH, tragically passed away on August 19, 2014, due to injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. He was found critically injured at the scene of a gun battle and succumbed to his injuries the following…

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Malik Stern-Jones

Male, age 18 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Malik T. Stern-Jones, an 18-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on August 19, 2014. Malik was known for his love of basketball, video games, and spending time with his children and family. He was a…

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Malik Jones-Stern

Male, age 18 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Malik T. Jones-Stern, an 18-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Harrisburg, PA, tragically passed away on August 19, 2014. Malik was known for his love of basketball, video games, and spending time with his children and family. He was a recent…

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Elijah Adam Benson

Male, age 17 · Burnet, Texas

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Elijah Adam Benson, a 17-year-old male of White ethnicity from Burnet, Texas, tragically passed away on August 19, 2014. He was a senior at Burnet High School and an active member of the Bulldog Band and varsity BETC . Elijah enjoyed playing the guitar and…

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Rudolph Farias

Male, age 51 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rudolph "Rudy" Farias III, a 51-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on August 19, 2014, in Houston, Texas. His death was a significant event that left his family and friends in deep mourning. Rudy was survived by his loving wife of 17 years, Romi Marie…

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Travis Leslie Fox

Male, age 26 · Burnet, Texas

Killed Aug 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Travis Leslie Fox, a 26-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on August 19, 2014, in Burnet, Texas. He was born on October 11, 1987, in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and later moved to Burnet with his family. Travis was known for his love of music…

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Fred Killings

Male, age 27 · Miami, Florida

Found Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

Fred Killings, a 27-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on August 19, 2013. The incident took place in an area marked by frequent violent crimes, and despite the efforts of local authorities, the case remains unsolved. Miami…

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Mario Combs

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the summer of 2013, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Detroit. Mario Combs, a 20-year-old African American male, became another victim of the violence that plagued the city. The incident occurred at 20135 Veach, where he was…

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Nasir Slaughter

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia on a Monday night in August, a burst of gunfire shattered the late evening quiet. When the violence subsided on the 1700 block of South Taylor Street, three teenagers had been shot. Among them was 17-year-old…

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Marcellous Land

Male, age 28 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic day in August of 2013, the life of 28-year-old Marcellous Dwan Land was cut short in a violent encounter on the streets of Petersburg, Virginia. A Black/African American male, Marcellous was driving his vehicle on East Washington Street, near the…

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Willie Bush

Male, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

Willie Bush, a 49-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on August 19, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood, where Willie Bush was shot multiple times while sitting on his front porch late on a…

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David Colon

Male, age 22 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Chester, Pennsylvania, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. On August 19, 2013, David Colon Jr., a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was with 18-year-old Frank Perkins in the 1300 block of West 7th Street. As…

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Frank Perkins

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 19, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 19, 2013, the lives of two young men, including 18-year-old Frank Perkins from Chester, Pennsylvania, were tragically cut short in an act of senseless violence. Frank, just stepping into adulthood, had his entire future ahead of him—dreams…

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Justin Wilkinson

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

Justin Wilkinson, a 21-year-old Black man from Detroit, Michigan, died under circumstances that have left only a faint public trail behind. The story that remains in publicly accessible material is more shadow than spotlight: a young life ended, and a silence…

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Phillip Knott

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the Detroit community, particularly the students and faculty of Cody High School, was rocked by the violent death of a beloved figure. Charles Knott, a 54-year-old man known affectionately as 'Coach,' was fatally shot on the night of…

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James Wesley Hardy

Male, age 19 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 19, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 19, 2012, tragedy struck in a residential neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, when nineteen-year-old African-American James Wesley Hardy was fatally shot. The incident occurred late at night, disturbing the quiet of the community. Reports indicate…

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