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Sean Lindberg

Male, age 27 · Crosby, Texas

Killed Aug 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

Sean Lindberg, a 27-year-old man from Crosby, Texas, was tragically shot to death on August 3, 2019. He was at the home of a woman he was dating when he was accused by a 15-year-old girl of inappropriate behavior. The girl left and returned with a 15-year-old…

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Teresa Trinidad Guerra Sanchez

Female, age 82 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Aug 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

Teresa Trinidad Guerra Sanchez, an 82-year-old retired biology teacher and grandmother, was fatally shot on August 3, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. She was known affectionately as "Tia" to her family and was remembered as a kind, intelligent, and gentle person who…

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William Eugene Coleman

Male, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

William Eugene Coleman, a 43-year-old African American male from Houston, Texas, passed away on August 3, 2019. His death was reported in several obituaries, which noted that he was born on June 21, 1976, to William Grimes and Brenda Coleman. The obituaries…

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Joy Mills-Ferren

Female, age 48 · Kailua Kona, Hawaii

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late morning of August 3, 2018, police were called to an apartment complex on the 75-6000 block of Aliʻi Drive in Kailua-Kona, where officers entered a second-floor unit and found two people dead inside. Joy K. Mills-Ferren, 48, a Native Hawaiian…

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Wesley Willow Jr.

Male, age 29 · Casper, Wyoming

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Wesley Willow Jr., 29, was killed in the early hours of August 3, 2018, inside a trailer in north Casper, Wyoming. Police were dispatched to 1250 N. Center Street, Space 75, after a woman called to report that one person had shot another inside the home and…

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TyMire S. Selby

Male, age 12 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ty'Mire S. “Block” Selby was a 12-year-old Black male whose life ended after a gun discharged inside a Wilmington residence on August 3, 2018. Shortly before 10:00 that Friday morning, Wilmington police and emergency personnel were called to a home in the…

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Lauren Lulu Cree-Jenkins

Female, age 28 · Wheeling, West Virginia

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lauren "Lulu" Cree-Jenkins, a 28-year-old Black / African American woman, was reported missing from the Wheeling, West Virginia area on August 3, 2018, along with her boyfriend, Trevor Vossen. At the time of her disappearance, Cree-Jenkins was five months…

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Trevor Vossen

Male, age 27 · Wheeling, West Virginia

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In August of 2018, a young White / Caucasian man's life was brutally cut short, leaving a family heartbroken and a community in shock. Trevor Vossen, a 27-year-old male from Wheeling, West Virginia, was reported missing on August 3, 2018, along with his…

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Joanne Lynn Strussenberg

Female, age 60 · Henderson, Nevada

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet residential neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada, a tragedy unfolded on the morning of August 3, 2018, ending the life of 60-year-old Joanne Lynn Strussenberg, a Caucasian female. The discovery was made by her caretaker who, upon arriving at the…

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Dementric Fairley

Male, age 18 · Collins, Mississippi

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a warm Friday night in Collins, Mississippi, the celebratory atmosphere of a back-to-school event was shattered by sudden violence. On August 3, 2018, 18-year-old Dementric Fairley was attending the gathering at the City of Collins Depot…

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Kofi A. Owens

Male, age 45 · Orange, New Jersey

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kofi A. Owens, a 45-year-old Black / African American man and high school teacher, spent years pouring his energy into the students of East Orange, New Jersey, where he taught technology and helped young people learn to code at the STEM Academy and East…

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Quintrell Laverne Smith

Male, age 32 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was rocked by a grim discovery that marked the beginning of a complex investigation. On August 3rd, deputies were called to a home in Orangeburg County where they found the body of…

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Thailek Jacob Willis

Male, age 19 · Edgewood, Maryland

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Edgewood, Maryland, the life of 19-year-old Thailek Jacob Willis was tragically cut short. On Friday, August 3, 2018, at approximately 9:19 p.m., deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office responded to a report…

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Edwin Cabrera

Male, age 42 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in the Bronx, a dispute tragically escalated, leaving a family to mourn the loss of a loved one. On Friday, August 3, 2018, 42-year-old Edwin Cabrera, a male resident of the Bronx, was involved in a heated argument with…

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Gustavo Morentin Rosales

Male, age 56 · Commerce, California

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Gustavo Morentin Rosales, aged 56, passed away on August 3, 2018, in Commerce, California. Born on May 17, 1962, in Colima, Mexico, Gustavo was a beloved father to his four children: Fabiola, Olga Ivette, Gustavo, and Alejandro. His death was a significant…

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Marcus Deandre Kerr

Male, age 29 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marcus Deandre Kerr, a 29-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Kerr was fatally shot in Compton. The incident occurred on a Friday, and his death was…

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Maria Berta Beltran Umana

Female, age 41 · Commerce, California

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Maria Berta Beltran Umana, a 41-year-old Latino female, tragically lost her life on August 3, 2018, in Commerce, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, she died from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred on the 6000 block of East…

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Harry Junior Graves

Male, age 48 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Harry Junior Graves, aged 48, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2018, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was shot and killed at the Heritage on the River Apartments located at 4375 Confederate Point Road. The incident occurred on a Friday afternoon, and the…

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Rodrigo Castillo

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of August 3, 2018, the life of Rodrigo Castillo, a 33-year-old Hispanic male, came to a tragic and mysterious end on an Atlanta interstate. Castillo, an Emory University graduate with a life full of promise, was discovered just after…

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Tonia Herring

Female, age 49 · Forsyth, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Friday in Forsyth, Georgia, a life was tragically cut short. Tonia Herring, a 49-year-old female, was killed on August 3, 2018, in what investigators have described as an act of domestic violence. The incident unfolded at a…

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Earl Young

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Earl Young was a 30-year-old African American man trying hard to build a new life for himself on Chicago's South Shore, a father who had gone from being a parentless high school dropout to an honor student, basketball star and prom king at Sullivan House High…

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Darryl Allen Wright

Male, age 34 · Salisbury, North Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darryl Allen Wright, a 34-year-old man from Salisbury, North Carolina, passed away on August 3, 2018. He was born on January 16, 1984, in Forsyth County. Darryl was a beloved member of his community, known for his passion for hunting, fishing, and his…

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Sabrina Annette Curzi

Female, age 40 · Salisbury, North Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sabrina Annette Pinkston Curzi, a 40-year-old woman from Salisbury, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on August 3, 2018. Born on December 20, 1977, Sabrina was a devoted mother and wife, leaving behind her husband, Jason Curzi, and their three…

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Tabyus Terrell Chappell

Male, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tabyus Terrell Chappell, a 29-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found lying outside a residence on South Yale Avenue with a gunshot wound. Despite immediate medical attention and transportation to Mt.…

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Djbril Sy

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Djbril Sy, 23, was a Black man living in Memphis, Tennessee. On Friday, August 3, 2018, what should have been an ordinary meetup turned into a trap: reports described him agreeing to meet in the 3700 block of Outland Road to buy a phone, only to be confronted…

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Sheila Scott

Female, age 52 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 52-year-old Sheila Scott came to a tragic and violent end. On August 3, 2018, police responded to a call at a home in the Bartlett area, where they found Scott with a gunshot wound to her…

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Deionte Tatum

Male, age 24 · Red-bird, Texas

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Deionte Marquinn Tatum, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2018, in Red-bird, TX. Deionte was fatally shot while driving with his friend, DeKylon Jones, 19, on Bluewood Drive. The incident occurred around 11:12 p.m.…

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Teresa Gonzalez

Female, age 44 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

Teresa Gonzalez, a 44-year-old Hispanic woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 3, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in the apartment she shared with her children and her common-law husband, Fernando…

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Joya Chester

Female, age 45 · South Fulton, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 45-year-old Joya Chester was tragically cut short, leaving a community in search of answers that have yet to come. On August 3rd of that year, Chester was discovered inside a residence on White City Road in what was…

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Abel Melesio

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Abel Melesio, aged 46, was shot and killed on August 3, 2017, in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood. Abel was outside his home in the 5600 block of South Richmond Street, watering his lawn, when he was attacked. This tragic incident occurred in broad daylight…

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Kenneth Neals

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a horrific act of violence on Detroit's west side. Twenty-four-year-old Kenneth 'Kenny' Neal, a father to two young boys, was killed in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 3rd.…

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Raymond Johnson

Male, age 43 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 3, 2017, Raymond Johnson III, aged 43, was fatally shot while leaving work at a pawn shop on Monroe Road in southeast Charlotte. Johnson was killed by an unknown assailant who fired from a white van. His death marked Charlotte’s 54th homicide of…

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Maurice Youngblood

Male, age 38 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood, the life of Maurice Youngblood, a 38-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 3, 2017, the sound of gunfire pierced the night, prompting a response from Pittsburgh…

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Tadarious Tate

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early moments of August 3, 2017, the life of 19-year-old Tadarious Tate was tragically cut short in a violent act on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. Tate, an African-American male, was behind the wheel of his Kia SUV, driving with two friends down…

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Benjamin Moncada-Rivas

Male, age 32 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Police identify man found dead in car in Salt Lake City, investigating as homicide SALT LAKE CITY – Police have identified a man found dead in a car in Salt Lake City Thursday and are investigating the case as a homicide. The victim is 32-year-old Benjamin…

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Romeo Rodriguez

Male, age 14 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 2017, a young Hispanic/Latino male named Romeo Rodriguez, age 14, was out with friends in West Valley City, Utah. The group was in a pickup truck at Kings Point Park when they were approached by another group on foot. An…

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Trayvone Crocket

Male, age 20 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 3, 2017, a homicide investigation was initiated following the fatal shooting of Trayvone Gentre Crocket, a 20-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the east part of the city. Crocket's death was…

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Jarvis Belle

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., 29-year-old Jarvis Belle, a male resident of Northeast D.C., was fatally wounded in a shooting that also injured three other men. The incident occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. on August 3, 2017, in the 3400 block of…

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Derrick Horton

Male, age 39 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 3, 2017, Derrick Horton, a 39-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally shot in Kansas City, Kansas. The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. in the 1900 block of North 63rd Street. Horton, a well-regarded local…

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Jamesha McWilliams

Female, age 14 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of August 3, 2017, in her home on Waltham Street on Detroit's east side, 14-year-old Jamesha McWilliams was caught in a hail of gunfire. Multiple shots were fired from a passing vehicle, striking the young female in the chest. Her family rushed…

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Christopher Thompson

Male, age 45 · Lewis, Indiana

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Lewis, Indiana, was struck by the tragic death of Christopher Mark Thompson. The 45-year-old man was discovered deceased in his pickup truck in a rural area of southeastern Vigo County on the evening of August 3…

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Nicholas James Hennan

Male, age 36 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Two men sentenced in 2017 murder | Crime | nwitimes.com Two men who pleaded guilty in the death of Nicholas Hennan in 2017 were sentenced Monday in Allen Superior Court. Tavon Jackson, 22, was sentenced to 55 years in prison for murder and a five-year firearm…

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Allen Andrew Jones

Male, age 26 · Beech-island, South Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Allen Andrew Jones was a 26-year-old Black man from Columbia, South Carolina, whose life ended violently in the summer of 2017 when he was shot and left beside a quiet road in Beech Island. Sometime on August 3, 2017, he crossed paths with people who would…

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Michael Jamar Bethel

Male, age 28 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Jamar Bethel, a 28-year-old Black male, was tragically found shot and killed in Tampa, Florida, on August 3, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, just before 2:40 a.m., when the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office received a…

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Otis Wayne Pierson

Male, age 38 · Fort-walton-beach, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Otis Wayne Pierson II, aged 38, tragically passed away on August 3, 2017, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Born on June 13, 1979, in Fort Walton Beach, Otis was affectionately known as "Pooh" to his family and friends. He spent his early years in Fort Walton…

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Teresa Samuels

Female, age 40 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Teresa Samuels, a 40-year-old woman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was tragically found dead on August 3, 2017. Her body was discovered outside an abandoned home on the 1600 block of Northwest Fifth Street. According to the Fort Lauderdale police, she had…

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Zachary Michael Alexander Holmes

Male, age 21 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Zachary Michael Alexander Holmes, a 21-year-old male from Fort Myers, FL, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2017. Holmes was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound in his apartment at the Waterford Apartments on Central Avenue around 8:30 p.m.…

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Ashley Boggs

Female, age 28 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the community of Albany, Georgia, was shaken by the tragic death of Ashley Sapphire Boggs, a 28-year-old Black female. A graduate student at Albany State University, Boggs was discovered in the driver's seat of her car just after…

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