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Shakina Marie Perkins-Moody

Female, age 34 · Germantown, Maryland

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Germantown, Maryland, the life of 34-year-old Shakina Marie Perkins-Moody came to a tragic and violent end. It was August 4, 2015, at a gas station at the intersection of Route 118 and 355, where she was in a car with her 16-year-old…

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Donnell Veasey

Male, age 42 · Stockton, California

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Donnell Veasey, aged 42, was tragically shot and killed on August 4, 2015, in Stockton, California. The incident occurred at approximately 10:28 p.m. on the 4400 block of Calandria Street. Upon arrival, officers found Veasey suffering from multiple gunshot…

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Adarius Hayes

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adarius Hayes, a 21-year-old African American male, was found dead in a car on August 5, 2015, in the 7500 block of South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Hayes, a member of the Killer Ward Gangster Disciples, had been shot in the chest. His death marked…

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Theodore Hill

Male, age 29 · Danville, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Theodore Jamar Hill, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2015, in Danville, Illinois. Theodore, affectionately known as "Teddy," was born on December 9, 1985, in Fort Polk, Louisiana. He grew up in Danville, where he…

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Zarra Strickland

Female, age 28 · Danville, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Zarra Strickland, a 28-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 4, 2015, in Danville, Illinois. Her body, along with that of 29-year-old Theodore Hill, was discovered in the yard of a vacant home on Western Avenue. Both victims had…

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Eric Zaffer

Male, age 45 · Wellington, Ohio

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Eric Zaffer, a 45-year-old male from Wellington, OH, was tragically murdered on August 4, 2015. His body was discovered in a fire-damaged home in Lorain County, and it was determined that he had been shot at least once before the fire broke out. The cause of…

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Deona Barnett

Female, age 27 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Pittsburgh's Brighton Heights neighborhood, 27-year-old Deona Barnett, a mother of five who was six weeks pregnant, was walking home alone. It was just after 9 p.m. on August 4, 2015, when a shadowy figure emerged from the darkness and…

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Tyzea Fulton

Male, age 17 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyzea Fulton, a 17-year-old male from Chester, PA, tragically died on August 4, 2015, from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide. The incident occurred in the 900 block of Lincoln Street, Chester, when Fulton was driving a car with his…

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Zquintin Malone

Male, age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic day in Memphis, Tennessee, Zquintin Malone, an 18-year-old male, lost his life. On August 4, 2015, in the driveway of a residence on Morningside Street, Malone was fatally shot. The incident, which unfolded in broad daylight, stemmed from an…

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Anthon Colton

Male, age 33 · Marshall, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Anthon Christopher Colton, a 33-year-old male from Marshall, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2015. The Marshall Police Department has been actively seeking assistance from the community in the investigation of his fatal shooting. Despite their…

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Gabriel Stevens

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gabriel Stevens, aged 39, was tragically shot and killed on August 4, 2014, while riding his bicycle in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The incident occurred in the 7600 block of South Hoyne Avenue. Stevens, an Army veteran and father, was struck by…

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Darryl Allison

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Darryl Allison, age 26, was killed on August 4, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place in the Englewood neighborhood, a location often marked by high crime rates and ongoing issues related to gang violence and socioeconomic struggles. He was…

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Vicente G Obregon

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Vicente G. Obregon, a 21-year-old male, was tragically killed in Chicago on August 4, 2014. The incident was part of a broader pattern of violence in the city, which experienced high homicide rates that year, especially among young men. Obregon’s death was…

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Anwar Dempsey

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Anwar Dempsey, a 39-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on Monday, August 4, 2014, in a shooting on the 5200 block of Delancey Street. The violence unfolded in the late afternoon, around 4:09 p.m., when Philadelphia Police officers were called…

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Timothy Duncan

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 4, 2014, Timothy Duncan, a 33-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, was shot and killed. The incident took place during a dispute that escalated into violence. Police arrived on the scene to find Duncan suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite…

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Christopher Sizemore

Male, age 28 · Wooten, Kentucky

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small community of Wooten, Kentucky, the life of Christopher Blake Sizemore, a 28-year-old white male, was tragically cut short. On a weekend in early August 2014, Sizemore was shot. He was transported to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital…

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Terrell Williams

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 23-year-old Terrell Williams, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On August 4, 2014, Williams became the victim of a homicide. The initial circumstances surrounding his death…

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Corwin Bates

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in St. Louis, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in the death of 28-year-old Corwin Bates. On the evening of August 4, 2014, police responded to a call and discovered Bates's body in a grassy area near Riverview…

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Semaj Randolph

Male, age 20 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late morning quiet of a South Carolina town, a dispute over stolen drugs shattered the peace and tragically ended the life of 20-year-old Semaj Randolph. On August 4, 2014, in Orangeburg, what began as an argument between several individuals escalated…

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William Stephens

Male, age 20 · Columbus, South Carolina

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 4, 2014, a confrontation in Hallowell led to the tragic death of 20-year-old William 'Joey' Stephens, a White male from the Columbus area. The young man was fatally shot, and law enforcement was quickly summoned to the…

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Thomas Anderson

Male, age 38 · Street, Maryland

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of August 4, 2014, the tranquility of a rural Street, Maryland home was shattered by a violent home invasion that resulted in the death of 38-year-old Thomas Richard Anderson. A male, Mr. Anderson was at home with his wife and 14-year-old…

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Carley Nicole Chapman

Female, age 19 · Mangonia-park, Florida

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Carley Nicole Chapman, a 19-year-old white female, was tragically found shot to death on August 4, 2014, at the Hampton Court Apartments in Mangonia Park, Florida. The incident also claimed the lives of two other teenagers, Martavious Brown and Se’sawn…

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Martavious Brown

Male, age 17 · Mangonia-park, Florida

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Martavious E. Brown, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on August 4, 2014, in Mangonia Park, Florida. The incident occurred at the Hampton Court Apartments on Australian Avenue, where Brown and two other teenagers, 19-year-old…

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SeSawn Danford

Male, age 17 · Mangonia-park, Florida

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Se'Sawn Danford, a 17-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2014, in Mangonia Park, Florida. Se'Sawn was one of three teenagers shot in a Mangonia Park apartment on Australian Avenue. The other victims were 19-year-old Carley…

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Paul Anthony Paulie Santos

Male, age 38 · Sandy-springs, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 4, 2014, a night out in Sandy Springs, Georgia, turned tragic for 38-year-old Paul Anthony 'Paulie' Santos, Jr. The male victim was in the parking lot behind the Taboo 2 Bar & Bistro on Roswell Road when he was shot…

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Felicia Clinkscale

Female, age 35 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Felicia Amanda Clinkscale, a 35-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 4, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Felicia was shot while sitting inside a vehicle on Columbus Circle in west Charlotte. The incident was reportedly the…

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Keyeon Garner

Male, age 15 · Weldon, North Carolina

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Keyeon Garner, a 15-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2014, in Weldon, North Carolina. Keyeon was walking with a group near 11th Avenue and Maple Street Extension when two men emerged from the woods and opened fire…

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Joseph Russell

Male, age 41 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a dispute between two men in Memphis, Tennessee, escalated to a fatal conclusion. Outside Sherry's Lounge in the Orange Mound area, Joseph Russell, a 41-year-old male, was involved in an altercation. The argument took a deadly turn when…

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Patrick Perkins

Male, age 29 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 4, 2014, Patrick Perkins, a 29-year-old male from Dallas, Texas, was tragically killed during the commission of a robbery. The incident led to a criminal case against Larry Morgan, who was accused of intentionally causing the death of Patrick…

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Roy Braudt

Male, age 30 · Lampasas, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roy Fredrick Braudt, a 30-year-old male from Lampasas, Texas, tragically passed away on August 4, 2014, at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. Born on July 21, 1984, in San Saba, Texas, Roy was the son of Lloyd E. Braudt and Carol J. Braudt. The…

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Ramon Adrian Estrada

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ramon Adrian Estrada was 36 years old when he died on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, almost four weeks after he was beaten on a Hollywood street. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in front of 1159…

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Clifton Balentine

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Clifton Balentine, aged 35, was fatally shot on August 4, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a double shooting in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of the city. Balentine died of multiple gunshot wounds, and another individual—a…

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Raymond Saiz

Male, age 56 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a quiet Sunday in August of 2013, the life of 56-year-old Hispanic male, Raymond Saiz, was tragically cut short in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The specific circumstances surrounding his death on August 4th remain shrouded in mystery, with publicly available…

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Tommy Jr. Butler

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 4, 2013, Tommy Butler Jr., a 32-year-old man, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place in the parking lot on the west side of the Happy Place 2 After-hours Club located at 956 East Hudson Street. Authorities were alerted to the…

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Tyrone Ronal Sturgis

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 4, 2013, Tyrone Ronald Sturgis, aged 29, was fatally shot in Philadelphia. The incident took place late at night near a schoolyard, and Sturgis was struck by gunfire in the upper leg. After being shot, he managed to walk a short distance before…

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Jermaine Goins

Male, age 19 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jermaine Goins, a 19-year-old Black male from Wilmington, Delaware, was shot and killed on August 4, 2013. As the late-summer evening settled in, multiple 911 calls drew officers to the 700 block of West 5th Street, where the parking lot of a neighborhood…

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Jone Vang

Male, age 21 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a dispute that began within the walls of Shotgun's Bar on 41st and Peoria would tragically spill out into the parking lot, claiming the life of 21-year-old Jone Vang. On August 4, 2013, what started as…

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Eric Lopez

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Eric Lopez, age 20, was fatally shot on August 4, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a weekend marked by numerous acts of violence throughout the city. During that time, Chicago was dealing with escalating gang-related conflicts and…

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Demetrius White

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, the life of 33-year-old Demetrius White was tragically cut short in a violent encounter on the streets of Detroit, Michigan. On the evening of Saturday, August 4th, White found himself at the intersection of St. Cyril Street and Miller…

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Jerrell Woodruff

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer of 2012, the life of 33-year-old Jerrell Woodruff, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. On Saturday, August 4th, an incident occurred at 7470 Miller Street that resulted in his death. The specific details of what…

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Valencia Pierce-Hogan

Female, age 20 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Valencia Hogan, a 20-year-old African-American woman, had a bright smile and a passion for helping others. She was studying to become a dental assistant, a career she chose because she believed the first impression you make is your smile. In her free time…

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Jameel Galloway

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jameel Galloway, aged 29, was killed on August 4, 2012, in Houston, Texas. His death is among the numerous unsolved homicide cases under investigation by the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division. Galloway’s murder remains unresolved, and it has…

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Steven J Bell

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Steven J. Bell, aged 25, was fatally shot on August 4, 2010, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred on a sidewalk, highlighting the persistent and visible nature of gun violence in public spaces. The South Shore neighborhood, like many…

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Jamal Hailey

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, a young man's life was cut short on the east side of Detroit, leaving a case that would remain unresolved for over a decade. On August 4, 2010, Jamal Hailey, a 25-year-old male, was killed. The incident that led to his death occurred at…

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Gwendolyn Hoisten

Female, age 48 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 4, 2010, Gwendolyn Hoisten, aged 48, was fatally shot in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred around 9:00 PM at her home located on White Street in Akron's Summit County. Reports indicate that Hoisten was at her residence when unknown individuals…

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Lynette Mwanyoka

Female, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Lynette Mwanyoka, aged 27, was shot and killed on August 4, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at the Wyndham Oaks Apartments located at 2410 South Kirkwood. Around 10:40 p.m., Houston police responded to reports of a shooting. Lynette was found…

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Thaddeus Benjamin

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a summer day in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of 21-year-old Thaddeus Benjamin, a Black male, was tragically cut short on August 4, 2009. The promising young man's death left a void in the lives of his family and friends, who were left to grapple with the…

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Breyon Shon Deese

Male, age 16 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Aug 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

Breyon Shon Deese, a 16-year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina, was tragically shot and killed on August 4, 2009. His body was discovered behind an apartment building, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The case was classified as a homicide, and…

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