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Jeremiah Flemister

Male, age 25 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer evening in Decatur, Georgia, a dispute that began inside a Kroger supermarket tragically escalated, ending the life of 25-year-old Jeremiah Flemister on August 7, 2018. The young man, a resident of Decatur, became embroiled in an argument with…

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Jessica Criff

Female, age 27 · Duluth, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in August 2018, the life of 27-year-old Jessica Criff was tragically cut short in a Duluth, Georgia apartment. Responding to a call, Gwinnett County police discovered the young woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She…

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Malik Sayeed Murphy

Male, age 18 · Glennville, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 7, 2018, in Glennville, Georgia, the life of 18-year-old Malik Sayeed Murphy was tragically cut short. A student-athlete at Tattnall County High School, he was known for his love of track and field and football. He was an…

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Marquis Thomas

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marquis Thomas, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Marquis…

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Tyrel Peeples

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tyrel Peeples, a 17-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. Tyrel was playing basketball with a friend in the West Pullman neighborhood when an unknown assailant approached and opened fire. The…

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Dewayne Palmer Sr.

Male, age 36 · Jonesboro, Louisiana

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Jonesboro, Louisiana, the life of Dewayne Palmer Sr., a 36-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short on August 7, 2018. Just days after celebrating his birthday, a knock at his door in the late hours of the evening would…

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Gregory Louis Mobley

Male, age 23 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Gregory Louis Mobley, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2018, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mobley, along with 19-year-old Jeremiah Christian Hardy-Praylor, was found dead inside a vehicle near the 1000 block of…

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James Everette Bailey

Male, age 46 · Moravian-falls, North Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

James Everette Bailey, a 46-year-old African American male, passed away on August 7, 2018, in Moravian Falls, North Carolina. He was a beloved member of his community, known for his athletic prowess during his high school years and his involvement in his…

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Jerimiah Christian Hardy-Praylor

Male, age 19 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jerimiah Christian Hardy-Praylor, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead on August 7, 2018, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was discovered alongside 23-year-old Gregory Louis Mobley, also an African American male, in a…

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Devan Sanders

Male, age 25 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Devan Sanders, a 25-year-old male from Dayton, Ohio, tragically passed away on August 7, 2018. He was found by his family outside their home on West Grand Avenue, bleeding from his head, after what appeared to be a shooting incident. The Montgomery County…

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Wakil Jabar Horton

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of a Philadelphia man was tragically cut short, leaving a community in search of answers that have yet to come. Wakil Jabar Horton, a 35-year-old male, was found deceased on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, inside a residence in the…

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John Beasley

Male, age 46 · Baytown, Texas

Killed Aug 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

John Stewart Beasley, a 46-year-old white male, was a Baytown police officer who tragically died on August 7, 2018, in Cove, Texas. Beasley had been missing for several days before his body was discovered. He was last seen on August 2, 2018, when he left his…

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Gerald Bailey

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, a dispute over something as trivial as a lighter escalated into a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Gerald Duane Bailey. The male victim was at a gentleman's club on…

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Phillip Jr Mazone

Male, age 56 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

African-American Phillip Jr. Mazone was a 56-year-old Black man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the fact of his death sits heavy in the way these losses always do—too final, too quiet, too absolute, even when the world around it keeps moving. He was a son of…

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Barry Davis

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a year that would ultimately be marked as one of Baltimore's most violent, 34-year-old Barry Davis became another life tragically cut short. On the evening of August 7th, his body was discovered in an alleyway along the 1600 block of…

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Barry Lee

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in West Baltimore, the life of 34-year-old Barry Lee, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 7, 2017, Lee was fatally shot as he was fleeing from an unidentified assailant with a gun. The incident left a community in mourning…

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Turhan Clay

Male, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a late summer evening in Detroit, 27-year-old Turhan Clay, an African American man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, August 8, 2017. Known affectionately as 'Turk' to his friends and family, he was walking near a bus stop on Woodward Avenue and State Fair on…

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James Nelson

Male, age 36 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of James Nelson, a 36-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On August 7, 2017, Nelson was found shot in the 4000 block of Interstate 55, the victim of fatal gun violence. At the time of his death, reports…

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Dezaire Williams

Male, age 23 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a violent night in St. Louis, Missouri, that saw two fatal shootings within hours, 23-year-old Dezaire Williams, a Black male, became one of the city's homicide victims. The shooting occurred on August 7, 2017, leaving a community to mourn a man remembered…

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Tavarus Cole

Male, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of a young Black man named Tavarus Cole was cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On August 7th, the 20-year-old was killed, becoming another victim of the city's ongoing struggle with violent crime. His death left a void in the…

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Kenyon Tennesse

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kenyon Tennessee, also known by his stage name "Kenny Lou," was shot and killed on August 7, 2017, in Houston, Texas. He and his friend, Nicholas Esene (also known as "Ghost Magneto"), were sitting in their silver Mercedes-Benz when two gunmen approached from…

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Gerald Duane Bailey

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, a dispute over a seemingly trivial object escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 23-year-old Gerald Duane Bailey. On August 7, 2017, Bailey, a man described by friends as a loving…

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Robert Kennedy

Male, age 56 · Atmore, Alabama

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the predawn hours of August 7, 2017, the quiet of an Atmore, Alabama neighborhood was shattered by a violent home invasion. Inside his Broad Street residence, 56-year-old Robert Kennedy and a female companion, Joi McClammy, were asleep in bed when…

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Mary Ann Bier

Female, age 64 · Powell, Wyoming

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Before dawn on August 7, 2017, a family member received an unsettling message from the couple's home on Jonathon Road west of Powell, Wyoming: come by, the man said, and look for a note he'd left behind. The request felt wrong enough that the family member…

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Derek Antonie Duvall

Male, age 29 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 7, 2017, at approximately 8:45 p.m., 29-year-old Derek Antonie Duvall was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Valero gas station located at 1201 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Emergency responders arrived promptly and administered CPR…

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Arnaldo Rentas

Male, age 37 · Holyoke, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of August 7, 2017, the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 37-year-old Arnaldo Rentas, a Black male. Just after 1:00 a.m., the sound of gunfire echoed in the area of 570 South Summer…

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Colin Hodges

Male, age 31 · Holyoke, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of August 7, 2017, the life of 31-year-old Colin Hodges, a male Navy veteran, was tragically cut short in his hometown of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Police responded to reports of gunfire at approximately 1:06 a.m. on South Summer Street. Upon…

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Sierra Jefferson

Female, age 42 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a domestic situation spiraled into a tragic and fatal conclusion for a Gulfport, Mississippi woman. Sierra Jefferson, a 42-year-old female, died on August 10, 2017, three days after being shot by her husband. The incident that led to…

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Rashon S. Brown

Male, age 27 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of August 7, 2017, a 27-year-old Black man named Rashon S. Brown of Newark, New Jersey, was left at Newark Beth Israel Hospital with at least one gunshot wound. Brown, who had recently relocated to Paterson, was dropped off at the hospital…

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Carrie Mae Blewett

Female, age 37 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In July 2017, the family of Carrie Mae Blewett grew alarmed when the 37-year-old Black female, a devoted mother of four known for her constant communication with her relatives, suddenly fell silent. She was last heard from on July 13 while shopping for…

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Jasmin Angelica McGill

Female, age 18 · Gaffney, South Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 18-year-old Jasmin Angelica McGill was tragically cut short. A recent graduate of Gaffney High School, she was a vibrant and active member of her community, deeply involved in her church, Concord Baptist Church, where she…

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Raymond Turner

Male, age 21 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a burst of gunfire in a grocery store parking lot shattered the evening quiet in Spartanburg, South Carolina, leaving two men dead and another wounded. One of the victims was 21-year-old Raymond Turner, who succumbed to his injuries at…

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Tyshann Rashad Smith

Male, age 28 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 7, 2017, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a violent altercation outside Biggerstaff Grocery on Farley Avenue cut short the life of 28-year-old Tyshann Rashad Smith. Smith, a Black male, was discovered fatally shot inside a…

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Akil Duro

Male, age 34 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic sequence of events that unfolded in the Bronx, 34-year-old Akil Duro lost his life in a senseless act of violence that also led to the death of his father from what relatives believe was a broken heart. The incident began on an August evening in…

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David Feliciano

Male, age 19 · Mechanicville, New York

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 19-year-old David Feliciano was tragically cut short in his Mechanicville, New York, home. On August 7th, Feliciano was found in his Grove Street driveway, having been shot multiple times in the torso. Despite efforts…

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Eric Lamar Holloway

Male, age 27 · Pasadena, California

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eric Lamar Holloway, a 27-year-old man from Pasadena, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 7, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning near Maple Avenue and Catalina Avenue. Pasadena police responded to a call around 3:30…

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Hieu Charlie Ly

Male · San-jose, California

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hieu "Charlie" Ly, a beloved liquor store owner in San Jose, California, was tragically killed on August 7, 2017, during a robbery at his store, Jim's Liquor Mart, located at Quimby and South White Road. The incident occurred late at night when a masked…

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Jesse Salazar

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jesse Salazar, an 18-year-old from Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on August 7, 2017. The incident occurred in Reseda, near Cantara Street and Chastain Avenue, close to Cantara Street Elementary School. According to reports, Salazar was standing…

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Timothy Fadgen

Male, age 47 · Oakhurst, California

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Timothy Fadgen, a 47-year-old resident of Oakhurst, California, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2017, in a violent confrontation. The incident occurred when Fadgen confronted three men who were illegally growing marijuana on his rural property.…

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Ursula Cabalzar

Female, age 68 · Santa-clara, California

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ursula Cabalzar, aged 68, tragically lost her life on August 7, 2017, in Santa Clara, California. The circumstances surrounding her death were both shocking and sorrowful. Ursula was fatally shot by her husband, Michael Reyer, who was 75 years old at the…

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Deangelo Henderson

Male, age 30 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Deangelo Henderson, a 30-year-old African American male, was found dead on August 7, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. His body was discovered at a home on North Lane near Powers Drive in the Pine Hills neighborhood. Henderson had suffered multiple gunshot wounds…

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Rosemithe Colin

Female, age 39 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rosemithe Colin, a 39-year-old woman, was tragically killed on the night of August 7, 2017, in Mangonia Park, West Palm Beach, Florida. She was fatally shot through the sliding glass door of her apartment at the Hampton Court Apartments, a gated complex. The…

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Solomon Williams

Male, age 58 · Union-city, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on an August afternoon in 2017, Solomon Williams, a 58-year-old man, lost his life while protecting his family in their Union City, Georgia, home. Williams was at his front door, engaged in the simple task of repairing it, when an…

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Brandon Dallas-Hagan

Male, age 24 · Danville, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the morning of August 7, 2017, in Danville, Illinois, authorities responded to reports of gunfire in the 900 block of Fowler Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of 24-year-old Brandon Dallas-Hagan, a male from Indianapolis, Indiana, lying in…

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Brandon Murray

Male, age 35 · Dixmoor, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandon Murray, a 35-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on August 7, 2017, in Dixmoor, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 14300 block of Paulina Street, where Murray was found with a fatal gunshot wound to his back. The Cook…

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Brandon Smith

Male, age 31 · Broadview, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 7, 2017, at approximately 1:22 a.m., 31-year-old Brandon Smith was shot in the neck outside his grandmother Mary Smith's residence in Broadview, Illinois. Following the shooting, Mary promptly called 911 to seek emergency medical assistance for her…

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George Lane

Male, age 46 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

George Lane, a 46-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, tragically passed away on August 7, 2017. According to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, Lane was fatally shot outside a business on Germantown Street in Dayton. The incident led to a significant…

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Lashawn Harris

Male, age 23 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 7, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lashawn Harris, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. According to witnesses, Harris was approached by two unknown black men who began questioning him about his identity. The…

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