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Irma Martinez

Female, age 49 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Irma Martinez, a 49-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 15, 2014. She was fatally shot while sitting in her car, waiting to pick up her son from a meeting of the Dallas Police Explorers. The incident occurred on Greendale…

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Jimmy Castro-Almazan

Male, age 21 · Denton, Texas

Killed Dec 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jimmy Castro-Almazan, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on December 15, 2014, in Denton, Texas. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Paco Trail. According to reports, a witness heard gunshots and found…

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Sandra Guadalupe Maldonado Simpson

Female, age 33 · Midland, Texas

Killed Dec 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sandra Guadalupe Maldonado Simpson, a 33-year-old woman from Midland, Texas, passed away on December 18, 2014. Born on November 3, 1981, in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, Sandra was a devoted wife to Chad Simpson and a loving mother to their twins, Caiden and…

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Barry Lewis

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Barry Lewis, age 24, was fatally shot on December 15, 2013, in Chicago. The incident took place in the city’s West Side area, a neighborhood that was dealing with significant levels of gun violence at the time. Barry was struck multiple times by gunfire, and…

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Janee K. Haden

Female, age 24 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jane� Hadan, 24, a Black woman, was out with friends in the early hours of December 15, 2013, when gunfire erupted outside Passion Lounge near 108th and Q Streets on Omaha�s southwest side. Police were called to Roxbury Plaza shortly before 2 a.m.; Hadan was…

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Darren Lawrence

Male, age 21 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Darren Lawrence, 21, a Black male, was killed on December 15, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Public reporting about the circumstances of his death is sparse; what is documented online confirms only that he was the victim of a homicide and that his life ended…

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Leroy Peay

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Leroy Peay, aged 36, was shot and killed on December 15, 2013, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of 46 people killed in Philadelphia during December of that year, a month that saw a high level of violence in a city already experiencing an alarming…

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Louis Berry

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Louis Berry, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 15, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. Louis Berry was found with multiple…

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Kenneth Young

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

An 18-year-old African American male, Kenneth Young, was killed in New Orleans on December 15, 2013. A student at Landry-Walker High School, Young was the victim of a fatal shooting that unfolded in the Gentilly neighborhood. His life was cut short by…

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James Tyler Wisdom

Male, age 19 · Columbia, Tennessee

Killed Dec 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Columbia, Tennessee, the life of 19-year-old James Tyler Wisdom was tragically cut short. On December 15, 2013, Wisdom was at an apartment on Union Place Court when a single gunshot ended his life. He sustained a…

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Montreal Blakely

Male, age 17 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 15, 2012, Montreal Blakely, a 17-year-old high school senior, was shot and killed in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco. Blakely was standing with friends on Osceola Lane around 10 p.m. when an unidentified assailant opened fire, shooting…

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Demetrius Cruz

Male, age 15 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December weekend in Denver, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of 15-year-old Demetrius Paul Cruz. The young man was in a vehicle with his cousin near Sheridan Boulevard and West Dartmouth when their car was struck…

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Ricky Stanley

Male, age 55 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

Ricky Stanley, aged 55, was killed on December 15, 2012, in Miami, Florida. His death is part of Miami's unsolved homicide cases, which has left the community and investigators searching for answers. Despite efforts by law enforcement to gather information…

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Michael Randolph Robinson

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the life of Michael Randolph Robinson Jr., a 26-year-old male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Saturday, December 15th, Robinson was in the 2800 block of Winwood Court in the city's…

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Bipinchandra Patel

Male, age 61 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

Bipinchandra Patel, a 61-year-old man, poured much of his life into the Oxford Inn, a modest two-story roadside motel on North Lincoln Boulevard in northeast Oklahoma City. For about eight years he ran the small property near Northeast 50th Street, a place…

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Vincent Ajeh

Male, age 20 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, a young man's life was cut short on the streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vincent Ajeh, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on December 15th in the shadows of downtown. His death left a void in the lives of his loved ones, who remembered him…

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Marcus Chavez

Male, age 15 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold December day in Wichita, Kansas, the life of 15-year-old Hispanic male, Marcus Chavez, came to a tragic end. On December 15, 2012, his mother, Sandra Torres, was returning home with Christmas presents when she discovered him lifeless in his room.…

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Christopher Richard Parsons

Male, age 31 · Mineral-point, Missouri

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold December day, the life of a young law enforcement officer was tragically cut short in what was described as a sudden and unprovoked ambush. Deputy Sheriff Christopher Richard Parsons, a 31-year-old male, was shot and…

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Jamaal Moore Sr.

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 15, 2012, Jamaal Moore Sr., a 23-year-old unarmed Black man, was fatally shot by Chicago police officers following a vehicular pursuit in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Moore was a passenger in a silver Chevrolet Trailblazer suspected of…

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Hilma Barnett

Female, age 86 · Marshall, North Carolina

Killed Dec 15, 2012 · 14 years ago

Hilma Barnett, an 86-year-old woman from Marshall, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 15, 2012. She was killed by her son-in-law, James Lagrua, who also murdered her daughter, Stephanie Lagrua. The incident occurred at the family home in…

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Emilio Martinez-Rodriguez

Male, age 34 · Tampa, Florida

Found Dec 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

Emilio Martinez-Rodriguez, age 34, was tragically killed in Tampa, Florida, on December 15, 2010. Emilio had gone out to pick up dinner for himself and his pregnant wife but never returned. His wife grew concerned after some of the items he purchased were…

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Lance Moorehead

Male, age 26 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, what began as a child's birthday celebration at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant ended in tragedy. In the parking lot of the establishment located at 350 N. Nellis Blvd., 26-year-old Lance Moorehead, an African-American…

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Brian A. Terry

Male, age 40 · Rio Rico, Arizona

Killed Dec 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the dark of night on December 14, 2010, a firefight in a remote Arizona canyon near Rio Rico claimed the life of 40-year-old United States Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry. Terry was part of an elite four-man tactical team tasked with intercepting armed…

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Juanita Delreal

Female, age 21 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

Juanita Del Real, a 21-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on December 15, 2010. She left behind a young family, including her children Alexis Torres, Arhianna Torres, and David Cavazos Jr. Her parents, Irene and…

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Casey Mahoney

Female, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 15, 2010 · 16 years ago

Casey Mahoney, a 27-year-old white woman, was found dead on December 15, 2010, in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Her body was discovered in a trash-strewn lot along East Tusculum Street. Authorities determined that she had been strangled, and…

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Lionel Smith

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Lionel Smith, a 25-year-old Chicago resident, was tragically shot and killed on December 15, 2009, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago. The shooting occurred in the street, leaving many unanswered questions about the circumstances and motives…

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Domonic Cole

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Domonic Coleman, a 20-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, lost his life on December 15, 2009, after a shooting in South Philadelphia that turned an ordinary afternoon into a moment of grief and violence. His death was recorded among Philadelphia’s…

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Merlene Patterson

Female, age 45 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 14, 2009, the body of Merlene Patterson, age 45, was found behind a car wash at a Valero gas station located in the 12300 block of Fondren in Houston, Texas. Patterson's body was discovered partially nude and showed signs of asphyxiation due to…

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Christopher Keith Parrott

Male, age 27 · Shelby, North Carolina

Killed Dec 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Christopher Keith Parrott, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 15, 2009, in Shelby, North Carolina. Born on February 28, 1982, in Cleveland County, he was the son of Deborah Lockhart Harper and the late Wayne Nathan…

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Lonell Hyde

Male, age 51 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

Lonell Hyde, aged 51, was fatally shot on December 15, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred in the midst of a year that saw ongoing violence in Chicago, a city that struggled with high levels of gun-related crime. The incident was part of a larger…

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Warren Oliver Davis

Male, age 41 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a cold December night in 2008, the life of Warren Oliver Davis, a 41-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. In the early hours of December 15th, officers responded to a call in the 4100 block of Boarman…

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Jai Ray

Male, age 26 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the cold of a Las Vegas December night, the life of Jai Ray, a 26-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 18, 2008, in the courtyard of the Desert Park Apartments located at 100 S. Martin Luther King Boulevard…

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Howard Olson

Male, age 67 · Portland, Oregon

Found Dec 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the quiet city of Portland, Oregon, a neighbor's concern led to a grim discovery on the morning of December 15, 2008. Howard Curtiss Olson, a 67-year-old Caucasian male, had not been seen for several days, prompting a call to the police. When officers…

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Gerald McNair

Male, age 19 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 15, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the winter of 2008, the life of a young Black man, 19-year-old Gerald McNair, was tragically cut short in Wilmington, Delaware. On the evening of Monday, December 15, 2008, McNair became a victim of gun violence. The sudden and violent nature of his death…

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Jose Camara

Male, age 21 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Camara, aged 21, was shot and killed on December 15, 2007, in San Francisco, California. The incident took place in the city’s Mission District, a neighborhood with a history of both community vibrancy and violence. Camara was reportedly attacked at…

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Javier Nah-Carballo

Male, age 20 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 15, 2007, 20-year-old Hispanic male Javier Nah-Carballo was fatally shot in San Francisco's Mission District. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. near the intersection of 18th Street and South Van Ness Avenue. Javier Nah-Carballo was one of two…

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Donna Mills

Female, age 29 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Donna Mills, 29, was tragically killed by a stray bullet while she was asleep in her apartment on Confederate Point Road in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 15, 2007. Around 3 a.m., officers responded to gunfire but were unable to locate suspects. Later…

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Martin Segura

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Martin Segura, a 22-year-old man from Chicago, was killed on December 15, 2007, in a fatal shooting that reflected the broader wave of violence that engulfed the city at the time. The incident occurred during a year marked by persistently high homicide rates…

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Louis Leyna

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Louis Leyna, a 35-year-old man from Chicago, was killed on December 15, 2007, in a shooting incident. His death occurred in an area where Chicago had been grappling with high levels of violent crime, particularly involving firearms. This tragic incident was…

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Nelson A Arebalo

Male · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 15, 2007, a Hispanic male named Nelson A. Arebalo was found deceased in Indianapolis, Indiana. The incident occurred at a residence located at 5402 Tara Court North, situated in a neighborhood on the west side of the city. Authorities responded to…

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Cortney Butts

Male, age 20 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cortney Lester Butts, 31, male, Black, was shot on the morning of December 15, 2007, after neighbors reported a burst of gunfire around 10:25 a.m. near 1065 Lisbon in Las Vegas. Responding officers found him on the sidewalk in the courtyard just north of…

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Jeremiah Johnson

Male, age 32 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Dec 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the quiet, snow-covered landscape near the entrance of East Rock Park in New Haven, Connecticut, the body of 32-year-old Jeremiah Johnson, a Black male, was discovered on December 15, 2007. A passing motorist alerted two police officers on Orange Street to…

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Percy Burnley

Male, age 76 · Florence-Firestone, California

Killed Dec 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Percy Burnley was 76 years old when he died on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in Florence-Firestone. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1301 East 59th Place. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Larry Williams

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Dec 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

On December 15, 2003, Larry Williams was tragically killed in Greensboro, North Carolina. His death was part of a violent incident that remains under investigation. Williams' murder is among several unsolved cases in the area from that period, as Greensboro…

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Bronson Robinson

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

On December 15, 2003, Bronson Robinson, aged 33, was fatally shot in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1624 Vine Street, located in Hamilton County. Law enforcement responded to reports of the shooting, and upon arrival, they found Robinson had…

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Michael Dawson

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 15, 2003 · 23 years ago

Michael Dawson, 22, was a Black / African American male from Columbus, Ohio, whose life ended late on the night of December 15, 2003, inside a home in northeast Columbus. Around 10:40 p.m., an unknown man reportedly broke into a residence on the 2000 block of…

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Ronald Deybi Rodriguez

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 15, 2002 · 24 years ago

Ronald Deybi Rodriguez, a 19-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically passed away on December 15, 2002. His death has been a subject of investigation and public interest due to the circumstances surrounding it. Ronald was laid to rest at Hollywood…

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Kimberly Palmer

Female, age 29 · Camden, Maine

Killed Dec 15, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a cold December day in 2000, the life of 29-year-old Kimberly Palmer, a female resident of Camden, Maine, was tragically cut short. On December 15th, she was shot and killed by her 49-year-old boyfriend, Paul Turnbull, in a violent act that reverberated…

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