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Tykeem Jones

Male, age 30 · Stratford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2021, the life of 30-year-old Tykeem Jones, a Black male from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. Just a week before Christmas, Jones was in Stratford at the intersection of Light Street and Barnum…

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Devon Sandusky

Male, age 21 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a mother's holiday shopping was tragically interrupted by the news of her son's death. Twenty-one-year-old Devon Isaiah Sandusky, a Black male, was found deceased in his Lexington, Kentucky, home on December 17, 2021. He…

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Regina Ray

Female, age 63 · Scottsville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Scottsville, Kentucky community, ultimately claiming the life of 63-year-old Regina Ray. The tragic events unfolded on the night of December 14th, when law enforcement received a call to…

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Paul Baldwin Duke

Male, age 32 · Myrtle, Mississippi

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Friday morning in Myrtle, Mississippi, 32-year-old Paul Baldwin Duke of Tupelo lost his life. The incident, which unfolded on December 17, 2021, began with an argument and escalated to a fatal shooting, prompting a murder…

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Pamela Schwartz

Female, age 44 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In December of 2021, the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, was unsettled by the discovery of a local woman's body. Forty-four-year-old Pamela Schwartz, a Caucasian female, was found deceased behind a garage on Bethel Road on the afternoon of December 17th. The…

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Carlos Spikes

Male, age 34 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 34-year-old Carlos Spikes was tragically cut short in Gary, Indiana. On the evening of Friday, December 17th, Spikes was in the 4100 block of Buchanan Street when he was fatally shot. The Lake County Coroner's Office…

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Laveasha Houston

Male, age 44 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Laveasha Houston, a 44-year-old female, was fatally shot on the evening of December 17, 2021, while inside her residence in the Hyde Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The incident occurred at a home located in the 1500 block of Agnes Street. At the…

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Deangelo Bryant

Male, age 25 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent death of 25-year-old Deangelo Bryant. On the night of Friday, December 17th, Bryant, a Black male, and another man, 27-year-old Jamarious Loynes, were found fatally…

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Jamarious Loynes

Male, age 27 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of 27-year-old Jamarious Loynes was tragically cut short on Friday, December 17, 2021. On that day, Loynes and another man, 25-year-old Deangelo Bryant, were discovered fatally shot. The…

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Aaron Casey Adams

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, a dispute escalated into a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 29-year-old Aaron Casey Adams, a father and a man known affectionately to his family as 'Man-Man'. The shooting, which occurred on December…

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Derrick Lamont Smith

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the fading daylight of a December evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Derrick Lamont Smith, a 36-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 17, 2021, gunfire erupted in the 1300 block of West North Avenue, leaving multiple people…

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Kimberly Page

Female, age 51 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Temple Hills, Maryland, the life of 51-year-old Kimberly Page was tragically cut short on the night of December 17, 2021. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded to a call in the 5000 block of Leah Court…

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Anthony Laster

Male, age 33 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2021, a violent altercation in a Bronx apartment building hallway left 33-year-old Anthony Laster dead. Police responded to a 911 call at approximately 12:12 a.m. at 1221 Sheridan Avenue in the Concourse…

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Dawn Peterson

Female, age 39 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of December 17, 2021, Dawn Peterson was killed outside her home in South Jamaica, Queens, after stepping out just before dawn to start her car and head to work. She was found on the street near her address on Foch Boulevard, badly wounded, and…

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Laquan Ealey

Male, age 30 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December evening in Rochester, New York, the life of 31-year-old Laquan Ealey was tragically cut short. On December 17, 2021, at approximately 10:45 p.m., the sound of multiple gunshots echoed through the area of an apartment complex on Bennington…

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James Ernest Ellis

Male, age 20 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

James Ernest Ellis, a 20-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2021. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on East California Avenue near Ogden Street. According to reports from the Kern County Sheriff's Office…

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Joseph Tyi Jaris Syncere

Male, age 18 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Tyi Jaris Syncere Scarlett, an 18-year-old from Sacramento, California, tragically passed away on December 17, 2021. Known affectionately as "JoJo," he was born on July 16, 2003, in Alaska. His death was a significant loss to his family and friends…

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Brice Johnson

Male, age 25 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brice Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2021. Johnson was shot in the 1600 block of 33rd Street in Orlando. Despite being rushed to the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries. The circumstances…

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Mustafa Connelly

Male, age 38 · Leesburg, Florida

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mustafa Connelly, a 38-year-old man from Leesburg, FL, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2021. On that evening, law enforcement received a distressing call reporting that someone had been shot and set on fire in a lot locally known as “the Car Wash” on…

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Matthew Williams-Jacobs

Male, age 21 · Vidalia, Georgia

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a young African American man named Matthew Williams-Jacobs, 21, tragically lost his life in Vidalia, Georgia. On the night of Friday, December 17, the sound of gunshots pierced the air in the vicinity of Thompson and West Jenkins…

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Travis Watts

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 17, 2021, 17-year-old Travis Watts, an African American male, was tragically shot and killed in the Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 11100 block of South Doty Avenue. According to…

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Mar’Kel De’Andre Evans

Male, age 18 · Cerro-gordo, North Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mar’Kel De’Andre Evans, an 18-year-old African American male, passed away on December 17, 2021, in Cerro Gordo, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a source of deep sorrow and concern for his family and the community. Mar’Kel's…

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Saquan Trai Facyson

Male, age 28 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

SaQuan Trai Facyson, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2021, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the intersection of Holloway Street and North Briggs Avenue. According to reports, SaQuan was shot in…

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Jonathan Pryor

Male, age 46 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jonathan D. Pryor, a 46-year-old African American man, was the manager and head of security at the Confidential Gentlemen's Club in Columbus, OH. On the morning of December 17, 2021, firefighters responding to a fire at the club found Pryor's body. He had…

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Dawud Abdul Saleem Bey

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a winter evening in Philadelphia, what should have been an ordinary Friday turned into a scene of tragedy and loss. On December 17, 2021, Dawud Abdul Saleem Bey, a 29-year-old Black male, was in the 1700 block of Point Breeze Avenue when gunfire erupted.…

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Sameer Abdullah

Male, age 37 · Ridley-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sameer Abdullah, a 37-year-old male, was killed on December 17, 2021, while working at the Empire Smoke and Phone Store at 1418 Chester Pike in Crum Lynne, Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. That Friday afternoon, the ordinary rhythm of the store was shattered…

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Jarvis Evan

Male · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December day in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of Jarvis Evan, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 17, 2021, Evan was a victim of fatal gun violence. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an investigation by local law…

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Bianca Vasquez

Female, age 22 · Garland, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Bianca Vasquez, a 22-year-old woman from Garland, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 17, 2021. She was found shot in the 300 block of Bella Drive late Friday evening and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The incident occurred in the 1700 block…

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Charles Williams

Male, age 25 · Rockwall, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Charles Edward "Chase" Williams III, a 25-year-old male from Rockwall, TX, passed away on December 17, 2021. He was born on July 2, 1996, in Round Rock, TX. Chase graduated from Rockwall High School in 2014 and later attended Texas State University, where he…

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Cornelius Carrington

Male, age 4 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cornelius Cordell "Studda" Carrington, a 4-year-old boy from Lubbock, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2021. Cornelius was visiting his father at a house in the 700 block of East Ursuline Street when a drive-by shooting occurred just before…

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Jared Daniel Rodriguez

Male, age 40 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jared Daniel Rodriguez, a 40-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically passed away on December 17, 2021. Jared was known for his love of video games and music, and he was remembered as a loving father and son. He studied Computer Science at the…

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Ty Nguyen

Male, age 67 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ty Nguyen, a 67-year-old man of Vietnamese ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2021, in Houston, Texas. He was driving his white truck in the northwest Harris County neighborhood when he was shot by an unknown assailant. The incident occurred…

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Scott Thompson

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 17, 2016, Scott Thompson, a 45-year-old man, was shot and killed in a violent incident in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. His death was one of four homicides that occurred during a particularly tragic event in which multiple victims lost…

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Elijah E Jackson

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

Elijah E. Jackson, aged 36, was fatally shot on December 17, 2016, in the Fernwood neighborhood of Chicago. The incident was part of a home invasion that turned violent, resulting in the deaths of Jackson and three others. The victims were discovered in a…

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Roland Sewell

Male, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the city of New Orleans, a young man's life was cut short on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Roland Tramond Sewell, a 22-year-old male, was the victim of a fatal shooting. His death at the University Medical Center marked another instance of gun violence in…

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Tyrone Fooks

Male, age 32 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a community in Camden, New Jersey, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of Tyrone Fooks, a 32-year-old man and father of three. On the evening of Saturday, December 17, the sound of gunfire echoed through the Independence…

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Clifford Miller

Male, age 42 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet corner of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the life of 42-year-old Clifford Miller came to a brutal and mysterious end. On December 17, 2016, the body of the male victim was discovered behind a Walmart near Wyoming and Menaul NE. The scene that greeted…

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Darrin Mitchell

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 17, 2016, at approximately 1:42 a.m., Columbus Police officers were called to 1561 Duxberry Avenue on the report of a collapsed male inside the residence. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, later identified as 35yr old Darrin Mitchell…

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Keagon Bruce

Male, age 7 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2016, a fire engulfed a home on Northwest 80th Street in Oklahoma City. Firefighters, responding to a 911 call around 5 a.m., discovered a horrific scene inside the burning house. They found the bodies of 41-year-old…

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Julia Mason

Female, age 41 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2016, a horrific scene unfolded in an Oklahoma City home that claimed the lives of 41-year-old Julia Mason, a Caucasian female, and her young son. Firefighters were dispatched to their residence on Northwest 80th…

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Acen Ameer King

Male, age 3 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 17, 2016, three-year-old Acen Ameer King was tragically shot and killed in Little Rock, Arkansas, during a road rage incident. Acen was in the backseat of a maroon Dodge Charger driven by his grandmother, Kim King-Macon, who was en route to a…

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Kandis Rose Harris

Female, age 54 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 54-year-old Rose Marie "Rosie" Harris was brought to a sudden and violent end in her Salt Lake City, Utah, home. On December 17, police were dispatched to perform a welfare check at her residence in the Capitol Hill area…

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Rustin Radcliffe

Male, age 37 · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of Rustin Radcliffe, a 37-year-old White / Caucasian man, was cut short in Santa Fe, New Mexico. On December 17th, he fell victim to gun violence, a sudden and tragic end for a man who friends said was actively trying to…

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Nautica Whittiker

Female, age 16 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2016, a gathering of teenagers in Wichita, Kansas, turned tragic, ending the life of 16-year-old Nautica Whittiker, a Black/African American female. The incident occurred in the basement of a house in the 1300 block…

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Damon Warren Cox Sr.

Male, age 47 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 47-year-old Damon Warren Cox Sr. was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the late evening of Saturday, December 17th, Cox was discovered inside a car at the intersection of Beech Street and Virginia Avenue in…

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George Robert Brown

Male, age 51 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the chill of a Louisville, Kentucky evening, just eight days before Christmas in 2016, the life of 51-year-old George Robert Brown was brought to a violent and tragic end. On December 17th, Brown was in the front yard of his home on Olive Street when he…

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Andrico Slaughter

Male, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a dispute that began over a pool table inside a south side tavern tragically escalated, ending the life of 29-year-old Andrico Slaughter, a Black male. The events of December 17, 2016, unfolded at Cat-Daddy's…

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Jennifer Foy

Female, age 36 · Elgin, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small town of Elgin, Oklahoma, a grim discovery was made on December 17, 2016, leaving the community in shock. Inside a home, authorities found the bodies of 36-year-old Jennifer Foy and 41-year-old Raul Nathan Fimbres. Both had been killed by gunfire…

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