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Deaths by Force on December 1

799 open cases in our database happened on December 1. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (459)

Jason Giles - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Jason Giles

Male, age 31 · Miami, Florida
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jason Giles, a 31-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2017, in Miami, Florida, as a result of a road rage incident. The altercation occurred on the Palmetto Expressway at the NW 25th Street exit. According to reports, Jason Giles was…

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Larry Stewart - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Larry Stewart

Male, age 24 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, what was supposed to be a simple sale of a video game console ended in the death of 24-year-old Larry Stewart in December 2017. The young man had utilized the OfferUp app to find a buyer for his PlayStation 4 and arranged to meet…

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Javon Gibson - East-saint-louis, Illinois
Death by Force

Javon Gibson

Male, age 20 · East-saint-louis, Illinois
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Javon M. Gibson, a 20-year-old African American male from Cahokia, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed in the early morning hours of December 1, 2017. The incident occurred in the 2000 Block of Doris Avenue in Cahokia. At approximately 6:57 am, Cahokia…

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Darin Everette Coble - Asheboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Darin Everette Coble

Male, age 38 · Asheboro, North Carolina
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Darin Everette Coble, a 38-year-old male from Asheboro, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 1, 2017. Darin was born on March 20, 1979, to Michael Louis Coble and the late Joeann McLain Coble. He graduated from Asheboro High School and was a…

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Errone McCrimon - Bedford-heights, Ohio
Death by Force

Errone McCrimon

Male, age 34 · Bedford-heights, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Errone Cedric McCrimon Jr., a 34-year-old African American male from Bedford Heights, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 1, 2017. His death was reported as a murder, and the incident sparked a significant investigation in the local community. The…

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Rickey Gray - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Rickey Gray

Male, age 39 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rickey Gray, a 39-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on December 1, 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. Gray and another man, Steven Sopko, aged 29, were found in a vehicle on West 45th Street, just south of Lorain Avenue. Both men…

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Steven Sopko - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Steven Sopko

Male, age 29 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 1, 2017, at approximately 7:30 p.m., 29-year-old Steven Sopko, a male from Cleveland, Ohio, was found deceased alongside 39-year-old Rickey Gray of Strongsville. Both men were inside a vehicle on West 45th Street in Cleveland's Clark-Fulton…

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Nicholas Powell - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Nicholas Powell

Male, age 32 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nicholas "Nick" J. Powell, a 32-year-old white male from Union City, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on December 1, 2017, due to an accident. Born on December 12, 1984, in Corry, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Blaine J. Powell and Tammy M. Miller…

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Mario Martinez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Mario Martinez

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mario Chavez Martinez, a 27-year-old Hispanic male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2017. He was fatally shot during an attempted armed robbery in front of his home on Richey Street in Pasadena, Texas. The incident occurred around…

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Richard Smith - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Richard Smith

Male, age 59 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Richard Bernard Smith, 59, a Black man, was killed in the predawn hours of December 1, 2015, after violence found him just steps from home on 81st Place South in Birmingham, Alabama. Police were summoned to the neighborhood around 3:45 a.m., and when officers…

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Jimmie Simpson - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Jimmie Simpson

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida
Found Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jimmie Simpson, aged 21, was killed on December 1, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. His death is categorized as a homicide and remains unsolved. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has actively sought information regarding this case, hoping for community support…

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April Mullins - DeLand, Florida
Death by Force

April Mullins

Female, age 33 · DeLand, Florida
Found Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 1, 2015, April Mullins, a 33-year-old resident of DeLand, Florida, was found dead in a ditch near Forest Drive and State Road 44 in Lake County. Mullins had last been seen on November 25, 2015, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and black skinny…

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Tysean Rollins - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tysean Rollins

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tysean Rollins, aged 16, was fatally shot on December 1, 2015, in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. The incident occurred while Tysean was near his home, and he was struck by multiple gunshots. Despite prompt emergency response efforts, Tysean succumbed to his…

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Claudio Gabriel - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Claudio Gabriel

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Claudio Gabriel, aged 22, was shot and killed on December 1, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Humboldt Park, like many areas in Chicago, faced persistent issues with violent crime…

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Stephen Henderson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Stephen Henderson

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Stephen Henderson, a 21-year-old African American male, was killed in a shooting on the afternoon of December 1, 2015, in Detroit, Michigan. The violent incident occurred outside the Hayes Troester Market on Hayes Street near Houston Whittier on the city's…

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Alfred James Walker - Mobile, Alabama
Death by Force

Alfred James Walker

Male, age 55 · Mobile, Alabama
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a winter's day in Mobile, Alabama, the life of Alfred James Walker, a 55-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On December 1, 2015, Walker was found deceased in what authorities would quickly deem a homicide. The circumstances…

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Richard Bernard Smith - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Richard Bernard Smith

Male, age 59 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Richard Bernard Smith, a 59-year-old man from Birmingham, Alabama, was killed in the dark hours of Tuesday, December 1, 2015, after gunfire erupted outside his home on 81st Place South. The first calls reporting the shooting came in just before 4 a.m., and…

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Jabari Saunders - Wilmington, Delaware
Death by Force

Jabari Saunders

Male, age 30 · Wilmington, Delaware
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jabari Saunders, a 30-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2015. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. that Tuesday afternoon, Wilmington police were dispatched to the 700 block of East 22nd Street after receiving a…

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Maranny Marena Hatalie Holiday - Mexican Hat, Utah
Death by Force

Maranny Marena Hatalie Holiday

Female, age 63 · Mexican Hat, Utah
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On November 30, 2015, the life of 63-year-old Maranny "Marena" Hatalie Holiday was tragically cut short in the southeastern corner of Utah, within the vast expanse of the Navajo Nation. The female victim was discovered hidden beneath a tree, the victim of…

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Betty Ann Nelson-hollo - Wichita, Kansas
Death by Force

Betty Ann Nelson-hollo

Female, age 55 · Wichita, Kansas
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic December evening in 2015, the life of 55-year-old Betty Ann Nelson-Holloman, a Black/African American female, was cut short in an act of senseless violence. On December 1st, outside her home in the 2500 block of East Mossman in Wichita, Kansas, a…

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Christopher Blanton - Mcalester, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Christopher Blanton

Male, age 29 · Mcalester, Oklahoma
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of Christopher Randall 'Bubba' Blanton, a 29-year-old White/Caucasian man, was tragically cut short in McAlester, Oklahoma. On the first of December, police responded to a call at a residence on Comanche Avenue where they…

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Aaliayah Thomas - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Aaliayah Thomas

Female, age 13 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic evening in Detroit, Michigan, 13-year-old Aaliayah Thomas lost her life in a senseless act of violence. The young girl was a passenger in a black Dodge Charger on December 1, 2015, when two gunmen unleashed a hail of bullets on the vehicle. The…

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Stevan Henderson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Stevan Henderson

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Detroit, Michigan, the lives of several families were irrevocably shattered by a burst of gunfire rooted in gang rivalry. On December 1, 2015, 21-year-old Stevan Henderson had just picked up some children from school and pulled into…

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Monique Landis - Portsmouth, Virginia
Death by Force

Monique Landis

Female, age 26 · Portsmouth, Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet city of Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 26-year-old Monique Landis, a female, was tragically cut short on December 1, 2015. On that day, police were called to an apartment on Gateway Drive where they made a grim discovery. Landis was found…

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Norman Donald Ball - Le-roy, New York
Death by Force

Norman Donald Ball

Male, age 69 · Le-roy, New York
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 1, 2015, the quiet community of Le Roy, New York, was disturbed by a tragic and violent event that claimed the life of 69-year-old Norman Donald Ball. A male and longtime resident of Selden Road, Ball was well-regarded…

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Shoshane Rattigan - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Shoshane Rattigan

Female, age 28 · Bronx, New York
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 1, 2015, the life of 28-year-old Shoshane Rattigan was tragically cut short in her Bronx apartment. A single gunshot to the head ended the young mother's life, a violent end to what neighbors described as a tumultuous…

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Joseph Santoyo - Oxnard, California
Death by Force

Joseph Santoyo

Male, age 20 · Oxnard, California
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joseph Manuel Santoyo, a 20-year-old resident of Oxnard, California, tragically passed away on December 1, 2015. Joseph, affectionately known as "Jojo," was born on April 16, 1995, and was deeply loved by his family and friends. He was a high school graduate…

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Paul Carlisle - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Paul Carlisle

Male, age 70 · Oakland, California
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Paul Michael Carlisle, a 70-year-old resident of Oakland, California, passed away on December 1, 2015. His death was the result of complications from gunshot wounds he sustained nearly four decades earlier. On November 23, 1976, Officer Carlisle, then serving…

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Joanne Hines - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Joanne Hines

Female, age 22 · Miami, Florida
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joanne Hines, a 22-year-old African American woman, was tragically found dead on December 1, 2015, in Oak Grove Park, Miami, FL. According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, officers were dispatched to the park around 3:15 a.m. after receiving a report of a…

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Carlos Dew - Springfield, Illinois
Death by Force

Carlos Dew

Male, age 46 · Springfield, Illinois
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Carlos Dew, a 46-year-old man from Springfield, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on December 1, 2015. Dew, who was a father of six, was attempting to mediate a domestic dispute when he was shot by Diamond D. Perkins, the brother of Dew's fiancée. The…

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Jacob Kyle Morrissey - Rantoul, Illinois
Death by Force

Jacob Kyle Morrissey

Male, age 26 · Rantoul, Illinois
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jacob Kyle Morrissey, a 26-year-old white male, died on December 1, 2015, in Rantoul, Illinois. Morrissey was involved in a standoff with the Champaign County Sheriff's Office that ended in his apparent suicide. The standoff began after Morrissey entered a…

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Pamela Johnson - Bourg, Louisiana
Death by Force

Pamela Johnson

Female, age 56 · Bourg, Louisiana
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

A quiet December morning in Bourg, Louisiana, was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 56-year-old Pamela Myles-Johnson. On December 1, 2015, Johnson, a Black female, was found in her home, the victim of a single gunshot wound. The…

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Joshua David Long - Katy, Texas
Death by Force

Joshua David Long

Male, age 38 · Katy, Texas
Killed Dec 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joshua David Long, a 38-year-old man from Katy, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2015. Joshua was a loving father and dedicated partner who was deeply cherished by his family and friends. His untimely death was the result of a double shooting…

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Joaquan Anderson - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Joaquan Anderson

Male · Tampa, Florida
Found Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Joaquan Anderson, a young man from Tampa, Florida, was tragically killed on December 1, 2014. The incident occurred at the River Oaks Apartments located on Chestwood Court in Tampa. Joaquan was fatally shot by unknown individuals, and his death remains…

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Smauri Page - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Smauri Page

Male, age 14 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Smauri Page, a 14-year-old boy, was tragically shot and killed on December 1, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at the 1200 block of East 18th Avenue, where Smauri was found with gunshot wounds. The Columbus Division of Police responded to the…

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Lamounte Hall - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Lamounte Hall

Male, age 26 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lamounte Hall, a 26-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was killed on December 1, 2014, in a shooting incident in the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood. Hall was found in the 1300 block of Manning Street, slumped over in a parked vehicle after a 911…

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Eric Walker - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Eric Walker

Male, age 27 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Eric Walker, 27, male, of Milwaukee, was shot during an attempted home invasion at his mother’s house near the Midtown Center along Capitol Drive on December 1, 2014. The bullet and internal injuries left him paralyzed from the waist down, confined to a bed…

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Doug Brady - Morgantown, West Virginia
Death by Force

Doug Brady

Male, age 45 · Morgantown, West Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Doug Brady, a 45-year-old White man, was killed on the morning of December 1, 2014, at Doug’s Towing on Dunkard Avenue in Westover, in the Morgantown, West Virginia, area. Brady owned and operated the towing company and was working inside the garage when…

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Jody Taylor - Morgantown, West Virginia
Death by Force

Jody Taylor

Male, age 43 · Morgantown, West Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jody Taylor, 43, was a White/Caucasian man living in the Morgantown, West Virginia area when he became one of four people killed during a series of targeted shootings on December 1, 2014. Taylor was the first cousin of the gunman, Jody Lee Hunt, and the two…

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Michael David Frum - Morgantown, West Virginia
Death by Force

Michael David Frum

Male, age 28 · Morgantown, West Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael David Frum, a 28-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed on the morning of December 1, 2014, during a series of shootings that spread across Monongalia County in the Morgantown area. Authorities identified Frum as a resident of the…

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Sharon Kay Berkshire - Morgantown, West Virginia
Death by Force

Sharon Kay Berkshire

Female, age 39 · Morgantown, West Virginia
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sharon Kay Berkshire, a 39-year-old White woman, was killed on the morning of December 1, 2014, at the Cheat Lake-area home near Morgantown where she was living. Her death became part of a series of shootings across Monongalia County that left four victims…

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Jaden Rahm - Yuma, Colorado
Death by Force

Jaden Rahm

Male, age 16 · Yuma, Colorado
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small community of Yuma, Colorado, the life of 16-year-old Jaden Rahm was cut tragically short on December 1, 2014. A sophomore at Yuma High School, Jaden was with three friends during their lunch break, sitting in a pickup truck just south of the…

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Catherine J. Franklin - Detroit, Michigan
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Catherine J. Franklin

Female, age 37 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a property dispute, Catherine J. Franklin, a 37-year-old Black female, was killed on December 1, 2014, in Detroit, Michigan. The fatal incident unfolded in the Rosedale Park neighborhood, at a home that Franklin and…

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Ali Sabir - Newark, New Jersey
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Ali Sabir

Male, age 38 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of December 1, 2014, 38-year-old Ali Sabir, a Black / African American man from Newark, New Jersey, was caught in a burst of gunfire that shattered the routine quiet of Belmont Terrace in the city’s South Ward. Police were called to the block…

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Lance Lynell Myers - Rembert, South Carolina
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Lance Lynell Myers

Male, age 25 · Rembert, South Carolina
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late afternoon of December 1, 2014, the life of 25-year-old Lance Lynell Myers of Rembert, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. Around 4:45 p.m., the sound of gunshots echoed near Miller Road in Sumter. When police arrived at the scene, they…

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Christopher Pratt - Buffalo, New York
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Christopher Pratt

Male, age 25 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December day in Buffalo, New York, the life of Christopher Lamar Pratt Sr., a 24-year-old Black male, was brought to a violent end. On December 1, 2014, Pratt was walking on Rother Avenue when he was confronted by a man with a personal vendetta.…

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Carl Fox - Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Death by Force

Carl Fox

Male, age 30 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Carl Fox, a 30-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, FL, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2014. Carl Fox was shot multiple times in the 800 block of Northwest 16th Avenue around 1 p.m. that day. When officers arrived at the scene, they found him with…

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Marquise Shivers - Columbus, Georgia
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Marquise Shivers

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Dec 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a winter evening in Columbus, Georgia, the life of 25-year-old Marquise Shivers was tragically cut short. On December 1, 2014, Shivers, a male, fell victim to fatal gun violence in the vicinity of Sixth Avenue. The incident left the community seeking…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.