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Christopher Wilson

Male, age 26 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 21, 2022, a tragic event unfolded in a parking lot in Temple Hills, Maryland, ending the life of a young man. Christopher Earl Wilson, a 26-year-old male from Capitol Heights, was discovered with gunshot wounds in the…

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Howard Belmont Carter III

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of Howard Belmont Carter III, a 44-year-old Black man from Baltimore, Maryland, was brought to a violent and tragic end. On December 21st of that year, Carter was fatally shot in an incident that the local authorities would go…

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Eric Nance

Male, age 50 · Santa-rosa, California

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Eric Nance, a 50-year-old resident of Santa Rosa, California, tragically passed away on December 21, 2022. Eric was found deceased alongside his girlfriend, Melany Texeira, in their home. Both individuals had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, and a firearm was…

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Melany Texeira

Female, age 44 · Santa-rosa, California

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Melany Texeira, aged 44, tragically passed away on December 21, 2022, in Santa Rosa, California. She was found deceased in her home alongside her boyfriend, Eric Nance, who was 50 years old. Both individuals had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The discovery…

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Emmanuel Castaneda

Male, age 17 · Loxahatchee, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Emmanuel "Manny" Castaneda was a 17-year-old Hispanic male from Lantana, Florida, who was described by his mother as "a great kid with a good heart." His mother, Elluvia Francisco, said they were very close, and people often thought they were siblings. Their…

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Richard Duane Merritt

Male, age 53 · Arcadia, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Richard Duane Merritt, aged 53, passed away on December 21, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. He was born on April 10, 1969, in Arcadia, Florida. His death was announced with heavy hearts by his family and friends, who shared their condolences and memories on…

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Tiffany Ann Marino

Female, age 52 · Palmetto, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On December 21, 2022, Tiffany Ann Marino, aged 52, was found dead in her home in Palmetto, Florida. The Palmetto Police Department responded to a call at the Colonial Mobile Home Park on 9th Avenue East at approximately 4:15 p.m. Upon arrival, officers…

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Christopher York

Male, age 37 · Americus, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late Wednesday evening in Americus, Georgia, the life of 37-year-old Christopher York was tragically cut short. On December 21, 2022, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a shooting incident occurred at a residence on Dogwood Drive. York was shot and…

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Marcus Spellers

Male, age 44 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of 44-year-old Marcus Spellers, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Columbus, Georgia. On the morning of Wednesday, December 21, police officers responded to a call concerning a body discovered on the ground on Liberty…

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Ruby K. Newberry

Female, age 57 · Gainesville, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Gainesville, Georgia, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of Ruby K. Newberry, a 57-year-old woman. On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, she and her twin sister, Ruth R. Newberry, were found deceased inside their residence on…

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Ruth R. Newberry

Female, age 57 · Gainesville, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Gainesville, Georgia, a devastating event unfolded that left a family and the community in shock. Ruth R. Newberry, a 57-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home on Holland Drive on the morning of Wednesday, December 21, 2022.…

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Tyren Henderson

Male, age 21 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 21, 2022, just four days before Christmas, the life of 21-year-old Tyren Henderson was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting. The incident occurred at the Lark Baton Rouge Apartments on Burbank Drive, an off-campus…

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Cordarrius Donquay Harris

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Cordarrius Donquay Harris, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. on University City Boulevard, where Harris was shot and killed. The…

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Alandus Turner

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic day in Memphis, Tennessee, December 21, 2022, the life of 23-year-old Alandus Turner was cut short by gun violence. The young Black / African American man was discovered inside a vehicle on Marble Avenue, having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. His…

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Markeith Taylor

Male, age 34 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, Markeith Taylor, a 34-year-old Black man, lost his life in a burst of gunfire in North Memphis. The fatal encounter took place on December 21 in the 600 block of Wells Avenue. According to accounts from the scene, four men arrived in an…

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Starlena Sullivan

Female, age 31 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of a 31-year-old Black woman, Starlena Sullivan, was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. A mother of three, she had faced significant challenges in her life, including surviving brain surgery and enduring domestic…

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Arreon Hughes

Male, age 18 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On December 21, 2022, 18-year-old Arreon Hughes from Killeen, Texas, tragically died from injuries sustained in a shooting incident. The incident occurred on December 17, 2022, when Hughes and another man were shot while riding in a vehicle in the 500 block…

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Michael Parker

Male, age 46 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Michael Deshon Parker, 46, a Black male from Wilmington, Delaware, was remembered in obituary records as a Wilmington native who had worked in construction and left behind family, close friends, and other relatives. His life ended on December 21, 2020, after…

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Larry Taylor

Male, age 39 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a dispute between neighbors over loud music in a Mobile, Alabama apartment complex escalated into a fatal encounter, leaving one man dead and a police officer facing a murder charge. The victim, a 39-year-old man named Larry Taylor, was…

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Tyree Brox

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in a daylight shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C. On the afternoon of December 21st, at approximately 2:32 p.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle stopped in the intersection of…

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Todd Anthony Gerle

Male, age 56 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 21, 2020, 56-year-old Todd Anthony Gerleman of South St. Paul, Minnesota, was fatally shot in a tragic incident stemming from domestic violence. The events unfolded when Gerleman accompanied a female friend to the residence of her boyfriend, Glenn…

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Je’Kobi Marshaun Wells

Male, age 21 · Paris, Kentucky

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, on December 21st, the life of 21-year-old Je’Kobi Marshaun Wells was tragically cut short in Paris, Kentucky. A former standout athlete at Paris High School, Wells was known for his charismatic spirit and was a celebrated member of the…

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Luis A. Mancilla

Male, age 53 · Murray, Kentucky

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early afternoon of a December day in Murray, Kentucky, the sound of a gunshot shattered the quiet. On December 21, 2020, deputies from the Calloway County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence following a report of a shooting. Upon their…

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Tyreese Gober

Male, age 18 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early afternoon of a winter day in Louisville, Kentucky, tragedy struck an 18-year-old male. On December 21, 2020, Tyreese Ravon Gober, a Black/African American teenager, was found with multiple gunshot wounds behind a church in the 2200 block of Dixie…

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Heather Ann Flint Bonner

Female, age 46 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the city of Flint, Michigan, was the scene of a tragedy that claimed two lives. Heather Ann Flint Bonner, a 46-year-old woman, was killed on December 21, 2020. Her life was cut short in a violent act that also took the life of…

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Thomas C. Biggs

Male, age 34 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the city of Flint, Michigan, was rocked by a violent crime that claimed the life of 34-year-old Thomas C. Biggs, a Black male. On December 21, 2020, Biggs was killed in a double homicide, a devastating event that left his family and…

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Malcolm James

Male, age 28 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of December 21, 2020, emergency responders in Springfield, Missouri, were dispatched to a reported shooting at a local fast-food restaurant. At approximately 11:30 p.m., police officers arrived at the Taco Bell located at 2933 South National…

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Martinus Butler

Male, age 20 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Saint-Louis, Missouri. Martinus Millennium Butler, a 20-year-old Black male, was killed on December 21, 2020. Born on February 2, 2000, to Sidea Sanders and Martinus Butler, he was a…

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Jordan Antaun Mullins

Male, age 25 · Ladson, South Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jordan Antaun Mullins was a 25-year-old White/Caucasian man from the Charleston area whose life began in Jacksonville, Florida, and unfolded between coastal Florida schools and the South Carolina Lowcountry. His obituary notes that he was born on July 24…

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Rodderick Lakeem Sparks

Male, age 23 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, just days before Christmas, the life of a promising university student was tragically cut short in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Rodderick Lakeem Sparks, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on December 21, 2020. A student of…

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Natalie Wright

Female, age 41 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the evening hours of December 21, 2020, a tragic event unfolded on West Pratt Street in southwest Baltimore, forever altering the lives of two families. Forty-one-year-old Natalie Wright and another woman, 36-year-old Sherril Armstead, were shot and killed…

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Shawn Pressley

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a winter day in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Shawn Clayton Pressley Jr. was tragically cut short. The 28-year-old Black man was discovered at noon on December 21, 2020, at 700 E Jeffrey St, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. His death was immediately…

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Sherril Armstead

Female, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold December evening in Baltimore, the life of 36-year-old Sherril Armstead was tragically cut short. She was a Black female who found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time on December 21, 2020. In the 1200 block of West Pratt Street, an act of…

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Hakim Blankumsee

Male, age 26 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a chaotic and violent home invasion in a Queens housing complex, a 26-year-old male, Hakim Blankumsee, was fatally shot. The incident unfolded on December 21, 2020, inside an apartment at the Baisley Houses. Two individuals reportedly forced their way into…

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Ptolemy-Angelus Droz

Male, age 21 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet moments of a Syracuse winter, the life of 21-year-old Ptolemy-Angelus Droz was tragically cut short. On December 21, 2020, the young man, a former student at Corcoran High School known for his love of basketball and deep devotion to his family…

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Andrew Del Valle

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Andrew Del Valle, a 28-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Del Valle was shot near the northbound 101 Freeway at the 4th…

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Bryan Kelley

Male, age 30 · San-francisco, California

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Bryan Kelley, a 30-year-old resident of San Francisco, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020, in a violent incident on U.S. Highway 101. On that fateful evening, Bryan was driving southbound near Cesar Chavez Street when an unknown assailant in…

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David Castillo

Male, age 22 · East Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

David James Castillo was a 22-year-old Hispanic man whose life ended in a burst of gunfire in East Los Angeles on December 21, 2020. The shooting occurred at approximately 5:35 p.m. in the 5600 block of Via Corona Avenue, near 5639 Via Corona Avenue. Castillo…

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Antonio Martez Long

Male, age 29 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Martez Long, a 29-year-old resident of Saint Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020. The incident occurred at his home on Yale Street South. According to reports, Long had allowed a friend, Javier L. Evans, to stay at his…

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Christopher Smith

Male, age 31 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Christopher Smith, a 31-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically passed away on December 21, 2020. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the night of his…

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Ivan Mir Brodsky

Male, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ivan Mir Brodsky, a 21-year-old male from Miami, FL, tragically passed away on December 21, 2020. His death occurred in Opa Locka, Florida, and was marked by a significant investigation due to the circumstances surrounding it. Ivan's untimely demise was the…

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Roderick Markim Brizzell

Male, age 30 · Lake-city, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Roderick Markim Brizzell, a 30-year-old resident of Lake City, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020. Born on July 22, 1990, in Queens, New York, Roderick was known for his fun-loving nature and deep affection for his family and friends. He…

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Elijah Jones

Male, age 16 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

A 16-year-old male, Elijah Jones, was fatally shot on December 21, 2020, in Macon, Georgia, during an attempt to sell a handgun. The incident began on Scotland Avenue where Jones and another teenager, Tyrin Riggins, met with a group of other young men. During…

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Kennedy McKall Maxie

Female, age 7 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Seven-year-old Kennedy McKall Maxie was Christmas shopping with her mother and aunt in the bustling Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta on December 21, 2020. As they drove past Phipps Plaza in their vehicle, a sense of holiday cheer was shattered by the sound of…

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Lyman Bates

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lyman J. Bates, a 41-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to reports, officers responding to a…

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Shuai Guan

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Shuai Guan, a 33-year-old Asian male, was tragically killed on December 21, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred during a carjacking in the Bridgeport neighborhood. Guan had parked his Jeep Cherokee near his home on Union Avenue and was checking his…

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Alejandro Arreola

Male, age 36 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alejandro Arreola, a 36-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on December 21, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. near the 5800 block of Farm Pond Lane. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Alejandro…

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Jeremy Joshua Lipscomb Jr.

Male, age 18 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jeremy Joshua Lipscomb Jr., an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2020, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Jeremy, affectionately known as "Jay Jay," was the son of Jeremy Lipscomb Sr. and Latoya Sharpe. He attended Bessemer…

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