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Kenard Wells

Male, age 57 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a senseless act of violence claimed the life of 57-year-old Kenard Wells, a male resident of Saint-Louis, MO. On December 23, 2021, police were called to an apartment building in the 5300 block of Harney Avenue in the Mark…

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Tavon King

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the afternoon of December 23, 2021, a burst of violence in Baltimore's Heritage Crossing neighborhood claimed the life of 20-year-old Tavon King. The young man, a male resident of the city, was discovered by patrol officers around 2:20 p.m. in the 1100…

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Emanuel Pedraza

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Emanuel Pedraza, a 40-year-old male, was tragically shot on East Tioga Street in Philadelphia, PA, on December 23, 2021. At approximately 9:37 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to the scene and found Emanuel suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite…

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German Servin

Male, age 37 · San-fernando, California

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

German Servin, a 37-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on December 23, 2016, in San Fernando, California. The incident occurred in the 400 block of Harps Street while Servin was visiting his brother. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the…

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John Stevens

Male, age 46 · Marathon, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 23, 2016, John Stevens, aged 46, tragically lost his life in Marathon, Florida. The incident occurred following an altercation between Stevens and his friend, Gary Moore, at Moore's residence. According to reports, Stevens had been staying in a…

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Charles Porter

Male, age 43 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the evening hours of December 23, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 43-year-old Charles Porter was found lying in the road in the 500 block of Education Street. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Known to…

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Dean Williams

Male, age 59 · Washington, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dean Williams, a 59-year-old male from Washington, NC, tragically died on December 23, 2016. The cause of death was due to gunshot wounds sustained during an altercation with Maurice Andrea Gardner, also known as Maurice Andrea McCullough, age 38. The…

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Robert Duncan

Male, age 73 · Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Duncan, a 73-year-old man from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on December 23, 2016. His death, which initially shocked the community, was later ruled a homicide. In the aftermath of his passing, authorities launched an investigation…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Michael Winley

Male, age 29 · New-york, New York

Killed Dec 23, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the winter of 1981, a 29-year-old man named Michael Winley lost his life in New York, NY, a victim in a series of shocking murders that unfolded over the holiday season. His death, which occurred on December 23, was not an isolated act of violence but…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Charles Abner Roberts

Male, age 52 · Donalsonville, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the small town of Donalsonville, Georgia, a confrontation on December 23, 1911, ended in the death of Town Marshal Charles Abner Roberts. The 52-year-old lawman was attempting to arrest a man who had reportedly been threatening a citizen with a pistol. On…

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Aaron Richard Rivera

Male, age 36 · Redlands, California

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, law enforcement officers from the Redlands Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex located on Kansas Street in Redlands, California. Upon their arrival at the scene…

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Basil Daly

Male · Silver City, New Mexico

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 23, 2025, a tragic sequence of events unfolded in the Mimbres area near Silver City, New Mexico, claiming the life of Basil Daly, an 11-month-old male. The infant had been the subject of a desperate month-long search that began in Wyoming after he…

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Basilisa Negron

Female, age 47 · New York, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2025, a violent tragedy unfolded in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, claiming the life of Basilisa Negron, a 47-year-old female. Authorities were summoned to an apartment building located at 115 West 141st Street…

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Brandon Johnson

Male, age 18 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, a violent incident unfolded in the Southwest Division of Little Rock, Arkansas, that resulted in the untimely death of an 18-year-old male named Brandon Johnson. At approximately 5:31 a.m., patrol…

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Charles Edward

Male, age 81 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2025, a violent dispute unfolded in a parking lot in Mobile, Alabama, leading to the tragic death of an elderly resident. Officers from the Mobile Police Department were dispatched to the 2300 block of St. Stephens Road…

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Matthew Tyler Snook

Male, age 34 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Corporal Grade One Matthew Tyler "Ty" Snook, a 34-year-old male, was a dedicated ten-year veteran of the Delaware State Police who lost his life in the line of duty on December 23, 2025. A native of Hockessin, Delaware, and a former wrestler at the University…

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David Dusty Brown

Male, age 55 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, a violent altercation in the Red Bird area of Dallas, Texas, resulted in the tragic death of 55-year-old David "Dusty" Brown. Officers from the Dallas Police Department were dispatched to the 4200 block of…

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Fontez Forest

Male, age 17 · Cahokia Heights, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, police in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, launched a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old male Fontez Forest. The teenager, a resident of East St. Louis, was found suffering from multiple…

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Francisco S.

Male, age 17 · Yakima, Washington

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 23, 2025, a 17-year-old Hispanic male named Francisco Serrano was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting in Yakima, Washington. The teenager was walking to his grandparents' house near the intersection of North 20th Avenue and…

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Jyoti Hawley

Female, age 78 · Tremont, Maine

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, Southwest Harbor police officers were dispatched to a private residence near 11 Big Rocks Road in Tremont, Maine, following a 911 call reporting the discovery of two deceased adults. Upon arrival at approximately…

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Lolina Long

Female, age 20 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

The quiet atmosphere of a cul-de-sac in Olivette, Missouri, was shattered on the evening of December 23, 2025, when police received a frantic call regarding a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 8800 block of Chisholm Court. The caller, a mother…

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Luis Ares

Male, age 22 · Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Luis Ares, a 22-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from West Allis, was killed on the morning of December 23, 2025, during a barrage of gunfire outside the College Court Apartments near South 20th Street and West College Avenue in Oak Creek. Police began receiving…

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Michael Partin

Male, age 35 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2025, a violent confrontation occurred in the 1000 block of Martin Avenue in West Toledo, Ohio, resulting in the death of 35-year-old Michael Partin. Toledo police officers were dispatched to the scene near Lewis Avenue around…

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Raymond S. Harrison Jr.

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2025, a violent altercation erupted aboard a Chicago Transit Authority train in the downtown Loop, resulting in a fatal shooting. Around 1:30 a.m., Raymond S. Harrison Jr., a 44-year-old male, was riding a Pink Line…

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Rylan Martin

Male, age 19 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, a violent series of events in Jonesboro, Georgia, claimed the life of 19-year-old Rylan Martin. The incident began in the 600 block of Flint River Road, where the young male was driving a gray pickup truck.…

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Skylar Vance

Male, age 19 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of December 23, 2025, a violent incident unfolded in Mesa, Arizona, claiming the life of 19-year-old Skylar Vance. The male teenager was involved in a triple shooting that occurred just before 10 p.m. near the intersection of East Brown Road and…

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Tanzanica Dickerson

Female, age 45 · Blooming Grove, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2025, a violent domestic incident unfolded at a residence on Heights Trail in the village of South Blooming Grove, New York. At approximately 4:41 p.m., troopers from the New York State Police barracks in Monroe responded to…

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Tekeya McCollum

Female, age 31 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 23, 2025, a violent incident occurred at the Park Eden senior living facility in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, resulting in the death of 31-year-old female Tekeya McCollum. Police officers were dispatched to the…

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Travon Maurice Harden

Male, age 26 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 23, 2025, a fatal shooting occurred at the Economy Hotel located at 4295 Pio Nono Avenue in south Macon, Georgia. Emergency responders, including deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters, and paramedics, rushed…

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Anthony Rabadan

Male, age 17 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter of 2024, a young man's life was cut short in Phoenix, Arizona, over what police believe was a robbery for vape cartridges. On the afternoon of December 23rd, 17-year-old Anthony Rabadan was found with gunshot wounds in the front yard of a house…

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Keshawn Stewart

Male, age 35 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a reported love triangle, 35-year-old Keshawn Stewart, a male, was fatally shot in Phoenix, Arizona. The incident unfolded on the evening of December 23, 2024, near 17th and Maryland avenues, after a heated argument…

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Marquise Maston

Male, age 32 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Phoenix, Arizona, a life was tragically cut short in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Marquise Maston, a 32-year-old Black male, was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound on the evening of December 23, 2024. The incident occurred near…

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Geary Lynch

Male, age 18 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 6:16 p.m., a tragic shooting occurred on the 7900 block of Rouse Drive in Escambia County, Florida. The incident resulted in the death of 18-year-old Geary Lynch, a high school senior and father, who was fatally shot in…

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Jeremiah Nelson

Male, age 12 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., 12-year-old Jeremiah D. Nelson was found with a gunshot wound at the James Park Apartments located at 1050 3rd Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida. Despite immediate medical attention and transport to All…

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Timmy Hayes

Male, age 30 · Delray-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 11:51 AM, the Delray Beach Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at the Bi-Lo Market, located at 24 NW 8th Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida. Upon arrival, officers discovered 30-year-old Timmy Hayes suffering…

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James Arellano

Male, age 25 · Morris, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 12:01 a.m., Morris Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence in the 600 block of Armstrong Street in Morris, Illinois. Upon arrival, officers found 25-year-old James D.…

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Ben Hall Jr.

Male, age 44 · Paducah, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Paducah, Kentucky, the life of Ben Hall Jr., a 44-year-old White man, was cut short by violence. Police responded to a reported shooting around 5:41 p.m. on December 22, 2024, at the intersection of North 8th and Campbell Streets.…

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Malakai Elijah Woods

Male, age 20 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 9:51 p.m., Fayetteville police responded to reports of a shooting at a residence in the 4600 block of Gardenwood Court. Upon arrival, officers discovered 20-year-old Malakai Woods suffering from a gunshot wound. Medical…

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Michael Horan

Male, age 43 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, at approximately 11 a.m., Officer Michael Horan, 43, of the Greensboro Police Department, was fatally shot while responding to a report of a man with a firearm inside a Food Lion supermarket on Lawndale Drive in Greensboro, North…

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Christopher Lambert Baker

Male, age 40 · Gaffney, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2024, a heated argument shattered the calm at a home on Bouvier Way in Gaffney, South Carolina, leaving a family torn apart and one man dead. Christopher Lambert Baker, a 40-year-old man, was fatally shot during a…

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Cordero Wyatt

Male, age 36 · Center, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, the Center Police Department received a call from a concerned mother requesting a welfare check on her son, 36-year-old Cordero Wyatt. She reported that Wyatt had been at his girlfriend's residence in Center, Texas, but was no longer…

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Oliver Moffett

Male, age 36 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Oliver Moffett, a 36-year-old man, was killed late on December 23, 2024, in the Red Bird area of Dallas, Texas. At about 11:30 p.m., Dallas police officers were dispatched to the 7500 block of Chaucer Place after receiving a report of a shooting. When…

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Deontay Long

Male, age 24 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter chill of December 23, 2024, the life of 24-year-old Deontay Long, a Black male from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was tragically cut short by gun violence. Long was in the driver's seat of a vehicle near 38th and Nash with 36-year-old Rodney Walls in…

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Rodney Walls

Male, age 36 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the afternoon of December 23, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm near the intersection of 38th and Nash streets. When police responded to the scene at approximately 1:35 p.m., they discovered a grim tableau. Inside a…

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Joshua James Allums

Male, age 27 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a December evening in 2024, tragedy struck in the Center Point area of Birmingham, Alabama, forever altering the lives of one family. Joshua James Allums, a 27-year-old male, became the victim of a fatal shooting on December 23rd. The…

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Jeremiyah Nelson

Male, age 12 · Saint Petersburg, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Jeremiah Nelson, a 12-year-old African American boy from Saint Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2024, following an accidental shooting. The incident occurred at the James Park Apartments on 3rd Avenue North, where authorities…

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Douglas Harless

Male, age 61 · Lily, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Lily, Kentucky, the life of 63-year-old Douglas Harless was tragically cut short on the night of December 23, 2024. Harless, a hardworking man employed by Winterwood, Inc., was at his residence at 511 Vanzant Road when officers from…

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Deandre Anthony Simmons

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Deandre Anthony Simmons, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot in his apartment in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on the night of December 23, 2024. According to reports, Simmons was inside his residence in the 900 block of East…

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