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Deaths by Force on December 27

633 open cases in our database happened on December 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (409)

Dennis Johnson - Oak-park, Illinois
Death by Force

Dennis Johnson

Male, age 27 · Oak-park, Illinois
Killed Dec 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Dennis Johnson, a 27-year-old African American male from Chicago, was tragically shot and killed on the night of December 27, 2022, in Oak Park, Illinois. The incident occurred outside a laundromat located on Chicago Avenue. According to the Oak Park police…

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Marquisa A. Turner - Humboldt, Tennessee
Death by Force

Marquisa A. Turner

Female, age 33 · Humboldt, Tennessee
Killed Dec 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Marquisa Antionette Turner, 33, a Black woman, was killed on the night of December 27, 2022, after gunfire tore through her family’s home on North 17th Avenue in Humboldt, Tennessee. Police were dispatched around 9:52 p.m.; officers and medics found Turner…

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Lindsey Quinones - Georgetown, Texas
Death by Force

Lindsey Quinones

Female, age 31 · Georgetown, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Lindsey Quinones, a 31-year-old woman from Georgetown, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 27, 2022. The incident occurred in her own home, where she was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Ricardo Quinones. Ricardo, who was 38 years old at the…

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Pedro Diaz Anzures - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Pedro Diaz Anzures

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Pedro Diaz Anzures, a 48-year-old Hispanic male from Houston, Texas, tragically died on December 27, 2022. Anzures, who was known for his friendly and kind-hearted nature, was an off-duty bouncer at a nightclub when he was shot and killed. According to…

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Stephen Spaeth - Austin, Texas
Death by Force

Stephen Spaeth

Male, age 67 · Austin, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Stephen Spaeth, a 67-year-old man from Austin, Texas, tragically died on December 27, 2022. He was found unresponsive outside his home in the 8500 block of Kansas River Drive, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. Despite efforts by officers…

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Alice Stewart - Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Alice Stewart

Female, age 85 · Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Alice Jean Stewart, an 85-year-old Caucasian woman, passed away on December 27, 2022, in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Warren Everett and Ethel Toy and was deeply devoted to her faith. Alice was an active member of the Center Hill Church…

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Don Richard Ellingford - Idaho Falls, Idaho
Death by Force

Don Richard Ellingford

Male, age 56 · Idaho Falls, Idaho
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet outskirts of Idaho Falls, a sense of unease settled over the Osgood area in the final days of 2020. It was here, on the evening of Sunday, December 27th, that 56-year-old Donald Ellingford, a White male, was found deceased inside his camper…

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Jose Morales Roman - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Jose Morales Roman

Male, age 55 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2020, tragedy struck in a Phoenix, Arizona neighborhood. Jose Morales Roman, a 55-year-old man, was found with a gunshot wound near Kingman Street and 95th Avenue. The Phoenix Police Department responded to reports…

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Zachary Ester - Little Rock, Arkansas
Death by Force

Zachary Ester

Male, age 24 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a winter afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of 24-year-old Zachary Ester was tragically cut short. On December 27, 2020, police responded to what initially appeared to be a car accident in the 8400 block of Labette Drive around 1:00 p.m.. Upon…

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DaJuan Simmons - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Death by Force

DaJuan Simmons

Male, age 28 · Bridgeport, Connecticut
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late afternoon hours of December 27, 2020, the life of a 28-year-old Black/African American man named DaJuan Simmons came to a violent end in Bridgeport, Connecticut. At approximately 3:00 p.m., police responded to reports of gunshots in the vicinity…

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Elijah Hunt - Waterloo, Iowa
Death by Force

Elijah Hunt

Male, age 31 · Waterloo, Iowa
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of December 27, 2020, the life of 31-year-old Black / African American male, Elijah Lemont Hunt, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Waterloo, Iowa. The incident occurred around 4:30 AM near the intersection of Dane and Iowa…

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Alan Lynn Bondelid - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Alan Lynn Bondelid

Male, age 70 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alan Lynn Bondelid, a 70-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on the evening of December 27, 2020, in the driveway of his Las Vegas, Nevada, home. The incident occurred after an altercation at a local bar, Stadium Saloon and Laundry, on Boulder Highway.…

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James Bogar Lepe - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

James Bogar Lepe

Male, age 19 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada, a family confrontation took a tragic and fatal turn, ending the life of 19-year-old James Bogar Lepe, a Hispanic/Latino male. On the evening of December 27th, Lepe accompanied his mother to his sister's apartment in…

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James Russell - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

James Russell

Male, age 58 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Taylor Berry in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 58-year-old James Russell, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the evening of December 27, 2020. Responding to a call around 8 p.m., officers with the Louisville Metro Police…

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Madin Ege Ali - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Madin Ege Ali

Male, age 22 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet hours of a December morning in 2020, just after the Christmas holiday, the life of a 22-year-old Black man, Madin Ege Ali, was brought to a violent and tragic end. On December 27th, while seated in a vehicle with two other individuals in the…

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Jahtarreon Fulgham - Meridian, Mississippi
Death by Force

Jahtarreon Fulgham

Male, age 22 · Meridian, Mississippi
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of December 27, 2020, the life of 22-year-old Jahtarreon Fulgham was tragically cut short in a drive-by shooting in Meridian, Mississippi. A Black male, Fulgham was driving his vehicle and had stopped at a traffic light at the intersection…

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Fredrick Hudson - Southfield, Michigan
Death by Force

Fredrick Hudson

Male, age 48 · Southfield, Michigan
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet of a late December evening in Southfield, Michigan, the life of 48-year-old Fredrick Hudson was violently cut short in what police believe was a targeted attack. On December 27, 2020, Hudson, a husband and father of two, was shot and killed in…

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Marquis Deon Townsend - Grand-rapids, Michigan
Death by Force

Marquis Deon Townsend

Male, age 28 · Grand-rapids, Michigan
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the evening chill of a late December day in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the life of Marquis Deon Townsend was tragically cut short. On December 27, 2020, shots echoed in the area of Franklin Avenue and Dolbee Street SE, prompting calls to the Grand Rapids…

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Jamarcus B. Washington - Charlottesville, Virginia
Death by Force

Jamarcus B. Washington

Male, age 32 · Charlottesville, Virginia
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2020, the life of Jamarcus Brad Washington, a 32-year-old Black/African American male from Louisa County, was tragically cut short in Charlottesville, Virginia. Just before 1:00 AM, the Charlottesville Police…

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Jordan Danilo Artis-Square - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Jordan Danilo Artis-Square

Male, age 25 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the waning days of 2020, a violent altercation in Newport News, Virginia, claimed the life of 25-year-old Jordan Danilo Artis-Square. On the evening of Sunday, December 27th, police responded to a call of a shooting in the 11100 block of Jefferson Avenue.…

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Laron Martin - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Laron Martin

Male, age 26 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Black / African American male Laron Martin, aged 26, was the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred in Saint Louis, Missouri, on the evening of December 27, 2020. The violent incident took place at a Circle K gas station located in the Patch neighborhood, a…

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Alicia Nicole LeLe Laws - Greenville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Alicia Nicole LeLe Laws

Female, age 30 · Greenville, South Carolina
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of a vibrant and creative 30-year-old Black/African American woman, Alicia Nicole 'LeLe' Laws, was tragically cut short in Greenville, South Carolina. Born on June 1, 1990, in Lebanon, Virginia, Laws had moved to Greenville…

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Renee Harris - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Renee Harris

Female, age 54 · Queens, New York
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a Queens woman's life was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. Renee Harris, a 54-year-old female, was discovered unconscious and bleeding in the hallway outside her ninth-floor apartment in the LeFrak…

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Daniel Ernesto Alaya - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Daniel Ernesto Alaya

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Daniel Ernesto Ayala, a 26-year-old Latino male, was tragically found dead on December 27, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. His body was discovered in the backseat of his silver Infiniti M35, parked on Pendleton Street and Norris Avenue in Pacoima. Ayala had…

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Andrew Howard IV - Pensacola, Florida
Death by Force

Andrew Howard IV

Female, age 24 · Pensacola, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Andrew Howard IV, a 24-year-old African American male from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2020. The incident occurred at the Northwoods Apartment Complex, where Howard was involved in a physical altercation with Ellis Clark, a…

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Arthur Elbert Starks - Titusville, Florida
Death by Force

Arthur Elbert Starks

Male, age 61 · Titusville, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Arthur Elbert Starks, a 61-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2020, in Titusville, Florida. Starks, who had migrated to Titusville from Brooksville, FL, over 28 years ago, was known for his skills as a roofer, handyman…

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Sao Charmant - Hollywood, Florida
Death by Force

Sao Charmant

Male, age 34 · Hollywood, Florida
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sao Charmant, a 34-year-old resident of Hollywood, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2020. The incident occurred during a dispute with a neighbor over a suspicious orange cable that had been trailing from the neighbor's property into…

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Justin LaMichael Cooper - Morrow, Georgia
Death by Force

Justin LaMichael Cooper

Male, age 29 · Morrow, Georgia
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the waning days of 2020, a family's life was irrevocably altered by an act of violence. Justin LaMichael Cooper, a 29-year-old Black man from Morrow, Georgia, was shot and killed on December 27, 2020. Known for his love of dancing and his good-natured…

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Porcha Carter - Sylvania, Georgia
Death by Force

Porcha Carter

Female, age 29 · Sylvania, Georgia
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Sylvania, Georgia, a tragedy unfolded on a December evening, forever altering the lives of a local family. On Sunday, December 27, 2020, 29-year-old Porcha Nicole Carter, a female corrections officer and dispatcher for the Screven County…

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Quantez Orel Williams - Norcross, Georgia
Death by Force

Quantez Orel Williams

Male, age 41 · Norcross, Georgia
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2020, Quantez Orel Williams, a 41-year-old male, was shot and killed in Norcross, Georgia. The incident occurred at the Hometowne Suites on Jimmy Carter Boulevard, where Williams had been called to a room occupied by…

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Mariah Thomas - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Mariah Thomas

Female, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Mariah Thomas, a 24-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on December 27, 2020, in South Chicago. The incident occurred around 3:55 a.m. when Mariah and two men, both 36 years old, were outside in the 8300 block of South Paxton Avenue. Mariah…

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Pamela L Burns - Calumet-city, Illinois
Death by Force

Pamela L Burns

Female, age 45 · Calumet-city, Illinois
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Pamela L. Burns, a 45-year-old woman from Calumet City, Illinois, was tragically killed on December 27, 2020. Pamela was found deceased in her apartment on Oglesby Avenue, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The Cook County medical examiner's office…

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Xavier David Quiroz - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Xavier David Quiroz

Male, age 13 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Xavier David Quiroz, a 13-year-old boy from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2020. Xavier was standing in the 5500 block of South Archer Avenue around 9 a.m. when he was shot multiple times. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in…

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John Studda Harris III - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

John Studda Harris III

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

An 18-year-old African American male named John Edward 'Studda' Harris III was fatally wounded on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in the New Orleans area. The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. near the 600 block of Ames Boulevard in Marrero. Harris was…

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Joseph Castillo - Crowley, Louisiana
Death by Force

Joseph Castillo

Male, age 25 · Crowley, Louisiana
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 27, 2020, a block party in Crowley, Louisiana, turned tragic when a drive-by shooting erupted, leaving two men dead and shattering the festive atmosphere. One of the victims was 25-year-old Joseph Castillo, a…

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Jyerius Williams - Marrero, Louisiana
Death by Force

Jyerius Williams

Male, age 30 · Marrero, Louisiana
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of Jyerius Williams, a 30-year-old African American male, was violently cut short in Marrero, Louisiana. On December 27th, law enforcement responded to a call at a residence on Sayers Drive. Inside, they discovered Williams…

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Nikita Ryan Keith Savoy - Crowley, Louisiana
Death by Force

Nikita Ryan Keith Savoy

Male, age 31 · Crowley, Louisiana
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the midst of a festive block party on a December night in Crowley, Louisiana, the air was shattered by gunfire. On December 27, 2020, a vehicle approached the gathering on West Hutchinson Street and unleashed a spray of bullets into the crowd. Among the…

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Robert Pedro Singletary - Winston-salem, North Carolina
Death by Force

Robert Pedro Singletary

Male, age 41 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Robert Pedro Singletary, a 41-year-old man from Winston-Salem, NC, was tragically shot and killed during a home robbery on December 27, 2020. Singletary was at a residence in the 1100 block of Louise Road when several suspects forced their way inside, holding…

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Quamir Tunnel - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Quamir Tunnel

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 27, 2020, Quamir Tunnell, a 20-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on the 6200 block of Elmwood Avenue. Quamir was found in front of a grocery store suffering from a…

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Brandon Thomas Lee - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Brandon Thomas Lee

Male, age 30 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2020, a dispute that began inside a Knoxville, Tennessee, bar tragically ended a man's life in the parking lot. Brandon Thomas Lee, a 30-year-old White male, was fatally shot outside Billiards and Brews on Unicorn…

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John Doke Sherrill Iii - Piney-flats, Tennessee
Death by Force

John Doke Sherrill Iii

Male, age 71 · Piney-flats, Tennessee
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Piney Flats, Tennessee, the life of Dr. John Doke Sherrill III, a respected 71-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic and violent end on the evening of December 27, 2020. A dedicated family medicine physician for over three…

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Chase Aaron Porier - Texarkana, Texas
Death by Force

Chase Aaron Porier

Male, age 27 · Texarkana, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Chase Aaron Porier, a 27-year-old male from Texarkana, Texas, tragically passed away on December 27, 2020. He was FAA certified in Aviation Mechanics and had worked in Masonry and as a chef. On the day of his death, he was at his residence on Forest Circle in…

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Davis Steven Trujillo - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Davis Steven Trujillo

Male, age 18 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Davis Steven Trujillo, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on December 27, 2020, outside his home on the front porch in Dallas, TX. According to police reports, Trujillo had stepped outside to smoke a cigarette when he was shot at least twice.…

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DeShaun Adriel Moorer - San-antonio, Texas
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DeShaun Adriel Moorer

Male, age 23 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

DeShaun Adriel Moorer, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred at the Navona at Live Oak apartments on the Northeast Side of San Antonio. According to an…

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Rolshawun D. Goff - Paris, Texas
Death by Force

Rolshawun D. Goff

Male, age 46 · Paris, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rolshawun D. Goff, a 46-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2020, in Paris, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking. On that fateful day, Goff was at home, enjoying Christmas…

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Sabrina Smith - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Sabrina Smith

Female, age 24 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 27, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sabrina Smith, a 24-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically died on December 27, 2020. She was shot by her brother, Christopher Bernard Pickney, 22, following a verbal dispute at their apartment complex in northeast Houston. The incident occurred…

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Johnton Banks - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

Johnton Banks

Male, age 23 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Dec 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Johnton Banks, 23, a Black male from Omaha, was gunned down on the evening of December 27, 2019, outside a home near 30th Street and Stone Avenue in the Miller Park neighborhood. Police were dispatched just after 7:30 p.m., aided by a ShotSpotter activation…

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Bevin Chippewa - Blackfoot, Idaho
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Bevin Chippewa

Male, age 45 · Blackfoot, Idaho
Killed Dec 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Blackfoot, Idaho, the life of a 45-year-old Native American man, Bevin T. Chippewa, was tragically cut short. On Friday, December 27, 2019, deputies from the Bingham County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a home in the area to…

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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.