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Amadi Noor Bakari

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 29, 2018, Amadi Noor Bakari, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the 800 block of Wedgewood Drive around 9:40 p.m. When Columbus Police arrived at the scene…

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Anthony Bankston

Male, age 25 · Lima, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anthony Marquise Bankston, a 25-year-old African American male from Lima, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2018. He was shot multiple times outside an after-hours club at 904 S. Main St. in Lima during an altercation that involved several other…

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Alexandra Winfree

Female, age 21 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Alexandra Winfree, a 21-year-old woman from Corpus Christi, Texas, tragically died on December 29, 2018. She was an emergency room nurse and a student aspiring to become a doctor. Alexandra was known for her determination and ambition, having a 4.0 GPA and…

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Annette Scarborough

Female, age 59 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Annette Scarborough, a 59-year-old white female, passed away on December 29, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. Born on March 24, 1959, in Hereford, Texas, to Kenneth and Donnie Walker Gooch, she pursued a Bachelor of Nursing from West Texas State University. Following…

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Francisco Cabrialez

Male, age 26 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Francisco Cabrialez Jr., a 26-year-old man from Corpus Christi, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2018, due to a drive-by shooting. He was a passenger in a vehicle traveling along Highway 358 near Kostoryz Road when another vehicle pulled up…

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Kendra S. LeDay Munchie

Female, age 34 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kendra S. LeDay "Munchie," a 34-year-old African American woman from Beaumont, Texas, tragically passed away on December 29, 2018. Her death was the result of a shooting incident. Kendra was well-loved by her family and friends, and her funeral was held at…

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Ricky Charles Bonner

Male, age 35 · Grand-prairie, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ricky Charles Bonner, a 35-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 29, 2018, in Grand Prairie, TX. The details surrounding his death have not been widely publicized, and there is no readily available information…

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Neftali Reyes

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Neftali Reyes, a 20-year-old man, was shot and killed on December 29, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. He was born and raised in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, an area that has been significantly impacted by violence over the years. Neftali was…

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Titus Ware

Male, age 35 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a tragic event unfolded on a Friday evening, December 29, 2017, forever altering the lives of one family. Titus Ware, a 35-year-old male, was in his home in the 2400 block of Georgia Street when his life was cut short by…

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De Mendez

Male, age 13 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

De Mendez, age 13, was tragically killed on December 29, 2017, in Houston, Texas. The incident took place in the late evening when De was found fatally shot near a residential area. According to the Houston Police Department, the shooting occurred as De was…

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Fabian Smith

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Male Fabian Smith, a 22-year-old from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed on December 29, 2017. He was walking with friends near the intersection of West Orem Drive and Buffalo Speedway when a car approached, and someone fired multiple shots, targeting…

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Natalie Bollinger

Female, age 19 · Thornton, Colorado

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In December of 2017, the life of 19-year-old Natalie Bollinger was cut tragically short in a case that would unfold with bizarre and disturbing details. The young woman from Thornton, Colorado, was reported missing on December 28, 2017. Her body was…

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Dante Coleman

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the waning days of 2017, a young Black man named Dante Coleman, at the age of 20, was tragically killed in Washington, D.C. The male victim's life was cut short on December 29th in the hallway of an apartment building in the Washington Highlands…

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Stephen Waninger

Male, age 31 · Clarkson, Kentucky

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2017, a domestic dispute in Clarkson, Kentucky, turned fatal, ending the life of 31-year-old Stephen Waninger. A white male originally from Indiana, Waninger was living at a residence on Grayson Springs Road with his…

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Malek Higginbotham

Male, age 21 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a young life was abruptly cut short in Oklahoma City. Malek Martez Higginbotham, a 21-year-old Black man, was at his home on Southeast 48th Street on the evening of December 29th. In a seemingly routine act, he went outside to move his…

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Johnny Lee Johnson

Male, age 40 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fading days of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening quiet on a Jackson, Mississippi street, leaving a family grappling with a sudden and tragic loss. On Friday, December 29th, 40-year-old Johnny Lee Johnson was fatally wounded in a shooting…

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Dakota Gordon

Male, age 18 · Smithfield, Virginia

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Smithfield, Virginia, the life of 18-year-old Dakota Matthew Gene Gordon was cut tragically short at the end of 2017. The young man, a former member of the Smithfield High School JROTC with aspirations of joining the Marines, passed away…

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Stephen Dowd

Male, age 41 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 29, 2017, 41-year-old male Stephen G. Dowd traveled from his home area to Springfield, Missouri, with the intention of purchasing narcotics. Dowd, a forklift driver from Perryville known for his love of nature and music, had arranged to meet with…

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Major A. Langer

Male, age 75 · Long-beach, California

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Major Alan Langer, a 75-year-old senior managing partner at the law firm Perona, Langer, Beck, Serbin, Mendoza, and Harrison, was tragically shot to death on December 29, 2017, in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred at the firm's office located in…

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Shanetta Dixon

Female, age 37 · Banning, California

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Shanetta Dixon, a 37-year-old resident of Banning, California, tragically lost her life on December 29, 2017. The incident occurred when Kris Kenny, her ex-boyfriend, entered her home and fatally shot her. The relationship between Dixon and Kenny had ended…

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Anthony Paul Mathison

Male, age 62 · Avon-park, Florida

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Paul Mathison, a 62-year-old man from Tampa, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on the night of December 29, 2017, inside the Kool Runnings bar located in Avon Park, Florida. The incident occurred shortly before 11:00 p.m., when gunfire erupted…

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Rahim Grant

Male, age 28 · Riverdale, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the final moments of his life, aspiring rapper Rahim Grant had the presence of mind to follow his mother's advice: when trouble arose, he should start recording on his cellphone. This decision would later provide the undeniable evidence that would lead to…

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Karl Moore Jr.

Male, age 32 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late afternoon of December 29, 2017, a transaction that was supposed to be a sale of firearms turned deadly in the parking lot of the Prestige Beauty Salon on Plank Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The incident resulted in the death of 32-year-old Karl…

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Toby Harrison

Male, age 40 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Toby Harrison, a 40-year-old man from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 29, 2017. His death was the result of a domestic violence incident. According to reports, police were called to a home around 3:45 a.m. on that fateful…

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Lamar Meekins

Male, age 39 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lamar W. Meekins, a 39-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, PA, tragically passed away on December 29, 2017. His death was ruled a homicide, and he was one of 29 individuals whose deaths were classified as such in Chester that year. The…

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Cameron Lherault

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Cameron Lherault, a 19-year-old male, was found fatally shot in a vehicle parked in a convenience store parking lot at 5404 Nordling in Houston, Texas, on the night of December 29, 2017. The Houston Police Department responded to a call around 11:15 p.m. and…

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Fabian O’Neal Smith

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Fabian O'Neal Smith, a 22-year-old African American male from Houston, Texas, was tragically murdered on December 29, 2017. He was walking with three friends in the 3500 block of West Orem when an unidentified vehicle drove by and someone inside shot him.…

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Kendric Wade

Male, age 45 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kendric Wade, a 45-year-old African American man from Cleveland, Mississippi, was tragically killed on December 29, 2017, in Houston, Texas. He was a well-liked mechanic who had worked at Bemer Plus auto body shop for nearly two decades. On that fateful day…

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Lonnie Franklin

Male, age 47 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lonnie Franklin Jr., a 47-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on December 29, 2017, outside his home on the 4700 block of Belinda Lee Drive in San Antonio, Texas. Franklin, a beloved cook at Fort Sam Houston, was known for his dedication to his…

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Mary McGehee

Female · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mary Carol Strathdee McGehee, a 56-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on December 29, 2017, in Houston, Texas. She was the office manager at Bemer Plus, an auto body shop in southwest Houston. Mary was known for her dedication to…

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Ronald Smith

Male, age 53 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in late December of 2015, tragedy struck the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama. Ronald Smith, a 53-year-old man, was found shot in a vehicle on 22nd Avenue West. The discovery was made after officers from the West Precinct…

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Hoang Van Nguyen

Male, age 49 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Hoang Van Nguyen, an Asian/Pacific Islander male, 49, was found dead inside his Chinatown apartment at 175 North Hotel Street on December 29, 2015. He worked as a cook at the Bac Nam restaurant, and in the days before his death he was seen around the…

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Xavier S Thornton

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Xavier S. Thornton, a 23-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on December 29, 2015, in the Burnside neighborhood on the city's South Side. The shooting was part of a broader pattern of gun violence that continued to affect Chicago during 2015…

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Dominick Dwayne Kane

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the midst of a year marked by a significant surge in violence in Baltimore, the life of Dominick Dwayne Kane, a 36-year-old African-American man, was cut short. On the evening of December 29, 2015, Kane was fatally shot in the 4500 block of Garrison…

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Nathaniel Powell Jr

Male, age 51 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2015, Nathaniel Powell Jr., a 51-year-old man, was fatally shot in Suitland, Maryland. He was reportedly on his way to work when the incident occurred. Details surrounding the shooting remain scarce in publicly…

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Lafayette Garth

Male, age 51 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 29, 2015, Lafayette Jesse Garth, a 51-year-old African American man, became the victim of a homicide in Detroit, Michigan. His life was cut short in a violent incident that was subsequently categorized by local crime tracking resources as a "death…

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Craig Butler

Male, age 51 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 29, 2015, Craig Butler, aged 51, was found dead in Houston, Texas, after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in a residential area, and police responded to reports of gunfire where they discovered Butler lying unresponsive.…

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Derrick Matthews

Male, age 30 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2015, the life of 30-year-old Derrick Raymond Matthews was tragically cut short in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was discovered inside a red vehicle at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Palm Street, having been fatally…

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Joshua Morales

Male, age 18 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Tuesday morning, the Dorchester community was shaken by the loss of one of its own. Eighteen-year-old Joshua Morales, a Hispanic male, was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting on Wilmore Street in Mattapan on December 29, 2015. The incident, which…

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Neil Brian Gandler

Male, age 42 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 29, 2015, a tragic incident occurred outside a 24 Hour Fitness gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, resulting in the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Neil Brian Gandler, a resident of Palo Alto, California. Gandler had parked his car at the gym on the evening…

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Clarence Berry Holcombe

Male, age 54 · Easley, South Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Easley, South Carolina, the life of 54-year-old Clarence Berry Holcombe, a White male, was tragically cut short on December 29, 2015. A construction superintendent and a respected member of the Arial Baptist Church, Holcombe was also a…

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Nathaniel Powell

Male, age 51 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December morning in 2015, a 51-year-old man by the name of Nathaniel Powell, Jr. was fatally shot in Suitland, Maryland. The incident, which occurred on December 29th, cut short the life of a man who was reportedly on his way to work. Details…

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Bryan Aguirre

Male, age 23 · Orange, California

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bryan Aguirre, a 23-year-old resident of Garden Grove, California, was tragically shot and killed on December 29, 2015, in Orange, California. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on the 2000 block of East Palmyra Avenue. Officers responded to reports of…

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Francisco Diaz

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Francisco Diaz, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2015, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in Melrose Park, a suburb of Chicago. Diaz was inside a vehicle when he was approached by…

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Jeremy Rojas

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jeremy Rojas, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on December 29, 2015, in Philadelphia, PA. The incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. on the 3400 block of North 8th Street. When Philadelphia Police Officers arrived at the scene, they…

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Lakeyel Hurd

Female, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the days following Christmas of 2015, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in Memphis, Tennessee, culminating in the death of 26-year-old Lakeyel Hurd. On December 29th, Hurd was temporarily residing with a friend in an apartment in the Hickory…

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Walter Scott Moser

Male, age 48 · Columbia, Tennessee

Killed Dec 29, 2015 · 11 years ago

Walter Scott Moser, 48, a White man, was killed at the end of December 2015 after a domestic dispute in Columbia, Tennessee. In the wake of the shooting, his name surfaced in brief public notices and memorial listings—small fragments that hint at a sudden…

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Brianna Lois Wells

Female, age 17 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 29, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December morning in 2014, the body of 17-year-old Brianna Lois Wells was discovered in a south Phoenix alley. A resident taking out their trash on December 29th made the grim discovery behind an address on Mobile Lane and immediately contacted the…

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