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Deaths by Force on December 2

703 open cases in our database happened on December 2. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (471)

Michael Raymond Wetzel - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Michael Raymond Wetzel

Male, age 37 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Raymond Wetzel, aged 37, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015, during the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Wetzel, an environmental health specialist with the San Bernardino County Department of Public…

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Nicholas Thalasinos - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Nicholas Thalasinos

Male, age 52 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nicholas J. Thalasinos, aged 52, was one of the 14 victims of the tragic mass shooting that occurred on December 2, 2015, at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Thalasinos, a health inspector for San Bernardino County, was attending a…

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Octavio Rodriguez - Sacramento, California
Death by Force

Octavio Rodriguez

Male, age 22 · Sacramento, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of December 2, 2015, Octavio Rodriguez, a 22-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, was found dead on a south Sacramento street. Emergency responders pronounced him dead shortly after discovering him with a single gunshot wound. The…

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Robert Christian Bobby Adams - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Robert Christian Bobby Adams

Male, age 40 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Robert Christian "Bobby" Adams, a 40-year-old resident of Yucaipa, California, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015, during the San Bernardino terrorist attack. Born on May 2, 1975, in San Bernardino, Bobby was a dedicated family man and a respected…

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Shannon Hilliard Johnson - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Shannon Hilliard Johnson

Male, age 45 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shannon Hilliard Johnson, aged 45, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015, during the horrific mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Johnson, an Environmental Health Specialist for San Bernardino County, was attending a Christmas party with his…

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Sierra Simone Sunshine Clayborn - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Sierra Simone Sunshine Clayborn

Female, age 27 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Sierra Simone Sunshine Clayborn, aged 27, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2015, in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Sierra was one of the 14 victims killed in this horrific event, which took place at the Inland Regional Center during a…

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Tin Thanh Nguyen - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Tin Thanh Nguyen

Female, age 31 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tin Thanh Nguyen, a 31-year-old food inspector for the San Bernardino County Department of Health, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2015, in the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Tin was attending a holiday…

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Yvette Alexandra Velasco - San-bernardino, California
Death by Force

Yvette Alexandra Velasco

Female, age 27 · San-bernardino, California
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Yvette Alexandra Velasco, a 27-year-old resident of Fontana, California, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2015, during the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Velasco, who worked for the San Bernardino County Public Health…

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Alexus Victoria Douglas - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Alexus Victoria Douglas

Female, age 19 · Miami, Florida
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Alexus Victoria Douglas, a 19-year-old woman from Miami, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2015. She was gunned down while leaving a friend's home in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. near NW 31st…

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Angel Marie Carlton - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Angel Marie Carlton

Female, age 25 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Angel Marie Carlton, a 25-year-old woman from Charlotte, NC, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2015. She was the mother of three children. The incident occurred near Lawrence Orr Elementary School in east Charlotte. Carlton's death was the result of a…

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Ernest Lemark Cuthbertson - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ernest Lemark Cuthbertson

Male, age 23 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ernest Lemark Cuthbertson, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on December 2, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred late at night while Cuthbertson and another victim, Jeffrey Devine Hampton, 44, were sitting…

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Jeffrey Devine Hampton - Greensboro, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jeffrey Devine Hampton

Male, age 44 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jeffrey Devine Hampton, a 44-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Hampton was shot while sitting in a car alongside Ernest Lemark Cuthbertson, a 23-year-old African American male. The…

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Shawn Cade-Oree - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Shawn Cade-Oree

Male, age 29 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shawn Cade-Oree, a 29-year-old man from Durham, NC, was tragically shot in the head on December 1, 2015, at a home located in the 2200 block of Concord Street. He was rushed to the hospital but later succumbed to his injuries on December 2, 2015. The incident…

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Hector Flores - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Hector Flores

Female, age 27 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Hector Flores, a 27-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015, in Columbus, OH. He was shot at Independence Village Apartments near Reynoldsburg, OH, by Dennis Juris, a 22-year-old suspect. Juris was the ex-boyfriend of Flores's…

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Lawrence Bert Cole - Pleasanton, Texas
Death by Force

Lawrence Bert Cole

Male, age 30 · Pleasanton, Texas
Killed Dec 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lawrence Bert Cole, a 30-year-old male from Pleasanton, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2015. The incident occurred during a shootout on East Adams Street in Pleasanton. Cole, along with another individual, Selena Ramon, was found injured at…

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Sasha Bullock - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Sasha Bullock

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a life was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore. Sasha Bullock, a 47-year-old Black male, became another victim of the city's ongoing violence. On the evening of December 2nd, in the 2800 block of Ashland Avenue, the sound of…

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Shotannette Turner - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Shotannette Turner

Female, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of a late September day, a tragedy unfolded in Superior Township, Michigan, forever altering the lives of a young family. Emergency services received a call reporting a stabbing and rushed to a home on MacArthur Boulevard. There…

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Michael A Camacho - Providence, Rhode Island
Death by Force

Michael A Camacho

Male, age 30 · Providence, Rhode Island
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 30-year-old Hispanic male, Michael Camacho, was cut short in a fatal drive-by shooting in Providence, Rhode Island. On the night of December 2nd, Camacho was targeted in an act of violence that left the community seeking…

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Rumain Brisbon - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Rumain Brisbon

Male, age 34 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early evening of December 2, 2014, Rumain Brisbon, a 34-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by a Phoenix police officer, an incident that began with a report of a suspected drug deal. The officer, responding to a tip about individuals selling drugs…

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Jerry Harlow - Leivasy, West Virginia
Death by Force

Jerry Harlow

Male, age 48 · Leivasy, West Virginia
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jerry Dale Harlow, a 48-year-old White/Caucasian man from Richwood, West Virginia, was killed during the early morning hours of December 2, 2014, after an altercation at a residence along Grassy Creek Road in Leivasy, Nicholas County. Authorities were called…

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Luis Rodriguez - Bernardston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Luis Rodriguez

Male, age 38 · Bernardston, Massachusetts
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of a Springfield, Massachusetts firefighter came to a tragic end at a rest stop in Bernardston. Luis D. Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Hispanic man, was found deceased on December 2, 2014. His death was the subject of an…

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Shontannette Turner - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Shontannette Turner

Female, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December day in 2014, the life of 19-year-old Shontannette Turner was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. The young woman fell victim to gun violence on December 2nd, her body discovered abandoned on a lawn on the city's east side. The…

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Elijah Adams - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Elijah Adams

Male, age 25 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 25-year-old Elijah Adams was tragically cut short. On December 2, 2014, police responded to a call in the vicinity of 1st Street and 6th Avenue. Arriving at the scene, they discovered Adams…

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Wallys Sanchez - Camden, New Jersey
Death by Force

Wallys Sanchez

Male, age 38 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a Canden, New Jersey man's life was cut short in a fatal shooting. Wallys Sanchez, a 38-year-old male, was discovered in the driver's seat of his 1994 Toyota Camry on the evening of December 2, 2014. The vehicle was parked and still…

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Haywood Keith Payne Jr. - Lynchburg, Virginia
Death by Force

Haywood Keith Payne Jr.

Male, age 32 · Lynchburg, Virginia
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of December 2, 2014, Haywood Keith Payne Jr., a 32-year-old man from Lynchburg, Virginia, stopped by a relative’s home on Fort Avenue for what began as an ordinary visit. As the evening pushed toward 10 p.m., he called his girlfriend to say he…

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Mariano Lacerna - Virginia-beach, Virginia
Death by Force

Mariano Lacerna

Male, age 41 · Virginia-beach, Virginia
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a gathering in Virginia Beach, Virginia, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 41-year-old Mariano Mosely Lacerna. On the evening of December 2nd, Lacerna was at his home on Peregrine Street with 18-year-old Tyler King. The two were…

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Stephanie Taylor - Summerville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Stephanie Taylor

Female, age 52 · Summerville, South Carolina
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Ladson, South Carolina, the life of 52-year-old Stephanie Lorraine Taylor was tragically cut short on December 2, 2014. A graduate of Trident Technical College and celebrated as the first female barber at The Citadel, Stephanie was a…

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Syqoune Kwame Pinckney - Ladson, South Carolina
Death by Force

Syqoune Kwame Pinckney

Male, age 24 · Ladson, South Carolina
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Syqoune Kwame Pinckney, a 24-year-old Black male, was found dead in his Ladson, South Carolina home on December 2, 2014. His death was the result of a homicide, as he was fatally wounded by a gunshot. The discovery of his body prompted an immediate…

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Martel Rooks - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Martel Rooks

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Martel Rooks, a 23-year-old Black male from Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On a day in early December, Rooks fell victim to gun violence in the city, a harsh reality that has affected numerous families. His…

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Dune Janelle Jacobs - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Dune Janelle Jacobs

Male, age 31 · Bronx, New York
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold December day in the Bronx, a 31-year-old woman named Dune Janelle Jacobs left her apartment with the simple intention of getting a late-night snack. This errand, however, ended in a tragedy that would later be described by…

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Keon Kelly - Joliet, Illinois
Death by Force

Keon Kelly

Male, age 30 · Joliet, Illinois
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Keon Kelly, a 30-year-old African American man from Joliet, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2014. Kelly was one of two victims in a fatal shooting that occurred in a driveway on Strong Avenue in Joliet. The other victim was 17-year-old Tariq…

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Kevin Denson - Riverdale, Illinois
Death by Force

Kevin Denson

Male, age 33 · Riverdale, Illinois
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kevin L. Denson, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2014, in Riverdale, Illinois. The incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. near West 138th Street and South Stewart Avenue. Denson suffered multiple gunshot wounds inside…

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Rogelio Delarosa Jr - Peoria, Illinois
Death by Force

Rogelio Delarosa Jr

Male, age 34 · Peoria, Illinois
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rogelio Delarosa Jr., a 34-year-old man from Peoria, IL, was found dead on December 2, 2014, with multiple gunshot wounds behind a home in the 1000 block of Northeast Perry Avenue. Delarosa, who had a history of legal troubles, had moved to Peoria earlier in…

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Tariq Purnell - Joliet, Illinois
Death by Force

Tariq Purnell

Male, age 17 · Joliet, Illinois
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 2, 2014, 17-year-old Tariq Purnell, a Black male from Joliet, Illinois, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The incident occurred in the 400-block of Strong Avenue in Joliet, where Purnell and another victim, 30-year-old Keon Kelly, were…

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Daniel Salazar Burnias - Weslaco, Texas
Death by Force

Daniel Salazar Burnias

Male, age 30 · Weslaco, Texas
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Daniel Salazar Burnias, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on December 2, 2014, in Weslaco, Texas. The initial discovery was made after his vehicle crashed into a tree near the International Boulevard exit on Expressway 83. Upon investigation…

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Peter John Martinez - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Peter John Martinez

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Dec 2, 2014 · 12 years ago

Peter John Martinez was 41 years old when he died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, in West Adams. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near the 2500 block of Rimpau Avenue. His death was ruled…

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Steven Jones - Denver, Colorado
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Steven Jones

Male, age 44 · Denver, Colorado
Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Steven Jones, 44, male, African-American, is said to have died on December 2, 2013, in Denver. Yet his name does not appear in the public-facing rolls where a Denver homicide would typically be recorded. The Denver Police Department’s online cold-case…

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Sidney A. Brown - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Sidney A. Brown

Male, age 31 · Miami, Florida
Found Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Sidney A. Brown, age 31, was killed in Miami, Florida, on December 2, 2013. On the day of the incident, Brown was reportedly involved in a heated argument over a gambling debt while playing dice with a group of people, including his cousin, Alesso Williams.…

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Mensa G Kifle - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Mensa G Kifle

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Mensa G. Kifle, a 20-year-old young man, was fatally shot on December 2, 2013, in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. Kifle was described by those who knew him as a leader, friend, and someone who left a positive impact on everyone he met. He was involved…

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Jeremy T Bafunsho - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jeremy T Bafunsho

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 2, 2013, Jeremy T. Bafunsho, aged 19, was fatally shot in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood. The incident occurred on the Far South Side of the city, which has been known for frequent violent occurrences and gang-related activities. Bafunsho was…

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Antwan Gery - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Antwan Gery

Male, age 36 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Gary, Indiana, a grim discovery was made that would set in motion a homicide investigation. On July 26, 2025, authorities were called to the 400 block of East 21st Place where they found the body of a young man. The…

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Margarito Martinez - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Margarito Martinez

Male, age 36 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

On an early morning in April 2017, the life of 28-year-old Maurice Martinez was tragically cut short in a shooting on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The incident occurred on Portage Court, located near the intersection of Stop 11 Road and Madison Avenue.…

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Travis Estes - New Orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Travis Estes

Male, age 33 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

The search results confirm the death of Travis Estes, a 33-year-old male, who was shot and killed in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans on December 2, 2013. The Orleans Parish coroner's office confirmed he died from a single gunshot wound at the scene…

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Stephan Moran - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Stephan Moran

Male, age 44 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of a November Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of Stephen Moran, a 44-year-old man, was irrevocably altered. On November 22, 2013, while Moran was driving his Mazda RX-8 near 53rd and Peoria, a bullet pierced the rear window of…

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Robert Rhines - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Robert Rhines

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 2, 2013, Robert Rhines, age 33, was killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in what was described as a homicide. The incident took place in the early hours, and Rhines was found suffering from gunshot wounds to the chest. He was pronounced dead…

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Albert Provens - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Albert Provens

Male, age 28 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Albert Floyd Provens II, aged 28, was tragically killed on December 2, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident took place during a violent shooting on the East Side of San Antonio, which also left another individual injured. According to reports, the…

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Ivan Cina - San Antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Ivan Cina

Male, age 35 · San Antonio, Texas
Found Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ivan Mancina, age 35, was found dead on December 2, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, at an apartment complex where authorities conducted a welfare check after concerns were raised about a foul odor. Mancina’s body was discovered inside one of the units at the…

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Rolando Correa - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Rolando Correa

Male, age 22 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Dec 2, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold December evening in Gary, Indiana, the life of 22-year-old Rolando Correa was cut tragically short. On December 2, 2013, Correa was fatally shot while coming to the aid of his neighbors who were the victims of a home invasion. Three other people…

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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.