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Deaths by Force on December 4

643 open cases in our database happened on December 4. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (464)

Antonio Douglas - Tacoma, Washington
Death by Force

Antonio Douglas

Male, age 17 · Tacoma, Washington
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold December night in Tacoma, Washington, 17-year-old Antonio Malik Douglas, a Black male, was fatally shot while sitting in a car with friends. The incident occurred on December 4, 2018, in the 3700 block of Marine View Drive. Douglas, who was in the…

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Walter Roilton - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Walter Roilton

Male, age 55 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 56-year-old Walter Devon Roilton came to an end in Jackson, Mississippi. A male born in October of 1962, his death on December 4, 2018, is shrouded in a significant lack of publicly available information. Despite the passage…

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Marquise Ellingburg - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Marquise Ellingburg

Male, age 16 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the morning of Tuesday, December 4, 2018, tragedy struck in South Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of a 16-year-old male named Marquise Ray Ellingburg. The incident unfolded shortly after 11:15 a.m. in the 11300 block of Corrington Avenue. A…

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Jahlil Grant - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Jahlil Grant

Male, age 21 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jahlil Grant, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of December 4, 2018, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. At approximately 2:20 p.m., near the intersection of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Pulaski Street, Grant was…

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Tyree Walker - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Tyree Walker

Male, age 35 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Tuesday night in December of 2018, Tyree Walker, a 35-year-old male, was fatally shot near the steps of the Sumner Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. A father of four, Walker was found by police with gunshot wounds to…

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Damani Elijah Chadly - Fremont, California
Death by Force

Damani Elijah Chadly

Male, age 17 · Fremont, California
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

Damani Elijah Chadly, a 17-year-old high school senior from Fremont, California, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2018. Damani was a promising student at California High School in San Ramon, known for his passion for music and his involvement with…

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Justin McKinney - Morganton, Georgia
Death by Force

Justin McKinney

Female, age 33 · Morganton, Georgia
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2018, the quiet of Morganton, Georgia, was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of 33-year-old Justin McKinney, a male resident. The violent intrusion took place at his home on Elrod Lane, where he was with his…

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David Roman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

David Roman

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

David L. Roman, a 26-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically passed away on December 4, 2018. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of various investigations and legal proceedings. David's death was initially reported as a homicide…

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Charvon Johnson - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Charvon Johnson

Male, age 19 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Charvon Johnson, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On the evening of December 4th, he was discovered behind an abandoned house in the 3000 block of Jackson Avenue, suffering from…

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Alyssa Griffith - Camden, Tennessee
Death by Force

Alyssa Griffith

Female, age 22 · Camden, Tennessee
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Camden, Tennessee, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in a shocking act of violence. Alyssa Breanne Griffith, a 22-year-old female, died on December 4, 2018, leaving behind a community to grapple with the sudden and senseless…

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Morgan Sproles - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Morgan Sproles

Female, age 20 · Houston, Texas
Killed Dec 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

Morgan Sproles, a 20-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 4, 2018. Her body was discovered by a passerby around 1 a.m. in the 10300 block of Ney Street in southeast Houston. Sproles had sustained an apparent gunshot wound…

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Marlon Hale - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Marlon Hale

Male, age 45 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Marlon Hale was a 45-year-old Black man who was well-regarded in his Birmingham, Alabama, community. According to his daughter, Shakeithia Hale, he was a good man and easy to get along with, always willing to help others. He was a longtime resident of his…

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Ricardo Alveiro - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Ricardo Alveiro

Male, age 16 · Miami, Florida
Found Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 4, 2017, 16-year-old Ricardo Alveiro was fatally shot in the Allapattah neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The shooting took place near 1311 Northwest 24th Street, an area known for violent crime. Details surrounding the motive for the shooting…

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Brianna Z Cole - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Brianna Z Cole

Female, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in Indianapolis, Indiana, a violent tragedy claimed the life of 27-year-old Black woman Brianna Z. Coleman. On December 4, 2017, police officers were dispatched to the northeast side of the city following reports of a shooting. Upon…

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John Gray - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

John Gray

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the city of Baltimore became the epicenter of a national conversation surrounding police conduct and racial tensions following the death of a 25-year-old African-American man named Freddie Carlos Gray Jr. On the morning of April 12…

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Richard Jr Harris - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Richard Jr Harris

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December night in 2017, the life of 22-year-old Richard Harris Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The shooting unfolded around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 4th, within the stairwell of an apartment complex on Everton Street in…

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Alan Bailey - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Alan Bailey

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December night in 2017, the life of 22-year-old Allen Bailey of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. The shooting occurred around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 4, in a stairwell of an apartment complex in the Lincoln-Lemington…

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Hb Woods - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Hb Woods

Male, age 59 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

H. B. Woods Jr. was a 59-year-old man from Memphis, Tennessee, whose death on December 4, 2017, marked a quiet but devastating fracture in the life of his family and community. Public records list him simply and starkly: his name, his city, his age, and the…

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Evalyce Santiago - Waterbury, Connecticut
Death by Force

Evalyce Santiago

Female, age 16 · Waterbury, Connecticut
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of a Hispanic 16-year-old female named Evalyce Santiago was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 4th in Waterbury, Connecticut, a car crash on Thomaston Avenue revealed a scene far more sinister than a simple…

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Thomas Pomare - Attleboro, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Thomas Pomare

Male, age 34 · Attleboro, Massachusetts
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold evening in Attleboro, Massachusetts, the life of Thomas Pomare, a 34-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short. On December 4, 2017, while visiting from his home in California, Pomare was fatally shot. He had traveled to…

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Matthew Graham - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Matthew Graham

Male, age 17 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

The death of Matthew Graham, a 17-year-old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, occurred on December 4, 2017. However, the available sources do not provide detailed information about the circumstances surrounding his death, nor do they mention any suspects, arrests…

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Ricky Riggins - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Ricky Riggins

Male, age 44 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2017, the life of 44-year-old Ricky Riggins, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Riggins was found in an alley near 14th and Mineral, having been shot a total of…

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Marcos Angamarca-Yupa - Irvington, New Jersey
Death by Force

Marcos Angamarca-Yupa

Male, age 29 · Irvington, New Jersey
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

A tragic December evening unfolded in Irvington, New Jersey, when a father's life was cut short in a violent street robbery. On Monday, December 4, 2017, Marcos Angamarca-Yupa, a 29-year-old male of Ecuadorean descent, was fatally shot in the driveway of his…

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Brianna Coleman - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Brianna Coleman

Female, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in Indianapolis in 2017, Brianna Z. Coleman, a 27-year-old female, finished her workday and made a stop at a friend's apartment near 34th Street and Keystone Avenue. This seemingly routine visit on December 4th would tragically be…

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Jordan Boyd - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Jordan Boyd

Male, age 20 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jordan Boyd, a 20-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, was killed on December 4, 2017, in a shooting that left his family and neighborhood with a sudden, unfinished kind of silence. Accounts of the night described a setup that turned deadly: Boyd was…

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Phillip Degnan - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Phillip Degnan

Male · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 4, 2017, police in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a reported shooting at the Benton Market located at 1800 Benton Boulevard. Upon arrival at the parking lot outside the business, officers discovered the body of Phillip Degnan, an adult male…

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Edwin Santana - Columbia, South Carolina
Death by Force

Edwin Santana

Male, age 54 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Edwin Santana, a 54-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on December 4, 2017, in Columbia, South Carolina. A graduate of Spring Valley High School, he was known as a friendly and caring individual who worked as a plumber. His interests included fishing…

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Patrycjusz S Rus - South-jamesport, New York
Death by Force

Patrycjusz S Rus

Male, age 21 · South-jamesport, New York
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet seaside hamlet of South Jamesport, New York, the discovery of a young man's body near a gazebo at the town beach shattered the early morning calm. On a Monday in December of 2017, a 911 call was placed at 2:49 a.m. by an individual who had…

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Adrian Santillan - Paramount, California
Death by Force

Adrian Santillan

Male, age 29 · Paramount, California
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adrian Santillan, a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2017, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Santillan was fatally shot, marking a somber event in the community. The incident…

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Eondre Lamon Bolton - Emeryville, California
Death by Force

Eondre Lamon Bolton

Male, age 19 · Emeryville, California
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eondre Lamon Bolton, a 19-year-old from Richmond, California, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2017, in Emeryville. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Target store, where Bolton was fatally shot during a marijuana deal that went awry. The…

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Cedric Brown - Tifton, Georgia
Death by Force

Cedric Brown

Male, age 21 · Tifton, Georgia
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2017, the sound of multiple gunshots shattered the pre-dawn quiet in downtown Tifton, Georgia. When officers from the Tifton Police Department and the Tift County Sheriff's Office arrived at the scene near 3rd Street…

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James Kenneth Avera - Augusta, Georgia
Death by Force

James Kenneth Avera

Female, age 57 · Augusta, Georgia
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a domestic dispute, 57-year-old James Kenneth Avera, a White / Caucasian male, died on December 4, 2017, in his Augusta, Georgia, home. The incident, which unfolded on Karian Drive, was the result of a murder-suicide…

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Samuel James Johns - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Samuel James Johns

Male, age 34 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early evening of December 4, 2017, the life of 34-year-old Samuel James Johns, a male resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. Shreveport Police were called to the 2100 block of Talbot Street shortly after 6:00 p.m. following…

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Taibe Coleman - New-orleans, Louisiana
Death by Force

Taibe Coleman

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2017, a tragic series of events unfolded in the 4900 block of Major Drive in New Orleans, leading to the death of 22-year-old Taibe Coleman. Coleman, a male and a former high school wrestler, was found by police with…

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Karunakar Karengle - Fairfield, Ohio
Death by Force

Karunakar Karengle

Male, age 53 · Fairfield, Ohio
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Karunakar Karengle, a 53-year-old man of Indian origin, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2017, in Fairfield, Ohio. Karengle was working at the Jiffy Convenience Mart on Camelot Drive when two armed men entered the store around 10 p.m. The assailants…

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Quentin William Smith - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Quentin William Smith

Male, age 17 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 4, 2017, Quentin William Smith, a 17-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The event unfolded in the Hilltop area of Columbus, where police were initially called to the 200 block of S. Eureka Avenue at…

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Severen Clayborn - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Severen Clayborn

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Severen Tywain Clayborn, a 33-year-old African American male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2017. He was killed by a stray bullet while he was likely sleeping inside his home on South Wayne Avenue in the Hilltop neighborhood. The…

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Tony Porter - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Tony Porter

Male, age 35 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tony Porter, a 35-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 4, 2017, in Cleveland, OH. The circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately clear, and it took some time for authorities to piece together what happened.…

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Allen Bailey - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Allen Bailey

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December night in Pittsburgh's Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood, the life of 22-year-old Allen Bailey was tragically cut short. On December 4, 2017, Bailey, a Black male, was in the stairwell of an apartment building on Everton Street when…

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Kyanna Howes Vaughn - Johnson-city, Tennessee
Death by Force

Kyanna Howes Vaughn

Female, age 23 · Johnson-city, Tennessee
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In December of 2017, a deeply troubling discovery was made in a Johnson City, Tennessee mobile home. Worried after not hearing from them for a couple of days, a friend went to check on 23-year-old Kyanna Howes Vaughn and her 25-year-old husband, Robert Aaron…

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Robert Aaron Vaughn - Johnson City, Tennessee
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Robert Aaron Vaughn

Male, age 25 · Johnson City, Tennessee
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Aaron Vaughn, a 25-year-old male, tragically lost his life on December 4, 2017, in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was found shot dead inside his mobile home on Friendship Court along with his wife, Kyanna Howes Vaughn, who was 23 years old and six to…

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Kenneth Copeland - San-marcos, Texas
Death by Force

Kenneth Copeland

Male, age 58 · San-marcos, Texas
Killed Dec 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 4, 2017, Officer Kenneth Copeland, a 58-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant at the residence of Stewart Thomas Mettz in San Marcos, Texas. Officer Copeland, who was in uniform…

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Sean Dillard - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Sean Dillard

Male, age 46 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December morning in Washington, D.C., a man’s life was cut short by violence, leaving behind a case that remains a mystery. Forty-six-year-old Sean Dillard was discovered unconscious and unresponsive on Friday, December 4, 2015, in the 5200 block of…

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Gary Brown - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Gary Brown

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Gary Brown, a 25-year-old African-American male from Northwest Washington, carried the weight of a gunshot wound for nearly nine years before that old injury finally claimed his life and turned a long-ago crime into a present-day homicide. His story began on…

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Jose S Arreola - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jose S Arreola

Male, age 63 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 4, 2015, 63-year-old Jose S. Arreola was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a wave of gun violence that has affected numerous neighborhoods across the city. The incident reflects the ongoing issue of firearm-related…

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Troy Nathaniel Jr. Marshall - Baltimore, Maryland
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Troy Nathaniel Jr. Marshall

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December day in 2015, the life of Troy Nathaniel Jr. Marshall, a 21-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On December 4th, in the 2000 block of Kennedy Avenue, Marshall was found suffering from gunshot…

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Larry Shaw - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Larry Shaw

Male, age 59 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Black African American male Larry Shaw, age 59, was a resident of Detroit, Michigan, when his life was brought to a violent end in early December 2015. Known to friends and family in the community, Shaw’s death occurred on or around December 4, 2015. His…

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Tyshawn Vaughn - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Tyshawn Vaughn

Male, age 21 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Dec 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 4, 2015, Tyshawn Vaughn, age 21, was shot and killed in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 8:09 p.m. inside a residence located at 601 Storer Avenue. Tyshawn was found fatally shot in the living room of the home. The authorities…

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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.