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Haiken Jirachi Myers

Male, age 1 · Williamsburg, West Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Haiken Jirachi Myers was a 1-year-old White male whose life ended inside his family’s home on Flynn’s Creek Road near Williamsburg, West Virginia, on December 8, 2020. The youngest of five boys living in the household, Haiken was remembered as a deeply loved…

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Kian Matthew Myers

Male, age 4 · Williamsburg, West Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic day in Williamsburg, West Virginia, four-year-old Kian Matthew Myers, a White male, lost his life in a devastating event that shook the community. On December 8, 2020, Kian, along with his four siblings, was found deceased in what authorities…

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Riley James Bumgarner

Male, age 6 · Williamsburg, West Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic day in December of 2020, the life of a young Caucasian boy, Riley James Bumgarner, aged 6, was cut short. In the quiet community of Williamsburg, West Virginia, a devastating house fire on December 8th claimed the lives of Riley and four other…

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Shaun Dawson Bumgarner

Male, age 7 · Williamsburg, West Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Shaun Dawson Bumgarner was a 7-year-old White male whose life ended in a devastating act of family violence on December 8, 2020, at his home on Flynn’s Creek Road near Williamsburg, West Virginia. Shaun was a second-grade student at Frankford Elementary…

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Toni Lynn Cremeans

Female, age 46 · Culloden, West Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic day in December, the life of 46-year-old Toni Lynn Cremeans, a White female, was cut short in a violent act that shattered the peace of her Culloden, West Virginia community. On December 8, 2020, Cremeans was discovered in the front seat of a…

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Ronnie Tomás Benavidez

Male, age 33 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet hours of a December night in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the life of Ronnie Tomás Benavidez, a 33-year-old Hispanic male, was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On December 8, 2020, police were called to a home on the 2300 block of Rosedale Drive…

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Charlotte Williams

Female, age 59 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, 59-year-old Charlotte Williams of Arvada lost her life in a fatal shooting on December 8, 2020. The incident occurred behind a Safeway grocery store located in the 9100 block of West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado. Williams…

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Anthony Rivero

Male, age 21 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a December afternoon in 2020, a dispute over money turned fatal for 21-year-old Hispanic male Anthony Rivero in east Las Vegas. The incident, which took place on December 8th in the 100 block of Montello Avenue, began as a confrontation and ended in a…

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Julian Rodriguez

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of a young Hispanic man named Julian M. Rodriguez was tragically cut short. The 22-year-old male was fatally shot on December 8, 2020, while sitting in his car outside a Family Dollar store located on…

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Odessa Marie Gleason

Female, age 54 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in Milwaukee, the life of Odessa Marie Gleason, a 54-year-old Black/African American woman, was tragically cut short. On December 8, 2020, in the vicinity of Capitol Drive and Appleton Avenue, Gleason was shot. The…

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Cassandra Morrow

Female, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic day in Detroit, Michigan, 36-year-old Cassandra Morrow, a Black/African American female, lost her life in a brutal act of violence that also endangered her young son. On December 8, 2020, authorities responded to a house fire on Clayburn Street on…

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Dionte Howard

Male, age 33 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold December day in Saginaw, Michigan, the life of 33-year-old Dionte J. Howard was cut short by gun violence. It was Tuesday, December 8, 2020, when Howard was found shot to death on the city's West Side. Howard, a Black male born on March 18, 1987…

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Jonas Williams

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold Tuesday evening in Detroit, the life of Jonas Williams was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. It was December 8, 2020, at approximately 9:55 p.m., when the male victim stepped out of his residence located in the 3600 block of Wayburn…

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Joel Alexander

Male, age 43 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Trenton, New Jersey, the life of Joel Alexander was cut short. On December 8, 2020, in the first block of Chase Street, gunfire erupted, and when police and emergency medical personnel arrived around 3:30 p.m., they found a man lying…

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Jason Franco

Male, age 38 · Sussex, New Jersey

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a crisp December day in 2020, the life of 38-year-old Jason R. Franco of Montague, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. It was Tuesday, December 8th, when Franco, an officer with the Hamburg Borough Police Department, was deer hunting with a family member…

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Xzavier Smith

Male, age 23 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of December 8, 2020, the life of 23-year-old Xzavier Edwards-Smith was tragically cut short in a burst of violence on the streets of Gary, Indiana. A resident of South Holland, the young man found himself in a harrowing situation that…

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Samson Cooper Jr.

Male, age 20 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the morning of December 8, 2020, the Pagedale Police Department received a call regarding a shooting in the 6500 block of Whitney Avenue in Saint Louis, Missouri. At approximately 11:24 a.m., responding officers arrived at the scene to discover a Black…

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Evan Richard Sims

Male, age 58 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Evan Richard Sims, a 58-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 8, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Sims was shot near 343 W. Gage Ave. in the Florence neighborhood.…

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Antwan Roberts Jr.

Male, age 15 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antwan Roberts Jr., a 15-year-old boy from Orlando, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 2020. The incident occurred near the intersection of Parramore Avenue and Columbia Street, just after Antwan had left his grandmother's home. He was…

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Carlos Rafael Rodas Perez

Male, age 52 · Zion, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Carlos Rafael Rodas Perez, a 52-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically found dead on December 8, 2020, in Beach Park, Illinois. He and his wife, Mercedes Rodas, 49, were discovered with gunshot wounds in the garage of their residence. The Lake County Coroner…

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James Wilcox

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Wilcox, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 8, 2020, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL. According to reports, James was standing outside a home in the 7300 block of South Stewart Avenue around 5:15 p.m. when…

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Mercedes Mercy Rodas

Female, age 49 · Zion, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Mercedes Mercy Rodas, a 49-year-old Hispanic woman, was tragically found dead alongside her husband, Carlos Rafael Rodas Perez, 52, on December 8, 2020, in their Beach Park home near Zion, IL. The couple was discovered with gunshot wounds in their garage, and…

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Tahj Jalin Easter

Male, age 22 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 8, 2020, 22-year-old Tahj Jalin Easter, a Black male from Greensboro, North Carolina, was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on Randleman Road. Officers from the Greensboro Police Department responded to the scene around 5:37 p.m.…

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Tevin Barrington Spencer

Male, age 27 · Southern-pines, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tevin Barrington Spencer, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 8, 2020, in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Tevin, affectionately known as "Choc," was born on September 24, 1993, in New York, NY. He was a social, vocal, and…

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Jabrail Wyatt

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in East Germantown, Philadelphia, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in the tragic death of a young man. Twenty-three-year-old Jabrail Wyatt was inside a Dodge Ram on the 5500 block of Bloyd Street when he was…

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Tyrese Wyrick

Male, age 20 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a December evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Twenty-year-old Tyrese Wyrick, a male who had attended Central High School, was found deceased on December 8, 2019. His body was discovered…

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Kendall Jamal Shack

Male, age 18 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of a December day, the lives of two teenage boys were tragically cut short on a Birmingham street. Kendall Jamal Shack, a male of 18 years, was fatally shot on December 8, 2019. The incident unfolded in the 200 block of Tucker Avenue…

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Ivey Carter Wilson

Male, age 18 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of December 8, 2019, tragedy struck in Birmingham, Alabama, when 18-year-old Ivey Carter Wilson III was found fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 5:20 p.m. in the 200 block of Tucker Avenue, where Birmingham Police…

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Darius Garner

Male, age 21 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Darius Garner was tragically cut short. The young man was at the Legacy at Country Club Apartments on Mimosa Park Road on December 8, 2019, when he was shot during what authorities believe…

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Damian Damebobaby Relierford

Male, age 28 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Phoenix, Arizona, a dispute turned deadly, leaving a young man's life cut short. On December 8, 2019, 28-year-old Damian “Damebobaby” Relierford was found lying on the ground at a bus stop in the area of 8000 N. 27th Avenue. He had…

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Marlon Cruz Isaguirre

Male, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, the life of 33-year-old Marlon Cruz Isaguirre was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. On December 8, 2019, what began as a night out ended in violence that left a community searching for answers and two suspects…

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Dennis Allen Paige

Male, age 21 · Hamden, Connecticut

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the cold winter night of December 8, 2019, a young Black man named Dennis Allen Paige, who was 21 years old, was walking home from his job in Hamden, Connecticut. His journey was tragically cut short just moments from his doorstep. In the early morning…

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Ty’quess Moore

Male, age 18 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold December evening in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the life of 18-year-old Ty'quess Moore, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On December 8, 2019, police responded to a report of a shooting in the city's East End. They found Moore…

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Cesar Humberto Valencia Jr

Male, age 27 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cesar Humberto Valencia Jr., a 27-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, tragically lost his life to gun violence on December 8, 2019. The incident occurred in Albuquerque, a city that has seen its share of violent crimes, though specific details about…

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Robert James Sandoval

Male, age 15 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Sunday afternoon, 15-year-old Robert James Sandoval, a Hispanic male known to his loved ones as 'R.J.,' was fatally shot in an alley on Pueblo's lower east side. The incident occurred on December 8, 2019, near the 1700 block of…

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Troy DeWayne Brant

Male, age 48 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 8, 2019, Troy DeWayne Brant, aged 48, was found dead inside a residence on the 2000 block of Portland Avenue South in Minneapolis, MN. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified Brant and confirmed that he died from multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Reggie Dowell

Male, age 35 · Mayfield, Kentucky

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 8, 2019, a dispute between friends in Mayfield, Kentucky, ended in tragedy. Reggie Dowell, a 35-year-old male, was a passenger in a car with his friend, Charles Holloway, when an argument broke out between them. The…

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James Gregory Adams

Male, age 47 · Lucedale, Mississippi

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the community of Lucedale, Mississippi, was shaken by the death of James Gregory Adams, a 47-year-old male. On December 8th, Adams was found deceased under circumstances that immediately suggested his death was not from natural causes.…

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Kameron Logan

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of December 8, 2019, tragedy struck at the Azalea Trace apartment complex in Warren County, just outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where 19-year-old Kameron Logan of Jackson was fatally shot. A Black male, Logan was discovered lying…

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Quintina Jeffries

Female, age 29 · Benton-harbor, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of Quintina Denise Jeffries, a 29-year-old woman, on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Known affectionately as Tina to her friends and family, she was a mother to an…

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Patrick Wollingston

Male, age 54 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in December 2019, the city of Newark was rattled by an act of violence that claimed the life of 54-year-old Patrick Wollingston. On that night, at approximately 11 p.m., police responded to reports of gunfire in the…

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Richard Henry

Male, age 38 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold December day in Paterson, New Jersey, the life of 38-year-old Richard Henry was tragically cut short. On Sunday, December 8, 2019, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the sound of gunfire echoed near 43 Ellison Street, prompting a…

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Dalton Wayne Fisher

Male, age 15 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold December evening in Kokomo, Indiana, the life of 15-year-old Dalton Wayne Fisher was tragically cut short. It was Sunday, December 8, 2019, when police responded to a call of shots fired at the Lincolnwood Apartments shortly after 10:30 p.m. Upon…

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Bobette Everhart Boal

Female, age 59 · Chesterfield, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Sunday, December 8, 2019, the quiet suburb of Chesterfield, Missouri, became the scene of a tragic domestic violence incident involving 59-year-old Bobette Everhart Boal. Bobette was an interior designer who was well-regarded by friends and colleagues for…

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Ronnie Coakley

Male, age 29 · Mount-pleasant, South Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the community of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent death of a beloved young man. Ronnie Coakley Jr., a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Known affectionately as 'Laron' or 'Bam,'…

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Glen Wilson

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold December evening in Baltimore, tragedy struck when Glen Wilson Jr., a 31-year-old male, was gunned down in the streets. The date was December 8, 2019, when police were called to the 1900 block of Griffis Avenue around 9:30 p.m. for a reported…

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Anthony Hunter

Male, age 31 · Hayward, California

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Anthony Hunter, a 31-year-old resident of Hayward, California, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 2019. The incident occurred around 12:39 a.m. in the 27000 block of Belvedere Court. Upon arrival, officers found Hunter suffering from gunshot…

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Melvin Sanders

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Melvin Lawrence Sanders, a 34-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 8, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Sanders was fatally shot near 1365 S. Broadway in Downtown Los…

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