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Matthew Washington

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late afternoon of a winter day, tragedy struck in the nation's capital. On Friday, February 15, 2019, a young man's life was cut short by violence. Matthew Washington, a 20-year-old male, was in the 100 block of Harry Thomas Way, NE, when he was…

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Carterrius Lowe

Male, age 25 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in Bessemer, Alabama, a dispute tragically escalated, ending the life of 25-year-old Carterrius Jamez Lowe. The Black/African American male was fatally shot on February 15, 2019. The incident unfolded around 1:30 p.m. in the 200 block of…

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Gonzalo Hernández

Male, age 17 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona, a young life was tragically cut short. Gonzalo Hernández, a 17-year-old Hispanic male, was killed on Friday, February 15, 2019. The cause of his untimely death was determined to be from gun violence. Despite the…

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Christopher Farmer

Male, age 27 · Hartman, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In February of 2019, the life of 27-year-old Christopher Robert Farmer was tragically cut short in Hartman, Arkansas. Born on August 26, 1991, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Farmer, a carpenter by trade, was a husband, stepfather, brother, and son. His sudden…

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DeShawn McCabe

Male, age 20 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of February 15, 2019, a 20-year-old Black/African American man named DeShawn McCabe of Minneapolis, Minnesota, traveled to the Crystal Village Apartments in the nearby city of Crystal for what he told his mother was a meeting to purchase an…

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Montrell T Marks

Male, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a life was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Montrell T. Marks, a 22-year-old Black / African American male, was killed on February 15, 2019. The incident that led to his death unfolded near the intersection of 48th Street…

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Neil Jacobs

Male, age 32 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the city of Newark, New Jersey, a burst of violence on a Friday in February of 2019 brought a tragic end to the life of a young man. Neil Jacobs, a 32-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on February 15th. That day, the city was unsettled by a…

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Erion Dae Quan Mitchell

Male, age 19 · Greenwood, Indiana

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, February 15, 2019, the life of 19-year-old Erion Dae Quan Mitchell was tragically cut short in Greenwood, Indiana. A male, he was found deceased on a sidewalk outside the Honey Creek Apartments where he lived with his…

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Jonathan Johnson-Clayborne

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore, the sense of security for residents on Kenyon Avenue was shattered on a cold winter day. On February 15, 2019, the life of 24-year-old Jonathan Johnson-Clayborne, a male resident of the city, was tragically…

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Marryann Wellington

Female, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 15, 2019, the day after Valentine's Day, 29-year-old Maryann Wellington, a Black female, was found dead in her Baltimore, Maryland apartment. Police responded to a call at her residence in the 4900 block of Goodnow Road…

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Albert Carrillo

Male, age 28 · Huntington-park, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Albert Carrillo, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on February 15, 2019, in Huntington Park, California. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. when Carrillo, who was a front-seat passenger in a pickup truck with two friends, drove into the parking lot…

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Andre Piazza

Male, age 18 · Pittsburg, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Andre Piazza, an 18-year-old from Pittsburg, CA, was tragically shot and killed on February 15, 2019, in Bay Point. The incident occurred during an illicit gun transaction arranged between Piazza and two men, Donald Jeter and Ramon Brown. Piazza had been…

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Donte Jones

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Donte Jones, a 28-year-old man from Los Angeles, was tragically killed on February 15, 2019, in a drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. while Jones was sitting in a parked car with his girlfriend on South Wall Street.…

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Marty Palmer

Male, age 27 · Highland, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marty Palmer, a 27-year-old resident of Highland, California, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident on February 15, 2019. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a home located in the 26300 block of Baseline Street. According to…

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Michael Kelly

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Samuel Kelly, an 18-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 15, 2019, in Pacoima, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the 12800 block of Van Nuys Boulevard. According to the Los Angeles County Medical…

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Steven Schelmety

Male, age 32 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Steven Schelmety, a 32-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019. He was the owner of Artillery Motor Sports, a business located near Lakeland Linder International Airport. On the night of his death, Steven and his…

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Ronnie Brooks Jr

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ronnie Brooks Jr., a 24-year-old Black man known to loved ones as "Boobie," was a father to a small child in Columbus, Georgia. His life was celebrated by family and friends who gathered after his death to light candles, say prayers, and release balloons in…

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Shundrecus Jackson

Male, age 27 · Hawkinsville, Georgia

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of Friday, February 15, 2019, a dispute at the Henry Way Apartments in Hawkinsville, Georgia, ended in the shooting death of 27-year-old Shundrecus Jackson, an African American male. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which was called…

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Clayton Dean Clay Parks

Male, age 32 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Clayton Dean "Clay" Parks, a 32-year-old human resources manager at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois, was tragically killed on February 15, 2019. Born on February 26, 1986, in Peoria, Illinois, Clay was a dedicated professional and a loving family man. He…

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Josh Timothy Pinkard

Male, age 37 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Josh Timothy Pinkard, a 37-year-old white male from Aurora, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019. Josh was a dedicated family man, known for his infectious laugh and his commitment to his faith. He served as the Plant Manager at the Henry…

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Russell B. Beyer

Male, age 47 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Russell B. Beyer, a 47-year-old white male from Yorkville, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019, in a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company warehouse in Aurora, Illinois. Born on February 21, 1971, in Aurora, Russell had dedicated over…

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Trevor Melvin Wehner

Male, age 21 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Trevor Melvin Wehner, a 21-year-old male from Aurora, IL, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019. Trevor was a student at Northern Illinois University, where he was studying Human Resources and Business. He was also an intern at the Henry Pratt Company…

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Vicente Juarez

Male, age 54 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Vicente Juarez, a 54-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019, in Aurora, Illinois. Juarez was one of five victims in a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company, where he had been employed as a forklift operator for 13 years. The…

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Robert McManus

Male, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Robert McManus, a 21-year-old male from Charlotte, NC, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019. The circumstances surrounding his death were complex and involved multiple incidents. On the night of his death, Robert McManus was involved in a series of…

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Oscar Allen Jr.

Male, age 35 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Oscar Allen Jr., a 35-year-old man from Cleveland, OH, died on February 15, 2019. His death was ruled as a result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger investigation involving his…

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Tauhid Collins

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tauhid Collins, a 17-year-old Black / African American male from Southwest Philadelphia, was killed on the night of February 15, 2019, in a shooting that left his family and neighborhood stunned. He was known publicly as Tata Chapo, an aspiring rapper with…

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Ashraf Lakhani

Female, age 51 · Lewisville, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ashraf Lakhani, a 51-year-old female of Pakistani descent, was tragically killed on February 15, 2019, during a robbery at the Valero gas station on East Corporate Drive in Lewisville, Texas. Lakhani, who had recently married and was the mother of two adult…

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Melina Lopez

Female, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Melina Lopez, a 23-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2019, in Houston, TX. She was the manager at a Dunkin' Donuts store on Memorial Drive when she was fatally shot by her boyfriend, the father of her two young daughters. The…

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Delbert Smith

Male, age 59 · Long Beach, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Delbert Smith was 59 years old when he died on Friday, February 15, 2019, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 998 E. Anaheim St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of…

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Isaiah Snoody

Male, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of Isaiah Jawon Snoddy, a 28-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of Thursday, February 15th, a concerned relative made a grim discovery inside an apartment at 1215 Heafer Road.…

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Cedric Jerome Parker

Male, age 30 · Auburn, Alabama

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in Auburn, Alabama, the life of Cedric Jerome Parker, a 30-year-old Black male, was cut short. On February 15, 2018, Parker was fatally shot, a violent end to a life that had just entered its third decade. The Auburn Police…

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Jesse James Melanson

Male, age 33 · Richmond, Maine

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold February day in 2018, the life of Jesse James Melanson, a 33-year-old White male, came to a tragic end at his home in Richmond, Maine. A veteran of the United States Army, Melanson had served four tours in Iraq, experiences that left him with…

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Desman Brown

Male, age 23 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Desman Brown was a 23-year-old Black/African American man from Phoenix, Arizona, whose life was cut short on the night of Thursday, February 15, 2018, when he was shot outside an apartment complex near 37th Avenue and Camelback Road. Police and case summaries…

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Demarco Taylor

Male, age 18 · Conway, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a February afternoon in 2018, the life of 18-year-old Demarco Jhere Taylor, a Black male, was cut short in Conway, Arkansas. The incident, which marked the city's first homicide of the year, unfolded at a home on Bernard Drive around 5 p.m. on February…

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Denise Marie Hildreth

Female, age 49 · Jacksonville, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On February 15, 2018, in the small city of Jacksonville, Arkansas, Denise Marie Hildreth, a 49-year-old Black woman, was shot to death in what police would soon call a murder-suicide. She was at a local trailer park when the quiet of the day was broken by…

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Devon Howard

Male, age 23 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 23-year-old Devon Howard was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. On the evening of February 15th, a loud knock at the door of his Eagle Nest apartment interrupted a quiet evening at home. When Devon answered…

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Shannon Ridener

Female, age 38 · Hermitage, Arkansas

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In January 2018, Shannon Ridener, a 38-year-old woman, went on a blind date with a man named Brian Russell. This outing would tragically be her last. The two reportedly went to Russell's home to watch a movie after purchasing liquor. At some point during that…

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Marc Devoe

Male, age 34 · Lowell, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon, February 15, 2018, Marc Devoe, a 34-year-old man, was out with a coworker to get lunch in Lowell, Massachusetts. What began as a simple errand escalated into a fatal encounter that ended his life. While on the road, Devoe was involved…

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Elvis Shields

Male, age 49 · Brooksville, Mississippi

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the community of Brooksville, Mississippi, was shaken by a domestic tragedy that resulted in the death of a beloved local man. Elvis Louis Shields, a 49-year-old African American male known for his joyful presence and the laughter he…

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Katelyn Bonini

Female, age 21 · Sebewaing, Michigan

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Sebewaing, Michigan, a devastating series of events unfolded, leaving a family shattered and a town in mourning. Katelyn 'Katie' Alexandria Bonini, a 21-year-old female student at Saginaw Valley State University, was found deceased…

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Margo Bonini

Female, age 60 · Sebewaing, Michigan

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small village of Sebewaing, Michigan, a Caucasion woman named Margo Bonini, aged 60, became a victim in a shocking act of violence that also claimed the life of her daughter. On February 15, 2018, Margo, her husband Robert 'Bob' Bonini, 61, and their…

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Jaquille Cook

Male, age 22 · Salem, New Jersey

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of Jaquille Cook, a 22-year-old Black/African American man from Salem, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, February 15, 2018, Cook was fatally wounded by gunfire in his hometown. His death, a…

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Jean Bryant

Female, age 27 · Yorktown, Virginia

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a February morning in 2018, a personal dispute tragically escalated in the parking lot of a Yorktown, Virginia, Walmart, ending the life of 37-year-old Jean Bryant. The fatal encounter began inside the store where Jean worked at an optometry clinic. Her…

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James Franklin

Male, age 57 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold February evening in Gary, Indiana, the life of 57-year-old James D. Franklin was tragically cut short. On February 15, 2018, just before 10:45 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of the 4200 block of Kentucky Street. Responding to a call…

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Hi’Kem Mo Jo Harrison

Male, age 20 · Dillon-, South Carolina

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small city of Dillon, South Carolina, a young man's life was cut tragically short, leaving a void in the lives of his family and friends. Hi’Kem Mo Jo Harrison, a 20-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on February 15, 2018. Remembered…

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Ashley Dickinson

Female, age 34 · Burtonsville, Maryland

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of February 15, 2018, a resident in a Burtonsville, Maryland townhome community grew concerned about a car that had been left running for some time in a parking lot on Aldora Circle. Peering inside, the resident made a grim discovery and…

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Joshua Frazier

Male, age 29 · Burtonsville, Maryland

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of February 15, 2018, a resident in a Burtonsville, Maryland townhome community noticed a car that had been parked and left running for some time. Inside the vehicle were 29-year-old Joshua Michael Frazier and 34-year-old Ashley Susan…

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Dwight Pitman

Male, age 26 · New-york, New York

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dwight Pitman, a 26-year-old Black man, was shot in the early hours of February 15, 2018, outside a public housing building in East Harlem. Just after 2 a.m., police found him in front of an apartment tower at the East River Houses development near East 105th…

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