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Deaths by Force on February 22

601 open cases in our database happened on February 22. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (421)

Nathan A-Kol Bright - Aurora, Colorado
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Nathan A-Kol Bright

Male, age 47 · Aurora, Colorado
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday in Aurora, Colorado, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in tragedy. On February 22, 2021, 47-year-old Nathan A-Kol Bright, a male resident of the city, was found deceased inside his apartment at the Bristol Village…

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Angela Morgan Blain - Louisville, Kentucky
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Angela Morgan Blain

Female, age 45 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a Louisville, Kentucky family was irrevocably altered by an act of violence that claimed the life of Angela Morgan Blain. A 45-year-old Caucasian woman, Blain was found shot inside a vehicle on the evening of February 12, 2021. The…

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Ashton Cole ODell - Ramona, Oklahoma
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Ashton Cole ODell

Male, age 30 · Ramona, Oklahoma
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Ramona, Oklahoma, a life was tragically cut short on the afternoon of February 22, 2021. Ashton Cole O'Dell, a 30-year-old White/Caucasian male known for his love of the outdoors, was killed in a violent altercation. The incident, which…

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Lakenson Bridges - Greenwood, Mississippi
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Lakenson Bridges

Male, age 20 · Greenwood, Mississippi
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet city of Greenwood, Mississippi, the life of 20-year-old Lakenson Bridges was tragically cut short on the evening of Monday, February 22, 2021. Bridges, a young male, fell victim to fatal gun violence in an incident that unfolded at the Brazil…

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Tarifaris McGee - Cleveland, Mississippi
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Tarifaris McGee

Male, age 36 · Cleveland, Mississippi
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 36-year-old Tarifaris Cortez McGee was cut short by gun violence in Cleveland, Mississippi. A Black male, McGee tragically died on Monday, February 22, 2021. The circumstances surrounding his death remain largely undisclosed…

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Bernard Waller - Detroit, Michigan
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Bernard Waller

Male, age 31 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of February 22, 2021, what initially appeared to be a two-car crash on I-96 near Grand River in Detroit quickly unfolded into a scene of violence and tragedy. Michigan State Troopers, upon investigating the scene at approximately 8:12 p.m.…

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Khalil Gibbs - Trenton, New Jersey
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Khalil Gibbs

Male, age 25 · Trenton, New Jersey
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February evening, the city of Trenton was shaken by a burst of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Khalil Griffin-Gibbs. The shooting unfolded on February 22, 2021, at a Sunoco service station on Sanhican Drive, a scene that would soon be…

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Romel Bottex - Newark, New Jersey
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Romel Bottex

Male, age 18 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February evening in 2021, the life of 18-year-old Romel Bottex was tragically cut short on a street in Newark, New Jersey. The young man, a male resident of the city, was in front of a home in the 700 block of South 20th Street when he was shot…

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Anthony Castillo - Bronx, New York
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Anthony Castillo

Male, age 28 · Bronx, New York
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February night in the Bronx, the life of 28-year-old Anthony Castillo was cut short by gunfire. The fatal encounter occurred on Monday, February 22, 2021, at approximately 10:55 p.m. in front of 2085 Morris Avenue in the Mount Hope section of the…

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William Bill R. Delany - Baldwinsville, New York
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William Bill R. Delany

Male, age 44 · Baldwinsville, New York
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Baldwinsville, New York, a dispute between neighbors escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of William 'Bill' R. Delany. The 44-year-old man was fatally shot on February 22, 2021, in an altercation that also left his adult son…

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Lavelle Brandon - Long-beach, California
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Lavelle Brandon

Male, age 45 · Long-beach, California
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lavelle Brandon, a 45-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on February 22, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Brandon died from gunshot wounds sustained during a shooting incident…

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Michael Williams - Fresno, California
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Michael Williams

Male, age 44 · Fresno, California
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Williams, aged 44, was tragically shot and killed on February 22, 2021, in Fresno, California. The incident occurred at a home near Ashcroft and Marks Avenues, where Williams had been staying with a couple. According to testimonies, Williams had…

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Tony Dunn - Los-angeles, California
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Tony Dunn

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tony Dunn, a 26-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on February 23, 2021, after being shot near 20933 Gresham Street in Canoga Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Dunn sustained…

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Corey Jones - Columbus, Georgia
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Corey Jones

Male, age 16 · Columbus, Georgia
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of February 22, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at Carver Park in Columbus, Georgia, leaving a young life hanging in the balance. Sixteen-year-old Corey Jones, an African American male, was found by police with multiple…

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Jermaine Edward Maxwell - Hartwell, Georgia
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Jermaine Edward Maxwell

Male, age 39 · Hartwell, Georgia
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Hartwell, Georgia, a domestic tragedy unfolded on a Monday evening in February 2021, ending the life of 39-year-old Jermaine Edward Maxwell. On February 22nd, emergency services were dispatched to a residence on Palm Circle following a…

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Keith Tyson Basham - Buchanan, Georgia
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Keith Tyson Basham

Male, age 36 · Buchanan, Georgia
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On February 22, 2021, the life of 36-year-old Keith Tyson Basham, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Buchanan, Georgia. Deputies from the Haralson County Sheriff's Office were initially called to a residence on Hilltop Drive for a report of a…

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Aaron Walker - Chicago, Illinois
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Aaron Walker

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Aaron Walker, a 38-year-old African American male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 22, 2021. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of ongoing investigations. Aaron Walker was found with…

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Marvin Lewis - Monroe, Louisiana
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Marvin Lewis

Male, age 38 · Monroe, Louisiana
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 38-year-old Marvin Lewis, a male resident of Monroe, Louisiana, was cut short in a violent outburst of gunfire. On the night of February 22nd, in the vicinity of Dick Taylor and Standifer Street, Lewis was the victim of what…

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Christopher Lee Chris Brooks - Gastonia, North Carolina
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Christopher Lee Chris Brooks

Male, age 50 · Gastonia, North Carolina
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Lee "Chris" Brooks, a 50-year-old male from Gastonia, North Carolina, passed away on February 22, 2021. Born on September 18, 1970, in Gaston County, he was the son of Peggy Phillips Brooks and the late Roy Lee Brooks. Chris was survived by his…

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Jasmine Alycia Cannady - Ambridge, Pennsylvania
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Jasmine Alycia Cannady

Female, age 22 · Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jasmine Alycia Cannady, a 22-year-old Black/African American non-binary person from Ambridge, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 22, 2021, inside a home in the 900 block of Maplewood Avenue. Police were called to the residence around 1:30 p.m., and when…

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Jeffrey Kiara Janae Bright - Ambridge, Pennsylvania
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Jeffrey Kiara Janae Bright

Male, age 16 · Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February day in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, the life of 16-year-old Jeffrey 'JJ' Kiara Janae Bright was tragically cut short. On February 22, 2021, the transgender male, a student at Ambridge High School, was shot and killed inside his home on Maplewood…

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Deandre Sibblies - Washington, District of Columbia
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Deandre Sibblies

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late afternoon of February 22, 2016, a single gunshot shattered the neighborhood calm in Northeast Washington, D.C., and ended the life of 21-year-old Deandre A. Sibblies. An African American male, Sibblies was in the 4500 block of Quarles Street, NE…

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Nicholas S Robinson - Chicago, Illinois
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Nicholas S Robinson

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nicholas S. Robinson, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot on February 22, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Known as "Nicky Darling" by those close to him, Nicholas lost his life to gun violence in the South Shore neighborhood, which has faced numerous challenges…

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Jesus Reyes - Chicago, Illinois
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Jesus Reyes

Null, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jesus Reyes, aged 46, was killed on February 22, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a broader wave of violent crime that year in Chicago, which saw an increase in homicides. Reyes' death is included in city data that tracks reported murders…

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Alejandro S Lockett - Kansas City, Missouri
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Alejandro S Lockett

Male, age 24 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the early morning of February 22, 2016, a violent incident unfolded in the Midtown area of Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of a young man. Police officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Armour Boulevard after receiving reports of gunfire…

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Darrius Small - Memphis, Tennessee
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Darrius Small

Male, age 25 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the midst of Memphis, Tennessee's ongoing struggle with gun violence, another young life was tragically cut short. Darrius Small, a 25-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot on February 22, 2016. His life was taken outside of a local restaurant, a…

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Brenda Baker - Knoxville, Tennessee
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Brenda Baker

Female, age 51 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2014, Brenda Kaye Baker, a 51-year-old Caucasian woman, vanished from Knoxville, Tennessee. For nearly two years, her whereabouts remained a mystery. Then, on February 22, 2016, a grim discovery was made behind a business on Cooper Street…

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Jose Fernandez - Park City, Utah
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Jose Fernandez

Male, age 37 · Park City, Utah
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the community of Park City, Utah, was shaken by the tragic death of 37-year-old Jose Fernandez, a beloved male bartender. On the late evening of February 22nd, at the Snowcrest condominium complex, a dispute at a party escalated to a…

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Deandre A. Sibblies - Washington, District of Columbia
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Deandre A. Sibblies

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening of Monday, February 22, 2016, a single gunshot ended the life of 21-year-old Deandre A. Sibblies in the 4500 block of Quarles Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 5:38 p.m. Loved ones described…

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Jermaine Antonio Jackson - Hampton, Virginia
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Jermaine Antonio Jackson

Male, age 35 · Hampton, Virginia
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 22, 2016, the life of 35-year-old Jermaine Antonio Jackson was tragically cut short in Hampton, Virginia. Responding to a call of shots fired just before 4 a.m. in the 500 block of Powhatan Parkway, police discovered…

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Nathaniel Bullock - Richmond, Virginia
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Nathaniel Bullock

Male, age 26 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 22, 2016, the life of 26-year-old Nathaniel A. Bullock was tragically cut short in a parking lot of a Richmond, Virginia apartment complex. A loud argument followed by the sound of gunshots drew the attention of…

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Alfredo Callazo - Bronx, New York
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Alfredo Callazo

Male, age 20 · Bronx, New York
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a burst of violence on a Monday afternoon, just fifty-eight days after his twentieth birthday, Alfredo Collazo was fatally shot in the Bronx. The incident, which police described as a targeted assassination, occurred on February 22, 2016, at the corner of…

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Calvin Goldsmith - Sacramento, California
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Calvin Goldsmith

Male, age 35 · Sacramento, California
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Black/African American male Calvin Goldsmith, age 35, died on February 22, 2016, after gunfire erupted in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood. Around early afternoon, police were alerted to shots in the 3700 block of Branch Street; a short distance…

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Christopher Bishop - Compton, California
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Christopher Bishop

Male, age 18 · Compton, California
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christopher Paul Bishop, an 18-year-old from Santa Paula, California, was tragically killed on February 23, 2016, in a gang-related shooting in Norwalk, Los Angeles County. On that fateful day, Bishop and his father were shopping at a 7-Eleven store on…

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Kail Miramontes - Antioch, California
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Kail Miramontes

Male, age 18 · Antioch, California
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kail Miramontes, an 18-year-old resident of Antioch, California, tragically lost his life on February 22, 2016. On that fateful afternoon, Antioch Police responded to reports of a shooting on Oakley Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered Kail suffering from…

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Larry Galvan - Compton, California
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Larry Galvan

Male, age 27 · Compton, California
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Larry Galvan, a 27-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on February 22, 2016, in a gang-related shooting in East Los Angeles. Larry and his brother Dennis were walking on South La Verne Avenue when they were approached by an…

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Kamil Shamji - Chicago, Illinois
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Kamil Shamji

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kamil Shamji, a 59-year-old male taxi driver from Chicago, IL, was tragically murdered on February 22, 2016. Shamji, who was of Middle Eastern descent, was found slumped over the steering wheel of his cab in the 4400 block of North Leavitt Street in the…

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Nicholas Sion Robinson - Chicago, Illinois
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Nicholas Sion Robinson

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nicholas Sion Robinson, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 22, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was the result of a fatal shooting that occurred in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. The incident left the…

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Bryan Savage - Shreveport, Louisiana
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Bryan Savage

Male, age 55 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 55-year-old Bryan Savage was brought to a violent and tragic end in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the evening of February 22nd, firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the 8900 block of Woolworth Road. Inside the home…

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Rouven Loch - Fairborn, Ohio
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Rouven Loch

Male, age 22 · Fairborn, Ohio
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rouven Loch, a 22-year-old man from Fairborn, Ohio, died on February 22, 2016, following a standoff with police. Loch was suspected of committing a series of robberies and was located at a residence on Eastview Drive. After an hour-long attempt to negotiate…

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Darius Small - Memphis, Tennessee
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Darius Small

Male, age 25 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the stillness of a Memphis evening, the life of 25-year-old Darius Small was cut short by a burst of gunfire on February 22, 2016. The young man, a father to his son, Darius Jr., was fatally wounded in what has been described as an act of gun violence that…

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Antwine Boyd - San-antonio, Texas
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Antwine Boyd

Male, age 28 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Antwine Boyd, a 27-year-old male from San Antonio, Texas, tragically died on February 22, 2016, from multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment complex on Ray Bon Drive. Emergency Medical Services attempted to revive him for 30 minutes, but their efforts were…

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Julio Cesar Martinez Garza - Laredo, Texas
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Julio Cesar Martinez Garza

Male, age 22 · Laredo, Texas
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Julio Cesar Martinez Garza, a 22-year-old Hispanic male from Laredo, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 22, 2016. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred during a drug deal gone wrong. According to reports, Garza-Martinez was in…

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Andy Omar Garcia - Los Angeles, California
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Andy Omar Garcia

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Feb 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Andy Omar Garcia was 36 years old when he died on Monday, February 22, 2016, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after being stabbed. His death was ruled a homicide. The record is unusually thin: the Los…

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Christiania Junius - New Orleans, Louisiana
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Christiania Junius

Female, age 19 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, a young woman's life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a family to grapple with her sudden and violent death. Christiania Junius, a 19-year-old African American female, was killed on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The…

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Boris Scott - New Orleans, Louisiana
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Boris Scott

Male, age 53 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Feb 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early hours of February 22, 2011, Boris Scott, a 53-year-old Black male, was found deceased in New Orleans. The initial discovery was made after a silver SUV he was in crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of North Miro and St. Philip…

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Paul Bidden - Detroit, Michigan
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Paul Bidden

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Feb 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

On February 22, 2011, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, were alerted to a grim discovery at a location on the city’s west side. 23-year-old African American male Paul Bidden was found deceased at 8444 Michigan Avenue. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Rondy Lou Leonard Sorgatz - Truman, Minnesota
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Rondy Lou Leonard Sorgatz

Female, age 75 · Truman, Minnesota
Killed Feb 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the quiet town of Truman, Minnesota, a tragedy unfolded that left the community in shock. On Tuesday, February 22, 2011, Rondy Lou Leonard Sorgatz, a 75-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in her home. Her death was not of natural causes, but…

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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.