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Deaths by Force on February 23

624 open cases in our database happened on February 23. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (443)

Patrick Cleveland - Stockbridge, Georgia
Death by Force10th anniversary

Patrick Cleveland

Male, age 23 · Stockbridge, Georgia
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Stockbridge, Georgia, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening quiet in the parking lot of the Pin Strikes bowling alley on Mount Zion Road. When Clayton County police officers arrived at the scene on February 23, 2016…

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Diamond Garner - Chicago, Illinois
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Diamond Garner

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Diamond Rashaun Garner, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 23, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Garner's death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal…

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Jeffrey James Morrison - Knoxville, Tennessee
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Jeffrey James Morrison

Male, age 37 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, a dispute between neighbors escalated into a fatal encounter, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge. Jeffrey James Morrison, a 37-year-old male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds on February…

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Carlos Zetino Sr. - Houston, Texas
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Carlos Zetino Sr.

Male, age 39 · Houston, Texas
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carlos Zetino Sr., a 39-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically died on February 23, 2016, due to an accidental shooting. The incident occurred at his home on Regal and Arrow Street in southeast Houston. Carlos Zetino Jr., his 20-year-old son, was…

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Willie Longmore - Omaha, Nebraska
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Willie Longmore

Male, age 25 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Feb 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, the life of 25-year-old African-American/Black male Willie Alexander Longmore was tragically cut short. On the evening of February 23, 2011, in Omaha, Nebraska, Longmore was shot and killed near 39th Street. The incident added to a…

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Darrell Steinback - Nashville, Tennessee
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Darrell Steinback

Male, age 69 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Feb 23, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, the life of Darrell Louis Steinback, a 69-year-old Caucasian male, came to a sudden and violent end on February 23, 2011. A man who spent his days navigating the city streets as a driver for Yellow Cab, Steinback was…

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Sara Palenza - Hartford, Connecticut
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Sara Palenza

Female, age 19 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed Feb 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 23, 2006, 19-year-old Sara Palenza, a Hispanic female from East Hartford, Connecticut, was caught in a burst of gunfire that tragically ended her life. She was the unintended victim of a violent attack aimed at the man…

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Christine Ann Guthrie - Portland, Oregon
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Christine Ann Guthrie

Female, age 32 · Portland, Oregon
Killed Feb 23, 1991 · 35 years ago

Christine Anne Guthrie, a 32-year-old former bank teller from Portland, Oregon, met her tragic end in a series of events that began on February 23, 1991. On this day, Guthrie attended a party at the apartment of a man named Wes Halbrook, where she encountered…

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Thomas M. Rees - West Jordan, Utah
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Thomas M. Rees

Male, age 32 · West Jordan, Utah
Killed Feb 23, 1986 · 40 years ago

Thomas Rees, a 32-year-old Caucasian male, was a dedicated police officer with the West Jordan Police Department. On February 23, 1986, Rees was participating in a weapons retention training exercise at the police department. The training was designed to…

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Donald Norcia - Brattleboro, Vermont
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Donald Norcia

Male, age 39 · Brattleboro, Vermont
Killed Feb 23, 1981 · 45 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Brattleboro, Vermont, the tranquility of Elliot Street was shattered by the outbreak of a fire. On February 23, 1981, at approximately 8:30 p.m., emergency services responded to a blaze at a local residence. Inside, they discovered…

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Judson Davis - Seattle, Washington
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Judson Davis

Male · Seattle, Washington
Killed Feb 23, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the early evening hours of February 23, 1911, a wave of armed robberies and burglaries had plagued the Broadway area of Seattle, prompting the police department to deploy plain-clothes patrols to apprehend the culprits. Officer Judson P. Davis, a…

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DeShawnte Young

Male, age 21 · Dundalk, Maryland
Killed Feb 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Dundalk, Maryland, a young life was abruptly cut short in a burst of violence. DeShawnte Young, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The incident unfolded in the 2900 block of Yorkway…

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Frankie Vasquez

Male, age 30 · Avocado-heights, California
Killed Feb 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Frankie Jesus Vasquez, a 30-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 23, 2021, in Avocado Heights, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Vasquez was fatally shot near 13010 Valley Blvd. The…

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Shane Singleton

Male, age 21 · El-campo, Texas
Killed Feb 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Shane Singleton, a 21-year-old male from El Campo, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 23, 2021. Singleton was shot in a vehicle on Alvin Street in El Campo and was later airlifted to a hospital in Houston, where he was pronounced deceased. The…

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George Steve Jaramillo

Male, age 51 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Feb 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

George Steve Jaramillo, 51, a Latino man, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 13010 Valley Boulevard in Los Angeles County. County medical examiner records place his death at that address, and the Sheriff’s Department lists its Industry Station as the…

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Omar Heyward

Male, age 34 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 23, 2016, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Newark neighborhood, leaving a family and community to grapple with a sudden loss. On the 100 block of Manchester Place, 34-year-old Omar Heyward, a male resident of…

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Andrew Mendoza

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Andrew Mendoza, a 24-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on February 23, 2016, in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 11:40 p.m. on the 14600 block of Nordhoff Street. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Erik Antonio Juarez

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Erik Antonio Juarez, a 24-year-old Latino, was tragically shot to death on February 23, 2016, in the Harvard Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. in the 1500 block of South Western Avenue. According to the Los…

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Mohammad Waseem

Male, age 38 · High-point, North Carolina
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mohammad Waseem, a 38-year-old man from High Point, North Carolina, was tragically shot and killed on February 23, 2016. The incident occurred inside a home on Tarrant Trace Circle off Tarrant Road. Waseem was found with gunshot wounds just before 1 p.m. and…

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Robert Taylor Bragg

Male, age 74 · Inglewood, California
Killed Feb 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Taylor Bragg was 74 years old when he died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, in Inglewood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Manchester Boulevard and 7th Avenue. His death was…

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Akwane Davron Shaquelle Stewart - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Akwane Davron Shaquelle Stewart

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

On February 23, 2026, Akwane Davron Shaquelle Stewart, a 23-year-old man, was tragically killed in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, home. He and his 14-year-old brother, Xavier Barnett, were fatally shot in what would become a devastating day of violence for their…

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Calcius Hales Jr. - Hartford, Connecticut
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Calcius Hales Jr.

Male, age 19 · Hartford, Connecticut
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

On the afternoon of Monday, February 23, 2026, a burst of gunfire in a back lot on Barbour Street in Hartford, Connecticut, tragically ended the life of 19-year-old Calcius Hales Jr. A male resident of Hartford, Hales was found unresponsive by police officers…

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Christine Ezzell - Plainfield, Connecticut
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Christine Ezzell

Female, age 62 · Plainfield, Connecticut
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the quiet town of Plainfield, Connecticut, the life of 62-year-old Christine Ezzell came to a tragic end on February 23, 2026. Events unfolded that evening around 7 p.m. when a distressing 911 call was made by Christine's husband, John Ezzell, also 62. In…

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Cormani Percel Alston Burnett - Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
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Cormani Percel Alston Burnett

Male, age 25 · Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

On the evening of February 23, 2026, the life of 25-year-old Cormani Percel Alston Burnett was tragically cut short in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Law enforcement officials with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the vicinity of…

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David Downs - Capitol Heights, Maryland
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David Downs

Male, age 45 · Capitol Heights, Maryland
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the late morning of Monday, February 23, 2026, tragedy struck in the unincorporated section of Capitol Heights, Maryland, when 45-year-old David Downs was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 11:20 a.m. in the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike, a detail…

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Gabriel Ramirez - Highlandville, Missouri
Death by Force

Gabriel Ramirez

Male, age 30 · Highlandville, Missouri
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of February 23, 2026, a routine traffic stop on a rural highway near Highlandville, Missouri, turned into a harrowing and tragic event. Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Ramirez, a 30-year-old United States Army veteran who had been with the…

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Edward Haynes - Cleveland, Ohio
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Edward Haynes

Male, age 53 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the morning quiet of a late February day, a burst of violence shattered the peace of Cleveland's Hough neighborhood. On February 23, 2026, Edward Haynes, a 53-year-old man, was found lying on Linwood Avenue near East 81st Street, suffering from the…

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Edward Joseph Garofalo IV - Oakley, California
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Edward Joseph Garofalo IV

Male, age 38 · Oakley, California
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Monday, February 23, 2026, Edward Joseph Garofalo IV, a 38-year-old man, was fatally shot in Oakley, California. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. in the vicinity of the 3200 block of Dutch Slough Road, near Bethel Island. Garofalo, a…

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James W Smith III - Columbia, South Carolina
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James W Smith III

Male, age 32 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of February 23, 2026, a grim discovery was made along Interstate 20 East in Columbia, South Carolina. First responders were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash near the Clemson Road exit, where they found a truck fully…

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Katherine Short - Hollywood, California
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Katherine Short

Female, age 42 · Hollywood, California
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

On the evening of February 23, 2026, Katherine Short, a 42-year-old licensed clinical social worker, was found deceased in her Hollywood Hills, California, home. Authorities responded to her residence after a friend, concerned after not hearing from her for…

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Ni’Dreyah Marshall - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Ni’Dreyah Marshall

Female, age 17 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of February 23, 2026, the life of 17-year-old Ni’Dreyah Marshall was tragically cut short in a Wilkins Township apartment just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A student at Woodland Hills High School, Ni’Dreyah was remembered as a…

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Raynard Brewington - Chapin, South Carolina
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Raynard Brewington

Male, age 43 · Chapin, South Carolina
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of a Monday morning, the quiet of a Chapin, South Carolina apartment complex was shattered by the sound of gunshots. On February 23, 2026, the body of 43-year-old Raynard Brewington was discovered in the parking lot of his apartment…

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Xavier Barnett - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Xavier Barnett

Male, age 14 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In a north Minneapolis neighborhood, the afternoon of February 23, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the lives of two brothers. Inside a home on the 4200 block of Irving Avenue North, 14-year-old Xavier Barnett and his 23-year-old…

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Zachary David Horn - Morrisville, North Carolina
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Zachary David Horn

Male, age 45 · Morrisville, North Carolina
Killed Feb 23, 2026 · this year

In the midst of a chaotic Monday night in Morrisville, North Carolina, with firefighters battling a massive apartment blaze, a separate tragedy unfolded at the nearby Park West Village shopping center. Zachary David Horn, a 45-year-old man, was fatally shot…

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Caron Giles - Montgomery, Alabama
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Caron Giles

Male, age 24 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of a young Black man, Caron Giles, was tragically cut short. On February 23, 2025, the 24-year-old was fatally shot. First responders rushed him to Jackson Hospital, but despite their efforts, Giles was…

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Darin Marques Hall - Fairfield, Alabama
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Darin Marques Hall

Male, age 32 · Fairfield, Alabama
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday evening in Fairfield, Alabama, the food court of the Western Hills Mall became the scene of a tragedy that claimed the life of an innocent bystander. Thirty-two-year-old Darin Marques Hall was at the mall on February 23, 2025, when an argument…

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Marisela McHan - Malvern, Arkansas
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Marisela McHan

Female, age 50 · Malvern, Arkansas
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Rockport, Arkansas, a devastating event shattered the community on a Sunday afternoon. Marisela McHan, a 50-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home on Division Street on February 23, 2025. The discovery was made after Rockport…

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Demontay Matthews - Washington, District of Columbia
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Demontay Matthews

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 25-year-old Demontay Matthews, a Black male from Southeast, D.C., was tragically cut short. On February 23, 2025, at approximately 9:39 a.m., the sounds of gunfire echoed through a residential building in…

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Nathan Rogers - Post Falls, Idaho
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Nathan Rogers

Male, age 46 · Post Falls, Idaho
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Post Falls, Idaho, a grim story unfolded on February 23, 2025, culminating in the death of 46-year-old Nathan Rogers, a local business owner. The male victim, a White / Caucasian, was found shot to death inside his own home, a place that…

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Juan German-Garo - Frostproof, Florida
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Juan German-Garo

Male, age 22 · Frostproof, Florida
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On February 23, 2025, at approximately 5:08 PM, 22-year-old Juan German-Garo Jr. was found in his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds on Washington Terrace in Frostproof, Florida. First responders arrived at the scene, and he was pronounced deceased by Polk…

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Anthony Trujillo - Lemon Grove, California
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Anthony Trujillo

Male, age 51 · Lemon Grove, California
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Anthony Trujillo, a 51-year-old male, was fatally shot on February 23, 2025, in Lemon Grove, California. Deputies from the Lemon Grove Substation responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon at Kunkel Park around 12:40 p.m. Upon arrival, they…

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Marvin Mitchell - Los Angeles, California
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Marvin Mitchell

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Marvin Mitchell, a 41-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in an alley in Los Angeles County on February 23, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed his identity and reported that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.…

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Christopher Holt - Atlanta, Georgia
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Christopher Holt

Male, age 38 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a February evening in East Point, a suburb of Atlanta, the life of Christopher Holt, a 38-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. On February 23, 2025, Holt, a dedicated truck driver and a loving father to six children…

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Reginald Sherard Kendrick - Macon, Georgia
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Reginald Sherard Kendrick

Male, age 41 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday evening in Macon, Georgia, Reginald Sherard Kendrick's life was tragically cut short. The 41-year-old man was found unresponsive in the backyard of a residence on Ernest Street, having sustained a gunshot wound. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office…

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Telvin Osborne - Hephzibah, Georgia
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Telvin Osborne

Male, age 30 · Hephzibah, Georgia
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of February 23, 2025, the life of 30-year-old Telvin Osborne, a Black male, was cut short by a single gunshot wound to the chest. The fatal incident occurred at a residence on Four Points Road in Burke County, Georgia, a home he…

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Tyrae Campbell - Cuthbert, Georgia
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Tyrae Campbell

Male, age 16 · Cuthbert, Georgia
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small city of Cuthbert, Georgia, the life of 16-year-old Tyrae Campbell was tragically cut short on the evening of Sunday, February 23, 2025. A promising male student and football player at Pataula Charter Academy, his death sent ripples of sorrow…

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Andre Shearer - Chicago, Illinois
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Andre Shearer

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Andre Shearer, a 55-year-old man from Evanston, Illinois, was fatally shot on the night of February 23, 2025, in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on North Damen Avenue, where Shearer was found with gunshot wounds…

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Armoni Bennett - Bloomington, Illinois
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Armoni Bennett

Male, age 13 · Bloomington, Illinois
Killed Feb 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Armoni Bennett, a 13-year-old boy from Bloomington, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 23, 2025. He was among four individuals who were found dead in a Bloomington home in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. The McLean County…

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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.