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Tyler Ray Deel Smith

Male, age 21 · Haysi, Virginia

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Haysi, Virginia, a tragic event unfolded on Sunday, February 24, 2019, leading to the death of 21-year-old Tyler Ray Deel Smith. A graduate of Ridgeview High School in 2016, Smith was a certified welder with a close-knit family and…

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Wayne Valentine

Male, age 69 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a wave of violence descended upon a Gary, Indiana family, leaving a trail of death and a community in fear. Wayne Valentine, a 69-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased on Sunday, February 24, 2019. His body was discovered near a…

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Austin Williams

Male, age 30 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the afternoon quiet of Sunday, February 24, 2019, a burst of violence shattered the calm at a luxury apartment complex in Kansas City, Missouri, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and devastating loss. Austin Christopher Williams, a 30-year-old…

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Jayla Thomas-Smith

Female, age 21 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late afternoon of February 24, 2019, emergency services in Greenville, South Carolina, responded to what appeared to be a routine single-car accident on Piedmont Highway. Inside the vehicle, they discovered the body of 21-year-old Jayla Thomas-Smith.…

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Matthew Jackson

Male, age 47 · Darlington, South Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Darlington County, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of Matthew Jackson. On the morning of February 24, 2019, law enforcement was called to a residence in the 3300 block of Timmonsville Highway…

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Raquan Malik Middleton

Male, age 17 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a February evening in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of 17-year-old Raquan Malik Middleton was tragically cut short. On February 24, 2019, the young Black man was fatally wounded in a burst of gunfire that erupted in the parking lot…

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Maliek Brice

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Maliek Brice, a 20-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of Sunday, February 24, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. The incident occurred around 6:36 p.m. in the 800 block of Woodington Road in the Southwest district of the city. Details surrounding…

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Advan Vang

Female, age 15 · Stockton, California

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

On February 24, 2019, 15-year-old Advan Vang was tragically shot and killed in Stockton, California. Advan, along with his 14-year-old friend Nicholas Sihalath, was riding his bike in the 7000 block of Montauban Avenue when the incident occurred. The two…

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Gregory Ruffin Jr

Male, age 22 · San-diego, California

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gregory Ruffin Jr., a 22-year-old resident of San Diego, California, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019. He was found mortally wounded at a Lincoln Park trolley stop, near the intersection of 47th Street and Imperial Avenue. According to the San…

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John Moore

Male, age 76 · Danville, California

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

John Moore, a 76-year-old resident of Danville, California, tragically passed away on February 24, 2019. He was fatally shot outside the office building he owned on Fostoria Way. Moore was a well-respected businessman and community leader, known for his…

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Marcus Hardaway

Male, age 23 · Oakland, California

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marcus Hardaway, a 23-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed in the early morning hours of February 24, 2019. The incident occurred in the parking lot area of a warehouse located in the 4400 block of East 12th Street at High…

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Nicholas Sihalath

Male, age 14 · Stockton, California

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nicholas Sihalath, a 14-year-old boy from Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019. Nicholas was riding his bicycle with his friend, 15-year-old Advan Vang, when they were both shot in the early hours of the morning. The incident…

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Terrell Bryant

Male, age 33 · Long-beach, California

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Terrell Anthony Bryant, a 33-year-old man from Long Beach, California, was tragically killed on February 24, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records, Bryant was fatally shot in his apartment located in the 1500 block of East…

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Bernard Keith Hildreth Jr

Male, age 31 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Bernard Keith Hildreth Jr., a 31-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 18, 2019. He was found unresponsive in his vehicle at the intersection of South Orange Blossom Trail and Landstreet Road. Deputies discovered that…

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Cyril Smith

Male, age 25 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cyril Smith, a 25-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident on February 24, 2019. The incident occurred at Club 54, a strip club located in Lauderhill, Florida. According to reports, the shooting took place…

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Garret McFarland

Male, age 53 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 24, 2019, a burst of gunfire on Hamilton Road in Columbus, Georgia, tragically ended the life of 53-year-old Garret Davis McFarland. A local man, his unexpected and violent death left behind a grieving family and a…

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Cedric Wright

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cedric Wright, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on February 24, 2019, in the South Side Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. inside an apartment located in the 800 block of West 77th…

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Eugene Holmes

Male, age 27 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Eugene M. Holmes Jr., a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019, in Joliet, Illinois. Eugene was at his residence when he became the victim of a senseless act of gun violence. According to reports, the incident…

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Julie Couvillon

Female, age 36 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Julie Catherine Couvillon, a 36-year-old female nurse, was enjoying a rare night out on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after attending Carnival parades. In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, her life was tragically cut short when she was…

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Darrell Travonne Willie Green

Male, age 21 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Darrell Travonne Willie Green, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4:15 a.m., when police were dispatched to the 3300…

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Jenna Elizabeth Hewitt

Female, age 15 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jenna Elizabeth Hewitt, a 15-year-old girl from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on February 24, 2019. Jenna, a sophomore at Ardrey Kell High School, was killed in a double murder-suicide while attending a sleepover at her friend Kate…

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Matthew Allen Chaplin

Male, age 51 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Matthew Allen Chaplin, a 51-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically killed on February 24, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at his home in the Providence Country Club neighborhood. The perpetrator…

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Britney Ann Mazanec

Female, age 33 · Niles, Ohio

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Britney Ann Mazanec, a 33-year-old woman from Niles, Ohio, tragically passed away on February 24, 2019. Born on September 23, 1985, in Petaluma, California, Britney was known for her vibrant personality and dedication to her children, Aurora and Robbie “RJ”…

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Louis Dixon

Male, age 50 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Louis Dixon, a 50-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, passed away on February 24, 2019. His death was reported in several obituaries, including one from Maple Heights, OH, where he was remembered as a beloved son, brother, and friend. The cause of death was not…

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Nestor Ortiz DeLeon

Male, age 44 · Breinigsville, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a February evening, the life of Nestor Luis Ortiz DeLeon, a 44-year-old man, was brought to a sudden and violent end. On February 24, 2019, while reporting for his shift at Customized Distribution Services on Industrial Boulevard in…

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Demondre Green

Male, age 29 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Demondre Green, a 29-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019. The incident occurred in the Uptown area of Dallas, where Green and his brother were involved in a parking dispute. According to reports, Green was attempting…

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Dwight Terry

Male, age 19 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dwight Jeremaine Terry, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019, in Amarillo, Texas. Dwight was born in 1999 and had recently graduated from Tascosa High School in May 2018. He was known for his vibrant personality…

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Ebenezer Sewornoo

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ebenezer Sewornoo, a 24-year-old Ghanaian man, was tragically shot and killed on February 24, 2019, outside the Vienna Lounge nightclub on Bissonnet Street in Houston, Texas. Sewornoo, who had moved to Houston to pursue his dreams, was in his car when he was…

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Parris Tipton

Male, age 20 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Parris Dupree Tipton, a 20-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Corpus Christi, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2019. Parris was known for his passion for football and music, and he was deeply loved by his family and friends. He…

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Chauncey Blackburn

Male, age 18 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the cold, early moments of a late February morning in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 18-year-old Chauncey Blackburn was irrevocably altered. Shortly after midnight on February 24, 2018, the distinct and dreadful sound of gunfire pierced the night. When…

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Deonte Mitchell

Male, age 25 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold February night in 2018, the life of 25-year-old Deonte "Bud" Mitchell, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Wichita, Kansas. On February 24th, police were called to the 1600 block of S. Faulders where they discovered Mitchell…

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Bradley Owsley

Male, age 31 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the cool of a late February evening in Lexington, Kentucky, a life was tragically cut short. On Saturday, February 24, 2018, Bradley Owsley, a 31-year-old male, was found on the city's East Side with a gunshot wound. The discovery prompted an emergency…

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Craig Johnson

Male, age 25 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Jackson, Mississippi, a dispute outside a gas station escalated into a tragedy that would cut short a young man's life. On February 24, 2018, 25-year-old Craig Johnson, a Black male, was at the Jasco on Woodrow Wilson Avenue…

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Donovan Blevins

Male, age 27 · Walterboro, South Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late winter of 2018, the life of 27-year-old Donovan LaShawn Blevins, a male, came to a sudden and violent end in Walterboro, South Carolina. On the morning of February 24th, events escalated at a Motel 6 located at 33 Campground Road, stemming from a…

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Preston Green

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Preston Green, a 26-year-old Black man, died on February 24, 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland, after gunfire shattered a Saturday afternoon on the city’s west side. Police said the shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Smallwood Street, a…

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Adrian Quesada

Male, age 30 · Whittier, California

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Adrian Anthony Quesada, a 30-year-old resident of Ontario, California, tragically lost his life in a shootout that occurred in the early hours of February 24, 2018. The incident took place in the parking lot of a bar located in the 13900 block of Imperial…

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Dalvin Kentrell Smith

Male, age 20 · Fort-valley, Georgia

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In Fort Valley, Georgia, on a Saturday in late February of 2018, a family dispute at the Indian Oaks apartment complex on East Church Street ended in tragedy. Twenty-year-old Dalvin Kentrell Smith, a male from Marshallville, was fatally shot during an…

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Kaleel Clarke

Male, age 20 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 20-year-old Kaleel Shakur Clarke was tragically cut short in Savannah, Georgia. On the afternoon of Saturday, February 24, 2018, Clarke was visiting the University Commons apartments on the campus of Savannah State…

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David Stines

Male, age 43 · Belleville, Illinois

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

David M. Stines, a 43-year-old white male from Belleville, IL, tragically passed away on February 24, 2018. Born on February 27, 1974, David was known for his passion for cars, often spending his time working on and restoring them. He was also fond of music…

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Jontae Hunt

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jontae Hunt, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically shot on February 24, 2018, in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. near his home on the 8600 block of South Michigan Avenue. Hunt was struck in…

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Arianna Cope

Female, age 19 · Perry, Ohio

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Arianna Dawn Cope, a 19-year-old woman of White ethnicity, tragically passed away on February 24, 2018, in Perry, Ohio. She was born on January 9, 1999, in Willoughby, Ohio, to the late Vicki Ann Thornhill. Arianna was a student at Lake Erie College, where…

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Corena A. Bower

Female, age 27 · Lancaster, Ohio

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Corena A. Bower, a 27-year-old woman from Lancaster, Ohio, tragically passed away on February 24, 2018. She was a beloved member of the St. Mark Catholic Church and was known for her kind heart and love for photography. Corena was also a caregiver and…

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Vickie Thornhill

Female, age 59 · Perry, Ohio

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Vickie Ann Thornhill, a 59-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on February 24, 2018, in Perry, Ohio. She was born on May 2, 1958, in West Virginia to Virginia and Ralph Moore. Vickie graduated high school and later earned an…

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Charlie Brown Jr.

Male, age 20 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late winter of 2018, the life of a young Nashville man was tragically cut short. On the morning of February 24th, the body of 20-year-old Charlie Brown Jr. was discovered in a grassy area near the Pedestrian Bridge at 26th Avenue North and Alameda…

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Cody James Sustman

Male, age 30 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 24, 2018, the life of Cody James Sustman was tragically cut short in West Knox County, Tennessee. The 30-year-old male was found deceased from a gunshot wound at a residence on Missoula Way. Deputies from the…

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Christopher Polk

Male, age 38 · Lakehills, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Christopher Polk, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically gunned down on February 24, 2018, in Lakehills, Texas. Polk, a local rapper known by his stage name "Ape Life," was killed in an ambush-style shooting while driving on Loop 410 near Bandera…

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Joshua Paul Cowling

Male, age 38 · Sulphur-springs, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joshua Paul Cowling, a 38-year-old male, tragically died on February 24, 2018, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred during an all-night gathering at Aaron Tyler Crum's house. The altercation that led to…

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Nequacia Jacobs

Female, age 18 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

NeQuacia Jacobs, an 18-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on February 24, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. On that fateful day, NeQuacia and her 16-year-old sister were inside their second-floor apartment at the Highland Hills Apartments in…

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