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Deaths by Force on February 8

608 open cases in our database happened on February 8. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (433)

Elliod Engeda - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Elliod Engeda

Male, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the heart of Las Vegas, on a Saturday afternoon, the life of Elliod Engeda, a 27-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On February 8, 2020, just after noon, gunfire erupted in the parking lot of Your Stop Liquors on East Twain…

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Andrew Tyler Ragland - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Andrew Tyler Ragland

Male, age 22 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of February 8, 2020, the life of 22-year-old Andrew Tyler Ragland, a White/Caucasian male, was cut short in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Shortly after 1 a.m., in the 2400 block of Marguerite Drive, a…

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Aaron Xavier Johnson - Madison, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Aaron Xavier Johnson

Male, age 22 · Madison, Wisconsin
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wisconsin, the life of Aaron Xavier Johnson, a 22-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On February 8, 2020, Johnson was at his home in the 100 block of N. Blair St. when he answered a knock at his front door. He…

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Jamal Anderson Jr. - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Jamal Anderson Jr.

Male, age 5 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jamal Anderson, Jr., a 5-year-old boy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2020. The incident occurred at the Mayfair Apartment Homes near Lovers Lane Road and Silver Spring Drive. According to the criminal complaint, police were…

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Nyah Chat - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Nyah Chat

Female, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Nyah Chatman, a 25-year-old woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost her life on February 8, 2020. Nyah was fatally shot in a double shooting incident near North 20th and West Wright streets. The incident occurred early in the morning, around 4 a.m.…

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Ayanna Griffin - Alton, Virginia
Death by Force

Ayanna Griffin

Female, age 18 · Alton, Virginia
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic day in February 2020, the lives of two young people were cut short. Eighteen-year-old Ayanna Munne Maertens Griffin and her twenty-one-year-old boyfriend, Ntombo Joel Bianda, were found deceased on the morning of February 8th. Their bodies were…

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Ntombo Joel Bianda - Alton, Virginia
Death by Force

Ntombo Joel Bianda

Male, age 21 · Alton, Virginia
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of February 8, 2020, the lives of two young people were tragically cut short on an isolated stretch of Route 58 in Alton, Virginia. Ntombo Joel Bianda, a 21-year-old male from Alexandria, Virginia, and his girlfriend…

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Elijiah Johnson - Michigan-city, Indiana
Death by Force

Elijiah Johnson

Male, age 78 · Michigan-city, Indiana
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In early February of 2020, the community of Michigan City, Indiana, was met with the sorrowful news of the passing of a long-time resident. Elijiah Johnson Jr., a 78-year-old Black/African American male, was a retired employee of the Bethlehem Steel Mill and…

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Lorie Lankford - Pleasant-hill, Missouri
Death by Force

Lorie Lankford

Female, age 60 · Pleasant-hill, Missouri
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lorie A. Lankford, a 60-year-old female resident of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was known for her dedication to her family and her love for simple pleasures like gardening and baking. Born in Kansas City, she had spent much of her life in the region, graduating…

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Ashley Mashelle Boseman - Darlington, South Carolina
Death by Force

Ashley Mashelle Boseman

Female, age 27 · Darlington, South Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Darlington, South Carolina, the life of 27-year-old Ashley Mashelle Boseman was tragically cut short. On Saturday, February 8, 2020, deputies were called to the 1300 block of Ebenezer Road following reports of a shooting. There…

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Rashawn Smith - Loris, South Carolina
Death by Force

Rashawn Smith

Male, age 18 · Loris, South Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 8, 2020, the life of 18-year-old Rashawn D. Smith of Tabor City, North Carolina, was tragically cut short. Initially reported as a single-vehicle accident around 2:30 a.m. near S.C. Highway 9 in the vicinity of…

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Sherron Hutchinson - Columbia, South Carolina
Death by Force

Sherron Hutchinson

Female, age 35 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of 35-year-old Sherron Jean Hutchinson was tragically cut short in a violent episode that also claimed the life of Travis Cornelius Smith, aged 32. On the morning of Saturday, February 8th, deputies from the Richland County…

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Travis Smith - Columbia, South Carolina
Death by Force

Travis Smith

Male, age 32 · Columbia, South Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Saturday morning in Columbia, South Carolina, a domestic dispute escalated into a violent episode that left two people dead and a community in shock. Travis Cornelius Smith, a 32-year-old Black man, and Sherron Jean Hutchinson…

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Douglas Young - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Douglas Young

Male, age 31 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Canarsie, Brooklyn, a young man's ambition to build a life for himself came to a violent and tragic end. Douglas Young, a 31-year-old man known for his entrepreneurial spirit in the world of high-end sneakers, was fatally shot on…

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Irving Lamboy - Albany, New York
Death by Force

Irving Lamboy

Male, age 19 · Albany, New York
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold February evening in Albany, New York, a burst of gunfire shattered the night and ended the life of 19-year-old Irving Lamboy. It was February 8, 2020, when police on a routine patrol near Henry Johnson Boulevard heard shots fired. They discovered a…

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Leah Michelle Posey - San-diego, California
Death by Force

Leah Michelle Posey

Female, age 19 · San-diego, California
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Leah Michelle Posey, a 19-year-old woman from San Diego, California, tragically lost her life in a shooting incident on February 8, 2020. The incident occurred just after midnight at Southcrest Community Park. Leah was accompanied by a 16-year-old boy, Adan…

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Barbaro Lara - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Barbaro Lara

Male, age 50 · Miami, Florida
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Barbaro Lara, a 50-year-old man from Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2020, during a music video shoot in Sweetwater. The incident occurred in the 11200 block of Southwest 7th Street. According to police reports, Lara was involved in a…

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Alexis Devoe - Savannah, Georgia
Death by Force

Alexis Devoe

Female, age 17 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the fading daylight of a February evening in Savannah, Georgia, the life of 17-year-old Alexis Devoe, an African American female, was tragically cut short. On February 8, 2020, while sitting in a car with her five-month-old son and two other people near…

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Brian Brannen - Savannah, Georgia
Death by Force

Brian Brannen

Male, age 23 · Savannah, Georgia
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a February night in Savannah, Georgia, the life of Brian Daquan Marquise Brannen, a 21-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. On February 8, 2020, Brannen was discovered in a parking lot, having sustained multiple…

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James Bivins Jr. - Valdosta, Georgia
Death by Force

James Bivins Jr.

Male, age 32 · Valdosta, Georgia
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of February 8, 2020, a gathering of people in the 900 block of Nardo Street in Valdosta, Georgia, took a tragic turn. James Bivins Jr., a 32-year-old male, was in attendance when an altercation broke out amongst the crowd. The dispute…

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Alberto Ponce - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Alberto Ponce

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alberto Ponce, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on February 8, 2020, in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the Near West Side. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. in the 2200 block of West Cullerton Street. According to reports, Alberto…

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Patricia Walsh - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Patricia Walsh

Female, age 51 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Detective Patricia L. Walsh, a 51-year-old female officer of the Chicago Police Department, was found dead on February 8, 2020, in her home in Edgebrook, Chicago. The cause of death was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Patricia Walsh, who was…

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Isaiah Wallace - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Isaiah Wallace

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Isaiah Lord Wallace, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. Wallace was fatally shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, a community that has been plagued by violence and crime. The…

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Jabari Pittman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jabari Pittman

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jabari Pittman, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on February 8, 2020, in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. when Jabari was walking in the 3800 block of South Cottage Grove…

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Ruben Quiroz Trejo - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Ruben Quiroz Trejo

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ruben Quiroz Trejo, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on February 8, 2020, in the West Elsdon neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. According to reports, Ruben was walking on the sidewalk in the 3700 block of West 58th Street around…

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Gyron Lebeuf - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Gyron Lebeuf

Male, age 17 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of February 8, 2020, a 17-year-old male named Gyron Lebeuf was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The incident occurred in the 10100 block of The Grove Avenue, an area near the Mall of Louisiana with businesses…

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Randall Andrews - Kinston, North Carolina
Death by Force

Randall Andrews

Male, age 27 · Kinston, North Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Randall Andrews, a 27-year-old Black male from Kinston, North Carolina, tragically passed away on February 8, 2020, due to multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at the Red Carpet Inn and Suites located at 208 East New Bern Road in Kinston. On the…

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Tristan Edward Crump - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Tristan Edward Crump

Male, age 33 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tristan Edward Crump, a 33-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2020, in Albemarle, North Carolina. He was found shot in the yard of a home on Henry Jay Street. Despite being transported to Atrium Health Stanly for…

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Philip Tamar Howard - Piqua, Ohio
Death by Force

Philip Tamar Howard

Male, age 37 · Piqua, Ohio
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Philip Tamar Howard, a 37-year-old male from Piqua, Ohio, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2020. He was shot and killed in the 1300 block of Fairfax Avenue. Howard was not a resident of the apartment building where the incident occurred, but he was…

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Anthony Orosco - West-mifflin, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Anthony Orosco

Male, age 21 · West-mifflin, Pennsylvania
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In a tragic turn of events at a gathering of friends, 20-year-old Anthony Lamarr Orosco, a Black male, lost his life on the night of February 8, 2020, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The evening began as a small party at the New Colony Mobile Home Park…

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Gabrielle Barrera - New-braunfels, Texas
Death by Force

Gabrielle Barrera

Female, age 16 · New-braunfels, Texas
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Gabrielle Barrera, a 16-year-old girl from New Braunfels, Texas, tragically passed away on February 8, 2020. She was a junior at Canyon High School and was involved in musical theater. Gabrielle was born on March 11, 2003, and was known for her kind and…

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James Lee - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

James Lee

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas
Killed Feb 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Lee, a 29-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 8, 2020, under circumstances that raised questions and concerns within the community. At the time of his death, Lee was a resident of the city, known to have a history of…

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Mary Jo Loons Jansen - Blaine, Minnesota
Death by Force

Mary Jo Loons Jansen

Female, age 46 · Blaine, Minnesota
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of February 8, 2019, Mary Jo Loons Jansen, a 46-year-old Caucasian female from Blaine, Minnesota, was tragically killed in her home. Her death occurred on the very same day she had attended her own mother's funeral. The circumstances of her…

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Joseph Turnipseed Jr. - Starkville, Mississippi
Death by Force

Joseph Turnipseed Jr.

Male, age 33 · Starkville, Mississippi
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Starkville, Mississippi, the life of Joseph Lamar Turnipseed Jr., a 33-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on the night of February 8, 2019. Responding to reports of gunfire, Starkville police discovered Turnipseed inside a…

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Aaron Brantley - Brumley, Missouri
Death by Force

Aaron Brantley

Male, age 41 · Brumley, Missouri
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 41-year-old Aaron Brantley, a man from Columbia, Missouri, was tragically cut short. His wife reported him missing on February 9th, setting off a search that would end in heartache nearly a month later. On March 7th, his…

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Clifton Withers - Jefferson-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Clifton Withers

Male, age 63 · Jefferson-city, Missouri
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 8, 2019, a tragic series of events unfolded in Jefferson City, Missouri, leading to the death of 63-year-old Clifton Withers. The incident began to come to light at approximately 3:49 a.m. when the Cole County Sheriff's…

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Michael Adam - Joplin, Missouri
Death by Force

Michael Adam

Male, age 60 · Joplin, Missouri
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In Joplin, Missouri, the story of a man named Michael R. Adam, a 60-year-old male, concluded tragically. On February 8, 2019, his life came to an end outside of a local store. Following an investigation into the circumstances of his death, law enforcement…

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Alexandra Renea Toney - Una, South Carolina
Death by Force

Alexandra Renea Toney

Female, age 24 · Una, South Carolina
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of February 8, 2019, in Una, South Carolina, a 24-year-old mother named Alexandra Renea Toney was fatally shot while sitting in a car with several other people, including her two young children. The tragic incident unfolded around 8:30 PM on…

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Dominic Williams - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Dominic Williams

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold winter day in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Dominic Williams, a 30-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On February 8, 2019, Williams was fatally shot in the 3000 block of Oakford Avenue. The incident was recorded as a homicide, one of…

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Jose Noel Savaria - Dundalk, Maryland
Death by Force

Jose Noel Savaria

Male, age 51 · Dundalk, Maryland
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold February evening in Dundalk, Maryland, the life of 51-year-old Jose Noel Savaria was tragically cut short. On Friday, February 8, 2019, at approximately 8:43 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed through the 1800 block of Portship Road, prompting calls…

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Darren Scruggs - Bronx, New York
Death by Force

Darren Scruggs

Male, age 19 · Bronx, New York
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 19-year-old Darren Scruggs was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence in the Bronx. On the afternoon of Friday, February 8, 2019, Scruggs was walking down the street after having pizza with his girlfriend when he…

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Darryal Aughtry - Buffalo, New York
Death by Force

Darryal Aughtry

Male, age 30 · Buffalo, New York
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the cold of a Buffalo winter, Darryal Aughtry, a 30-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, February 8, 2019. The incident, which marked the city's second homicide of the year, took place on Wyoming Avenue. Emergency crews responded to a…

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Quitlahauc Pantoja - Lytle-creek, California
Death by Force

Quitlahauc Pantoja

Male, age 20 · Lytle-creek, California
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Quitlahauc Pantoja, a 20-year-old resident of Anaheim, California, was found dead on February 8, 2019, in Lytle Creek, CA. His body was discovered alongside that of Scott Allen Beetler, a 56-year-old resident of Corona, on a remote dirt road. The San…

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Reuben Franco - Yucaipa, California
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Reuben Franco

Male, age 24 · Yucaipa, California
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Reuben Franco, a 24-year-old resident of Cherry Valley, California, was found dead on February 8, 2019, in Yucaipa, California. The tragic discovery was made by deputies from the Yucaipa Police Department who were initially responding to a report of a…

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Alec Emilio Hammers - Apopka, Florida
Death by Force

Alec Emilio Hammers

Male, age 22 · Apopka, Florida
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alec Emilio Hammers, a 22-year-old man from Apopka, FL, was tragically shot and killed on February 8, 2019. The incident occurred during a drug deal that turned into a robbery. Hammers and a friend went to a home on South Ocean Avenue to sell cannabis to…

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Donell L Dewese - Ocala, Florida
Death by Force

Donell L Dewese

Male, age 44 · Ocala, Florida
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Donell L. Dewese, a 44-year-old resident of Ocala, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 9, 2019, following a violent altercation at the Fadez R Us Hair Studio. The incident occurred after an argument between Dewese and the barbershop owner, Calvin…

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Jayden James Piedra - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Jayden James Piedra

Male, age 2 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jayden James Piedra, a 2-year-old boy from Jacksonville, Florida, tragically died on February 8, 2019. The incident occurred at the Morningside Apartments on Jammes Road, where Jayden was staying with his mother, Donna Crump-Piedra, and her boyfriend…

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Detri Nakee Reliford - Americus, Georgia
Death by Force

Detri Nakee Reliford

Female, age 39 · Americus, Georgia
Killed Feb 8, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, February 8, 2019, in Americus, Georgia, Detri Nakee Reliford, a 39-year-old female, was shot in the head at a residence on Starlight Circle. Emergency services treated her at the scene before she was transported to Phoebe…

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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.