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Deaths by Force on January 20

684 open cases in our database happened on January 20. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (486)

Tyray Ikener - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Death by Force

Tyray Ikener

Male, age 32 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tyray Ikener, a 32-year-old Black male, was sitting in his car when the quiet of a winter afternoon broke in the parking lot of the King Soopers gas station off Stetson Hills Boulevard in northeast Colorado Springs. Around 4:40 p.m. on Monday, January 20…

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Anthony Korolis - Mishawaka, Indiana
Death by Force

Anthony Korolis

Male, age 44 · Mishawaka, Indiana
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 20, 2025, a fatal encounter unfolded in a room at the Best Western hotel in Mishawaka, Indiana, leaving one man dead. Police were dispatched to the hotel at approximately 3:20 a.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon…

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Candice Stinson - Tarpon Springs, Florida
Death by Force

Candice Stinson

Female, age 36 · Tarpon Springs, Florida
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Candice Stinson, a 36-year-old woman, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on January 20, 2025. The incident occurred at Starlight Cove near Bridgewater Drive in the Riverside Apartments complex. Authorities responded to…

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Angel Torres - Cathedral City, California
Death by Force

Angel Torres

Male, age 19 · Cathedral City, California
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Angel Torres, a 19-year-old male from Cathedral City, California, was fatally shot on January 20, 2025. The incident occurred in a residence on Nilda Drive, where Torres and a 19-year-old woman were found with gunshot wounds. Despite life-saving efforts…

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Cheyenna Decker - Colchester, Illinois
Death by Force

Cheyenna Decker

Female, age 23 · Colchester, Illinois
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Cheyenna Decker, a 23-year-old woman from Colchester, Illinois, was found shot to death in her apartment complex on January 21, 2025. Authorities believe she was killed the night before, on January 20. Her body was discovered by her mother after Decker failed…

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Abdullah Ibrahim Ramzy - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Abdullah Ibrahim Ramzy

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Abdullah Ibrahim Ramzy, a 23-year-old white male from Bloomington, Minnesota, was fatally shot on January 20, 2025, in south Minneapolis. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on the 3400 block of Third Avenue South. Minneapolis police responded to reports of…

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James Edward Smith - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

James Edward Smith

Male, age 35 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

James Edward Smith, a 35-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on January 20, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The incident occurred in an alley on the 3100 block of Harriet Avenue, where police responded to reports of a body being dumped from a vehicle. Upon…

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Jaydon Palma - Bellevue, Nebraska
Death by Force

Jaydon Palma

Male, age 21 · Bellevue, Nebraska
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet city of Bellevue, Nebraska, a burst of violence on the evening of January 20, 2025, irrevocably shattered the life of 21-year-old Jaydon Palma. At approximately 7:56 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed in the 7500 block of South 50th Street…

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DShawn Brown - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

DShawn Brown

Male, age 22 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of January 20, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the ordinary atmosphere of a McDonald's parking lot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. When police responded to the scene at the intersection of Airline Highway and Prescott Road around 3:53…

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Tyler LeBleu - Lake Charles, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tyler LeBleu

Male, age 20 · Lake Charles, Louisiana
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what should have been a moment of simple winter joy, a dispute over a snowball fight escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 20-year-old Tyler LeBleu in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Having just moved into the Pecan Acres apartments only days prior…

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Amauri Holland-Williams - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Amauri Holland-Williams

Male, age 18 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of January 20, 2025, law enforcement officers in Kansas City, Missouri, were dispatched to a residential neighborhood following reports of a shooting. Just after 7:30 p.m., police arrived at a home near the intersection of East 56th Street and…

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Joel Kessler - De Soto, Missouri
Death by Force

Joel Kessler

Male, age 45 · De Soto, Missouri
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On Monday, January 20, 2025, authorities in Jefferson County, Missouri, responded to a violent incident at a residence located in the 4400 block of Victoria Station Road near De Soto. The investigation began after law enforcement received reports of gunfire…

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Rashawn Brinkley - Cleveland, Ohio
Death by Force

Rashawn Brinkley

Male, age 40 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Rashawn Brinkley, a 31-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on January 20, 2025, in East Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Shaw Avenue while Brinkley was seated in a vehicle. According to authorities, he was shot twice in…

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Tremain Dhemain Russell - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Tremain Dhemain Russell

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 20, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio, 33-year-old African American man Tremain Dhemain Russell lost his life following a domestic dispute that escalated into a fatal shooting. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on the 1400 block of Slade Avenue…

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Marsena Moore - Cross, South Carolina
Death by Force

Marsena Moore

Female, age 55 · Cross, South Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Cross, South Carolina, the afternoon of January 20, 2025, was shattered by a tragic act of violence that claimed the lives of three individuals. Among them was Marsena Moore, a 55-year-old African American woman from the nearby city…

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Nyasia Dowling - Aiken, South Carolina
Death by Force

Nyasia Dowling

Female, age 25 · Aiken, South Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 20, 2025, the life of 25-year-old Nyasia Dowling was tragically cut short in a room at the American Hearth Inn on Richland Avenue West in Aiken, South Carolina. Authorities responded to reports of shots fired at the motel…

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Thomas Williams - Cross, South Carolina
Death by Force

Thomas Williams

Male, age 56 · Cross, South Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Cross, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded, leaving three individuals dead from gunshot wounds. Among the victims was 56-year-old Thomas Williams of Ridgeville. On a Monday afternoon in January 2025, authorities were called to a…

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Torrionda Taylor - Cross, South Carolina
Death by Force

Torrionda Taylor

Male, age 46 · Cross, South Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Cross, South Carolina, a grim discovery shattered the winter calm on January 20, 2025. Inside a residence on Poplar Hill Drive, law enforcement officers found a tragic scene: three individuals, victims of a violent encounter, had…

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Larry Deon Jones - Antioch, Tennessee
Death by Force

Larry Deon Jones

Male, age 29 · Antioch, Tennessee
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 20, 2025, a night out in Antioch, Tennessee, turned tragic for 29-year-old Larry Deon Jones. As he was leaving the Sky Bar Lounge on Hamilton Crossing with a friend, he was ambushed in the parking lot. A male suspect…

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David Christopher Maland - Newport, Vermont
Death by Force

David Christopher Maland

Male, age 44 · Newport, Vermont
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of January 20, 2025, a routine traffic stop on Interstate 91 near Newport, Vermont, escalated into a violent confrontation that resulted in the death of a United States Border Patrol Agent. David Christopher Maland, a 44-year-old Caucasian…

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Haleigh Marie Meyers Martinez - Gillette, Wyoming
Death by Force

Haleigh Marie Meyers Martinez

Female, age 33 · Gillette, Wyoming
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 20, 2025, at approximately 8:06 p.m., Gillette Police responded to reports of gunfire at a residence in the 600 block of Carey Avenue in Gillette, Wyoming. Officers located an adult female with multiple gunshot wounds; Emergency Medical Services…

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Michael Meagher - Geneva, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Michael Meagher

Male, age 9 · Geneva, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Michael Meagher, an 8-year-old Black/African American male, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of January 20, 2025, inside a residence on Lincoln Avenue in the Town of Geneva, Wisconsin, near Lake Como. Although some initial reports described…

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Alejandro Suarez - Humble, Texas
Death by Force

Alejandro Suarez

Male, age 30 · Humble, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Alejandro Suarez, a 30-year-old man, was fatally shot in Humble, Texas, on January 20, 2025. Authorities responded to a shooting incident at a residence on Rebawood Drive, where they discovered Suarez suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel…

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Charity Freeman - Humble, Texas
Death by Force

Charity Freeman

Female, age 26 · Humble, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Charity Freeman, a 26-year-old woman from Atascocita, Texas, tragically lost her life on January 20, 2025. She was known for her compassionate nature and dedication to hospice care, having worked in the healthcare field for eight years. Freeman was also a…

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Tony Maximus Max De - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Tony Maximus Max De

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tony Maximus "Max" De La O, an 18-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 20, 2025. His family remembers him as a kind and humble individual who deeply valued his loved ones. He was affectionately called "Fatboy" by his siblings…

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Andrew Quisquirin - Waianae, Hawaii
Death by Force

Andrew Quisquirin

Male, age 64 · Waianae, Hawaii
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

Andrew Jamias Quisquirin, 64, a Native Hawaiian man from Waiʻanae, died on January 20, 2024, in the place he called home. He had been living his ordinary Saturday night on Oʻahu's west side when violence that began blocks away spilled into his neighborhood…

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Maurizio Gabriel Justiniano Dadin - Torrington, Wyoming
Death by Force

Maurizio Gabriel Justiniano Dadin

Male, age 19 · Torrington, Wyoming
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, Maurizio Gabriel Justiniano Dadin, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, died from a gunshot wound during a duck-hunting outing along the North Platte River northwest of Torrington, Wyoming, on the Rawhide Wildlife Management Area. First…

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Esperanza Elizabeth Espie Chavez - Salt Lake City, Utah
Death by Force

Esperanza Elizabeth Espie Chavez

Female, age 25 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of January 20, 2024, the life of 25-year-old Esperanza Elizabeth Espie Chavez, a Caucasian female from Salt Lake City, Utah, was tragically cut short. Her body was discovered by a passerby at approximately 6:24 a.m., left beside a dumpster…

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Patricia Ann Alger - Welch, West Virginia
Death by Force

Patricia Ann Alger

Female, age 53 · Welch, West Virginia
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

Patricia Ann Alger, a 53-year-old White / Caucasian female, died on Saturday, January 20, 2024, after a shooting at a residence in Coalwood, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Though she was born in Welch and was connected to the Welch area, online reports…

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Edward Roberts - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Edward Roberts

Male · Miami, Florida
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

Edward Roberts, known to his community as "Fat Boy," was killed in a drive-by shooting on Saturday, January 20, 2024, in the Goulds neighborhood of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The incident occurred near the intersection of Southwest 222nd Street and 114th…

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Andre Wilson - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Andre Wilson

Male, age 40 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of a winter day in the nation's capital, a violent encounter left a man fighting for his life. Forty-year-old Andre Wilson, a male resident of Northeast, D.C. who was also known by the nickname 'Moe,' was found suffering from multiple…

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Chrishawn Martin - Augusta, Georgia
Death by Force

Chrishawn Martin

Male, age 22 · Augusta, Georgia
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 20, 2024, a night out at a club on Gordon Highway in Augusta, Georgia, turned tragic, ending the life of 22-year-old Chrishawn Bennelle Martin. The young man was at Club Rain when gunfire erupted, shattering the…

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Justin Murphy - Reno, Nevada
Death by Force

Justin Murphy

Male, age 39 · Reno, Nevada
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter chill of January 20, 2024, the life of 39-year-old Justin Murphy, a White/Caucasian male from Sun Valley, Nevada, was abruptly ended. The incident unfolded at a gas station located near the intersection of South Virginia Street and Gentry Way in…

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Darren Hatchett - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Darren Hatchett

Male, age 15 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a cold Saturday morning in Milwaukee, the life of 15-year-old Darren Hatchett, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On January 20, 2024, Darren was found shot in an alley in the vicinity of 73rd and Mill streets. The discovery was…

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Christian Cam Amir McLeod - Dillon, South Carolina
Death by Force

Christian Cam Amir McLeod

Male, age 4 · Dillon, South Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

A young life was tragically cut short on January 20, 2024, when 4-year-old Christian “Cam” Amir McLeod of Dillon, South Carolina, was killed by a gunshot. The African American male child was inside a residence when a firearm discharged, and he was struck by a…

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Christian Hunter - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Christian Hunter

Male, age 32 · Atlantic City, New Jersey
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of January 20, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in Atlantic City, leading to the tragic death of 32-year-old Christian Hunter. Authorities were alerted to the shooting by a ShotSpotter notification for multiple gunshots in the…

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Dustin Pruitt - Springfield, Missouri
Death by Force

Dustin Pruitt

Male, age 34 · Springfield, Missouri
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Springfield, Missouri, on the evening of January 20, 2024, the life of 34-year-old Dustin Laine Pruitt was cut short in what would become the city's first homicide investigation of the year. At approximately 8:59 p.m., police responded to a call of a…

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Ka’Marr A. Brown - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Ka’Marr A. Brown

Male, age 18 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of Saturday, January 20, 2024, the life of 18-year-old Ka’Marr A. Brown was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in south Kansas City, Missouri. Responding to calls reporting the sound of gunfire just before 12:30 a.m., officers were…

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Devonte Michael Hayes - Winston-salem, North Carolina
Death by Force

Devonte Michael Hayes

Male, age 20 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, 20-year-old Devonte Michael Hayes was found fatally shot inside a vacant building on East Devonshire Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Responding to reports of a shooting around 2:17 p.m., police discovered Hayes suffering from…

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Anthony Johnson Jr. - Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Anthony Johnson Jr.

Male, age 35 · Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Coraopolis, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace on Fourth Avenue. When police and paramedics arrived at the scene near the Steel Shaker bar shortly before 2 a.m., they found a chaotic and tragic situation. One…

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William Grover Carter - Norristown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

William Grover Carter

Male, age 35 · Norristown, Pennsylvania
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, 35-year-old William Grover Carter was fatally shot during a robbery in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Carter had been visiting a friend's residence on Powell Street and stepped outside to retrieve an item from his vehicle. As he walked along…

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Tyrone Tyars - San-pedro, California
Death by Force

Tyrone Tyars

Male, age 33 · San-pedro, California
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, 33-year-old Tyrone Tyars was fatally shot at the Machista Bar in San Pedro, California. The incident occurred around 12:15 a.m. when Tyars arrived to pick up his fiancée, who had called feeling unsafe due to an altercation inside the bar.…

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Maria Ramirez - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Maria Ramirez

Female, age 59 · Houston, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, at approximately 1:40 a.m., Maria Ramirez, 59, was fatally shot while stopped at a red light at the intersection of West Gulf Bank Road and North Houston-Rosslyn Road in Houston, Texas. She was returning home from a night out with a…

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Rontarious Hamilton - Garland, Texas
Death by Force

Rontarious Hamilton

Male, age 33 · Garland, Texas
Killed Jan 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 20, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Garland, Texas, resulting in the death of 33-year-old Rontarious "Punché" DeQuan Hamilton. Born on August 29, 1990, in Hope, Arkansas, Rontarious was a devoted husband and father, known for his passion for…

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Jessie Taylor McCormack - Anniston, Alabama
Death by Force

Jessie Taylor McCormack

Male, age 6 · Anniston, Alabama
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a heart-wrenching turn of events, six-year-old Jessie Taylor McCormack of Alexandria passed away in January 2023, the victim of a brutal beating. His death marked the second tragedy to strike the family in just a few years, following the 2019 murder of his…

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Andrey Dorozhin - Delta Junction, Alaska
Death by Force

Andrey Dorozhin

Male, age 44 · Delta Junction, Alaska
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

A 44-year-old white male named Andrey Dorozhin, of Delta Junction, Alaska, was one of two men murdered on January 20, 2023. The other victim was 35-year-old male Dmitriy Sergiyenko, also of Delta Junction. They were fatally shot at the Alaska Rehabilitation…

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Stephen James Stephens - Jumping Branch, West Virginia
Death by Force

Stephen James Stephens

Male, age 21 · Jumping Branch, West Virginia
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a tragic January day in 2023, the life of Stephen James Stephens, a 21-year-old White male, was violently cut short in Jumping Branch, West Virginia. The series of events that led to his death reportedly began at a pet salon in Beckley. There, an…

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Brittany Dyan Carter - Wellington, Florida
Death by Force

Brittany Dyan Carter

Female, age 34 · Wellington, Florida
Killed Jan 20, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 20, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in the Olympia subdivision of Wellington, Florida, resulting in the deaths of 34-year-old Brittany Dyan Carter and her estranged partner, 45-year-old Stephen P. Smith. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office…

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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.