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Rocendo Arias

Male, age 23 · Yakima, Washington

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rocendo Arias, a 23-year-old resident of Yakima, WA, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014, in an incident involving local law enforcement. Arias was shot and killed by Officer Casey Gillette of the Yakima Police Department at a car wash. According to…

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Chevin Burgess

Male, age 22 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic sequence of events on January 4, 2014, in Trenton, New Jersey, a 22-year-old Black male named Chevin Burgess lost his life in a brutal robbery that ended in his murder. His death was not a simple act of violence, but a calculated crime that…

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Jeramiah Elijah Kimble

Male, age 19 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In early January 2014, the life of 19-year-old Jeramiah Elijah Kimble was tragically cut short. The Hampton, Virginia male was last seen alive on January 4 in Newport News. Several days later, on January 9, his girlfriend officially reported him as a missing…

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Kyle Jobin

Male, age 19 · Lawrence, Indiana

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the cold night of January 4, 2014, in Lawrence, Indiana, a promising young life was tragically cut short. Kyle Jobin, a 19-year-old male college student, was home on winter break from Vincennes University. Just after 2:30 a.m., he made a quick trip to a…

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Iquan Williams

Male, age 16 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the life of 16-year-old Iquan Williams was tragically cut short on the night of January 4, 2014. A male, he had attended a party on Prospect Place despite the pleas of his mother, who had learned of…

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Taurson McMillian

Male, age 34 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Taurson McMillian, a 34-year-old man from Hawaiian Gardens, was tragically shot and killed on January 4, 2014, in Compton, California. The incident occurred around 6:39 p.m. as McMillian was driving northbound on North Wilmington Avenue. Witnesses reported…

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Emanuel Errol Robinson

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Emanuel Errol Robinson, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred at the Canterbury Gardens Apartments located on S. Lane Avenue. According to reports, officers responded…

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Henry Underwood

Male, age 57 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Henry Underwood, aged 57, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Henry Underwood was fatally shot six times by Toddrick Nelson Lee, the ex-boyfriend…

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Latricia Brianna Johnson

Female, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Latricia Brianna Johnson, a 21-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically passed away on January 4, 2014. Latricia was a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, having attended Gregory Elementary, Jeb Stuart Middle School, and Lee High School. She was…

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Matthew Williams

Male, age 36 · Saint-cloud, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Matthew John Williams, a 36-year-old resident of St. Cloud, Florida, tragically passed away on January 5, 2014. Born on February 3, 1977, in DeKalb, Illinois, Matthew was a dedicated trauma nurse who had worked at various medical centers, including North…

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Pierre Dervil

Male, age 34 · Cape-coral, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Pierre Jacques Dervil, a 34-year-old black male, was tragically shot to death on January 4, 2014, in Cape Coral, Florida. The incident occurred early in the morning outside his residence at 4021 S.E. 12th Avenue. Responding to a report of shots fired, Cape…

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Fredrick Michels

Male, age 34 · Rock-falls, Illinois

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Fredrick A. Michels, a 34-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014, in Rock Falls, Illinois. Fredrick, who was born on December 26, 1979, in Sterling, Illinois, worked as a journeyman welder at Allert in Clinton, Iowa. He was known for…

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Jaeden Sharpe

Male, age 9 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jaeden Sharpe, a 9-year-old African American boy, was tragically shot on January 4, 2014, in Durham, North Carolina. Jaeden, a third-grader at W.G. Pearson Magnet Elementary School, was in a car with his mother, Lakeisha Holloway, when the incident occurred.…

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Brian Sears

Male, age 40 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brian A. Sears, a 40-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Cleveland, OH, passed away on January 4, 2014. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a beloved son, brother, and friend who was deeply missed by his family and community.…

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LeQuan Green

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the first week of a new year in Philadelphia, the life of 22-year-old LeQuan Green was tragically cut short. On the night of January 4, 2014, the young African American man was on a front porch in the Olney neighborhood when he was fatally shot in the…

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Timothy Davison

Male, age 28 · Greencastle, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Timothy Davison, a 28-year-old male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014, in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Davison was driving on Interstate 81 when he was shot and killed by another driver. The incident was initially believed to be a case of road rage…

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Guadalupe Perez

Female, age 64 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

On January 4, 2014, 64-year-old Hispanic male Guadalupe Perez was fatally shot at the intersection of Garza and San Bernardo Avenue in Laredo, Texas. The incident marked the city's first homicide of the year. Following the shooting, Mr. Perez was transported…

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Lori Evans

Female, age 45 · Joshua, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lori Evans, a 45-year-old woman from Joshua, Texas, tragically passed away on January 4, 2014, at a Fort Worth hospital. Born on June 20, 1968, in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, Lori was the daughter of Robert and Gloria Eminhizer Zelenky. She is survived by her…

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Michael Chavez

Male, age 18 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Chavez, an 18-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on January 4, 2014, in Austin, Texas. He was killed at a home in the 5600 block of Porsche Lane in Southwest Austin. Police responded to the scene after receiving a call at…

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Wayland Clark

Male, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Wayland Clark, a 24-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014. He was attending a large birthday party at a private residence in the 6200 block of Nyoka Street when the incident occurred. Around 1 a.m., unknown suspects…

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Terrence Hill

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold January night in Detroit, the life of a promising young man was tragically cut short. Terrence Hill Jr., a 24-year-old Black male and a Petty Officer Second Class in the U.S. Navy, was home on leave on January 4, 2013. Having served his country for…

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David Bouwman

Male, age 81 · Kentwood, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet Princeton Estates neighborhood of Kentwood, Michigan, a tragic event unfolded in early January 2013, forever altering the peace of the community. David Bouwman, an 81-year-old male, and his 80-year-old wife, Vivian, were found murdered in their…

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Vivian Bouwman

Female, age 80 · Kentwood, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the quiet community of Kentwood, Michigan, was shaken by a brutal crime that claimed the lives of a beloved elderly couple. Vivian Bouwman, an 80-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband, David, were found deceased in their home on…

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Juan Jose Quezada

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Juan Jose Quezada, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2013, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Quezada was shot and killed in an incident that shocked the local community. The…

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Dante Markeith Steele

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dante Markeith Steele, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 4, 2013, in Jacksonville, Florida. Steele was meeting two men to purchase a gun when he was shot and robbed in the 5100 block of Birkenhead Road around 7 p.m.…

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Jonah Mendoza

Female · Ocala, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jonah Mendoza, a 6-month-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2013, in Ocala, Florida. The infant was shot and killed by his mother, Melanie Reyes, who then attempted to take her own life. Reyes, a 20-year-old Hispanic female, was found…

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Darrell Banks

Male, age 47 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, a night of celebration ended in tragedy for a Philadelphia family. Darrell Banks, a 47-year-old African American man, was walking home from a birthday party in North Philadelphia on January 4th when his life was cut short. The father of…

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Cedric Dickson

Male, age 54 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of January 4, 2012, Cedric Dickson, a 54-year-old African-American male, returned to his Birmingham, Alabama home around 9:00 p.m. after spending part of the day working on his house and visiting a friend. As he pulled into his driveway, he was…

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Mark Watts

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Mark Watts, a 15-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed on January 4, 2012, in the West Englewood neighborhood on the city's South Side. The incident occurred while Mark was standing on the porch of a residence in the 5700 block of South Laflin Street at…

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Kenneth Bowens

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kenneth D. Bowens Jr., aged 26, was killed on January 4, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a troubling trend of violence that gripped Chicago at that time, which saw a significant increase in the number of homicides during 2012. The incident…

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Lionel White

Male, age 31 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the life of Lionel "Smurf" White, a 31-year-old Black male from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, came to an untimely end. On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, White passed away, leaving behind a community to mourn his sudden departure. The exact…

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Alan Evans

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the winter of 2012, the city of Detroit was grappling with a surge of violence that would see the year end with a significant increase in homicides. Amidst this grim backdrop, the life of a young man, Alan Evans, was cut short. On January 4, 2012, the body…

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Julian Logan

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 4, 2012, the life of a 22-year-old Black male named Julian Logan was cut short in a violent incident in Detroit, Michigan. The young man was found fatally wounded in the 19700 block of Glastonbury Road, a residential area in the city's northwest…

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Stacey Brown

Female, age 20 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

On January 4, 2010, Stacey Brown, a 20-year-old University of Florida student, was shot and killed during a home invasion at a friend's apartment in Gainesville, Florida. She was visiting the residence at the time, and it is believed that she was not the…

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Stanley Wayne Cooper

Male, age 72 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Stanley Wayne Cooper, a 72-year-old Caucasian male, began his day on January 4, 2010, like any other, reporting for duty as a court security officer at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. A veteran of law enforcement, Cooper…

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Kristian Robert Rodriguez

Female, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kristian Robert Rodriguez, a 20-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on January 4, 2010, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's officials, Rodriguez was walking on the sidewalk in the 900 block of North…

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Chad Allen Reed Sr.

Male, age 33 · Dixie, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Captain Chad Allen Reed Sr., a dedicated officer with the Dixie County Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on January 14, 2010, in a shootout with a suspect wanted for multiple murders. Reed, who was 33 years old at the time of his death, was involved…

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Casimere Quillens

Male, age 21 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the afternoon hours of January 4, 2010, the life of 21-year-old Casimere Rodney Quillens, an African American male, was tragically cut short in New Orleans, Louisiana. Emergency services responded to a report of a vehicle fire on Pleasure Street at…

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Robert Owens

Null, age 20 · Fresno, California

Found Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

Robert Owens, a 20-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was killed on January 4, 2009, in what authorities described as a tragic incident where he was caught in crossfire. Owens was staying at a hotel near Ashlan Avenue and Highway 99 in West Central…

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Ricardo Hill

Male, age 42 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold January day in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short. Ricardo Hill, a male, became the victim of fatal violence on Sunday, January 4, 2009. The incident occurred at approximately 2:57 a.m. in front of a…

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Michael Pruitt

Male, age 46 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold winter day in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Michael Pruitt, a 46-year-old white male, was tragically cut short. On January 4, 2009, Pruitt was murdered at 700 Cecil Avenue. The specific details surrounding the circumstances of his death remain…

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Lougene Olond Williams 3Rd

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2009, the life of a young Black man, Lougene Olond 3rd Williams, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of January 4th, residents of the 4000 block of Chesmont Avenue were startled by the sound of…

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Mayresa Craft

Female, age 15 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a cold evening in Baltimore, the life of 15-year-old Mayresa Craft, a Black female, was tragically cut short. On January 4, 2009, she and a 16-year-old male friend, Trevane Ricks, were inside an apartment building in the 5600 block of Loch Raven Boulevard…

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Trevane Cordel Ricks

Male, age 16 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early evening of January 4, 2009, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Northeast Baltimore apartment building, leaving two teenagers dead. Sixteen-year-old Trevane Cordel Ricks, an African-American male, and 15-year-old Mayresa Craft were both…

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Derrick Gates

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

On January 4, 2009, Derrick E. Gates was tragically murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place at 228 Niagara Avenue in Montgomery County, with the Dayton Police Department responding to the crime. Details surrounding the homicide remain scarce, and no…

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Saida Cantu

Female, age 41 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

On January 4, 2009, Saida Cantu, age 41, was tragically killed in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early hours near a Whataburger parking lot located at 109 Airtex. Cantu was in a car with friends after attending a gathering called "Slab Sunday,"…

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Enrique Zavala Zamudio

Male · Greenfield, California

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

Enrique Zavala Zamudio's death on January 4, 2009, in Greenfield, CA, was a tragic event marked by violence. On that day, a shooting occurred in a garage, resulting in the deaths of two men, including Enrique Zavala Zamudio, and injuries to four others. The…

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Joel Chavez Zavala

Male, age 21 · Greenfield, California

Killed Jan 4, 2009 · 17 years ago

Joel Chavez Zavala, a 21-year-old resident of Greenfield, California, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2009. The incident occurred during a violent altercation that resulted in multiple gunshot victims. On that fateful night, six individuals were shot…

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