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Jrome Gravely

Male, age 38 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2015, a tragedy began to unfold that would ultimately claim the life of 38-year-old Jrome Gravely, an African-American male. At approximately 3:00 a.m., Gravely was walking down D Street, near Lake Mead Boulevard in Las…

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Brian Jr. Jones

Male, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 26-year-old Brian Jr. Jones came to a tragic and abrupt end in Memphis, Tennessee. On July 13th of that year, Jones, a young man in the prime of his life, was killed. Information available in public records confirms his…

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Damien Roberts

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

Damien "P.C." A. Roberts Sr., a 30-year-old African American male from Houston, Texas, passed away on July 9, 2015. Born on October 15, 1984, to Sherri Roberts-Terry and Damon Phillips, Damien was known by his nickname "P.C." He was preceded in death by his…

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Heliodoro Flores

Male, age 45 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

Heliodoro Flores, 45, was killed on July 13, 2015, in Houston, Texas, amidst what was one of the deadliest years for the city. In 2015, Houston experienced a sharp increase in homicides, with a reported 297 murders by the end of the year—a significant rise…

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John Sidney Williams

Male, age 24 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Paterson, New Jersey, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. John Sidney Williams, a 24-year-old resident of the city, was fatally wounded in a shooting on July 12, 2015. The incident occurred at the…

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Martha Cronkhite

Male, age 34 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 13, 2015, the life of 34-year-old White / Caucasian female Martha I. Cronkhite came to a tragic and violent end in Indianapolis, Indiana. A beloved mother of two children, Braxton and Hailey, and a daughter to Mark and Vickie Cronkhite, her future was…

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Jeffrey Joe McDonald

Male, age 50 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jeffrey Joe McDonald was a 50-year-old male residing in Kansas City, Missouri, who became the victim of a homicide on July 13, 2015. On that summer evening, McDonald was reportedly outside his residence engaged in routine maintenance on his vehicle when the…

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Dominique Ray’Von Cooper

Male, age 24 · Darlington, South Carolina

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning, on July 13, 2015, the life of 24-year-old Dominique Ray’Von Cooper was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The male victim, a former standout running back for Darlington High School, was fatally shot in…

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Creston Lockett

Male, age 22 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Manhattan. Creston Lockett Jr., a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of July 13, 2015. The incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. within the grounds of the…

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Gerald Wellington

Male, age 50 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 13, 2015, Gerald Wellington, a 50-year-old man from Brooklyn, New York, was killed in a firearm-related incident that ended his life and left a neighborhood trying to make sense of what had happened. What is publicly documented in the sources…

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Steven Line Sr.

Male · Mad-river, California

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 13, 2015, Steven Line Sr. was tragically killed in Mad River, California. The incident occurred in the afternoon around 4:30 PM when the Trinity County Sheriff's Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area of Lamb Creek…

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DeAndre Peyton

Male, age 21 · Lake-worth, Florida

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

DeAndre Peyton, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2015, in Lake Worth, Florida. Peyton was walking with a group of friends near Palm Beach State College when a car that had previously passed them returned. The driver…

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McKinley Torbit Jr.

Male, age 21 · Largo, Florida

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

McKinley Torbit Jr., a 21-year-old resident of Largo, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2015. The incident occurred at his home in the Tara Garden Apartments located at 1630 Jefferson Street. According to reports, a fight broke out at his…

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Amber Marazio

Female, age 25 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday night in a Stone Mountain, Georgia, neighborhood known for instances of violence, the life of 25-year-old Amber Marazio was tragically cut short. Just before midnight on July 13, 2015, police responded to calls of gunshots in the…

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Harry Wells

Male, age 54 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2015, a dispute at an Exxon Food Mart in Decatur, Georgia, turned fatal, ending the life of 54-year-old Harry Wells. A part-time pastor and a father to six children, Wells was working as a clerk at the gas station…

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Abel Ruvalcaba

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

Abel Ruvalcaba, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4:30 a.m., in the Little Village neighborhood. Abel was sitting in the front…

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Linda Fillenwarth

Female, age 76 · Taylorville, Illinois

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

Linda L. Fillenwarth, a 76-year-old woman from Taylorville, Illinois, tragically passed away on July 13, 2015, at her residence. Born on July 8, 1939, in Booneville, Illinois, Linda was the daughter of Ray Buzzingham and Evelyn Davis. Her death was part of a…

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Terron Jackson

Male, age 30 · Champaign, Illinois

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

Terron Jackson, a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 13, 2015, in the Garden Hills neighborhood of Champaign, Illinois. The incident occurred in the evening, and Jackson was struck in the chest by gunfire. Initial…

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Dewayne Bazille

Male, age 27 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a life was tragically cut short on a basketball court in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dewayne Bazille, a 27-year-old African American man known to his friends and family as 'Lil Wayne,' was fatally shot on July 13, 2015. The incident stemmed…

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Carol White

Female, age 44 · Granville, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2015, the quiet of a Granville Township, Pennsylvania neighborhood was shattered by a tragic event. At a home on Fairway Place, 44-year-old Carol D. White and her 81-year-old mother, Floris C. Lewis, were found dead in…

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Floris Lewis

Female, age 81 · Granville, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2015, the quiet of a Granville Township, Pennsylvania neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunshots. Responding to a 6:30 a.m. call, police arrived at a home on Fairway Place to a grim discovery. Outside the…

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Leo Dean Jackson

Male, age 49 · Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 13, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of 49-year-old Leo Dean Jackson. On the night of July 13, 2015, in the neighboring community of Millersville, a domestic disturbance call brought law enforcement…

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Matthew Edward Heath Little

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a summer Sunday in 2014, the life of 23-year-old Matthew Edward Heath Little was tragically cut short in a north Minneapolis residence. On July 13th, at approximately 2:56 a.m., Minneapolis police were dispatched to a home on the 3600…

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Jonathan Smith

Male, age 20 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a wave of shock and sorrow swept through a Buffalo, New York community with the death of 20-year-old Jonathan Denzel Smith. On July 13th, his life was tragically cut short by an act of violence that left family and friends searching for…

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James Mcdaniel

Male, age 57 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 57-year-old James Mcdaniel, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. On July 13, 2014, McDaniel was found on Bailey Avenue, having succumbed to fatal injuries resulting from blunt force…

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Rashad Porter

Male, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

On July 13, 2014, 27-year-old Rashad Porter was found fatally shot in the roadway on Major Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 4:30 a.m. and discovered Porter’s body. He was pronounced dead at the scene by…

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Darren Harmon

Male · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Darren Harmon, aged 47, was tragically killed on July 13, 2014, during a shooting incident at his apartment on East John Street in Springfield, Ohio. The incident involved another victim, 37-year-old Khali Smith, who was also shot. Harmon was found lying on…

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Lavar Rich

Male, age 23 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lavar Rich, a 23-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, was fatally shot on July 13, 2014, in the Homewood neighborhood of the city. The incident occurred near Brushton Avenue and Race Street, where Lavar was found face down in a grassy area, having sustained…

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Knockeem Goss

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Knockeem Kenta Goss, a 33-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 13, 2014, only one day after his birthday. Police said officers were called to the 3600 block of North Warnock Street at about 2:48 a.m.…

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Rahulkumar Patel

Male, age 26 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rahulkumar Patel, a 26-year-old man, was working the evening shift at the Troy Highway Package Store in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 13, 2014, when an ordinary summer night turned into a killing that has haunted the city for years. According to later…

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David Brandstetter

Male, age 26 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2014, the life of David Brandstetter, a 26-year-old male and U.S. Army veteran, came to a tragic end on a residential street in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Just after midnight, multiple 911 calls reported a naked man, later…

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Derek Price

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Washington, D.C., a violent encounter cut short the life of 20-year-old Derek Price. On July 13, 2014, Price was driving a car with two passengers when they were approached by Jimmie Fleming and a juvenile. Price…

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Donchell Thomas

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 13, 2014, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 21-year-old Donchell Thomas in Washington, D.C. He was a Black male. Just before 1 a.m., Thomas was a passenger in the back seat of a blue Honda Accord, driven by…

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Marion Blevens

Female, age 65 · West-point, Kentucky

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of West Point, Kentucky, a heartbreaking event unfolded on July 13, 2014, forever altering the lives of a local family. Marion Rose Blevens, a 65-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in what authorities would later describe as…

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Melvin Vincent Santiago

Male, age 23 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a summer Sunday, a palpable sense of duty propelled 23-year-old Melvin Vincent Santiago, a male who had only been a police officer for a matter of months, to respond to a robbery call at a 24-hour Walgreens in Jersey City, New Jersey.…

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LaTorria Heyward

Female, age 24 · Ravenel, South Carolina

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Ravenel, South Carolina, the life of 24-year-old LaTorria Heyward was tragically cut short in an act of violence. On the night of July 13, 2014, an armed intruder forced their way into her home, leading to a fatal shooting that also…

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Beverly Turner

Female, age 18 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Brooklyn, 17-year-old Beverly Turner's life was tragically cut short in a hail of bullets. On July 13, 2014, at approximately 1:20 a.m., she was shot multiple times in front of a row house in the Bedford-Stuyvesant…

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Charlene Howarth

Female, age 62 · Oroville, California

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Charlene Howarth, a 62-year-old resident of Oroville, California, passed away on July 13, 2014. Her death was initially reported as suspicious, and subsequent investigations revealed that she had died from a gunshot wound. The Butte County Sheriff's Office…

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Hilario Hernandez Ramirez

Male, age 44 · Watsonville, California

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Hilario Hernandez Ramirez, a 44-year-old resident of Watsonville, California, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2014. He was found fatally shot in the neck in downtown Watsonville. The incident occurred on a Sunday night, and police responded to the scene…

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Ja Ma Lo Day

Male, age 21 · San-diego, California

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ja Ma Lo Day, a 21-year-old resident of San Diego, California, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2014, in an incident involving the San Diego Police Department (SDPD). The events unfolded at his family's residence in the City Heights neighborhood. Family…

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Lillie Mae Christiansen

Female, age 57 · Vallejo, California

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lillie Mae Christiansen, a 57-year-old resident of Vallejo, California, tragically lost her life on July 13, 2014. She was fatally shot on her neighbor's porch at approximately 10:20 p.m. in the 900 block of Mare Island Way. The incident shocked the local…

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John Early

Male, age 60 · White-hall, Illinois

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

John Craig Early, a 60-year-old white male from White Hall, Illinois, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2014, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Born on February 26, 1954, in Jacksonville, Illinois, he was the son of John T. and Betty Nance Early. He is…

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Marcus Harris

Male, age 20 · Washington-park, Illinois

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marcus O. Harris, a 20-year-old African American male from Washington Park, Illinois, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked significant concern within the community. Marcus was…

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Charles Vincent

Male, age 59 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Charles Vincent, a 59-year-old Black man, was killed by gunfire in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the hours around July 13, 2014, a night that began quietly and ended with police racing to catch up to violence that had already done its work. In the dim stretch of…

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Derrick L. Matthews

Male, age 33 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Derrick L. Matthews, a 33-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on July 13, 2014, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Derrick was born on June 28, 1981, to Kent Hines and Rebecker Mathews in Washington, DC. He was survived by his wife, Johnette…

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Jordan Skaggs

Female, age 30 · Richlands, North Carolina

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jordan Margaret Peters Skaggs, a 30-year-old white female, tragically passed away on July 13, 2014, in Richlands, North Carolina. Jordan was born on July 27, 1983, and was a devoted mother of three children. She graduated from Fort Defiance High School in…

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Kerry Gray

Male, age 39 · Woodleaf, North Carolina

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kerry Gray, a 39-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 13, 2014, in Woodleaf, North Carolina. Kerry, affectionately known as "Red," was born on July 12, 1975, in Davie County. He was deeply loved by his family and community, known…

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Tommy Key

Male, age 70 · Henderson, North Carolina

Killed Jul 13, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tommy Lee Key, a 70-year-old white male, passed away on July 13, 2014, in Henderson, North Carolina. He was found dead inside his home on Oxford Road, suffering from a single gunshot wound. Despite the nature of his death, investigators did not suspect foul…

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