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Deaths by Force on July 15

725 open cases in our database happened on July 15. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (521)

Marc Anthony Ramirez - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Marc Anthony Ramirez

Male, age 22 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Jul 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marc Anthony Ramirez, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on July 15, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. His body was discovered on the side of the road near Rustic Oak and Running Springs by a delivery driver. The medical examiner determined that Ramirez…

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Ty-Ron Phelps - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

Ty-Ron Phelps

Male, age 15 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On July 15, 2018, Ty-Ron Phelps, a 15-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, was found shot to death near 464 Noah Avenue. The incident occurred at approximately 10:26 p.m., and despite ongoing investigations by the Akron Police Department, the case remains…

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Leon Sanders - Selma, Alabama
Death by Force

Leon Sanders

Male, age 24 · Selma, Alabama
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, a dispute in Selma, Alabama, turned fatal, ending the life of 24-year-old Leon Lamar Sanders, a male resident of the city. On July 14, 2018, at the intersection of First Avenue and Lauderdale Street, a fight is believed to have broken…

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Willie Leam Peoples - Bismarck, North Dakota
Death by Force

Willie Leam Peoples

Male, age 59 · Bismarck, North Dakota
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, a situation unfolded in Bismarck, North Dakota, that ended in the death of 59-year-old Willie Leam Peoples, a Black / African American male. On the afternoon of July 15th, a call was made to 911 reporting an armed robbery. The events…

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Michael Chesna - Weymouth, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Michael Chesna

Male, age 42 · Weymouth, Massachusetts
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On July 15, 2018, Sergeant Michael Chesna, a 42-year-old veteran of the Weymouth Police Department in Massachusetts, was fatally shot while responding to a report of an erratic driver near South Shore Hospital. The incident began when Chesna encountered…

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Vera Adams - Weymouth, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Vera Adams

Female, age 77 · Weymouth, Massachusetts
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Vera Adams, a 77-year-old White female and lifelong resident of Weymouth, Massachusetts, had her life abruptly ended on July 15, 2018. A kind and private woman, she lived a quiet and modest life. She was known for her generosity, warm demeanor, and a…

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Floyd Davenport IV - Bethany, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Floyd Davenport IV

Male, age 15 · Bethany, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, a life that began with a tenacious fight for survival was tragically cut short. Floyd Chianti Davenport IV, a 15-year-old male, died on July 15, 2018, outside his home in Bethany, Oklahoma. Born prematurely at just one pound and ten…

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Dervy Almonte-Moore - Clifton, New Jersey
Death by Force

Dervy Almonte-Moore

Male, age 27 · Clifton, New Jersey
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 15, 2018, Dervy Almonte-Moore, a 27-year-old man, was working his job as a pizza delivery driver, a role he used to support his dream of becoming a radiologist. A native of the Dominican Republic who had recently become a…

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Darius James Ross - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Darius James Ross

Male, age 28 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer evening in Gary, Indiana, what began as a celebration of life turned into a scene of devastating loss. Darius James Ross, a 28-year-old Black man, was out with his fiancée, Heather Talley, and their friend, Nicholas Edwards, to commemorate his…

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Heather Talley - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Heather Talley

Female, age 27 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer night in July of 2018, a birthday celebration ended in a tragic loss of three lives. Heather Talley, a 27-year-old female, her fiancé Darius Ross, 28, and their friend Nicholas Edwards, 28, were fatally shot in Gary, Indiana, on July 15th after a…

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Nicholas Edwards - Gary, Indiana
Death by Force

Nicholas Edwards

Male, age 28 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer night in July 2018, 28-year-old Nicholas Edwards was out celebrating a friend's birthday in Gary, Indiana. This night of celebration with his friends, Darius Ross, 28, and his fiancée, Heather Talley, 27, would tragically be their last. The group…

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Tramane Scott - Fort-wayne, Indiana
Death by Force

Tramane Scott

Male, age 29 · Fort-wayne, Indiana
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 29-year-old Tramane L. Scott was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that unfolded in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A Black male, Scott was fatally shot on the evening of Sunday, July 15, 2018, in the south-central area of…

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Shannon Hibler - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Shannon Hibler

Male, age 23 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On July 15, 2018, a violent confrontation in St. Louis, Missouri, claimed the life of Shannon D. Hibler. The 23-year-old Black male was at a Price Chopper grocery store located at 2747 Goodfellow Boulevard in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood when the…

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Juquel Young - Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Juquel Young

Male, age 17 · Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 17-year-old Juquel Keshon Young was tragically cut short. On the evening of July 15th, in Charleston, South Carolina, Juquel was found shot to death near the basketball courts of a West Ashley apartment complex. Alongside…

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Quatavious Freeman - Greenwood, South Carolina
Death by Force

Quatavious Freeman

Male, age 23 · Greenwood, South Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Sunday, July 15, 2018, Greenwood County lost Quatavious Freeman, 23, an African American man, after gunfire erupted along Sumter Street. He was known at home as “Tay,” a young father whose life revolved around his children, music, and the pull of…

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Talekuz Williams - Charleston, South Carolina
Death by Force

Talekuz Williams

Male, age 15 · Charleston, South Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 15-year-old Talekuz Williams was tragically cut short. On the evening of July 15th, Talekuz, a male student at West Ashley High School, was with a group of other young men near the basketball courts of an apartment complex…

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Ricky Tyrone Williams - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Ricky Tyrone Williams

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 36-year-old Ricky Tyrone Williams, a male resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, July 15, 2018, Williams became a victim of the city's ongoing gun violence. Authorities were called to the 4300…

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Justin Richey - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Justin Richey

Male, age 16 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer Sunday afternoon in East New York, Brooklyn, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Justin Richey, a 16-year-old male, was on Blake Avenue between Euclid Avenue and Pine Street on July 15, 2018, when he was…

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Carlos Raymond Sanchez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Carlos Raymond Sanchez

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Carlos Raymond Sanchez, a 43-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2018, in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred around 10:50 p.m. while Sanchez…

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Everado Anguiano - Planada, California
Death by Force

Everado Anguiano

Male, age 19 · Planada, California
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On July 15, 2018, Everardo Anguiano, a 19-year-old resident of Planada, California, was tragically killed. Merced County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call in the 60 block of South Plainsburg Road in Planada, where they found Anguiano suffering from a…

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Frank Daniel Perez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Frank Daniel Perez

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Frank Daniel Perez, a 24-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2018, in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred shortly before 1:15 a.m.…

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Zachary Whittington - Carmichael, California
Death by Force

Zachary Whittington

Male, age 16 · Carmichael, California
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Zachary Whittington, a 16-year-old from Carmichael, California, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2018. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside an apartment in Carmichael. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department responded to the scene and…

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John Hearring - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

John Hearring

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

John Hearring, a 63-year-old man from Chicago, was found dead in his apartment on July 15, 2018. He was discovered by a neighbor who then contacted the police. The autopsy revealed that Hearring died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a…

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Kejuan Griffin - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Kejuan Griffin

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kejuan Griffin, a 21-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 15, 2018, in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. when Kejuan and another man were standing on the sidewalk in…

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Mashell Rena Appleton - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Mashell Rena Appleton

Female, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mashell Rena Appleton, a 59-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on July 15, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. On that fateful morning, Mashell was on her way to a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Romeoville. She was accompanied by two…

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Antonio Devon Wright - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Antonio Devon Wright

Male, age 33 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Antonio Devon Wright, a 33-year-old African American male from Burlington, North Carolina, was found shot to death in the parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 1400 block of N.C. 54 Highway on July 16, 2018. The incident was connected to a…

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Brian Rashad Wiley - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Brian Rashad Wiley

Male, age 31 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Brian Rashad Wiley, a 31-year-old African American male, was found dead in the parking lot of the Foxfire apartment complex in Durham, North Carolina, on July 15, 2018. The police responded to the scene around 2 a.m. and discovered Wiley's body with multiple…

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Gabriel Dominguez Parral - Winston-salem, North Carolina
Death by Force

Gabriel Dominguez Parral

Male, age 26 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Gabriel Dominguez Parral, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2018, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Gabriel was born on June 18, 1992, in Orange County, California, to Gabriel and Clotilde Dominguez. He was a resident of…

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Jamie Bright - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jamie Bright

Male, age 18 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jamie Bright, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jamie was a promising young athlete, having been a member of the Harding University High School football team that won the state…

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Robert Traylor - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Robert Traylor

Male, age 70 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Robert Traylor, a 22-year-old African American male from Riverside, Ohio, was fatally shot in the early hours of July 1, 2018. The incident occurred around 1:18 a.m. in the parking lot of a United Dairy Farmers convenience store located at 3026 Harshman Road…

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TyRon Phelps - Akron, Ohio
Death by Force

TyRon Phelps

Male, age 15 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

TyRon Anthony L. Phelps, a 15-year-old African American male from Akron, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2018. He was found deceased near 464 Noah Avenue in Akron, OH, and his death was ruled a homicide. The incident occurred at around 10:26 PM…

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Richard Jackson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Richard Jackson

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer evening in Philadelphia, what began as a family barbecue ended in a senseless tragedy that claimed the life of 40-year-old Richard Jackson. The incident, which took place on July 15, 2018, was sparked by a piece of fatherly advice. Jackson, a…

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Sue Ellen Grundon - Enola, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Sue Ellen Grundon

Female, age 54 · Enola, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the quiet community of Enola, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the tragic death of Sue Ellen Grundon, a 54-year-old woman. On the evening of July 15th, events unfolded at a residence on Country Club Road that would end in a devastating…

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Frazier Bernard Lumpkins - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Frazier Bernard Lumpkins

Male, age 66 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, tragedy struck in Nashville, Tennessee, when Frazier Bernard Lumpkins, a 66-year-old man, was fatally shot. The incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, July 15, 2018. Residents near the 1700 block of 23rd Avenue North reported…

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Demarquiz Quintev Smith. - El-paso, Texas
Death by Force

Demarquiz Quintev Smith.

Male, age 32 · El-paso, Texas
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Demarquiz Quintev Smith, a 32-year-old male resident of Fort Bliss, Texas, was tragically shot and killed outside Club Hush in Northeast El Paso on July 15, 2018. Smith was exiting the club's parking lot in a vehicle when shots were fired at his car. He…

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Grace Seward - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Grace Seward

Female, age 24 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Grace Abigail Seward, a 24-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on July 15, 2018. Grace, who was born on September 9, 1993, was ambushed and fatally shot in an attack that also left her friend critically injured. The incident…

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Jennifer Hoekstra Birch - El-paso, Texas
Death by Force

Jennifer Hoekstra Birch

Female, age 34 · El-paso, Texas
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jennifer Hoekstra Birch, a 34-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 15, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. She was a devoted mother to her four children and worked as an assistant manager at a local supermarket. Known for her bubbly…

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Lisa Blankenship - Brownfield, Texas
Death by Force

Lisa Blankenship

Female, age 58 · Brownfield, Texas
Killed Jul 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lisa Blankenship, a 58-year-old woman from Brownfield, Texas, tragically passed away on July 15, 2018. She was born on April 30, 1960, in Lubbock, Texas, and was raised in Meadow, Texas. Lisa was known for her kind and compassionate nature, and she had a deep…

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Mercedes Esquijarosa - Miami, Florida
Death by Force

Mercedes Esquijarosa

Female, age 53 · Miami, Florida
Found Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mercedes Esquijarosa, age 53, was found shot to death on July 15, 2017, in Miami, Florida. The homicide took place in the early morning hours at approximately 4:30 AM in the area of 1875 SW 14 Terrace, in the Coral Way neighborhood of Miami. At the time of…

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Willie Cooper - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Willie Cooper

Male, age 58 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Willie Cooper, aged 58, was fatally shot on July 15, 2017, in the Far South Side of Chicago, near the nonprofit he ran, Lilydale Outreach Workers for a Better Community. Cooper was a well-known community activist who dedicated his life to helping at-risk…

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Christopher Johnson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Christopher Johnson

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 15, 2017, Christopher Johnson, a 20-year-old African American male, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred while he was sitting inside a vehicle in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. Christopher had recently purchased the…

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Robert Sharpe - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Robert Sharpe

Male, age 60 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Sharpe, aged 60, was tragically killed on July 15, 2017, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. A Marine Corps veteran, Sharpe was on his way to a dialysis treatment when he was approached by an assailant during what appeared to be an…

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Tyson Gibbs - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Tyson Gibbs

Male, age 19 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a 19-year-old male named Tyson Gibbs was found shot to death behind an apartment building on the evening of July 15, 2017. Police who arrived at the scene on South 38th and Herman Streets immediately began…

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Joseph Mcnay - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Joseph Mcnay

Male, age 16 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada, a tragedy struck that cut short the life of a young man. Joseph McNay, a 16-year-old Caucasian male, became a victim of gun violence on July 15th of that year. The incident left a community searching for answers and…

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Steven Cardenas - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Steven Cardenas

Male, age 58 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In July 2017, Steven Cardenas was tragically killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a brutal attack. His death, which occurred on July 15, has remained a perplexing unsolved case in the city. While some details surrounding the case have emerged, such as the…

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Marall Edwards - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Marall Edwards

Male, age 39 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 39-year-old Marall Edwards was tragically cut short. On the night of July 15th, officers from the Midtown Hills Precinct responded to a shooting call at the Acklen Park apartment complex in Nashville, Tennessee. Just inside…

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Desmond Smith - Ashdown, Arkansas
Death by Force

Desmond Smith

Male, age 19 · Ashdown, Arkansas
Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Desmond Smith, 19, a Black male, was shot during a drive-by attack in the early morning hours on Washington Street in Ashdown, Arkansas, and was taken by private vehicle to Little River Memorial Hospital, where he died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Another…

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Kiera Quintana - Grand Junction, Colorado
Death by Force

Kiera Quintana

Female, age 17 · Grand Junction, Colorado
Killed Jul 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 15, 2017, the life of 17-year-old Kiera Breanne Quintana was tragically cut short in Grand Junction, Colorado. Kiera, a beloved daughter, sister, and friend, was shot and killed in the parking lot of an Orchard Mesa City…

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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.