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Cherish Jackson

Female, age 3 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cherish Jackson, a 3-year-old African American girl from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost her life on July 20, 2019. The incident occurred when her father, Terrence Jackson, shot her twice in the head before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide.…

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Floyd Faint

Male, age 29 · Joliet, Illinois

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Floyd Faint Jr., a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 20, 2019, in Joliet, Illinois. Floyd Jr. was fatally shot multiple times on a Saturday morning along the I&M Canal State Trail near Rockdale. The Illinois State Police took…

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Roderick J Gaut

Male, age 40 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Shreveport, Louisiana, a dispute over something as ordinary as a parking spot escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 40-year-old Roderick J. Gaut, a Black male. The incident unfolded on Saturday, July 20, 2019, in the…

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Brendan Robert Hurley

Male, age 23 · Zebulon, North Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brendan Robert Hurley, a 23-year-old white male, was found dead near Zebulon, NC, on July 20, 2019. His remains were discovered off Covered Bridge Road in Johnston County. An autopsy revealed that Hurley had been shot at least six times, including in the…

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Jeffery Dean Odum Jr

Male, age 31 · Orrum, North Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jeffery Dean Odum Jr., a 31-year-old man from Orrum, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2019. The incident occurred late on a Saturday night, around 11 p.m., when deputies responded to a shooting on Acre Lane in Orrum. Jeffery Dean Odum Jr.…

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John David Campbell III

Male, age 26 · Red-springs, North Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

John David Campbell III, a 26-year-old male from Red Springs, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2019. The incident occurred during a birthday party on Folly Drive in Red Springs. According to reports, an altercation broke out at the party…

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Kyle Otto

Male, age 31 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kyle Travis Otto, a 31-year-old man from York, PA, was tragically shot and killed on July 20, 2019, just after celebrating his 31st birthday. He was known for being a loving father to his daughter Khiah Lou and an aspiring entrepreneur. The incident occurred…

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Cedric Carter

Male, age 38 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cedric Carter, a 38-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas, tragically died on July 20, 2019, from a gunshot wound. He was found inside a home in the 5100 block of Oriole Drive, suffering from the injury, and later succumbed to his wounds at a Beaumont hospital.…

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Terrance Carter

Male, age 28 · Waco, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Terrance Carter, a 28-year-old male from Waco, Texas, was tragically found dead on July 20, 2019, in his apartment at 1702 Dallas Circle, Apartment A. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and Justice of the Peace James Lee pronounced him dead at the…

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Frank Pineda

Male, age 41 · Surprise, Arizona

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer day in Surprise, Arizona, a dispute over an air conditioning repair tragically escalated, ending the life of 41-year-old Frank Pineda on July 20, 2018. Pineda, a homeowner in the area of Citrus Road and Grand Avenue, had called for a repairman to…

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James Tyrone Eaton

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 20, 2018, a tragic event unfolded on the 300 block of Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C. James Tyrone Eaton, a 26-year-old Black male, was engaged in conversation with a group of men when his life was abruptly…

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George Allen Smith

Male, age 82 · Ponca City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Ponca City, Oklahoma, the lives of George Allen Smith, 82, and his wife, KaySue Kinkaid Smith, 80, came to a tragic end on July 20, 2018. The couple, who had been married for nearly six decades, were discovered deceased in a local…

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Kay Suzan Smith

Female, age 80 · Ponca City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

An elderly couple from Ponca City, Oklahoma, Kay Suzan Smith, 80, and her husband, George Allen Smith, 82, were found deceased on July 20, 2018, in a case that shocked the local community. The pair, who had been married for nearly six decades, were discovered…

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Kleontay Jamison

Male, age 26 · Pontiac, Michigan

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 26-year-old Kleontay T. Jamison was cut short in a barrage of gunfire in his hometown of Pontiac, Michigan. A Black male, Jamison was fatally shot on Friday, July 20, 2018, in what became the city's 11th homicide of the…

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Sanjuan Shy

Male, age 40 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Norfolk, Virginia, tragedy struck the family of Sanjuan Shy. The 40-year-old Black man was found suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound on Bolton Street on July 20, 2018. Emergency services were called to the 1300 block of…

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Daveon Cooksey

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of July 20, 2017, police in Kansas City, Missouri, were dispatched to a reported shooting near the intersection of East 28th Street and Walrond Avenue. Upon arrival at the scene around 5:40 p.m., officers discovered a 25-year-old Black male…

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Devon Rideout

Female, age 24 · Oceanside, California

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Devon Rideout, a 24-year-old Navy corpsman stationed at Camp Pendleton, was tragically killed on July 20, 2018, in Oceanside, California. Rideout was shot multiple times by her upstairs neighbor, Eduardo Arriola, as she was walking her dog near their…

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Ostin Omar Tillett

Male, age 30 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ostin Omar Tillett, a 30-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2018, in Inglewood, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Tillett died from gunshot wounds. The incident occurred on a Friday, and his death was…

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Marley Jackson

Male, age 34 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marley Jackson, a 34-year-old African American man, was tragically shot to death on July 20, 2018, inside his luxury condo at the Blue on The Bay complex in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred shortly before 1:30 a.m., when Miami police responded to reports…

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Nicholas Mortazavi

Male, age 20 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Nicholas Mortazavi, a 20-year-old male from Tampa, FL, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2018. Nicholas, who was of mixed ethnicity, was known for his infectious smile and affectionate nature. He was attending college in St. Petersburg, FL, and was deeply…

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Javier Anderson

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Javier L. Anderson, a 27-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 20, 2018, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred while he was in a vehicle, and the circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject…

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Justin Kapoor

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Justin A. Kapoor, a 27-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2018. Justin, who was born on February 19, 1991, in Danville, Illinois, was raised by his grandmother, Helen “Lyons” Wheeler, and his aunt and uncle, Cathy and Gary…

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Braxton Dent

Male, age 24 · Marrero, Louisiana

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Braxton Dent, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on the evening of Friday, July 20, 2018, in his hometown of Marrero, Louisiana. The incident that led to his untimely death unfolded outside a bar on Ames Boulevard, a scene that…

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Luis Bravo

Male, age 16 · Wilson, North Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Luis Bravo, a 16-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2018, in Wilson, North Carolina. The incident occurred at a Speedway gas station on Freeman Street, where Luis was found with gunshot wounds. Despite paramedics' efforts to revive…

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Matthew Pressley

Male, age 36 · Nebo, North Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Matthew Glenn Pressley, a 36-year-old white male, passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2018, at his residence in Nebo, North Carolina. He was born on July 19, 1982, in McDowell County, North Carolina. Matthew was known for his generous heart and his love for…

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Gary Cameron

Male, age 22 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Gary Cameron, a 22-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2018, in Springfield, Ohio. He was found shot on Russell Avenue, near Springmont Avenue, just after midnight. When police arrived at the scene, they…

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Harold Hayes

Male, age 58 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the predawn hours of a mid-October morning in 1971, a 17-year-old African American teenager named Elton Hayes was a passenger in a truck being driven by his friend through the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. A high-speed chase with law enforcement officers…

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Jamie Scott Barron

Male, age 27 · Sevierville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a July evening in 2018, the life of 27-year-old Jamie Scott Barron of Gadsden, Alabama, was cut short in the parking lot of a Hampton Inn on Highway 66 in Sevierville, Tennessee. The male victim was discovered in a truck with a fatal gunshot wound to his…

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Mark Hausknecht

Male, age 65 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dr. Mark Hausknecht, a 65-year-old Caucasian male, was a renowned cardiologist at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. On July 20, 2018, while riding his bicycle to work, Dr. Hausknecht was tragically shot and killed by Joseph James Pappas, a former…

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Juan Carlos Gomez

Male, age 32 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Juan Carlos Gomez, a 32-year-old male of Mexican ethnicity, tragically died on July 20, 2018, in Austin, Texas. He was found with a gunshot wound in the 9300 block of FM 969 in east Travis County. The circumstances surrounding his death led to a thorough…

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Keith Duanne Johnson

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Keith Duanne Johnson, a 33-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on July 20, 2018, in Houston, Texas. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred in the parking lot of a northwest Harris County apartment complex. The…

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Christopher Burdette

Male, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Christopher Burdette was 48 years old when he died on Monday, February 26, 2018, from complications of injuries he suffered in an attack nearly eight years earlier. The attack happened in the 800 block of Park Avenue in Baltimore. On Friday, July 20, 2018…

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Jason Little

Male, age 42 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of July 20, 2017, 42-year-old Jason Little was fatally stabbed in San Francisco's Hayes Valley neighborhood. Police responded to the scene at the intersection of Lily Street and Octavia Boulevard around 7:09 PM, where they found Little with…

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Jaron Jackson

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jaron Jackson, a 21-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on July 20, 2017, in Chicago. His death occurred amidst a violent period in the city, where shootings and homicides were alarmingly high. Jackson's murder is one of many that contributed to…

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Daveon C Cooksey

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of July 20, 2017, the Kansas City Police Department received a dispatch call regarding a shooting incident in the area of 28th Street and Walrond Avenue. Upon arriving at the scene at approximately 5:35 p.m., officers located a victim suffering…

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James Smith

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Smith, aged 18, was fatally shot on July 20, 2017, in Houston, Texas. The homicide took place in the early hours in Southwest Houston, and law enforcement responded quickly after receiving reports of gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, Houston Police…

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Grant Young

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Grant D. Young was a 25-year-old Black male whose life was taken by gun violence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 20, 2017. Public homicide records identify Young’s death as a murder investigated by the Milwaukee Police Department. Memorial records created…

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Dyontae Terrell Gross

Male, age 21 · Evergreen, Alabama

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer day in Evergreen, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Dyontae Terrell Gross was cut short by an act of gun violence on July 20, 2017. Born on October 3, 1994, to Jennifer Jenkins and Willie Earl Gross, Dyontae was a graduate of Hillcrest High…

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Maria Rocio Pasillas

Female, age 38 · Burley, Idaho

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Maria Rocio Pasillas, a 38-year-old Caucasian female, tragically lost her life on July 20, 2017, in Burley, Idaho. Her death was the result of a murder-suicide orchestrated by her husband, 43-year-old Felipe Caldera Pasillas. The couple was discovered in the…

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Marcus Stephens

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Washington, D.C., a young man's life was cut short by an act of violence. On July 20, 2017, Marcus Stephens, a 26-year-old Black male, was in the 1000 block of 17th Street, NE, when he was fatally shot. The incident…

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Grant D. Young

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Grant D. Young, a 25-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On July 20, 2017, in the vicinity of 4th and Melvina Street, gunfire erupted, leaving Young with fatal injuries. He was rushed to a…

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Tammi Thomas

Female, age 36 · Cordell, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Cordell, Oklahoma, a quiet community was shaken by a senseless act of violence that unfolded on July 20, 2017. Inside her home, 36-year-old Tammi Thomas, a mother and a nurse, was fatally shot. Her 14-year-old son, Christian, was also…

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Graciela Portillo-Esparza

Female, age 31 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a brave act to de-escalate a heated argument tragically cut short the life of Graciela Portillo-Esparza, a 31-year-old mother of four, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. On July 20th, at a mobile home park, Graciela stepped in to intervene in a…

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Shann David Goldsmith

Male, age 44 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the dark hours of July 20, 2017, Greenville County deputies were dispatched to a home on Hampton Avenue Extension after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. Shann David Goldsmith, 44, a Black / African American male, was found outside the residence and was…

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Brajoni Christian Freeman

Male, age 32 · Fresno, California

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brajoni Christian Freeman, a 32-year-old barber from Fresno, California, was tragically found dead in his apartment near Fresno State on July 19, 2017. Freeman was discovered by his fiancée, unconscious and bleeding from a gunshot wound to the head. Despite…

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Cynthia Medina

Female, age 37 · Castroville, California

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Cynthia Medina, a 37-year-old resident of Castroville, California, tragically lost her life on the evening of July 20, 2017. The incident occurred on Merritt Street, where an argument between Cynthia and another woman, Melissa Lillian Paniagua, escalated into…

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Lucio Garcia

Male, age 56 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lucio Garcia, a 56-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 20, 2017. The incident occurred in the Arlington Heights neighborhood, specifically in the 1600 block of South Van Ness Avenue. According to reports, Garcia was…

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Maria Kelly

Female, age 66 · San-diego, California

Killed Jul 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Maria Kelly, a 66-year-old resident of San Diego, California, was tragically found dead on July 22, 2017, in her accounting office located on Camino Del Rio South. The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) homicide investigators determined that she had been shot…

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