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Hilda M. Gonzalez

Female, age 61 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 24, 2014 · 12 years ago

Hilda M. Gonzalez, a 61-year-old Hispanic woman, passed away on July 24, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. The circumstances surrounding her death have been the subject of various investigations and legal proceedings. The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office…

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Marquis Deshaun Lawson

Male, age 18 · Gray, Georgia

Killed Jul 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Gray, Georgia, the life of Marquis Deshaun Lawson, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short. On July 24, 2013, between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM, Lawson was struck by a vehicle in what the Georgia…

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Coby R Bridgmon

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

Coby R. Bridgmon, aged 29, was fatally shot on July 24, 2013, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place when Bridgmon was on the street and reportedly asked someone for a lighter. This seemingly mundane interaction led to a…

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Marqui Hopkins

Male, age 22 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Las Vegas, on July 24, 2013, the life of 22-year-old Marqui Hopkins, an African-American male, was tragically cut short. Police were called to the 1700 block of West Bonanza Road, near Martin Luther King Boulevard…

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Adriano Diaz

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Found Jul 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

Adriano Diaz, a 26-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, was fatally shot on July 24, 2013. The incident occurred after Adriano reportedly surprised burglars in the process of attempting a robbery. The Houston Police Department received a call around 9:45 p.m.…

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Paul DeWolf

Male, age 25 · Ann-arbor, Michigan

Killed Jul 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the summer of 2013, the promising life of Paul DeWolf, a 25-year-old male, was tragically cut short. A dedicated student at the University of Michigan Medical School and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, DeWolf was discovered deceased in his Ann…

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Louis Spears

Male, age 39 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 24, 2013 · 13 years ago

A 39-year-old African-American man, Louis Spears, was fatally shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on what began as an ordinary Tuesday morning. The incident occurred while Spears was standing on the front porch of a residence, a place of supposed safety that was…

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Louis Spears

Male, age 39 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, a violent act shattered the peace of a Baton Rouge neighborhood, leaving a family grieving and a community searching for answers. On the evening of July 24th, Louis Spears, a 39-year-old African-American man, was standing on the front…

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Dan Adams

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

On July 24, 2012, violence struck on the east side of Detroit, Michigan, claiming the life of an 18-year-old African American male named Dan Adams. The young man was located in the 5200 block of Lenox Street, a residential area situated near the intersection…

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Wayne Cross

Male, age 52 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

On July 24, 2012, Wayne Cross, age 52, was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina. Police responded to reports of a shooting on North Miami Boulevard, where they found Cross with fatal gunshot wounds. Despite efforts by local law enforcement to gather…

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Milton F Jackson

Male, age 51 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a summer night in Richmond, Virginia, the life of Milton F. Jackson, a 51-year-old Caucasian man, was tragically cut short. On July 24, 2012, in the parking lot of a Family Dollar on Jefferson Davis Highway, Jackson was fatally shot. The Richmond Police…

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Emmanuel Dewayne Brown

Male, age 26 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

A 26-year-old man, Emmanuel Dewayne Brown, tragically lost his life in what has been described as an act of gun violence in Roanoke, Virginia, on July 24, 2012. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his death are not readily available in public…

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Milton Jackson

Male, age 51 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of Milton F. Jackson, a 51-year-old Caucasian man, was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On July 24, 2012, at approximately 10:31 p.m., a 911 call was made reporting a person shot in…

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Jeremy Ridenbaugh

Male, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 24, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jeremy Alan Ridenbaugh, a 36-year-old man from Steubenville, Ohio, was fatally shot on July 24, 2012, in Columbus, OH. He was in Columbus with his girlfriend, Melissa J. Reynolds, 26, to buy Christmas presents for their blended family. The couple was at a…

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Kerry Dawson

Male, age 24 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kerry Dawson, a 24-year-old San Francisco resident, was fatally shot on July 24, 2010, in the Bayview district. His car was ambushed, and multiple firearms were used in the attack. The assailants riddled the vehicle with bullets, leaving Dawson critically…

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Jose (Anthony) Hernandez Jr

Male, age 29 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jose “Anthony” Hernandez Jr., a 29-year-old Hispanic / Latino male, was shot in Wilmington, Delaware, after police were called to the 1000 block of West 6th Street late on July 24, 2010. The night had already slipped toward midnight when the call came in…

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Eugene Brown

Male, age 28 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Eugene Brown, a 28-year-old man, was tragically murdered on July 24, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred in the city's northwest area, and the details surrounding his death remain unclear. Despite investigative efforts by the Jacksonville…

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Keith King

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Keith King, aged 20, was shot and killed on July 24, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place during a late-night altercation, leading to gunfire that claimed his life. The shooting occurred in a neighborhood known for challenges with violence and…

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Henry Adams

Male, age 33 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early moments of a warm New Orleans Saturday, on July 24, 2010, the joyous sounds of a house party were tragically silenced by gunfire. Henry M. Adams Sr., a 33-year-old African-American man known affectionately as 'DJ Redneck,' was among those struck.…

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Ryan Trosclair

Male, age 35 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, the life of 35-year-old Ryan T. Trosclair, a Caucasian male, came to a violent and tragic end in New Orleans, Louisiana. His disappearance sometime between July 22nd and July 24th culminated in the grim discovery of his charred remains…

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Sherron Caldwell

Male, age 34 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, the city of St. Louis, Missouri, was grappling with a significant wave of violence, a reality that tragically befell 34-year-old Sherron Tyrone Caldwell. On July 24th of that year, Caldwell's life was cut short when he was killed in the…

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Shirley Conway

Female, age 63 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a summer day in Buffalo, New York, 63-year-old Shirley Conway, a Black female, was found deceased in her home at 576 Goodyear Avenue on July 24, 2010. Her death was subsequently ruled a homicide, leaving her community and family seeking answers that have…

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Kyleem Spain

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Kyleem Spain, a 19-year-old from Philadelphia, was shot and killed on July 24, 2010, on North Edgewood Street. Spain’s death was part of a surge in violence during 2010 that saw numerous young victims. The shooting took place in an area known for frequent…

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Janene Thomas

Female, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

On July 24, 2010, 22-year-old Janene Thomas was tragically shot and killed in Philadelphia. She was one of the victims in a particularly violent year for the city, where gun-related homicides constituted the majority of killings. The incident took place in a…

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Timothy M Walker

Male, age 20 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a summer evening in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the life of a young Black man, Timothy M. Walker, was tragically cut short. On July 24, 2010, the 20-year-old was enjoying time with his cousin and a friend on the porch of his grandmother's home in the Tower…

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Rahim Hicks

Male, age 21 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 24, 2010, the life of 21-year-old Rahim Hicks was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire outside a seafood restaurant in Chester, Pennsylvania. Hicks, a graduate of Chester High School who was known for his…

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Erika Johnetta Gee

Female, age 31 · Hitchcock, Texas

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Erika Johnetta Gee, a 31-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on July 24, 2010, in Hitchcock, Texas. The incident occurred late on a Saturday night when Erika was at her apartment in the 5800 block of Delaney. The events leading to her…

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Patrick Nunnelley

Male, age 23 · Garland, Texas

Killed Jul 24, 2010 · 16 years ago

Patrick Shane Nunnelley, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian male from Garland, Texas, was drawn into a violent confrontation in the early hours of July 24, 2010, at the Windward Passage II Apartments on Bass Pro Drive. What began as a personal dispute turned…

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Mahesh Thakorbhai Zaveri

Male, age 50 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

Mahesh Thakorbhai Zaveri, 50, a White man from Nashville, Tennessee, was found late on the night of Friday, July 24, 2009, lying in the roadway on Briley Park Boulevard near Brick Church Pike. The discovery was made by a passerby, the kind of moment that…

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Harold Phillips

Male, age 54 · Colfax, Louisiana

Killed Jul 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the small town of Colfax, Louisiana, the life of 54-year-old Harold Phillips was cut short on July 24, 2009. On that day, Phillips, a male, was shot five times in the back by Colfax police officer Stephen Merchant. The incident led to a legal battle that…

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Marquis J Cerda

Male, age 31 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 24, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the summer of 2009, the life of 31-year-old Marquis J. Cerda was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On July 24th, the African American man became the victim of a homicide, a violent end to a life that left a community in mourning and a family…

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David Montgomery

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

David Montgomery, aged 20, was killed on July 24, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a year when the city was grappling with high levels of violent crime, adding to the already significant number of homicides that plagued Chicago in 2008.…

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Bernard Williams

Male, age 31 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Bernard Robert Williams Jr., 31, a Black male, was living in Las Vegas after moving from Gary, Indiana when his life ended on July 24, 2008. Loved ones later remembered a man who sang in church choirs, played piano, and had recently built a life in Nevada…

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Simon Ledezma

Male, age 30 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Simon Ledezma, 30, a Hispanic/Latino man, was killed in Las Vegas on July 24, 2008, his death ruled a homicide. The available public record is spare on circumstance, but it places him among the city’s victims whose cases were opened by local authorities in…

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Leonard Rodriguez

Male, age 21 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Jul 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Leonard Rodriguez, aged 21, was killed on July 24, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident remains unsolved and is part of a series of high-profile homicides that have challenged law enforcement in the area. Rodriguez was known for his connection to the…

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Justin McFarland

Male, age 11 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a horrific act of violence in Birmingham, Alabama, claimed the life of 11-year-old Justin McFarland, a young male, in a case that would unravel a story of a family targeted and a home set ablaze. On July 24, 2008, Justin, his…

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Mariyah House

Female · Inglewood, California

Killed Jul 24, 2008 · 18 years ago

Mariyah House was only six months old when her life came to a tragic end on Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Inglewood, California. The infant, a Black female, died after suffering injuries that authorities determined were the result of homicidal violence. What…

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Fred Apodaca

Male, age 36 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 24, 2005 · 21 years ago

On July 24, 2005, 36-year-old Fred Tony Apodaca III, known as 'Tony' to his family and friends, passed away in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born on September 8, 1968, in Georgia, Tony was the son of Fred Apodaca Jr. and Isabelle Apodaca. He was a beloved nephew…

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Cedric Jermaine Moore

Male, age 23 · Kershaw-county, South Carolina

Killed Jul 24, 2004 · 22 years ago

A quiet wave of sorrow washed over Kershaw County, South Carolina, in the summer of 2004. On a warm July day, the life of 23-year-old Cedric Jermaine Moore, a Black man with a future seemingly full of promise, was tragically cut short. Born in the neighboring…

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Mark Warren Davis

Male, age 44 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 24, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of January 18, 2019, tragedy befell a family in Centennial, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. Mark Daniel Davis, a 48-year-old man, was ambushed and fatally shot while on his way to a bus stop. A disabled father of six who walked…

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Sharon McCool

Female, age 35 · Williamson County, Texas

Found Jul 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

On July 24, 1998, the body of Sharon Russ McCool, a 35-year-old woman, was discovered near the intersection of Great Oaks Drive and Conchos Valley Drive in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas. A civilian passing by the area found her body and notified…

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John M. Gibson

Male, age 42 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the late afternoon of a bright July day in 1998, the U.S. Capitol, usually a symbol of serene order, became the scene of a sudden and violent rampage. John Michael Gibson, a 42-year-old United States Capitol Police detective, was at his post, assigned to…

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Jacob Joseph Chestnut

Male, age 58 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 24, 1998 · 28 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., a day that began like any other for United States Capitol Police Officer Jacob Joseph Chestnut, an African American man, ended in an abrupt and violent tragedy. The 58-year-old male officer was a veteran, not only of…

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Jamie Jones

Male, age 39 · Fostoria, Ohio

Killed Jul 24, 1994 · 32 years ago

On July 24, 1994, Jamie Jones, a 39-year-old man from Fostoria, Ohio, was tragically killed in an incident that remains unsolved. Jamie Jones was last seen during the early morning hours near the intersection of East Crocker Street and South Poplar Street…

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Eric Jackson

Male, age 25 · Adams, Colorado

Killed Jul 24, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the summer of 1994, a life was tragically cut short in Adams County, Colorado. Eric Jackson, a 25-year-old Black male, found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time on the night of July 24th. A large altercation erupted in the parking lot of a venue…

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Randy Hawkins

Male, age 24 · Manchester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 24, 1994 · 32 years ago

On a summer day in 1994, a young man’s life was tragically cut short on a basketball court in the Manchester neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Randy Hawkins, a 23-year-old male, was an aspiring athlete who played basketball and football at Langley…

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Amber Duncan

Female, age 6 · Mason City, Iowa

Killed Jul 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

On a hot summer day in Mason City, Iowa, the life of 6-year-old Amber Duncan, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short on July 24, 1993. Amber, her 10-year-old sister Kandace, their mother Lori Ann Duncan, and Lori's boyfriend, Greg Nicholson, were all…

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Greg Nicholson

Male, age 34 · Mason City, Iowa

Killed Jul 24, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a chilling series of events unfolded in Mason City, Iowa, culminating in the death of 34-year-old Greg Nicholson. A male resident of the city, Nicholson found himself entangled in the dangerous world of methamphetamine trafficking, a…

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