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Eric Matthew Laird

Male, age 30 · Cary, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

Eric Matthew Laird was 30 years old, a White/Caucasian male, when he was shot and killed in Cary, North Carolina, on July 2, 2023. Although the initial description associated him with Cary, police and later court records identified Laird as being from Lacey…

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Marquis Laquan Powell

Male, age 28 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 2, 2023, 28-year-old Marquis LaQuan Powell of Fayetteville, North Carolina, succumbed to a gunshot wound after being transported to Scotland Memorial Hospital by acquaintances. The Scotland County Sheriff's Office reported that these individuals were…

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Otha Keith Sherrill

Male, age 49 · Salisbury, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of July 2, 2023, at approximately 11:47 p.m., the Salisbury Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 1300 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered 49-year-old Otha Keith Sherrill suffering from a…

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Joshua Paul Gephart

Male, age 36 · Arcata, California

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 2, 2023, at approximately 7:20 a.m., 36-year-old Joshua Paul Gephart was found deceased from a gunshot wound in the 5000 block of Boyd Road in Arcata, California. Gephart, originally from Fortuna, had recently been living transiently in the Valley…

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Arkavious Lamon Parks

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 2, 2023, 26-year-old Arkavious Lamon Parks was fatally shot outside the Vienna Lounge, an after-hours club located in the 13600 block of Bissonnet Street in Houston, Texas. The incident began with a minor vehicle collision in the club's parking lot…

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Bertin Albarran

Male, age 39 · Balch-springs, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 2, 2023, 39-year-old Bertin Albarran was found fatally shot on Lake June Road in Balch Springs, Texas. Earlier that evening, Albarran had attended a house party alongside 22-year-old John Rivera, who resided at the party's location. Surveillance…

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Kyrie Barnes

Male, age 7 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of July 2, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., seven-year-old Kyrie Barnes was in bed playing a video game on his phone in his family's second-story apartment on Rothington Road in Dallas, Texas. Suddenly, a bullet pierced through the wall…

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Peyton Edmonds

Male, age 35 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 2, 2023, at approximately 6:46 p.m., Austin Police Department officers responded to a shooting at Dottie Jordan Neighborhood Park, located in the 2800 block of Loyola Lane in northeast Austin. Upon arrival, they discovered 35-year-old Peyton Edmonds…

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Efren Cayeros

Male, age 42 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, a sense of unease settled over a neighborhood near 42nd Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix. Responding to a call, police officers arrived to a grim scene. There, in the front yard of a residence, they discovered…

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Augustine Andrew Moreno

Male, age 16 · Alamogordo, New Mexico

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On July 2, 2022, Augustine Moreno, a 16-year-old resident of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was found dead at a residence located on the 2000 block of Dewey Lane. The Alamogordo Police Department responded to the residence around 6 am for a welfare check and…

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Patricia Ann Kraus

Female, age 80 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Patricia Ann Kraus, an 80-year-old female, was found deceased in her Greeley, Colorado, home on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The discovery was made by police officers who were called to the residence located in the 4900 block of 23rd Street Road. Inside the home…

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Richard Lee Kraus

Male, age 83 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the quiet life of Richard Lee Kraus, an 83-year-old male, came to a tragic end in Greeley, Colorado. On Saturday, July 2, 2022, he and his 80-year-old wife, Patricia Ann Kraus, were found deceased in their home. Their deaths were the…

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Eduardo Moya-Robaina

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late afternoon of July 2, 2022, a violent encounter at a Las Vegas 7-Eleven permanently altered the lives of several individuals. Eduardo Moya-Robaina, a 28-year-old White male, was fatally shot in the chest outside the convenience store located at…

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Saren Negrete-Perez

Female, age 43 · Derby, Kansas

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, the life of 43-year-old Saren Negrete-Perez, a Caucasian female from California, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in a rural area of Sedgwick County, Kansas. Just after 5 a.m., sheriff's deputies…

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Xzavier Aubid-St.

Male, age 17 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On July 2, 2022, 17-year-old Xzavier 'Zane' Louis Aubid-St. Clair was fatally shot in Duluth, Minnesota. The incident occurred near East 1st Street and 16th Avenue East in the city's Endion neighborhood. Responding officers found Aubid-St. Clair lying on the…

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Allen Gregory Wilson

Male, age 13 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky, 13-year-old Allen Gregory Wilson was fatally shot. A student at Noe Middle School, Allen was known for his love of football and basketball and his competitive yet friendly nature. His…

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Bobby Rodgers

Male, age 29 · Kent, Washington

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a warm summer evening, what began as a joyous celebration of two birthdays at the Central Avenue Pub in Kent, Washington, turned into a scene of tragedy, claiming the life of 29-year-old Bobby E. Rodgers, a Black/African American male. On July 2, 2022, a…

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ChaRiya Johnson

Female, age 21 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, the life of 20-year-old Cha'Riya Johnson, a Black female, was tragically cut short in Oklahoma City. The incident unfolded around 1:35 a.m. in a parking lot at 1148 NE 36th St., where a large crowd had gathered.…

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Velma Doris Walker

Female, age 88 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Velma Doris Walker, an 88-year-old Black female, was found deceased on her front porch in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on the evening of July 2, 2022. A welfare check led police to her home at 3216 NE 14th Pl., where they discovered her slumped over in a chair…

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George Brandon Foster

Male, age 26 · Durant, Mississippi

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On July 2, 2022, 26-year-old George Brandon Foster, a Black man from Holmes County, Mississippi, set out into a summer weekend that should have been like any other. By the time the day was over, he had been lost to gun violence in Durant, Mississippi, his…

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Kerry Young

Male, age 25 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a dispute over a pair of sunglasses tragically escalated, leading to the death of 25-year-old Kerry Gerrale Young Jr. in Gulfport, Mississippi. A Black male, Young was at the William Bell Apartments on 65th Avenue on the evening of July…

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Trey Dedeaux

Male, age 34 · Diberville, Mississippi

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, a beloved father and friend, Trey Lamar Dedeaux, 34, tragically lost his life in D'Iberville, Mississippi. He was a Black / African American man known for his warm personality and the strong connections he…

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Dajour Russ

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, 22-year-old Dajour Russ was shot and killed while making a food delivery. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in the Corktown neighborhood. Russ was on his first day working as a DoorDash driver, a job he had taken…

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Carrie Lynn Szaksz

Female, age 35 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Carrie Lynn Szaksz, a 35-year-old female, died on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in a tragic event that also took the life of her mother, Diane Pulley Crowder, who was 53. The incident unfolded in a home on Phillips Woods Drive in Henrico County, a suburb of…

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Darian Golder Jr.

Male, age 32 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2022, the life of 32-year-old Darian L. Golder Jr. was tragically cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. Police responded to a call of a gunshot victim in the 800 block of East Princess Anne Road at approximately 1:40 a.m. Upon…

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Diane Pulley Crowder

Female, age 53 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from domestic turmoil, 53-year-old Diane Pulley Crowder, a White female, lost her life on July 2, 2022, in Henrico, Virginia. Known affectionately as 'Cissy' to her family, she was a dedicated mother and a long-time…

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Lucas Matthew Hanna

Male, age 16 · Amelia-court-house, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic summer day in Amelia, Virginia, 16-year-old Lucas Matthew Hanna lost his life on July 2, 2022. The young man, known to enjoy hunting, fishing, and spending time with friends, was a student at Amelia High School. Initial reports suggested that the…

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Toni Knight

Female, age 19 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

A summer afternoon turned tragic in Petersburg, Virginia, on July 2, 2022, when 19-year-old Toni Knight was shot and killed. Known affectionately as 'Stinka' to her loved ones, Toni was returning from a grocery store with her young nieces when gunfire erupted…

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Khala Fowler

Female, age 31 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Khala Fowler, a 31-year-old female resident of St. Louis, Missouri, was a dedicated public servant and devoted mother who had committed her professional life to the criminal justice system. Born in Columbia and raised in Mexico, Missouri, she graduated from…

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Barry Redding

Male, age 39 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the life of 39-year-old Barry Redding, a Black man from Aiken, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On the night of July 2nd, Aiken County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the Days Inn on Columbia Highway…

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Bishardd Gray

Male, age 49 · Easley, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Bishardd Gray, a 49-year-old Black male, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022, following a shooting incident in Easley, South Carolina. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 23, 1973, he was a resident of the Easley area at the time of his death. On that…

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Shondale Dixon

Male, age 25 · Latta, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Shondale Dwight Dixon, Sr., a 25-year-old male from Latta, South Carolina, was tragically killed on July 2, 2022. The incident occurred at a Fourth of July cookout on Crowley Drive in the Oak Grove community of Dillon County. Dixon was with family and friends…

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Stephan Pole

Male, age 40 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the life of 40-year-old Stephan Pole, a Black male from Aiken, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On the night of July 2nd, Pole and another man, 39-year-old Barry Redding, were found shot to death in a room at the Days Inn on…

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Jamar Roberson

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a summer Saturday in Baltimore, tragedy struck on North Broadway. On July 2, 2022, at approximately 3:34 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 600 block of the street. There, they discovered 33-year-old Jamar…

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Justin Baerga

Male, age 24 · Queens, New York

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

A night of celebration turned into a tragedy on July 2, 2022, in the Richmond Hill section of Queens. Justin Baerga, a 24-year-old male, was celebrating his birthday, which had been just days earlier, at a party hosted at an auto repair shop called D-Touch…

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Melvin Ureña

Male, age 19 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon, the life of 19-year-old Melvin Ureña was tragically cut short in the Melrose section of the Bronx. It was around 1:30 p.m. on July 2, 2022, when Ureña was riding a scooter at the intersection of East 156th Street and Melrose Avenue.…

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Victor Fertides

Male, age 37 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer afternoon in the Bronx, the life of 37-year-old Victor Fertides was brought to a violent and sudden end. On Saturday, July 2, 2022, at approximately 2:21 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the daily rhythm of the Highbridge neighborhood. Police…

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Douglas Jones

Male, age 67 · Victorville, California

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Douglas Jones, a 67-year-old resident of Oro Grande, California, was found dead on July 2, 2022, in Victorville. His body was discovered lying in the dirt near Gas Line and Rancho roads. Initially, there were no evident signs of trauma on his body. However…

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Eli Correa

Male, age 24 · Merced, California

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the warm evening of Saturday, July 2, 2022, a tragic and violent event unfolded on a road just outside the city limits of Atwater, California, forever altering the lives of several families. Twenty-four-year-old Eli Correa of Modesto was a male occupant in…

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Odulio Rodriguez

Male, age 36 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Odulio Rodriguez, a 36-year-old security guard, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2022, during an attempted robbery at Gravity Tobacco in Oildale, Bakersfield, CA. The incident occurred around 4:50 p.m. when a gunman entered the shop on Roberts Lane near…

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Ruben Coronado

Male, age 23 · Merced, California

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ruben Coronado, a 23-year-old resident of Lathrop, California, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2022, in a shooting incident in Merced, California. The incident occurred late at night near Santa Fe Avenue and Franklin Road. According to reports, deputies…

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Lashaun Duprey

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Lashaun Duprey, a 28-year-old African-American male, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2022, in Chicago, IL. Duprey was fatally shot while sitting in his parked vehicle in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred…

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Mariah Faith Moss

Female, age 21 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Mariah Faith Moss, a 21-year-old woman from Peoria, Illinois, tragically lost her life on July 2, 2022. Mariah, who was born on November 20, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas, was known for her nurturing and loving nature. She had recently moved to Peoria and was…

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Nikolas Ell

Male, age 26 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a violent altercation cut short the life of 26-year-old Nikolas Ell. The incident unfolded on July 2, 2022, in the 3100 block of Iroquois Street, where gunfire erupted, leaving Ell fatally wounded and a…

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Jeffrey Scott Melvin

Male, age 35 · Clinton, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jeffrey Scott Melvin, a 35-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed in Clinton, North Carolina, on July 2, 2022. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Kennedy Street, where Melvin was found lying in the road with an apparent gunshot wound. He was…

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Jeremiah L. Moore

Male, age 19 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jeremiah L. Moore, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2022, in High Point, North Carolina. The incident occurred near the intersection of North Centennial Street and North University Parkway. Jeremiah and another victim…

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Kimora Johnson

Female, age 18 · Yanceyville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Kimora Johnson, an 18-year-old African American woman from Yanceyville, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on July 2, 2022. The incident occurred on a Saturday night when the Caswell County Sheriff's Office received a call reporting shots fired at a…

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Garrett LeJuan Richardson

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 2, 2022 · 4 years ago

Garrett LeJuan Richardson, an 18-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2022. He was found in a southeast Columbus alley suffering from a gunshot wound early that morning. Despite the efforts of emergency responders, Richardson…

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