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Deaths by Force on July 3

794 open cases in our database happened on July 3. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (581)

Raul Cruz - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Raul Cruz

Male, age 33 · Fresno, California
Found Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raul Cruz, age 33, was shot and killed on July 3, 2017, in Fresno, California. The incident occurred in central Fresno, where Cruz was struck by multiple bullets. Details from local sources indicate that Cruz's death was part of a violent episode of gunfire…

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Frederick S Reed - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Frederick S Reed

Male, age 55 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of July 3, 2017, police in Indianapolis, Indiana, initiated a homicide investigation following a violent incident in the city. The victim was identified as Frederick Reed Sr., a 55-year-old Black male. Reports indicate the shooting occurred…

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Tyrone Brumfield - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Tyrone Brumfield

Male, age 52 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 3, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the 1900 block of Spanish Town Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, leaving a scene of tragedy. When the violence subsided, 52-year-old Tyrone Brumfield, a male resident of the…

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Timothy Armstrong - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Timothy Armstrong

Male, age 39 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the warm, early morning hours of Monday, July 3, 2017, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet, leaving tragedy in its wake. Timothy Maurice Armstrong, a 39-year-old African-American man, was fatally wounded in the incident. He…

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Malcolm Graves - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Malcolm Graves

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 47-year-old Malcolm Antonio Parker was tragically cut short. On July 2, 2017, Parker, a male known to his friends and family as "Tony," was fatally wounded by gunfire. Born in Baltimore on August 11…

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Ronnie Banks - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Ronnie Banks

Male, age 56 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a 56-year-old man, Ronnie Banks, was tragically cut short. On July 4, 2017, Banks was inside a convenience store located on North Cary Street in the city's west side. In a sudden act of violence, he was…

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Orlando Thomas - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Orlando Thomas

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2020, the life of 42-year-old Orlando Thomas, a male resident of Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that has yet to see a resolution. On the afternoon of October 20th, what began as a verbal dispute at a car…

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Charles Smith - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Charles Smith

Male, age 31 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2023, a fatal shooting in Nashville claimed the life of 66-year-old Charles Smith. The incident, which police are investigating as a homicide, unfolded on a Thursday evening at approximately 7:55 p.m. outside of Resha's Market, located at 717…

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Marquis King - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Marquis King

Male, age 20 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Marquis King, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 3, 2017. The shooting occurred during the evening hours, and Milwaukee police opened a homicide investigation after King was killed. His death became one of the many…

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Larry Vehrs - Anchorage, Alaska
Death by Force

Larry Vehrs

Male, age 75 · Anchorage, Alaska
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

White/Caucasian male Larry Vehrs, age 75, died on July 3, 2017, in Anchorage, Alaska. That afternoon began with a second welfare check at a residence on the 11000 block of Hillside Drive. Officers had first visited the evening before and found nothing amiss.…

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Nadya Vehrs - Anchorage, Alaska
Death by Force

Nadya Vehrs

Female, age 76 · Anchorage, Alaska
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 3, 2017, White/Caucasian, 76-year-old Nadya Vehrs, a female from Anchorage, was at the center of a quiet neighborhood emergency that began with a welfare check at a home in the 11000 block of Hillside Drive. Officers first looked in on the residence…

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Christopher Devon Lee - Selma, Alabama
Death by Force

Christopher Devon Lee

Male, age 17 · Selma, Alabama
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the community of Selma, Alabama, was shaken by the violent death of 17-year-old Christopher Devon Lee III. A promising young athlete known for his skills on the basketball court at Ellwood Christian Academy, his life was cut tragically…

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Charles McEuen - Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Death by Force

Charles McEuen

Male, age 53 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Charles “Big Show” McEuen, a 53-year-old white male from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, spent his life rooted in the state where he was born, coming into the world in North Little Rock on July 1, 1964, to Frederick and Rosemary McEuen. Friends and family remembered…

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Christian Frederick - Wichita, Kansas
Death by Force

Christian Frederick

Male, age 48 · Wichita, Kansas
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 48-year-old Christian Frederick, a White male, came to a tragic end in Wichita, Kansas. His body was discovered on Monday, July 3, 2017, by two individuals kayaking in the Arkansas River, located under the bridge near the…

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Jonathan OShaughnessy - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

Jonathan OShaughnessy

Male, age 24 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jonathan O'Shaughnessy, aged 24, was tragically killed on July 3, 2017, in a drive-by shooting in Richfield, a suburb of Minneapolis, MN. On that fateful night, Jonathan was walking home with family members from the city's Fourth of July street dance. Around…

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Marcus Burkett - Pontiac, Michigan
Death by Force

Marcus Burkett

Male, age 23 · Pontiac, Michigan
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of July 3, 2017, the life of 23-year-old Marcus Allen Burkett was tragically cut short in his hometown of Pontiac, Michigan. A talented and well-loved tattoo artist known affectionately as 'Merk,' he was a student eagerly anticipating the…

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Orlando Lamont Thomas - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Orlando Lamont Thomas

Male, age 42 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the afternoon of October 20, 2020, the city of Detroit, Michigan, witnessed a tragic and senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 42-year-old Orlando Thomas. While some initial reports or databases may list a discrepancy in the date—citing July…

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Clintonia Walker - Newark, New Jersey
Death by Force

Clintonia Walker

Female, age 48 · Newark, New Jersey
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 3, 2017, Clintonia Walker, a 48-year-old Black female, was found shot on the 300 block of 6th Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. The incident occurred at approximately 3:08 a.m. when police responded to the scene and discovered…

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Rasasim Foster - Jersey City, New Jersey
Death by Force

Rasasim Foster

Male, age 28 · Jersey City, New Jersey
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Jersey City, the life of 28-year-old Rasasim Foster was tragically cut short. On July 3, 2017, at approximately 10:50 p.m., police responded to a report of gunshots in the vicinity of 262 Clinton Avenue. Upon their arrival, they…

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Stephen Daughdrill - Stuarts-draft, Virginia
Death by Force

Stephen Daughdrill

Male, age 27 · Stuarts-draft, Virginia
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of Stephen Oliver Daughdrill, a 27-year-old White male from Stuarts Draft, Virginia, came to a tragic end. On July 3rd, inside his home on Wilda Road, a heated argument with his wife, Marlena Daughdrill, escalated to a fatal…

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Joseph Martin - Lake-station, Indiana
Death by Force

Joseph Martin

Male, age 40 · Lake-station, Indiana
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 3, 2017, the community of Lake Station, Indiana, was shaken by a violent incident that resulted in the untimely death of Joseph Martin, a 40-year-old Black / African American male. The events unfolded during the summer evening, turning what would have…

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Raymond Cornelius - Scio, New York
Death by Force

Raymond Cornelius

Male, age 82 · Scio, New York
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer day in 2017, the quiet life of 82-year-old Raymond C. Cornelius was tragically cut short. A male resident of the Town of Ward in Allegany County, New York, he was found deceased in his home on Wadsworth Hill Road on the morning of July 3rd, 2017.…

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Dwain George Kaiser - Pomona, California
Death by Force

Dwain George Kaiser

Male, age 69 · Pomona, California
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dwain George Kaiser, a 69-year-old bookstore owner from Pomona, California, was tragically shot to death on July 3, 2017. Kaiser was well-known in the community for his bookstore, Magic Door Books, which he and his wife had operated for over a decade. The…

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Jose Gallegos - Carson, California
Death by Force

Jose Gallegos

Male, age 50 · Carson, California
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Ricardo Gallegos, a 50-year-old handyman from Carson, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 3, 2017. The incident occurred in the 22000 block of South Neptune Avenue, where Gallegos had gone to perform some handyman work at a relative's…

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Jose Luis Olivares Contreras - South-gate, California
Death by Force

Jose Luis Olivares Contreras

Male, age 22 · South-gate, California
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Luis Olivares Contreras, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on June 27, 2017, in South Gate, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, he was fatally shot, leading to his untimely death. The incident occurred in…

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Michael Johnson - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Michael Johnson

Male, age 60 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Jerome Johnson, a 60-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on July 3, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred near the intersection of Compton Avenue and East 98th Street in the Watts neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles…

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Mohammad Jawad Ataie - Antioch, California
Death by Force

Mohammad Jawad Ataie

Male, age 57 · Antioch, California
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mohammad Jawad Ataie, a 57-year-old resident of Antioch, California, tragically lost his life on July 3, 2017. Ataie was working as a clerk at a Valero gas station on Hillcrest Avenue when he was fatally shot during a robbery. The incident occurred around…

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Myla Dang - San-jose, California
Death by Force

Myla Dang

Female, age 20 · San-jose, California
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Myla Thi Dang, a 20-year-old woman from Marina, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 3, 2017, in a rented home near 10th Street in San Jose. The incident occurred around 5:07 p.m. when loud bangs were reported coming from the residence. Upon…

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Aaron Rajman - Boca-raton, Florida
Death by Force

Aaron Rajman

Male, age 25 · Boca-raton, Florida
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Aaron Rajman, a 25-year-old male mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter of Jewish ethnicity, was tragically killed on July 3, 2017, in his home in Boca Raton, Florida. Rajman, known for being the only orthodox Jewish professional MMA fighter, was fatally shot…

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Jake Castillo - Lakeland, Florida
Death by Force

Jake Castillo

Male, age 17 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jake Castillo, a 17-year-old from Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 3, 2017, in a drive-by shooting. This incident occurred in the West Lakeland neighborhood, where neighbors initially mistook the gunshots for early Fourth of July fireworks.…

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Julius Carter - Tampa, Florida
Death by Force

Julius Carter

Male, age 32 · Tampa, Florida
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Julius R. Carter, a 32-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 3, 2017, in Tampa, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death were violent, as he was fatally shot. The incident occurred in a residential area, and the community…

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Lorraine Levins - Panama-city, Florida
Death by Force

Lorraine Levins

Female, age 28 · Panama-city, Florida
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lorraine Levins, a 28-year-old resident of Panama City, FL, tragically lost her life on July 3, 2017. The incident occurred at her residence on East 8th Street, where she was found lying on the bedroom floor in a pool of blood. The cause of death was…

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Ralph Gary Anderson - Lake-butler, Florida
Death by Force

Ralph Gary Anderson

Male, age 65 · Lake-butler, Florida
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ralph Gary Anderson, a 65-year-old white male, was found dead in his home on SE 6th Street in Lake Butler, Florida, on July 3, 2017. Anderson's death was the result of a single gunshot wound, and his body was discovered by Union County Sheriff's deputies…

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Darin Thurman - Decatur, Georgia
Death by Force

Darin Thurman

Male, age 21 · Decatur, Georgia
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Decatur, Georgia. Darin Thurman Jr., a 21-year-old male from Lawrenceville, was found deceased in the early hours of June 10th. He was discovered slumped over in the…

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Jermaine Blandin - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jermaine Blandin

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jermaine E. Blandin, a 39-year-old African American male born on March 30, 1978, was found deceased on July 2, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His body was discovered on the street in the 1800 block of an unspecified location. , The circumstances surrounding…

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Timothy Maurice Armstrong - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Timothy Maurice Armstrong

Male, age 39 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 3, 2017, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy on Spanish Town Road. When the violence ceased, 39-year-old Timothy Maurice Armstrong, a Black male, was among…

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Harold Rudolph Jones - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Harold Rudolph Jones

Male, age 63 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Charlotte, North Carolina, the life of 63-year-old Harold Rudolph Jones, a Black/African American male, came to a tragic and abrupt end. On July 3, 2017, police responded to a call in the University City area, initially reported as a…

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Kyle Derrick McCarty - Fayetteville, North Carolina
Death by Force

Kyle Derrick McCarty

Male, age 21 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kyle Derrick McCarty, a 21-year-old male from Fayetteville, NC, tragically lost his life on July 3, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were violent, as he was fatally shot. The incident left his family and the community in shock and mourning. Kyle…

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Jamal Davon Colvin - Dayton, Ohio
Death by Force

Jamal Davon Colvin

Male, age 27 · Dayton, Ohio
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jamal Davon Colvin, a 27-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 3, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office determined that Colvin's death was caused by multiple gunshot wounds, ruling it a homicide.…

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Michael Christensen - Canton, Ohio
Death by Force

Michael Christensen

Male, age 30 · Canton, Ohio
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 3, 2017, Michael W. Christensen, a 30-year-old Canton Township resident, was tragically shot and killed in his home. The incident occurred when two men, Brandon Burt and Alize Stokes, forced their way into Christensen's residence at 202 49th St. SW…

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Anthony Rangel - San-antonio, Texas
Death by Force

Anthony Rangel

Male, age 39 · San-antonio, Texas
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Rangel, a 39-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on July 3, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Texas Land & Cattle Steak House on the north side of San Antonio. Rangel was fatally shot by Victor…

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Triston Ray Algiene - Fort-worth, Texas
Death by Force

Triston Ray Algiene

Male, age 34 · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Jul 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Triston Ray Algiene, a 34-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, was found dead on October 3, 2017. His body was discovered buried beneath a home in Fort Worth, and it was later identified through DNA tests. Algiene's death was a result of a brutal murder. He…

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Jose R Hernandez - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jose R Hernandez

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 3, 2015, 26-year-old Jose R. Hernandez was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a period of heightened violence in the city, particularly in areas where gang activity was prevalent. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Grover D Tate - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Grover D Tate

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Grover D. Tate, aged 46, was fatally shot on July 3, 2015, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred near the 9400 block of South Harvard Avenue, an area that has experienced its share of violent crime over the years. Tate was…

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Donzell Banks - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Donzell Banks

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jul 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Donzell Banks, aged 17, was tragically killed on July 3, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in an area that had been experiencing a rise in gun violence, which was part of a broader trend of increasing homicides in the city. In 2015, Chicago…

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Sharrod Crowe - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Sharrod Crowe

Male, age 24 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jul 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a July evening in 2015, a tragedy unfolded in Indianapolis that would forever change the lives of one family. Sharrod Crowe, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 3rd after confronting a burglar. The incident took place near East 16th Street and…

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Taquille Fobbs - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Taquille Fobbs

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Taquille Anthony Fobbs was a 21-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose life ended in the early morning hours of July 3, 2015. He lived on the 1900 block of Brunner Street, in the same part of the city where he was spending time with…

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Thomas Jr. Johnson - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Thomas Jr. Johnson

Male, age 24 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found Jul 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 3, 2015, 24-year-old Male Thomas Jr. Johnson was fatally shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The incident took place amid a backdrop of ongoing violence in the city, with homicides and other violent crimes affecting various neighborhoods. In 2015…

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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.