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Deaths by Force on July 4

1,000 open cases in our database happened on July 4. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (737)

Raul Ambriz Guillen - Graceville, Florida
Death by Force

Raul Ambriz Guillen

Male, age 51 · Graceville, Florida
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Raul Ambriz Guillen, aged 51, was tragically murdered on July 4, 2020, in Graceville, Florida. His death was initially reported as a missing person case when his daughter, Rosa Ambriz, contacted authorities after losing communication with him on July 2, 2020.…

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Secoriea A. Turner - Atlanta, Georgia
Death by Force

Secoriea A. Turner

Female, age 8 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of July 4, 2020, eight-year-old Secoriea Turner, a female, was fatally shot in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a passenger in a Jeep, riding with her mother and her mother's friend, when their vehicle attempted to navigate around a makeshift…

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Andre Parnell Osborne - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Andre Parnell Osborne

Male, age 53 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Andre Parnell Osborne, a 53-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 4, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a mass shooting in the Englewood neighborhood, specifically in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street. The…

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Cartrell Tate - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Cartrell Tate

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of July 4, 2020, a day meant for celebration and togetherness, tragedy struck in Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood. Cartrell Tate, a 39-year-old man, became another victim of senseless gun violence that has gripped the city for years. What…

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Chrishun Keeler-Tyus - Dekalb, Illinois
Death by Force

Chrishun Keeler-Tyus

Male, age 29 · Dekalb, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, Chrishun Keeler-Tyus, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed at a FasMart gas station in DeKalb, Illinois. The incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. when Keeler-Tyus got into an argument with a female customer inside…

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Ernest Franklin - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Ernest Franklin

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ernest Franklin, a 30-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of four victims killed in a mass shooting incident in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The…

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Michael Means - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Michael Means

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Michael P. Means, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on July 4, 2020, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Means was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle in the 6400 block of South…

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Natalia Victoria Wallace - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Natalia Victoria Wallace

Female, age 7 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Natalia Victoria Wallace, a 7-year-old African American girl, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. Natalia was playing outside her grandmother's house in the South Austin neighborhood when a group of men opened fire from a…

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Quentella Smith - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Quentella Smith

Female, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Quentella Smith, a 34-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on July 4, 2020, in Chicago, IL. She was celebrating her sister's 30th birthday at 31st Street Beach when the incident occurred. Early in the morning, around 5:20 a.m., a group of…

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Tyrone Long - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Tyrone Long

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tyrone Long, a 33-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on July 4, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Shore neighborhood, where Tyrone and two others were standing on the sidewalk at approximately 9:43 p.m. when…

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Vernardo Jones Jr - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Vernardo Jones Jr

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Vernardo Jones Jr., a 14-year-old African American boy, was tragically killed on July 4, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, where Vernardo was attending a large gathering in the…

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Antwan Miller - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Antwan Miller

Male, age 18 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer heat of July 4, 2020, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Antwan Miller, a 19-year-old male, was on the front porch of a residence in the 700 block of East Buchanan Street when the…

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Bryan Theus - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Bryan Theus

Male, age 19 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic holiday weekend, a shopping trip turned deadly for 19-year-old Bryan Theus of Shreveport. The male teenager lost his life on Saturday, July 4, 2020, following a violent encounter at the St. Vincent Mall. The incident, which began with a brief…

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Thomas Edelen - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Thomas Edelen

Male, age 18 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer holiday meant for celebration, the life of 18-year-old Thomas Edelen, a White male, was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On July 4, 2020, Edelen was visiting the home of his friend, 18-year-old Janosch Joushua Belle, for a barbecue.…

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Curtis Gorham - Washington, North Carolina
Death by Force

Curtis Gorham

Male, age 18 · Washington, North Carolina
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Joshua Curtis Gorham, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2020, in Washington, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 11:12 PM when the Washington Police Department responded to a call about a gunshot victim at…

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Paulette Thorpe - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Paulette Thorpe

Female, age 74 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Paulette Thorpe, a 74-year-old woman from Durham, NC, tragically lost her life on July 4, 2020, due to celebratory gunfire. She was celebrating the Fourth of July with neighbors at a house on Burlington Avenue when she was struck by a stray bullet fired into…

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Ajonte Daquan Dardie - Cuyahoga-falls, Ohio
Death by Force

Ajonte Daquan Dardie

Male, age 19 · Cuyahoga-falls, Ohio
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ajonte Daquan Dardie, a 19-year-old African American male from Cuyahoga Falls, OH, was shot and killed on July 4, 2020, at around 11:30 p.m. during a party he was hosting at the Sheraton Suites hotel on Front Street. The tragic incident occurred amidst…

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Indiah Corley - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Indiah Corley

Female, age 14 · Columbus, Ohio
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, 14-year-old Indiah Corley was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. Indiah, a straight-A student and aspiring cheerleader, was one of three teenagers hit by gunfire when a vehicle drove past a group of teens and opened fire. She was critically…

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James Thomas Jim Whitaker - South-bloomingville, Ohio
Death by Force

James Thomas Jim Whitaker

Male, age 56 · South-bloomingville, Ohio
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Thomas 'Jim' Whitaker, a 56-year-old man from South Bloomingville, Ohio, was tragically murdered on July 4, 2020. Whitaker, who was known for his passion for hunting, fishing, carpentry, and auto racing, was found deceased at his cabin. His death was…

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Anthony Dia - Toledo, Ohio
Death by Force

Anthony Dia

Male, age 26 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Anthony Dia, a 26-year-old police officer in Toledo, Ohio, was shot and killed in the line of duty on July 4, 2020. Dia was responding to a call about an intoxicated man at the Home Depot parking lot on Alexis Road. When Dia approached the man, identified as…

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Jose Melendez - Allentown, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jose Melendez

Male, age 27 · Allentown, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, Jose Melendez, a 27-year-old man from Allentown, PA, was fatally shot at Trout Creek Park. The incident occurred during a heated argument that began with a minor car accident involving Melendez and another driver. The shooter, identified as…

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Juan Rosario - York, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Juan Rosario

Male, age 17 · York, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, 17-year-old Juan Rosario was tragically shot and killed in York, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. in the area of Maple and Duke streets. Rosario, who lived on North Queen Street, was transported to York Hospital but was…

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Justin Gomez - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Justin Gomez

Male, age 32 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, at approximately 9:35 p.m., 32-year-old Justin Gomez, a Black male from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot near the intersection of Mohler Street and Ferris Court in Pittsburgh's Homewood North neighborhood. Officers responding to…

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Bobby Davis - Knoxville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Bobby Davis

Male, age 35 · Knoxville, Tennessee
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer heat of Knoxville, Tennessee, a Fourth of July celebration turned into a scene of violence that would ultimately claim the life of 35-year-old Bobby Davis. On that Saturday evening in 2020, Davis was on Seminole Avenue, where festivities…

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Gary Lamb - Decherd, Tennessee
Death by Force

Gary Lamb

Male, age 60 · Decherd, Tennessee
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Decherd, Tennessee, the life of Gary Thomas Lamb, a 60-year-old White male, was tragically cut short. On July 4, 2020, Lamb, a respected computer engineer, was shot multiple times on West Main Street. Despite the immediate response of…

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Latonia Johnson - Madison, Tennessee
Death by Force

Latonia Johnson

Female, age 50 · Madison, Tennessee
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

A birthday party on a Saturday night in Madison, Tennessee, took a tragic turn, resulting in the death of 50-year-old Latonia Johnson. The incident, which occurred on July 4, 2020, stemmed from a physical altercation between Johnson and another woman, Darlene…

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Maurice Bowers - Nashville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Maurice Bowers

Male, age 31 · Nashville, Tennessee
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Nashville, Tennessee, a Fourth of July celebration turned into a scene of tragedy. Maurice Bowers, a 31-year-old Black man, was enjoying a holiday gathering at a home in the 500 block of Phipps Drive on July 4, 2020. Suddenly, the…

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Antonio Aguilera - Garciasville, Texas
Death by Force

Antonio Aguilera

Male, age 41 · Garciasville, Texas
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Aguilera, a 40-year-old Hispanic male from Garciasville, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2020. According to reports, Aguilera was fatally shot in Garciasville on the afternoon of July 4th. The incident occurred following a verbal…

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Antron Edmundson - Dallas, Texas
Death by Force

Antron Edmundson

Male, age 34 · Dallas, Texas
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, Antron Edmundson, a 34-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Eloise Lundy Recreation Center. Edmundson, who was African American, was confronted by 31-year-old Aubrey Jernigan about a debt he owed.…

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Dorreke Dykes - Waco, Texas
Death by Force

Dorreke Dykes

Male, age 26 · Waco, Texas
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Dorreke Dykes, a 26-year-old man from Waco, Texas, tragically died on July 4, 2020, following a shooting incident. The incident occurred at around 2:40 p.m. on 11th Street and Clay in Waco. According to police reports, Dykes was involved in an argument with…

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Jose Juan Mendez - Pharr, Texas
Death by Force

Jose Juan Mendez

Male, age 41 · Pharr, Texas
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jose Juan Mendez, a 41-year-old Hispanic male from Pharr, Texas, tragically passed away on July 4, 2020. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger homicide investigation that led to multiple arrests and charges. Four individuals—Abraham…

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Laura Veronica Alaniz - Brownsville, Texas
Death by Force

Laura Veronica Alaniz

Female, age 43 · Brownsville, Texas
Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Laura Veronica Alaniz, a 43-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on July 4, 2020, in Brownsville, Texas. She was found dead inside a building on East Tyler Street along with 42-year-old Ricardo Lopez. The discovery was made by…

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Keonte Haynesworth - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Keonte Haynesworth

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of the Fourth of July in 2019, the sounds of celebration were tragically interrupted by gunfire in the 4200 block of 7th Street, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Responding to a report of a shooting at approximately 11:07 pm, officers from the…

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Richard A.McDonald Jr - Bridgeport, Connecticut
Death by Force

Richard A.McDonald Jr

Male, age 22 · Bridgeport, Connecticut
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2019, Richard A. McDonald Jr., a 22-year-old Black / African American male from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was fatally shot at the Charles F. Greene Homes housing complex. McDonald was reportedly socializing with friends behind one of…

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Trequan Isaiah Gibson - Charleston, West Virginia
Death by Force

Trequan Isaiah Gibson

Male, age 19 · Charleston, West Virginia
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer evening that should have been filled with celebration, a promising young life was cut short. Trequan Isaiah Gibson, a 19-year-old Black male from Charleston, West Virginia, was killed on July 4, 2019. The recent high school graduate�s journey was…

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Jonathon Marino - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Jonathon Marino

Male, age 33 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jonathon Marino, aged 33, was reported to have passed away in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 4, 2019. However, despite extensive searches through public records and news archives, specific details surrounding his death have not been widely reported or…

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Jaharie Wheeler - Aurora, Colorado
Death by Force

Jaharie Wheeler

Male, age 36 · Aurora, Colorado
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jaharie Wheeler, a 36-year-old man, died on the Fourth of July in 2019, following a confrontation that began over fireworks in the courtyard of his Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex. The evening's festivities took a fatal turn when a verbal dispute…

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Natelie Carbajal - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Natelie Carbajal

Female, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

Natelie Carbajal, a 29-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, met a tragic and violent end on July 4, 2019. Her death was marked by the brutal circumstances in which her body was found. Carbajal, who had given birth to her daughter just a few months prior to…

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Hector Acevedo - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Hector Acevedo

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

Hector Acevedo, a 25-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically passed away on July 6, 2019, after being shot in the head on July 4, 2019. The incident occurred near 84th and Mill in Milwaukee, where Hector was caught in a shootout between two…

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Carol Baur - Saint-clair-shores, Michigan
Death by Force

Carol Baur

Female, age 60 · Saint-clair-shores, Michigan
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, the life of 60-year-old Carol Baur, a female resident of Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, was tragically cut short in a violent series of events that began over a Fourth of July dispute. Baur was allowing a longtime acquaintance, Tom…

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Delvon Depree Freeman - Newport-news, Virginia
Death by Force

Delvon Depree Freeman

Male, age 37 · Newport-news, Virginia
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a tragic Fourth of July in 2019, Delvon Depree Freeman, a 37-year-old man, was fatally shot in Newport News, Virginia. The incident that cut his life short reportedly stemmed from a trivial matter. Freeman had been at a holiday cookout at a residence in…

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Jorge Emmanuel Roman - Hammond, Indiana
Death by Force

Jorge Emmanuel Roman

Male, age 18 · Hammond, Indiana
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of July 4, 2019, what began as a dispute between drivers on the streets of Hammond, Indiana, escalated into a tragic and fatal encounter for 18-year-old Jorge Emmanuel Roman. The young man, a resident of nearby East Chicago, was driving with…

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Ramon Gibbs - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Ramon Gibbs

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of July 4, 2019, the festivities of Independence Day in St. Louis, Missouri, turned tragic for a local family gathered to celebrate the holiday. Ramon Gibbs, a 21-year-old male, had joined his relatives in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood, an…

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Kenya Purnell - Dillon, South Carolina
Death by Force

Kenya Purnell

Female, age 21 · Dillon, South Carolina
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a tragic July 4, 2019, Kenya Purnell, a 21-year-old Black female from Laurinburg, North Carolina, was fatally shot at the Sunflower Apartments on McNeil Street in Dillon, South Carolina. The Dillon County Coroner confirmed that she died at the scene from a…

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Kenyon Condrey - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Kenyon Condrey

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, the life of 20-year-old Kenyon Condrey, a Black male, was cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a young man who, according to his family, was focused on improving his life. He had recently earned his driver's license and secured a…

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Khalil Lephonzo Johnson - Edgewood, Maryland
Death by Force

Khalil Lephonzo Johnson

Male, age 15 · Edgewood, Maryland
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July in 2019, the sounds of celebration in Edgewood, Maryland, were tragically pierced by gunfire. Just after midnight, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to a residence on Eloise Lane for…

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Ernest Carter - Fresno, California
Death by Force

Ernest Carter

Male, age 35 · Fresno, California
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ernest Carter, aged 35, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2019, in Fresno, California. The incident occurred late at night, just after the Fourth of July celebrations had concluded. Around 10:55 p.m., a shooting took place at the intersection of Hamilton…

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Clarence Robinson - Belle-glade, Florida
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Clarence Robinson

Male, age 33 · Belle-glade, Florida
Killed Jul 4, 2019 · 7 years ago

Clarence Robinson, a 33-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed in Belle Glade, Florida, on July 4, 2019. The incident occurred shortly before 4 a.m. near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard West. Sheriff's deputies…

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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.