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Deaths by Force on July 7

778 open cases in our database happened on July 7. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (517)

Shaquille T. Shamburger - Selma, Alabama
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Shaquille T. Shamburger

Male, age 27 · Selma, Alabama
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Shaquille T. Shamburger, 27, a Black male from Selma, Alabama, vanished from the routines that usually made him easy to find. By midweek, concern hardened into alarm, and he was reported missing on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. When the hours stretched on with no…

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Joshua Matthew Edward Olscwa - North Little Rock, Arkansas
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Joshua Matthew Edward Olscwa

Male, age 34 · North Little Rock, Arkansas
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of 34-year-old Joshua Matthew Edward Olscwa was tragically cut short. On July 7, 2021, Olscwa, a male resident of Jacksonville, was fatally shot in the 10000 block of Mundo Road. The sound of a…

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Marcus Gerald Barnett - Clarksburg, West Virginia
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Marcus Gerald Barnett

Male, age 40 · Clarksburg, West Virginia
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 8, 2021, a fatal shooting occurred in Clarksburg, West Virginia, resulting in the death of 40-year-old Marcus Gerald Barnett. The incident led to the identification of a victim and the subsequent arrest of a suspect. Marcus Gerald Barnett was…

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Cindy Donnela Stevens Roberts - Irvine, Kentucky
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Cindy Donnela Stevens Roberts

Female, age 50 · Irvine, Kentucky
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a grim discovery was made in rural Estill County, Kentucky, shattering the tranquility of the area. On the morning of July 7th, the body of 50-year-old Cindy Donnela Stevens-Roberts, a Caucasian female from Irvine, was found lying in…

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Daniel Tovar-Moreno - Bellevue, Washington
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Daniel Tovar-Moreno

Male, age 17 · Bellevue, Washington
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 17-year-old Daniel Tovar-Moreno, a Hispanic/Latino male. On the evening of July 7th, in the parking lot of an AMC movie theater in Bellevue, Washington, a confrontation ended in tragedy.…

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Bart Halderson - Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
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Bart Halderson

Male, age 50 · Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In early July of 2021, a shocking crime unfolded in the quiet town of Windsor, Wisconsin, culminating in the death of 50-year-old Bart Halderson, a White male. The grim discovery began after his son, Chandler Halderson, reported his parents, Bart and Krista…

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Alex Garcia - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Alex Garcia

Male, age 26 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a violent and complex altercation at an Oklahoma City apartment complex tragically ended the life of 26-year-old Alex Garcia. A Hispanic male, Garcia was found dead on July 7, 2021, at the Arden Park Apartments, having sustained a…

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Eddie Ferreira - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Eddie Ferreira

Male, age 20 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of July 7, 2021, a violent altercation at the Arden Park Apartments in Northwest Oklahoma City resulted in the shooting deaths of two men, including 20-year-old Eddie Ferreira. Responding to reports of gunfire at approximately 6:56 p.m., police…

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Akaeem Kennedy Nolen - Jackson, Mississippi
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Akaeem Kennedy Nolen

Male, age 28 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 28-year-old Akaeem Kennedy Nolen was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. On a July day, events unfolded that would lead to his untimely death, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. The specific details…

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Kemon Funchess - Brookhaven, Mississippi
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Kemon Funchess

Male, age 18 · Brookhaven, Mississippi
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that shattered the evening quiet of a Brookhaven, Mississippi neighborhood. On the night of Wednesday, July 7th, officers from the Brookhaven Police Department were dispatched to a…

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Raheem Omar Ramsey - Gulfport, Mississippi
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Raheem Omar Ramsey

Male, age 26 · Gulfport, Mississippi
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the afternoon of July 7, 2021, a verbal dispute in the parking lot of a restaurant on Courthouse Road in Gulfport, Mississippi, tragically escalated, cutting short the life of 26-year-old Raheem Omar Ramsey. As Ramsey was leaving in his vehicle, the…

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David Leander Wilson - Flint, Michigan
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David Leander Wilson

Male, age 43 · Flint, Michigan
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the city of Flint, Michigan, was struck by a wave of violence that left the community reeling. On a single day, July 7th, three separate fatal shootings occurred, one of which claimed the life of David Leander Wilson. A 43-year-old…

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Damon Hughes - Hillside, New Jersey
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Damon Hughes

Male, age 32 · Hillside, New Jersey
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 7, 2021, a tragedy unfolded on Clark Street in Hillside, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Damon Hughes. Hughes, a 32-year-old Black male, was found with a serious injury just outside of his…

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Melike Herbert Benjamin - Hopewell, Virginia
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Melike Herbert Benjamin

Male, age 49 · Hopewell, Virginia
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of Melike Herbert Benjamin, a 49-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On the evening of July 7th, Benjamin was at a Quik Express gas station on South 15th Avenue in Hopewell, Virginia, when he…

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Daniel Shields - Indianapolis, Indiana
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Daniel Shields

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 7, 2021, a 20-year-old Black male named Daniel 'Paxton' Shields was found critically injured in a vehicle on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a person…

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Greg Ferency - Terre-haute, Indiana
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Greg Ferency

Male, age 53 · Terre-haute, Indiana
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Terre Haute, Indiana, the life of Greg Ferency, a 53-year-old male detective with the Terre Haute Police Department, was violently cut short. Ferency, a 30-year veteran of the force who also served as a federal task force officer with…

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Donte Denson - Gary, Indiana
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Donte Denson

Male, age 42 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a residential street in Gary, Indiana, became the scene of a fatal confrontation that ended the life of 42-year-old Donte Denson. On the afternoon of July 7th, Denson, a Black/African American male, was in the 300 block of 39th Street…

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Ja Quon - Gary, Indiana
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Ja Quon

Male, age 22 · Gary, Indiana
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of June 7, 2024, a violent incident unfolded in the 1800 block of Clark Street in Gary, Indiana, resulting in the tragic death of a local resident. Ja'Quan Richards, a 41-year-old Black male, was found suffering from severe injuries after law…

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Damon White - Saint-louis, Missouri
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Damon White

Male, age 17 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in St. Louis, Missouri, what began as a dispute ended in the tragic death of a teenager. Seventeen-year-old Damon White, a male resident of unincorporated St. Louis County, was fatally shot following an altercation on July 7, 2021. The…

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Richard Roberson - Saint-louis, Missouri
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Richard Roberson

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in St. Louis, Richard Roberson, a 42-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Kingsway East neighborhood. The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. on July 7, 2021, in the 4700 block of Highland Avenue. When police arrived at the scene…

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Elden Prioleau - North-charleston, South Carolina
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Elden Prioleau

Male, age 28 · North-charleston, South Carolina
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in North Charleston, South Carolina, the life of 28-year-old Elden Prioleau, a male resident of Charleston, was tragically cut short. On July 7, 2021, just after midnight, police responded to a call regarding a…

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Jamar Bush - Aiken, South Carolina
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Jamar Bush

Male, age 22 · Aiken, South Carolina
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jamar Quinshaun Bush, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 7, 2021, on the 800 block of Dillon Avenue in Aiken, South Carolina, the same block where he resided. Known to his friends as 'Blizz,' Jamar was described as a respectful, quiet, and humble…

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Xavier Javon Ballard - Sumner, South Carolina
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Xavier Javon Ballard

Male, age 29 · Sumner, South Carolina
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of July 7, 2021, in Sumner, South Carolina, a dispute escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 29-year-old Xavier Javon Ballard. The incident unfolded at a mobile home park, where an altercation occurred between Ballard and a…

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Tyquill Daugherty - Bronx, New York
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Tyquill Daugherty

Male, age 19 · Bronx, New York
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in the Bronx, 19-year-old Tyquill Daugherty, a male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. on July 7, 2021, on Prospect Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood. Daugherty, an aspiring rapper known…

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Brock Thomas Boll - Weldon, California
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Brock Thomas Boll

Male, age 28 · Weldon, California
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brock Thomas Boll, a 28-year-old resident of Gardena, California, was found dead on July 7, 2021, in a vehicle located on Jawbone Canyon Road and Kelso Valley Road, near Weldon, California. The Kern County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of an…

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Christopher Ricardo Cantero - Compton, California
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Christopher Ricardo Cantero

Male, age 15 · Compton, California
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Ricardo Cantero, a 15-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 7, 2021, in Compton, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Christopher was shot near 103 E. Cypress St. in Compton. The…

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Marquez Card - Macon, Georgia
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Marquez Card

Male, age 19 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a heated argument between brothers in Macon, Georgia, culminated in a tragic loss of life. On July 7, 19-year-old Marquez Card was shot during a dispute on Dewey Street. He was rushed to a local hospital but ultimately succumbed to his…

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Tyvesha Genene Bond Brown - Macon, Georgia
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Tyvesha Genene Bond Brown

Female, age 46 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on July 7, 2021, Tyvesha Genene Bond Brown, a 46-year-old African American woman, lost her life in her Macon, Georgia, home. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a shooting at the Golden Ocala Boulevard…

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Charles Space - Chicago, Illinois
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Charles Space

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Charles Space, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 7, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was a result of gun violence, a grim reality that continues to plague many urban areas. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that…

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Dorian Mcgee - Chicago, Illinois
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Dorian Mcgee

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dorian McGee, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 7, 2021, in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Around 5:45 a.m., Dorian was found unresponsive in the street with multiple gunshot wounds in the 1300 block of…

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Tyrone Tousant - Chicago, Illinois
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Tyrone Tousant

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyrone Tousant, a 59-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 7, 2021, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred on the sidewalk, where Tousant was found with multiple gunshot wounds. The circumstances…

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Dekoven Kali Ware - Charlotte, North Carolina
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Dekoven Kali Ware

Male, age 18 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dekoven Kali Ware, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 7, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred late at night on Turtle Neck Lane, where officers responded to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon.…

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Keyolvonte Heidelburg - Cincinnati, Ohio
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Keyolvonte Heidelburg

Male, age 21 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 7, 2021, 21-year-old Key'olvonte Heidelburg was fatally shot in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was found with a gunshot wound on Lossing Street near Ehrman Avenue just after 9:15 p.m. He was transported to the University of…

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Robert Benjamine Mays Jr. - Kenton, Ohio
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Robert Benjamine Mays Jr.

Male, age 29 · Kenton, Ohio
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Benjamine Mays Jr., also known as "Barz," was a 29-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Fostoria, Ohio. He tragically passed away on July 7, 2021, in Kenton, Ohio. His death was ruled a homicide by the Hardin County Sheriff's Office, which…

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Tyler Christopher West - Maple-heights, Ohio
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Tyler Christopher West

Male, age 22 · Maple-heights, Ohio
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyler Christopher West, a 22-year-old male from Maple Heights, Ohio, tragically died on July 7, 2021, from a gunshot wound to his back. He was found inside a vehicle that had crashed into the front porch of a home on Clement Street. West was transported to…

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Derek Davis - Akron, Ohio
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Derek Davis

Male, age 24 · Akron, Ohio
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Derek L. Davis, a 24-year-old male from Akron, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 7, 2021. He was fatally shot multiple times while seated in his vehicle in the University Park neighborhood of Akron. Davis was discovered by police around 11:00 p.m. and…

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Brayden Bowling - Goodlettsville, Tennessee
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Brayden Bowling

Male, age 8 · Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a tragedy struck the community of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, with the untimely death of 8-year-old Brayden Lee Bowling. A student at Madison Creek Elementary School, Brayden was known for his energetic and friendly nature. His life was…

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Madison Jones - Memphis, Tennessee
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Madison Jones

Female, age 10 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a celebration in Memphis, Tennessee, turned into a scene of unimaginable tragedy, forever altering the lives of those present. On July 7th, ten-year-old Madison Alescya Jones, an African American girl, attended a birthday party at an…

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Adaireon Madlock - San-angelo, Texas
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Adaireon Madlock

Male, age 23 · San-angelo, Texas
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Adaireon Madlock, a 23-year-old male from San Angelo, Texas, tragically died on July 7, 2021, following a shooting incident. The incident occurred in the 900 block of Volney Street, where police responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 4:18 p.m.…

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Cameron T. Wilcox - Cedar-park, Texas
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Cameron T. Wilcox

Male, age 30 · Cedar-park, Texas
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cameron T. Wilcox, a 30-year-old man from Cedar Park, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 7, 2021. The incident occurred in front of his home following a confrontation at a local grocery store. Wilcox was unarmed when he was shot multiple times by Hector…

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Lauren Gums - Austin, Texas
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Lauren Gums

Male, age 49 · Austin, Texas
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lauren Gums, a 48-year-old woman from Austin, Texas, tragically lost her life on July 7, 2021. She was found unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound in the parking lot of Swallow Court in North Austin. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene at 10:49 p.m.…

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Steven Gambles - Plano, Texas
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Steven Gambles

Male, age 32 · Plano, Texas
Killed Jul 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Steven Christopher Gambles II, a 32-year-old man from Plano, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 7, 2021. Gambles was on his way to meet a friend for dinner at the Shops at Legacy in Plano when he unknowingly passed Jordan Christopher Jacobs, a…

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Michael Jones - San Bernardino, California
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Michael Jones

Male, age 54 · San Bernardino, California
Found Jul 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 7, 2016, Michael Jones, aged 54, was killed in San Bernardino, California. The incident occurred in the midst of a series of violent events that had plagued the area that year. Authorities responded to reports of gunshots and discovered Jones at the…

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Kevin Foots - New Orleans, Louisiana
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Kevin Foots

Male, age 55 · New Orleans, Louisiana
Killed Jul 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the warm evening of July 7, 2016, in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, 55-year-old Kevin Foots Sr. was fatally wounded by gunfire. The incident occurred on Jasmine Street, where police would later find him. Emergency services responded to the…

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Brandon Smith - Boston, Massachusetts
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Brandon Smith

Male, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Jul 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer morning in Boston, a burst of gunfire shattered the daylight quiet of Hancock Street in the Dorchester neighborhood. When the tragic echoes faded on July 7, 2016, Brandon Smith, a 28-year-old Black man, lay dead, his life cut short by multiple…

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Samuel Villanueva - Las Vegas, Nevada
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Samuel Villanueva

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jul 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the heat of a Las Vegas summer, the story of Samuel Lorenzo Villanueva, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, came to a tragic end. On July 7, 2016, his body was discovered in an apartment located in the 3600 block of Arville Street, not far from the bustling Las…

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Alex Benitez - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Alex Benitez

Male, age 23 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Jul 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Oklahoma City. Twenty-three-year-old Alejandro Sebastian 'Alex' Benitez-Jaimes was returning home from work on the evening of July 7th when he was accosted in the breezeway of his…

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Justin Langston - Memphis, Tennessee
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Justin Langston

Male, age 25 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Jul 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of Justin Langston, a 25-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On the evening of July 7th, Langston was the victim of a fatal shooting. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain shrouded in…

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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.