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Lykeria Briana Taylor

Female, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer night in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Lykeria Briana Taylor was tragically cut short. In the early hours of June 13, 2021, Taylor was a passenger in a vehicle, riding with her boyfriend after they had just departed from a local…

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Armonda Contreras

Male, age 43 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Armonda Contreras, a 43-year-old man, died on June 14, 2021, after a tense chain of events that began on Birmingham’s Parkway East and ended inside a small restaurant on 1st Avenue North. Police said officers noticed a pickup being driven on the wrong side of…

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Frank Jabbar Perkins

Male, age 49 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Frank Jabbar Perkins, a 49-year-old Black / African American male, was found inside a vehicle with gunshot trauma by Tucson police on the morning of June 14, 2021. The incident occurred near the intersection of Blacklidge Drive and Country Club. He was…

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Terra Horton

Female, age 34 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of June 14, 2021, the life of 34-year-old Terra N. Horton, a Black female from Little Rock, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 8 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Roosevelt Road, Little…

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Shamar Swinton

Male, age 39 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of June 14, 2021, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the life of 39-year-old Shamar Swinton, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. Around 7:41 p.m., the sounds of shots fired in the 800 block of State Street…

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Kyle Slater

Male, age 45 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 14, 2021, a grim discovery was made in Kansas City, Kansas, that would mark the violent end of a life. Forty-five-year-old Kyle E. Slater, a White/Caucasian male from Kansas City, Missouri, was found deceased inside a…

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Travis D. Johnson

Male, age 30 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Travis D. Johnson, aged 30, tragically lost his life to gun violence on June 14, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death is a somber reminder of the ongoing issues of violence in the city. Travis was born on February 8, 1991, and his untimely demise has left…

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Christian Blue Price

Male, age 23 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christian Blue Price, a 23-year-old man, died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in what was described as an accidental shooting. The incident occurred on June 15, 2021. Price, who was an avid player of video games, was with another individual when the fatal event took…

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Brent Mandel Jones Jr.

Male, age 27 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Monday morning in Gulfport, Mississippi, the life of 27-year-old Brent Mandel Jones, Jr. was cut short in a burst of violence. The tragic events of June 14, 2021, unfolded in the parking lot of an O'Reilly's Auto Parts store on Dedeaux Road. Jones, a…

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Malik Vallarie

Male, age 21 · Vicksburg, Mississippi

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young Black man named Malik Vallarie, aged 21, lost his life in Vicksburg, Mississippi. On the afternoon of June 14th, an altercation on a basketball court in the Waltersville area escalated to gunfire. Vallarie was fatally shot and…

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Damon Lamar Johnson Jr.

Male, age 19 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer day in Lansing, Michigan, the life of 19-year-old Damon Lamar Johnson Jr. was tragically cut short. On June 14, 2021, Johnson, a Black male, was among a large group of people gathered at Rotary Park when gunfire erupted…

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Marshawn Beard

Male, age 16 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

A promising young life was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of Monday, June 14, 2021, in Lansing, Michigan. Marshawn Beard, a 16-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting that erupted during a large gathering at Rotary Park. Known for…

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Novaa Erica Jade Boykin

Male, age 23 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late spring evening in Lynchburg, Virginia, the life of 23-year-old Novaa Erica Jade Boykin was tragically cut short. On June 14, 2021, Boykin was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Family Dollar on Fort Avenue. Emergency services responded to a report…

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Kerry Freeberg

Male, age 58 · New-albany, Indiana

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of Kerry Wayne Freeberg, a 58-year-old male from New Albany, Indiana, came to a tragic end. On Monday, June 14, 2021, his body was discovered near the Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge. The Floyd County Coroner's Office later…

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Mario Gilmer

Male, age 12 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 12-year-old Mario A. Gilmer Jr., a Black male, was tragically cut short in Fort Wayne, Indiana. On the evening of Monday, June 14th, Mario was reported missing, having last been seen around 5 p.m. south of Parkview Field. A…

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Travis Morrow

Male, age 18 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 18-year-old Travis Morrow was tragically cut short on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri. On June 14, Morrow was found with gunshot wounds to his head near the intersection of O'Fallon and Commercial streets in the Near…

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Jose Gonzalez

Male, age 42 · Cayce, South Carolina

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a mid-June day in Cayce, South Carolina, the life of Jose L. Gonzalez, a 42-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On June 14, 2021, officers from the Cayce Department of Public Safety responded to a 911 call about an…

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Mason Douglas Davis

Male, age 20 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic summer morning in 2021, the life of 20-year-old Mason Douglas Davis, a White male from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was abruptly cut short. The incident unfolded on June 14th at a home in Inman, a community in Spartanburg County. A friend of…

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Trevon Davion Wilson

Male, age 18 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early afternoon of June 14, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Trevon Davion Wilson, a Black male from Florence, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. Around 1:11 p.m., in the vicinity of Keith Circle and Oliver Drive in Florence County, Wilson was the…

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Curtis Caswell Dunham Jr.

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of June 14, 2021, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. Curtis Caswell Dunham Jr., a 20-year-old male known to his loved ones as 'Kirk,' was found shot on Liberty Heights Avenue at…

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Darrin Barnes

Male, age 30 · Gwynn-oak, Maryland

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 14, 2021, a violent encounter in a Gwynn Oak, Maryland parking lot left one man dead and a woman seriously injured. Darrin Barnes, a 30-year-old male, was in the parking lot of BJ Mallards on Ingleside Avenue when gunfire…

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Valdez Baker

Male, age 19 · Great-mills, Maryland

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of June 14, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the peace at Chancellor's Run Regional Park in Great Mills, Maryland. Valdez Rico Baker III, a 19-year-old male, was on the basketball court when he was tragically shot in the head. First…

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Sean Robinson

Male, age 33 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a June day in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a night of camaraderie turned into a scene of tragedy for Sean Robinson. The 33-year-old man was sitting in the passenger seat of his Ford Mustang on Morgan Avenue, enjoying the company…

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Desmond Bitting

Male, age 29 · Niagara-falls, New York

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early summer of 2021, the life of 29-year-old Desmond L. 'Gent' Bitting, a male resident of Niagara Falls, New York, was cut tragically short. On the evening of June 7th, police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 19th and Niagara…

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Timothy J. Nielsen Sr.

Male, age 43 · Oakland, California

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Timothy J. Nielsen Sr., a 43-year-old repossession agent from Auburn, California, tragically lost his life on June 14, 2021, in Oakland, California. Nielsen was performing his job in the early morning hours when he was shot and killed. He was in the process…

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Jesse Ransom

Male, age 17 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer night in Columbus, Georgia, 17-year-old Jesse Ransom was driving a silver sedan through the Wilson Apartment complex. It was June 14, 2021, and inside the vehicle with him were three other teenagers. As they passed a home across the street from…

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Laquitta Willis

Female, age 41 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Laquitta Willis, a 41-year-old Black female, was at her job as a cashier at the Big Bear Supermarket on Candler Road in Decatur, Georgia, on Monday, June 14, 2021, a role she had held for over a decade. During her shift, she asked a customer, Victor Lee…

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Saiveon Pugh

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer night in June 2021, 18-year-old Saiveon Pugh was killed in a hail of gunfire in Columbus, Georgia. The shooting, which took place on June 14, 2021, at the Wilson Apartment complex, also claimed the life of 17-year-old Jesse Ransom and left two…

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Kevin Neely

Male, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kevin Neely, a 43-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on June 14, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Englewood neighborhood, where Neely was fatally shot by his wife, Jacqueline Creekmore, aged 44. The shooting was…

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Ramon Meeks

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ramon Meeks, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on June 14, 2021, in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 1:25 p.m. in the 11000 block of South Wentworth Avenue.…

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Erskine Reginald Lawrence

Male, age 50 · Severn, North Carolina

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Erskine Reginald Lawrence, a 50-year-old African American man from Severn, North Carolina, tragically died on June 14, 2021. Lawrence was found in the yard of his residence on Mills Street by members of the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office. The medical…

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Kimberly Kyle Isom Scott

Female, age 62 · Clemmons, North Carolina

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kimberly Kyle Isom Scott, a 62-year-old woman from Clemmons, North Carolina, passed away on June 14, 2021. She was born on October 28, 1958, in Surry County to the late Glenda Snow Isom Corriher and Junior Kyle "J.K." Isom. Kimberly was a graduate of North…

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Trashawn Watkins

Male, age 19 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Trashawn Watkins, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 14, 2021, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. near the Food Lion on Poole Road. Watkins was walking out of the grocery store when he was…

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Christian Jacob Redinger

Male, age 15 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the life of 15-year-old Christian Jacob Redinger, a White male, was tragically cut short. On June 14, 2021, police responded to reports of multiple gunshots around 11 p.m. on…

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Dominique Khalif Keys

Male, age 34 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Fairhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, on a summer day in 2021, the life of Dominique Khalif Keys was tragically cut short. On June 14th, the 34-year-old male fell victim to a fatal act of gun violence. Reports from that day indicate that he was shot…

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Henry Joseph Palmen

Male, age 35 · King-of-prussia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Henry Joseph Palmen, a 35-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on June 14, 2021, in King of Prussia, PA. He was found shot dead in a hotel room at the Fairfield Inn on Mall Boulevard. The incident was initially reported as a suspected…

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Kevin Parks

Male, age 19 · Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small city of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, a young life was abruptly cut short on June 14, 2021. Kevin D. Parks, a 19-year-old male, was killed in a fatal shooting, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss. The incident, which is…

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William Byrd

Male, age 33 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of a summer day in Chester, Pennsylvania, tragedy struck a 33-year-old Black male named William Byrd Jr. On June 14, 2021, on the 2000 block of West 4th Street, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, leaving two men wounded. When police…

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Joshua Caylin Alexander

Male, age 22 · Johnson-city, Tennessee

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Johnson City, Tennessee, a disagreement over property escalated into a fatal encounter for Joshua Caylin Alexander. The 22-year-old man had arranged to meet another individual at a gas station off Milligan Highway on…

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Carmen Velasquez

Female, age 54 · Taylor, Texas

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carmen Velasquez, a 54-year-old woman from Taylor, Texas, tragically lost her life on June 14, 2021. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on Pinehurst Street, where Carmen was found with multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to a hospital but succumbed…

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Juan Camilo Cortinas

Male, age 25 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Juan Camilo Cortinas, a 25-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on June 14, 2021, in Laredo, Texas. He was found unresponsive with apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Aladdin's Dream Boutique & Gentlemen's Club. Despite immediate…

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Roderick M. Miller

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Roderick M. Miller, a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 14, 2021, in Houston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, but it was later determined that he had been the victim of a fatal shooting.…

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Todd Wilkinson

Male, age 54 · Livingston, Texas

Killed Jun 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Todd Wilkinson, a 54-year-old white male, was tragically shot to death on June 14, 2021, in Livingston, Texas. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. at a residence located in the 300 block of Stevens Lane. The Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911…

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Reggina Jefferies

Female, age 17 · Oakland, California

Found Jun 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Reggina Jefferies, aged 17, was tragically killed on June 14, 2016, while attending a vigil in downtown Oakland for two friends who had drowned over Memorial Day weekend. Jefferies, who was a talented dancer and about to start her senior year at high school…

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Jerome Lewis Brown

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Found Jun 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jerome Lewis Brown, aged 34, was shot and killed on June 14, 2016, in Oakland, California. The incident occurred late at night, and police initially struggled to determine the circumstances that led to Brown’s death. Reports indicated that Brown was targeted…

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Brian Devlin Saling

Male, age 60 · Oakland, California

Found Jun 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian Devlin Saling, age 60, was killed on June 14, 2016, in Oakland, California. Saling was found dead in an area near his residence, having suffered fatal injuries from blunt force trauma. The incident took place in a neighborhood that had seen a rise in…

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Robert Gene Iii Lewis

Male, age 32 · San Francisco, California

Found Jun 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Gene III Lewis, aged 32, was shot and killed on June 14, 2016, in San Francisco, California. His death took place in the Bayview neighborhood, an area known for its challenges with violence and crime. On the evening of the incident, officers responded…

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Steven L Edwards

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Steven L. Edwards, aged 22, was fatally shot on June 14, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent year for Chicago, which saw a dramatic increase in homicides. The incident involving Edwards is part of the city's larger…

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