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Deaths by Force on June 17

723 open cases in our database happened on June 17. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (503)

Jamar Donte Conner - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Jamar Donte Conner

Male, age 26 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

On June 17, 2018, a violent incident occurred in Saint Louis, Missouri, resulting in the untimely death of Jamar Donte Conner. The 26-year-old African American male was a resident of the city and became a victim of gun violence that tragically cut his life…

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Brenda Maria Coates - Kershaw, South Carolina
Death by Force

Brenda Maria Coates

Female, age 54 · Kershaw, South Carolina
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a summer evening in Kershaw, South Carolina, Brenda Maria Coates, a 54-year-old woman, was found deceased in her car from a single gunshot wound to the neck. The events of June 17, 2018, unfolded at the intersection of U.S. Highway 521 and Catoe Road…

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Inderly Instinfil - Hudson, New York
Death by Force

Inderly Instinfil

Male, age 19 · Hudson, New York
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Inderly Instinfil, a 19-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally shot on the evening of June 17, 2018, during a confrontation inside a residence at 20 Fairview Avenue in Hudson, New York. Contemporary reporting identified Instinfil as being from…

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James Skinner - Bellport, New York
Death by Force

James Skinner

Male, age 50 · Bellport, New York
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a tragic Father's Day in 2018, James Skinner, a 50-year-old male from Queens, New York, was fatally shot at a house party in North Bellport, Long Island. The incident occurred on the evening of June 17th at a residence on Doane Avenue. Skinner was a guest…

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William Fernandez - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

William Fernandez

Male, age 33 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Father's Day, June 17, 2018, William Fernandez, a 33-year-old man, was shot and killed in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The fatal encounter occurred around 12:00 a.m. at the corner of Bushwick Avenue and Beaver…

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Lucrecia Phillips - Carson, California
Death by Force

Lucrecia Phillips

Female, age 46 · Carson, California
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lucrecia Tina Phillips, a 46-year-old woman from Carson, California, tragically lost her life on June 17, 2018. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, she died from gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in the evening, and Phillips was found…

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Tristan Hanson - Miami-gardens, Florida
Death by Force

Tristan Hanson

Male, age 24 · Miami-gardens, Florida
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tristan Hanson, a 24-year-old male, tragically lost his life on June 17, 2018, in Miami Gardens, FL. Hanson, who was visiting his father for Father's Day, was shot and killed in a violent incident that also left two others wounded. The shooting occurred in…

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Tyreze Littlejohn - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Tyreze Littlejohn

Male, age 29 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tyreze Fran'Shan Littlejohn, a 29-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on June 17, 2018, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Van Buren Avenue in the Riverview area. According to…

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Calvin Bernard Harvey - Macon, Georgia
Death by Force

Calvin Bernard Harvey

Male, age 16 · Macon, Georgia
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the warm summer evening of June 17, 2018, the sound of laughter and music filled the air at a cookout on Edgewood Drive in South Macon, Georgia. Among those enjoying the gathering was 16-year-old Calvin Bernard Harvey, a Black male known to his friends as…

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Natania Jarrad - Athens, Georgia
Death by Force

Natania Jarrad

Female, age 30 · Athens, Georgia
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 17, 2018, the life of Natania Salah Jarrad, a 30-year-old social worker, came to a tragic end in her Athens, Georgia, home. An African American woman known for her dedication to her work at Advantage Behavioral Health…

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Sar Dajhii May - South-fulton, Georgia
Death by Force

Sar Dajhii May

Female, age 22 · South-fulton, Georgia
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 17, 2018, the life of a 22-year-old woman, Sar Dajhii May, was tragically cut short in South Fulton, Georgia. A female, she was discovered shot to death inside a vehicle in the 1000 block of Buckhurst Drive. The grim finding…

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Troy Louis Smith - Westwego, Louisiana
Death by Force

Troy Louis Smith

Male, age 44 · Westwego, Louisiana
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Westwego, Louisiana, the life of a respected law enforcement officer, Troy Louis Smith, a 44-year-old African American male, came to a sudden and tragic end. The events that unfolded on June 17, 2018, in his Waggaman home would lead…

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Jahream Beard - Springfield, Ohio
Death by Force

Jahream Beard

Male, age 35 · Springfield, Ohio
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jahream Beard, a 35-year-old African American man from Springfield, Ohio, tragically lost his life on June 17, 2018. Beard was killed in a shooting outside the Wagon Wheel bar on South Burnett Road early Sunday morning. The incident occurred on Father's Day…

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Taren Lyles - Clarksville, Tennessee
Death by Force

Taren Lyles

Female, age 22 · Clarksville, Tennessee
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of June 17, 2018, in Clarksville, Tennessee, a senseless act of violence claimed the life of 22-year-old Taren Lyles, an African American woman. Lyles was seated in the driver's seat of her car near the intersection of Main Street and 11th…

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Rene Soto - Amarillo, Texas
Death by Force

Rene Soto

Male, age 42 · Amarillo, Texas
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rene Soto, a 42-year-old man from Amarillo, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on June 17, 2018, while standing in his doorway. The incident occurred when Gregorio Moreno Navarrete drove to Soto's house and shot him from the street. Soto succumbed to his…

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Russell Posey - Clarksburg, West Virginia
Death by Force

Russell Posey

Male, age 92 · Clarksburg, West Virginia
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Russell Ross Posey Sr., a 92-year-old White/Caucasian man, was a World War II Navy veteran whose final hospitalization at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, became part of a much larger investigation into deliberate insulin…

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Erin Bushek Somvilai - La Crosse, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Erin Bushek Somvilai

Female, age 35 · La Crosse, Wisconsin
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Erin Elizabeth Bushek Somvilai, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian woman from La Crosse, Wisconsin, disappeared during the first days of June 2018, beginning a search that would ultimately become a homicide investigation. Family members reported her missing on…

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Kurt Cornish - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Kurt Cornish

Male, age 41 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kurt Cornish was 41 years old when he was fatally stabbed on Sunday, June 17, 2018, in the 4200 block of Thayer Court in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated the killing, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death as a…

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Nichole Dougas - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Nichole Dougas

Female, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jun 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Nichole Dougas, 42, was found beaten to death on the afternoon of Sunday, June 17, 2018, which was Father's Day, in the 2500 block of West 70th Street in the Marquette Park area of Chicago Lawn, on the city's Southwest Side. The Chicago Sun-Times homicide…

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Mishawn E Green - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Mishawn E Green

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mishawn E. Green, a 15-year-old boy, was tragically shot and killed on June 17, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His death is one of many incidents in a city that continued to struggle with high rates of gun violence. Mishawn was among numerous victims on that…

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Dario Balderrama - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Dario Balderrama

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dario Balderrama, a 32-year-old man, was shot and killed on June 17, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent weekend in the city, where multiple shootings were reported. Balderrama was one of several victims in an ongoing…

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Demarco Mars - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Demarco Mars

Male, age 22 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of Friday, June 16, 2017, violence erupted in the Lewis Place neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of a young man named DeMarco Latoris Mars. The 22-year-old resident was walking along the 3800 block of Labadie Avenue around…

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Craig Barksdale - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Craig Barksdale

Male, age 26 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the late evening of June 17, 2017, a sense of normalcy filled the air at the intersection of 80th and Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Inside a convenience store, 26-year-old Craig Barksdale was seen on surveillance footage, appearing to be in good…

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Lamar Wise - St. Louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Lamar Wise

Male, age 35 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer day in St. Louis, Missouri, tragedy befell 35-year-old Lamar Wise. On June 17, 2017, he was fatally shot in what police have described as a domestic disturbance. The incident unfolded around 3:08 a.m. in the 5500 block…

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Virgilio Guerrero-Quiros - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

Virgilio Guerrero-Quiros

Male, age 43 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Virgilio Guerrero-Quiros, a 43-year-old man, was tragically killed on June 17, 2017, in Omaha, Nebraska. His death remains unsolved, leaving his family and community searching for answers. Guerrero-Quiros, originally from Costa Rica, was found dead in what…

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Domineek Sharp - Columbus, Ohio
Death by Force

Domineek Sharp

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio
Found Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On June 17, 2017, Domineek Maleek Sharp, also known as "Boota Bang," was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at Delfin Nightlife on Busch Boulevard, where Domineek, aged 21, was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting.…

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Emma Layne - Cody, Virginia
Death by Force

Emma Layne

Female, age 48 · Cody, Virginia
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small community of Cody, Virginia, Emma Compton Layne, a 52-year-old woman known for her friendly demeanor at the convenience store she owned and operated, went missing in June of 2017. Her disappearance on June 17 of that year sparked immediate…

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Calvin Williams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death by Force

Calvin Williams

Male, age 36 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Calvin D. Williams was a 36-year-old Black man whose life ended in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 17, 2017. Online memorial records place his death among the fatal incidents of gun violence that occurred that day, while homicide records classify his death as a…

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Erwin Jones - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Erwin Jones

Male, age 30 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a warm Saturday evening, the day before he was to celebrate Father's Day with his four children, 30-year-old Erwin Jones lost his life in a sudden act of violence in Birmingham, Alabama. On June 17, 2017, as dusk settled around 7 p.m., Jones was sitting on…

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Virjillo Gurrero-Quiros - Omaha, Nebraska
Death by Force

Virjillo Gurrero-Quiros

Male, age 44 · Omaha, Nebraska
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Virjillo Gurrero-Quiros, 44, a Hispanic male, was spending the first minutes of Saturday, June 17, 2017, on a porch in north Omaha when gunfire split the quiet along Hartman Avenue. Around 12:50�12:55 a.m., police were called to the area of 25th and Hartman…

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Sandra Nickells - Greenville, Utah
Death by Force

Sandra Nickells

Female, age 73 · Greenville, Utah
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, high desert landscape of Adamsville, Utah, the life of Sandra Faye Nickell, a woman of strength and independence, came to a close on June 17, 2017. She was 72 years old. Born Sandra Faye Burrow on December 26, 1944, in Odessa, Texas, she would…

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Darnell Lee - Des Moines, Iowa
Death by Force

Darnell Lee

Male, age 26 · Des Moines, Iowa
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Des Moines, Iowa, the life of 26-year-old Darnell Lee, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On June 17, 2017, violence erupted at a gathering on the city's east side, resulting in a double…

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Jason Smith - Des Moines, Iowa
Death by Force

Jason Smith

Male, age 30 · Des Moines, Iowa
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 17, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace on the east side of Des Moines, Iowa, leaving two men dead. One of the victims was Jason Smith, a 30-year-old Black male. The incident, which also claimed the life of…

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Tim Baca - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Death by Force

Tim Baca

Male, age 31 · Santa Fe, New Mexico
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On June 17, 2017, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 30-year-old Timothy Aaron Baca was fatally shot by Chris Owens, then aged 30. Prior to the incident, Baca had befriended Owens, who had a criminal history. Following the shooting, Owens was charged with murder, being…

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Travis Carothers - Grand Junction, Colorado
Death by Force

Travis Carothers

Male, age 36 · Grand Junction, Colorado
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 36-year-old Travis Carothers was cut short in Grand Junction, Colorado. A man known for his dedication to his children and his love for the outdoors, his sudden death on or around June 18, 2017, was a result of gun violence.…

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Erick Vazquez - Wichita, Kansas
Death by Force

Erick Vazquez

Male, age 25 · Wichita, Kansas
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Wichita, Kansas, the life of 25-year-old Erick Vazquez was tragically cut short. On June 17, 2017, the young man had simply gone with a friend to a strip mall on East 13th Street to buy cigarettes. As he waited in the driver's seat of…

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George Pineda - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Death by Force

George Pineda

Male, age 18 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 17, 2017, a tragedy unfolded in a Minneapolis park that cut short the life of 18-year-old George Pineda. Pineda, a recent graduate of Roosevelt High School, was walking with a friend through Webber Park when they were…

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Debbie Fehler - Independence, Kentucky
Death by Force

Debbie Fehler

Female, age 59 · Independence, Kentucky
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Deborah “Debbie” Ann Fehler, a 59-year-old female, passed away on June 17, 2017, in Independence, Kentucky. Born on August 16, 1957, she was a beloved mother, grandmother, and a well-known figure in her community, where she had worked at Simon Kenton High…

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Johnece Haney - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Johnece Haney

Female, age 17 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of 17-year-old Johnece Haney was tragically cut short. The young Black/African American female was in a house in the 5400 block of North Hartford Avenue on June 17, 2017, with her boyfriend, 21-year-old Norris…

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Dornell Rosalez - Kansas-city, Missouri
Death by Force

Dornell Rosalez

Male, age 24 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 24-year-old Dornell Rosalez was tragically cut short. On June 17, 2017, Rosalez, a Black/African American male, was shot near the intersection of 67th and Monroe. Emergency services responded to the…

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Frederick Thomas - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Frederick Thomas

Male, age 57 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Baden in Saint-louis, MO, the life of 57-year-old Frederick Thomas, a male resident, was tragically cut short on June 17, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death pointed to a violent end, as he was found with multiple…

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James Hill - Simpsonville, South Carolina
Death by Force

James Hill

Male, age 48 · Simpsonville, South Carolina
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Calvin “Cowboy” Hill, a 48-year-old man, was killed on June 17, 2017, after violence found him in the Simpsonville area of Greenville County, South Carolina. In the hours that followed, his name would move from an urgent callout to a grim confirmation…

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Angel Luis Mendez Crespo - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Angel Luis Mendez Crespo

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 27-year-old Angel Luis Mendez Crespo was tragically cut short in a motel room in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore County, Maryland. On the afternoon of Saturday, June 17, an employee of the Motel 6 on Whitehead Court made a…

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Edgardo Castro Estremera - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Edgardo Castro Estremera

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer day in 2017, the life of 30-year-old Edgardo Castro Estremera was tragically cut short. On June 17th, he and another man, Angel Luis Mendez Crespo, were found deceased by a motel employee inside a room at the Motel 6 in the Woodlawn area of…

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Keith Vereen - Brooklyn, New York
Death by Force

Keith Vereen

Male, age 46 · Brooklyn, New York
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a bright Saturday afternoon, June 17, 2017, Keith Vereen, a 46-year-old man, was going about the mundane task of pumping gas into his truck at a BP station in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The gas station, located at the busy intersection of…

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Anthony Iniguez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Anthony Iniguez

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Iniguez, a 20-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on June 17, 2017. On that fateful night, Iniguez was riding his bicycle north on Normandie Avenue in Harbor City when he was shot once in the head. The incident…

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Fredis Orlando Mejia-Melendez - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

Fredis Orlando Mejia-Melendez

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Fredis Orlando Mejia-Melendez, a 24-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on June 10, 2017, in the Westlake area of Los Angeles. Mejia-Melendez was standing on the sidewalk in the 400 block of North Coronado Street around 8:40 p.m. when he was shot…

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Rob Frazier - Concord, California
Death by Force

Rob Frazier

Male, age 43 · Concord, California
Killed Jun 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rob Frazier, aged 43, tragically lost his life on June 17, 2017, in Concord, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning outside a local business, Nica Lounge, located at 1907 Salvio Street. According to police reports, the fatal…

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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.