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Jose Flores

Male, age 60 · Catalina, Arizona

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jose Flores, whose full name was reported as Jose Carlos Valdez Flores, was a 60-year-old man living in the Catalina area north of Tucson, Arizona. On the morning of June 4, 2021, he became the third victim in a violent neighbor dispute that escalated into a…

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Joey Duran

Male, age 30 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Salt Lake City, Utah, the life of 30-year-old Hispanic male Joey Michael Duran was tragically cut short. A father to four children, with his youngest having been born just two days prior, Duran was known by loved ones as…

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Clifton Smith

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Friday evening in Washington, D.C., a burst of violence shattered the night, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers. On June 4, 2021, 31-year-old Clifton Smith, a resident of Southeast, D.C., was in the Shaw neighborhood when…

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Demetri Rhodes

Male, age 15 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening hours of a Friday in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 15-year-old Demetri Rhodes was tragically cut short. On June 4, 2021, in the Shawnee neighborhood, a shooting incident unfolded that would leave a family and community mourning the…

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LaMaurie Maurie Trayion Gathings

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, June 4, 2021, the life of 17-year-old LaMaurie Maurie Trayion Gathings, a Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Just before 3:45 a.m., Louisville Metro Police responded to a call and discovered a…

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Amun Bordain

Male, age 34 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Amun Ramesess Bordain, aged 34, passed away on June 4, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death was publicly announced by Paradise Memorial Funeral Home, which provided details about his funeral services and memorial events. However, the available online…

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Zachary Zac Wasendorf

Male, age 23 · Whitewater, Wisconsin

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Whitewater, Wisconsin, a promising life was cut tragically short on the evening of Friday, June 4, 2021. Zachary "Zac" Wasendorf, a 23-year-old Caucasian male, passed away in an incident that would leave his community in mourning. A…

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Ellis Ray Magee Jr

Male, age 33 · Mccomb, Mississippi

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a trip to purchase junked cars ended in tragedy for Ellis Ray Magee Jr., a 33-year-old male from Liberty, Mississippi. On June 4th, Magee was on Starnes Road, just outside of McComb, when he was confronted by a neighbor. An apparent…

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Calvin A. Durham II

Male, age 37 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic Friday afternoon, June 4, 2021, the life of 37-year-old Calvin A. Durham II was cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. The fatal encounter unfolded at the Kappatal Cuts barbershop on East Brambleton Avenue around 12:30 p.m. and was preceded by a dispute…

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Ontavious Vadelle Mapp

Male, age 28 · Oak-hall, Virginia

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 4, 2021, the quiet of Accomack County was broken by a call reporting an accidental shooting on Withams Road. When sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene, they found an unresponsive male, Ontavious Vadelle Mapp, a…

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Eric Lil Man Buchanan

Male, age 41 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of June 4, 2021, violence erupted at the Blackburn Terrace apartment complex in Indianapolis, Indiana, claiming the life of 41-year-old Eric Buchanan, known to friends and family by his nickname "Lil Man." A Black male, Buchanan was present…

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Dennis Darks

Male, age 19 · Columbia, Missouri

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, June 4, 2021, law enforcement officials in Columbia, Missouri, were alerted to a shooting incident involving a young male victim. Deputies with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene where they…

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Antone Russell Green

Male, age 22 · Middle-river, Maryland

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Middle River, Maryland, a gathering of friends took a tragic turn, forever altering the lives of those present. Antone Russell Green, a 22-year-old man, was hosting a small get-together on May 4, 2021, in the unit block of Akin Circle.…

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Lavar Pooh Beard

Male, age 26 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of Lavar Pooh Beard, a 26-year-old male, was cut short by an act of gun violence in Rochester, New York. On the evening of June 4th, the city's North Clinton Avenue was disturbed by the sound of gunfire. When police arrived at…

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Marco Santos Alvarez

Male, age 33 · San-jose, California

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marco Santos Alvarez, a 33-year-old resident of San Jose, California, tragically lost his life on June 4, 2021. The incident occurred in the evening on the 4100 block of The Woods Drive. According to reports, Alvarez was found suffering from at least one…

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William Vance Combass

Male, age 67 · Belle-glade, Florida

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

William Vance Combass, aged 67, tragically lost his life on June 4, 2021, in Belle Glade, Florida. Combass, a respected manager at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative, was fatally shot by Felix Cabrera, an 86-year-old janitor who had worked at the cooperative…

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Skyler Gilmore

Female · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of June 4, 2021, a 25-year-old Black transgender woman named Skyler Gilmore was tragically killed in her Stone Mountain, Georgia, apartment. The events leading to her death began with a phone call. Gilmore was on the phone with a friend…

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Jermaine Sanders

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jermaine Sanders, a 42-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on June 4, 2021, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the 5600 block of South Marshfield Avenue. According to reports, Jermaine Sanders was…

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Latrell Goodwin

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Latrell Goodwin, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically found unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his head and chest on June 4, 2021, in the University Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the 1300…

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Michael Cooper

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Cooper, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on June 4, 2021, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 5200 block of West Le Moyne Street. According to police reports, Michael…

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Angel Warner

Male, age 35 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Angel Warner, a 35-year-old resident of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on June 4, 2021. The cause of death was not disclosed in the available sources, and there is no indication of any arrests, suspects, litigations, murder, law cases, or investigations related…

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Bryan Kyle Bridgeman

Male, age 30 · Nelsonville, Ohio

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Bryan Kyle Bridgeman, a 30-year-old man from Nelsonville, Ohio, tragically died on June 4, 2021. His death was ruled a suicide by the Athens County Coroner’s Office. Bridgeman was last seen walking away from his home with Paul Joseph "PJ" Coon, 37, who was…

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Dakota Paul Lewis Watkins

Male, age 21 · Lucasville, Ohio

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On June 4, 2021, Dakota Paul Lewis Watkins, a 21-year-old male from Lucasville, Ohio, tragically lost his life. Watkins was born on November 27, 1999, and was the son of Paul Watkins and Tara McCleese Watkins. He was a young man with his whole life ahead of…

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Emmanuel Bryant

Male, age 41 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Emmanuel Lee Bryant, a 41-year-old Black male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on June 4, 2021. He was shot and found unresponsive on the steps of a townhome complex on Canonby Place in the Franklinton neighborhood. Despite being rushed to…

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Jalen Mehki Jones

Male, age 16 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jalen Mehki Jones, a 16-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on June 4, 2021, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of two individuals shot on the 5509 block of Market Street that evening. Responding officers found Jalen suffering from multiple…

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Benitiez Williams

Male, age 38 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Benitiez Williams, 39, a Black man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was drawn into a dispute that turned deadly on the evening of June 4, 2021. Just before 8:00 p.m., officers were called to the 2000 block of Duncan Avenue on a report that someone had been shot.…

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Tanyarris Tywan Maxwell

Male, age 18 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Friday evening, June 4, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Tanyarris Tywan Maxwell, a Black male, was tragically cut short. He was attending a sporting event near Muse Park on North Parkway in Jackson, Tennessee, when he was shot. The incident occurred around…

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Timothy Fields

Male, age 30 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a warm evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of Timothy Fields, a 30-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On June 4, 2021, Fields, a beloved father of three and a respected kitchen manager at Nudie's Honky Tonk, was enjoying a night out at…

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Denejea Dyon Wells

Female, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Denejea Dyon Wells, a 24-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on June 4, 2021, in Houston, Texas. She was found deceased in an apartment located at 9601 West Montgomery Road, with an apparent gunshot wound. The Houston Police Department…

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Tario Coleman

Male, age 18 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jun 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tario DeWayne Coleman, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on June 4, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a source of grief and concern for his family and community. Tario's untimely demise has…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kenya Simpson

Male, age 44 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kenya D. Simpson, a 44-year-old man, was tragically killed in a double homicide in Phoenix, Arizona, in June of 2016. He and his lifelong friend, Jimmy Hamilton, also 44 years old, were found with gunshot wounds inside a home near Southern and Central…

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Rogerio Perez

Male, age 56 · Fresno, California

Found Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rogerio Perez, aged 56, was found dead on June 4, 2016, in Fresno, California. His death is being investigated as a homicide, and law enforcement is actively seeking information to solve the case. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has offered a $5,000 reward…

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William T Palmer

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On June 4, 2016, William T. Palmer, aged 32, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. This tragedy occurred during a period of heightened violence in the city, which experienced a significant spike in homicides that year. The homicide rate in Chicago surged in…

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Darnell Harde

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darnell Hardeman, 38, was fatally shot on June 4, 2016, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Chicago. His death was part of the ongoing gun violence that plagued the city during that year. Hardeman was one of many victims of shootings in Chicago…

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Anthony Howard

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On June 4, 2016, Anthony Howard, age 35, was tragically shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. Known to his friends as "Tweet," Anthony's death was a part of the larger gun violence crisis that plagued Chicago in 2016, a year that recorded an alarming 764…

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Drexel Platt

Male, age 42 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 42-year-old Drexel Platt, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On the evening of Saturday, June 4th, Platt was at an auto shop on North Foster Drive when a shooting incident unfolded. He…

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Aaron Vaughn

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet, pre-dawn hours of a Saturday morning in June 2016, violence shattered the calm on a Baltimore street, claiming the life of Aaron Vaughn. The 27-year-old male was discovered at approximately 1:15 a.m. in the 200 block of North Freemont Street…

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Ronnie Headley

Male, age 33 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Boston, a celebration turned into a tragedy, leaving a family and community mourning the loss of a loved one. Ronnie Headley, a 33-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot on June 4, 2016. The incident occurred in the…

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Fred Vogel

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, the life of 30-year-old Fred Vogel Jr. was tragically cut short. Known to his loved ones as 'Pooh,' he was at home with his family on June 4, 2016, when a phone call prompted him to leave between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. This would…

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Marva L Amrine

age 53 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 4, 2016, a tragedy unfolded on a quiet street in Kansas City, Missouri, forever altering the lives of two families. Marva L. Amrine, a 53-year-old Black female, and her co-worker, Terrell K. Nance, 64, were found shot to…

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Terrell K Nance

Male, age 64 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 4, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet near 38th Street and Park Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Responding to a ShotSpotter alert at approximately 3:52 a.m., police discovered a silver Fiat with its doors open.…

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Avery Turner

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 4, 2016, the life of 29-year-old Avery Turner, an African-American man with aspirations of a career in rap music, was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. Turner, known by his stage name "Aire Tite," was found lying in…

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Anthony Thorpe

Male, age 30 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On June 4, 2016, Anthony Lee Thorpe, age 30, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Columbus, Ohio. At around 9:13 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting at a Shell gas station located on 1937 E. Livingston Avenue. Upon arrival, they found…

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Westley Barksdale

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Westley Thaddeus Barksdale, known affectionately to family and friends as “Thadd,” was a 31-year-old African-American man whose life ended tragically in a double homicide in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 4, 2016. Barksdale and his longtime best friend…

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Diamond Webb

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Diamond Webb, a 31-year-old African-American man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the victim of a brutal double homicide that came to light on June 4, 2016. Webb and his longtime best friend, Westley Thaddeus “Thadd” Barksdale, were found murdered in an alley…

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Kelvon Julius

Male, age 15 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 15-year-old Kelvon Julius was tragically cut short on a street in Birmingham, Alabama. On June 4th, the young man, known to some as 'Pork Chop,' was shot and killed on 12th Street South. The violence that ended his life also…

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Derrius Woods

Male, age 27 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a bright life was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. Derrius 'Dae Dae' Woods, a 27-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on June 4th of that year. Born on May 13, 1989, Woods was originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, but his life came…

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Devonne Burton

Male, age 28 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jun 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a a Black / African American man named Devonne Christopher Burton, 28, was killed in a violent encounter in Denver, Colorado. On the evening of June 3rd, police were called to a residence on Hudson Street in the North Park Hill…

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