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Deaths by Force on June 5

726 open cases in our database happened on June 5. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (517)

Antonio Fletcher - San-angelo, Texas
Death by Force

Antonio Fletcher

Male, age 53 · San-angelo, Texas
Killed Jun 5, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Fletcher, a 53-year-old man from San Angelo, Texas, tragically died on June 5, 2020, from injuries sustained in a shooting incident. The incident occurred at his residence in the 1200 block of Daniel Street, where his wife, Lisa Clemons, reported a…

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Bruce Gilmore - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Bruce Gilmore

Male · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, a tragic event unfolded in Southeast Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of those involved. On the evening of June 5th, residents of the 3500 block of 22nd Street, Southeast, were startled by the sound of gunfire. When police…

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Marcus Whitehead - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Marcus Whitehead

Male, age 33 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early summer of 2019, the life of Marcus Whitehead, a 33-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On the evening of June 5th, shots rang out at 828 East Muhammad Ali Boulevard, and when the chaos subsided, Whitehead had…

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Michael Gaines Sr - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Michael Gaines Sr

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 5, 2019, the life of 37-year-old Michael Gaines Sr., a Black male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. His body was discovered inside a burning vehicle on Cecil Avenue in the Chickasaw neighborhood shortly…

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Jessica Denene Lockett - Birmingham, Alabama
Death by Force

Jessica Denene Lockett

Female, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a June day in 2019, the life of 28-year-old Jessica Denene Lockett came to an end. The young woman, a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, passed away on June 5, 2019. Her death was recorded in obituaries published in the local newspaper, though the cause of…

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Cedric Hubbard - Montgomery, Alabama
Death by Force

Cedric Hubbard

Male, age 45 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Friends and family remembered Cedric Hubbard as a kind-hearted, loving, and funny man known as "The Gentle Giant." The 45-year-old Black man was described as the life of the party and an amazing father whose son was his best friend. A graduate of Sidney…

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Brandon Parker - El Dorado, Arkansas
Death by Force

Brandon Parker

Male, age 27 · El Dorado, Arkansas
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early summer of 2019, the life of 27-year-old Brandon Parker was tragically cut short. On June 5th, in El Dorado, Arkansas, Parker was fatally wounded in a shooting incident. Another individual, Randy Miller, was also targeted in the violent encounter…

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John Her Tonga - Salt Lake City, Utah
Death by Force

John Her Tonga

Male, age 34 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

John Herman Tonga, 34, male, was shot to death on the morning of June 5, 2019, outside a home in Kearns, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Police were called around 7:30 a.m. to a house near 4800 South and 4720 West, where officers found Tonga collapsed in the…

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Jonathan Nichols - Norman, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Jonathan Nichols

Male, age 53 · Norman, Oklahoma
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the city of Norman, Oklahoma, a community was unsettled by the unexpected death of Jonathan Nichols, a 53-year-old male who had once been a prominent figure in state politics. On the evening of June 5, 2019, police officers responded to a call reporting a…

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Derek Wade Peterson II - Muskegon, Michigan
Death by Force

Derek Wade Peterson II

Male, age 18 · Muskegon, Michigan
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019 in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, the life of 18-year-old Derek Wade Peterson II was tragically cut short. On June 5th, Peterson was found inside a vehicle at the intersection of 6th Street and Broadway Avenue, having been fatally shot in…

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Leroy Williams - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Leroy Williams

Male, age 26 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Leroy Williams III, a 26-year-old male, was killed in a double shooting on June 5, 2019. The incident, which left another individual injured, cast a somber shadow…

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Dwayne Green - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Dwayne Green

Male, age 19 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of June 5, 2019, a violent altercation unfolded in the front yard of a residence in the northern section of Saint Louis County, Missouri, leading to the untimely death of 19-year-old Dwayne Green Jr. Police officers were alerted to the scene on…

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Lakquan Golden - Syracuse, New York
Death by Force

Lakquan Golden

Male, age 25 · Syracuse, New York
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early summer of 2019, the life of 25-year-old Lakquan Taccarri Golden was tragically cut short in Syracuse, New York. On Wednesday, June 5th, Golden became the victim of a homicide, his death the result of gun violence. A lifelong resident of the city…

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Steven Silks - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Steven Silks

Male, age 62 · Queens, New York
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, a decorated member of the New York Police Department, Steven Silks, a 62-year-old male, was nearing the end of a long and distinguished career. With nearly four decades of service to the city, the Deputy Chief of Patrol Borough Queens…

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Devaris Watson - Long-beach, California
Death by Force

Devaris Watson

Male, age 29 · Long-beach, California
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Devaris Watson, a 29-year-old resident of Memphis, Tennessee, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2019, in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred during a transaction involving the sale of a large quantity of marijuana. Watson, along with Kevin…

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Kelly Rees Pitts - Tehachapi, California
Death by Force

Kelly Rees Pitts

Male, age 57 · Tehachapi, California
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kelly Rees Pitts, aged 57, died on June 5, 2019, in Tehachapi, California. His death was the result of a shooting incident involving his ex-wife, Wendy Howard. The tragic event unfolded in a quiet neighborhood where Pitts was found with multiple gunshot…

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Kevin Williams - Long-beach, California
Death by Force

Kevin Williams

Male, age 32 · Long-beach, California
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kevin Williams, a 32-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2019, as a result of a shooting incident. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Williams was shot and killed in the 5500…

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Brian Anderson - Deerfield-beach, Florida
Death by Force

Brian Anderson

Male, age 30 · Deerfield-beach, Florida
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brian Anderson, a 30-year-old resident of Deerfield Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2019. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. when deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office were dispatched to 660 N.W. Third Ave. Upon arrival, they…

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Shirley Blakely - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Shirley Blakely

Female, age 54 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Shirley Blakely, a 54-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically passed away on June 5, 2019. Her death was a result of a violent attack in her home, which left her with multiple injuries. The incident occurred in the Lackawanna area, where she…

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Jonathan Jones - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jonathan Jones

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jonathan Jones, a 29-year-old African American male, was found shot to death in Washington Park on the South Side of Chicago on June 5, 2019. Officers discovered his body at 12:36 a.m. in an alley in the 5800 block of South Wabash Avenue. He had sustained…

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Markies Jones - Springfield, Illinois
Death by Force

Markies Jones

Male, age 35 · Springfield, Illinois
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Markies Lamont Jones Sr., a 35-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2019, in Springfield, Illinois. He was born on September 11, 1983, in Springfield and was a dedicated cook at Parkway Cafe for five years. He also worked at…

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Richard Norman Jr - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Richard Norman Jr

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richard Norman Jr., a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on June 5, 2019, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood, where Richard was fatally shot while standing on a sidewalk. According to reports, shots…

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Alva Paisley Oxendine - Red-springs, North Carolina
Death by Force

Alva Paisley Oxendine

Male, age 5 · Red-springs, North Carolina
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alva "AJ" Paisley Oxendine, a 5-year-old boy from Red Springs, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2019. AJ was caught in the crossfire during a shootout that erupted from a fight between multiple individuals. The incident occurred while AJ…

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Avery Chanel Scurlock - Lumberton, North Carolina
Death by Force

Avery Chanel Scurlock

Male, age 23 · Lumberton, North Carolina
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Avery Chanel Scurlock, a 23-year-old transgender woman, was found dead on June 5, 2019, in a field in Lumberton, North Carolina. The autopsy report revealed that she had been shot eight times, with gunshot wounds in her torso, abdomen, hip, lower back, flank…

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David Perez Pineda - Winston-salem, North Carolina
Death by Force

David Perez Pineda

Male, age 31 · Winston-salem, North Carolina
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

David Perez Pineda, a 31-year-old male, was found dead on June 5, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The police received a call reporting a discharge of a firearm on Cole Road near Waughtown Street around 10:35 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered an…

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Jayvon Goolsby - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jayvon Goolsby

Male, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jayvon Goolsby, a 16-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jayvon was at his residence on Ohaus Court when shots were fired into his home at approximately 5:43 a.m. He was struck by the bullets…

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Brandon Phoenix - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Brandon Phoenix

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

On June 5, 2019, Brandon Phoenix, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed at a bus stop in Cincinnati, Ohio. Phoenix, who had no criminal record, was waiting for the bus to go to his job at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital when he…

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Gannon Hillman - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Gannon Hillman

Male, age 25 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gannon Hillman, a 25-year-old man from Cincinnati, OH, was tragically shot and killed on June 5, 2019, while he slept in his home in Bond Hill. The incident occurred around 4:39 a.m. when an unknown assailant fired through a window, hitting Hillman twice in…

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James Jimbo Ramsey - Clarksville, Tennessee
Death by Force

James Jimbo Ramsey

Male, age 37 · Clarksville, Tennessee
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early evening of June 5, 2019, a dispute in the parking lot of a Longhorn Steakhouse on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard in Clarksville, Tennessee, ended in gunfire, leaving two men dead. One of the victims was James 'Jimbo' Ramsey, a 37-year-old male. The…

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John Allgood - Clarksville, Tennessee
Death by Force

John Allgood

Male, age 53 · Clarksville, Tennessee
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

John Winston Allgood, a 53-year-old male, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Clarksville, Tennessee. A proud United States Navy veteran, he was born on August 1, 1965, in Dover, Delaware. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Clarksville and…

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Demarcus Trey Allen - San-marcos, Texas
Death by Force

Demarcus Trey Allen

Male, age 23 · San-marcos, Texas
Killed Jun 5, 2019 · 7 years ago

Demarcus Trey Allen, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on June 5, 2019, in San Marcos, Texas. The incident occurred at the Village on Telluride apartments, where Allen was staying as a guest. In the early morning hours, San Marcos…

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Charles Theo Till Jr - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Charles Theo Till Jr

Male, age 45 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early summer of 2018, a life was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Charles Theo Tillman Jr., a 45-year-old Black male, was killed on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. The incident that claimed his life took place at 7801 Whipperwill Road, a location…

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Disean Russell - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Disean Russell

Male, age 30 · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 30-year-old Disean Russell, a Black male, was cut short in a sudden act of violence. On June 5, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police responded to a call of shots fired at an apartment complex on West…

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Abran Castillo - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Abran Castillo

Male, age 25 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On June 5, 2018, Abran Castillo, a 25-year-old man, was fatally shot in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The incident occurred at approximately 10:55 PM at 34 Claybourne Street. Castillo's death was one of the many homicides that took…

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Marlin Lovato - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Death by Force

Marlin Lovato

Male, age 21 · Albuquerque, New Mexico
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marlin Lovato, a 21-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life to gun violence on June 5, 2018. The incident occurred in a context of rising gun violence in the city, but specific details about the circumstances of his death are limited in…

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Asia Marie-Angelique Griego - Las Vegas, Nevada
Death by Force

Asia Marie-Angelique Griego

Male, age 24 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a tragic day in Las Vegas, Nevada, the life of a young Hispanic male, Asia Marie-Angelique Griego, was cut short at the age of 24. His body was discovered on the morning of June 5, 2018, by people taking a walk in Wetlands Park. When officers arrived at…

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Ahkeem Goodwin - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Ahkeem Goodwin

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the life of Ahkeem Goodwin, a 27-year-old male, was abruptly ended. On June 5, 2018, at approximately 10:07 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed in the 4600 block of 6th Street, SE. When police arrived at the…

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Malachi Fryer - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Death by Force

Malachi Fryer

Male, age 6 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, the life of six-year-old Malachi Fryer came to a tragic and abrupt end. On June 5, 2018, the young boy, a student at New Highland Elementary School, found a handgun that had been left…

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Terrance Martin - Bridgeton, New Jersey
Death by Force

Terrance Martin

Male, age 37 · Bridgeton, New Jersey
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Tuesday evening, June 5, 2018, the life of 37-year-old Terrance L. Martin Sr. was brought to a violent and unexpected end. Martin, a man known to his loved ones as a union construction worker with a passion for riding dirt bikes, working on cars, and…

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Angelo Shine - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Angelo Shine

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a residential street in Berkeley, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, leaving two families heartbroken and a community in search of answers. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 5th, police were…

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Anthony West - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Anthony West

Male, age 16 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, a young life was abruptly cut short in a burst of gunfire in Berkeley, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 5th, police were called to the 8300 block of Graybirch Drive following reports of a shooting. Upon…

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Gary Don Peterson - Lebanon, Missouri
Death by Force

Gary Don Peterson

Male, age 47 · Lebanon, Missouri
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of June 5, 2018, in Lebanon, Missouri, 47-year-old male Gary Don Peterson was fatally shot following a confrontation in a residential neighborhood. Authorities responded to reports of a disturbance in the 500 block of Sweet Street around 5:00…

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Ernesto Garcia Cruz - Salinas, California
Death by Force

Ernesto Garcia Cruz

Male, age 27 · Salinas, California
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ernesto Garcia Cruz, a 27-year-old resident of Salinas, California, was tragically killed on June 5, 2018. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the parking lot of El Dorado Park. Cruz was sitting in his car when a male suspect approached and shot him…

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James Taylor - Los-angeles, California
Death by Force

James Taylor

Male, age 36 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

James Lamont Taylor, a 36-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on June 5, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred in the 800 block of East 84th Street in the Florence neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records…

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Brielle Baldwin - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Brielle Baldwin

Male, age 34 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Brielle Baldwin, a 34-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2018. Baldwin was fatally shot in a vacant lot on King Street, located just north of Interstate 10 in the Mixon Town neighborhood on Jacksonville's Westside.…

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Jercoby Groover - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Jercoby Groover

Male, age 19 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jercoby Da'Shad Groover, a 19-year-old African American male from Jacksonville, FL, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2018. Groover, along with two other teenagers, Trevon Bullard (18) and Royale D'Von Smith Jr. (18), was killed in a drive-by shooting on…

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Royale Smith - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

Royale Smith

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Royale D'Von Smith Jr., an 18-year-old African American male from Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on June 5, 2018. The incident occurred after he attended a friend's birthday party. Royale was eagerly anticipating the birth…

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TreVon Bullard - Jacksonville, Florida
Death by Force

TreVon Bullard

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida
Killed Jun 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

TreVon Bullard, an 18-year-old African American male from Jacksonville, FL, was tragically killed on June 5, 2018. The incident occurred when someone pulled alongside a silver Chevrolet Cruze on Town Center Parkway and opened fire. TreVon Bullard, along with…

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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.