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Deaths by Force on March 31

752 open cases in our database happened on March 31. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (536)

Carl Andre Conway - Jackson, Mississippi
Death by Force

Carl Andre Conway

Male, age 46 · Jackson, Mississippi
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Carl Andre Conway, a 46-year-old male, passed away on March 31, 2015, in Jackson, Mississippi. Born on January 9, 1969, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, he spent the majority of his life in Jackson. He was a graduate of St. Andrew's Episcopal School and the…

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Mouhammed Hassan - Lincoln-park, Michigan
Death by Force

Mouhammed Hassan

Male, age 29 · Lincoln-park, Michigan
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of March 31, 2015, a sense of unease settled over the family of 29-year-old Mouhammed Hassan. The Lebanese American man, known affectionately as 'Mo,' had promised his wife he would be home for dinner at 8 p.m., a promise he was unable to keep.…

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Bob Grabowski - Aynor, South Carolina
Death by Force

Bob Grabowski

Male, age 55 · Aynor, South Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bob Grabowski, a 55-year-old White man, died on March 31, 2015, in the Aynor area of Horry County, South Carolina, after a gunshot wound at his workplace, PTR Industries. Late that Tuesday afternoon, a report of a shooting brought Horry County police to the…

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Leta Webb - Queens, New York
Death by Force

Leta Webb

Female, age 71 · Queens, New York
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of a late March day in South Jamaica, Queens, a frantic knocking shattered the peace at the home of 71-year-old Leta Webb. It was around 1:30 a.m. when the beloved grandmother answered the insistent summons at her door. In an…

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Jose Ballardo - Inglewood, California
Death by Force

Jose Ballardo

Male, age 30 · Inglewood, California
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Guadalupe Ballardo, a 30-year-old man, was tragically shot to death on March 31, 2015, near the intersection of West 102nd Street and Prairie Avenue in Inglewood, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Ballardo sustained…

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Luis Amela - Palmdale, California
Death by Force

Luis Amela

Male, age 41 · Palmdale, California
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Luis Amela, a 41-year-old resident of Palmdale, California, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2015. The incident occurred outside Sky Burgers, a local restaurant located in the 1800 block of East Palmdale Boulevard. On that fateful evening, Amela was…

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Richard Wayne Van Heyningen - Lakewood, California
Death by Force

Richard Wayne Van Heyningen

Male, age 47 · Lakewood, California
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Richard Wayne Van Heyningen, a 47-year-old resident of Lakewood, CA, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2015, in a violent incident involving his younger brother, Brandon Van Heyningen. The events unfolded near the intersection of Hardwick Street and…

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Tyrone Dewayne Golden - Westmont, California
Death by Force

Tyrone Dewayne Golden

Male, age 47 · Westmont, California
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyrone Dewayne Golden, a 47-year-old resident of Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2015. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Golden was fatally shot in Westmont. His death was a significant event in the community…

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Frantzcens Auguste - Lake-worth, Florida
Death by Force

Frantzcens Auguste

Male, age 27 · Lake-worth, Florida
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Frantzcens Auguste, a 27-year-old resident of Lake Worth, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2015. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. in an alleyway, where he was fatally shot by Jean Philippe Oczeus. The circumstances leading to the…

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Marceon Wells - Miramar, Florida
Death by Force

Marceon Wells

Male, age 26 · Miramar, Florida
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Marceon Wells, a 26-year-old resident of Miramar, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2015. The incident occurred in a neighborhood where Wells was found dead in a driveway that was not his own. According to police reports, Wells lived just…

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Arglister Cheatham - Shreveport, Louisiana
Death by Force

Arglister Cheatham

Male, age 34 · Shreveport, Louisiana
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of 34-year-old Arglister Cheatham was cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the last day of March, Cheatham was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident prompted an investigation by the Shreveport Police Department's…

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Brian Kappauf - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Brian Kappauf

Male, age 43 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brian Anthony Kappauf, a 43-year-old Caucasian male from Charlotte, NC, passed away on April 1, 2015. He was born on April 19, 1971, in Baltimore, MD, to Mary Ann Carrick and Robert Kappauf. Brian graduated from Mount Saint Joseph High School in 1989 and went…

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William Nathaniel Covington - Lumberton, North Carolina
Death by Force

William Nathaniel Covington

Male, age 21 · Lumberton, North Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

William Nathaniel Covington, a 21-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on March 31, 2015, outside his home on Lambeth Street in Lumberton, North Carolina. The incident occurred following an argument over a missing firearm between…

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Jason Hanks - Huber-heights, Ohio
Death by Force

Jason Hanks

Male, age 40 · Huber-heights, Ohio
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jason G. Hanks, a 40-year-old male from Huber Heights, OH, tragically died on March 31, 2015. According to reports, Hanks took his own life by shooting himself inside a business in Huber Heights. At the time of his death, he was under investigation for a…

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Melvin Campbell Jr. - Cincinnati, Ohio
Death by Force

Melvin Campbell Jr.

Male, age 28 · Cincinnati, Ohio
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Melvin Campbell Jr., a 28-year-old male from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically passed away on March 31, 2015. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a victim of a drug-related murder. The investigation into his death revealed that he was killed as…

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Rodney Eddy - Erie, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Rodney Eddy

Male, age 39 · Erie, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Erie, Pennsylvania, the life of 39-year-old Rodney L. Eddy was tragically cut short. On March 31, 2015, Eddy was a victim of gun violence and passed away at UPMC Hamot. Born in Erie on October 17, 1975, he was a man known for…

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Casey James Potts - Joshua, Texas
Death by Force

Casey James Potts

Male, age 22 · Joshua, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of March 31, 2015, 22-year-old Casey James Potts was fatally shot in Joshua, Texas. The incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. near the intersection of Colorado Street and Texas Street, just north of Godley. According to the Johnson County Sheriff's…

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Johnathan Williams - Carthage, Texas
Death by Force

Johnathan Williams

Male, age 22 · Carthage, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On March 31, 2015, Johnathan Todd Williams, a 22-year-old African American male from Carthage, Texas, was tragically lost to gun violence. The incident occurred within the Carthage community, leaving family and friends in mourning. Johnathan was remembered by…

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Matthew Chance Guerrero - Waco, Texas
Death by Force

Matthew Chance Guerrero

Male, age 30 · Waco, Texas
Killed Mar 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Matthew Chance Guerrero, a 30-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Waco, Texas, tragically passed away on March 31, 2015. Guerrero was shot inside his residence located at 3917 Parrott in Waco during the early morning hours. He was immediately transported…

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Andrew Mendoza - Phoenix, Arizona
Death by Force

Andrew Mendoza

Male, age 19 · Phoenix, Arizona
Found Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Andrew Mendoza, a 19-year-old Hispanic/Latino male from Phoenix, Arizona, was killed in 2014 in what case records classify as a violent death by force. His case appears in homicide and cold-case databases that track unsolved killings across Arizona…

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Willie Gilbert - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Willie Gilbert

Male, age 17 · Oakland, California
Found Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Willie Gilbert, a 17-year-old from Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2014. His death was one of several violent incidents in Oakland during that time, which had been grappling with ongoing challenges related to gun violence.…

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Charles Parrish - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Charles Parrish

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of a young Washington, D.C. man was tragically cut short by violence. On the evening of March 31st, 22-year-old Charles Melvin Parrish, a Black male, was shot in the 5400 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue in the Northeast…

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Valentino L Taylor - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Valentino L Taylor

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Valentino L. Taylor, age 26, was fatally shot on March 31, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Austin neighborhood, a part of Chicago that frequently experiences elevated levels of violent crime. Valentino was found with multiple gunshot…

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Jareem J Jackson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jareem J Jackson

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jareem J. Jackson, a 22-year-old, was fatally shot on March 31, 2014, in the South Chicago neighborhood. He was discovered with a gunshot wound to his abdomen in a doorway in the 2500 block of East 84th Street around 6:05 p.m. The circumstances surrounding…

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Derek Mckinnon - Baltimore, Maryland
Death by Force

Derek Mckinnon

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the evening hours of March 31, 2014, tragedy struck in the city of Baltimore, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Derek McKinnon. A 31-year-old Black man, McKinnon became a victim of the city's ongoing struggle with violence when he was…

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Christopher Adair - Memphis, Tennessee
Death by Force

Christopher Adair

Male, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 31, 2014, Christopher Adair, age 28, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Memphis, Tennessee. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Knight and Winchester. Adair was among the victims in what was described as a gang-related incident…

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Amiliar Portillo - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Amiliar Portillo

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Amiliar Portillo, a 26-year-old man, was fatally shot on the night of March 31, 2014, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. at an apartment complex on Summer Street. When Houston police officers arrived at the scene, they found Portillo…

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Sammy Ruiz - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Sammy Ruiz

Male, age 28 · Houston, Texas
Found Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 31, 2014, 28-year-old Sammy Ruiz from Houston, Texas, was tragically shot and killed during an attempted robbery. The incident reportedly occurred during a dice game in the 5600 block of Tidwell Road, a location known for local gatherings. During the…

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Kiarri K Edwards - Richmond, Virginia
Death by Force

Kiarri K Edwards

Male, age 34 · Richmond, Virginia
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of March 31, 2014, the life of 34-year-old Kiarri K. Edwards was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on Dinwiddie Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. A triple shooting occurred at approximately 11:16 p.m., and of the three victims, Edwards…

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Antwan Williams - Montgomery, Alabama
Death by Force

Antwan Williams

Male, age 31 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of 31-year-old Antwan Williams, a male resident of Montgomery, Alabama, was tragically cut short by gun violence. On the evening of March 31st, Williams was shot and killed, leaving his family and community searching for…

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Jose Maldonado - Boston, Massachusetts
Death by Force

Jose Maldonado

Male, age 44 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late morning of March 31, 2014, a burst of gunfire shattered the daytime quiet in a parking lot off Smith Street in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood. When the echo of the shots faded, 44-year-old Jose Maldonado, a Hispanic male known to his friends…

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Latisha Shaw - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Death by Force

Latisha Shaw

Female, age 18 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a sense of loss enveloped a community in Oklahoma City. Latisha Shaw, an 18-year-old Black female, was just on the cusp of her adult life, with dreams and aspirations ahead of her. She was expecting a child, a new life that was…

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Jarrick Boone - Saint-louis, Missouri
Death by Force

Jarrick Boone

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of St. Louis, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that shattered the peace of a Monday evening. Jarrick Boone, a 21-year-old male, was sitting in a car near the intersection of Belaire Place and Natural Bridge in…

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Patsy Ann Jackson - Hartsville, South Carolina
Death by Force

Patsy Ann Jackson

Female, age 58 · Hartsville, South Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Hartsville, South Carolina, the life of 58-year-old Patsy Ann Jackson was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On a Monday afternoon in late March of 2014, she was found shot to death, sending ripples of shock and sorrow through the…

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David Wayne Smith Jr. - Binghamton, New York
Death by Force

David Wayne Smith Jr.

Male, age 43 · Binghamton, New York
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 31, 2014, Johnson City Police Officer David Wayne Smith Jr., a 43-year-old male, was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call at Southern Tier Imaging on Harrison Street. An 18-and-a-half-year veteran of the…

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Sir-Cordae Hightower - Rochester, New York
Death by Force

Sir-Cordae Hightower

Male, age 27 · Rochester, New York
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the light of a spring day in Rochester, New York, a burst of violence irrevocably shattered the lives of a family. On March 31, 2014, Sir-Cordae Hightower, a 27-year-old male, was gunned down in the driveway of a residence on Wilkins Street. The attack…

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Dominique Lee Austin - Inglewood, California
Death by Force

Dominique Lee Austin

Male, age 25 · Inglewood, California
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dominique Lee Austin, a 25-year-old man from Inglewood, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2014. According to reports, Austin was returning home from work and was outside his apartment in the 8200 block of Crenshaw Drive when a vehicle…

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Nicholas Callen - Tara-hills, California
Death by Force

Nicholas Callen

Male, age 24 · Tara-hills, California
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nicholas Callen, a 24-year-old resident of Tara Hills, California, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2014. He was found dead at a home on Cornelius Drive around 2:50 p.m. that day. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene, where…

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Demetrice Tavontate Stacy - Lakeland, Florida
Death by Force

Demetrice Tavontate Stacy

Male, age 22 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Demetrice Tavontate Stacy, a 22-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2014. Stacy's death was the result of a fatal shooting, which occurred under circumstances that led to a significant investigation and subsequent…

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Katherine Landers - Canton, Georgia
Death by Force

Katherine Landers

Female, age 41 · Canton, Georgia
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a history of domestic turmoil, 41-year-old Katherine Landers was found deceased in her Canton, Georgia home in what authorities determined to be a murder-suicide. Deputies from the Cherokee Sheriff's Office were called…

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Kendra Turner Adams - West-frankfort, Illinois
Death by Force

Kendra Turner Adams

Female, age 52 · West-frankfort, Illinois
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kendra Turner Adams, a 52-year-old woman from West Frankfort, Illinois, tragically passed away on April 1, 2014, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Born on August 25, 1961, in Benton, Illinois, Kendra was a dedicated homemaker and a member of the…

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Ahmed Shahit - Henderson, North Carolina
Death by Force

Ahmed Shahit

Male, age 55 · Henderson, North Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ahmed Shahit, a 55-year-old male of Yemeni descent, was tragically shot and killed on March 31, 2014, in Henderson, North Carolina. Shahit was working as a store clerk at the Best Bet Food Mart on Raleigh Road when two men entered the store at approximately…

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Alquez Lee Thompson - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Alquez Lee Thompson

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alquez Lee Thompson, a 20-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on March 31, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred on Whisnant Street, where Alquez was fatally shot. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department quickly…

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Araceli Davalos-Limon - Millers-creek, North Carolina
Death by Force

Araceli Davalos-Limon

Female, age 30 · Millers-creek, North Carolina
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Araceli Davalos-Limon, a 30-year-old woman from Millers Creek, North Carolina, tragically passed away on March 31, 2014. Born on May 11, 1983, in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico, she was the daughter of Nicolas and Luisa Davalos. Araceli was of the Catholic…

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TaNiyah Thomas - Washington, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

TaNiyah Thomas

Female, age 10 · Washington, Pennsylvania
Killed Mar 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 31, 2014, 10-year-old TaNiyah Thomas was tragically shot and killed during an attempted home invasion in Washington, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred early in the morning when an armed man tried to force his way into the apartment where TaNiyah…

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John Sonny Davis - Oakland, California
Death by Force

John Sonny Davis

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California
Found Mar 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

On March 31, 2013, John Sonny Davis, aged 30, was found shot to death in Oakland, California. The homicide occurred during a period when Oakland faced significant challenges with violent crime, particularly in areas prone to high rates of shootings and gang…

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Dion Bell - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Dion Bell

Male, age 35 · Oakland, California
Found Mar 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dion Bell, 35, was fatally shot on March 31, 2013, in Oakland, California, in what was part of a violent year for the city. The incident took place during a weekend that saw several violent deaths, and Bell's killing added to the mounting toll of homicides in…

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Akeem J Ago - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Akeem J Ago

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Mar 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Akeem J. Manago, a 19-year-old, was fatally shot on March 31, 2013, on Chicago's Near West Side. Manago was shot multiple times in the chest and was later pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. The shooting occurred late at night, adding to the violent toll of…

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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.