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Indra Sheets

Female, age 49 · Cheltenham, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Indra Sheets, a 49-year-old woman from Cheltenham, PA, was tragically shot to death on March 5, 2015. She was found in the home she shared with Stanley W. Laing, a man she was believed to be in a relationship with. Sheets had been shot twice, and the incident…

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James Gerard Becker III

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Gerard Becker III, a 17-year-old male student at CAPA High School in Philadelphia, PA, tragically died on March 5, 2015. Becker was shot in the midsection by his friend, 17-year-old Ivan Oberholtzer, while they were playing with a gun at Becker's home…

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Robert Francis Wilson Iii

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon in March 2015, Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Francis Wilson III, a 30-year-old man and an eight-year veteran of the force, walked into a GameStop store on West Lehigh Avenue. He was on duty but taking a moment to buy a video game…

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Holton Ingram

Male, age 73 · Franklin, Texas

Killed Mar 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

G. Holton Ingram, Jr., a 73-year-old Caucasian male from Franklin, Texas, passed away on March 5, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Franklin and was well-known in the community for his work in cattle ranching and as a previous owner of the Calvert…

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David E Krantz

Male, age 32 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 5, 2014, a violent incident unfolded in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in the death of 32-year-old David E. Krantz. Officers from the Kansas City Police Department were dispatched to the vicinity of Norledge and White Avenues…

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JDuan Hill

Male, age 7 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late morning of March 5, 2014, a sense of childhood innocence was tragically shattered in a home on Wealthy Street in Mobile, Alabama. Seven-year-old JDuan Hill, a young boy, found a gun inside the residence. While handling the firearm, it accidentally…

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Robert Storay

Male, age 52 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 5, 2014, the life of 52-year-old Robert J. Storay, a Black/African American male, came to a tragic end in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The events leading to his death began with a 911 call reporting a disturbance on a Central Arkansas Transit bus…

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Michelle Yvonne Pearson

Female, age 44 · Keizer, Oregon

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michelle Yvonne Pearson, a 44-year-old resident of Keizer, Oregon, lost her life to violence on March 5, 2014. She was an accountant for the Oregon Department of Justice, indicating a stable and professional life. The incident occurred at the family home…

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Bradley A. Thayer

Male, age 55 · Brandon, Wisconsin

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Bradley A. Thayer, aged 55, passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2014, in Ripon, Wisconsin. Born on August 21, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska, Bradley was a beloved member of his community, known for his sense of humor and love for riding his Harley. He served in…

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Deric Wilson II

Male, age 18 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fading light of a late winter’s day in Flint, Michigan, the life of 18-year-old Deric Wilson II was tragically cut short. On March 5, 2014, Wilson was found shot to death in an apartment on the city's north side, the victim of a senseless act of…

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Andrew Sizemore

Male, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early evening of March 5, 2014, a confrontation on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis culminated in the death of 27-year-old Andrew Sizemore. The incident unfolded when the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's SWAT team arrived at a residence…

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Hank Eaton

Male, age 33 · Pelzer, South Carolina

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Pelzer, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On a late winter day, March 5, 2014, Hank William Eaton, a 33-year-old man, was fatally shot in a brutal triple homicide. The violence that…

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Victor Vandegrift

Male, age 48 · Pelzer, South Carolina

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Pelzer, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that would leave the community in shock. On March 5, 2014, Victor Hunt Vandegrift, a 48-year-old auto paint and body specialist, was fatally shot in a grim triple homicide. The incident…

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Wanda Renee Anderson

Female, age 40 · Pelzer, South Carolina

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic day in Pelzer, South Carolina, 43-year-old Wanda Renee Anderson, a female, lost her life in a brutal triple homicide. The events of March 5, 2014, unfolded in a home on Law Street, where a senseless argument over a pair of shoes escalated into a…

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Enon Damon Edwards Jr

Male, age 20 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Enon Damon Edwards Jr., a 20-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on March 5, 2014, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred near Union Street and Medical Center Drive, where Edwards and another individual, Kiyon…

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Gerardo Paez Jr

Male, age 5 · Nuevo, California

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gerardo Paez Jr., a 5-year-old boy from Nuevo, California, tragically died on March 5, 2014, due to an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred when Gerardo found a loaded gun in his home and accidentally shot himself. This heartbreaking…

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Jacob Velasquez

Male, age 24 · Oakland, California

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jacob Velasquez, a 24-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 5, 2014. The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. in the 2500 block of 11th Avenue, near Bella Vista Elementary School. Velasquez was found shot multiple…

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Dylan McKelvey

Male, age 18 · Indiantown, Florida

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dylan McKelvey, an 18-year-old male from Indiantown, FL, was tragically found dead on March 5, 2014. His body was discovered in a field in Indiantown, marking the first homicide in Martin County for that year. Dylan, who was the grandson of Monster.com…

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Carter Ames

Male, age 49 · New-philadelphia, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Carter Thomas Ames, a 49-year-old man from New Philadelphia, Ohio, tragically passed away on March 6, 2014. Born in Tarrytown, New York, Carter was known as a loving father, uncle, son, brother, and friend. He was an automotive expert who graduated from New…

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Anthony Micheal Black

Male, age 17 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early spring of 2014, the city of Memphis, Tennessee, was rocked by the violent and untimely death of 17-year-old Anthony Micheal Black. A young Black male, his life was tragically cut short on March 5, 2014, a victim of the gun violence that continues…

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Leonard Digilormo

Male, age 43 · Carthage, Texas

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Leonard Frank Digilormo, a 42-year-old man from Carthage, Texas, tragically passed away on March 5, 2014, in DeBerry, Texas. He was born on March 6, 1971, in Bossier City, Louisiana, and was raised in Pinetree, later graduating from Grand Valley High School…

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Marvin Young

Male, age 46 · Houston, Texas

Killed Mar 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 5, 2014, 46-year-old Marvin Young was found dead in his west Houston home, located in the 8600 block of Friendship. Authorities reported that he had been shot multiple times with a shotgun, succumbing to his injuries in the doorway of the bedroom he…

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Michael Baker

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Mar 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic evening in Indianapolis, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that left a community reeling and a family searching for answers. Twenty-five-year-old Michael D. Baker was killed on March 5, 2013, in a shooting that also injured…

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Tony Smith

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Mar 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tony Smith, a 40-year-old Philadelphia resident, was killed on March 5, 2013. His death was one of the many homicides that occurred in Philadelphia during a year when the city continued to grapple with violent crime. The incident happened in an area that had…

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Antonio Carl Boone

Male, age 20 · Suffolk, Virginia

Killed Mar 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the quiet community of Suffolk, Virginia, the life of 20-year-old Antonio Carl Boone, known to his friends and family as 'Rome,' was tragically cut short on March 5, 2013. Boone was discovered deceased near Northern Shores Elementary School in the Burbage…

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Victor Cunningham

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Mar 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Victor Lakeith Cunningham, 28, was a Black man from the Birmingham area whose life ended on March 5, 2012, leaving behind a family that expected him home and a city that soon realized it had more questions than answers. He worked for the City of Birmingham…

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Kelly Jiles Ii Surrell

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Found Mar 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kelly Jiles II Surrell, aged 34, was tragically killed on March 5, 2012, in Oakland, California. His death occurred in East Oakland, an area that has long struggled with high rates of violence. Surrell was shot while driving a Bentley, causing his vehicle to…

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Jeffrey (Jay) Terrell Singleton

Male, age 31 · Beckley, West Virginia

Killed Mar 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On March 5, 2012, Jeffrey Terrell Singleton, a 31-year-old Black/African American man, was killed in a shooting in Beckley, West Virginia. Contemporary information identifies Singleton as being from Charleston, rather than Beckley, and a Charleston…

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Stephen Curtis Gowan

Male, age 39 · Midland, California

Killed Mar 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Stephen Curtis Gowan, aged 39, tragically passed away on March 6, 2012, in Midland, Texas. Gowan, who worked in the oilfield industry, was born on August 20, 1972, in Levelland, Texas. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred late on the…

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Alfred Conley

Male, age 45 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Mar 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a tragic day in Knoxville, Tennessee, a life was abruptly cut short, leaving a family in mourning and a community with unanswered questions. Alfred Whitman 'Al' Conley, a 45-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on March 5, 2012. The incident…

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Jamal Laquan Rogers

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Mar 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a grim Friday in Baltimore, the life of Jamal Laquan Rogers, a 20-year-old African-American male, was cut short. On March 5, 2010, Rogers was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds in what authorities have described as a targeted attack. The incident…

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Juan Antonio Guerrero

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Juan Antonio Guerrero, a 19-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on March 5, 2010, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Guerrero was standing on the street in the 200 block of North Soto Street…

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Christopher Upton

Male, age 37 · Jasper, Georgia

Killed Mar 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a March evening in 2010, a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer, Christopher A. Upton, a 37-year-old male, was on patrol in the Oconee National Forest in Jasper County, Georgia. He was conducting surveillance at the Ocmulgee Bluff…

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Lester Walton

Male, age 66 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Mar 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of March 5, 2009, Lester Marvin Walton Sr., a 66-year-old Black male, was relaxing in his mother's home on Ashland Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. As he was watching television, the peace of the evening was shattered by the sound of gunfire. A…

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Lester Marvin Walton Sr.

Male, age 66 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Mar 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet evening of March 5, 2009, Lester Marvin Walton Sr., a 66-year-old African American man, was simply enjoying a visit with his family in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was at his 92-year-old mother's home on Ashland Avenue, watching a basketball game on…

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William Turner

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Found Mar 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

William Turner, a 29-year-old man, was killed in Oakland, California, on March 5, 2008. His death was part of a larger wave of homicides that Oakland experienced during that year, contributing to the 115 total homicides recorded in 2008. Oakland was…

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Leonard Davis

Male, age 69 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Mar 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Leonard Davis, a 69-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was murdered on March 5, 2008. Leonard lived in a shared apartment with John Stoner, who was also a victim of this brutal crime. The two men were found beaten and shot to death inside their…

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John Stoner

Male, age 41 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Mar 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

John Stoner, 41, was killed on March 5, 2008, in a brutal double homicide in Jacksonville, Florida. John lived in an apartment in the Turtle Creek area with his daughter and a roommate, Leonard Davis, who was 69 years old. On the day of the incident, John's…

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Takisha Maupin

Female · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On March 5, 2008, Takisha Maupin, a 34-year-old woman, was brutally murdered in her home located at 3418 Reading Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maupin was found along with 80-year-old James Grafinreed, both victims of a stabbing. Their bodies were discovered by a…

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James Grafinreed

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Mar 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On March 5, 2008, James Grafinreed, an 80-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was found stabbed to death inside an apartment located at 3418 Reading Road #329. The incident occurred in the same apartment where 34-year-old Takisha Maupin was also found…

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Eve Carson

Female, age 22 · Chapel-hill, North Carolina

Killed Mar 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Eve Carson, a 22-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on March 5, 2008, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Eve was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as the student body president. On the morning of her…

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William White

Male, age 29 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the Sheraden neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the life of William White III, a 29-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short on Monday, March 5, 2007. On that day, he was fatally wounded in a shooting, a violent end to a young life. Details…

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Isaiah Brown

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Isiah Brown, a 21-year-old male, was recorded among Philadelphia's 2007 homicide victims after he was assaulted and died on March 5, 2007. His name appears in available homicide listings as “Isiah Brown,” which differs from the “Isaiah” spelling provided. The…

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Michael Todd Holiday

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Mar 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

On a late winter evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Michael Todd Holiday was tragically cut short. On Friday, March 5, 2004, at approximately 10:04 p.m., the sounds of gunfire echoed in front of 1557 Fort Dupont Street, SE. When the violence ceased, Mr.…

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Eugena Mae Upshaw

Female, age 21 · Scottsdale, Arizona

Killed Mar 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

Eugena Mae Upshaw was a 21-year-old female; publicly available records do not specify her race or ethnicity, but they show that she was living in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she died on March 5, 2004. Genealogy records confirm her birth on December 4, 1982…

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Cesar Mango Gomez

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

Cesar Mango Gomez, a 23-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on March 5, 2002. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Gomez was found deceased in his…

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Hector Manuel Gomez

Male, age 25 · Marion, Louisiana

Killed Mar 5, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the small town of Marion, Louisiana, a male law enforcement officer's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Patrolman Hector Manuel 'Chino' Gomez, a 25-year-old United States Army veteran, was the sole officer on duty on Tuesday, March 5…

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Latanya Wyatt

Female, age 27 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Mar 5, 2000 · 26 years ago

On a Sunday in early spring, the quiet of the Arbor Glen Apartments in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia, was broken by a grim discovery. On March 5, 2000, Latanya Wyatt, a 27-year-old woman, was found stabbed to death inside her apartment at…

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