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NyShawn Williams-Cole

Male, age 17 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, the life of 17-year-old NyShawn Williams-Cole was tragically cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. On the evening of May 16th, the young man became a victim of the persistent issue of gun violence that plagues many communities. His death was…

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Demetrius Townsel

Male, age 12 · Gary, Indiana

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

A promising young life was tragically cut short on a spring evening in Gary, Indiana. Demetrius Townsel Jr., a 12-year-old boy from Chicago, was visiting family when he was fatally shot on Saturday, May 16, 2020. The young male was a sixth-grade student at…

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Kyriq William-Anthony Devinshire

Male, age 18 · Glen-burnie, Maryland

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a spring evening in Glen Burnie, Maryland, the life of 18-year-old Kyriq William-Anthony Devinshire was tragically cut short. On May 16, 2020, Devinshire, a male, was with a group of friends near the Elvaton Towne Pool when violence erupted. Witnesses…

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Lamont Taylor

Male, age 33 · Rosedale, Maryland

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2020, a sense of normalcy was shattered in a Rosedale, Maryland community. Lamont Taylor, a 33-year-old male, was returning to his residence at the Eagles Walk Apartments, a routine act that tragically became his last. As he arrived…

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William Barrett

Male, age 52 · Manlius, New York

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

William Barrett, a 52-year-old White male from Manlius, New York, passed away on May 16, 2020. A respected attorney and the sitting Manlius Village Justice for 11 years, his death was reported as an apparent suicide. There are no online sources that indicate…

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Terrell Starr

Male, age 18 · Hudson, New York

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in Hudson, New York, the life of 18-year-old Terrell J. Starr was cut short. On May 16, 2020, an exchange of gunfire erupted in the parking lot of the Hudson Terrace Apartments, leaving two individuals with bullet wounds.…

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Devin Smith

Male, age 28 · Miami, Florida

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Devin Smith, a 28-year-old resident of Miami, FL, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2020. The incident occurred near Perrine, where Smith was riding a scooter. According to reports, Daishun Doctor, the accused, was driving a black Toyota Camry when he…

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Ricardo De Lara

Male, age 22 · Kissimmee, Florida

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ricardo De Lara, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on May 16, 2020, in Kissimmee, Florida. The incident occurred around midnight when someone approached his home and fired multiple shots through a door and window. Ricardo was found dead…

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Kevin Humes

Male, age 35 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of May 16, 2020, a man named Kevin Humes was walking home in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, when his life was tragically cut short. The 35-year-old male had recently relocated to Atlanta from Philadelphia for a promotion…

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Tavoris Gates

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the evening hours of a Saturday in mid-May of 2020, events tragically unfolded for a 32-year-old male from Atlanta, Georgia. Tavoris Gates was on Peyton Place in the southwestern part of the city when he was shot in the chest. Police were called to the…

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LaPeachah Nash

Female, age 27 · Covington, Georgia

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic evening in Covington, Georgia, 27-year-old LaPeachah Nash, an African American woman, was fatally wounded in a shooting that stemmed from a domestic dispute. The incident unfolded on May 13, 2020, at the Fieldcrest Apartment Complex. Nash had…

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James Primer

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Primer, a 29-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on May 16, 2020, in a drive-by shooting in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 3:05 p.m. while Primer was standing on the corner of the…

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Jerry Montgomery

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jerry Montgomery, a 32-year-old man from Chicago, IL, was tragically shot and killed on May 16, 2020. Montgomery was walking down the sidewalk in the Austin neighborhood when he was struck in the chest by bullets fired by 25-year-old Jermy Terry, also known…

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Lashawn Minniefield

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lashawn Minniefield, a 28-year-old man from Little Village, Chicago, was fatally shot on May 16, 2020, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. He was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 4400 block of West Adams Street when someone approached and fired shots…

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Kyrianna Harris

Female, age 18 · Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

An 18-year-old African American student from Southern University, Kyrianna “Kyri” Harris, was fatally shot on the night of Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. A native of St. James, Harris was in the Donaldsonville Village area when gunfire…

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Armel Joe

Male, age 26 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a spring night in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the life of 26-year-old Armel Joe was cut short by an act of gun violence. On May 16, 2020, in the Coopersdale Homes area, Joe was fatally shot. Emergency services were called to the scene…

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Patricia Draper Bryant

Female, age 55 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a Memphis community was shattered by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of Patricia Draper Bryant, a 55-year-old Black/African American woman. On the afternoon of May 16th, what began as a neighborhood dispute between a…

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Osvaldo Renteria

Male, age 17 · Odessa, Texas

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Osvaldo Chevy Renteria, a 17-year-old Hispanic male from Odessa, Texas, tragically died on May 16, 2020. Renteria was involved in a drug deal gone wrong when he was shot in the back by Desmond Tuggle, a 23-year-old man from Odessa. The incident occurred at…

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Walter Jamal Harrison

Male, age 35 · Cleveland, Texas

Killed May 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Walter Jamal Harrison, a 35-year-old African American male, passed away on May 16, 2020, in Cleveland, Texas. His death was a result of a violent incident that led to a murder investigation. The Cleveland Police Department charged a 27-year-old man named…

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Marvin Miller Jr

Male, age 42 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring day in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of Marvin Anthony Miller Jr. was brought to an abrupt and violent end. The 42-year-old Black male was murdered on May 16, 2019, at a residence located at 2108 Burwell Avenue. Known affectionately by various…

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Eric Alexander Gunn Jr

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Eric Alexander Gunn Jr., a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident occurred at the Village Market in the 7700 block of Second Avenue South, where Gunn was an employee. The shooting…

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Sanquez Derico Recarlos Morgan

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama, 20-year-old Sanquez Derico Recarlos Morgan was fatally wounded by gunfire. The shooting occurred in the 4100 block of Fifth Avenue in the Wylam neighborhood, marking the second homicide in the city in…

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Danial Peterson

Male, age 49 · Ryder, North Dakota

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2019, Danial Wayne Peterson, a 49-year-old male, was at the Ryder Star Bar in Ryder, North Dakota, when an altercation led to his untimely death. The series of events that culminated in the fatal shooting began shortly before a 911…

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Tilton Cornelious McDonald

Male, age 38 · North Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the afternoon of May 16, 2019, a burst of violence at a North Little Rock, Arkansas apartment complex brought a tragic end to the life of 38-year-old Tilton Cornelious McDonald, a Black male. The North Little Rock Police Department received a call about a…

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Shuaib Os

Male, age 24 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 16, 2019, Shuaib Aden Osman, a 24-year-old resident of Minneapolis, MN, tragically lost his life due to a fatal gunshot wound. Shuaib was known for his caring and compassionate nature, as highlighted by his family and friends. His death was a…

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Isaac Aaron Meitzen

Male, age 11 · Calera, Oklahoma

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the small town of Calera, Oklahoma, a young life was tragically cut short on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Isaac Aaron Meitzen, an 11-year-old boy, died from a gunshot wound. The news of the young male's death sent ripples through the community, not only because…

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Bobby Ward

Male, age 34 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 34-year-old Bobby Lydell Ward was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. On the evening of May 16th, Ward was inside a residence on Millsaps Avenue when he was shot multiple times. The shooting occurred following a…

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Marco Bishop

Male, age 42 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday morning in Paterson, New Jersey, the life of Marco Bishop was tragically cut short. On May 9, 2019, around 1:32 a.m., police responded to the area of 968 East 25th Street to find the 42-year-old male lying lifeless in the…

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Cody Jason Cappel

Male, age 24 · Charlottesville, Virginia

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In May of 2019, the life of a young man, Cody Jason Cappel, a 24-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Charlottesville, Virginia. His body was discovered on the evening of Thursday, May 16, 2019, along the Rivanna River Trail, behind Peter Jefferson…

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Dre’yon Ty’Shean Browley

Male, age 18 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 18-year-old Dre’yon Ty’Shean Browley was cut tragically short in Lynchburg, Virginia. A student at E.C. Glass High School, Browley was a member of the football team and was just weeks away from his graduation. Remembered as…

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Terrell Patterson

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a wave of violence was sweeping through Baltimore, a city that would see its deadliest month in decades. It was during this turbulent time that the life of 18-year-old Terrell Patterson, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On the…

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Jamal Simms

Male, age 29 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers. The life of 29-year-old Jamal Cox Simms, a Black male, was abruptly cut short…

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Cerrone Alonso

Male, age 41 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cerrone Alonso, a 41-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2019, in a road rage incident. Alonso, a dedicated motorcyclist and president of the Fort Lauderdale chapter of the Top Gunz motorcycle club, was riding…

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Dennis Sackmaster

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dennis Sackmaster, a 41-year-old man from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on May 16, 2019. He was standing in an alley in the 4900 block of North Kedzie Avenue in Albany Park on the Northwest Side of Chicago when he was shot multiple times. The incident…

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Lamario Birge

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Lamario Birge, a 36-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 16, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. He was found in the driver's seat of a vehicle in the 2800 block of East 79th Street around 2:17 a.m. by officers responding to a ShotSpotter…

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Shay De St. Germain

Female, age 33 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Shay De St. Germain, a 33-year-old female, tragically lost her life on May 16, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A popular waitress at the Clover Grill in the French Quarter, she was known for her vibrant personality and radiant smile. Her life was cut short…

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Michael Jones

Male, age 37 · Warren, Ohio

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Jones, a 37-year-old male from Warren, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2019. He was fatally shot in the 3000 block of Solar Street NW. According to police reports, Jones was found lying between the sidewalk and driveway of a home, having…

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Corey Crishon

Male, age 38 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2019, 38-year-old Corey Crishon was walking home after a visit to a local convenience store in his Harrisburg, Pennsylvania neighborhood. His life was tragically cut short when he was confronted by a man who was reportedly lying in…

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Deborah McClendon

Female, age 42 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2019, a 42-year-old woman named Deborah McClendon was tragically killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was an unintended victim, caught in the crossfire of a shooting while she was simply out getting food. The incident occurred…

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Braxton Mathis

Male, age 21 · Lockney, Texas

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Braxton "Trey" Mathis, a 21-year-old man from Plainview, Texas, was found dead in a ditch at County Road 67 and FM 2286 in Floyd County on May 16, 2019. The body was discovered around 11 a.m. and was later taken to South Plains Pathology for an autopsy.…

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Carolyn J. Parrish

Male, age 66 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Carolyn J. Parrish, a 66-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 16, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. She was shot and killed while sleeping in her car on the night of the incident. The shooting occurred around 12:20 a.m. in the 1300 block of Grinnell Street…

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J.Ismael Lugo-Cervantes

Male, age 57 · Ben-wheeler, Texas

Killed May 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

J. Ismael Lugo-Cervantes, a 57-year-old Hispanic male from Ben Wheeler, Texas, tragically passed away on May 16, 2019. The incident occurred in Tyler, Texas, where Lugo-Cervantes was transported to a hospital following a shooting. The shooting took place near…

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Lisa Marie Miconi-Barnard

Female, age 50 · Smithburg, West Virginia

Killed May 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On May 16, 2018, Lisa Marie Miconi-Barnard, a 50-year-old resident of Pennsboro, West Virginia, and formerly of Carolina, was found shot and killed at a residence near Smithburg in Doddridge County. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on that Wednesday.…

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Jaylyn Wheeler

Male, age 15 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 15-year-old Jaylyn Wheeler was tragically cut short on a street in Southeast Washington, D.C. A student at Ballou High School, Wheeler was walking home on the afternoon of May 16th when he was shot multiple times in the 600…

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Keyaris Samuels

Male, age 7 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth, a heartbreaking story unfolded on May 16, 2018, forever changing the lives of a local family. Seven-year-old Keyaris Samuels, a young African American boy, died that day from a gunshot wound to his head. The…

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Rayshawn Jackson

Male, age 24 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed May 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On May 16, 2018, the life of 24-year-old Rayshawn Jackson, a Black male, was cut tragically short in Madison, Wisconsin. He was the victim of a fatal shooting, an event that would ultimately lead to the arrest and conviction of his killer. The incident…

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Sheretha Stevens

Female, age 43 · Merrillville, Indiana

Killed May 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 16, 2018, the life of 43-year-old Sheretha Stevens was tragically cut short in her Merrillville, Indiana, home. Police were dispatched to her residence on McKinley Street after a report of a person with a gunshot wound. Upon…

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Darrell Allen

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darrell Allen, a 25-year-old man, was fatally shot on the evening of May 16, 2018, in a targeted attack outside a health club in south Kansas City. Originally from Kansas City, Allen had been residing in Texas and was in his hometown visiting family at the…

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