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Christopher Breadon

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Found May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 16, 2013, 30-year-old Christopher Breadon was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The incident took place in East Oakland, an area frequently grappling with high levels of violence. Breadon’s death added to the city’s grim tally of homicides for that…

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Terrance Marks

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California

Found May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 16, 2013, 28-year-old Terrance Marks was killed in a drive-by shooting while traveling on Interstate 880 in Oakland, California. Marks was a passenger in a white Porsche Panamera when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside and opened fire. The driver…

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Charles Garris

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of a young Washington, D.C. man was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 16, 2013, police were called to an apartment in the 1200 block of Talbert Street in…

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Richard Trickle

Male, age 71 · Boger-city, North Carolina

Killed May 16, 2013 · 13 years ago

Richard Leroy "Dick" Trickle, a well-known short-track race car driver, died on May 16, 2013, at the age of 71 in Boger City, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Trickle was born on October 27, 1941, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. He was a respected figure in…

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William B. Castillo

Male, age 21 · San Francisco, California

Found May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

William B. Castillo, aged 21, was fatally shot on May 16, 2012, in San Francisco, California. Castillo was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the city's Mission District, an area that was experiencing increased gang activity and violence during…

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Joseph Greeley

Male, age 41 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On May 16, 2012, the body of a Caucasian male, Joseph Peters, was discovered by employees of the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company in an irrigation ditch in Weld County, Colorado. The location of the discovery was near Interstate 76 and Weld County…

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Jeffrey Mcfadden

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Jeffrey McFadden, a 35-year-old Black male, became another victim of the city's ongoing violence. On the afternoon of May 16, 2012, at approximately 4:53 p.m., McFadden was…

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Ashley Miracle Armstrong

Female, age 20 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the night of May 16, 2012, Ashley “Miracle” Armstrong, a 20-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot in New Haven, Connecticut. Remembered for her bright smile and positive attitude, Ashley was a certified nursing assistant and a student at Naugatuck Valley…

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Lora Ann Wright

Female, age 45 · Saint Anthony, Minnesota

Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On May 16, 2012, Lora Ann Wright, aged 45, was tragically shot to death by her husband, Sammie Wright, in the front yard of their home in Saint Anthony, Minnesota. The incident occurred after friends had confronted Lora about being in an abusive relationship.…

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Kadeem Chambers

Male, age 20 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a tragic evening in May 2012, a young man's life was cut short in a fatal encounter on Johns Island, South Carolina. Kadeem Chambers, a 20-year-old male, was visiting Charleston County with his brother when they became lost, leading to a deadly…

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Daron Rhashawn Trollinger

Male, age 26 · Edwardsville, Pennsylvania

Killed May 16, 2012 · 14 years ago

Daron Rhashawn Trollinger, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2012, in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred during what was believed to be a drug deal gone wrong. Daron was fatally shot, and the…

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Travion Toler

Male, age 20 · Long Beach, California

Found May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 16, 2010, 20-year-old Travion Jermain Toler was tragically killed in Long Beach, California. Travion was remembered as a kind and outgoing individual. However, the details surrounding his death remain limited in publicly accessible sources. He passed…

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Jose B Cuellar

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

The case involving the homicide of Jose B. Cuellar, a 42-year-old man from Chicago who died on May 16, 2010, remains a tragic event. Cuellar was fatally shot on the streets of Chicago in a crime that adds to the city's ongoing battle with gun violence. The…

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Donald Barnes

Male, age 51 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

A 51-year-old man, Donald Ray Barnes, was shot and killed in New Orleans on Sunday, May 16, 2010. The shooting occurred in the 7th Ward, specifically in the 1900 block of Pauger Street. First District officers discovered Barnes after responding to a report of…

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Marcus Darryl Treadway

Male, age 29 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Marcus Darryl Treadway, 29, was a Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, whose life ended in a burst of gunfire on Lee Avenue in north St. Louis. In the early hours of Sunday, May 16, 2010, he was inside a car in the 3800 block of Lee when someone opened fire…

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Dexter Burroughs

Male, age 21 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 16, 2010, 21-year-old Dexter Burroughs was tragically killed in a shooting at Club Ritz, located on Seymour Avenue in the Roselawn neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred inside the nightclub during the early hours of the morning, and…

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Anthony Oxner

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Anthony Oxner, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 16, 2010, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was found on the 3300 block of North 13th Street. The police discovered Anthony suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and despite efforts from emergency…

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Aiyana MoNay Stanley-Jones

Female, age 7 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early hours of May 16, 2010, seven-year-old Aiyana MoNay Stanley-Jones, an African American girl, was asleep on the living room couch in her family's Detroit home. Her life was cut short when a Detroit Police Special Response Team, executing a raid…

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Donald Ray Barnes

Male, age 51 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Donald Ray Barnes, a 51-year-old male, was fatally shot in New Orleans on Sunday, May 16, 2010. His death was the result of gun violence, though specific details regarding the circumstances of the shooting, including the precise location, have not been made…

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Dexter M. Burroughs

Male, age 21 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Dexter M. Burroughs, a 21-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on May 16, 2010, inside Club Ritz on Seymour Avenue in Roselawn, Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred during a dispute over a woman, which escalated when the shooter left the…

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Jennifer Elaine McDougall

Female, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jennifer Elaine McDougall, a 30-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically died on May 16, 2010. She was shot and killed by her husband, Michael Alan McDougall, in the driveway of their home in the upscale Spring Creek Oaks neighborhood in northwest…

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Raymond Parker

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Raymond Parker, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 16, 2009, in Chicago. The incident occurred while Parker was in a vehicle in the North Lawndale neighborhood, which has experienced numerous violent incidents over the years. According to records…

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Samuel Bontrager

Male, age 23 · San Francisco, California

Found May 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On May 16, 2008, 23-year-old Samuel Bontrager was found dead in San Francisco. He was stabbed while driving near Mission and Otsego Avenues. Bontrager’s death has remained a cold case for many years, with very few leads to help law enforcement solve the…

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Christopher Scott

Unknown, age 34 · Miami, Florida

Found May 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Christopher Scott, aged 34, was murdered on May 16, 2008, in Miami, Florida. The details surrounding his death indicate that it remains an unsolved case, and local authorities have struggled to gather sufficient evidence to identify a suspect or motive. His…

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Eric Bogan

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Eric Bogan, aged 45, was shot and killed on May 16, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a broader wave of violence that marked Chicago during that year, as the city faced over 500 homicides in total. The incident took place during a time when…

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Timothy Sanders

Male, age 28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found May 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

On May 16, 2008, 28-year-old Timothy Sanders was killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred on the 200 block of Fariston Drive. Philadelphia police responded to the scene following reports of a violent altercation. Unfortunately, the details…

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Frank Fabiano Jr.

Male, age 48 · Somers, Wisconsin

Killed May 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday night, the quiet subdivision near the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus in Somers, Wisconsin, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was May 16, 2007, when Frank Fabiano Jr., a 48-year-old White male and a decorated…

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Lionel Lindsay

Male, age 45 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed May 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a spring evening in 2007, the life of a Washington, D.C. man was cut short in a fatal shooting in Prince George's County, Maryland. The victim was identified as Lionel Demetrius Lindsay, a 45-year-old male. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 16, 2007…

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Brenda Groene

Female, age 40 · Wolf Lodge, Idaho

Killed May 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet community of Wolf Lodge, Idaho, the morning of May 16, 2005, brought a horrific discovery that would shatter the peace. Brenda Groene, a 40-year-old Caucasian female, was found brutally murdered in her home. She was not the only victim of the…

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Mark Edward McKenzie

Male, age 37 · Coeur DAlene, Idaho

Killed May 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

In a quiet home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the life of 37-year-old Mark McKenzie, a White/Caucasian male, was brutally cut short on May 16, 2005. McKenzie was found murdered alongside his fiancée, Brenda Groene, 40, and her 13-year-old son, Slade Groene. The…

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Slade Groene

Male, age 13 · Coeur DAlene, Idaho

Killed May 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the quiet community of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the Groene family's life was irrevocably shattered on May 16, 2005. On that day, authorities made a gruesome discovery at their home, finding the bodies of 40-year-old Brenda Groene, her boyfriend Mark McKenzie…

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Walter Christian

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 16, 2004 · 22 years ago

Walter Christian, a man from Washington, DC, was known to family and friends as Walter Raymond “Chris” Christian, a son, stepson, father, grandfather and brother whose life was rooted in the city he called home. Loved ones later remembered him in an obituary…

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Timothy Fulton

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

On May 16, 2003, Timothy Fulton, a 21-year-old resident of Dayton, Ohio, was murdered. The incident took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department responded to the case. Fulton, who was identified as a Black male with black hair and brown…

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Margaret Maggie Barnes

Female, age 58 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed May 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a Friday afternoon, May 16, 2003, in Greer, South Carolina, a sequence of events unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Margaret 'Maggie' Barnes, a 58-year-old white female, and her husband of 38 years, Dr. James Elbert 'Eb' Barnes…

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Sylvia S. Holtzclaw

Female, age 56 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed May 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet city of Greer, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded on May 16, 2003, that left the community in shock and a family forever changed. Sylvia Sudduth Holtzclaw, a 56-year-old White female, was working as a bank manager at the Blue Ridge Savings…

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Dr. James Elbert Eb Barnes

Male, age 60 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed May 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Greer, South Carolina, the tranquility of May 16, 2003, was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the lives of three individuals, including Dr. James Elbert 'Eb' Barnes. Dr. Barnes, a 60-year-old white male, and his wife…

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Sylvia Sudduth Holtzclaw

Female, age 56 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed May 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet city of Greer, South Carolina, a horrific crime cut short the life of Sylvia Sudduth Holtzclaw, a 56-year-old White/Caucasian woman who was a familiar and friendly face to many in the community. On the afternoon of May 16, 2003, while at her job…

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Geraldine Baxter

Female, age 68 · Rockville, Maryland

Killed May 16, 2003 · 23 years ago

Geraldine Baxter, 68, a White woman from Rockville, Maryland, died after a stay in the intensive care unit at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital during a period when investigators and prosecutors later focused on a cluster of troubling deaths tied to the actions…

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Jaime Primera Rodriguez

Male, age 38 · Pecos, Texas

Killed May 16, 2002 · 24 years ago

Sergeant Jaime Primera Rodriguez, aged 38, was a dedicated member of the Trans Pecos Drug Task Force and the Andrews Department of Public Safety in Texas. On May 16, 2002, while conducting a drug search on a Greyhound bus traveling from Abilene to El Paso…

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Damion Mikel King

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 22-year-old Damion Mikel King was tragically cut short. On May 16, 2000, at approximately 1:29 a.m., King was found stabbed in the neck in the 2800 block of Myrtle Avenue NE, just a block…

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Reynaldo Pulido Araujo

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 16, 2000 · 26 years ago

Reynaldo Pulido Araujo, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 16, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Araujo was shot in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. This incident marked a somber…

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Joseph Rubio

Male · San Bernardino, California

Killed May 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

On May 16, 1999, Joseph Rubio was killed in San Bernardino, California, during a shooting that took place inside his trailer on Conejo Drive. Joseph, along with his brother Gilbert, also known as "Payaso," were inside the trailer when an unknown assailant…

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Walter Gallegos

Male, age 19 · Westminster, Colorado

Killed May 16, 1999 · 27 years ago

On a spring evening in Westminster, Colorado, a gathering of people at a house party would become the backdrop for a tragedy that would leave a family grieving and a community with unanswered questions. It was May 15, 1999, when 19-year-old Walter Gallegos…

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Ruben Ortiz-Gutierrez

Male, age 30 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed May 16, 1998 · 28 years ago

On May 16, 1998, the body of a man was discovered in a rural area of Weld County, Colorado. For years, the identity of the victim remained a mystery. It wasn't until June of 2005 that advancements in fingerprint technology allowed investigators to identify…

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Ismael Ish Lopez Rivera

Male, age 56 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed May 16, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a spring evening in Brockton, Massachusetts, the life of Ismael Ish Lopez Rivera, a 56-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically cut short. On May 16, 1997, Rivera, a local cab driver, was fatally shot, leaving a community in shock and a family in mourning.…

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Michael Holt

Male, age 25 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed May 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

In the quiet city of Elkhart, Indiana, the life of 25-year-old Michael Holt was tragically cut short in the spring of 1995. On May 16th, concerned family members made a harrowing discovery when they found Holt deceased in his apartment located at 907 Prairie…

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Carl Dan Claes

Male, age 14 · North-santa-ana, California

Killed May 16, 1995 · 31 years ago

Carl Dan Claes, a 14-year-old boy from Lemon Heights, California, tragically lost his life on May 16, 1995. Known affectionately as "C.D.," Carl was a bright and energetic young boy who enjoyed playing hockey, swimming, and spending time with his family and…

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Arthur Works

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

On May 16, 1994, Arthur Works, a married father of six and a church deacon, was tragically shot and killed along with his colleague, Raymond Ogle, while they were working at JR Motor Sales on West Third Street in Dayton, Ohio. The dealership, which was known…

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