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Jordin Wilson

Male, age 8 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jordin Wilson, an 8-year-old boy from Peoria, Illinois, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2020. Jordin, who was born on November 23, 2011, was described as a thoughtful, kind, and talented child with a huge appetite and a zest for life. On that fateful day…

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Mishia Perez

Female, age 26 · Dix, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Mishia L. Perez, a 26-year-old woman from Dix, Illinois, tragically passed away on May 20, 2020. Mishia, who was born on December 3, 1993, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, was transported to SSM Saint Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Illinois, where she was pronounced…

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Myra Long

Female, age 62 · Preemption, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Myra Long, a 62-year-old woman from Preemption, Illinois, passed away on May 20, 2020. Myra was known for her infectious laugh, warm personality, and love for gardening. She was a beloved member of her community, often remembered for her generosity and…

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Richard Steve Reams

Female, age 65 · Preemption, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Richard "Steve" Reams, a 65-year-old white male from Preemption, Illinois, tragically died on May 20, 2020. His death was part of a tragic incident that also claimed the life of his long-time partner, Myra Long, a 62-year-old white female. The Mercer County…

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Alexander Baker

Male, age 34 · Kinston, North Carolina

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alexander Baker, a 34-year-old male from Kinston, NC, tragically died on May 20, 2020, from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred around 11:34 p.m. at 607 E. Highland Avenue and was the result of a domestic disturbance. Baker was staying at the home…

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Emerson David Batsche

Male, age 20 · Bear-creek, North Carolina

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Emerson David Batsche, a 20-year-old male from Bear Creek, NC, was tragically shot and killed on May 20, 2020. The incident occurred at his home on Artis Cotton Road in Bear Creek. According to reports, the shooting happened before 1 a.m., and Batsche died at…

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Derrick Schneider

Male · Grove-city, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Derrick Schneider, a 41-year-old man from Whitehall, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2020, in Grove City, OH. Schneider was fatally shot in the head at a Motel 6 on Stringtown Road. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. on May 19, 2020, when…

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Corinthain D. Gunn Sr

Male, age 25 · Milan, Tennessee

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

A 25-year-old man, Corinthain D. Gunn Sr., lost his life in a wave of violence that swept through Milan, Tennessee, on May 20, 2020. The day was marked by two separate shooting incidents, the second of which claimed Gunn's life. He was a Black male. The…

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Cody Johns

Female, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

Cody Johns, a 24-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 20, 2020, in Houston, TX. She was seven months pregnant at the time of her death. The incident occurred when her ex-boyfriend, Kendrick Thomas, forced his way into her home and fatally shot her.…

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Wilson Martinez

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 20, 2020 · 6 years ago

On May 20, 2020, Wilson Martinez, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed in a west Houston apartment. The incident occurred around 9:10 a.m. inside the Brisa at Shadowlake apartments on Shadowbriar Drive near Westheimer. According to…

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Christopher Jacob

Male, age 26 · Casper, Wyoming

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

The late evening of May 20, 2019, settled over Casper, Wyoming, with the kind of quiet that can break suddenly. Christopher Ryan Jacob, a 26-year-old White man, died that night in Casper, the end of his story arriving before anyone outside the investigation…

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Jalen Juwaun Terrell

Male, age 18 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of May 20, 2019, in Phoenix, Arizona, 18-year-old Jalen Juwaun Terrell was walking with two friends near a bus stop on 10th Avenue and Dobbins Road. The young man's life was cut short when shots were fired in their direction. While his friends…

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Kenneth Hendricks

Male, age 53 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a moment of sudden violence on a spring evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 53-year-old Kenneth Hendricks was tragically cut short. On May 20, 2019, what began as an altercation with two unidentified men escalated into a fatal shooting, leaving a…

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Susan Ruf

Female, age 36 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a quiet Glendale, Arizona neighborhood, a tragic event unfolded on May 20, 2019, ending the life of 36-year-old Susan Ruf. A white female, Susan was discovered deceased inside her residence near 43rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road. The grim finding was made…

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Khaled Alchaar

Male, age 19 · Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Khaled M. Alchaar, a 19-year-old resident of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2019. He was fatally shot in the parking lot of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen in Pleasant Prairie. The incident occurred during a drug deal that went…

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Joshua Andre Smith

Male, age 26 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a tragic day in May of 2019, the life of 26-year-old Joshua Andre Smith was cut short in a burst of gunfire at a Tulsa, Oklahoma apartment complex. The incident, which unfolded on Monday, May 20, at the Red Fox Apartments near 16th Street and Memorial…

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Marco Celestine Jr.

Male, age 23 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In May of 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at a Tulsa, Oklahoma residence, forever altering the lives of two families. Twenty-three-year-old Marco Celestine Jr., a Black male, was one of two men who lost their lives in the violent encounter that…

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Durwin Harris

Male, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of May 20, 2019, police in St. Louis, Missouri, were called to the Mark Twain neighborhood following reports of a shooting. Officers arrived at the scene in the 4900 block of Arlington Avenue around 9:25 p.m., where they discovered a male victim…

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Saquan Knight

Male, age 19 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of 18-year-old Saquan Knight was tragically cut short. On the evening of Monday, May 20, 2019, Knight was fatally shot in North Charleston, South Carolina. Reports indicate that the incident was a result of gun violence. At the…

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David Mark Dominguez

Male, age 39 · Grass-valley, California

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

David Mark Dominguez, aged 39, was tragically killed on May 20, 2019, in Grass Valley, California. The incident occurred at a residence on Glenwood Road, where Dominguez and 25-year-old Rabecca Brieann Mershon were found shot to death. Both victims were…

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Lavell Harris

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Lavell Harris, a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was tragically shot to death on May 20, 2019, in Venice, California. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. According to reports, Harris was walking in…

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Rabecca Brieann Mershon

Female, age 25 · Grass-valley, California

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of May 20, 2019, 25-year-old Rabecca Brieann Mershon and 39-year-old David Mark Dominguez were tragically shot to death in Grass Valley, California. The incident occurred at a residence on Glenwood Road, where both victims were living in the…

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Cordell Smart

Male, age 19 · Fort-walton-beach, Florida

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cordell Smart, a 19-year-old resident of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2019. Smart was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire during a drug deal gone wrong. The incident occurred when a group of individuals, including…

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Joshua King

Male, age 27 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Joshua King, a 27-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2019. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred at the Continental Apartments in Lauderhill. Joshua was found shot to death on a…

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McQuell Jeremiah Spellman

Male, age 30 · Ensley, Florida

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

McQuell Jeremiah Spellman, a 30-year-old resident of Ensley, Florida, was tragically found shot to death on May 20, 2019. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office (ECSO) received a call about gunshots fired on Cobb Lane around 3:30 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies…

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Rafat Saeed

Male, age 36 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rafat Saeed, a 36-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2019, in a shooting incident that occurred in the parking lot of the Islamic Society of Tampa Bay. The incident unfolded during a Ramadan gathering, leading to chaos…

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Billy Belle

Male, age 52 · Valdosta, Georgia

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In May of 2019, coworkers of Billy Belle grew concerned when the dedicated 52-year-old employee failed to show up for his job at Griffin Concrete in Valdosta, Georgia, a company he had worked at for over three decades. Their concern led them to his home on…

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Dorothy Hess

Female, age 72 · Winder, Georgia

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet town of Winder, Georgia, a beloved elderly couple, Dorothy E. Hess, a 72-year-old white female, and her husband, Willard 'Ron' Hess, 70, were found murdered in their home on Southridge Road in May 2019. The gruesome discovery was made by their…

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Willard Hess

Male, age 70 · Winder, Georgia

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Willard 'Ron' Hess, a 70-year-old male, and his 72-year-old wife, Dorothy E. Hess, were found deceased in their Winder, Georgia, home on the morning of May 21, 2019. The couple's grandson made the grim discovery after not hearing from them for several days…

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Cortney Lamonte Foy

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cortney Lamonte Foy, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 20, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Foy was getting into a vehicle around 1 a.m. in the 100 block of North Hermitage Avenue when he was struck by gunfire. Friends rushed him to…

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Katrice Stringer Haywood

Female, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Katrice Stringer Haywood, a 37-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on May 20, 2019, in Chicago, IL. She was waiting at a bus stop in the South Side’s Chatham neighborhood after finishing her workday when gunfire erupted. Katrice, a mother…

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Eric Dondre Cotton

Male, age 23 · Arlington, Texas

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Eric Dondre Cotton, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on May 20, 2019, in Arlington, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a violent crime spree in the area. Four suspects were eventually charged with capital…

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Rebecca Leigh Fithen

Female, age 12 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rebecca Leigh Fithen, a 12-year-old girl from Amarillo, Texas, tragically passed away on May 20, 2019. Rebecca was a 6th-grade student at Bonham Middle School and was known for her sweet and kind heart. She had a deep love for animals, especially her German…

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Shamala Reed Burks

Female, age 34 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Shamala JaWanna Burks, a 34-year-old woman of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on May 20, 2019, in Houston, Texas. She was born on April 10, 1985, to Wilson Jones and Carol J. Reed. Shamala's death was part of a tragic incident that also…

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Timothy Stockman

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 20, 2019 · 7 years ago

Timothy Stockman Jr., a 25-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically passed away on May 20, 2019. He was born on December 30, 1993, to Timothy Stockman Sr. and Latacha Simpson. Timothy was fatally shot at a north Houston apartment complex, suffering…

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Rekia Kinnebrew

Female, age 32 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of a spring Sunday in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of 32-year-old Rekia Marshea 'Shea' Kinnebrew was tragically cut short. On May 20, 2018, what began as an argument between several people escalated into fatal violence. In a hail…

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Fredrick Lacey

Male, age 55 · West Helena, Arkansas

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Fredrick Lacey, a 55-year-old Black / African American man from West Helena, Arkansas, spent his life in the Delta community where he was known as an outgoing, loving person who would help anybody, a mechanic who worked along Highway 49 and a father…

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Alexander Hudspeth

Male, age 33 · Evergreen, Colorado

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Sunday afternoon in May 2018, 33-year-old Alexander Hudspeth lost his life in the driveway of his Evergreen, Colorado, home. A confrontation with his landlord, David Claussen, over his continued tenancy at the residence on…

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Edward Ferrell

Male, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 20, 2018, the life of 43-year-old Edward Ferrell was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting inside a residence in the 1900 block of Capitol Avenue, Northeast, in Washington, D.C. Responding to reports of gunshots at…

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Ronald William Richardson Jr.

Male, age 39 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Sunday in May of 2018, 39-year-old Ronald William Richardson Jr., a male resident of Northeast Washington, D.C., was found dead inside a residence. The discovery was made at approximately 11:15 a.m. in the 2300 block of 4th Street, Northeast, after…

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Mohamed Mohamud

Male, age 28 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2018, Mohamed Mohamud, a 28-year-old Black/African American male, was found shot to death inside a car in Kansas City, KS. The discovery was made in the parking lot of the Gateway Plaza Townhomes, located in the 1500…

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Bradley Joseph Grant

Male, age 37 · Baxter, Kentucky

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small community of Baxter, Kentucky, the life of 37-year-old Bradley Joseph Grant was cut short on May 20, 2018. The incident that led to his death was a shooting involving a law enforcement officer. Grant, who was born in Harlan on March 7, 1981, had…

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James Gates

Male, age 39 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet early hours of a Sunday morning in Jackson, Mississippi, the life of 39-year-old James Gates was tragically cut short. On May 20, 2018, Gates was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Carlisle Street. The discovery was made by officers from the…

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Jonathan Miller

Male, age 26 · Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2018, the lively atmosphere at Tootsie's Spot, a nightclub in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, was shattered by gunfire. When the chaos subsided, 26-year-old Jonathan Miller, a Black male from the local community, lay dead, his…

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Terry Donnell Jordan

Male, age 33 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the night of May 20, 2018, Terry Donnell Jordan, a 33-year-old man from Jackson, Mississippi, was at an apartment complex along West Silas Brown Street when the quiet of a Sunday evening broke into gunfire. Jordan, who had been born in 1984 and was…

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Antwaune Deshon Keys

Male, age 20 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a spring evening in 2018, the life of 28-year-old Antwaune Deshon Keys, a Black male from Muskegon, Michigan, was tragically cut short. In the late hours of May 20th, in the 2300 block of Jefferson Street in Muskegon Heights, Keys was shot in the chest…

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Jamar Lee Quinn Jr

Male, age 3 · River-rouge, Michigan

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in May 2018, tragedy struck a neighborhood in River Rouge, Michigan, forever altering the lives of one family. Three-year-old Jamar Lee Quinn Jr., a young boy, was sleeping peacefully in his home on Campbell Street when…

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Deshawn McKeller

Male, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the midst of a violent spring weekend in Indianapolis, 29-year-old Deshawn McKeller, a Black male, tragically lost his life. On May 20, 2018, his body was discovered in the 6800 block of Cedarstone Drive. His death was one of several that occurred during a…

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