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Stanley Ray Hobson

Male, age 36 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in late spring, the life of Stanley Ray Hopson Jr., a 36-year-old man, was brought to a violent and sudden end. On May 25, 2021, at approximately 9:40 p.m., events unfolded at his residence in the 1000 block of Villa Rica Court in…

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Alden Gerald Walker Sr.

Male, age 71 · Holy Cross, Alaska

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alden Gerald Walker, Sr., a 71-year-old Alaskan Native man, died on May 25, 2021 in Holy Cross, Alaska. He was shot on a boat by his son, 34-year-old Devyn Walker. After the shooting, Devyn fled to a residence in Holy Cross, where he barricaded himself…

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Ronnie Phifer

Male, age 33 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2021, in Montgomery, Alabama, 33-year-old Ronnie Phifer, a male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 9:59 p.m. in the 3000 block of Fairwest Place. First responders arrived to find Mr. Phifer with a life-threatening…

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Earnest Jackson

Male, age 40 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late spring of 2021, concern began to grow for 40-year-old Earnest Jackson, a male resident of Texarkana, Arkansas. His family had not heard from him since May 19th, an unusual silence that prompted them to request a welfare check at his home in the…

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Margaret Osborn

Female, age 77 · Rosedale, West Virginia

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Osborn, a 77-year-old resident of Rosedale, West Virginia, lost her life to gun violence on May 25, 2021. The incident occurred at her home, where she was the only family member present, as the rest of her family had traveled to Ohio for…

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Kelvin Earl Johnson

Male, age 56 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kelvin Earl Johnson, a 56-year-old man, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Las Vegas on May 25, 2021. The incident occurred near West Monroe Avenue and H Street, just after midnight. According to the Clark County coroner's office, Johnson's death was…

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Charlize Charli Logan

Female, age 22 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of May 25, 2021, the life of 22-year-old Charlize 'Charli' Logan, a Black female from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Gunshots shattered the peace in the Chickasaw neighborhood, and when Louisville Metro Police Department…

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Dailee Hammond

Female, age 1 · Sidon, Mississippi

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Sidon, Mississippi, a devastating act of violence shattered a family and left an indelible mark of sorrow. On the evening of May 25, 2021, a sense of normalcy was pierced by the sound of gunfire. Inside a vehicle traveling on…

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Burnis King

Male · Inkster, Michigan

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 25, 2021, a residence in Inkster, Michigan, became the scene of two violent incidents occurring just hours apart. The events began around 4:00 a.m. when law enforcement officers responded to a call at a home on Inkster Road…

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Asael Rivera Wilson

Male, age 26 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 25, 2021, a violent incident unfolded in Hammond, Indiana, claiming the life of 26-year-old Asael Rivera Wilson. The young man, who had been diagnosed with a mental disability, was riding his bicycle near the intersection of Indianapolis Boulevard and…

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Jonny Wayne Wren

Male, age 25 · Anderson, Missouri

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in May 2021, the life of 25-year-old Jonny Wayne Wren was tragically cut short. The young man, a resident of Anderson, Missouri, was found with a fatal gunshot wound in the driver's seat of his vehicle, which had come to a stop in a field…

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Ronnie Marshall

Male, age 39 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 25, 2021, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call regarding a shooting in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Upon arriving at the scene in the 3400 block of Dunnica Avenue just after 3:15 p.m., officers…

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Kalieah Green

Female, age 20 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kalieah Mone Green was a 20-year-old Black woman from Columbia, South Carolina, whose family remembered her as fearless and loving, a person with a smile that could "light up the world." Her godmother, Sierra Barnes, described her as "the life of every…

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Ariel Santos

Male, age 32 · Bronx, New York

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Bronx, a 32-year-old man named Ariel Santos tragically lost his life on the evening of May 25, 2021. At approximately 6:00 PM, while sitting in his black Mercedes-Benz at the intersection of East 178th Street and Arthur Avenue, he was targeted in a…

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Andre Lanard Perry

Male, age 31 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andre Lanard Perry, a 31-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2021. The incident occurred late at night at the Royal Place Apartments near Evans High School. Multiple 911 calls were made reporting gunshots in the area.…

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Joseph Brinson

Male, age 42 · Palatka, Florida

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Brinson, aged 42, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2021, in Palatka, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death were both violent and premeditated. On that fateful day, Eldridge Griner visited a Palatka apartment under the pretense of selling…

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Sharembria Lewis

Female, age 27 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sharembria Lewis, a 27-year-old woman from West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost her life on May 25, 2021, in a murder-suicide incident. The West Palm Beach Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence on 36th Court. Upon…

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Kelvin Battle

Male, age 34 · Conyers, Georgia

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a May day in Conyers, Georgia, 34-year-old Kelvin D. Battle was riding his bicycle when he was tragically gunned down. The male victim was discovered on Salem Road at Golfview Drive at approximately 4:47 a.m. on Monday, May 24…

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Charles Rice

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Charles Rice, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on May 25, 2021, in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the overnight hours in the 4700 block of West Arthington. The…

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Keith Manning

Male, age 24 · Lansing, Illinois

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Keith Manning, a 24-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2021, in Lansing, Illinois. The incident occurred in the overnight hours when a gunman shot through a window of a home located in the 2100 block of 177th Street. This act of violence…

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Kendra Gardner

Female, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kendra Gardner, a 41-year-old African American woman, was found dead inside a parked car in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago on May 25, 2021. Her body was discovered in the front seat of a gold Cadillac sedan, with multiple gunshot wounds to her neck…

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Courtney Carlda Whitfield

Male, age 31 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the bright light of a May afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tragedy irrevocably altered the course of several lives. On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Courtney Carlda Whitfield, a 31-year-old male, was fatally shot while on a break from his job at an IHOP…

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Nathaniel Brandon Stevenson

Male, age 27 · Gretna, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Terrytown apartment complex, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Nathaniel Brandon Stevenson, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot in a parking lot on Carol Sue Avenue.…

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Robert Booth

Female, age 25 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Booth, a 25-year-old African American pastor, was shot and killed outside his home on Ardale Drive in High Point, North Carolina, on May 25, 2021. Booth had been ordained as a pastor just days before his death and was known for his efforts to end…

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Terrance Owensby

Male, age 41 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Terrance Owensby, a 41-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, OH, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2021. Owensby was shot in the chest around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Ohio and West McMicken avenues in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. He…

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Ashanti Morgan

Male, age 20 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ashanti Morgan, a 20-year-old male from York, PA, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound on May 25, 2021. The incident occurred in the 500 block of McKenzie Street, and Morgan was pronounced dead at the scene. The York County Coroner's Office confirmed…

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Kanye Pittman

Male, age 15 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2021, 15-year-old Kanye Pittman was tragically shot and killed on the 2500 block of Sydenham Street in North Philadelphia. Kanye, a freshman at Benjamin Franklin High School, was shot multiple times in the head, neck, chest, torso…

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Nasir Marks

Female, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, just two weeks shy of his high school graduation, 18-year-old Nasir Marks was excitedly preparing for the future. A senior at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, he had plans to attend Kutztown University in the fall and was even…

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Shakeem Fearrington

Male, age 39 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of May 25, 2021, tragedy struck in Chester, Pennsylvania, claiming the life of 39-year-old Shakeem Fearrington, a Black male. Just after 5:15 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting on the 900 block of Upland Street. Upon…

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Griselda Lorena Martinez

Female, age 51 · West, Texas

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Griselda Lorena Martinez, a 51-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on May 25, 2021, in West, Texas. She was killed in what was determined to be a murder-suicide incident. The incident began as a possible kidnapping, with Martinez…

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Janadrick Drones

Male, age 47 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

Janadrick Drones, a 47-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 25, 2021. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Houston Fire Department paramedics after suffering an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle. The incident occurred at…

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Michael Brown

Male, age 29 · Missouri-city, Texas

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 25, 2021, the body of Michael Brown, a 27-year-old African American male, was discovered in a residence located at 16502 Quail Prairie Drive in Missouri City, Texas. Officers from the Houston Police Department were escorting a woman, who had recently…

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Tevin Watson

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 25, 2021, Tevin Watson, a 29-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was tragically found shot to death inside an apartment at the 9500 block of Woodfair Drive. Watson, who was African American, was discovered with at least one gunshot wound and was later…

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Victor Alford

Male, age 37 · Long Beach, California

Found May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Victor Carson, aged 41, was killed on May 3, 2008, in San Francisco. The incident occurred in the Bayview-Hunters Point area, known for its history of violence and gang-related activities. Carson was shot near his residence, and the crime was believed to be…

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Sean Johnson

Male, age 24 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of May 25, 2016, the life of Sean Eric Johnson, a 24-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in New Orleans. His body was discovered around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Interstate 10 West and Elysian Fields. An investigation revealed…

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Eugene Gordon

Male, age 53 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

A lingering tragedy that began decades earlier finally concluded for Eugene Gordon Jr., a 53-year-old Black male from Baltimore, Maryland. He passed away on May 25, 2016, succumbing to complications from a gunshot wound he sustained 24 years prior. The…

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Stanley Ricardo Short

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a late spring evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Stanley Ricardo Short, a 29-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On May 25, 2016, in the 2400 block of Frederick Avenue, near the West Side Shopping Center, Short was found suffering from gunshot…

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Christopher Jackson

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Christopher Jackson, a 24-year-old, was killed by gunfire on May 25, 2016. The incident marked another grim statistic in the city's struggle with violence, leaving…

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Antonio Addison Jr

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a wave of violence continued to trouble the streets of Baltimore. On May 25th, a 25-year-old Black man named Antonio Addison Jr. became another victim of this ongoing crisis. He was discovered inside a residence in the 1200 block of…

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Richard Hudgies

Male, age 31 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Richard Allen Hudgies, a 31-year-old man, was killed on May 25, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The homicide took place in the Pendleton neighborhood, where Richard was gunned down during the night. Richard, who was originally from Detroit, Michigan, was…

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Rachel Michele Chisum

Female, age 39 · Russellville, Arkansas

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 25, 2016, the life of 39-year-old Rachel Michele Chisum of Atkins, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. A white female, Rachel was discovered in her vehicle on James Circle in Russellville after it had veered off the road and…

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Ruben Ruelas

Male, age 15 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late spring of 2016, the life of a 15-year-old male, Ruben Ruelas, was tragically cut short in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the evening of Wednesday, May 25, 2016, Ruelas was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident prompted an investigation by the…

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Michael Shannon Hubbard

Male, age 44 · Susanville, Nevada

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet woods west of Susanville, Nevada, a fatal encounter unfolded on May 25, 2016, ending the life of 44-year-old Michael Shannon Hubbard, a Caucasian male. The events of that Wednesday afternoon stemmed from a dispute over property, leading to a…

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Bruce Jordan

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a late spring morning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of 31-year-old Bruce Jordan, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On May 25, 2016, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Jordan was inside a vehicle in the 2400 block of North Sherman…

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Juwan Sims

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of May 25, 2016, the sound of over 50 gunshots shattered the night at the Westwick Apartments on Flag Chapel Road in Jackson, Mississippi. When the chaos subsided, 19-year-old Juwan Sims, a Black male, was found near an apartment building…

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Darrel Volway

Male, age 43 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darrel L. Volway, a 42-year-old Caucasian man, was found deceased on the morning of May 25, 2016, outside his home on Olive Street in Bridgeport Township, a community within Saginaw County, Michigan. His death was the result of a gunshot wound and was quickly…

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Mark Toliver

Male, age 27 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May 2016, 27-year-old Mark Toliver was sitting on his front porch on Dickinson Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan, when he was fatally shot in the head. The incident, which occurred around 1:45 a.m., left his…

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McKenzie Oldham

Female, age 2 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic and senseless act of violence, 2-year-old McKenzie Oldham, a female Caucasian child from Detroit, Michigan, was fatally wounded on May 25, 2016. The incident unfolded on Detroit's east side when an argument, reportedly initiated over a spilled…

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