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Christopher Stinson

Male, age 29 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2013, the life of 29-year-old Christopher Stinson, a male Navy veteran, was tragically cut short on Detroit's northwest side. Known to his loved ones as 'Bam,' Stinson was walking home from a Citgo gas station located at…

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Christopher Brown

Male, age 29 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Christopher Stinson, a 29-year-old man from Detroit, was killed on May 8, 2013, after a short walk home turned into an ambush on the city’s northwest side. He had just left a Citgo gas station near Lahser and Grand River, heading along Lasher Road near Six…

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Hafiz Sarfaraz

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found May 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Hafiz Sarfaraz, a 33-year-old Philadelphia resident, was killed on May 8, 2013. Sarfaraz was a victim of a homicide that took place during a time of heightened violence in Philadelphia. According to police records, his death was part of the broader violence…

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Ontario Williams

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2013, a sense of normalcy was shattered in a Memphis, Tennessee neighborhood, leaving a family and community to grapple with a sudden and tragic loss. Ontario Williams, a 19-year-old Black male, became the victim of a violent…

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Dylan Cheek

Male, age 17 · Syracuse, New York

Killed May 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a spring evening in Syracuse, New York, the life of 17-year-old Dylan Cheek was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2013, the young man was walking alone in the 1400 block of South Avenue at around 10:15 p.m. when a dark-colored car approached him. Multiple…

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Jerrel Oster

Female, age 39 · Metairie, Louisiana

Killed May 8, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jerrel Oster, 39, a white woman from Metairie, Louisiana, was living an ordinary Wednesday when May 8, 2013 turned into the day her home became a crime scene. That morning, she spoke with her husband, Neil Oster, before he left for work. Hours later, when he…

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Akeem J Morris

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Akeem J. Morris, a 22-year-old man, was fatally shot on May 8, 2012, in Chicago. The incident occurred in the 4000 block of West West End Avenue. Morris was with a group of people when gunfire erupted, and he was struck by bullets. He was pronounced dead…

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Mark Fuller

Male, age 43 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in May 2012, the quiet of an Indianapolis neighborhood was shattered by violence that claimed the life of Mark Fuller. The 43-year-old man was in his home on Kalmar Drive with his girlfriend and two teenagers when the…

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Oscar Johnson

Male, age 33 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, on May 8, 2012, the life of 33-year-old Oscar James Johnson was brought to a violent and abrupt end. Known to some as 'OJ,' Johnson was gunned down in what authorities would later describe as an attempted home…

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Terrence Anthony Anderson

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Terrence Anderson, an 18-year-old Black/African American male, was shot and killed on May 8, 2012. The fatal encounter took place in the 600 block of North Eutaw Street, where…

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Christopher Brown

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Christopher Brown, a Black male, was 17 when he died after a late-night encounter in Randallstown, in Baltimore County, Maryland. It started when an off-duty Baltimore County police officer, James LaBoard, reported hearing a loud noise at his home and then…

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Christopher Mobley

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2012, tragedy struck in the city of Baltimore, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Christopher Mobley. Mobley, a 28-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded in an incident that occurred in the 3400 block of Piedmont…

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Shavar Little

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the streets of Baltimore were marked by a series of violent encounters, one of which claimed the life of 28-year-old Shavar Little. A Black male, Little was gunned down on the evening of Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The shooting occurred in…

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Joseph Palmer

Male, age 17 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a burst of gunfire on Detroit's northeast side tragically cut short the life of 17-year-old Joseph Palmer. The young man, an African-American male, was fatally shot on the evening of May 8th. The incident unfolded around 7:45 p.m. on…

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Kyle Summers

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Detroit. Kyle Summers, a 20-year-old male, was killed on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The incident that claimed his life occurred at 6601 Willett Street in Detroit, Michigan.…

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Omar Johnson

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

In Detroit, the story of a young man's life cut short remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family and the community. Omar Johnson, an 18-year-old African American male, was the victim of a homicide in the city. The specific date of his death is…

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Lavonne Thrones-Johnson

Female, age 52 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

I'm encountering difficulties accessing detailed online articles directly related to the case of Lavonne Thrones-Johnson's homicide from Philadelphia in 2012. However, I can provide a general summary based on some key points I found. Lavonne Thrones-Johnson…

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Daniel Lee Atkins

Male, age 35 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2012 · 14 years ago

Daniel Lee Atkins was killed in St. Louis on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. The Washington Post's database lists his age as 35; an obituary published a week later gives it as 36. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Post's…

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George Carr Toe

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, the life of George Carr Toe, a 30-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2010, Toe and another man, 34-year-old Jerome Simmons, were gunned down in a double homicide. The shooting occurred…

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Jerome Atounia Simmons

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of Jerome Simmons, a 34-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of May 8th, Simmons found himself at a residence located at 900 North Hill Rd. The circumstances of what transpired…

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Anthony Michael Crist

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of Anthony Michael Crist, a 42-year-old white male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On Friday, May 7th, Crist was at the location of 500 N. Collington when he became the victim of a homicide. The specific…

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Jamarrion Keenan

Male, age 23 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in Buffalo, New York, the life of a young Black man, Jamarrion Keenan, was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2010, the 23-year-old male was shot and killed, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss.…

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Orin Louis Golson

Male, age 39 · Calhoun, South Carolina

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Calhoun, South Carolina, the life of Orin Louis Golson, a 39-year-old man, was tragically cut short on May 8, 2010. His death, a result of gun violence, sent ripples of shock and grief through the area. Golson was known to have a…

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Brian Lamar Mahaffey

Male, age 28 · Rockdale, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a tragic Saturday afternoon in Rockdale County, Georgia, the day after his 28th birthday, Deputy Brian Lamar Mahaffey's life was cut short in the line of duty. It was May 8, 2010, when Mahaffey, a dedicated member of the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office…

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Janet McAfee

Female, age 50 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 8, 2010 · 16 years ago

Janet McAfee, a 50-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, was tragically killed on May 8, 2010. Janet, who was of Caucasian descent, had been experiencing marital issues with her husband, Ken McAfee, 59, leading up to her death. The couple had been married for…

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Jimmy Brandon Edwards

Male, age 26 · Center Point, Alabama

Killed May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2009, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in Center Point, Alabama. On the morning of May 8th, 26-year-old Jimmy 'Brandon' Edwards, an African-American male, was found deceased in the driveway of a home in Jefferson County. An…

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Larry Spencer

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California

Found May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Larry Spencer, a 19-year-old, was fatally shot on May 8, 2009, in Oakland, California. The homicide took place in an environment marked by ongoing issues of gun violence and community safety, which were prevalent concerns for Oakland residents in 2009. That…

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Michael Goulbourne

Male, age 14 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of Friday, May 8, 2009, 14-year-old Michael Goulbourne was working at a family-operated food stand in St. Louis, Missouri. The teenager, an eighth-grade student at Normandy Middle School, was assisting with closing duties at the 'Mi Hungry'…

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Allen Jones

Male, age 32 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 8, 2009, a violent triple homicide occurred near Union Station in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of 32-year-old African American male Allen Jones. Jones was a passenger in a sports utility vehicle stopped at a traffic signal at the…

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Dawon Moore

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2009, the streets of St. Louis near Union Station became the scene of a shocking act of violence that claimed the lives of three men, including 27-year-old Dawon Moore. Moore, along with Byron Blassingame, also 27, and…

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Byron Blassingame

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of Byron Blassingame was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2009, the 27-year-old Black male was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred as he and two friends were leaving a…

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Magdaleno Cueyar-Martinez

Male · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Magdaleno Cueyar-Martinez, a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, was tragically killed on May 8, 2009. His case remains unsolved as part of the city’s open homicide investigations. Cueyar-Martinez’s death is among numerous unsolved homicides that continue…

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Anthony Harrison

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 8, 2009 · 17 years ago

Anthony Harrison, age 22, was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the available information says he died, but the public details surrounding his death are extremely limited. His name remains the center of the story, even though so much of what happened to…

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Jose Jimenez

Male, age 20 · Oakland, California

Found May 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jose Jimenez, aged 20, was shot and killed in Oakland, California, on May 8, 2008. The incident took place in East Oakland, a part of the city that has struggled with violent crime for many years. Jimenez was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the…

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Soor Awan

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2008, a grim discovery was made on a Washington, D.C. highway. At approximately 12:25 a.m., police were dispatched to southbound I-295, just south of the Pennsylvania Avenue exit, following reports of a shooting. Inside a…

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Lamonta J Poole

Male, age 23 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a spring day in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 23-year-old Lamonta J. Poole was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2008, Poole was killed in an act of violence that would leave his family and community searching for answers that have yet to come. His…

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Jerrod Mason

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jerrod Mason, aged 24, was tragically shot and killed on May 8, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 5900 Hamilton Avenue in Hamilton County. Cincinnati Police responded to the scene following reports of the shooting, but the case remains…

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Rickey Furr

Male, age 54 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 8, 2008 · 18 years ago

At 54, Rickey Lee Furr, a Caucasian male from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a lifelong son of the city, born there in May 1954 and still living there when his life was cut short in the spring of 2008. Public records trace a life rooted in Tulsa and the surrounding…

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William Don Curtis

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

William Don Curtis, a 23-year-old Black male, died on May 8, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. His death was recorded as a homicide and occurred on Raymonn Avenue. Online sources and available records provide limited details about the specific circumstances…

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Eugene Jones

Male, age 49 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed May 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, the community of Camden, New Jersey, was shaken by the violent death of a well-known local figure. Eugene Jones, a 49-year-old man and father of four, was found dead on May 8, 2007, under circumstances that immediately pointed to a…

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Frederick Dwyane Roberson

Male, age 38 · San-diego, California

Killed May 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Frederick Dwyane Roberson, aged 38, tragically passed away on May 7, 2007, in San Diego, California. Born on July 13, 1968, in Dallas, he worked in construction and was a beloved father. His death was a significant loss to his family and community, leaving…

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John Yanders

Male, age 18 · Dyersburg, Tennessee

Killed May 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, the life of 18-year-old John Yanders Jr. was tragically cut short in Dyersburg, Tennessee. A Black male born on August 31, 1988, Yanders was a young man with his whole life ahead of him. Remembered by family and friends for his vibrant…

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Jackie Nikelia Thorpe

Female, age 35 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Killed May 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jackie Nikelia Thorpe, a 35-year-old African-American woman, was reported missing on May 8, 2007. Her remains were discovered on August 17, 2007, behind a house on Seven Bridges Road in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Thorpe was one of several African-American…

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Daniel Contreras

Male, age 19 · Pomona, California

Killed May 8, 2007 · 19 years ago

Daniel F. Contreras was 19 years old when he died on Tuesday afternoon, May 8, 2007, in Pomona. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1065 E. Phillips Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as…

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Aaron Dowdle

Male, age 22 · South Salt Lake, Utah

Killed May 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2005, a quiet street in South Salt Lake, Utah, became the scene of a brutal and mysterious crime. Aaron Dowdle, a 15-year-old Caucasian male, and his friend, Andrew Weston, were discovered in separate locations, just…

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Donald Ray Young

Male, age 43 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in Denver, Colorado, the life of a dedicated public servant was tragically cut short. Donald 'Donnie' Ray Young, a 43-year-old Hispanic male and a decorated detective with the Denver Police Department, was working an…

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Andrew Harrison Taylor

Male, age 27 · Llano, Texas

Killed May 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

Andrew Harrison Taylor, a 27-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2005, in Llano, Texas. Deputy Sheriff Taylor was conducting a routine traffic stop near the intersection of Skyline and Dilley Street at approximately 11:10 PM when the…

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Victor Barragan

Male, age 18 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 8, 2005 · 21 years ago

Victor Barragan, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2005, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a high school senior at Trimble Tech High, where he played football and was known for his well-mannered nature and aspirations to become an…

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