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Carlos Los Cruz

Male, age 44 · Worcester, Massachusetts

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Worcester, Massachusetts, the life of Carlos Miguel Cruz, a 44-year-old Hispanic man, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On May 8, 2021, the widowed father of four sons found himself outside the Paku Lounge on…

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Alfonso Turner

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Las Vegas, on May 8, 2021, the life of 29-year-old Alfonso Turner, a Black / African American man, was tragically cut short. Just before 11 p.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the night near Amberleigh Lane and South…

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Ariana Marie Bradley

Female, age 24 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of May 8, 2021, a vibrant 24-year-old Black woman named Ariana Marie Bradley was tragically killed in a shooting in downtown Minneapolis. The incident, which also left a man with non-life-threatening injuries, unfolded around 10:20 p.m. near the…

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Noelle Ness

Female, age 25 · Chanhassen, Minnesota

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 8, 2021, 25-year-old Noelle Ness was tragically killed in her family home in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. when Carver County sheriff's deputies responded to a fire alarm at the residence. While en route, they received…

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Marquevion Leach

Male, age 17 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of May 8, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky, 17-year-old Marquevion Leach was fatally shot in an incident that also left two other men wounded. The male teenager was a student at the Audrey Grevious Center, a Fayette County Public School. The…

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Diana L. Calixtro

Female, age 27 · Yakima, Washington

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Yakima, Washington, a party was drawing to a close, but the night would end in tragedy for 27-year-old Diana L. Calixtro. On May 8, 2021, as guests were leaving a residence in the 1100 block of South Fair Avenue, a…

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Cire James Walker

Male, age 3 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Merrill Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a bright and joyful 3-year-old Black/African American boy named Cire James Walker tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021. Described by his family as an outgoing child who loved watching "Paw Patrol"…

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Valente Torres

Male, age 23 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Oklahoma City, what began as a friendly backyard gathering turned into a scene of tragedy. Valente Torres, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was at a home near Southeast 26th Street and Central Avenue where a group of people were enjoying a…

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Aaron Marquise Holmes

Male, age 23 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the life of 23-year-old Aaron Marquise Holmes was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2021, outside the Baymont by Wyndham Kalamazoo East, gunshots shattered the night. Responding to the reports of gunfire around 10…

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Michael Allen Tripp

Male, age 26 · Monroe, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, the life of 26-year-old Michael Allen Tripp was tragically cut short in Frenchtown Township, Michigan. Deputies on patrol near Nadeau Road and I-75 were drawn to the area by the sound of a single gunshot around 3:15…

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Aaron Owens

Male, age 28 · Paulsboro, New Jersey

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Paulsboro, New Jersey, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in an act of violence. Aaron L. Owens, a 28-year-old male from Camden City, was killed on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in a shooting that also claimed the life of…

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Cory Ayers Bunch

Male, age 25 · Paulsboro, New Jersey

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of May 8, 2021, the quiet streets of Paulsboro, New Jersey, were shattered by an eruption of gunfire that claimed the life of 25-year-old Cory Ayers Bunch. A native of Camden, Bunch was in the vicinity of West Adams and Delaware Streets…

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Ajayden Jayden Kahmad Ware

Male, age 19 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, the life of 19-year-old Ajayden Jayden Kahmad Ware was tragically cut short in Evansville, Indiana. A Black/African American male with a passion for live theatre and aspirations of becoming an actor, his death left a…

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Malik Asante Parks

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 8, 2021, the life of 23-year-old Malik Asante Parks was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. A Black male, Parks was ambushed and fatally shot as he was leaving a woman's apartment at the Lake Castleton Apartments on the…

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Chandler Brewer

Male, age 22 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Chandler Brewer, a 22-year-old Black male, was found fatally shot just after midnight on May 8, 2021. The quiet of the night was broken by the sound…

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Vita Marie Andreola French

Female, age 66 · Rolla, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

White/Caucasian Vita Marie Andreola French, a 66-year-old female resident of Rolla, Missouri, was the victim of a violent domestic incident that occurred in the spring of 2021. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin, Vita had built a life in Missouri where she was known…

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Ismael Quintanilla

Male, age 41 · Gwynn-oak, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet suburban neighborhood of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, a history of simmering aggression and paranoia culminated in a tragic and violent outburst on May 8, 2021, claiming the life of 41-year-old Ismael Quintanilla. A hardworking immigrant and loving…

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Sagar Ghimire

Male, age 24 · Gwynn-oak, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet suburban community of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, a young man's promising future was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. Sagar Ghimire, a 24-year-old Nepalese man, had only recently moved to the neighborhood, filled with aspirations of…

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Sara Quintanilla Alacote

Female, age 37 · Gwynn-oak, Maryland

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic day in Gwynn Oak, Maryland, a community was shaken by a violent act that claimed the life of 37-year-old Sara Quintanilla Alacote. On May 8, 2021, a neighbor, Everton Brown, forced his way into the home she shared with her husband, Ismael…

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Michael Monclus

Male, age 26 · Manhattan, New York

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In what was described as a cold-blooded execution, 26-year-old Michael Monclus was killed on May 8, 2021. His death unfolded in a stairwell of the NYCHA Lexington Houses complex on East 99th Street in East Harlem, a place chosen specifically for its lack of…

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Carlos Arias

Male, age 16 · Compton, California

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carlos Arias, a 16-year-old Latino male from Compton, California, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Carlos was shot near 15120 S. Lime Ave. The incident occurred in the evening…

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Felix Jerry Marquez

Male, age 34 · Riverside, California

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Felix Jerry Marquez, a 34-year-old man from Riverside, California, died on May 8, 2021, following an officer-involved shooting. On that day, members of the City of Riverside's Public Safety Engagement Team (PSET), which includes Riverside Police, Code…

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Isaac Jackson

Male, age 24 · Fresno, California

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Isaac Jackson, a 24-year-old aspiring recording artist from Fresno, California, was tragically killed on May 7, 2021. Jackson was shot while sitting in a car with a friend at the intersection of Inyo and Backer in central Fresno. The suspect, Tywain Robinson…

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Robert Gash

Male, age 25 · San-francisco, California

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Gash, a 25-year-old resident of San Francisco, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Fern Street, between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue. Gash was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was…

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Robert Luis Mena Gallardo

Male, age 25 · San-francisco, California

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 8, 2021, Robert Luis Mena Gallardo, a 25-year-old resident of San Francisco, was found suffering from gunshot wounds on the 100 block of Fern Street, located between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street. Officers from the San Francisco Police Department…

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Chauncey McFadden

Female, age 26 · Franklin-park, Florida

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Chauncey McFadden, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021, in Franklin Park, Florida. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4:46 a.m., when Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) deputies responded to a…

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Johnny A. Collins

Male, age 28 · Miami, Florida

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Johnny A. Collins II, aged 28, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred at a Wendy's restaurant located in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to reports, Collins was involved in an argument inside the fast-food…

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Roxana Marisol Sanchez

Female, age 36 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Roxana Marisol Sanchez, a 36-year-old mother from Orlando, Florida, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2021. The incident occurred the night before Mother's Day, when Sanchez was returning home after a day of shopping and dining with a friend. As she arrived…

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Carlos Harper

Male, age 38 · Athens, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a community gathering in Athens, Georgia, turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of two families. On the evening of May 8th, 38-year-old Carlos Antonio Harper was at a block party in the Clarke Gardens apartment…

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Devion Miley

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a young man's life was cut short in Columbus, Georgia, over a transaction that turned deadly. Devion Miley, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of May 8, 2021. The events leading to his death began with a plan to sell…

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Dexter Calhoun

Male, age 63 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 63-year-old Dexter Calhoun, a male resident of Atlanta, Georgia, was tragically cut short. On May 8th, he was fatally shot while inside his pickup truck in the southwestern part of the city. Following the shooting, his…

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Joshua Serenity Hollis

Female, age 24 · Albany, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, the life of 24-year-old Joshua Serenity Hollis, a Black transgender woman, was tragically cut short in Albany, Georgia. As she walked down a city street, an unknown assailant approached her from behind and fired a…

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Selena Dukes

Female, age 23 · South-fulton, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic Mother's Day weekend in 2021, a young Black woman named Selena Dukes, 23, lost her life in an act of violence that stemmed from her attempt to help a friend. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of an apartment complex in South Fulton…

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Dequan Harmon

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dequan Harmon, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life to gun violence on May 8, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a city that has been grappling with high rates of violent crime, particularly homicides. Dequan's death…

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Eddie Thigpen

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Eddie Thigpen, a 14-year-old African American boy, was tragically shot and killed on May 8, 2021, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of South Springfield Avenue and Madison…

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Erica Gibson

Female, age 12 · Hazel-crest, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Erica Gibson, a 12-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2021, in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Erica was visiting a friend's house on Arlington Lane when she was fatally shot in the head. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office…

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Robert Hogin

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Hogin, a 36-year-old male, was tragically killed on May 8, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, where Hogin was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly harrowing, as…

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Terrance Billops

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Terrance Billops, a 23-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on May 8, 2021, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. in the 2900 block of West Harrison Street. According to the Chicago police…

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Isaac Warren

Male, age 21 · Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, violence erupted at a nightclub, leaving a young man's life cut short and a community searching for answers. The incident unfolded at Club 81, where 21-year-old Isaac Warren, a resident…

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Jason Baglio

Male, age 47 · Denham-springs, Louisiana

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, the life of Jason Baglio, a 47-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Deputies from the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office responded to reports of gunfire on Homestead Drive around 3:30…

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Donnie Smith

Male, age 55 · New-bern, North Carolina

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Donnie D. Smith, a 55-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021, in New Bern, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the Duffyfield neighborhood, where multiple gunshots were reported by several 911 callers. When officers arrived at the scene…

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Kristin Nicole Spear Mendez

Female, age 33 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kristin Nicole Spear Mendez, a 33-year-old woman from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, tragically passed away on May 8, 2021. She was born on May 5, 1988, in Forsyth County to Randall Spear and Tracy Estep. Kristin was known for her vibrant personality…

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Deshaun Harrison

Male, age 34 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deshaun Harrison, a 34-year-old man from East Cleveland, Ohio, was found unresponsive in the early hours of May 8, 2021, in the 13000 block of Forest Hills Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office…

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Kameron Dewberry

Male, age 18 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kameron Dewberry, an 18-year-old male from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021. Dewberry was shot multiple times on the corner of West Hudson Avenue and Rustic Road just before 12:30 a.m. He was transported to Miami Valley Hospital, where he…

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Tyree Roundtree

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyree Roundtree, a 31-year-old man from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically shot and killed on May 8, 2021. Roundtree was arriving at his job at a construction site early Saturday morning when he was shot in the back by his co-worker, Naheem Williamson, over a…

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Dalton Lee Shaw

Male, age 26 · Rockdale, Texas

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dalton Lee Shaw, a 26-year-old male from Rockdale, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021. Dalton was born on November 9, 1994, in Abilene, Texas, and had attended various schools in Pflugerville, Round Rock, Jacksboro, and Cisco, Texas. He also…

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Daniel Comick

Male, age 39 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Daniel Comick, a 39-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2021. He was found in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 5050 Sunflower Street around 12:30 a.m. Responding officers and paramedics quickly transported him to Ben…

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Aubrey Hanzley

Male, age 62 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2016, 62-year-old Aubrey Hazley, a male resident of Phoenix, Arizona, became the victim of a deadly attack that has never been fully explained. Born in October 1953, he had already lived through six decades by the time that spring…

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