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David Hanik

Male, age 61 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

David Hanik, a 61-year-old Caucasian male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2019, in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. David Hanik and his partner, 65-year-old Iskra Pourel Popova, were victims of a brutal home attack. The couple was…

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Eclenzo Spencer

Female, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Eclenzo Lamond Spencer, a 30-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on October 12, 2019, in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 6:45 p.m. when Spencer and a 30-year-old woman were sitting in…

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Iskra Pourel-Popova

Female, age 65 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Iskra Pourel-Popova, a 65-year-old woman, was tragically killed on October 12, 2019, in her apartment in the Dunning neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Iskra, who was of Eastern European descent, was fatally shot in a horrific incident that shocked the local…

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Ivaylo Popov

Male, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ivaylo Popov, a 43-year-old male of Bulgarian descent, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Ivaylo, along with his wife Tsvetanka Kostadinova, also 43, and his mother Iskra Pourel-Popova, 65, were among the victims of a horrific…

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Jolanta Topolska

Female, age 53 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jolanta Topolska, a 53-year-old woman from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost her life on October 12, 2019. Jolanta, who was of Polish descent, was one of the victims in a horrific shooting incident that took place in a residential building on Chicago's…

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Tsvetanka Kostadinova

Female, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Tsvetanka Kostadinova, a 43-year-old woman, was tragically killed on October 12, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a shooting rampage by Krysztof Marek, a 66-year-old man facing eviction from his condo. Marek entered Kostadinova's…

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Deontray Love

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Deontray Love, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on October 12, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred just one day before his 20th birthday. According to reports, Deontray was involved in an argument at a…

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Brandi Lynn Crump

Female, age 43 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Brandi Lynn Crump, a 43-year-old woman from Columbus, OH, tragically passed away on October 12, 2019, after being shot at an apartment complex on the east side of Columbus. She was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and was transported to Grant…

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Michael ONeil Stewart II

Male, age 35 · Middletown, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael O'Neil Stewart II, a 35-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on October 12, 2019, in Middletown, Ohio. Stewart was found dead in his home on 9th Avenue after police were dispatched to the scene on a report of shots…

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Atatiana Koquice Jefferson

Female, age 28 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, a 28-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot inside her Fort Worth, Texas home on October 12, 2019. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when police officers responded to a call from a concerned…

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Oscar Anibal Gomez

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2019 · 7 years ago

Oscar Anibal Gomez, a 58-year-old Hispanic man, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Gomez was killed while defending his wife from purse snatchers in the parking lot of their apartment complex. The incident occurred around 12:30…

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Jerry Stuart

Male, age 60 · Maumelle, Arkansas

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of October 12, 2018, the quiet of a Maumelle, Arkansas neighborhood was shattered by a violent attack that claimed the life of 60-year-old Jerry Richard Stuart. A beloved husband, father, and respected member of the community, Stuart was…

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Levon Sales Jr

Male, age 32 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, October 12, 2018, the life of 32-year-old Levon Sales Jr., a male, was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. Officers responded to a call at the Oakridge Apartments located in the 6200 block of Mabelvale Cut Off…

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Xavier Jourdan

Male, age 26 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of October 12, 2018, the life of 26-year-old Xavier Jourdan, a male resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, was tragically cut short by gun violence. At approximately 9:07 p.m., officers from the Springfield Police Department were dispatched to…

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Maryann McCarty

Female, age 41 · Lacey, Washington

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early evening of October 12, 2018, a tragedy unfolded in a busy shopping center parking lot in Lacey, Washington. Maryann McCarty, a 41-year-old Caucasian woman, was publicly and fatally shot by a man later identified as her 50-year-old ex-boyfriend…

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Grace Kayla Davis-Marcheschi

Female, age 23 · Biloxi, Mississippi

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Biloxi, Mississippi, the life of a young Navy Seabee, Grace Kayla Davis-Marcheschi, came to a tragic end. The 23-year-old Builder Constructionman was fatally shot in the East Falcon Park housing area, a community managed…

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Ernesto W. Crespo

Male, age 29 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Friday evening in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of 29-year-old White male Ernesto W. Crespo was tragically cut short. Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on October 12, 2018, dispatchers received several calls reporting the sound of gunshots in the 100 block of W.…

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Hardley Henry

Male, age 44 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Friday evening in Norfolk, Virginia, tragedy struck in the 900 block of Trice Terrace. It was there that 44-year-old Hardley R. Henry, a male resident of Norfolk, was found suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. The call came in to police at…

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Jeff Lee

Male, age 23 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a bright October afternoon in 2018, a young man’s life was tragically cut short on the streets of Hempstead, New York. Jeffrey Lee, a 23-year-old male from the neighboring community of Roosevelt, was walking with his girlfriend on Dartmouth Street when…

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Michael Robin Griffin

Male, age 56 · Coconut-creek, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Michael Robin Griffin, a 56-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2018, in Coconut Creek, Florida. Griffin, originally from Zeeland, Michigan, was an accomplished professional and a dedicated family man. He attended Michigan…

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Rebecca Sama Karns

Female, age 31 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rebecca Sama Karns, a 31-year-old woman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost her life on October 12, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning as she was driving her white Chevrolet Equinox westbound on Broward Boulevard.…

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Eddie Appleton

Male, age 42 · Robbins, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Eddie Appleton, a 42-year-old African American man from Robbins, Illinois, was tragically shot to death on the night of October 11, 2018. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. in the 13400 block of Ridgeway Avenue. Appleton was found unresponsive with…

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Anthony Guy Jr.

Male, age 29 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anthony Guy Jr., a 29-year-old man from Dayton, OH, was tragically found dead on October 12, 2018. His body was discovered in a field near the corner of Dearborn and Haberer avenues around 3:20 p.m. A 911 caller reported hearing a gunshot before seeing Guy…

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Hector Eric Gaona

Male, age 32 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Hector Eric Gaona, a 32-year-old Latin male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2018, in Dallas, TX. He was found lying next to his vehicle on Guthrie Street after being shot. Witnesses reported seeing a Latin male suspect driving a grey or silver…

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Tayla Mone Auzenne

Female, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tayla Mone Auzenne, an 18-year-old female of African American ethnicity from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on October 12, 2018. Tayla was a bright and aspiring young woman with dreams of becoming a sports medicine doctor. She was a former student…

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Andres Alan Pina

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andres Alan Pina, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 12, 2017, in Chicago. His death was one of many that occurred during a violent period in the city, contributing to the high homicide rates Chicago was facing at the time. Specific details…

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Nicholas Encalade

Male, age 53 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of October 12, 2017, Nicholas Encalade, a 53-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was visiting Iron Horse Park near Tucson’s Rattlesnake Bridge with an adult woman when what began as a routine outing turned into a fatal encounter. Shortly after 7:30…

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Donnell Lewis Byrd

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Donnell Lewis Byrd, a 30-year-old male Black/African American, was discovered in the hush of an October morning on October 12, 2017, a life suddenly halted in the 200 block of 54th Street NE in Washington, D.C. Neighbors and patrol officers converged on the…

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Lavell Richardson

Male, age 27 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, the life of 27-year-old Lavell Richardson was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the evening of October 12th, Richardson was discovered in his car, having been fatally shot. In a heart-wrenching discovery, his two-year-old…

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Trey Farmer

Male, age 17 · Grenada, Mississippi

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon calm in a Grenada, Mississippi neighborhood, tragically ending the life of 17-year-old Alexander Trevone Farmer, who was known to his friends and family as Trey. On the afternoon of October 12…

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Lance Terrill

Male, age 34 · Fordland, Missouri

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet area of Fordland, Missouri, the life of 34-year-old Lance Terrill was violently cut short on October 12, 2017. He was at his home off of Z Highway in northwest Douglas County when he was fatally shot. The tragedy was compounded by the fact that…

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Lee James

Male, age 35 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 12, 2017, a thirty-five-year-old Black male named Lee James was tragically killed in Saint Louis, Missouri. Residents in the Pine Lawn area were alerted to the sound of gunfire, which prompted calls to local law enforcement. Officers arrived at the…

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Adrian Dwan Haley

Male, age 28 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Summerville, South Carolina, the life of 28-year-old Adrian Dwan Haley was tragically cut short on the evening of October 12, 2017. A male resident of the area, Haley was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded at the Waters Edge…

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Jeffrey Eugene Bradley

Male, age 31 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet autumn of 2017, the life of Jeffrey Eugene Bradley, a 31-year-old man from Greenville, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, October 12, 2017, Bradley was involved in an altercation that ultimately led to his death…

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Karron Alston

Male, age 25 · Queens, New York

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

On an autumn evening in Queens, New York, the life of a 25-year-old Black or African American man, Karron Alston, was brought to a violent and tragic end. The events of October 12, 2017, unfolded in a backyard in the East Elmhurst neighborhood, forever…

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Ramone Ortiz

Male, age 19 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in Brooklyn, a burst of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet at the Gowanus Houses. When the echo of the shot faded, 19-year-old Ramone Ortiz was left with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest. It was just before 4 a.m.…

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Demetric Carr

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Demetric Carr, a 26-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 12, 2017. The incident occurred near Rodeo Road and Chesapeake Avenue in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's…

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Douglas Ferguson

Male, age 59 · Aliso-viejo, California

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Douglas Ferguson, aged 59, was tragically killed on October 12, 2017, in Aliso Viejo, California. The incident occurred when his son, Luke William Ferguson, shot him multiple times after an argument. The altercation began when Douglas told Luke to stop…

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Lisa Cosenza

Female, age 51 · Aliso-viejo, California

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lisa Cosenza, aged 51, tragically lost her life on October 12, 2017, in a violent incident at her home in Aliso Viejo, California. The incident, which also claimed the life of her longtime boyfriend, Douglas Ferguson, 59, occurred during a heated…

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Amy Mitchell

Female, age 54 · Cocoa, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Amy Mitchell, a 54-year-old woman from Cocoa, FL, was tragically killed on October 12, 2017. The incident occurred at her home on Atoka Court near Knoxville Avenue and Geona Street in Cocoa. Amy Mitchell, who was white, was shot multiple times by her former…

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Curtis Montra Myers

Male, age 25 · Lake-city, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Curtis Montra Myers, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2017, in Lake City, Florida. Curtis, affectionately known as "Pants," was a beloved member of his community, known for his friendly and helpful nature. He…

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David James Armstrong

Male, age 56 · Hudson, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

David James Armstrong, aged 56, passed away on October 12, 2017, in Hudson, Florida. His obituary notes that he was survived by seven children, three grandchildren, a significant other, brothers, sisters, and an extended loving family. The obituary did not…

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Matthew Collins

Male, age 31 · Lehigh-acres, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Matthew Collins, a 31-year-old resident of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was reported missing on October 12, 2017, after he left his home to get a haircut. His disappearance quickly escalated into a homicide investigation when his vehicle was found six days later…

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Charlie Smith

Male, age 29 · Fort-gaines, Georgia

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 12, 2017, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a neighborhood in Fort Gaines, Georgia. When police arrived at a residence on College Street, they discovered a grim scene. Inside, 29-year-old Charlie Smith, a…

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Manuelito Jackson

Male, age 34 · Fort-gaines, Georgia

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Thursday, October 12, 2017, the sound of gunshots echoed through the quiet streets of Fort Gaines, Georgia. When police were dispatched to a residence at 206 College Street at approximately 1:05 a.m., they discovered a grim…

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Leonard Williams

Male, age 51 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 12, 2017, Leonard Williams, a 51-year-old African American man, was diligently cleaning the parking lot of a Cousin's Food Mart on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. Williams, who was homeless at the time, was working to…

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Detavious Springs

Male, age 24 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Detavious Springs, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Detavious was found inside an apartment on West…

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Philip Reitnnour

Male, age 58 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2017 · 9 years ago

Philip Alan Reitnour, a 58-year-old entrepreneur and father of four, was found dead on October 12, 2017, in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reitnour, who had appeared on the TV show "Shark Tank" to pitch his safety app "EmergenSee," was…

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