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Deaths by Force on October 28

707 open cases in our database happened on October 28. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (473)

Titus Lee Ford - Springfield, Ohio
Death by Force

Titus Lee Ford

Male, age 36 · Springfield, Ohio
Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Titus Lee Ford, a 36-year-old African American man from Springfield, Ohio, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2015. Ford was found shot and killed inside an SUV that crashed on Pumphouse Road. The investigation revealed that he was shot in the head, and…

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Jalil Smith - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Jalil Smith

Male, age 23 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jalil Smith, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Harrisburg, PA, tragically passed away on October 28, 2015. He was found shot multiple times near 13 Row Hall Manor early in the morning and died at the scene. The Harrisburg Police Department…

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Reginald Carrier - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Reginald Carrier

Male, age 35 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the fall of 2015, the life of 35-year-old Reginald Carrier was tragically cut short in what authorities would rule a homicide. On the evening of Wednesday, October 28, 2015, police were called to his home on Muench Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where…

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Andrea White - Sparta, Tennessee
Death by Force

Andrea White

Female, age 36 · Sparta, Tennessee
Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic day in Sparta, Tennessee, 36-year-old Andrea Lee White, a White female, died on October 28, 2015, in what authorities determined to be a murder-suicide. The incident, which also resulted in the death of 35-year-old Jammie Meadows, unfolded at a…

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Thomas Gene Smethers - Copperas-cove, Texas
Death by Force

Thomas Gene Smethers

Male, age 24 · Copperas-cove, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 28, 2015, Thomas Gene Smethers, a 24-year-old male from Copperas Cove, Texas, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Walmart in Copperas Cove. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when Smethers met with two men, Terence Len Daniel Junior and…

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Oduro A Yeboah - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Oduro A Yeboah

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Oduro A. Yeboah, aged 22, was fatally shot on October 28, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. He was found wounded in Uptown, a neighborhood with a history of gang violence, though it is not clear if gang activity played a role in his death. The incident left the…

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Brandon J Hale - Indianapolis, Indiana
Death by Force

Brandon J Hale

Male, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 28, 2014, the body of 31-year-old Brandon Jeffery Hale was discovered at an apartment complex in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis. A resident of the complex found Mr. Hale around 6 a.m. and promptly contacted the…

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Alex Smith - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Alex Smith

Male, age 47 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 28, 2014, 47-year-old Alex Smith was shot in Philadelphia's Kingsessing neighborhood. Police responded to reports of a shooting at around 8:00 a.m. and found Smith on the 2000 block of South 59th Street, suffering from a gunshot wound to his head.…

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Troy Cobb - Bancroft, West Virginia
Death by Force

Troy Cobb

Male, age 20 · Bancroft, West Virginia
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Troy Cobb, a 20-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed on October 28, 2014, inside the Bancroft, West Virginia, mobile home he shared with Jacob Smailes. The shooting occurred at Old Ferry Trailer Park, also described in reports as Old Ferry Street Park off…

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Jeremy Martin - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Death by Force

Jeremy Martin

Male, age 29 · Las Cruces, New Mexico
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 28, 2014, Jeremy Martin, a 29-year-old deputy with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, was fatally shot at the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The incident occurred during a work trip when Martin and his partner, Tai Chan, had checked…

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Gary Nash - Hobbs, New Mexico
Death by Force

Gary Nash

Male, age 20 · Hobbs, New Mexico
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Hobbs, New Mexico, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of October 28, 2014. Gary Nash, a 20-year-old African American male, was standing in the driveway of a residence on East Bel Aire Court when he was struck by multiple…

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Joshua Crouch - Olympia, Kentucky
Death by Force

Joshua Crouch

Male, age 77 · Olympia, Kentucky
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small community of Salt Lick, Kentucky, near Olympia, lived Joshua Crouch Jr., a 77-year-old White male who had spent his years as a dedicated employee of the A.O. Smith Corporation and had honorably served his country as a veteran of the U.S. Army.…

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Terron Eugene Johnson - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

Terron Eugene Johnson

Male, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of 25-year-old Terron Eugene Johnson, a male from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 28, Johnson was discovered inside a vehicle on Garland Avenue, in the city's west end…

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William Chad Mattingly - Louisville, Kentucky
Death by Force

William Chad Mattingly

Male, age 38 · Louisville, Kentucky
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of William 'Chad' Mattingly, a 38-year-old man from Louisville, Kentucky, came to a tragic and abrupt end. On the evening of Tuesday, October 28, 2014, a confrontation with law enforcement in the southern part of the city…

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Martin Hurtado Sr. - Hammond, Indiana
Death by Force

Martin Hurtado Sr.

Male, age 45 · Hammond, Indiana
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet evening of October 28, 2014, in Hammond, Indiana, 45-year-old Martin Hurtado Sr. was in his own backyard, focused on the familiar task of working on a car. It was a routine moment that was tragically shattered at approximately 9:20 p.m. when a…

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Damarco Thomas - Berkeley, California
Death by Force

Damarco Thomas

Male, age 21 · Berkeley, California
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Damarco Thomas, a 21-year-old from Stockton, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 28, 2014, near the Berkeley Marina. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Sea Breeze Market and Deli, located at the corner of University Avenue and…

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Shaun Richard Diamond - San-gabriel, California
Death by Force

Shaun Richard Diamond

Male, age 45 · San-gabriel, California
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Shaun Richard Diamond, a 45-year-old police officer with the Pomona Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 29, 2014, after being shot the previous day while serving a search warrant in San Gabriel, California. Officer Diamond was part of a…

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Joshua Custer - East-st-louis, Illinois
Death by Force

Joshua Custer

Male, age 25 · East-st-louis, Illinois
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the tragic evening of October 28, 2014, the life of 25-year-old Joshua Custer came to a sudden and violent end in East St. Louis, Illinois. The young man, whose life had been marked by struggles and challenges like so many others in his community, was…

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Marvin Deon Lewis jr - Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Death by Force

Marvin Deon Lewis jr

Male, age 17 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

A 17-year-old Black male, Marvin Deon Lewis Jr., was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the evening of Tuesday, October 28, 2014. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 4700 block of North 49th Street. According to the Baton Rouge Police…

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Jawad Ali Razai - Durham, North Carolina
Death by Force

Jawad Ali Razai

Male, age 18 · Durham, North Carolina
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jawad Ali Razai, an 18-year-old male of Afghan descent, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2014, in Durham, North Carolina. Jawad was a recent graduate of Leesville High School in Raleigh and was enrolled at Wake Tech Community College. He had dreams of…

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Malcom Jerome Melvin - Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Death by Force

Malcom Jerome Melvin

Female, age 23 · Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Malcom Jerome Melvin, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on October 28, 2014, in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. The incident occurred at a mobile home on Sammy Lane, located in a park off N.C. 242 south of Elizabethtown.…

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Kimberly Milton-Brown - Austin, Texas
Death by Force

Kimberly Milton-Brown

Female, age 40 · Austin, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kimberly Milton-Brown, a 40-year-old woman, was tragically found shot to death at an East Austin apartment complex on October 28, 2014. The incident occurred during a confrontation inside an apartment at the Westheimer Oaks Apartments on Wheless Lane. Two…

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Diallobe Mcdougald - Washington, District of Columbia
Death by Force

Diallobe Mcdougald

Male, age 48 · Washington, District of Columbia
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, a life was cut short on a street in Northeast Washington, D.C. Diallobe Mcdougald, a 38-year-old Black man, found his day tragically interrupted by an act of violence. On the afternoon of Monday, October 28, 2013, at approximately 3:40…

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Todd Cole - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Todd Cole

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Todd Coleman, aged 55, was fatally shot on October 28, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly challenging time for the city, which experienced numerous incidents of gun violence that year. Todd worked at the "world's famous…

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Gregory Daniel - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Gregory Daniel

Male, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gregory Daniel, aged 48, was shot and killed on October 28, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Roseland neighborhood, an area that has struggled with significant issues of violent crime. The shooting was reported late in the evening, and…

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Steven J Noble - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Steven J Noble

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Steven J. Noble, aged 32, was killed on October 28, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a larger pattern of violence that the city was struggling to address. According to data provided by the Chicago Police Department, the incident involving…

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William Williams - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

William Williams

Male, age 67 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

A story of violence and mystery unfolded on the streets of Detroit in the summer of 1971, forever linking the name of William Williams to one of the city's most notorious mass murders. Williams, an African-American male, became a pivotal figure in the…

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Demarcus L Frazier - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Demarcus L Frazier

Male, age 19 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the afternoon of October 28, 2013, a violent incident occurred in Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of 19-year-old Demarcus L. Frazier. At approximately 5:30 p.m., Frazier was walking in the vicinity of 35th Street and Park Avenue accompanied by…

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Kontue Johnson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Kontue Johnson

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Found Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kontue Johnson, age 21, was tragically killed on October 28, 2013, in Philadelphia. The incident occurred in a North Philadelphia store, where Kontue was shot execution-style by a masked gunman. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. and appeared to be a…

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Branden Dorsey - Houston, Texas
Death by Force

Branden Dorsey

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas
Found Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Branden Dorsey, a 25-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot on October 28, 2013, in an incident that took place near the 12261 Fondren area. Houston police responded to reports of gunshots and found Dorsey at the scene. He was pronounced dead…

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Todd Coleman - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Todd Coleman

Male, age 54 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Todd Coleman, a 54-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically passed away on October 28, 2013. His death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. On the evening of his death, Todd Coleman was found unresponsive…

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Belinda Jo Walker - Terrell, Texas
Death by Force

Belinda Jo Walker

Female, age 55 · Terrell, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Belinda Jo Walker, a 55-year-old woman from Terrell, Texas, tragically lost her life on October 28, 2013. She was found shot to death in her home, marking the beginning of a violent and devastating killing spree that claimed the lives of four other…

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Jason Michael Wooden - Terrell, Texas
Death by Force

Jason Michael Wooden

Male, age 33 · Terrell, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jason Michael Wooden, a 33-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2013, in Terrell, Texas. He was killed at his home by an intruder, along with Kelleye Lynnette Sluder, 30, who was also a victim of the same incident. The…

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Kelleye Lynnette Sluder Pratt - Terrell, Texas
Death by Force

Kelleye Lynnette Sluder Pratt

Female, age 30 · Terrell, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kelleye Lynnette Sluder Pratt, a 30-year-old woman from Terrell, Texas, was tragically killed on October 28, 2013. She was found dead alongside her partner, Jason Michael Wooden, 33, in their home. Both victims had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The couple's…

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Luis Gerardo Leal-Carrillo - Terrell, Texas
Death by Force

Luis Gerardo Leal-Carrillo

Male, age 22 · Terrell, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Luis Gerardo Leal-Carrillo, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2013, in Terrell, Texas. He was working as a convenience store clerk when he was shot and killed by Charles Brownlow Jr., a 36-year-old man who was later arrested…

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Mary Catherine Brownlow - Terrell, Texas
Death by Force

Mary Catherine Brownlow

Female, age 61 · Terrell, Texas
Killed Oct 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Mary Catherine Brownlow, a 61-year-old woman from Terrell, Texas, tragically lost her life on October 28, 2013. She was one of five victims in a violent shooting spree carried out by her son, Charles Brownlow Jr. The incident began when Charles Brownlow…

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Clifford Mosby Snead - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Clifford Mosby Snead

Male, age 27 · Oakland, California
Found Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Clifford Mosby-Snead, a 27-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on October 28, 2012, in Oakland, California. The incident occurred shortly after Mosby-Snead had exited a transit bus near East 18th Street and Park Boulevard, just a mile from Lake…

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Marzel L Hicks - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Marzel L Hicks

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Marzel L. Hicks, aged 35, was fatally shot on October 28, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent year for the city, which recorded over 500 homicides, making 2012 one of the deadliest years in recent memory. Hicks was…

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Jonny R White - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Jonny R White

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jonny R. White, aged 22, was fatally shot on October 28, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was recorded as part of the overall homicide statistics for that year, during a period when Chicago faced significant challenges related to violence and gun crime.…

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Fitz V Bariffe - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Fitz V Bariffe

Male, age 68 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Fitz V. Bariffe, 68, was found shot to death in his home on October 28, 2012, in the Princeton Park neighborhood of Chicago's South Side. He was discovered in his kitchen after an intruder broke through the front door late that night. Bariffe’s murder became…

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Darnell Jackson - Chicago, Illinois
Death by Force

Darnell Jackson

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois
Found Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Darnell Jackson, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed on October 28, 2012, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period when the city faced a high rate of gun violence, particularly affecting young men in underprivileged neighborhoods. Jackson’s homicide…

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Sharlene Anderson - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Sharlene Anderson

Female, age 56 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the chill of a Detroit evening in late 2012, 57-year-old Sharlene Anderson, a beloved mother and grandmother, life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. The incident occurred outside the Parkside Liquor store, located at the corner of…

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Braheem Johnson - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death by Force

Braheem Johnson

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a late morning in May 2014, gunshots shattered the midday calm on a street in West Philadelphia. When the chaos subsided, Aaron Johnson, a male, was found lying in the street, having been shot multiple times. He was rushed to the Hospital of the University…

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Anthony Hernandez - Los Angeles, California
Death by Force

Anthony Hernandez

Male, age 19 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Oct 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Anthony Hernandez was 19 years old when he died on Sunday, October 28, 2012, in Sylmar, at the northern edge of the city of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 13304 Sayre St. His death was…

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Laurel Leah Parry - Oakland, California
Death by Force

Laurel Leah Parry

Female, age 46 · Oakland, California
Found Oct 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 28, 2010, Laurel Leah Parry, aged 46, was found dead in Oakland, California. Her death was one of 94 homicides recorded in Oakland that year. The city had been grappling with a high rate of violent crime, and Parry’s murder was part of a wave of…

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Marquette Smith - Detroit, Michigan
Death by Force

Marquette Smith

Female, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed Oct 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 28, 2010, a tragedy unfolded in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Detroit, Michigan, marking the premature end of a young life. Marquette Smith, a 27-year-old Black / African American female, was found dead at a property located at…

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Estalin E Campos - Kansas City, Missouri
Death by Force

Estalin E Campos

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Missouri
Killed Oct 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet neighborhoods of Kansas City, Missouri, a story of a life cut short and a search for answers continues to unfold. Estalin E Campos, a 25-year-old, was the victim of a homicide that left a family grappling with loss and a community with unanswered…

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Roosevelt Hinton - Charlotte, North Carolina
Death by Force

Roosevelt Hinton

Male, age 68 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Found Oct 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 28, 2010, 68-year-old Roosevelt Hinton was tragically killed during a robbery at the Get-A-Way Lounge, a bar he owned, located on Wilkinson Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early afternoon, around 1:58 p.m.…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.