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Robert Brown

Male, age 54 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the vast chronicle of Baltimore's history, the story of Robert Brown, a 54-year-old man, is etched with a somber finality. His life was abruptly ended by gunfire on Halloween night, October 31, 2017. The incident that claimed Mr. Brown's life stands as a…

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Gerrod Brown

Male, age 16 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a brisk Halloween night in 2017, a young life was tragically cut short in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Gerrod Brown, a 16-year-old African American male, was shot and killed on October 31, 2017. The incident occurred near the Mildred C. Hailey…

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Paul Butler

Male, age 52 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Halloween day in 2017, the body of 52-year-old Paul Butler, an African-American male, was discovered in St. Louis, Missouri. Police had been summoned to the 4800 block of Labadie Avenue following a 'Call for Help.' Upon their arrival, they were met by…

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De Angelo Smith

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 31, 2017, 26-year-old De Angelo Marquis Smith was shot and killed in southeast Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 10:40 p.m. on the 3300 block of Tradan Drive. Smith was sitting inside a car when he was shot during an apparent robbery…

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Gerson Perez-Solis

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gerson Perez-Solis, a 19-year-old Hispanic male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were the result of a violent incident that took place inside an AutoZone store. According to reports…

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Donald Jason

Male, age 60 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 31, 2017, Donald Jason, age 60, was found dead in Houston, Texas, as the result of a homicide. The investigation into his death indicated signs of foul play, and authorities have classified the case as a murder. The incident occurred in a…

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Danny Quiroz

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Danny Quiroz, aged 35, was killed on October 31, 2017, in Houston, Texas. His death was a part of a series of violent incidents that year, reflecting a rise in crime throughout the city. Houston Police Department's Homicide Division handled the investigation…

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James Arnold Goddard III

Male, age 28 · Providence, Rhode Island

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Halloween night that turned tragic, James Goddard, a 28-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Providence, Rhode Island. The fatal shooting occurred on October 31, 2017, in the Chad Brown housing project, marking a grim end to a life that had…

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Dustin Marcum

Male, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a life was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2017, 25-year-old Dustin Michael Lee Marcum was found inside a home on East Gray Street, the victim of a fatal…

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Jeffrey Daniel Long

Male, age 39 · Baldwin, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 31, 2017, Jeffrey Daniel Long, a 39-year-old White/Caucasian male from Baldwin, Wisconsin, died in a tragic incident at his residence. A correctional officer for the Minnesota Department of Corrections in Stillwater, Jeffrey was found deceased from…

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Arron Smith

Male, age 21 · Kingfisher, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, a dispute between two acquaintances escalated to a fatal encounter on Halloween night of 2017. Arron Smith, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed by 20-year-old Travis Michael Leatherwood in a confrontation fueled…

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Charles Edward Matthews

Male, age 51 · Holly-springs, Mississippi

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Holly Springs, Mississippi, the life of 51-year-old Charles Edward Matthews, a self-employed handyman, was tragically cut short on the evening of October 31, 2017. As Halloween trick-or-treating was winding down, Matthews was discovered…

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Khalil Carter

Male, age 19 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Hammond, Indiana, during a violent encounter that stemmed from a social media post. On the afternoon of October 31, 19-year-old Khalil Carter, a male resident of Hammond, was fatally shot…

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Joseph Michael Gault II

Male, age 17 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Tuesday in Greenville, South Carolina, a young life was tragically cut short. Joseph Michael Gault II, a 17-year-old male, was found lying in a roadway, the victim of a shooting. The teenager was rushed to the Greenville Hospital System, but tragically…

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Stephen Hutchins

Male, age 41 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Halloween morning in 2017, a dispute over a stolen handgun tragically led to the death of 41-year-old Stephen Hutchins in Summerville, South Carolina. The male victim was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting at a residence on Beauregard Road in the…

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Christine Ashlee Rucker

Female, age 30 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christine Ashlee Rucker, a 30-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2017. The circumstances surrounding her death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Ashlee, as she was known, was found dead in her condominium…

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Candace Towns

Male, age 30 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, the life of Candace Towns, a 30-year-old Black man from Macon, Georgia, was tragically cut short. On Halloween day, October 31, 2017, a Bibb County public works employee made a grim discovery in a driveway nestled between two abandoned…

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Jackie Dewayne Rouse

Male, age 38 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Halloween night in Macon, Georgia, 38-year-old Jackie Dewayne Rouse, an African American male, lost his life in a violent altercation. On October 31, 2017, Rouse was attending a party on Dennis Street when a dispute escalated into gunfire. During…

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Lawrence Kenneth Allison

Male, age 32 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of Halloween in 2017, a dispute at a gas station in Stone Mountain, Georgia, escalated into a fatal encounter for Lawrence Kenneth Allison, a 32-year-old Black male. The incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. at a Chevron located on the 4700…

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Marshall Crowder

Male, age 19 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fading light of a Tuesday evening in late October, a life was cut tragically short on Fairburn Road in southwest Atlanta. It was just before 7 p.m. on October 31, 2017, when a single gunshot shattered the calm, forever altering the lives of two young…

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Stewart Leslie Gordon Jr

Male, age 38 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Halloween night in 2017, a dispute over a small amount of money in a west Macon, Georgia house known for drug activity escalated into a fatal encounter for Stewart Leslie Gordon Jr., a 38-year-old White/Caucasian male. The evening took a tragic turn at a…

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Apache White

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Apache White, a 47-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Austin neighborhood, where White was shot in the head while inside his vehicle. Despite his injuries, he…

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Harold Latrell Stewart

Male, age 63 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Harold Latrell Stewart, a 63-year-old African American man, tragically died on October 31, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. Stewart was shot multiple times by his roommate, Lee Hall, who was 68 years old at the time. The incident occurred at their apartment…

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Christopher Singleton

Male, age 23 · Amelia, Louisiana

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Halloween night in Amelia, Louisiana, the life of 23-year-old Christopher Jamal Singleton was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2017, just before 11 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting on…

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Demontrail Lollie

Male, age 24 · Bastrop, Louisiana

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small community of Bastrop, Louisiana, the life of Demontrail Jerome Lollie, a 24-year-old African American man, was abruptly and violently cut short. On the night of October 31, 2017, Lollie was gunned down in the driveway of his own home, a senseless…

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Jonathan Briggs

Male, age 33 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of Halloween night in 2017, tragedy struck in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, forever altering the lives of one family. Jonathan Tremaine Briggs, a 33-year-old man, was fatally shot in a harrowing incident that unfolded near the dead end of…

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Shantell Pollard

Female, age 19 · Thibodaux, Louisiana

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Halloween night in 2017, Shantell Monique Pollard, a 19-year-old female from Thibodaux, Louisiana, was looking forward to a night of celebration with friends on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Her friends arrived at her family's home to pick her up, and she…

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Isaiah Colon

Male, age 17 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Halloween 2017, a 17-year-old Hispanic male named Isaiah Alberto Colon was found injured in Reading, Pennsylvania. City patrol officers discovered him near Moss and Spring streets around 2 a.m. and he was transported to Reading…

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Adriana Theresa Lejarzar

Female, age 47 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adriana Theresa Lejarzar, a 47-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on October 31, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. She was found dead alongside her husband, Brann Alan Mills, 47, in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. The incident…

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Victoria Henderson

Female, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Victoria Henderson, a 17-year-old female, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2017, in Houston, TX. The incident occurred at an apartment on Park Row, where Victoria and her mother, Karima Henderson, were found deceased. Investigators determined that…

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Minnie Campbell

Female, age 84 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Minnie Campbell, an 84-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2017, in what was later determined to be a homicide. Minnie, who was of African-American descent, was one of several elderly women targeted in a series of heinous crimes. Her death…

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Darren Drake

Male, age 32 · New York, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

David Dubin, a 53-year-old white man, died on October 18, 1996, in connection with Cohoes, New York. Sometimes the facts arrive like a small handful of stones: a name, a date, a place, an age. And yet those few details can still feel heavy, because they point…

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Ann-Laure Decadt

Female, age 31 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Halloween afternoon, October 31, 2017, Ann-Laure Decadt, 31, was enjoying what was meant to be an ordinary, happy stretch of sightseeing in New York City—one of those bright, breezy days when the Hudson River bike path feels like a moving postcard.…

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Hernán Mendoza

Male, age 47 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a crisp autumn afternoon in New York City, a day meant for festive celebration turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. It was Halloween, October 31, 2017, when Hernán Diego Mendoza, a 47-year-old man, found his life tragically cut short. He was…

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Diego Angelini

Male, age 47 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, a trip to New York City for a group of friends celebrating a milestone turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Diego Enrique Angelini, a 47-year-old architect from Argentina, was among those who tragically lost their lives. He and…

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Ariel Erlij

Male, age 48 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a crisp autumn day in New York City, a celebratory reunion turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Ariel Erlij, a 48-year-old Jewish man from Argentina, was in the city with a group of his childhood friends. They had come to the United States to…

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Hernán Ferruchi

Male, age 47 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hernán Ferruchi, 47, an Argentine man, was in New York City on October 31, 2017, on a long-anticipated reunion trip with close friends—former classmates who had promised themselves they would mark the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation together.…

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Alejandro Pagnucco

Male, age 47 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Alejandro Damián Pagnucco, 47, a white male, was in New York City on Halloween in 2017 as part of a long-awaited trip with close friends from his hometown circle, the kind of reunion built on old jokes, shared memories, and the simple thrill of seeing a place…

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Nicholas Cleves

Male, age 23 · New York City, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nicholas Cleves, a 23-year-old White man, was living in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village when Halloween afternoon in New York City turned suddenly violent. He had been building an early adult life around computers and problem-solving, a recent college graduate…

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Abebe Bent

Male, age 38 · Oakland, California

Found Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 31, 2015, Abebe Bent, aged 38, was fatally shot in West Oakland, California. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Market Street when Bent was talking to two women who were seated in a parked car with a four-year-old child. Shots were fired at…

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Javonte Evans

Male, age 25 · Fresno, California

Found Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 31, 2015, 25-year-old Javonte Evans was shot and killed in Fresno, California. The incident occurred late on Halloween night, when Evans was gunned down in what police initially believed may have been a targeted shooting. Authorities responded to…

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Bryant Hunton

Male, age 49 · Long Beach, California

Found Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bryant Hunton, a 49-year-old man from Long Beach, California, tragically died on October 31, 2015. The specific details surrounding his homicide are limited, but it marked a serious event in Long Beach, an area that has struggled with violent crime. Prior to…

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Baylen Waters

Male, age 45 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Baylen Waters, a 45-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was shot on Sunday night, October 25, 2015, on the 5100 block of Reno Street in Philadelphia. At about 10:59 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers were called to the block and found him…

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Danny Adams

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Danny Adams, aged 33, was killed on October 31, 2015, in Houston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding Danny's death were part of a violent year in Houston, which saw numerous homicides and other significant crimes. The Houston Police Department Homicide…

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Jamar Fields

Male, age 28 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jamar Fields, a 28-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the early hours of Halloween morning, October 31, 2015, in Omaha, Nebraska. The incident occurred at the Slowdown, a nightclub located near 14th and Mike Fahey Streets. The night was marked by chaos…

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Andrew Alan Drew Myers

Male, age 35 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a quiet Saturday morning in Colorado Springs, the life of Andrew Alan “Drew” Myers, a 35-year-old male U.S. Army veteran, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On October 31, 2015, Myers was riding his bicycle when he was gunned down by…

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Christina Rose Christy Baccus-Gallela

Female, age 34 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic Halloween morning in Colorado Springs, 34-year-old Christina Rose 'Christy' Baccus-Gallela's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On October 31, 2015, a gunman later identified as Noah Jacob Harpham, 33, embarked on a shooting…

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Dillon Leo Bueno

Male, age 24 · Commerce City, Colorado

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a crisp Halloween night in Commerce City, Colorado, the joyous sounds of trick-or-treaters were tragically silenced by an act of violence that claimed the life of 24-year-old Dillon Leo Bueno. On October 31, 2015, Dillon was at his family's home on…

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