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Dea Michael Mike

Male, age 51 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Monday morning in Tucson, Arizona, the routine calm of the Amtrak station was shattered by sudden violence. It was October 4, 2021, and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael 'Mike' Garbo, a 51-year-old man with over 16 years of dedicated…

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Herbert Jeffrey Howerton Jr.

Male, age 38 · Beckley, West Virginia

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Herbert Jeffrey Howerton Jr., a 38-year-old White/Caucasian male, died on October 4, 2021, after a shooting in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The case unfolded at a home on Burmeister Avenue in the town of Raleigh, near Beckley, where deputies with the…

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Joseph Aiello

Male, age 39 · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On October 4, 2021, a fatal shooting occurred in Santa Fe, New Mexico, resulting in the death of 39-year-old Joseph Aiello. The incident took place in the 2700 block of Alamosa Drive, where Santa Fe Police Department responded to a call regarding a person…

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Alex Updegrove

Male, age 19 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, a life was tragically cut short in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Nineteen-year-old Alex Updegrove, a White male, was fatally shot on the evening of October 4th. The incident occurred inside a residence on Fairview Drive, where a gathering of…

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James Lee Hamilton

Male, age 31 · Racine, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, the life of James Lee Hamilton, a 31-year-old Caucasian male, was brought to an abrupt and violent end in his Racine, Wisconsin home. On the night of October 4th, police responded to a call about a possible home invasion near the…

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Kevin D. Moore

Male, age 38 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kevin D. Moore, aged 38, tragically passed away on October 4, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death was a significant loss to his family and friends, who expressed their condolences and shared memories on various platforms. The circumstances surrounding…

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Austin B Martin

Male, age 27 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of Austin B. Martin, a 27-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On October 4, 2021, at approximately 12:48 a.m., Martin was discovered in a street in the northern part of the city…

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Eddie Richardson

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the fall of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Eddie Richardson was tragically cut short by gun violence in Jackson, Mississippi. The young man was killed on Monday, October 4, 2021, in what was a particularly violent period for the city. His death was one of…

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James Wood

Male, age 42 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Mize, Mississippi, a dedicated public servant met a tragic and untimely end. James Shirley Wood, a 39-year-old male Conservation Officer with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, was a respected figure in his…

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Kevin Batts

Male, age 37 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, the life of Kevin Jeremiah Batts, a 37-year-old Black male from Petersburg, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Known affectionately by friends and family as 'Ash Tray' or 'K. Smooth,' Batts passed away on October 4, 2021, in his…

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Janet Peters

Female, age 71 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood on the northeast side of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a loving couple who had been married for 51 years were found deceased in their home on Albert Drive on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Janet Joyce Peters, a 71-year-old white female, and her…

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Lidonna Rucker

Female, age 29 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of Lidonna Rucker, a 29-year-old female, was tragically cut short. On October 4, 2021, Rucker was discovered inside her vehicle in the 3300 block of Marcus Avenue, situated on the border…

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Jacob Briar Black

Male, age 31 · Belton, South Carolina

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, the life of 31-year-old Jacob Briar Black, a resident of Williamston, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Monday, October 4th, events unfolded on Griffin Road in Belton that would end in his untimely death.…

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Whitney Purnell

Female, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On an autumn afternoon in Baltimore, a sequence of events unfolded that would tragically end the life of 33-year-old Whitney Purnell. On October 4, 2021, a heated argument escalated into a physical altercation inside a store on North Eutaw Street. The woman…

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Kizer Williams

Male, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kizer Williams, a 25-year-old Black man, was headed toward what was supposed to be a simple Sunday ritual in Brownsville: dinner with family. Late that afternoon, as he made his way with his mother, aunt, and his baby son in mind, the path took him past the…

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Uriah Richardson

Male, age 29 · Queens, New York

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Uriah Richardson, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack on Monday, October 4, 2021, in the Far Rockaway section of Queens. A devoted father of three, he was on his way home from his job as a home health aide when the incident…

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Crystal Nelson

Female, age 36 · Fresno, California

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On October 4, 2021, Crystal Nelson, a 36-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was found dead at the Clarion Pointe Motel on Blackstone Avenue. Her body was discovered by housekeeping staff when she failed to check out of her room. Upon arrival, officers…

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Freddy Machuca

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Freddy Machuca, a 34-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 5, 2021, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Machuca was shot near 321 N. Vermont Ave. The incident occurred in…

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Richard Marshall

Male, age 61 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard Ira Marshall, a 61-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 4, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Marshall was fatally shot near the intersection of Compton Avenue and…

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Joseph Mitchell

Male, age 35 · Leesburg, Florida

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Mitchell, a 35-year-old man from Leesburg, FL, was found dead on October 4, 2021, outside a home on Kinne Pearce Road. The Lake County Sheriff's Office responded to a shots-fired call at approximately 1:46 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies discovered…

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Laron Benjamin

Male, age 32 · Clarkston, Georgia

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, the life of Laron Benjamin, a 32-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short in his own home in Clarkston, Georgia. On the afternoon of Monday, October 4th, a maintenance worker at the Highland Village Apartments on Ponce de…

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Hason Willis

Male, age 43 · Springfield, Illinois

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Hason Willis, a 43-year-old African American man from Springfield, Illinois, tragically lost his life on October 4, 2021. The incident occurred on Adlai Stevenson Drive, where Hason was fatally shot. The Springfield Police Department received a ShotSpotter…

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Joseph Christopher Sunpongco

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Christopher Sunpongco, a 16-year-old Filipino male, tragically lost his life on October 4, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Joseph, affectionately known as "Kuya JC" by his family, was born on December 24, 2004, in the Philippines and had been living in…

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Michael A Craig

Male, age 61 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Just after dawn on October 4, 2021, in a second-floor apartment on the 7700 block of South Carpenter Street in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood, Michael A. Craig,a 61-year-old Black male, called 911 and pleaded for help, saying his wife had a knife pressed to…

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Myjay Cunningham

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Myjay Cunningham, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on October 4, 2021, in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred on a sidewalk in the 400 block of West 125th Street. According to reports…

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Christopher Flugence Jr

Male, age 22 · New-iberia, Louisiana

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In New Iberia, Louisiana, the life of Christopher Flugence Jr., a 22-year-old male, was cut short on October 4, 2021. Born in the same city he would later pass away in, Flugence was a father and a cherished member of his family. He was known for his love of…

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Michael Williams

Male, age 23 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael A’Jan “Man” Williams, 23, was a Black man whose last hours in New Orleans, Louisiana unfolded in the predawn quiet of October 4, 2021, when gunfire shattered the French Quarter. In the 400 block of Burgundy Street, he was found down on the sidewalk…

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Djimon Antonio Lucas

Male, age 23 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Djimon Antonio Lucas, a 23-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on October 4, 2021, at the Extended Stay America hotel on Big Tree Way in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 1:00 a.m., and Lucas was found suffering from a…

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Jose Alberto Corea

Male, age 50 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jose Alberto Corea, a 50-year-old man, was fatally shot on October 4, 2021, at a barbershop in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. at TV Barbershop, where police found Corea with life-threatening injuries. He was rushed to the…

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Lacarnly Dixon

Male, age 55 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lacarnly Dixon Sr., a 55-year-old man from Winston-Salem, NC, was tragically shot and killed in the parking lot of Mill 800 Apartments on October 4, 2021. Dixon, who was known for his positive demeanor and worked as a maintenance technician at the apartment…

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Edward Duke Cameron

Male, age 34 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edward Duke Cameron, a 34-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on October 4, 2021, in Cleveland, OH. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, but investigations revealed that he was a victim of a shooting…

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Ryan Zam

Male, age 32 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ryan Allen Zam, a 32-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, tragically passed away on October 4, 2021. He was found shot near railroad tracks and a four-wheeler on Consaul Street in east Toledo. The Lucas County Coroner's Office determined that Ryan died from a…

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Anrae James

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of October 4, 2021, Anrae James, a 43-year-old male certified nursing assistant, was at his workstation on the ninth floor of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. His shift was tragically cut short when a coworker…

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Dwayne Williams

Male, age 54 · Darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On an autumn morning, the quiet of a suburban transit stop was broken by a grim discovery. A Collingdale police officer on patrol noticed a man lying on the ground inside the SEPTA trolley stop on MacDade Boulevard. The man, 54-year-old Dwayne Williams, was…

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Reginald Karl Barnes-Walton

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Monday afternoon in Philadelphia, the life of 25-year-old Reginald Karl Barnes-Walton, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On October 4, 2021, at approximately 1:55 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting on the 100 block of South 45th…

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Akara Dannyell Williams

Female, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 4, 2021, the life of 26-year-old Akara Dannyell Williams was tragically cut short in her Memphis, Tennessee home. Responding to a report of a shooting at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Summerland Avenue, Memphis Police…

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Latherious Lewis

Male, age 15 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Edgehill neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, a domestic dispute on October 4, 2021, tragically ended the life of 15-year-old Latherious Lewis. The young man, a male, was outside his home in the 1200 block of 11th Avenue South when he was shot in the…

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Patrick Alan Garnier

Male, age 44 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Patrick Alan Garnier, a 44-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on October 4, 2021, in Memphis, TN. He was shot and killed in his home on Summerlane Street in Parkway Village, along with his girlfriend Akara Williams. The couple was found…

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Said E Hayik

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Said E. Hayik, aged 25, was shot and killed on October 4, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Washington Heights neighborhood, on Chicago's South Side, an area that has historically struggled with high levels of gun violence. Said's…

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Tyrone White

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyrone White, age 42, was shot and killed on October 4, 2016, while sitting in his car in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. Tyrone was reportedly in his vehicle checking on his son when a male suspect approached and fired shots at him from the sidewalk. He…

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Tyrone Johnson

Null, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyrone Johnson, age 42, was fatally shot on October 4, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Washington Park neighborhood, an area of Chicago that has often struggled with high levels of violence. Tyrone was found with multiple gunshot…

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Darome Hilton

Male, age 34 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darome Hilton, a 34-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot on the night of October 4, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The incident, which unfolded shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Ulloa Street, also claimed the lives of 20-year-old…

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Bobby Basquine

Male, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the autumn of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm on Ulloa Street in New Orleans, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy. When the shooting ceased, three lives were extinguished, among them a young man named Bobby Romero Basquine III. He was…

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Glenquel Emerson

Female, age 20 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Tuesday night in New Orleans, the life of 20-year-old Glenquel Emerson was tragically cut short. The African-American female was caught in a violent shootout on October 4, 2016, in the 3700 block of Ulloa Street. Just before 9:30 p.m., what began as a…

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Edward Hursey

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early afternoon of a Tuesday in Baltimore, the life of a young Black or African American man, Edward Hursey, was tragically cut short. On October 04, 2016, the 25-year-old male was sitting on the porch of a vacant house in the 3300 block of Cliftmont…

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Walker Gladden

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the autumn of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Walker Gladden, a 26-year-old male, was killed by an act of gun violence on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. The incident that claimed his life left a void in the lives…

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David White

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

A tense situation unfolded in Detroit, culminating in the death of 54-year-old David White. Considered 'armed and extremely dangerous' by law enforcement, White became the subject of a police standoff that lasted nearly four hours on the city's southwest…

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Marilyn Guidry

Female, age 86 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet northwest Las Vegas valley, the tranquility of an autumn afternoon was shattered on October 4, 2016, marking the tragic end for 86-year-old Marilyn Guidry. A White/Caucasian female, Guidry was a mother and grandmother who was living with her…

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