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Daniel John Zeitz

Male, age 28 · Sandy-springs, Georgia

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, a planned sale of a video game console through Craigslist ended in the death of 28-year-old Daniel John Zeitz in Sandy Springs, Georgia. On September 12, 2014, Zeitz had arranged to sell his PlayStation 4 to a couple he had…

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Jasperin Jaborius Armstrong

Male, age 20 · Cordele, Georgia

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jasperin Jaborius Armstrong, a 20-year-old man from Cordele, Georgia, was found dead on Ferry Landing Road in Crisp County on September 12, 2014. An investigation by the Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation determined that he…

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Shandon Barnes

Male, age 26 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in New Orleans, September 12, 2014, the life of 26-year-old Shandon Barnes, an African-American man, was tragically cut short. Known to his loved ones as 'Big Man,' Barnes was a father to four young children. His sisters remember him as…

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Casty St. Louis

Male, age 20 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Casty St. Louis, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically gunned down on September 12, 2014, near his girlfriend's apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. at the River Birch apartment complex playground, where…

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Rahsaan Malik Williams

Male, age 21 · Kinston, North Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rahsaan Malik Williams, a 21-year-old male from Kinston, NC, tragically lost his life on September 12, 2014. Rahsaan was shot in the chest on the 1700 block of George Avenue around 7:12 a.m. He was immediately taken to Lenoir Memorial Hospital, where he was…

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Bryon Keith Dickson Ii

Male, age 38 · Blooming-grove-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the night of September 12, 2014, Corporal Bryon Keith Dickson II, a 38-year-old male Pennsylvania State Trooper, was ambushed and killed outside the Blooming Grove barracks in Pike County. As he walked out of the barracks at approximately 11:00 p.m., he…

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Mark Anthony Horton

Male, age 49 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 12, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mark Anthony Horton, a 49-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on September 12, 2014. Horton was known for his kind-hearted nature and was often referred to as a "Good Samaritan" due to his willingness to help others. On the day of his…

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Delonta Hendrix

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace in a Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood. On September 11, 2013, 32-year-old Delonta Hendrix, a Black male, was caught in a burst of violence that would cut his life short.…

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Isaac Nkrumah

Male, age 60 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On September 12, 2013, Isaac Nkrumah, a 60-year-old man, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place in an area of the city that had been experiencing ongoing challenges with gun violence. During 2013, Chicago saw a significant number of…

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David Hursey

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 12, 2013, the life of a young Black man, David Hursey, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. At 26 years of age, Hursey was fatally shot in an incident that also left a teenager wounded. The…

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Phillip N Neely

Male, age 24 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late summer of 2013, the life of Phillip N. Neely Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Kansas City, Missouri, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, September 12, 2013, events unfolded that would end in violence and leave a family mourning a…

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Dontae Renard Ross

Male, age 21 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dontae Renard Ross, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on September 12, 2013, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when police responded to a reported shooting in the 2500 block…

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Domonic Lewis Davis

Female, age 17 · Renegade-mountain, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a quiet road in the Renegade Mountain community of Crab Orchard, Tennessee, a grim discovery was made on September 12, 2013. Inside a parked car, law enforcement found the bodies of four young people, all victims of a brutal shooting. Among them was…

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Jonathan R. Lajeunesse

Male, age 16 · Renegade-mountain, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a quiet country road in the Renegade Mountain community near Crab Orchard, Tennessee, a grim discovery was made on the morning of September 12, 2013. A local resident on their way to work happened upon a parked car and inside, found the bodies of four…

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Rikki Danielle Jacobsen

Female, age 22 · Renegade-mountain, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a September day in 2013, the community of Renegade Mountain, Tennessee, was rocked by a grim discovery. Twenty-two-year-old Rikki Danielle Jacobsen was found deceased in her car, the victim of a fatal shooting. Alongside her were three teenage boys…

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Steven Presley

Male, age 17 · Renegade-mountain, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a rural road in the Renegade Mountain community of Cumberland County, Tennessee, a grim discovery was made on September 12, 2013. Inside a parked car were the bodies of four individuals, each having been fatally shot. One of the victims was 17-year-old…

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Ornette J Massey

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Ornette J. Massey, a 38-year-old male, was killed on September 12, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place during a year marked by a sharp increase in homicides in the city. In 2012, Chicago's homicide count reached 506, which was a significant rise…

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Alfred Williams

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

On September 12, 2012, a 35-year-old Black male named Alfred Williams became the victim of a violent homicide in Detroit, Michigan. The incident occurred just after midnight on a Wednesday, marking a tragic end to the life of a man whose murder would go on to…

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Jose Espino

Male, age 36 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the morning of September 12, 2012, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a deceased individual in the Northeast area of the city. Police officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Colorado…

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Jeremiah Cooper

Male, age 20 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer of 2012, the life of 20-year-old Jeremiah Cooper was tragically cut short on a street in Buffalo, New York. On September 12, 2012, the young African-American male was fatally shot, becoming another victim of the gun violence that has…

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Justin Campbell

Male, age 30 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Justin Campbell, age 30, was a resident of Columbus, Ohio, and tragically lost his life on September 12, 2012. Justin was known for his engagement with the local community and had worked various jobs, including being an entertainer and an employee at Popeyes.…

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Steven Perry

Male, age 51 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Steven Perry, aged 51, was found dead on September 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. He was shot in an incident that left the community seeking answers. Steven was known in the community and was remembered by friends and family for his presence at the St. Francis…

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Mario Garland

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a late summer day in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 19-year-old Mario Garland, an African American male, was tragically cut short on September 12, 2012. The specific circumstances surrounding his death, including the cause and location, have not been…

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Willie Coe

Male, age 78 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Willie Clarence Coe, a 78-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, died on September 12, 2012, after a life that had carried him from Mason, Tennessee, into decades of work and service. He was known as a retired truck driver and an Army veteran, rooted in…

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Anthony Osborne

Male, age 22 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Sep 12, 2012 · 14 years ago

Anthony Osborne, a 22-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on September 12, 2012, in Gary, Indiana. His death, which was the result of a robbery gone wrong, led to the arrest and conviction of a Chicago man, Terrance R. Hawkins. The incident unfolded as a…

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Jeannete Reyes

Female, age 37 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Sep 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jeannete Reyes, aged 37, was found dead on September 12, 2010, in her Fort Worth, Texas, home, a victim of a violent homicide. Reyes was reportedly shot multiple times, with her father later confessing to the murder. He admitted to shooting her in the temple…

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Christine Lindsey

Female, age 39 · Laporte, Indiana

Killed Sep 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Kingsford Heights, Indiana, a domestic situation escalated into a tragic double homicide on September 19, 2009. Christine Lindsey, a 39-year-old woman, was fatally shot in her home on Nordway Road. Also killed in the violent…

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Diana McGovern

Female, age 50 · Asheville, North Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2010 · 16 years ago

Diana Smith McGovern, a 50-year-old woman from Asheville, NC, was found dead on September 16, 2010, in what appeared to be a murder-suicide. The Asheville Police Department reported that Diana McGovern had not shown up to work since Sunday, prompting a…

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Sedric Gadson

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California

Found Sep 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 12, 2009, Sedric Gadson, 28, was shot multiple times and killed behind an address on 10th Street in Oakland, California. The investigation into Gadson's murder suggested links to other violent incidents occurring in Oakland and Richmond around…

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Antonio Ward

Male, age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late evening hours of Saturday, September 12, 2009, the life of a young Washington, D.C. teenager was tragically cut short. Antonio Benard Ward, a 16-year-old African-American male, was in the 5000 block of Just Street, NE, when gunfire shattered the…

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Luis Hernandez

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

Luis Hernandez, a 17-year-old resident of Chicago, was tragically shot and killed on September 12, 2009, in the West Side of the city. Luis was outside when he was targeted by unknown assailants, who opened fire and fatally wounded him. The incident took…

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Markess Hogan

Male, age 30 · Lima, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 29, 2009, Markess Hogan, aged 30, was murdered in Lima, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 12:13 a.m. after Hogan had just arrived at his residence at 941 Leland Avenue in Allen County. As he exited his vehicle at the rear of his home…

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Melissa Moore

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

On September 12, 2009, Melissa Ann Moore, a 27-year-old resident of Troy, Ohio, was found dead in Dayton. Her body was discovered by city workers in an open field located at 1820 N. Gettysburg Avenue, a site used as a city-owned yard-waste dump. Melissa had…

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Jose Venegas

Male, age 35 · West Valley City, Utah

Killed Sep 12, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of September 12, 2009, a fatal encounter unfolded in a West Valley City driveway, leaving a family without a loved one and a community with unanswered questions. Jose Luis Venegas, a 35-year-old Hispanic male, was preparing to get into his…

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Omar Mora

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Found Sep 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 12, 2008, 30-year-old Omar Mora was shot and killed in Oakland, California. The shooting took place during a period when the city was experiencing high levels of violent crime, with homicides in Oakland reaching concerning numbers throughout the…

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Wali Garrett

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Sep 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On September 12, 2008, Wali Garrett, a 31-year-old male, was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 4630 Tamarack Blvd in Franklin County, where Garrett suffered a gunshot wound to his back, which ultimately led to his death. The Columbus…

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Paul Rios

Male, age 32 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Sep 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Paul Rios, aged 32, was tragically killed on September 12, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. Rios was shot multiple times in what authorities believe was a targeted attack, though the motive remains unclear. He was discovered in the early morning hours in a…

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Andree Frierson

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a September day in 2008, the life of Andree Devore 'ATL' Frierson, a 28-year-old African-American man, was cut short in his own home. On September 12th, Frierson was discovered fatally shot inside his residence at 116 60th Street North in Birmingham…

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Antonio Winder

Male, age 46 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Sep 12, 2008 · 18 years ago

Antonio Winder was 46 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Friday, September 12, 2008. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists…

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Mario Lucious

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Mario Lucious, a 24-year-old man from Chicago, was fatally shot on September 12, 2007, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, which is located on the southwest side of the city. The incident occurred on the sidewalk in a predominantly residential area, marking yet…

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Gerald Bucknor

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Gerald Bucknor, aged 39, was fatally shot on September 12, 2007, in Chicago. The incident occurred in the early evening, as Bucknor was in the South Shore neighborhood, an area of Chicago that has historically faced significant challenges with gun violence.…

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Arnester Johnson

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Arnester Johnson, age 32, was a victim of homicide on September 12, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Deering neighborhood of the city, known for its mix of industrial zones and residential areas. Johnson was fatally shot, an…

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Ramirez L Smith

Male, age 15 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Sep 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, the life of 15-year-old Ramirez L. Smith, a male resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. Known affectionately as 'Ram' by his friends and teammates, he was a freshman and a junior varsity running back for…

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Martha Alletag

Female, age 82 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Martha "Marcie" Alletag, an 82-year-old Caucasian woman, passed away on September 11, 2007, in Houston, Texas. Born on March 4, 1925, in Ada, Oklahoma, she was the beloved daughter of Houston and Lillian Mount. Throughout her long and fulfilling life, Marcie…

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Abel Marquez

Male, age 32 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Sep 12, 2007 · 19 years ago

Abel Renteria Marquez, a 32-year-old Hispanic male and a police officer with the Odessa Police Department, tragically died on September 12, 2007. He was critically wounded four days earlier, on September 8, 2007, when he and two fellow officers, Corporal…

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Jesus Noriega-Mejia

Male, age 2 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

On September 12, 2004, a tragic fire occurred at the Lincoln Park West Apartments located on Lynwood Lane in Columbus, Ohio. The fire, which was ultimately ruled as an arson, took the lives of ten people, including two-year-old Jesus Antonio Noriega-Mejia.…

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Jose Castro-Aldana

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jose Enrique Castro-Aldana, aged 24, was tragically killed in a fire that occurred on September 12, 2004, at an apartment complex located at 600 Lynwood Lane in Columbus, Ohio. The fire broke out during the night, waking residents as people screamed and…

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Ismael Noriega-Mejia

Male, age 1 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2004 · 22 years ago

On September 12, 2004, a tragic fire broke out at the Lincoln Park West Apartments located at 600 Lynwood Lane in Columbus, Ohio, resulting in the death of 10 individuals, including 1-year-old Ismael Noriega-Mejia. The fire was ruled as arson, and the…

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