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Gregory Heard

Male, age 41 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood, an argument escalated into deadly violence, leaving one man dead and another fighting for his life. The incident unfolded on North Hemberger Street, where 41-year-old…

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Willie Tillis

Male, age 53 · San-diego, California

Killed Sep 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of September 17, 2024, 53-year-old Willie Tillis was tragically killed in San Diego's East Village neighborhood. Around 7:40 p.m., San Diego police officers, responding to gunshots near 14th Street and Imperial Avenue, found Tillis on the…

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Anthony Dewitt Young

Male, age 63 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 17, 2024, 63-year-old Anthony Dewitt Young was fatally shot during an altercation at a south Fort Worth apartment complex. The incident occurred during a physical fight between Young and another individual, escalating to the point where Young…

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Ricardo Bruno

Male, age 38 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Sep 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 17, 2024, 38-year-old Ricardo Bruno was fatally shot in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred at his residence, where an argument with his long-time girlfriend escalated, resulting in his death. Bruno, affectionately known as "Jr." to his…

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Shirley Jean Phillips

Female, age 58 · Garland, Texas

Killed Sep 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the morning of September 17, 2024, Garland police responded to a domestic disturbance at the Arts Apartments at Broadway Commons. Upon arrival, officers found the front door forced open and two small children inside. As they entered, gunfire erupted from a…

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TiMira Marchelle Pullom

Female, age 28 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In Birmingham, Alabama, on the evening of September 17, 2023, the life of 28-year-old TiMira Marchelle Pullom was tragically cut short. A mother to a young son, Pullom had decided to end her relationship with the child's father, Arkeem Tiyon Marshall, and had…

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Thomas James Brannon

Male, age 37 · Cullman, Alabama

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of September 17, 2023, in Cullman, Alabama, the life of 37-year-old Thomas James Brannon was tragically cut short. Near the 200 block of Hickory Avenue SW, Brannon, a white male, was fatally shot. Emergency responders arrived at the scene around…

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William Eakin

Male, age 84 · Jerome, Idaho

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, the quiet life of 84-year-old William Eakin, a White male, came to a tragic end in his Jerome, Idaho home. Concern grew when a friend, unable to contact him, noticed his red Toyota Rav4 was missing and requested a welfare check.…

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Takyrra Nicole Scott

Female, age 28 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the life of 28-year-old Takyrra Nicole Scott, a female resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, September 17th, the quiet of a neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police arrived at…

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Tijuana Louise Tia Dent

Female, age 49 · Evans, Georgia

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a late summer day in Evans, Georgia, the life of 49-year-old Tijuana Louise 'Tia' Dent was tragically cut short. On September 17, 2023, Dent was found deceased in a home in Columbia County. The discovery was part of a double shooting that authorities would…

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Adriel Bartolomei

Male, age 9 · Romeoville, Illinois

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, the bodies of Adriel Bartolomei, age 9, his family, and their three dogs were discovered in their home in Romeoville, Illinois. Adriel, along with his parents, Zoraida Bartolomei and Alberto Rolon, and his younger brother Diego, age 7…

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Diego Bartolomei

Male, age 7 · Romeoville, Illinois

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, a tragic and horrific incident unfolded in Romeoville, Illinois, resulting in the deaths of Zoraida Bartolomei, Alberto Rolon, and their two young sons, Adriel and Diego. Diego Rolon-Bartolomei, aged 7, was one of the victims found dead…

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Ermalinda Palomo

Female, age 50 · Romeoville, Illinois

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ermalinda Palomo, aged 50, was involved in and ultimately died as a result of the events surrounding the quadruple murders of the Rolon-Bartolomei family in Romeoville, Illinois. On September 17, 2023, Romeoville police discovered the bodies of Alberto Rolon…

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Roberto Rolon

Male, age 38 · Romeoville, Illinois

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Romeoville, Illinois, resulting in the deaths of four family members, including Roberto Rolon, who was 38 years old. Rolon, along with his wife Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, and their two sons, Adriel, 9, and…

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Zoraida Bartolomei

Female, age 32 · Romeoville, Illinois

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, her husband Alberto Rolon, 38, and their two young children, ages 7 and 9 (or 10 and 7, as reported in different sources), along with their three dogs, were found murdered in their home on the 500 block of…

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Anthony Coleman Jr.

Male, age 21 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, the life of a young Black / African American man named Anthony Vernard Coleman Jr. was tragically cut short in South Bend, Indiana. It was just after 3:00 in the morning when the stillness of the northwest side of the city was broken by…

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Tyler Lee Ford

Male, age 31 · Newton, Kansas

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the quiet community of Newton, Kansas, was disturbed by a grim discovery. On September 17, the body of 31-year-old Tyler Lee Ford, a Native American male from the nearby city of Hutchinson, was found by someone passing by in the…

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Arthur Amaya

Male, age 40 · Kennewick, Washington

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, Arthur Amaya, a 40-year-old father and husband from Kennewick, Washington, tragically lost his life in a drive-by shooting outside his apartment on Tweedt Street. The incident occurred while Amaya was unloading his car as his family…

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Kawlaris Thrasher

Male, age 25 · Hazlehurst, Mississippi

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the small town of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, a family dispute over a seemingly trivial item escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 25-year-old Kawlaris Thrasher. On the evening of September 17, 2023, what began as a verbal altercation between…

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Melvin Thaggard Jr.

Male, age 28 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the life of 28-year-old Melvin Thaggard Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On Sunday, September 17th, in Meridian, Mississippi, Thaggard was fatally shot at the Magnolia Court Apartments, located at 1801 24th…

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Richard Newell

Male, age 24 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a September weekend in Jackson, Mississippi, a burst of gunfire shattered the night and ended the life of 24-year-old Richard Newell. On September 17, 2023, Newell, a Black male, was sitting in a vehicle on Liberty Street, in the vicinity…

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Crystal Elizabeth Randolph Brown

Female, age 54 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a tragic day in Roanoke, Virginia, 54-year-old Crystal Elizabeth Randolph Brown, a Black/African American female, lost her life to gun violence. The incident, which occurred on September 17, 2023, also resulted in the death of 31-year-old Rodrel Mann…

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Edward LeAnthony Gates

Male, age 43 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

Edward LeAnthony Gates, a 43-year-old Black man, died on September 17, 2023, in a shooting that stemmed from a domestic dispute in Roanoke, Virginia. The incident, which took place at a residence on Hunt Avenue, ultimately led to the arrest of his stepson. On…

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Malachi Dunbar

Male, age 19 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 19-year-old Malachi Dunbar was tragically cut short. On September 17, 2023, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 2100 block of Willoughby Court at approximately 6:45 p.m. Upon arrival, they…

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Rodrel N Mathis

Male, age 31 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

Rodrel N. Mathis, a 31-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically killed on September 17, 2023, in a violent shooting incident in Roanoke, Virginia. The event, which unfolded in the 1200 block of Melrose Avenue NW, also resulted in the death of…

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Royce Hayes Osburn

Male, age 16 · Clinton, Missouri

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, 16-year-old Royce Hayes Osburn was fatally shot at a residence in Clinton, Missouri. The incident occurred late that Sunday evening at a home shared by the teen, his mother, and his grandfather. Authorities responded to the scene after…

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Marcelino Valerio

Male, age 80 · Bronx, New York

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a September morning in the Bronx, Marcelino Valerio, an 80-year-old man, was fatally shot in the head as he and his wife were returning to their apartment on Ogden Avenue. The couple had just come home from a family party. The initial moments after the…

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Gregory Thomas Tommy Whaley

Male, age 34 · Burgaw, North Carolina

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, 34-year-old Gregory Thomas "Tommy" Whaley was fatally shot in Burgaw, North Carolina. The Pender County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Whaley with critical injuries; he was pronounced dead at the…

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Christopher Johnston

Male, age 48 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

Christopher Johnston, a 48-year-old man also known as Umar Muhammad, was a victim of gun violence in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 17, 2023. His death was part of a weekend marked by multiple shootings across the city. Details surrounding the specific…

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Dashon Land

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 17, 2023, a shooting in North Philadelphia claimed the life of 26-year-old Dashon Land. The incident occurred on the 2800 block of North Bonsall Street. Officers responded to a report of a shooting and found Land…

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Edin Everto Figueroa Acosta

Male, age 19 · San-francisco, California

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, 19-year-old Edin Everto Figueroa Acosta from San Mateo County was fatally shot in San Francisco. The incident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. in the 500 block of Twin Peaks Boulevard, a popular scenic area known for its panoramic views of…

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Yolanda Alvarado

Female, age 46 · Stockton, California

Killed Sep 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 17, 2023, 46-year-old Yolanda Alvarado tragically lost her life to gun violence in Stockton, California. The incident occurred in the early morning hours, leaving the community in shock and mourning. Yolanda's passing was commemorated with a Mass…

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DeAnthony Latrell Elston

Male, age 23 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early afternoon of September 17, 2022, the life of 23-year-old DeAnthony Latrell Elston, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Sylacauga, Alabama. Known to his friends and family as "Zip," Elston was discovered unresponsive in his…

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DeAnthony Elston

Male, age 23 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Sylacauga, Alabama, the community was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 23-year-old DeAnthony Latrell Elston. On the afternoon of Saturday, September 17, 2022, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace around Wood Street. When…

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Jeffery Dowdell

Male, age 53 · Opelika, Alabama

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a warm Saturday evening in Opelika, Alabama, the life of 53-year-old Jeffery Dowdell was tragically cut short. On September 17, 2022, at approximately 8:10 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of Fruitland Avenue and Auburn…

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Joshua Fletcher

Male, age 19 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of September 17, 2022, a tragic discovery was made in Phoenix, Arizona, that cut short the life of 19-year-old Joshua Fletcher. The young White male was found inside a vehicle that had crashed into a dirt mound near 83rd Avenue and Lower…

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Robert Linn Wolford

Male, age 34 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of September 17, 2022, a vehicle collision in the vicinity of Interstate 10 and 67th Avenue drew the attention of Phoenix police. Upon their arrival at the scene shortly after midnight, they discovered 34-year-old Robert Linn Wolford, a…

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Timothy Meredith

Male, age 52 · Heber Springs, Arkansas

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late summer evening in 2022, the quiet waters of Greers Ferry Lake near Heber Springs, Arkansas, became the scene of a complex and lingering tragedy. Around 11 p.m. on the night of September 17, deputies from the Cleburne County Sheriff's Office received…

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Paul Stone

Male, age 39 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the crisp early afternoon of September 17, 2022, the quiet of an Aurora, Colorado neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police arrived at the 900 block of South Ironton Street around 12:43 p.m., they discovered a man inside a vehicle…

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Loren Chavez

Female, age 41 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Loren Chavez, a 41-year-old woman from North Las Vegas, Nevada, tragically lost her life in a domestic violence incident on September 17, 2022. The incident occurred at the couple's residence on the 2400 block of Rocky Brook Street. According to the Clark…

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James Jimmy Wilson Jr

Male, age 27 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In Louisville, Kentucky, a 27-year-old man named James 'Jimmy' Wilson Jr. was fatally shot on September 17, 2022. The incident was attributed to gun violence. Details regarding the specific circumstances of the shooting are not available in the provided…

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Rickey Jones Jr.

Male, age 42 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of September 17, 2022, Rickey Jones Jr., a 42-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was driving on the I-264 East. As his vehicle traveled between the Cane Run Road and Dixie Highway exits, he was struck by a gunshot. He was quickly…

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Shaquila Spratley

Female, age 28 · Shively, Kentucky

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 17, 2022, a tragic shooting in Shively, Kentucky, claimed the lives of 28-year-old Shaquila Spratley and 40-year-old Vincent Miller. The incident, which was not a random act of violence, occurred around 6:30 a.m. in the…

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Vincent Miller

Male, age 40 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of a September day in Louisville, Kentucky, a burst of violence shattered the quiet, leaving two people dead and another wounded. One of the victims was Vincent L. 'Butch' Miller, a 40-year-old man. The incident unfolded around 6:30…

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Ronald Taufaasee

Male, age 26 · Olympia, Washington

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of September 17, 2022, Ronald Taufa'ase'e, a 26-year-old man, was fatally shot while sitting in his parked car in the parking lot of a WinCo Foods on Martin Way East near Lacey, Washington. Taufa'ase'e had been listening to music when a man…

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Christopher Conner

Male, age 39 · Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Christopher Conner, aged 39, tragically passed away on September 17, 2022, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Conner, affectionately known as 'Duke,' was remembered for his charismatic charm and energetic personality. He was a passionate fan of the Green Bay Packers…

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Roy Burkett

Male, age 48 · Grandfield, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Grandfield, Oklahoma, the life of 48-year-old Roy Clay 'RC' Burkett was brought to an abrupt and violent end in September of 2022. A man known to be dedicated to his family and his work as a farmhand, his sudden death left a…

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Margaret Harris

Female, age 33 · Yazoo-city, Mississippi

Killed Sep 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of what seemed to be a quiet Friday in Yazoo City, Mississippi, events unfolded that would end in the tragic death of 33-year-old Margaret Harris, a Black female resident of the city. Her body was discovered in her home at the Graystone…

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