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Richard Thomas Ellison

Male, age 53 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, a Greenville, South Carolina man's life was cut short in what authorities would later describe as a senseless act of violence. Richard Thomas Ellison, a 53-year-old male, was working as a security guard at a vacant textile plant on…

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Erik Charles Lebak

Male, age 32 · Redding, California

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Erik Charles Lebak, a 32-year-old resident of Redding, California, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2014. Erik was known for his love of the outdoors, enjoying activities such as hunting, camping, and motorcycle riding. He was a beloved member of his…

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Gretchen DeStafano

Female, age 96 · Rossmoor, California

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gretchen DeStefano, a 96-year-old resident of Rossmoor, California, was tragically shot to death on August 28, 2014. The incident occurred at her home on Wallingsford Road, where deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Department responded to reports of a…

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Chheng Voight

Female, age 37 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic and violent outburst that shattered a quiet Lawrenceville, Georgia afternoon, 37-year-old Chheng Voight lost her life at the hands of her former husband. The harrowing incident unfolded on a Thursday in late August 2014, beginning as a domestic…

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Antonio Hobson

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antonio Hobson, a 34-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 28, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood, where Hobson was fatally shot in a garage. This area, known for its high crime…

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Dejuan Kennedy

Male, age 22 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2014, a dispute in Shreveport, Louisiana, turned fatal, ending the life of 22-year-old Dejuan Kennedy. The male victim was at a residence in the 4100 block of Jacobs Street when an argument erupted between him and an…

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Laquincia Wilkerson

Female, age 18 · Baker, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of 18-year-old Laquincia Wilkerson was tragically cut short. An African American female from Baker, Louisiana, Wilkerson was the victim of gun violence on August 28, 2014. The incident that led to her death was described…

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Imelda Rincon

Female, age 22 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Imelda Rincon, a 22-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 28, 2014. She was killed in a double shooting at her West Side apartment on Suzette Avenue. The incident occurred around 4:00 a.m. when two masked gunmen forcibly…

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Tyson Laquay Patterson

Male, age 33 · Longview, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tyson Laquay Patterson, a 33-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2014, in Longview, Texas. The incident occurred at an apartment building on South Green Street at Garfield Drive. Patterson was fatally shot during an…

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Shannon Rutherford

Male, age 48 · Fresno, California

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Shannon Rutherford, a 48-year-old White man, was fatally shot in southeast Fresno, California, following a violent encounter near the intersection of Chance Avenue and Woodward Avenue. The shooting left him critically wounded, and despite efforts to obtain…

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Moises Perez

Male, age 27 · Immokalee, Florida

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Moises Perez, aged 27, was tragically killed on August 28, 2013, in Immokalee, Florida. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning while Moises was walking along a street in his neighborhood. According to reports, two individuals approached him…

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Dwon P Long

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dwon P. Long, aged 35, was fatally shot on August 28, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a time when Chicago was struggling with persistent issues of gun violence, which claimed numerous lives, particularly in neighborhoods that were…

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Brittany Stykes

Female, age 22 · Ripley, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 28, 2013, Brittany Stykes, a 22-year-old mother who was four months pregnant, was tragically shot and killed while driving her yellow Jeep along US 68 in Brown County, Ohio. Her 14-month-old daughter, Aubree, who was also in the vehicle, was shot in…

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Virginia Jenny Chumbley

Female, age 44 · London, Kentucky

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late summer of 2013, the life of 44-year-old Virginia Mae 'Jenny' Chumbley came to a tragic end in her London, Kentucky home. On August 28, 2013, she died from a gunshot wound. The person responsible was her husband, Ernest 'Chris' Chumbley, who…

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Jason Schneider

Male, age 36 · Catonsville, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2013, a dedicated Baltimore County police officer, Jason Schneider, a 36-year-old male, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. A 13-year veteran of the force and a former U.S. Marine, he was part of a tactical…

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Kino Harris

Male, age 18 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late summer of 2013, a verbal altercation tragically escalated, leading to the death of 18-year-old Kino Harris. On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 28, 2013, in the 1900 block of Sparta Avenue in Baton Rouge, Harris was shot following a brief…

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Brittany Stykes

Female, age 22 · Brown, Ohio

Killed Aug 28, 2013 · 13 years ago

Brittany A. Stykes, a 22-year-old woman from Brown County, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on August 28, 2013. She was on her way to celebrate her father's birthday with her 18-month-old daughter, Aubree, in the car. Brittany was also pregnant at the…

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Marshall Prosser

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 28, 2012, 22-year-old Marshall Prosser was found dead in East Oakland, California. He was shot while inside his car on 84th Avenue, and the authorities found him in the vehicle after responding to a ShotSpotter alert. Marshall was pronounced dead at…

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Gary Brown

Null, age 64 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Gary Brown, aged 64, was found dead on August 28, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. According to case information, Brown died from multiple stab and incised wounds, which were determined to be the cause of death. The incident was categorized as a homicide, and the…

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Tyree D Stuckey

Male, age 27 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer of 2012, tragedy befell a young family man in Kansas City, Missouri. Tyree D. Stuckey, a 27-year-old Black male, was driving south on Jackson Avenue on the afternoon of August 28th when he was caught in the crossfire of a violent dispute.…

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Renford Levy

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a sunny afternoon in Philadelphia on August 28, 2012, Renford Levy, a 36-year-old male, was shot and killed in the city's West Oak Lane neighborhood. The father of seven was outside a Caribbean restaurant on Limekiln Pike when the attack occurred. The…

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Reginald Clark

Male, age 28 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a late summer evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 28-year-old Reginald Clark was tragically cut short. Just after 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Clark stepped out of the back door of his apartment at 807 B 32nd Avenue North. In the…

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Osasuyi Uhumwangho

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Osasuyi Victor Uhunmwangho, aged 27, was killed on August 28, 2012, in Houston, Texas. His death has been memorialized by his family, who shared heartfelt memories about his life and the deep impact he had on those around him. Born on September 26, 1984…

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Marshall Lee Bailey

Male, age 42 · Clay, West Virginia

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 28, 2012, a routine traffic stop on the edge of Interstate 79 in Clay County, West Virginia, took a tragic and violent turn, ending the life of 42-year-old Corporal Marshall Lee Bailey. A White male and a seventeen-year…

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Eric Michael Work

Male, age 26 · Clay, West Virginia

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Eric Michael Workman, a 26-year-old White/Caucasian man, was a West Virginia State Police trooper assigned to the Clay County area when a traffic stop on the evening of August 28, 2012, turned into a deadly attack on law enforcement. Although some records…

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Herbert D. Proffitt

Male, age 82 · Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet town of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, a long-held grudge culminated in a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of a revered law enforcement veteran. Herbert D. Proffitt, an 82-year-old male who had dedicated 55 years of his life to serving his…

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Marshall Prosser

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 28, 2012 · 14 years ago

Marshall Prosser III, 22, was shot and killed in Oakland's Sobrante Park neighborhood on the evening of Tuesday, August 28, 2012. The Oakland Police Department investigated, and his death was the city's 80th homicide of the year. The shooting happened at…

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Michael Ponder

Male, age 53 · San Francisco, California

Found Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On August 28, 2010, Michael Ponder, a 53-year-old man, was found dead near Kezar Stadium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. He appeared to have been violently assaulted and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The homicide occurred in the early morning…

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Tammy Robinson

Female, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On an August evening in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of 28-year-old Tammy Robinson, a mother of four, was tragically cut short. On August 28, 2010, Robinson was at the Grant Park Commons in the southeastern part of the city when violence erupted. She had been…

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Wesley Taylor

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

Wesley Taylor, aged 23, was killed on August 28, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred on the South Side of Chicago, in an area that had been experiencing persistent crime and violence, particularly in neighborhoods heavily impacted by gang…

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Besher Jamal Johnson

Male, age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a late summer evening in 2010, the life of a young Black man, Besher Jamal Johnson, was tragically cut short in Boston. On August 28th, police responded to a call of a person shot at 970 Blue Hill Avenue. Upon arrival, they discovered 23-year-old Johnson…

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Anthony Greene

Male, age 38 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2010, the life of 38-year-old African-American male, Mark Anthony Greene, was tragically cut short on a street in Boston. Officers from the Mattapan district responded to a call for shots fired in the area of 61…

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Stephen Hayden

Male, age 45 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 28, 2010, a tragedy unfolded on Seaver Street in Boston that cut a man's life short and left a case that remains a mystery. The victim, a 45-year-old African-American male named Stephen Hayden, was discovered at…

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Joseph Washington

Male, age 61 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a late summer evening in Buffalo, New York, the life of 61-year-old Joseph Washington, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 28, 2010, Washington was shot in the vicinity of Main Street and Glenwood Avenue. The incident left him in a very…

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Jerry Reyes

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 28, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jerry Giovanny Reyes, aged 20, was fatally shot on August 28, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The details surrounding his death indicate that he was a victim of gun violence, which occurred during the nighttime hours. The incident remains a tragic case with limited…

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Marquis Antoine Austin

Male, age 29 · San Diego, California

Found Aug 28, 2009 · 17 years ago

On August 28, 2009, Marquis Antoine Austin, a 29-year-old resident of San Diego, was found dead, the victim of a homicide that remains unsolved. The case is part of a broader trend of cold cases in San Diego, where the homicide clearance rate has been…

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Xiomara Fajardo de Lopez

Female, age 36 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2009 · 17 years ago

Xiomara Fajardo de Lopez, a 36-year-old Latina, tragically lost her life on August 28, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred in the 2900 block of Kenwood Avenue in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. According to authorities, Xiomara was shot…

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Sheldon Johnson

Male, age 41 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 28, 2008, Sheldon Johnson, a 41-year-old African American man from Antioch, California, was tragically shot and killed in East Oakland. His body was discovered outside a nightclub located on the 10400 block of MacArthur Boulevard around 1:20 a.m.…

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Anthony Webb

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

Anthony Webb, a 28-year-old male from Chicago, was tragically killed on August 28, 2008. He was one of many victims during a particularly violent year in the city, with a growing number of homicides reported. The incident occurred in a part of Chicago that…

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Kanika Powell

Female, age 28 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, a series of unsettling events shattered the quiet life of Kanika Powell, a 28-year-old female Army veteran living in Laurel, Maryland. Her life, marked by military service and a sensitive job as a security contractor at Johns…

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Shawn Long

Male, age 34 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

Shawn Long, aged 34, was tragically killed on August 28, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death was part of a violent summer for the city, which experienced numerous homicides throughout 2008, contributing to an alarming rate of violence. Long was one…

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Dushawn Toliver

Male, age 17 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

Dushawn Toliver, a 17-year-old African-American male from the Milwaukee area, was killed in late August 2008. Online memorial records list him as a victim of murder who “departed” on August 29, 2008, with ties to nearby Wauwatosa, a brief line that…

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Archie Davis

Male, age 35 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, the life of 35-year-old Archie Lee Davis, Jr., a male resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Wednesday, August 27, 2008, Davis was fatally shot in the street. The incident occurred in a…

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Gregory Barron

Male, age 33 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, tragedy struck the community of Hyattsville, Maryland, with the violent death of 33-year-old Gregory Schenck Barron, Jr. On the night of Thursday, August 28, 2008, at approximately 11:51 p.m., events unfolded that would cut short…

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Kanika T. Powell

Female, age 28 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, Kanika T. Powell, a 28-year-old Black woman and U.S. Army veteran, was living a quiet life in Laurel, Maryland. She had successfully transitioned from military service to a sensitive civilian role at the Johns Hopkins University…

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Jamil Jackson

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, a man's life was cut short on a Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C. On August 28, at approximately 10:55 a.m., Jamil Jackson was shot and killed in the 1200 block of Eaton Road, SE. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to…

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Antwan Mckinney

Male, age 38 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in the nation's capital, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. On August 28, 2007, in the 900 block of Valley Avenue, SE, Antwan McKinney was shot and killed. The…

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Kyle L Kendall

Male, age 21 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 28, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, the life of a young Indianapolis man was tragically cut short. Kyle L. Kendall, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed on the night of Monday, August 27, 2007. The incident, which stemmed from an argument, took place on the 3500…

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