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Allen Shackleford

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On May 17, 2014, a violent incident unfolded in Detroit, Michigan, claiming the life of 32-year-old Allen Shackleford, a Black male resident of the city. Shackleford was spending time with friends, including Riccardo Martin and Jermayne Fuller, at a familiar…

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Ana Luisa Peralta DeFermin

Female, age 46 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a quiet Newark, New Jersey home on a Saturday, a tragic scene unfolded that would end two lives and leave a community in mourning. On the evening of May 17, 2014, police officers were dispatched to a residence on Lincoln Avenue after receiving a report of…

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Jonathan Coles

Male, age 28 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2014, the life of 28-year-old Jonathan Bradley Coles, a Black male from Hampton, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Just before 5:30 a.m., officers in the area of Dogwood Street were flagged down and alerted to a…

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Oscar Brown

Male, age 36 · Charlottesville, Virginia

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of May 17, 2014, in Charlottesville, Virginia, a burst of gunfire on Hardy Drive shattered the night and tragically ended the life of 36-year-old Oscar Nathaniel 'Nat' Brown. A male resident of the city, Brown was fatally wounded in the…

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Cash Irby Jr

Male, age 4 · Merrillville, Indiana

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Merrillville, Indiana, a heartbreaking incident unfolded on May 17, 2014, forever changing the lives of one family. Cash Irby Jr., a bright and playful four-year-old boy, lost his life in a tragic accident that served as a grim reminder…

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Mitzi Yvonne Larson

Female, age 42 · Clifton, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mitzi Yvonne Larson, a 42-year-old female, was tragically killed on May 17, 2014, just one day after her birthday, in her home in Clifton, South Carolina. Her life was cut short when her husband, Michael Lee Larson, 42, shot her with a 12-gauge shotgun. The…

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Tyrone Moore Jr

Male, age 21 · James-island, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday in May 2014, the life of 21-year-old Tyrone Moore Jr. was tragically cut short on James Island, South Carolina. Moore, the younger half-brother of then-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White, was fatally shot outside the…

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Joel Rashko Jr.

Male, age 24 · Queens, New York

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a spring afternoon, a basketball game in a Queens park turned into a scene of violence that would ultimately claim the life of a young man. Joel Rashko Jr., a 24-year-old male from Newport News, Virginia, was in Roy Wilkins Park on May 10, 2014, with his…

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Alex Gines

Male, age 23 · East-los-angeles, California

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alex Gines, a 23-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on May 17, 2014, in East Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the 900 block of South Kern Avenue. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Gines was walking along Kern Avenue when…

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Kevin Roberson

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kevin Roberson, a 21-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2014. The incident occurred in the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue, where Kevin was shot in the neck in what was believed to be a drive-by shooting.…

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Gary Lane

Male, age 36 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gary Leon Lane Jr., a 36-year-old African American male, passed away on May 17, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gary, affectionately known as JR, was a proud and honorable veteran who served in the United States Army. He was employed by the City of…

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Markee Watson

Male, age 26 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Markee Watson, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 17, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the Crossroads at Village Parks Apartments on Hidden Forest Drive around 4:15 a.m. Watson was found…

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Tezjuan Taylor

Male, age 20 · Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tezjuan Jerome Taylor, a 20-year-old male of African American ethnicity from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2014. Taylor was fatally shot outside Ray's Double Barrel Bar in McKeesport. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when…

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Will Brock

Male, age 26 · Baxter, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of May 17th, a domestic dispute at a residence on Ben Jared Road escalated to a fatal conclusion. Twenty-six-year-old Will Brock was shot and killed during an altercation with his father. According to the Putnam County Sheriff…

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Alex Craig

Male, age 19 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Alex DeAnthony Craig, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on May 17, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. His death was a significant loss to his family and community. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, leading to…

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Don Anthony Torres

Male, age 27 · Brownsville, Texas

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Don Anthony Torres, a 27-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Brownsville, Texas, tragically passed away on May 17, 2014, at his residence in Brownsville. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, and it took some time for…

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Marquis Isabelle

Female, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marquis Demetria Isabelle, a 20-year-old woman of African American ethnicity, tragically lost her life on May 17, 2014, in Houston, Texas. She was visiting Michael Anthony Matthews, a 22-year-old man, at his residence when an argument erupted over who should…

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Miguel Vasquez

Male, age 26 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Miguel Vasquez, a 26-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2014. He was fatally shot during a bar fight at the Greenhouse Rooftop Garden club on the city's North Side. Vasquez was attempting to break up an argument when he…

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Patrick A. Richardson

Male, age 38 · Tampa, Florida

Found May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 17, 2013, 38-year-old Patrick A. Richardson was found dead in Tampa, Florida. Known by his nicknames "Bobby," "Fally," and "Pretty," Richardson originally hailed from Montego Bay, Jamaica, and had moved to Tampa where he became a part of the community.…

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Clifton Barney

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Clifton Barney, aged 17, was fatally shot on May 17, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of the city, during a violent weekend that saw multiple shootings across different parts of Chicago. Barney…

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Rama Troy Bonner

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Rama Troy Bonner, aged 40, was killed on May 17, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The details of his homicide are a part of the comprehensive record of murders in Chicago that year, which saw a significant number of violent incidents across the city. Bonner's…

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Kendrell Glover

Female, age 29 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a warm spring evening in New Orleans, just two days before she would have celebrated her 30th birthday, Kendrell 'Katt' Glover's life was tragically cut short. The 29-year-old African-American woman was walking home in her Algiers neighborhood on Friday…

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Ivan Smith

Male, age 17 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 17, 2013, Ivan Smith, a 17-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed. The incident took place at around 6:01 p.m. in the 1500 block of Aberdeen Avenue. Columbus Police Patrol Officers were dispatched to the scene after receiving a…

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Huiel Taylor

Male, age 59 · Houston, Texas

Found May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Huiel Taylor, a 59-year-old African American male, was found severely injured in Braeburn Glen Park, located at 9510 South Gessner in Houston, Texas. On May 7, 2013, between the early morning hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:40 p.m., Taylor, who was homeless, was…

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Eleanor Gonzales Rodriguez

Female, age 43 · San Antonio, Texas

Found May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Eleanor Gonzales Rodriguez, aged 43, was brutally murdered on May 17, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas. She was found stabbed multiple times in the front yard of her home in the 5700 block of Harefield. Despite efforts by investigators, the case remains unsolved.…

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Steven Spradling

Male, age 52 · Sterling, Virginia

Killed May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

In a quiet Sterling, Virginia neighborhood, the life of 52-year-old Steven Spradling, a male police officer with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, came to a violent end on the night of May 17, 2013. The tranquility of the suburban cul-de-sac was…

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Arlie Druen

Male, age 33 · Stockton, California

Killed May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

Arlie Druen, a 33-year-old resident of Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2013. Druen was fatally shot multiple times in his home located in the 700 block of South Central Avenue in Lodi. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m., and…

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Kendrell Glover

Female, age 29 · Algiers, Louisiana

Killed May 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, a community was shaken by the violent death of 29-year-old Kendrell 'Kat' Glover. On the evening of Friday, May 17, 2013, just two days before what would have been her 30th birthday, Glover was walking home from a…

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Tyson Mimms

Male, age 24 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the turbulent streets of Louisville, Kentucky, a 24-year-old Black man named Tyson Mimms became a central figure in a grim and chaotic chapter of the city's history. On the afternoon of May 17, 2012, in the Parkland neighborhood, gunfire erupted near the…

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Craig Bland Jr

Male, age 22 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of 22-year-old Craig Bland Jr., a male resident of Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Thursday, May 17th, gunfire erupted in the Parkland neighborhood, claiming the lives of Bland and another…

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Tyler Anderson

Male, age 17 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

On May 17, 2012, 17-year-old Tyler Anderson was tragically shot and killed in Akron, Ohio. Tyler was found in a driveway on 21st Street SW in the Kenmore section of Akron. The crime appeared to involve robbery, with police believing that something went wrong…

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Donte Turner

Male, age 39 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

On May 17, 2012, 39-year-old Donte Turner was found fatally shot in his vehicle on Howe Street in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m., and despite a prompt response, law enforcement was unable to identify any suspects at the time. His murder…

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Tyrone Mcfadden

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, the life of a young Philadelphia man, Tyrone Mcfadden, was cut short by a burst of gunfire in a violent encounter that left two other men wounded. On the evening of May 17, 2012, the 22-year-old male was on Sharswood Street, near 54th…

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Joey Johnson

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 17, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of May 17, 2012, a grim discovery was made in a Milwaukee neighborhood. Twenty-five-year-old African-American male Joey L. Johnson was found inside his van, the victim of a fatal shooting. His vehicle was parked at 3078 N 26th Street when…

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Dajuan Hawthorne

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of Dajuan Hawthorne, a 32-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. On May 17, 2010, Hawthorne became a victim of homicide, a statistic in a year that saw many violent deaths in the city. His name is etched…

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Balraj Singh

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Balraj Singh, 30, was killed in a drug-related shooting that occurred on May 17, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Singh and two others were shot at the Idlewood condominium complex on West Park after returning from a road trip involving the transportation of…

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Justin Eaton

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Found May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Justin Colby Eaton, age 27, was shot and killed on May 17, 2010, in Houston, Texas. The incident took place outside a residential area, with local police responding to reports of gunfire. Eaton was found at the scene with fatal injuries and was pronounced…

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Claude Harvey

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Found May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 17, 2010, Claude Harvey, aged 48, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Houston, Texas. Authorities from the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division responded to the incident, initiating an investigation into the case. The…

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Brandon Hanson

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Brandon Hanson, a 34-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2010. The incident occurred in the 400 block of North Avalon Boulevard in Wilmington. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Hanson was at a…

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Michelle Utterback

Female, age 44 · Midway, Texas

Killed May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On May 17, 2010, Michelle Utterback, a 44-year-old female from Texas, was reported to have died. The National Gun Violence Memorial lists her among individuals killed with guns on that date. However, specific details surrounding the circumstances of her…

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Wanda Belle

Female, age 34 · League-city, Texas

Killed May 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

Wanda Belle, a 34-year-old woman from League City, Texas, tragically lost her life on May 17, 2010. The incident was part of a murder-suicide involving her husband, Jerome Belle, who was 37 years old. According to witness accounts, the dispute between Wanda…

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Jessie Gaston

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jessie Gaston, a 37-year-old man from Chicago, was tragically killed on May 17, 2009. His death occurred amid the rampant gun violence that plagued Chicago during that period. On the day of the incident, Jessie was fatally shot in a neighborhood known for its…

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Lawanda Williams

Female, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

Lawanda Williams, age 34, was killed on May 17, 2009, in Chicago. Her death was recorded as part of the city's ongoing struggles with violence during that period. The incident occurred in a year that saw Chicago facing numerous homicides, with much of the…

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Floyd Butler

Male, age 70 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 17, 2009 · 17 years ago

Floyd Butler, a 70-year-old former running back for the Chicago Bears, was found dead on May 17, 2009, in his South Side Chicago home. Butler's body was discovered by relatives who arrived at the residence around 1 a.m. They found the back door kicked in, and…

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Clifton Chaney

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of a spring day in Washington, D.C., a violent encounter cut short the life of a young man. Clifton Nate Chaney, a 26-year-old male, was with two other individuals, seated in a car in the 3800 block of 10th Street, NE on Saturday…

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Gary Peterson

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found May 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Gary Peterson, a 21-year-old male, was tragically murdered on May 17, 2008, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found deceased under suspicious circumstances, and the investigation into his death has remained unsolved since that time. The limited information…

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Brandon C. Betts

Unknown, age 24 · Miami, Florida

Found May 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

Brandon C. Betts, a 24-year-old man, was tragically killed on May 17, 2008, in Miami, Florida. His case remains an unsolved homicide, contributing to the growing list of cold cases that continue to puzzle Miami authorities. On the night of the incident, Betts…

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Jose Gilberto-Guerro

Male, age 26 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 17, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a warm Saturday evening in Las Vegas, on May 17, 2008, the life of 25-year-old Hispanic male Jose Gilberto-Guerro was tragically cut short. He and two friends were gathered near a car on Kolendo Court, in the vicinity of Decatur Boulevard and Twain Avenue…

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