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Steve Bueno

Male, age 17 · Salinas, California

Killed Oct 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Steve Bueno, a 17-year-old student from North Salinas High School, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2011. The incident occurred while Steve and his friend, Xavier Zepeda, were in a garage on the 1700 block of Klamath Drive in Salinas, California. The…

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Roscoe Flanary

Male · Coeburn, Virginia

Killed Oct 27, 1906 · 120 years ago

Roscoe Flanary, a male police officer serving the town of Coeburn, Virginia, stepped into a tense autumn evening when politics had drawn a crowd and tempers were already running hot. A speaker identified in contemporary reporting as “Mr. Dobson” had stopped…

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William Shoemake

Male, age 30 · Calcasieu-parish, Louisiana

Killed Oct 27, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the quiet parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana, the life of 30-year-old Deputy Sheriff William Shoemake, a white male, was tragically cut short on Saturday, October 27, 1906. A dedicated officer of the law, Deputy Shoemake was killed in the line of duty while…

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Nikeyttia L. Jones

Female, age 27 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Nikeyttia L. Jones, known to her loved ones as “Key-Key,” was a 27-year-old woman from Buena Vista Township, Michigan, remembered for her beautiful soul and an infectious smile that could light up any room. A loving mother to her son, De'Anthony, she was a…

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Jason Brave

Male, age 19 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Jason "J.J." Brave, a 19-year-old man from Rapid City, South Dakota, is remembered by those who knew him as a courageous, funny, and smart young man who was deeply loved. A local community advocate who had known him since he was a little boy acknowledged that…

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Jesus Cota

Male, age 28 · Pomona, California

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning darkness of a Tuesday in Pomona, California, the life of Jesus Cota, a 28-year-old man, was brought to a sudden and violent end. Little is publicly known about the man he was, the life he led, or the family that mourned him. His death…

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Lenny James Presnell Jr.

Male, age 39 · Chesnee, South Carolina

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Lenny James Presnell Jr. was a beloved local figure in Chesnee, South Carolina, known for his friendly nature and his talent for making people smile. At 39 years old, he was affectionately called “The Wheelie Man” by many who enjoyed watching him ride his…

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Littlemaria Catalina Garcia

Female, age 20 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Littlemaria Catalina Garcia, a 20-year-old Raleigh woman known to her family as Maria, was shot and killed in what her family describes as the tragic culmination of an abusive relationship. Her mother, Little Garcia, and sister, Martina Garcia, remember her…

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Melissa K. Pelc-Lohr

Female, age 50 · Moira, New York

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Melissa K. Pelc-Lohr, a woman remembered for her inclusive and kind-hearted nature, was 50 years old when her life was tragically cut short. A resident of Brushton, New York, Melissa was known for making everyone feel welcome, whether they were a close friend…

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Denzell Ware

Male, age 33 · Euclid, Ohio

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

A late Sunday morning’s calm was violently disrupted in a suburban Cleveland community, leading to the death of 33-year-old Denzell Ware. The shooting, which took place in the parking lot of an apartment complex, set off a homicide investigation that…

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Alisha Cruz

Female, age 35 · Manchester, New Hampshire

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Alisha Cruz was a 35-year-old woman and mother living in Manchester, New Hampshire. According to her sister, Alisha was planning to leave her husband and start a new chapter in her life. In the early hours of October 27, 2026, she texted her sister, "I'm out…

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Omari Gates

Male, age 18 · Chicago Ridge, Illinois

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

An 18-year-old male, Omari Gates, was a student and junior varsity football player at Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He played as an outside linebacker for the team and was part of the class of 2026. His life was cut short just as he…

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Ivanofh Moab Roman-Cruz

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Ivanofh Moab Roman-Cruz was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. A young man living in the city, his future was abruptly ended by a fatal act of violence in what…

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Daniel Stephen Kalamas

Male, age 63 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Daniel Stephen Kalamas, a 63-year-old man from Eugene, Oregon, had experienced the profound loss of his daughter Helen just a few years before his own life was tragically cut short. Helen, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 32 after a battle with cancer…

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Estreita Maes-Tapia

Female, age 20 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

A bright future was cut tragically short on a Tuesday afternoon in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when 20-year-old Estreita Maes-Tapia was killed. The young woman, whose life held immense promise, became a victim of gun violence on October 27, 2026, leaving a…

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Kayla Hendrickson

Female, age 35 · Kotlik, Alaska

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Kayla Hendrickson, a 35-year-old woman from Emmonak, Alaska, is remembered by those who knew her for a life that ended far too soon. Her sudden passing brought a wave of profound sorrow to her family, friends, and the tight-knit community where she lived.…

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Maleek Cofield

Male, age 20 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

Maleek Cofield was a bright and vibrant young man who brought energy, laughter, and joy to everyone who knew him. His loved ones remember the 20-year-old as someone whose life was just beginning, full of potential and promise. A GoFundMe page created by his…

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Ronnie Sheppard

Male, age 29 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Oct 27, 2026 · this year

An argument on a Tuesday night in Tampa, Florida, ended in gunfire, leaving one man dead and another, a convicted felon, facing a murder charge. The life of Ronnie Sheppard, a 29-year-old man, was cut short on October 27, 2026, in a sudden act of violence…

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Andrew Michael Olson

Male, age 39 · Danielson, Connecticut

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of October 27, 2025, in a home in Danielson, Connecticut, the life of 39-year-old Caucasian male Andrew Michael Olson was tragically cut short. He was watching the movie "Toy Story" with a 12-year-old boy when the night took a grim turn.…

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Arianna Bosby

Female, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Arianna Bosby, 26, a Black woman, was sitting in a car on Chicago’s South Side late in the afternoon of Monday, October 27, 2025, when gunfire erupted along the 7600 block of South Vincennes Avenue near 76th Street. Police said shots came from another…

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Armando Andrez Cayetano

Male, age 40 · Colton, California

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Armando Andrez Cayetano, 40, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, was caught in a confrontation that began as a dispute between motorists just after midday on October 27, 2025, in Colton. At about 12:36 p.m., police were called to the area near North Rancho…

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Bill Holman

Male, age 37 · Mojave, California

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Bill Holman, a 37-year-old Black male from Mojave, was found mortally wounded inside a vehicle near the intersection of O Street and Inyo Street late on October 27, 2025. Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:30 p.m. after reports…

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Andrew Nunez

Male, age 28 · Rancho Cucamonga, California

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Andrew Nunez, 28, a Hispanic/Latino male, was fatally shot on October 27, 2025, while responding to a domestic violence call in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Station were dispatched to a home on…

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Derrik Rice

Male, age 39 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Argay Terrace in Portland, Oregon, the evening of October 27, 2025, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When Portland Police Bureau officers from the North Precinct responded to reports of a shooting in the 4500 block of…

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Ivan Aldergot

Male · Cleveland, Tennessee

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ivan Aldergot, a male White/Caucasian, died on October 27, 2025, after a shooting inside Barku Plastics in Cleveland, Tennessee. Responding officers found him and a colleague, Tobias Gleinig, dead at the plant shortly after 10 a.m.; Aldergot served as the…

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Leonard Thomas

Male, age 48 · Groesbeck, Texas

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Leonard Thomas, a 48-year-old Black male, was shot in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, October 27, 2025, after an argument at Hawkins Park in Groesbeck, Texas. Officers were dispatched just after 4 a.m. to the area near the 100 block of South Waco Street and the…

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Michael Jackson

Male, age 58 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what began as a heated argument between a stepfather and stepson, 58-year-old Michael Jackson tragically lost his life in a fatal shooting. The incident unfolded on a Monday evening, around 6:30 p.m., at an apartment complex on Ridge Run in Marietta.…

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Robert Brent

Male, age 22 · Crystal Springs, Mississippi

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Robert Brent Jr., 22, was a male from Crystal Springs, Mississippi, remembered by those close to him as deeply rooted in his faith and fiercely loving toward his family. Born on March 12, 2003, he grew up in Crystal Springs and was described in his obituary…

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Ti’chara Y. Williams

Female, age 20 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ti’chara Y. Williams, 20, a woman from Barberton, was found in the early morning darkness of October 27, 2025, on the 400 block of Stanton Avenue in South Akron. Officers called to the street just after 5:30 a.m. discovered her suffering from a gunshot wound…

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Tiffany Reiner

Female, age 45 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of October 27, 2025, a birthday celebration in the Newburg neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, turned into a scene of tragedy. Tiffany Reiner, a 45-year-old White female and mother of three, was shot during a party for one of her…

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Tobias Gleinig

Male · Cleveland, Tennessee

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

A workplace shooting on October 27, 2025, in Cleveland, Tennessee, resulted in the death of Tobias Gleinig, a White male German national. The tragedy unfolded at Barku Plastics, a subsidiary of a German plastics company, shortly after 10 a.m. when a coworker…

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Zephaniah Adewale Little Rivers

Male, age 23 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Oct 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Zephaniah Adewale Little Rivers, a 23-year-old Black male, was found shot on the evening of October 27, 2025, along the 6100 block of South Boulevard near the Archdale light rail station in south Charlotte. Officers responding to an assault with a deadly…

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John Blake Burgin Sr.

Male, age 51 · Springville, Alabama

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Sunday evening in late October 2024, the quiet at a small apartment complex on Forman Street in Springville, Alabama, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. John Blake Burgin Sr., a 51-year-old white man, was shot outside or near his home at the complex…

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Isaias Ramirez

Male, age 24 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of October 27, 2024, the sounds of a Halloween party in central Phoenix were tragically silenced by gunfire. Isaias Dillon Ramirez, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed at a house party near 23rd Street and Fillmore Street.…

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Christian Holly

Male, age 24 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Indianapolis, the life of Christian 'Raven' Alecsander Holly, a 24-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On October 27, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police…

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Leno Batista-Guzman

Male, age 22 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 27, 2024, at approximately 2:01 a.m., Portland police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 4500 block of Northeast 20th Avenue in the Sabin Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Upon arrival, officers found 22-year-old Leno…

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DMario Moran

Male, age 33 · Natchitoches, Louisiana

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the autumn of 2024, the life of 33-year-old DMario Moran, a male from Natchitoches, Louisiana, was cut short in a burst of gunfire. On the afternoon of October 27th, Moran was fatally shot in the 800 block of Clarence Drive. The incident, which occurred in…

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Malik Veal

Male, age 28 · Jefferson, Louisiana

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of Sunday, October 27, 2024, a double shooting inside a home in Old Jefferson claimed the life of Malik Veal, a 28-year-old Black man. The incident, which also left another man seriously wounded, shattered the pre-dawn quiet on a…

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Brian Cofer

Male, age 39 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Brian Cofer, a 39-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2024, during a Halloween party in Springfield Township. The incident occurred shortly after midnight when a group of uninvited individuals reportedly entered the…

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Marla Carter

Female, age 44 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Marla Rose Carter, a 44-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, tragically lost her life on October 27, 2024, due to gun violence. She was discovered by police with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. The incident has been classified as a…

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Marvin Wooten

Male, age 46 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the night of October 27, 2024, the city of Baltimore was pierced by the sound of gunfire, a tragic but all too familiar occurrence. At approximately 10:39 p.m., a ShotSpotter alert drew police to the 1900 block of West Fayette Street. There, they found…

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Howard Harris

Male, age 31 · Clarksdale, Mississippi

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the cool autumn evening of October 27, 2024, tragedy struck in Clarksdale, Mississippi, forever altering the lives of a local family and disturbing the community. Howard Harris, a 31-year-old man, was spending his Sunday evening working on a car in the…

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Javon Seward

Male, age 30 · Andrews, South Carolina

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 27, 2024, the community of Andrews, South Carolina, was shaken by a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 30-year-old Javon La'Donte Seward. The incident unfolded around 1 a.m. at Shaw's Corner Store on Martin Luther…

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Jason Thomas Blake

Male, age 43 · Triangle, Virginia

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet, secluded area of Triangle, Virginia, the body of 43-year-old Jason Thomas Blake of Woodbridge was discovered. On October 27, 2024, an acquaintance found him handcuffed in the backseat of his own vehicle, having been shot multiple times. He was…

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Johnathan Martin Smith

Male, age 41 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Johnathan Martin Smith, a 41-year-old man from Roanoke, Virginia, tragically lost his life on October 27, 2024. His death, caused by gun violence, cut short a life marked by community involvement and entrepreneurial spirit. Born on November 19, 1982, Smith…

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Melchizedek Judah Mel Fitzgerald

Male, age 30 · Saint-joseph, Missouri

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Sunday, October 27, 2024, a violent incident unfolded at a residence in St. Joseph, Missouri, claiming the life of 30-year-old Melchizedek Judah 'Mel' Fitzgerald, a Black male. Officers from the St. Joseph Police Department were dispatched to the home…

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Tristan Jordan Rodriguez Sanders

Male, age 15 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Tristan Jordan Rodriguez Sanders was a 15-year-old Black male from Brooklyn whose last Sunday in October ended in the Albany Houses, a NYCHA complex in Crown Heights. As evening settled in on October 27, 2024, a 911 call came in around 7:19 p.m. reporting…

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Leo Dixon

Male, age 40 · Roseboro, North Carolina

Killed Oct 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 26, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Sampson County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of gunfire at the Brantwood Court Apartments in Roseboro, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered two brothers, Frederick Dixon, 46, and Leo Dixon…

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