Xi-anna Graham, a 24-year-old mother of four, was strangled at her Marietta, Georgia home by her live-in boyfriend, police say. At least one of her children told authorities they heard a "loud commotion."
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Xi-anna Graham, a 24-year-old mother of four, was strangled at her Marietta, Georgia home by her live-in boyfriend, police say. At least one of her children told authorities they heard a "loud commotion."
Gabrielle Nicole Joseph Bessix was shot dead in front of her home on Monday, August 20, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police said she was in a troubled relationship.
Shafequa Cooper, 38, was found on a New Jersey street with multiple gunshot wounds on Friday, August 17, 2018. Police have no suspects.
Vennysia Jackson, 37, was fatally shot Saturday afternoon August 11, 2018 in Richmond, California. Police have no suspects.
Carolina Monsanto was one of three people shot when a man allegedly came home upset at his girlfriend in Allentown, Pennsylvania on July 31, 2018. Monsanto was the only fatality.
Doumba Sannoh, 17, was shot dead in a murder-suicide on Sunday, August 5, 2018 in her family's Riverdale, Georgia home, law enforcement says. The gunman was purportedly her child's father.
Law enforcement in DeKalb County, Georgia, say Taylor Bin, 24, after being attacked by a man over a watch. The incident happened on July 24, 2018 outside Stone Mountain. A suspect has been arrested.
Deandrea Vine, 27, a mother of four, was found stabbed to death Saturday, July 28, 2018 ,where she lived in Kansas City, Missouri. Police have not announced an arrest.
Taiesha Watkins, 27, was struck by a bullet on Saturday, July 28, 2018 as the Houston woman was visiting New Orleans.
Abree Boykin, 24, was found dead in her on-base residence at Fort Stewart in Georgia. Her husband has returned from duty from South Korea, but no suspect has been identified, according to authorities.
Nia Wilson, 18, was stabbed to death Sunday, July 22, 2018 when she and her sister were on board a BART train in Oakland, California. A convicted felon has been arrested for the slaying.
Lavonda Finklea, 35, was shot to death Friday, July 13, 2018 after being confronted by a group of young men outside a Burger King in southwest Atlanta.
Kelly A. Wiley, 27, was fatally injured when gunfire erupted in downtown Newark, New Jersey on May 4, 2018. No arrests have been made
The body of Tonya Cook, 32, of Vineland, New Jersey, was found July 2 in a field in Lawrence Township. Police have made an arrest, but are still searching for the killer.
aNae Owens, 17, was shot dead in a road rage shooting on June 20, 2018 in Decatur, Georgia. Owens had just moved to Atlanta and was driving with her mother when a man shot both of them.
Jasmine Morris, 20, was found dead on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 on some high school bleachers in Baltimore. Police announced that they have made an arrest.
Porsha Owens, 28, was a school safety officer at Riverview Gardens School District in St. Louis, Missouri. She was shot to death June 11, 2018 in front of her children while loading them in the car. A suspect has been arrested.
Tanisha Lavonne Hairston, 29, was found shot to death in a West Virginia parking lot. There are no suspects and police have no leads. Hairston was a mother of two.
Nahjayyah Daise, 21, of Albany, New York was shot three times and run over by her ex-boyfriend on the roadside on June 3, 2018. The man was killed moments later trying to flee the scene.
Officers responded to a home in North Philadelphia on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, where they found Amber Therese Jackson, 25, on the second floor with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead shortly after. Her boyfriend has been charged in the slaying.