Areanah Preston, a 24-year-old Chicago police officer, was set to graduate from law school on May 13. She was shot and killed on May 6 in front of her home on Chicago’s south side.
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Areanah Preston, a 24-year-old Chicago police officer, was set to graduate from law school on May 13. She was shot and killed on May 6 in front of her home on Chicago’s south side.
Rachel King, 35, was in the drive-thru at Dunkin’ Donuts at 7:39 a.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2023, when she was shot to death. Two suspects have been arrested.
Rasheeda Williams, 35, was found shot to death in southwest Atlanta on Tuesday, April 18, 2022 in a strip mall. Police have not named a suspect.
Amya Monserrat, 15, was gunned down at a birthday party in Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Police are pleading with those who attended to come forward with the gunman’s name.
Pashun Jeffery, 20, was stabbed more than 100 times in a fatal attack in her St. Petersburg apartment. The body of her 2-year-son was found in the mouth of an alligator.
Sa'Mon Richardson, 35, a charter school teacher, was found shot to death on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 in a residence on Chicago’s South Side.
On Sunday, March 26, 2023, Richland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a shots fired call at an apartment complex. They found the body of 25-year-old Wynter Straw outside one of the apartment buildings.
Ebony Owens didn’t show up for work on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, which concerned her co-workers. The Mississippi mother of four was last seen the day before, but has seemingly vanished.
Tamika Richards, a mother of six children, was struck by a hit-and-run driver on a street on New York's Coney Island bout 9 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023. She died from her injuries.
Aliyah Pérez, 26, was shot and killed around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, February 26, 2023, near 26th Street and Clayton Crest Avenue. A man connected to the case died via suicide while being pursued by police.
Dionyah Thompson, 23, was shot and killed on Valentine’s Day in a murder-suicide outside a Charlotte brewery.
Clarice Alexander, 41, a mother of seven children, was shot dead in broad daylight about 8:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 in Hanover Park, Illinois.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, Eunice Dwumfour, a New Jersey Councilwoman, was shot dead in her residential neighborhood, according to law enforcement. Police have yet to name a suspect or motive.
Alana Sims, 23, was found dead next to her SUV in a residential street in Tampa Bay, Florida, on Monday, January 30, 2023. Her sleeping son was found in the vehicle unharmed.
Jersey City officers responded to her apartment around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, where they found Temara King, 35, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She died at the hospital.
When Kayla Kelley, 33, of McKinney, Texas went missing on January 11, 2023. Her body was found days later in a remote area. Her boyfriend has been charged with murder.
Jamea Harris, 23, was fatally shot around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2023, while inside of a car a short distance from the University of Alabama.
Maya Smith, 23, was found shot to death in her vehicle on early Sunday morning on January 8, 2023 in Joilet, Illinois, just outside Chicago. Her 2-year-old daughter was found in the backseat unharmed.
Charon Mayo of Buckeye, Arizona, was shot to death in the early hours of Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in her home. Her husband has been charged.
Kyla O'Neal, 31, a nine-months pregnant Minnesota woman, was shot and killed outside an Amazon fulfillment center in Lakeville, Minnesota on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A man she was romantically linked to has been arrested and charged in her death.