The news stories we read are oftentimes discarded and pushed aside by the 24-hour news cycle. But we refuse to throw these people away. These are real people. Here are their stories.
Javeayah Harris was a 4-year-old girl from Aiken County, South Carolina, whose disappearance in late June led to a horrific homicide investigation. Her parents confessed that she had died weeks prior from a head injury caused by abuse, and that they used corrosive chemicals to dissolve and dispose of her remains in a lake.
Shakiya Miangel Pridgen was sleeping beside her young children when someone fired multiple shots through her bedroom window. This is her story.
Shyla Cummings was in her car with her 7-month-old daughter, Sariyah, on May 6, 2026, when the suspect approached and shot her outside a grocery store. She died at the scene from her injuries.
Monica Morris, 51, was killed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
Ashanti Allen, a 23-year-old pregnant woman, has been found dead on Thursday, April 16, 2026, after going missing in Houston the Friday before.
Victoria Alexander, 38, was a licensed practical nurse (LPN) was gunned down at her job in Atlantic County, New Jersey by her husband, who shot himself.
In early April 2026, Ashlee Janea was living her fullest chapter. She traveled to Zanzibar to celebrate her 31st birthday on April 5, accompanied by her fiancé, Joe McCann. She was found dead.
Qualeisha Barnes was found shot to death in her Land Rover on Wednesday, April 8 in Atlanta. She was pregnant.
India Thomas and her 25-year-old boyfriend, Derell Hall, were killed in Houston around Feb. 27, 2026. Hall’s body was found about 3 a.m. on February 28, 2026, in the middle of the roadway, while Thomas was in a nearby ditch; both had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
The body of Daneshia Heller, 30, was found on February 18, 2026, near a dumpster outside an apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale.
Around 9:49 p.m., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, gunfire erupted on Tiger Drive, a residential street in northwest Atlanta, piercing the walls of their residence. Seven-year-old Zoey Price was struck in the chest and died.
T'Neya Tovar was reported missing in December 2025. A 51-year-old man has been arrested in her death.
Riley DeArmas, just 13 years old, was described by her mother, Ashley DeArmas, as a "joyful, free-spirited, happy" girl who loved to dance and sing.
Raven Edwards was more than a victim; she was a pillar of her family. Born and raised in D.C., she navigated life's challenges with grace, including battling kidney failure since the fall of 2025.
On February 7, 2025, 23-year-old Alexis Walls was fatally shot multiple times in her home by her common-law husband, Brandon Dickerson, according to Texas police.
Gabryel Ayers was a young mother whose life was cut tragically short, leaving behind a grieving family and a daughter who will grow up without her.
On Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, Monroe, Georgia Police said Teonia Stokes was shot along with another man along G.W. Carver Drive in Monroe. He survived the shooting.
