Jermia Offutt, 28, was shot and killed on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, in her Chickasaw neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. The mother of three was four months pregnant with a boy on the way,
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.
Jermia Offutt, 28, was shot and killed on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, in her Chickasaw neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. The mother of three was four months pregnant with a boy on the way,
Maleah Bass, 24, of Jackson, Mississippi, was killed on Thursday, July 31, 2025, in an apartment complex. She had recently moved out of the home she shared with her husband, who’s been charged in her death.
Sharita Cristwell, a Maryland mother of two, was shot and killed on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Her boyfriend and father of her kids is being held in jail on murder charges.
McDonald’s manager Jennifer Harris, a single mother, was stabbed to death while working the drivethru in Eastpointe, Michigan. An employee has been charged with murder.
The body of Essence Peters, 24, was found on June 28, 2025, in the backyard of a New Orleans home. Her boyfriend has been arrested.
Imani Peterson, a 19-year-old aspiring veterinarian, was looking forward to helping people and their pets. Unfortunately, she was one of four people shot at a party in Detroit on June 1, 2025.
Keniyah Williams, 19, of Woodville, Texas, was shot to death on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 while inside the car with her boyfriend and two children. Her boyfriend is behind bars.
Tiera Rivers, 26, was killed on the afternoon of Saturday, April 19, 2025, when her sister’s ex-boyfriend allegedly killed her when she intervened in an argument between the man and her sister.
The body of Tianna Thomas, 33, was found on a California beach months after she had moved from Georgia. Her sister got a call from law enforcement on February 11, 2025 with the awful news.
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, police say Faith Lewis’s boyfriend, Tyler Staton, 24, shot her and then turned the gun on himself. inside an Austell, Georgia, residence.
On November 13, 2024, Stephanie Dowells, 62, stayed in a California prison overnight to visit her husband. Prison officials say she was strangled to death.
Tania Thomas, 47, of San Francisco went to Mule Creek Prison in Ione, California for a conjugal visit with her husband and was killed on July 1, 2024.
Brenisha “Bree” Butcher, 33, was shot in the early morning hours of Monday, March 16, 2025. outside a bar on Milwaukee’s northwest side.
The body of 26-year-old Pamela Alcantara was found in a red suitcase left at a creek in Yonkers, New York, on the morning of Thursday, March 7, 2025.
Lake Station, Indiana mom Briana Payne, 27, was killed along with her three daughters on Friday, February 21, 2025 in a murder-suicide committed by her husband, who also took his own life.
Trina Hollings, 33, of Bloomington, Indiana, was shot and killed on Sunday, February 23, 2025, along with other victims. The gunman took his own life as well.
Shaquana Jordan, a mother in Portsmouth, Virginia, was fatally shot on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in her apartment. Her two children were home when the shots were fired. Her husband has been arrested.
Karen "Reyna," Dunlap, 30, was found deceased in an abandoned building in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 18, 2025. She had been last seen in the fall of 2024
Jennier Roundtree, 43, a mother of four, was stabbed to death during a fight involving more than 20 women outside a Staten Island apartment complex on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Police have made one arrest.
LaShunda McLendon, 42, of Charlotte was fatally shot on Friday, December 13, 2024, after getting into a fight with Ebonee Makeesa Rhaman, 43, outside a convenience store in the city.