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Cherelle Locklear: Student kills self after being raped at university, says suit
Sep 16

Sep 16 Cherelle Locklear: Student kills self after being raped at university, says suit

craig johnson

Cherelle Locklear, 21, committed suicide in November 2015 after her university bumbled the investigation into her campus rape, her mother alleges in a lawsuit, which was filed in September 2016.

Kendra Childs: Young mother shot in head in Houston apartment
Sep 14

Sep 14 Kendra Childs: Young mother shot in head in Houston apartment

craig johnson

Kendra Childs, 19, was shot dead in her Houston apartment from the window on September 13, 2016. Police are still looking for her killers.

Tiarah Poyau: College student gunned down at NYC festival after telling man to 'get off' her
Sep 7

Sep 7 Tiarah Poyau: College student gunned down at NYC festival after telling man to 'get off' her

craig johnson

Tiarah Poyau, 22, was an aspiring accountant who was attending St. John's University. She had traveled across Europe, including Paris and Spain. She was shot in the face on September 5, 2016 in the early hours of a Caribbean festival in NYC.

Shanae Moorman: Man charged with murder in crash that killed ex-cheerleader
Sep 6

Sep 6 Shanae Moorman: Man charged with murder in crash that killed ex-cheerleader

craig johnson

Former University of Louisville cheerleader Shanae Moorman, 25, was killed in a car crash on August 6, 2016. The driver "fled the scene" but was later arrested and charged with murder.

The inexcusable, indefensible jail cell death of 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen
Sep 6

Sep 6 The inexcusable, indefensible jail cell death of 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen

craig johnson

Gynna McMillen, 16, was found unresponsive in her juvenile jail cell on January 11, 2016 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. A day earlier jailers had used a martial arts technique on her to restrain her.

India Kager: Cops empty 30 rounds into car Navy vet was in along with her 4-month-old son
Sep 5

Sep 5 India Kager: Cops empty 30 rounds into car Navy vet was in along with her 4-month-old son

craig johnson

India Kager, 28, was shot September 5, 2015 when Virginia Beach officers emptied 30 rounds into the vehicle she was riding in with her 4-month-old son and his father.

1 dead after school girls shot by gunman in Wichita Falls
Sep 2

Sep 2 1 dead after school girls shot by gunman in Wichita Falls

craig johnson

Paramedics scramble on Friday, September 2, 2016 after a gunman shot two school girls in Wichita Falls. Police are searching for a white male about age 18 in the attack.

Natasha Hays: Mother of 3 sprayed with bullets as she slept in her own home
Sep 1

Sep 1 Natasha Hays: Mother of 3 sprayed with bullets as she slept in her own home

craig johnson

Natasha Hays, 37, was gunned down while she slept in her home in Kansas City. Singer Janella Monae tweeted that Hays was her first cousin. No suspect is known to police at this time.

Javona Glover: Walgreens employee stabbed to death by woman
Sep 1

Sep 1 Javona Glover: Walgreens employee stabbed to death by woman

craig johnson

Javona Glover, a 23-year-old mother of a 2-year-old, was fatally stabbed on her job at Walgreens in Tallahassee on August 31, 2016. Police are looking for a female suspect.

Deborah Pearl: Shot and killed in traffic
Aug 29

Aug 29 Deborah Pearl: Shot and killed in traffic

craig johnson

Deborah Pearl, 53, was gunned down Friday on an Ohio street after getting into a car crash with a man. No motive was given in the shooting.

Nykea Aldridge: Cousin of Dwyane Wade, killed pushing baby stroller
Aug 27

Aug 27 Nykea Aldridge: Cousin of Dwyane Wade, killed pushing baby stroller

craig johnson

Nykea Aldridge, 32, was shot and killed on Friday, August 26, 2016, while pushing a baby stroller in Chicago, Illinois. Police say she was caught in the "crossfire," after two men started shooting at the man she was with.

Shalala Fletcher: Mother of 3 shot in back by off-duty security guard
Aug 23

Aug 23 Shalala Fletcher: Mother of 3 shot in back by off-duty security guard

craig johnson

Thirty-six-year-old mother of three, Shalala Fletcher, was fatally shot July 2, 2016 while inside a vehicle leaving a store in Port Arthur. An off-duty security guard targeting two beer thieves pulled the trigger.

Rae'Lynn Thomas: Transgender woman shot to death by mom's ex who called her 'devil'
Aug 12

Aug 12 Rae'Lynn Thomas: Transgender woman shot to death by mom's ex who called her 'devil'

craig johnson

Rae'Lynn Thomas, 28, was shot to death in her home, allegedly by her mother's ex-boyfriend, Columbus, Ohio police say.

Aniya Edwards: Shot to death in front of an abandoned home in Michigan
Aug 7

Aug 7 Aniya Edwards: Shot to death in front of an abandoned home in Michigan

craig johnson

Aniya Edwards, 19, was shot and killed on August 5, 2016 outside an abandoned home in Detroit.

Shanna Smith: Atlanta woman shot in head while driving
Aug 5

Aug 5 Shanna Smith: Atlanta woman shot in head while driving

craig johnson

Shanna Smith, 24, was shot at least twice in the head while driving to work Thursday, August 4, 2016, Atlanta police say. There are no suspects in her slaying.

Joyce Quaweay killed because she 'would not submit,' cops say
Aug 4

Aug 4 Joyce Quaweay killed because she 'would not submit,' cops say

craig johnson

Police say Joyce Quaweay, 24, was stripped naked, handcuffed and beaten to death by her boyfriend and his friend in their Germantown home in Philadelphia.

The inexplicable shooting of Korryn Gaines: Mother of 2 gunned down by Baltimore police
Aug 2

Aug 2 The inexplicable shooting of Korryn Gaines: Mother of 2 gunned down by Baltimore police

craig johnson
Dee Whigham: Trans woman was stabbed 119 times in a Mississippi motel
Jul 27

Jul 27 Dee Whigham: Trans woman was stabbed 119 times in a Mississippi motel

craig johnson

Dee Whigham, 25, was found stabbed to death in a Mississippi motel room. A Navy sailor has been charged in the slaying.

Taylor Hayden: Woman killed after being caught in shootout outside Atlanta club
Jul 24

Jul 24 Taylor Hayden: Woman killed after being caught in shootout outside Atlanta club

craig johnson

Taylor Hayden, 25, was shot and killed Saturday, July 23, 2016 outside an Atlanta nightclub when two rival groups started shooting. 

Stephanie Hicks: Did she commit suicide in the back of a police cruiser?
Jul 23

Jul 23 Stephanie Hicks: Did she commit suicide in the back of a police cruiser?

craig johnson

Stephanie Hicks, 20, apparently took a St. Louis police officer's pistol and killed herself, according to police.

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