Nyla Foster, 21, was fatally shot on Lithia Springs, Georgia on October 22, 2016 after fighting with a woman over a man. Police say Shontori Gooden for murder.
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Nyla Foster, 21, was fatally shot on Lithia Springs, Georgia on October 22, 2016 after fighting with a woman over a man. Police say Shontori Gooden for murder.
Jacobia English Lane, 37, died in a hail of bullets on October 22, 2016 in Gastonia, North Carolina. She had been in town for her sister-in-law's funeral. Police have no suspects
Renee Davis, a 23-year-old pregnant single mother of three kids, was shot and killed inside her home on October 21, 2016 when King County deputies responded to a call on the Muckeshoot Native-American reservation about a possibly suicidal woman.
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 on July 29, 2016.
Allyssa Banks, 18, was shot dead outside her mother' s home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on October 18, 2016. Another man was shot but survived. Police have no suspects.
Ocotber 2016 has proven to be a deadly month for black women in the United States, with several high-profile slayings due to domestic violence, police shootings and even petty differences.
Kaelia Minor was a 17-year-old dance captain at her Washington, D.C. high school. The senior was stabbed to death after school by a classmate, according to reports.
Deborah Danner, 66, who had a history of mental illness, was shot dead by an NYPD officer on October 18, 2016 near her Bronx apartment. Police said she brandished a bat and lunged toward an officer.
Jada Rankin, 15, died at the hospital on October 16, 2016 after being shot in the stomach by a motorist on a Detroit street. Police are searching for the suspect.
Trinity Gay, the 15-year-old daughter, of Olympic track star Tyson Gay, was shot in the neck early Sunday, October 16, 2016 on the streets of Lexington, Kentucky.
Martha "Sheree" Bryant, 30, was gunned down in her Birmingham, Alabama, home by her boyfriend on October 11, 2016. The man then got inside his car and killed himself.
Vanessa Bobo, 29, was set to marry Roderick Harris, 32, on July 1, 2017. Now she's dead, executing in front of her two children on October 11, 2016. Harris is charged with murder.
Nicole Wallace, 31, a mother of two, was found dead inside a burning Camaro on Monday, October 10, 2016 in Wylam, Alabama. Her ex-husband is charged with murder.
Angela Rabotte, 26, was a mother to 3-year-old Sharon when she was killed execution-style by Charles Outlaw on March 29, 2014. Outlaw was convicted on August 17, 2016.
Chirrelle Scott, 29, was gunned down in traffic on October 11, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are no suspects.
Julia Martin, 27, was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend when he forced his way into her apartment. She was trying to give him back an engagement ring. The boyfriend committed suicide by jumping to his death from her balcony.
A Michigan woman is dead after being shot and killed by her husband in her Macomb County home on October 1, 2016, according to police. The couple's 16-year-old son, who was in the home, is unharmed.
Deasia Washington, 23, was shot and killed at a house party in Kingstown, North Carolina on October 9, 2016. Police have no suspects.
Latasha Rucker, 36, was found in Texas woods in Liberty County in August 2016. A man she was involved with has been charged with murder.
Adrianna Mayes, 21, was shot and killed in front of her daughter in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood on October 3, 2016.