Shanai Marshall, 37, was stabbed to death November 15, 2016 after her baby's father forced his way into her New Jersey home. Police are searching for the suspect.

This is the spot where Houston police say a mother and her two daughters were shot in a robbery attempt on November 15, 2016. Police are searching for three black males.

The body of Nishae Samms, 23, was found stabbed to death in her apartment in Chesterfield, Virginia on November 11, 2016. Police have no suspects.

Raven Veal, ,22, a 9-months pregnant woman, was run over twice and shot up to five times on November 9, 2016, allegedly by her unborn child's father, according to New Orleans police.

Syasia McBurroughs, 23, of Cedar Knolls, New Jersey was stabbed to death on November 5, 2016 along with two children. Police arrested Jeremy Arrington as a "person of interest" in the slayings.

Michelle Lee Shirley, 39, was shot and killed by Torrance, California police officers on Halloween 2016 after she attempted to ram a police cruiser while in the throes of a manic episode. Shirley suffered from bipolar disorder. Her family is questioning why officers couldn't subdue her without lethal force.

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.