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.
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.
Joynell Brandon, a 43-year-old Black woman from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, vanished on May 13, 2025, leaving behind a devastated family and a community searching for answers.
Gladys Johnson, a 22-year-old Milwaukee woman who was five months pregnant with a baby boy, was tragically found dead in her family home on Monday night, January 5, 2026. She was also the devoted mother of a 3-year-old daughter.
Lakeisha Malone, a 36-year-old mother, was tragically killed in her Evanston, Ohio, home on December 30, 2025 — just days after Christmas.
Imani Dia Smith, a former Broadway child actress who starred in The Lion King, has died. She was 26.
Smith was found with stab wounds in a residence in Edison, N.J. on Sunday, Dec. 21 after someone reported a stabbing in a 911 call.
Amy Doverspike, 55, was shot and killed on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at her Maplewood, Minnesota apartment complex.
On Saturday night, November 29, 2025, in Central Falls, R.I., Nayasia Buckss, 19, and a 19-year-old male were found shot in what police described as a targeted incident. Nayasia later died.
Police say Mario Green shot his former spouse, Latricia Green (whose maiden name is Brown), in the basement of Henry Ford Hospital on Aug. 22, 2025.
Lareon "Lay Lay" Brown was the heartbeat of her family—a 26-year-old mother of three who organized joyful reunions, fired up barbecues, and stepped in as the unwavering "rock" when life tested those she loved most.
Smyrna, Georgia authorities are intensifying their investigation after acclaimed poet Olivia Matthews was discovered deceased in her apartment following a devastating fire on September 3, 2025.
Kada Scott, 23, was last seen Oct. 4, 2025, leaving her workplace at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.
Trinity Staten, 29, a vibrant Black woman from the nearby suburb of Normandy, Missouri, was gunned down early Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025, as she sought escape from a volatile argument with her boyfriend in a rideshare vehicle.
