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A Deadly December
posted (December 24, 2019)

There still a week left in December and the last month of the year is turning out to be one of the deadliest.  So far we have reported on 17 murders this month - which is the highest number of murders recorded in any December going back to 2009.  For example, December 2016, 2017, and 2018 all reported fewer than 12 murders. And so far for 2019, only June recorded more murders in a month with 19.  

So, this high number of December murders brings the murder total for 2019, very close to the 2018 tally.  At the end of November, 120 murders had been recorded; with the 17 so far in December, that total is now at 137 - very close to last year’s official total of 142 murders.  

The murder victims recorded so far in December 2019 are, Anthony Brown Jr. , Macario Ical, Rafael Huezo, Nancy Huezo, David Coc, Damion Bregal, Richard O’Neil, Glenford Hines, Micheal Cobo, Edwin Usher, Richard Smith, Timroy Neal, 

Phillip Roberts, Elito Puc, Densmore Bowman, Wendy Dardano and Gerald Lamb.

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