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21 people lost their lives to homicide in 2021 in Vanderburgh County.

View Comments EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Donald Brigham was 47 when he died. Keshon Hensley was 23. Kielyn Toone and A'Jayden Ware were both 19. And most recently, Dashambe Atkins was shot dead at 25 years old.  In less than five months, Evansville has seen six homicides this year. The men named above are five of the six killed this year and those whose killers have not been publicly identified or arrested. Brigham, Hensley, Toone, Ware and Atkins are the latest victims on a growing list of open homicide cases in the city, more than a quarter of which happened in the last year and a half...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A'Jayden Ware had talent. "It was very easy for him to know his lines. I never even seen him really studying his lines, but he always had his lines," said Nakia Besnon, his aunt. The 19-year-old, affectionately called "Jay," was a regular performer in local plays and musicals. He even caught the eye of an agency to act in a commercial, Benson said. "They chose him ... but there were several thousand dollars involved that needed to be produced in a couple days, and so we weren't able to take that opportunity," she added. "But even with that, he's like, 'I know that the...