Deaths by Force on April 17

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Katlynn Jones

Female, age 24 · Jacksonville, Alabama

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic day in April 2021, the life of 24-year-old Katlynn Marie Jones was cut short in Jacksonville, Alabama. On Saturday, April 17th, police were alerted to a horrific scene at Jones's home after the suspect's mother reported that her son, 21-year-old…

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Robert Lee Johnson

Male, age 64 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Lee Johnson, a 64-year-old Black man from Birmingham, died on April 17, 2021, after a grim stretch of suffering that began weeks earlier inside a relative’s home on the 1100 block of Penfield Drive in the Penfield Park area. According to the accounts…

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Gabriel Isaac Brown

Male, age 19 · Fort-payne, Alabama

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Mt. Vernon, just outside of Fort Payne, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Gabriel Isaac Brown was tragically cut short. On the evening of Saturday, April 17, 2021, just before 9 p.m., Gabriel was fatally shot on County Road 232. When…

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Learthur Shelton Jr.

Male, age 32 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring morning in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of Learthur Darnell Shelton Jr., a 32-year-old Black / African American man from Pine Bluff, was tragically cut short. The date was April 17, 2021, when at approximately 9:30 a.m., events unfolded in the…

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Donald James Day

Male, age 72 · Stockton, Utah

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the quiet evening of April 17, 2021, the community of Stockton, Utah, was shaken by the tragic death of Donald James Day Jr., a 72-year-old male. What began as a seemingly peaceful night in his home on Cedarline Loop ended in a devastating incident that…

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John Arthur Mall

Male, age 68 · Clifton, Colorado

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Clifton, Colorado, the life of John Arthur Mall, a 68-year-old White male, was unexpectedly cut short by an act of gun violence on April 17, 2021. A resident of nearby Grand Junction, his death left a void in the lives of those who…

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Kin Bossy

Male, age 29 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of April 17, 2021, a fatal encounter unfolded along the Vancouver, Washington waterfront, ending the life of 29-year-old Kin K. Bossy. The man died from a gunshot wound to the chest in an incident that the Clark County Medical Examiner’s…

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LaVonte Marquis Lawler

Male, age 28 · Lawton, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a life was tragically cut short in Lawton, Oklahoma. LaVonte Marquis Lawler, a 28-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on April 17th in the parking lot of the Garrett's Landings Apartments, situated at 1321 SW 27th Street. The single…

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Cleophus Walker III

Male, age 20 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 17, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the night outside a club on Bailey Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving two young men dead. One of the victims was 20-year-old Cleophus Walker III. He, along with 24-year-old…

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Richard Tanner

Male, age 24 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

A burst of gunfire on an April evening in Jackson, Mississippi, tragically ended the life of 24-year-old Richard Tanner. On April 17, 2021, Tanner and another young man, 20-year-old Cleophus Walker III, were both killed in a shooting that unfolded on Bailey…

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Carmelo DaRon Jackson

Male, age 16 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 16-year-old Carmelo DaRon Jackson was tragically cut short in Saginaw, Michigan. A young man known for his sense of humor and willingness to help others, he was fatally shot on April 17th of that year. Carmelo was a student…

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Agustin Pichardo

Male, age 51 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Agustin 'Orlando' Pichardo, a 51-year-old male, was fatally shot on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Newark, New Jersey. On that day, Pichardo and a relative were engaged in maintenance work at a property he owned on the 100 block of 7th Street. Their work was…

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Brandon Dominique Winder

Male, age 36 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of 36-year-old Brandon Dominique Winder was tragically cut short. On April 17, 2021, at approximately 1:15 a.m., dispatchers received a call reporting a gunshot victim in the 900 block of…

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Kaleb Tremaine Greene

Male, age 24 · Bassett, Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 17, 2021, a 24-year-old male named Kaleb Tremaine Greene was fatally shot at a residence on Jarrett Drive in Bassett, Virginia. The Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call about the shooting at approximately 8:42…

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Kielyn Toone

Male, age 19 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Kielyn Toone was cut tragically short in Evansville, Indiana. On the evening of Saturday, April 17, Toone was fatally wounded by a gunshot to the head. The incident unfolded in a chaotic scene that stemmed from a…

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Deontae Thomas

Male, age 14 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Deontae Thomas, a Black male, was fatally wounded in a shooting on Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri. The incident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. inside the Hometowne Studios located at 4301 North…

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Ivan Joseph Green

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a tragic event unfolded in Southwest Baltimore that cut short the life of Ivan Joseph Green. On April 17th, police responded to a call for an aggravated assault in the 1900 block of Braddish Avenue. Upon arrival, they discovered…

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King Douglas

Male, age 13 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Capitol Heights, Maryland, on the evening of April 17, 2021, the life of 13-year-old King Douglas was tragically cut short. The young Black male was with friends at a shopping center on Ritchie Station Court when a dispute between two groups of juveniles…

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Deandre Gates

Male, age 30 · Willowbrook, California

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deandre Jamal Gates, a 30-year-old resident of Willowbrook, California, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2021. Gates was fatally shot near the intersection of 127th and Main streets in Willowbrook. According to the Los Angeles County Medical…

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Dennis Ashley

Male, age 49 · Del-aire, California

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dennis Ashley, a 49-year-old resident of Del Aire, California, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Dennis Ashley was fatally shot near 5403 W. 117th St. in Del Aire. The incident…

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Rasaan Scypion

Male, age 16 · Antioch, California

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rasaan Scypion, a 16-year-old from Pittsburg, California, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2021, in a fatal shooting incident in Antioch. The incident occurred in the garage of a home located in the 4500 block of Shannondale Drive, which had been…

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Javier Cordova Mobley

Male, age 17 · Brunswick, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Javier Eduardo Cordova-Mobley, a 17-year-old Hispanic/Latino male from Brunswick, Georgia, died on April 17, 2021, after a shooting along Cypress Mill Road in Glynn County. In the first hours of that morning, police were called to the area near Cypress Mill…

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Leon Thomas Jr

Male, age 31 · Valdosta, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in April 2021, a dispute that began among women inside a Valdosta, Georgia nightclub would ultimately lead to the tragic death of Leon Thomas Jr., a 31-year-old man from the neighboring Brooks County. The initial…

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Valeria Ramos

Female, age 11 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet park in Lawrenceville, Georgia, a heartbreaking scene unfolded late one Saturday night. An officer on a routine patrol of Bethesda Park around 11:30 p.m. on April 17, 2021, discovered a parked vehicle in a back lot. Inside, the officer found the…

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YKedria Lowe Grier

Female, age 17 · Dawson, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 17, 2021, the life of 17-year-old Y'Kedria Lowe Grier was tragically cut short in a room at the Deluxe Inn in Dawson, Georgia. A female, she was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds, the result of an altercation that had taken place…

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Verico Veal

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Verico Veal, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 17, 2021, in the Morgan Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 2:45 a.m. while Veal was riding in a vehicle in the 11800 block of South Marshfield…

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Eric Artemius Robinson

Male, age 40 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Eric Artemius Robinson, a 40-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 17, 2021, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Robinson was shot during an attempted robbery around 2 a.m. on Osceola Drive, near his home. Despite being rushed to the…

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LaToya Renee Carpenter

Female, age 32 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

LaToya Renee Carpenter, a 39-year-old African American woman from Columbus, OH, tragically lost her life on April 17, 2021. She was killed in a drive-by shooting while driving near the Refugee Center shopping plaza in Truro Township, southeast of Columbus.…

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Christopher Hill

Male, age 26 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Hill, a 26-year-old Black man from Nashville, Tennessee, stepped into the bright spill of Midtown nightlife in the early hours of April 17, 2021, moving along Demonbreun Street near the cluster of bars and late-night crowds. Just after 2:00 a.m.…

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Dylan Lovell

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 17, 2021, a night out on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee, turned tragic for 23-year-old Dylan Lovell. While riding in a car with a friend, stopped in traffic, a group of individuals approached their vehicle. One of the individuals…

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Jarvis Triplett

Male, age 15 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 15-year-old Jarvis Triplett, an African American male, was tragically cut short. On April 17, 2021, Jarvis was enjoying a ride on his ATV near the intersection of Mississippi Boulevard and South Parkway.…

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Cerriante Dimoren Green

Male, age 18 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cerriante Dimoren Green, an 18-year-old male from Dallas, Texas, was tragically killed on April 17, 2021. He was shot at Juanita Craft Recreation Center Park during a block party. Green was walking to the park from Lyons Street when he was approached from…

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Lexa Kimberling

Female, age 30 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lexa Lafon Kimberling, a 30-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, was tragically found dead on April 17, 2021. The incident occurred at the Super 7 Inn located near 9626 C F Hawn Freeway in Dallas. Authorities responded to the scene just before 12:15 a.m. and…

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Ruth Esmeralda Olvera

Female, age 19 · La-feria, Texas

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ruth Esmeralda Olvera, a 19-year-old woman from La Feria, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 17, 2021. She was found dead inside a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze parked at 2102 W. Expressway 83 around 8:37 p.m. on April 19, 2021. Ruth was shot in her left torso.…

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Fernie Lopez

Male, age 29 · Pico Rivera, California

Killed Apr 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Fernie Lopez was 29 years old when he was run down and killed on a residential street in Pico Rivera on the evening of Saturday, April 17, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died from blunt force trauma near 9004 Reichling…

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Jose Enrique Ortiz

Male, age 19 · San Bernardino, California

Found Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 17, 2016, 19-year-old Jose Enrique Ortiz was killed in San Bernardino, California. The incident took place late at night, and Ortiz was found lying in the middle of the street, having sustained gunshot wounds. Authorities responded to the scene and…

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Jayvon Marsh

Male, age 35 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., violence shattered the quiet of a residential street. On April 17, 2016, at approximately 3:11 a.m., gunfire erupted in the 2500 block of 17th Street, Northwest. When police arrived, they found…

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Brandon Champion

Male, age 25 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 17, 2016, a trip to Savannah, Georgia, for the annual Orange Crush festival turned tragic for 25-year-old Brandon Champion of Atlanta. Champion, a male, was discovered with gunshot wounds on the shoulder of the Truman…

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Fredrick Lee Blount

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

Fredrick Lee Blount, aged 32, was fatally shot on April 17, 2016, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. His death was one of several violent incidents during that weekend, which saw multiple shootings across the city. The shooting occurred in the…

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Robert M Johnson

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert M. Johnson, Jr., a 25-year-old Black man from Indianapolis, was killed in the early hours of April 17, 2016, in a shooting that ended with a wrecked SUV tucked against the city’s north side infrastructure. Not long after 2:30 a.m., officers found two…

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Mark J Craig

Male, age 37 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 17, 2016, the community of Indianapolis, Indiana, was shaken by the untimely death of 37-year-old Mark J. Craig Jr., an African American man known affectionately to his friends and family as "Worm." He was a resident of the city where he had built…

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David Ducros

Male, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man's life was cut short in a violent incident that continues to trouble the community. David Henry Ducros Jr., a 22-year-old male, was fatally wounded on the afternoon of April 17, 2016, in New Orleans. A graduate of Warren…

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Bishop Davis

Male, age 18 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of South Norfolk in Chesapeake, Virginia, the evening of Sunday, April 17, 2016, was shattered by an act of sudden violence. On that day, an 18-year-old male named Bishop Davis was standing outside of a residence in the 1100 block of…

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Lavenski Dennis

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the night of Sunday, April 17, 2016, Lavenski Dennis, a 23-year-old African-American man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, lost his life following a violent confrontation on the city's west side. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m. in the 2900…

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Terry Giesler

Male, age 46 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of Sunday, April 17, 2016, Terry Giesler, a 46-year-old White male, lost his life in a fatal shooting on Milwaukee's north side. What began as an ordinary Sunday evening ended in tragedy when gunfire erupted near the intersection of North 36th…

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Keith Williams

Male, age 50 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 17, 2016, a grim discovery was made at the intersection of 7th and Dennison Streets in Little Rock, Arkansas. A passerby found the body of 50-year-old Keith Williams, a male resident of the city. It was later determined…

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Edgar Palomino

Male, age 33 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

A recent transplant to Las Vegas, 33-year-old Edgar Palomino, a Hispanic male, had just relocated to be nearer to his family, completing his move only four days before his life was tragically cut short. On April 17, 2016, Palomino and his brother, 29-year-old…

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Javier Rodriguez-Ruiz

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 17, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 17, 2016, a street in Las Vegas became the final scene in the life of 29-year-old Javier Rodriguez-Ruiz, a Hispanic/Latino male. Near the intersection of McWilliams and Eastern avenues, an argument broke out between…

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