Death by Force

George Bennett

Male, age 27 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

George Akeem Rayshawn Bennett was a 27-year-old male from North Charleston, South Carolina, whose life ended violently on the morning of April 18, 2015. On that Saturday, he was in Charleston’s East Side neighborhood, near an apartment complex off Reid Street…

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Quentin Reeves

Male, age 18 · Longs, South Carolina

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 18, 2015, a night that for many of his peers was filled with the joy of their senior prom, 18-year-old Quentin Reeves was fatally shot in Longs, South Carolina. The incident occurred around 2:15 a.m. at a nightclub called…

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Devin Singleton

Male, age 20 · Rochester, New York

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a spring evening in Rochester, New York, the life of 20-year-old Devin Singleton, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On April 18, 2015, Singleton was shot on Treyer Street, an event that would ultimately lead to his death and a subsequent homicide…

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Danny Thomas

Male, age 17 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Danny Christopher Thomas, a 17-year-old from Fresno, California, tragically passed away on April 18, 2015. Danny was a student at Washington Union High School and was well-loved by his family and friends. His untimely death left a significant impact on the…

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Somkeo Thongkhamvilay

Female, age 58 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 18, 2015, Somkeo Thongkhamvilay, aged 58, was tragically shot and killed in Fresno, California. The incident occurred in a field near Chestnut and Adams Avenues, where Thongkhamvilay and Rattana Chounramany, aged 47, were found dead. The double…

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Daniel Figueroa

Male, age 21 · Elgin, Illinois

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Daniel Figueroa Jr., a 20-year-old Hispanic male from Elgin, Illinois, was tragically shot to death on April 18, 2015. The incident occurred early in the morning near Prairie Street and Grove Avenue. Officers responding to reports of a disturbance found…

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Keith Coleman

Male, age 27 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of a young New Orleans man was tragically cut short, leaving a family to mourn and a community to wonder. Keith Iran Coleman, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot on Saturday, April 18, 2015. The incident that claimed his life…

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Geraldine Thompson Jones

Female, age 76 · Oriental, North Carolina

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Geraldine Thompson Jones, a 76-year-old woman from Oriental, NC, passed away on April 18, 2015, at her residence on Janeiro Road. Her death was not due to natural causes; she was tragically murdered. Geraldine, along with her husband Joe Jones, 82, were found…

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Joe Jones

Male, age 82 · Oriental, North Carolina

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On April 18, 2015, Joe Thomas Jones Jr., an 82-year-old African American male residing at 1396 Janeiro Road in Oriental, North Carolina, was found deceased at his residence. His passing was publicly announced in an obituary, which noted that he was survived…

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Kimberly Dianne Richardson

Female, age 25 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kimberly Dianne Richardson, a 25-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on April 18, 2015, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Richardson, who was six months pregnant at the time, was shot just after 9:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of Sumner Boulevard…

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Nathaniel Thompson

Male, age 25 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nathaniel Thompson, a 25-year-old male from Lumberton, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on April 18, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, resulting in his death and injuries to three others, including a 6-year-old child.…

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Tina Martin

Female, age 40 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tina Martin, a 40-year-old woman from Cleveland, OH, was tragically found dead on April 18, 2015. Her body was discovered around 5 p.m. near a home on Beachwood Avenue, and she had died from a gunshot wound. The Cleveland Homicide Unit took over the…

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Shelley Denise Heath

Female, age 49 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of Shelley Denise Heath, a 49-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short. On April 18, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee, Heath died, leaving her family and community to grapple with the sudden loss. The circumstances…

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Albert Martinez

Male, age 30 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Albert Martinez, a 30-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 18, 2015, in Lubbock, Texas. His death was part of a double homicide case that also claimed the life of Jennifer Cruz, 27, who was his girlfriend. The incident occurred at their home in…

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Cessa Joy Salvato

Female, age 3 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cessa Joy Salvato, a three-year-old girl from Killeen, Texas, tragically passed away on April 18, 2015. She was born on June 29, 2011, and her death was a result of a gunshot wound. The incident occurred at her home in the 3600 block of Del Mar Court, where…

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Jennifer Cruz

Female, age 27 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jennifer Cruz, a 27-year-old woman from Lubbock, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 18, 2015. She was fatally shot four times at her home in the 5000 block of 44th Street. Her new boyfriend, Albert "Bo" Martinez, aged 30, was also shot once and killed…

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Joel Garcia

Male, age 25 · Abilene, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joel Garcia, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on April 18, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. The incident occurred at the corner of Peach and South 4th Street. Esteban Carmona Jr., a 26-year-old male, was arrested and charged with…

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James Lee Dempsey

Male, age 51 · San Bernardino, California

Found Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

James Lee Dempsey, aged 51, was found dead on April 18, 2014, in San Bernardino, California. His body was discovered inside a vehicle parked near an abandoned warehouse. He had been fatally shot, and authorities began an immediate investigation into the…

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Antoine Holt

Male, age 38 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of 38-year-old Antoine D. Holt, a male resident of Buffalo, New York, was cut tragically short. On April 18, 2014, Holt was fatally shot at the intersection of Metcalfe and Lyman Streets in what would become one of dozens of…

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Rene Almeida

Male, age 51 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rene Almeida, aged 51, was fatally shot on April 18, 2014, in Houston, Texas, while working as a security guard at a condominium complex. The incident took place at around 12:25 a.m. when Almeida was on duty at the 9700 block of Leawood Boulevard. He was…

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Mustafa Al-Yasiry

Male · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mustafa Al-Yasiry, a Middle Eastern / Arab man, was killed on April 18, 2014, in southwest Detroit, in a burst of street violence that unfolded at the Big Apple Market. Investigators later described the killing as a gang attack—an ambush where several members…

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Anthony Chapman

Male, age 64 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the coastal city of Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 64-year-old Anthony Chapman, a male resident, was abruptly ended by violence. On the evening of April 18, 2014, Chapman was discovered in the first block of Grove Street, having sustained fatal gunshot…

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Dorian Booker

Male, age 40 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of April 18, 2014, a tragic event unfolded in the Huntersville neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia, leading to the death of 40-year-old Dorian Booker. Responding to a call, police and medics arrived at the 800 block of Goff Street around 1:25…

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Kavyea Curry

Male, age 34 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of April 18, 2014, a violent incident occurred at a BP gas station located at 4501 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Kavyea Curry, a 34-year-old male, had just finished pumping gas and was sitting in the driver's seat of his vehicle.…

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Gerald Perry

Male, age 65 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gerald Perry, a 65-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on April 18, 2014, due to a gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred at his granddaughter's apartment in Northwest Fresno. Perry was visiting his granddaughter and…

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Pedro Antonio Rodriguez

Male, age 36 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, a 36-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on April 18, 2014, in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Rodriguez was found bleeding inside the cab…

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Jatywan Easterling

Male, age 26 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jatywan Easterling, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot on April 18, 2014, while sitting inside his gold Chevrolet pickup truck in the parking lot of Smith's Superette on Lorenz Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred around 11 p.m., and Easterling was…

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Carl Johnson

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a 29-year-old African American man named Carl Johnson was tragically killed in a violent kidnapping and robbery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His life was cut short on April 18, 2014, a day after he and another man, Ryan Hardy, were…

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Leonard Young

Male, age 33 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 18, 2014, the life of 33-year-old Leonard Young was tragically cut short in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His body was discovered inside a car parked in the lot of the Mount Ararat Church in the Larimer neighborhood. Young had…

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Brenda Ann Cook

Female, age 57 · Santa-fe, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brenda Ann Cook, a 57-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity from Santa Fe, Texas, tragically passed away on April 18, 2014. The circumstances surrounding her death were initially unclear, but investigations by local authorities revealed that her death was…

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Brince Shaw

Male, age 21 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brince Edward "B.J." Shaw Jr., a 21-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on April 18, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. He was fatally shot at Marti Van Ravenswaay Park following an altercation. The incident occurred around midnight…

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Luis Arias

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 18, 2014 · 12 years ago

Luis Arias, a 17-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 18, 2014, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a shopping center located in the 6000 block of Fry Road. Luis was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital shortly after…

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Quinten J Moss

Male, age 24 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, a young man’s life was abruptly cut short in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Quinten J. Moss, a 24-year-old Black male, was shot on the evening of Thursday, April 18, 2013. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. in…

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Tazmon Frazier

Male, age 20 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

On April 18, 2013, Tazmon Frazier, aged 20, tragically lost his life in Cincinnati, Ohio. Frazier was remembered fondly by family and community members for his kindness and respect towards others. He was known for always greeting people warmly, often with a…

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Lamont Rivers

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

Lamont Rivers, a 40-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was killed on April 18, 2013, during a time when the city was grappling with persistently high homicide rates. In 2013, Philadelphia recorded 246 homicides, with the majority being firearm-related.…

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Don Ly

Male, age 68 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

On April 18, 2013, 68-year-old Don Ly was brutally murdered in South Philadelphia while preparing his fruit cart for the day. Around 5 a.m., as Ly was loading his cart outside his home on the 400 block of Vollmer Street, he was attacked by an unknown…

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Sean Allen Collier

Male, age 26 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the tense aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Sean Allen Collier, a 26-year-old White male Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer, was killed in the line of duty. On the night of April 18, 2013, Collier was ambushed and shot…

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Marcos Pantaleon

Male, age 19 · Shakopee, Minnesota

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, just a day shy of his twentieth birthday, Marcos Pantaleon, a 19-year-old male, had his life cut short. A senior at Shakopee High School, he was known as a kind and family-oriented young man who worked at a local KFC to help support his…

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Kem R. Delaney

Male, age 23 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kem R. Delaney, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 18, 2013, in Akron, OH. He was a lifetime resident of the community and an active member of the Second Sweet Home Church. Kem was also known for his involvement…

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Kiana Welch

Female, age 19 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kiana Welch, a 19-year-old female, tragically lost her life on April 18, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. She was one of four victims found shot execution-style in the basement of an apartment complex on Kimlyn Circle. The other victims were Ronald Roberts , Maria Nash…

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Maria V. Clepper Nash

Female, age 20 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

Maria V. Clepper Nash, a 19-year-old African American woman from Akron, OH, tragically lost her life on April 18, 2013. She was shot and killed while visiting with three friends inside a townhouse in the Chapel Hill area of Akron. The incident occurred when…

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Ronald Roberts-Durham

Male, age 24 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

Ronald Roberts-Durham, a 24-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 18, 2013, in Akron, Ohio. His death was part of a larger incident involving multiple victims. Ronald was killed in what was described as an…

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Violeta Isackov

Female, age 45 · Lower-southampton, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

In what was meant to be a time of joyful anticipation, 45-year-old Violeta Isackov was tragically killed on the evening of Thursday, April 18, 2013, in a dress shop parking lot in Lower Southampton Township, Pennsylvania. She was with her 16-year-old daughter…

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Michael Curry

Male, age 42 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Apr 18, 2012 · 14 years ago

Michael Curry, a 43-year-old White man, was closing up for the evening at R & R Garage on West Fireweed Lane in Anchorage on April 18, 2012, doing the routine end-of-day work that came with being the shop’s service manager. The last light of an ordinary…

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Tyrell Smith

Null, age 24 · Oakland, California

Found Apr 18, 2012 · 14 years ago

Tyrell Smith, aged 24, was killed on April 18, 2012, in Oakland, California. He was shot while he was a passenger in a car in East Oakland, which was consistent with a rising trend in drive-by shootings across the city during that period. The shooting…

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Fidel Benitez

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 18, 2012 · 14 years ago

Fidel Benitez, a 26-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, was tragically killed on April 18, 2012. His death was part of a year marked by high rates of gun violence in the city, with hundreds of homicides recorded. The available public data does not provide…

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Joshua George

Male, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 18, 2012 · 14 years ago

Joshua Clayton George, a 22-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Louisiana, was the kind of young person whose life felt like it was finally clicking into place. He was bright, disciplined, and quietly driven—someone who didn’t need to announce his ambitions…

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Derrick Deon Smith

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 18, 2012 · 14 years ago

Derrick Deon Smith, 33, was a Black man who was killed in Baltimore, Maryland, after gunfire erupted at a bar along the 3200 block of Belair Road on the night of April 17, 2012, with his death recorded the following day, April 18. That stretch of Belair Road…

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