Deaths by Force on April 1

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Louis Bryant

Male, age 44 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2021, the life of 44-year-old Louis Anglish Bryant Sr. came to a tragic end in his Birmingham, Alabama, home. Just before 4:30 a.m., a 911 call was made from his residence on Vanderbilt Road, reporting a shooting. When…

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Louis Anglish Bryant

Male, age 44 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2021, the life of 44-year-old Louis Anglish Bryant Sr. was cut short in his Birmingham, Alabama, home. Just before 4:30 a.m., a 911 call was made from his residence on Vanderbilt Road, reporting that he had been shot.…

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Dominic Till

Male, age 28 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Thursday in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of 28-year-old Dominic Tillman was tragically cut short. The events of April 1, 2021, culminated in a homicide that started on Boyd Street. After being shot, Tillman was driven to Baptist Hospital and left…

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Londan Quade-McKenzi Baker

Male · Moorefield, West Virginia

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Londan Quade-McKenzi Baker was a nine-month-old Black male infant whose life ended inside his family’s home in Moorefield, West Virginia, on the evening of April 1, 2021. Born on June 22, 2020, in Petersburg, Londan was remembered as a playful baby who loved…

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Saige McKenzi Baker-Brewer

Female, age 10 · Moorefield, West Virginia

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small town of Moorefield, West Virginia, a heart-wrenching story unfolded in the spring of 2021. Saige McKenzi Baker-Brewer, a 10-year-old White/Caucasian female, passed away on April 2, 2021, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Her life was…

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James McDowell

Male, age 77 · Raton, New Mexico

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Raton, New Mexico, a long-simmering animosity between two neighbors erupted into deadly violence on the afternoon of April 1, 2021. James McDowell, a 77-year-old male resident, was shot and killed in an alley near his home on North 1st…

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David Lara

Male, age 59 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a 59-year-old man named David Lara was tragically killed in Denver. On the first of April, he was sitting at a bus stop near the intersection of Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue when gunfire erupted. Lara, an innocent bystander, was…

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DeAngelo Tafoya

Male, age 22 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

DeAngelo Tafoya, a 22-year-old male, was waiting for a bus on the afternoon of April 1, 2021, in Denver, Colorado, a day that would tragically be his last. A devoted single father, he was working two jobs, putting in more than 80 hours a week to provide for…

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Michael Benbow

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the 2600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Southeast in Washington, D.C., 18-year-old Michael Benbow was shot and killed. The incident occurred at approximately 4:21 p.m. inside a residence where officers…

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Ernest Ogles

Male, age 32 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the afternoon hours of April 1, 2021, a grim discovery was made in Oklahoma City at the intersection of Northeast 25th Street and Jordan Avenue. Responding to a call, police officers arrived to find 32-year-old Ernest Ogles, a Black male, inside a vehicle…

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Kenland Thompson

Male, age 20 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet moments of an April evening in Jackson, Mississippi, a young life was abruptly and violently extinguished, leaving a family shattered and a community grappling with a surge in senseless violence. Twenty-year-old Kenland Thompson, a male, was…

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LaTeisha Burnett

Female, age 28 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 28-year-old LaTeisha Burnett was tragically cut short in South Bend, Indiana. On the first of April, she was found with gunshot wounds inside a residence located in the 1200 block of West Dunham Street. Two other individuals…

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Alonzo Anderson

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early spring of 2021, the life of 24-year-old Alonzo Anderson was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri. On the first of April, his body was discovered in an alley, sending a shockwave through the local community. The young male had been…

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Joshua Gilmore-Harris

Male, age 22 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Black / African American Joshua Gilmore-Harris, a 22-year-old male from Kansas City, Missouri, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2021. The incident unfolded on a Thursday afternoon when police were dispatched to the area near East 68th Street and Walrond…

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Mia Sheridan

Female, age 22 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

A bright life was tragically cut short on a spring afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri. Mia Sheridan, a 22-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased on April 1, 2021. The grim discovery was made by police officers responding to a shooting at approximately…

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Antwon Shelbua

Male, age 54 · San-francisco, California

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antwon Shelbua, aged 54, passed away on April 1, 2021, in San Francisco, CA. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a…

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Artemio Saucedo

Male, age 27 · Wasco, California

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Artemio Saucedo, a 27-year-old resident of Wasco, California, was tragically found dead on April 1, 2021. His body was discovered in an orchard near the intersection of Western and Poso Avenues. According to the Kern County Coroner’s Office, Saucedo had been…

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Carlos Perez Hernandez

Male, age 32 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carlos Perez Hernandez, a 32-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2021. The incident occurred on Cottonwood Road, where Kern County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found…

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Ewell Jones

Male, age 53 · Compton, California

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ewell Jones, a 53-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2021. According to reports, Jones was found shot to death near 1614 E. Kay Street in Compton. The incident occurred around 12:05 a.m., and authorities were called…

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Norris Cole

Male, age 55 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Norris Edward Cole, aged 55, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2021, in San Bernardino, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling, as it was determined to be a homicide. The incident occurred in a residential area, where…

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Lester Red Wayne Booker

Male, age 39 · Ellenwood, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late spring of 2021, a grim discovery brought to light the tragic end of 39-year-old Lester Red Wayne Booker Jr. of Ellenwood, Georgia. An African American man, his life was cut short in a brutal act of violence that investigators believe occurred on…

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Don Juan Weaver

Male, age 19 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Don Juan Weaver was tragically cut short. On the first of April, the young man from Jonesboro, Georgia, found himself in front of a home on Langston Avenue in the southwest part of Atlanta. It was there that the…

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Francisco Zamora Rodriguez

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Francisco Zamora Rodriguez was shot on the evening of March 31, 2021, in the 6000 block of South Artesian Avenue in Chicago's Chicago Lawn/Marquette Park neighborhood. According to police and local reporting, he was near a backyard when someone approached and…

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Jyquel McRae

Male, age 19 · Hillsborough, North Carolina

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jyquel McRae, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2021, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The incident occurred outside the Hillsborough Discount Tobacco & Vape shop at the Hampton Pointe shopping center. According to…

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Michael Cobb

Male, age 62 · Macclesfield, North Carolina

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 1, 2021, Michael Cobb, a 62-year-old man from Macclesfield, North Carolina, was found shot to death at a residence on Otter Creek Church Road. The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene after receiving a call around 5:30 a.m. Upon…

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William Alexander

Male, age 43 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

William Alexander, a 43-year-old man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was tragically killed on April 1, 2021. The incident occurred around 11:15 a.m. near the 900 block of McArthur Avenue, just a few blocks from the intersection of Atandoe Avenue and La Salle…

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Chaynce King-Henderson

Male, age 16 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2021, the life of 16-year-old Chaynce King-Henderson was tragically cut short in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The young man was fatally shot around 1 a.m. in the 2200 block of Berryhill Street. The incident occurred in the…

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Alfredo Cruz

Male, age 23 · Dickinson, Texas

Killed Apr 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alfredo Cruz Jr., a 23-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from League City, Texas, tragically passed away on April 1, 2021, in Dickinson, Texas. He was born on January 13, 1998, in Houston, Texas, to loving parents Alfredo Cruz and Annmarie Gonzales. Alfredo…

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Givon ONeal

Male, age 21 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of Givon Nakai Oneal, a 21-year-old male from Phoenix, Arizona, was tragically cut short. On April 1, just weeks before his 22nd birthday, Oneal was killed in an act of gun violence in south Phoenix. Known affectionately as 'G'…

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Marcello Stallings

Male, age 24 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 24-year-old Marcello Stallings was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in Phoenix, Arizona. On the evening of April 1st, Stallings was at 1932 E. Carver Dr. when he was fatally shot. The specific circumstances…

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Neal Christopher Perez-Melo

Male, age 27 · San Francisco, California

Found Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 1, 2016, Neal Christopher Perez-Melo, a 27-year-old man, was fatally shot in the early hours of the morning in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. The incident occurred at around 2 a.m. outside a residence on Teddy Avenue. Witnesses…

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Mustafa Small

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mustafa Small, aged 30, was shot and killed on April 1, 2016, in Philadelphia. At approximately 3:56 p.m., Philadelphia Police responded to a report of a shooting at the 2200 block of West Indiana Avenue. They found Mustafa lying on the sidewalk with a…

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Suzette Shivers

Female, age 55 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Suzette Shivers, aged 55, was found dead on April 1, 2016, in her home on the 1900 block of West Bristol Street in Philadelphia. On the evening of her death, Philadelphia Police officers responded to reports of a house fire. The fire department extinguished a…

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Givon Nakai Oneal

Male, age 21 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. Givon Nakai Oneal, a 21-year-old male, was killed on April 1, 2016. His death was the result of gun violence, a sudden and brutal end to a life that was just beginning to…

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Rebecca Wood

Female, age 35 · War, West Virginia

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rebecca Wood, a 35-year-old White woman from the War, West Virginia area, was killed in McDowell County in the spring of 2016 in a case that began as a missing-person investigation and quickly turned into a homicide inquiry. Although some records list April…

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Miguel Angel Delfin

Male, age 23 · Medford, Oregon

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 1, 2016, a tragic incident occurred in Medford, Oregon, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Miguel Angel Delfin. The incident took place in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven convenience store, where Delfin was shot to death. The investigation into…

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Anpha Nguyen

Male, age 31 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anpha Nguyen, a 31-year-old Asian man, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2016, in a violent outburst that also claimed the life of his younger brother. The setting for this profound tragedy was the family's own business, the House of Pho restaurant, a…

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Jerry Nguyen

Male, age 24 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 1, 2016, a Vietnamese-American male named Jerry Nguyen, aged 24, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The violence erupted at the House of Pho, a Vietnamese restaurant on San Mateo Boulevard that was owned by his…

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Ricardo Gomez

Male, age 25 · Green Bay, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a vibrant life was tragically cut short in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Ricardo "Ricky" Gomez, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on the evening of April 1st. Born in Los Angeles, California, Ricky was known for his warm smile and…

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Eddie Jackson

Male, age 44 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet city of Flint, Michigan, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Eddie Jackson, a 44-year-old man, was fatally shot on Friday, April 1, 2016. The incident that claimed his life unfolded at an…

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Maria-Aurora Renusch

Female, age 56 · Lake-orion, Michigan

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet home in Orion Township, Michigan, a tragic story unfolded, ending the life of 56-year-old Maria-Aurora Renusch. On Friday, April 1, 2016, she was found deceased from gunshot wounds in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. Her…

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Angel Soltero

Male, age 55 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 55-year-old Angel Luis Soltero was tragically cut short in Camden, New Jersey. Known affectionately as 'Guiro,' he passed away suddenly on the evening of April 1, 2016, at Cooper University Hospital. A beloved father…

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Iris Sanchez

Female, age 38 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Friday evening in Camden, New Jersey, 38-year-old Iris Sanchez, a mother and grandmother, lost her life in her own home. On April 1, 2016, police were called to the 1100 block of North 18th Street around 5:30 p.m. for a report…

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Julian Mushington

Male, age 21 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday in Capitol Heights, Maryland, a young man's life was cut short in a fatal shooting. Julian Mushington, a 21-year-old male, was discovered with gunshot wounds on April 1, 2016, in the 7300 block of Shady Glen Terrace. The…

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Patrick Maurice Dixon

Male, age 31 · Severn, Maryland

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On what should have been a day of celebration, Patrick Maurice Dixon, a 31-year-old man, was fatally shot in Severn, Maryland, just hours after being released from prison. The tragic events unfolded on April 1, 2016, cutting short a life that was just…

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Rondell Street

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2016, Rondell Street, a 27-year-old Black man, was at the Ace Lounge in East Baltimore. As he was in the rear yard of the lounge at approximately 3:46 a.m., an unidentified man approached him in an attempt to rob him.…

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Chad Sokhan Hang

Male, age 17 · Long-beach, California

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Chad Sokhan Hang, a 17-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2016. On the night of March 31, 2016, at approximately 11:48 p.m., Long Beach Police responded to a call about a possible shooting in the 1300 block of…

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Leonel Bucio

Male, age 37 · Santa-ana, California

Killed Apr 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Leonel Bucio, a 37-year-old resident of Santa Ana, California, tragically lost his life on April 1, 2016. The incident occurred outside the El Coral Bar, located at 1902 S. Standard Ave. Bucio was involved in an altercation with a security guard employed by…

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