Deaths by Force on April 21

Deaths by Force (417)

Death by Force15th anniversary

Jeffrey Hardee

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a wave of gun violence was plaguing the streets of Philadelphia, and on April 21st, it tragically claimed the life of 21-year-old Jeffrey Hardee, an African-American male. Around noon on that Thursday, the sound of gunfire echoed…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Omar Martinez

Male · Sun Valley, Nevada

Killed Apr 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

On the evening of April 21, 2006, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Sun Valley, Nevada, shopping center parking lot, leaving a young man dead and a community in search of answers. Omar Martinez, a male also known by the name Omar Chinchilla, was…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Chris Challis

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Chris Challis, a 40-year-old male from Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot on April 21, 2006, at 1686 Blue Rock Road. The incident took place in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, near an area known for bars and local establishments. Challis, who was…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Rae Ruth Komorow

Female, age 88 · Hollywood Hills, California

Killed Apr 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

On Saturday, April 21, 2001, eighty-eight-year-old Rae Ruth Komorow died at a residence situated at 6612 Lakeridge Road in the Hollywood Hills. Komorow, an elderly white woman, resided in a quiet enclave set into the rugged terrain that overlooks the Los…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

John Jantzen

Male, age 32 · Yaphank, New York

Killed Apr 21, 1991 · 35 years ago

John 'Jack' Jantzen, a 32-year-old Suffolk County Police Officer from Yaphank, New York, was fatally shot on April 21, 1991. The white male officer was off-duty when he entered a restaurant at the intersection of Middle Country Road and Stony Brook Road and…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Lora Heedick

Female, age 20 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 21, 1986 · 40 years ago

Lora Heedick, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on April 21, 1986. She was one of the victims of Roger Reece Kibbe, a serial killer known as the 'I-5 Strangler.' Kibbe preyed on young women along Interstate 5 in California, abducting them under the…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

William Lawrence Dunnam

Male, age 44 · Ricton, Mississippi

Killed Apr 21, 1921 · 105 years ago

William Lawrence Dunnam was a 44-year-old Town Marshal for the Richton Police Department. On April 1, 1921, he, along with Federal Prohibition Agent Jacob Green, was involved in a raid on a moonshine still near Richton, Mississippi. During the raid, both…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cesar Martin Aragon

Male, age 22 · Compton, California

Killed Apr 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cesar Martin Aragon, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 21, 2016, in Compton, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Aragon was fatally shot, marking another instance of gun violence in the area. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Derrick Deon Hicks

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derrick Deon Hicks, a 25-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically killed on April 21, 2016. According to reports, Hicks was standing on the sidewalk at the corner of 89th Street and Budlong Avenue in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Phillip Bernard Byrd

Male, age 45 · Mayflower Village, California

Killed Apr 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

Phillip Bernard Byrd was 45 years old when he died on Saturday, April 21, 2001, in Mayflower Village, a small unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 2015…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Arthur Arnett

Male, age 31 · Mcloud, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 21, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of April 21, 1911, the quiet of Mcloud, Oklahoma was shattered by a single gunshot that ended the life of City Marshal Arthur D. 'Doc' Arnett, a 31-year-old White male. Arnett, who had only been with the agency for three months, was…

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Bryant Whitley

Male, age 37 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 21, 2026, a dispute between two acquaintances in the Spanish Lake area of north St. Louis County escalated into a fatal exchange of gunfire. Bryant Whitley, a 37-year-old man from the 6100 block of Lucille Avenue…

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Cameron Lamont Verdell-Manning

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Cameron Lamont Verdell-Manning, 25, was killed on April 21, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan, in a shooting that prosecutors say unfolded after a confrontation on the city’s west side. According to the allegations, the violence began at about 7:55 p.m. in the 18400…

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Clyde Nichols

Male, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of April 21, 2026, the life of 35-year-old Clyde "CJ" Ray Nichols Jr. was tragically cut short in a shooting that unfolded in the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. The incident, which took place around 6:20 a.m. in the 1100 block…

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Darren Blacknall

Male, age 42 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Darren Blacknall, a 42-year-old man, died in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, after police say he was found shot inside a residence in the 1200 block of Willard Street. Officers with the Greensboro Police Department responded to the…

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Deangelo Roberson

Male, age 10 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In Augusta, Georgia, a tragic incident unfolded that led to the death of 10-year-old Deangelo Roberson on April 21, 2026. The young boy was a beloved student at Jenkins-White Elementary School. The events leading to his death began when he was inside a car…

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Drevon Mixon

Male, age 19 · Grand Isle, Louisiana

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Drevon Mixon, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot late on the night of April 21, 2026, at an RV park along Louisiana Highway 1 in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Mixon was originally from Panama City, Florida, and had been a longtime resident of Cameron, Louisiana.…

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I’sis Garza

Female, age 22 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 21, 2026, the life of 22-year-old I'sis Garza was tragically cut short in Odessa, Texas. Police responded to a call about a gunshot victim at the High Plains Apartments at approximately 7:30 p.m. and found Garza unresponsive with…

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Irai Torres

Female, age 39 · Dinuba, California

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 21, 2026, in the quiet city of Dinuba, California, the life of 39-year-old Hispanic woman Irai Torres was tragically cut short in an act of violence. Torres, along with her partner, 51-year-old Jose Medina, was fatally shot in the…

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Jamillah Gales

Female, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Jamillah Gales, a 25-year-old woman, was shot and killed late Tuesday night, April 21, 2026, in Northwest Washington, D.C., after police say an argument turned into gunfire. Officers from the Fourth District were called around 10:52 p.m. to the 600 block of…

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Jeanette June Hatfield

Female, age 64 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 21, 2026, the quiet of a Tucson, Arizona neighborhood was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the life of 64-year-old Jeanette June Hatfield. Pima County Sheriff's deputies were called to a residence in the 10000 block of North…

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Jeremy Ray Showalter

Male, age 45 · Ottumwa, Iowa

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Jeremy Ray Showalter, a 45-year-old male from Ottumwa, Iowa, died on the morning of April 21, 2026, after a shooting at his home on Evergreen Street. Police said the first call came in at about 5:35 a.m., when someone reported that a man had been shot at 333…

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Jordan Darnell Brown

Male, age 20 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Jordan Darnell Brown, a 20-year-old Black male from Macon, Georgia, was shot on the evening of April 21, 2026, at Waverly Pointe Apartments on Forest Hill Road in North Macon. Deputies with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office were called to the apartment complex…

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Jose Medina

Male, age 51 · Dinuba, California

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Jose Medina, a 51-year-old man, was tragically killed on the evening of Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Dinuba, California. The incident, which also claimed the life of 39-year-old Irai Torres, unfolded around 5:10 p.m. in the driveway of a residence on the 12200…

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Joshua Lee May

Male, age 37 · Beatrice, Nebraska

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 21, 2026, the quiet streets of Beatrice, Nebraska, were disturbed by the sounds of screaming and loud bangs. Responding to these reports, police discovered 37-year-old Joshua May lying in a grassy area near 9th and…

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Mandy Zelinka

Female, age 49 · Venice, California

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In a quiet Venice, California, home on April 21, 2026, Mandy Zelinka, a 49-year-old Caucasian female, was found dead from a gunshot wound. Her death was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, part of a tragic murder-suicide. The grim…

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Marcus Jamar Toney

Male, age 33 · Zebulon, North Carolina

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Marcus Jamar Toney, a 33-year-old man, died on Tuesday night, April 21, 2026, after a shooting at a home on Brantley Road in Middlesex, North Carolina. Online obituary and memorial information connected him to Zebulon, North Carolina, while news reports…

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Margaret Peg Foster

Female, age 60 · Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Jackson Township, nestled in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of a beloved educator. Margaret "Peg" Foster, a 60-year-old White female, was found deceased in her home in April of 2026. Her…

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Neil Yackovich

Male, age 47 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Neill Yackovich, a 47-year-old man from Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed after a night out in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood. His death, which resulted from a single gunshot wound to the…

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Sadie Terry

Female, age 14 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In a heartbreaking turn of events, 14-year-old Sadie Terry succumbed to her injuries on April 24, 2026, following a violent domestic dispute that also claimed the life of her older brother and left her mother wounded. Known affectionately as “Sweet Sadie,”…

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Tony Angelo Roundtree

Male, age 34 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

In the Berkley neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia, on the afternoon of April 21, 2026, Tony A. Roundtree, a 34-year-old man from Chesapeake, was shot and killed. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in the 500 block of Walker Avenue, near the…

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Zion Terry

Male, age 18 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Apr 21, 2026 · this year

Zion Terry was an 18-year-old Black male with an infectious smile and a future full of promise. A senior at John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia, Zion was a standout student with a 4.4 GPA who was set to graduate third in his class. He was a member…

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Landon Phillips

Male, age 20 · Wilmer, Alabama

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Wilmer, Alabama, a young man's life was cut short on the evening of April 21, 2025. Landon Lee Phillips, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot while inside his car on Trace Lane. The incident, which shattered the evening's calm around…

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Anita Suzanne Due

Female, age 48 · Bull Shoals, Arkansas

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of April 21, 2025, the quiet of a Bull Shoals, Arkansas neighborhood was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 48-year-old Anita Suzanne Due. A female, she was discovered inside her vehicle in the 500 block of…

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Antoine Cobb

Male, age 26 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Antoine Cobb, a 26-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Los Angeles County on April 21, 2025. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed his death, ruling it a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds. Cobb was formally pronounced dead at 5:18…

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Daisy Johnson

Female, age 19 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Daisy Johnson, a 19-year-old Hispanic female, was found deceased at her residence in Los Angeles County on April 21, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office formally pronounced her death at 4:28 p.m. The coroner's report determined that the…

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Julio Lio Dayne Matamoros

Male, age 17 · Marion, Indiana

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of April 21, 2025, a fatal encounter unfolded in Marion, Indiana, forever altering the lives of two families. Seventeen-year-old Julio Lio Dayne Matamoros, a male of Hispanic descent, was shot in the chest outside a Noble Wine & Spirits on…

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Travon Jamal Davis

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, a tragedy unfolded in an Indianapolis apartment complex that cut short the life of a young man. Travon Jamal Davis, a 25-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of April 21st at The Hub at Nora apartments on the city's…

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Cameron Pasley

Male, age 25 · Mount Morris, Illinois

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 21, 2025, at approximately 5:00 PM, law enforcement responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex located at 1 South Ogle Avenue in Mount Morris, Illinois. Upon arrival, officers discovered 25-year-old Cameron Pasley suffering from…

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Keshawn D. Kent

Male, age 24 · Belleville, Illinois

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Keshawn D. Kent, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot on the night of April 21, 2025, in Belleville, Illinois. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire in the 200 block of Freedom Drive, where they discovered Kent unresponsive outside an apartment complex.…

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Royal R. Brown

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Royal R. Brown, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot on April 21, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 4900 block of West Hubbard Street in the South Austin neighborhood at approximately 4:23 p.m. Brown sustained multiple gunshot wounds to…

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Diamante Swaizer

Male, age 26 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, April 21, 2025, violence shattered the quiet of an Alexandria, Louisiana neighborhood. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 4:35 AM, officers from the Alexandria Police Department arrived at the 100 block…

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Shaun Mooring

Male, age 43 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of April 21, 2025, the life of 43-year-old Shaun Mooring was tragically cut short in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of St. Louis. At approximately 5 a.m., police responded to a call for a shooting near the intersection of North…

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David Ray Hinds Jr.

Male, age 48 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in Oklahoma City, the life of David Ray Hinds Jr., a 48-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On April 21, 2025, police were dispatched to the Relax Inn on Northeast 23rd Street shortly after 11:00 p.m. following…

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David Leon Smith

Male, age 34 · Alvord, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 21, 2025, 34-year-old David "Paperboy" Leon Smith II, a White male from Bridgeport, Texas, was fatally shot in a rural area between Alvord and Decatur. At approximately 2:03 a.m., deputies from the Wise County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call…

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David Dewayne Walker

Male, age 42 · Granbury, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 21, 2025, 42-year-old Black male David Dewayne Walker and his 44-year-old wife, Tiffany Ann Williams, were reported missing from their home on Myrtle Lane in Granbury, Texas. A concerned family member, unable to reach them, discovered their residence…

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Earl Bolden

Male, age 48 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Earl Bolden, a 48-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on the night of April 21, 2025, outside the Buena Vista Apartments in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred in the presence of his 7-year-old son, who witnessed the horrific…

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Robbie Allen Head

Male, age 55 · Granbury, Texas

Killed Apr 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

Robbie Allen Head, a 55-year-old white male, was reported missing on April 21, 2025, alongside Tiffany Ann Williams, 44, and David Dewayne Walker, 42. Their disappearance was deemed suspicious after investigators discovered their home in disarray, with large…

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