Death by Force

Enud Al-Tawakuly

Male, age 18 · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Enud Al-Tawakuly, an 18-year-old resident of Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 23, 1987, during a mass shooting incident that shook the community. On that fateful day, William Bryan Cruse, a 59-year-old man, embarked on a violent rampage at…

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Lester Watson

Male · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

On April 23, 1987, Lester Watson was tragically killed during a shooting spree in Palm Bay, Florida. The perpetrator, William Bryan Cruse Jr., embarked on a violent rampage that resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including Watson, and injuries to…

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Najib Abdul-Samad

Male, age 23 · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Najib Abdul-Samad, a 23-year-old resident of Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 23, 1987. The circumstances surrounding his death were shrouded in mystery and prompted a thorough investigation by local law enforcement. Initial reports…

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Nobil Al-Hameli

Male, age 25 · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Nobil Al-Hameli, a 25-year-old resident of Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 23, 1987, during one of the most harrowing events in the city's history. On that fateful day, a mass shooting occurred at a shopping plaza on Palm Bay Road and…

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Douglas Gerald Johnson

Male, age 28 · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Douglas Gerald Johnson, a 28-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on April 23, 1987, in Palm Bay, Florida. Officer Johnson, who had been serving with the Palm Bay Police Department for just under a year, was responding to a mass shooting incident…

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Ronald Grogan

Male, age 28 · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

On April 23, 1987, Ronald Grogan, a 27-year-old white male police officer, was tragically killed in Palm Bay, Florida. Officer Grogan, along with his colleague Officer Gerald Johnson, responded to a mass shooting incident at a local shopping center. The…

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Ruth Green

Female · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Ruth Green, a 67-year-old woman from Palm Bay, Florida, was tragically killed on April 23, 1987, during a shooting spree carried out by William Bryan Cruse Jr. Cruse, a 59-year-old man, embarked on a violent rampage that day, targeting multiple locations in…

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Ruth Greene

Female, age 67 · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Ruth Greene, a 67-year-old woman from Palm Bay, Florida, tragically lost her life on April 23, 1987, during a horrific shooting spree. On that fateful day, William Bryan Cruse, a retired librarian, went on a murderous rampage at two shopping centers in Palm…

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Rachel Sutton

Female, age 78 · Athens, Georgia

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the quiet university town of Athens, Georgia, the spring of 1987 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the lives of a distinguished and reclusive couple. Drs. Glenn and Rachel Sutton, both retired professors from the University of Georgia…

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Dale Eggers

Male, age 39 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Apr 23, 1985 · 41 years ago

On a spring day in Seattle, the life of Dale Eggers, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. It was April 23, 1985, and Eggers, a Seattle Police Officer, was working an off-duty security detail at the SeaFirst Bank on Beacon Avenue South.…

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Vickie Williams

Female, age 19 · Portland, Oregon

Found Apr 23, 1984 · 42 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 1984, the discovery of a body brought a tragic end to the search for a missing young woman. Vickie Williams, a 19-year-old African-American female, was found deceased in Portland, Oregon. Her body was located along an embankment…

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Larry F. Mcmaster

Male, age 37 · Montrose, Colorado

Killed Apr 23, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the spring of 1983, a sense of unease settled over the community of Montrose, Colorado, following a sudden act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own. Larry F. McMaster, a 37-year-old male officer with the Montrose Police Department, succumbed…

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Janie Brown

Female, age 41 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Apr 23, 1979 · 47 years ago

On April 23, 1979, the skeletonized remains of 41-year-old Janie Brown were discovered in a ravine off Mira Loma Road, just south of Reno, Nevada. Brown had been missing since May 22, 1978, when she was last seen at the Holiday Casino in Reno. Originally from…

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Sylvia Jones

Female, age 63 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 23, 1969 · 57 years ago

On April 23, 1969, Sylvia Jones, aged 63, was found suffocated at her residence located at 1231 Vine Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place on the same date, and it was ruled a homicide by the local authorities. The details of her death are…

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Janet Lynn Shanahan

Female, age 22 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Apr 23, 1969 · 57 years ago

Janet Lynn Shanahan was a 22-year-old White/Caucasian woman living in Eugene, Oregon, when she was killed in April 1969. She had been married to Christopher John Shanahan for about ten months and was attending the University of Oregon during the spring term…

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William Lewis Moore

Male, age 35 · Attalla, Alabama

Killed Apr 23, 1963 · 63 years ago

In the spring of 1963, a 35-year-old white postal worker named William Lewis Moore embarked on a solitary journey for civil rights, a mission that would tragically be his last. A former Marine and a member of the Congress of Racial Equality Moore was a…

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Silas Still Soule

Male, age 26 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Apr 23, 1865 · 161 years ago

In the spring of 1865, Captain Silas Stillman Soule, a 26-year-old male of Dutch descent, found his life in peril in Denver, Colorado. He had recently married Hersa Coberly on April 1st, but the joy of his new life was overshadowed by the danger that followed…

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Nancy Kruse

Female, age 67 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Apr 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon, April 23, 2024, a quiet residential street in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, became the scene of a somber discovery that would leave a community searching for answers. Inside a home, police responding to a request for a welfare check found the…

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Shaun Hankins

Male, age 21 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Shaun Michael Hankins II, a 21-year-old male, was killed on April 24, 2023, in Petersburg, Virginia. His death was the result of a shooting. The incident occurred behind St. Paul's Baptist Church, where his body was discovered just before 2 a.m. He had been…

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James Schultheis III

Male, age 30 · Snow-hill, North Carolina

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, 30-year-old James Edward Schultheis III was found fatally shot near his residence on Jordan Avenue in Snow Hill, North Carolina. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. An autopsy later revealed that Schultheis had sustained…

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Giovanni Ibarra

Male, age 44 · Moreno-valley, California

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 23, 2023, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Riverside County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 25000 block of Joshua Avenue in Moreno Valley, California. Upon arrival, they discovered 44-year-old Giovanni Ibarra of Azusa lying on…

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Khyrei Currie

Male, age 23 · Tracy, California

Killed Apr 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On April 21, 2023, at approximately 9:31 p.m., the Tracy Police Department received reports of gunfire near North Central Avenue and First Street in Tracy, California. Upon arrival, officers discovered 23-year-old Tracy resident Khyrei Currie in the 100 block…

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Pedro Millan

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the Concordia neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a young man's life was abruptly and violently ended on April 23, 2020. Pedro Millan, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, was the victim of a fatal shooting that transpired on the 1000 block of North 29th Street.…

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Antoine Roy Sr.

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the spring of 2020, a burst of gunfire shattered the daylight hours in a Baltimore neighborhood, leaving a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. On April 23rd, 44-year-old Antoine Roy Sr. was fatally shot in the head, his life abruptly…

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Cheng Chu

Male, age 64 · Redding, California

Killed Apr 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Cheng Chu, a 64-year-old resident of Redding, California, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2020. His death, along with that of 68-year-old Ya Sosavanh, was discovered in a residence on Bunker Street. Both men had sustained gunshot wounds, leading…

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Efren Almaraz

Male, age 19 · Downey, California

Killed Apr 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Efren Almaraz, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2019, in Downey, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Efren was fatally shot. The incident occurred on Quill Street, where Efren…

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Antonio Zepeda

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Antonio Zepeda, 39, a Hispanic/Latino man, was found dead after a pre-dawn fire swept through the basement of a two-story home in Chicago's North Mayfair neighborhood on April 23, 2019. The blaze began around 12:30 a.m. near Keystone Avenue and Ainslie…

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Eric Stewart

Male, age 28 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Eric Stewart, a 28-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2018. The incident occurred outside the Caribbean Choice Restaurant and Bakery, where Stewart was shot to death early on a Monday morning. The Palm Beach…

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Mark McKenna

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that unfolded in the parking lot of a bustling Baltimore shopping center, a 29-year-old white male named Mark McKenna lost his life in what police have described as a murder-suicide. The incident, which also resulted in the death of…

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Rendong Zheng

Male, age 49 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a hardworking Chinese food delivery driver's life was tragically cut short in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia. Rendong Zheng, a 49-year-old man, was making a delivery for New China Restaurant on the night of April 23rd.…

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Rebecca Ridgway

Female, age 52 · Copan, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small town of Copan, Oklahoma, the life of 52-year-old Rebecca Ann Ridgway came to a sudden and tragic end on April 23, 2014. A female resident of the community, her death was initially surrounded by questions, prompting an investigation into the…

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Melissa Ann Martinez

Female, age 21 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Melissa Ann Martinez, a 21-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost her life on April 23, 2014. The incident occurred in the Sobrante Park neighborhood, where she was fatally shot by her neighbor, Shawn Martin. The confrontation that led to…

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William Velasquez

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

William Velasquez, a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Velasquez was shot in Exposition Park. The incident occurred on a Wednesday, and his…

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Roy Brian Stewart

Male, age 29 · Bristol, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roy Brian Stewart, a 29-year-old resident of Bristol, Florida, passed away on April 23, 2014. Stewart, who had lived in Liberty County all his life, was a floor installer by trade and a member of the Protestant faith. His death was a significant event in the…

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Harold Craig Hicks

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, fifty-four-year-old Harold Craig Hicks lost his life in the city of Los Angeles. Identified in official county records as a Black male, Hicks died under circumstances that prompted local authorities and county coroner officials…

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Walter Rogers

Male, age 43 · Anne-arundel, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the quiet of an early morning in Anne Arundel, Maryland, the life of 43-year-old Walter Rogers came to a violent end on April 23, 2004. What was initially reported to authorities as a suicide, with Rogers found deceased from a shotgun blast, would soon…

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Javon Brian Marshall

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 23, 2004 · 22 years ago

Javon Brian Marshall, a 19-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2004. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Marshall was shot in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. The incident occurred on a…

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Anthony Morales

Male, age 18 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

Anthony Morales was 18 years old when he died on Wednesday, April 23, 2003. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. The public record does not give the address or the community where he was…

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Seberiano Romero

Male, age 60 · Compton, California

Killed Apr 23, 2003 · 23 years ago

Seberiano Romero was 60 years old when he died on Wednesday, April 23, 2003, in Compton. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1532 W. Compton Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Brian Carrasco

Male, age 17 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Apr 23, 2000 · 26 years ago

On April 23, 2000, 17-year-old Brian Carrasco from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was tragically shot and killed in the parking lot of a gas station on Coors Boulevard Southwest. The incident was believed to be gang-related, with suspected gang members involved in…

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Steven Molen

Male, age 22 · Bloomington, Indiana

Killed Apr 23, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 1992, the quiet atmosphere of Eigenmann Hall at Indiana University in Bloomington was shattered by a violent confrontation rooted in obsession. Steven Molen, a 22-year-old male graduate student, was in his dormitory room on the…

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Nobi Abdul Alhanell

Male · Palm-bay, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1987 · 39 years ago

Nobi Abdul Alhanell's death on April 23, 1987, in Palm Bay, FL, remains a significant case in the local history of the area. Alhanell was found deceased under mysterious circumstances, which led to an extensive investigation by local law enforcement. The…

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David A. Urban

Male, age 25 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 23, 1974 · 52 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 23, 1974, the Lynn Tap bar in Lynn, Massachusetts, became the scene of a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 25-year-old David A. Urban. A reputed member of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club, Urban was seated with three…

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