Deaths by Force on April 23

Deaths by Force (475)

Death by Force115th anniversary

John Miller

Male · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 23, 1911 · 115 years ago

On a Sunday in April of 1911, Little Rock Police Officer John O. Miller was shot and killed in the line of duty. While attempting to arrest a man for disturbing the peace, a confrontation ensued that ultimately led to the officer's untimely death. The male…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Joseph Wilkerson

Male, age 51 · Rusk, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 1906 · 120 years ago

Corrections Officer Joseph F. "Joe" Wilkerson, aged 51, was fatally shot on April 23, 1906, in Rusk, Texas. He was a member of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division. The incident occurred when a train transporting 149…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Bert Brannon

Male, age 27 · Joplin, Missouri

Killed Apr 23, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the spring of 1901, a tragedy unfolded in the bustling railroad town of Joplin, Missouri, that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Patrolman Bert Brannon, a 27-year-old white male, was a dedicated officer serving the Joplin Police Department. On…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

James Sweeney

Male, age 27 · Joplin, Missouri

Killed Apr 23, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 23, 1901, a tragic event unfolded in Joplin, Missouri, that resulted in the death of 27-year-old Patrolman James Sweeney. Sweeney, a male officer with the Joplin Police Department, was involved in the arrest of a group of…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Miguel Gonzales-Munoz

Male, age 35 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Apr 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 23, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 35-year-old Miguel Gonzales-Muñoz was fatally shot while driving east on Bridge Boulevard near Old Coors. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. when another driver, later identified as 22-year-old Ruben Sanchez…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Hufracio Artega

Male, age 65 · Michigan-city, Indiana

Killed Apr 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a chilling discovery was made in Michigan City, Indiana, shattering the quiet life of a respected local businessman. Hufracio Artega, a 65-year-old male who had moved to the United States from Mexico, was found deceased on April 23…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Romel Johnson

Male, age 30 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of April 23, 2016, a violent encounter in the Bronx claimed the life of 30-year-old Romel Johnson. The shooting occurred in the Claremont Village neighborhood, a place that would become the final chapter in the young man's story. Reports from…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jacque Pate

Male, age 23 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a Sunday evening in April 2006, Jacque Pate, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Temple Hills area of Prince George's County, Maryland. A promising senior and basketball player at Bowie State University, Pate was driving a rented Chevrolet…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Fernando Lopez

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

Fernando Lopez was 32 years old when he died on Sunday, April 23, 2006, in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 631 S. Bonnie Brae. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

George Roman Kaye

Male, age 47 · Pasadena, California

Killed Apr 23, 2006 · 20 years ago

George Roman Kaye was 47 years old when he died on Sunday, April 23, 2006, in Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1385 El Sereno Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Pasadena…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Carlos Kearns

Male, age 71 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Apr 23, 1986 · 40 years ago

On the night of April 23, 1986, Carlos Kearns, a 71-year-old man from Lexington, Kentucky, was drawn into what would become one of the city’s most notorious killing sprees. A retired Air Force veteran, he lived with his wife Virginia in a modest home on the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Jimmy Keene

Male, age 47 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Apr 23, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the spring of 1986, a wave of violence swept through Lexington, Kentucky, culminating in the tragic death of Jimmy Roger Keene. A 47-year-old male, Keene became one of five victims in a brutal murder spree that unfolded on April 23, 1986. The perpetrators…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Trudy Harrell

Female, age 59 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Apr 23, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the spring of 1986, a wave of violence shattered the city of Lexington, Kentucky, forever marking April 23rd as a day of tragedy. Among the lives abruptly and brutally cut short was that of Trudy Harrell, a 59-year-old woman who found herself an…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Daisy Ricard

Female, age 38 · Hialeah, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1986 · 40 years ago

Daisy Ricard, a 38-year-old woman from Hialeah, FL, was found dead on April 23, 1986. Her body was discovered in a secluded wooded area in Hialeah, having been shot in the head by two different .22 caliber pistols. The following day, the body of her…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Rafael Tapanes

Male · Miami, Florida

Killed Apr 23, 1986 · 40 years ago

On April 23, 1986, Rafael “Ralph” Tapanes, a Hispanic male, was murdered in South Florida. He was one of the final known victims of Manuel Pardo, a former police officer turned serial killer. Pardo, who had a background as a Marine and law enforcement…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

George J. Hanlon

Male, age 50 · Oregon City, Oregon

Killed Apr 23, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 23, 1906, in Oregon City, a dedicated night police officer named George J. Hanlon, a 50-year-old male, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. His shift took a fatal turn around 3:20 a.m. when a group of fishermen…

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Ana Karen Osorio

Female, age 33 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

Ana Karen Osorio, a 33-year-old woman, died on April 23, 2026, after she was found shot inside a mobile home in Glendale, Arizona. Police said the shooting happened at the Belaire Manor Manufactured Home Community near 55th and Missouri avenues, where first…

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Cassondra Sauber

Female, age 42 · Deming, New Mexico

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In Deming, New Mexico, a lengthy manhunt for two fugitives from Indiana came to a violent end on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Cassondra Sauber, a 42-year-old female, was discovered deceased alongside her companion, 44-year-old Joseph McDowell, inside a residence…

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Dwayne Isaacs

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Thursday, April 23, 2026, the life of 22-year-old Dwayne Isaacs was cut short by gunfire in Southeast Washington, D.C. A resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Isaacs was discovered by Seventh District officers around 10:11 p.m. in the…

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Farhad Farsi

Male, age 38 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

On a bright Thursday morning, the life of 38-year-old Farhad Farsi was abruptly cut short in a senseless act of violence on April 23, 2026. He was enjoying a game of soccer at Raimondi Park in West Oakland when he was fatally shot. The incident, which…

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Jacob Griffith

Male, age 51 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

On the afternoon of Thursday, April 23, 2026, a verbal argument in Mobile, Alabama, escalated into a fatal act of violence, claiming the life of 51-year-old Jacob Griffith. The dispute occurred in the 1900 block of Roys Lane, a street near the Mobile…

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Kenzell Locust

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In the evening hours of Thursday, April 23, 2026, a tragedy unfolded in the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of a local family. Seventeen-year-old Kenzell Locust, a Black male resident of Northeast D.C., was found suffering…

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Kyhree McDonald

Male, age 2 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of East Oak Cliff, a sense of sorrow hangs heavy in the air following the tragic death of two-year-old Kyhree McDonald. On the afternoon of Thursday, April 23, 2026, the sounds of a normal day on Hemphill Drive were shattered by a…

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Mark Nash

Male, age 56 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of April 23, 2026, the life of 56-year-old Mark Nash, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the 2800 block of West Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore, Maryland. Nash was found at approximately 11:39 p.m., the victim of a fatal shooting. The…

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Martha Odom

Female, age 17 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In what was supposed to be a day of carefree celebration, 17-year-old Martha Odom's life was tragically cut short on April 23, 2026. A senior at Ascension Episcopal School, she and her friends were at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge for an unofficial…

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Shawna Grove

Female, age 35 · Billings, Montana

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, the life of 35-year-old Shawna Grove, a mother of five from Billings, Montana, was tragically cut short. Friends and family remember her as a loyal and loving individual. Her death, which occurred on or around April 23, 2026, sparked…

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Timothy Ted McFarlin

Male, age 47 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Apr 23, 2026 · this year

On a spring morning in Glendale, Arizona, a workplace dispute turned fatal, claiming the life of 47-year-old Timothy Ted McFarlin. The incident occurred on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at a construction site located near 91st Avenue and Cardinals Way. McFarlin…

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Caleb Quick

Male, age 18 · Clovis, California

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 23, 2025, 18-year-old Caleb Quick, a high school senior from Clovis, California, was tragically shot and killed outside a McDonald's restaurant in the city. Quick, who was weeks away from beginning training with the U.S. Air Force, was fatally…

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Jordan Gutter

Male, age 31 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jordan Gutter, a 31-year-old Hispanic/Latino male from Oakland, California, was killed on April 23, 2025. Public memorial and obituary listings record his name, age, and date of death, placing the loss in Oakland and confirming he died that day; a mortuary…

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Deangelo McCarter

Male, age 39 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the afternoon hours of a late April day, the life of 39-year-old Deangelo McCarter, a male resident of Columbus, Georgia, was tragically cut short. On April 23, 2025, in a neighborhood located in the 5700 block of Teresa Street, the sound of gunfire…

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Carl Phillip Marder-Grant

Male, age 31 · North Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Carl Phillip Marder-Grant, a 31-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2025, in North Chicago, Illinois. Born on February 25, 1994, Carl spent his early years in Belize before moving to Waukegan, Illinois, at the age of 14. He was known for his…

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Christian Burgau

Male, age 20 · Harvey, Louisiana

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, a young man named Christian Burgau tragically lost his life in a violent encounter in Harvey, Louisiana. The 20-year-old male was discovered on April 23, 2025, having been fatally shot and left in the bushes in front of a residence on…

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Derrick Bright

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, the life of Derrick Warren Bright Jr. was tragically cut short. The 30-year-old Black male was the victim of a fatal shooting on April 23, 2025. The incident unfolded in the 3300 block of Paton Avenue, a street that would…

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Gregory Wells

Male, age 38 · Annapolis, Maryland

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Gregory Antonio Wells, a 38-year-old Black man, was killed late on the night of April 23, 2025, in Annapolis, Maryland, in the Robinwood community. Police were drawn toward the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue after officers in the area reported hearing gunshots…

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Abieon Earl Taylor

Male, age 20 · Yazoo City, Mississippi

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of an April evening in Yazoo City, Mississippi, the life of 20-year-old Abieon Earl Taylor was tragically cut short. On April 23, 2025, near the intersection of Charles and West First Street, Taylor was shot. The incident occurred around 11…

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Megeil Tyrone Walsh

Male, age 22 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Canton, Mississippi, a burst of violence shattered the evening peace on April 22, 2025, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Megeil Tyrone Walsh, a 22-year-old male, was discovered unresponsive in the parking lot of the…

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Charles Sanders

Male, age 17 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Known affectionately as “Chucky” to his loved ones, Charles Sanders was a kind-hearted 17-year-old with an infectious smile. After losing his father a few years earlier, Charles was actively turning his life around. He had recently graduated from an…

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Christina Lynn Rentchler

Female, age 35 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 23, 2025, 35-year-old Christina Lynn Rentchler, an African American female from St. Louis, Missouri, was fatally shot inside a residence in the O'Fallon neighborhood. At the time of her death, Rentchler was in the second trimester of pregnancy with…

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Darryl Quint

Male, age 32 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Darryl Kenneth Scott, a 32-year-old Black man, was found in the street in the Beverly Hills neighborhood of north St. Louis County, Missouri, in the dark early hours of April 23, 2025. Police were called to the 6900 block of Greenway Avenue after reports of a…

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Joshua Dismukes

Male, age 32 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of April 23, 2025, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, were alerted to a violent incident unfolding in the Greater Ville neighborhood. Shortly before 1:30 a.m., police officers received a call regarding a shooting at the B1 Market…

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Marji Daoud

Male, age 28 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx, just before 5 p.m. on April 23, 2025, Marji Daoud, a 28-year-old male from Yonkers, was fatally shot in the head. The incident occurred on University Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood. Daoud had reportedly…

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Mason Henry Doran

Male, age 26 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Mason Henry Doran, a 26-year-old White male from Liverpool, New York, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. His death, initially described as unexpected, was the result of gun violence. Known as a caring and kind young man, Doran was passionate about…

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Wilfredo Freddy Vasquez Jr

Male, age 36 · Schenectady, New York

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Wilfredo 'Freddy' Vasquez Jr., a 36-year-old man from Schenectady, New York. The fatal encounter unfolded on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 23rd, in the vicinity of 1807 Van Vranken…

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Jorden Christion Mason

Male, age 22 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 23, 2025, 22-year-old male Jorden Christion Mason was fatally shot outside the 1st and Goal Sports Bar on University City Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 2:50 a.m., and Mason was transported to Novant Health…

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Devon R. Foster

Male, age 34 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Devon R. Foster, a 34-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically lost his life on April 23, 2025. Foster was fatally shot in the Fairfax neighborhood of Cleveland during the early hours of the morning. The incident occurred on East 84th Street, where…

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Jorge Ismale Reyes Flores

Male, age 47 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, a night at home for Jorge Ismale Reyes Flores turned into a scene of tragedy. The 47-year-old man, a native of Nicaragua, was inside his residence on Madewell Drive on the evening of April 23, 2025, when…

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Andre Lamar Montera

Male, age 24 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Andre Lamar Montera, a 24-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, was fatally shot on April 23, 2025. The incident occurred outside an apartment complex on Nogalitos Street, where Montera was reportedly picking up a coworker when he was shot. His mother, Toni…

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Jonathan Ragland

Male, age 44 · Longview, Texas

Killed Apr 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 22, 2025, at approximately 2:47 p.m., Longview Police Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of Toler Road in Longview, Texas. Upon arrival, officers discovered 44-year-old Jonathan Ragland, a male victim, who had suffered fatal…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.