Deaths by Force on April 24

Deaths by Force (456)

Death by Force10th anniversary

JaVarrius Brown

Male, age 24 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 24, 2016, Javarrious Eequinn Brown, a 24-year-old resident of Las Vegas, was found fatally shot in a North Las Vegas home. The incident occurred in the 2500 block of Page Street, near North Martin Luther King Boulevard and West Carey Avenue in North…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Amelia Lacambra

Female, age 21 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet home in St. Regis Park, a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky, a young woman's life was tragically cut short. Twenty-one-year-old Amelia Lacambra was a new mother, with her whole life seemingly ahead of her. She and her husband, twenty-two-year-old…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Chaabane Tandji

Male, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Milwaukee, on April 24, 2016, Chaabane Tandji, a 39-year-old man, was working at Tanji Foods, a grocery store owned by a relative of his on North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. His life was cut tragically short…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David J. Stange

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, what began as an illicit transaction ended in tragedy for David J. Stange, a 26-year-old White / Caucasian male. On April 24, 2016, Stange and another individual were in a vehicle on West Good Hope Road, reportedly…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ciony Kirkman

Female, age 16 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a single act of violence tragically cut short the life of 16-year-old Ciony Kirkman, a Black female from Trenton, New Jersey. On the evening of April 24th, Ciony was inside a minivan on Jersey Street with six other teenagers when shots…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tashari Nelson

Female, age 23 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 23-year-old Tashari Nelson, a Black female, was tragically cut short. On April 24, 2016, Nelson was shot in the head in the 3700 block of Jackson Avenue. Police responded to a call…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Golam Rabbi

Male, age 59 · San-jose, California

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Golam Rabbi, aged 59, was tragically found dead on April 24, 2016, in his home in San Jose, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply unsettling. Golam Rabbi and his wife, Shamima Rabbi, were discovered shot to death in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Shamima Rabbi

Female, age 57 · San-jose, California

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Shamima Rabbi, aged 57, was tragically found dead alongside her husband, Golam Rabbi, in their San Jose, California home on April 24, 2016. The couple, originally from Bangladesh, had been living in the United States for several decades. They were discovered…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nikenson Valentin

Male, age 22 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nikenson Valentin, a 22-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 24, 2016. On that fateful day, Valentin was fatally shot in the 5600 block of Coconut Road, located off Southern Boulevard. After the shooting, his…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Wilton Jackson

Male, age 31 · Miami, Florida

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Wilton Jackson, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 24, 2016, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred outside the Extacy Gentleman's Club, located at 726 NW 79th Street. According to reports, Jackson and another individual…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Justin Bowman

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Justin T. Bowman, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 24, 2016, in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. while Bowman was walking with three friends near the 3600 block of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ricky Jay Wright

Male, age 54 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ricky Jay Wright, a 54-year-old man from Raleigh, North Carolina, was tragically killed in a shooting on April 24, 2016. The incident occurred early Sunday morning on Cantwell Court, where police were called to the scene around 4:15 a.m. Upon arrival, they…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jessica Coleman

Female, age 26 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jessica Coleman, a 26-year-old African American woman from Warrensville Heights, Cleveland, OH, was found shot to death near railroad tracks on April 24, 2016. Her body was discovered by railroad workers near East 83rd Street and Holton Avenue. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Pete Staten

Male, age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Pete Staten, a 51-year-old man from Columbus, OH, tragically passed away on April 24, 2016. He was born on August 3, 1964, in Williamson, WV, to Jack and Rose Staten. Pete is survived by his loving wife, Karen Staten, and their four children: Anthony, Lavena…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Guy Ellison

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a life was abruptly and violently cut short in Philadelphia. Guy Ellison, a 36-year-old Black male, was found inside a green Pontiac Grand Prix on the 2300 block of West Huntingdon Street on April 24th. He had been shot multiple times…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Robert Braxton

Male, age 27 · North-wales, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Sunday morning in April 2016, a dispute over a church seat escalated into a fatal shooting, ending the life of 27-year-old Robert Braxton III. The incident occurred during the 11 a.m. service at the Keystone Fellowship Church in North Wales…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Amberiya Davis

Female, age 15 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a senseless act of violence tragically cut short the life of 15-year-old Amberiya Davis. An African American female, she was fatally shot on the evening of April 24, 2016, in Memphis, Tennessee. The incident was the result of a drive-by…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cornelius Douglas

Male, age 27 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the life of Cornelius Douglas, a 27-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On April 24, 2016, at approximately 1:04 a.m., Douglas was shot and killed on Carousel Road. The incident left…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Santos Usor

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Sunday in the heart of spring, the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. became the scene of a grim discovery. It was Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011, when the body of a young man was found in the 2300 block of Ontario Road NW. Police were called…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Deonte M Giles

Male, age 15 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

A 15-year-old male, Deonte M. Giles, died on April 25, 2011, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born on December 10, 1995, to Ann Marie Giles and Roger Richardson, he was a student at Thomas Carr Howe Community High School. Known to his friends and family as 'Tae,' he…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Troy Thompson

Male, age 27 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Troy Thompson, a 27-year-old Black man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, April 24, 2011, Thompson passed away in his native city. Details regarding the specific circumstances of his death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Steven White

Male, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a tragic event added to the growing list of homicides in Baltimore, Maryland. Steven White, a 29-year-old male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds on April 24, 2011. Despite the efforts of emergency responders, he was pronounced…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Damon Griffin

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the night of April 24, 2011, a violent episode unfolded in Baltimore, Maryland, that resulted in the death of 25-year-old Damon Griffin. An African-American male, Griffin was discovered inside a vehicle in the 4200 block of Rokeby Road, having sustained…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Isaac Stevens

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the predawn hours of a Sunday in the spring of 2011, the life of Isaac Stevens, a 25-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on a set of steps in Baltimore. In the 4700 block of Sayer Avenue, while many in the city were still asleep on April 24th…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Marcos Hernandez

Male, age 47 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Sunday night in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of Marcos Hernandez was tragically cut short. It was April 24, 2011, at approximately 9:44 p.m., when the sound of gunfire echoed through the parking lot of the Willow Creek Apartments located at 2499 Ketchum.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Cynthia Cashner

Female, age 50 · Porter, Indiana

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a Portage, Indiana, business became the scene of a brutal crime that ended the life of 50-year-old Cynthia Cashner. On an Easter Sunday in April, her estranged husband, Frederick Cashner Jr., entered her business, the Mystic Moon Herbal…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Daryl Anthony Hall

Male, age 34 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

Daryl Anthony Hall, a 34-year-old male, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Saint Louis, Missouri. Hall, an off-duty St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer, was at the Black Label Nightclub on South Fourth…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Devin Reeves-Peebles

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

Devin Reeves-Peebles, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 24, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. The incident took place in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Nathan Ross Cross

Male, age 21 · North Preston, Nova Scotia

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the small community of North Preston, Nova Scotia, the life of 21-year-old Nathan Ross Cross was tragically cut short on the evening of April 24, 2011. Cross, a young Black man, was outdoors on Churchill Terrace with a group of other people when an…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Meredith Don Moree

Male, age 49 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 24, 1996 · 30 years ago

Meredith 'Don' Moree, a 49-year-old man, lost his life in a tragic shooting on April 24, 1996, in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident, which unfolded at a fire station, was the result of a violent rampage by one of his colleagues. The gunman, also a…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Capt. Stanley C. Adams

Male, age 45 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 24, 1996 · 30 years ago

On a tragic day in Jackson, Mississippi, Captain Stanley C. Adams, a 45-year-old male officer with the Jackson Fire Department, was killed in a violent rampage carried out by a disgruntled fellow firefighter. The events of April 24, 1996, began when…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Willie Craft

Male, age 48 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 24, 1996 · 30 years ago

On an otherwise ordinary Wednesday in Jackson, Mississippi, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded, leaving a community in shock and mourning the loss of several of its dedicated public servants. Among them was Willie Dwight Craft, a 48-year-old…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Glenda Tornes

Female, age 42 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 24, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the early hours of April 24, 1996, the life of 42-year-old Glenda Tornes, a female resident of Jackson, Mississippi, was tragically cut short in her own home. The events of that morning would unravel into a wider tragedy that would deeply scar the…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Jane E. Foster

Female, age 55 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Apr 24, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the spring of 1996, the city of Richmond, Virginia, was gripped by a palpable fear. A series of brutal killings, which would come to be known as the "Golden Years Murders," had been targeting elderly women in the community for several years. On April 24…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Rick Robbins

Male, age 47 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 24, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the spring of 1996, a tragedy unfolded in Jackson, Mississippi, forever marking the community and the city's fire department. On April 24th, Rick Robbins, a 47-year-old white male serving as a District Chief, was killed in a violent rampage carried out by…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

David Banks III

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1986 · 40 years ago

On April 24, 1986, David Banks III, a 23-year-old man, was found shot to death in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1712 Reinhard Avenue, located in Franklin County. David died from a gunshot wound to the head, and despite investigations, his homicide…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

David Banks III

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1986 · 40 years ago

David Banks III, a 23-year-old Black male, was tragically killed on April 24, 1986, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found expired from a gunshot wound to the head at the incident location, 1712 Reinhard Avenue. The case remains unsolved, and the Columbus Police…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Marcia King

Female · Miami County, Ohio

Found Apr 24, 1981 · 45 years ago

On April 24, 1981, the body of 21-year-old Marcia King, originally from Arkansas, was discovered along Greenlee Road, west of Troy, in Miami County, Ohio. Known as the "Buckskin Girl" due to the distinctive fringed buckskin poncho she wore, Marcia had been…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Reverend John Jay Jackson

Male, age 35 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Apr 24, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the spring of 1981, a beloved 35-year-old male, Reverend John Jay Jackson, served as the assistant pastor at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Jackson, Tennessee. His life was tragically cut short on the evening of Thursday, May 14, when he was killed inside…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Wade Hamilton Kelley

Male, age 39 · Groveton, Texas

Killed Apr 24, 1911 · 115 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Wade Hamilton Kelley, aged 39, was killed in the line of duty on April 24, 1911, in Groveton, Texas. Kelley was a male of Caucasian ethnicity and a dedicated officer with the Trinity County Sheriff's Office. He was responding to a call about…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Herbert D E Moore

Male, age 30 · Cumberland, Rhode Island

Killed Apr 24, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a spring day in 1901, the life of Herbert Daniel Eaton Moore, a 30-year-old White male, was tragically cut short. Moore, who had been appointed as a special officer for the Cumberland Police in 1899, was walking his post in Valley…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

William Messenger

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 24, 1901 · 125 years ago

Patrolman William F. Messenger, aged 30, was a dedicated officer with the Chicago Police Department. On April 24, 1901, he was tragically shot and killed while on duty. The incident occurred at the Harrison Street Police Station, where Messenger had been…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Colvin Wayne Germany

Male, age 39 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Apr 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Colvin Wayne Germany, 39, a man from Shreveport, Louisiana, died on April 24, 2021, in the Mooretown/Hollywood Heights area after a late-night confrontation on Theo Street turned violent. Earlier that day, according to later court testimony, he and his…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Derrick Wren

Male, age 42 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, what began as a dispute outside a local bar tragically escalated, ending the life of 42-year-old Derrick Wren. Just before 8 p.m. on April 23, 2016, Wren was standing outside a bar at 57th Street and Troost…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

George Crowley Jennings

Male, age 53 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

George Crowley Jennings was 53 years old when he died on Sunday, April 24, 2011, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 614 E. 7th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Fanny Elizabeth Montano

Female, age 3 · El Monte, California

Killed Apr 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

The life of three-year-old Fanny Elizabeth Montano was cut tragically short on Monday, April 24, 2006, in the suburban city of El Monte, California. Fanny, a young Hispanic girl whose life was only beginning, died under circumstances that prompted local…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Harry Noble

Male, age 37 · Bellevue, Ohio

Killed Apr 24, 1911 · 115 years ago

Detective Harry J. Noble, aged 37, was a dedicated officer with the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department. On April 24, 1911, while attempting to arrest two men for trespassing in the rail yards in Bellevue, Ohio, Detective Noble was shot…

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Alejandro Sanchez Castro

Male, age 48 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Apr 24, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, the life of 48-year-old Alejandro Sanchez Castro was tragically cut short in Charleston, South Carolina. On the evening of Friday, April 24th, events transpired that would lead to his untimely death. An argument between Sanchez Castro…

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