Death by Force10th anniversary

Davharea Wilson

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Davharea Wilson, a 16-year-old male, was tragically killed on April 25, 2016, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The young victim was shot and killed in an incident that underscores the ongoing struggle with gun violence in Chicago, particularly…

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Davon A Barrett

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Davon A. Barrett, age 38, was shot and killed on April 25, 2016, during a memorial gathering in Chicago. The incident occurred in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood while Barrett was attending a memorial for a relative who had also been a victim of…

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Maurice L Hill

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a spring day in Indianapolis, the life of 20-year-old Maurice L. Hill was tragically cut short. The young man, a resident of the city, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016. Born on August 10, 1995, his death marked a premature end to a life that was just…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Akinwumi Omoregie

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 44-year-old Michael Akinwumi Omoregie, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On April 25th of that year, Omoregie was the victim of a homicide, a violent end to a life that remains…

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Michael Tilghman

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young man was tragically cut short, leaving behind a case that has remained unsolved for years. Michael Tilghman, a 25-year-old African American male, became the victim of a homicide in the area of 1300 Woodbourne Avenue.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Russell Aldridge

Male, age 46 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 25, 2016, Russell Aldridge, 46, was found murdered in Fort Worth, Texas. His death came during a period when Fort Worth experienced a significant rise in homicides, with 35 reported cases in the first half of 2016. Several of these killings were…

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Oscar Ramirez

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Oscar Ramirez, aged 35, was fatally shot on April 25, 2016, in Houston, Texas. Ramirez was found in a vehicle located in the 7600 block of Beechnut Street in southwest Houston. According to reports, the incident occurred late at night, and Ramirez sustained…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Antonio Cortez Joiner

Male, age 27 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of an April night in 2016, a private party at a Birmingham, Alabama club turned into a scene of chaos and violence that ended the life of 27-year-old Antonio Cortez Joiner. The African-American man was attending a gathering at the East…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jonathan Gray Watson

Male, age 46 · Ocean View, Hawaii

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jonathan “Kaleo” Gray Watson, a 46-year-old White/Caucasian man, died on April 25, 2016, after a violent and bewildering chain of events at a home in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in Ocean View, Hawaiʻi. That morning, according to public reports, a man called…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tymeer (Melo) Bailey

Male, age 25 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tymere Bailey, a 25-year-old Black man from New Castle, Delaware, was killed on the evening of April 25, 2016, in the Surratte Park area of the Dunleith community. Some memorial and obituary records spell his first name “Tymeer,” but New Castle County police…

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Roberto Rodriguez

Male, age 32 · Surprise, Arizona

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Surprise, Arizona, a late-night argument between two men escalated into a fatal shooting that left one man dead. The victim was identified as 32-year-old Roberto Rodriguez. The incident unfolded near Grand Avenue and Greenway Road just before midnight when…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

John Edward Morris

Male, age 52 · Gandeeville, West Virginia

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

John Edward Morris, a 52-year-old White/Caucasian man, died on April 25, 2016, in Gandeeville, West Virginia, under circumstances that immediately drew the attention of law enforcement. Morris was found dead inside a residence on Coon Creek Road after…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Damion Dwain Thomas

Male, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 24, 2016, a fatal shooting occurred at the Liberty Village Apartments in the 3500 block of Dromedary Way, near North Nellis Boulevard and East Cheyenne Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada. The victim, identified as 27-year-old Damion Dwain Thomas from…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Sharon Walls Smith

Female, age 45 · Holly-springs, Mississippi

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Monday in late April of 2016, the community of Holly Springs, Mississippi, was shaken by a violent act that claimed the life of Sharon Walls Smith. A 45-year-old female, Smith was at her job at the BDC Staffing Agency, situated in a busy part of town…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ileea Davis

Female, age 33 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Fort Wayne, Indiana, 33-year-old Ileea D. Davis, a Black female, was found deceased in her home on Lillie Street on the afternoon of April 25, 2016. A friend discovered her body after being unable to contact her for several hours. The Allen County…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gabrielle D. Rhodes Jr.

Male, age 24 · Columbia, Missouri

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of April 25, 2016, 24-year-old Gabrielle D. Rhodes Jr., a male from Columbia, Missouri, was caught in a sudden burst of gunfire at the Deerfield Apartment Complex in the 1500 block of Sylvan Lane. Multiple callers reported shots fired just…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nicholas Gomez

Male, age 20 · San-francisco, California

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nicholas Gomez, a 20-year-old resident of South San Francisco, tragically lost his life on April 25, 2016, following a violent altercation at Orange Memorial Park. The incident began as a dispute among a group of individuals in the 600 block of First Lane. As…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Trevius Donte Roberts

Male, age 23 · Winter-park, Florida

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Trevius Donte Roberts, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 25, 2016, in Winter Park, Florida. The incident occurred outside an apartment complex known as The Meadows on Margaret Square. Roberts was standing outside the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Conner Patrick-Bryant

Male, age 6 · Locust-grove, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet home on Bill Gardner Parkway in Locust-grove, Georgia, a heartbreaking scene unfolded that would leave a community in mourning. On April 25, 2016, six-year-old Conner Patrick-Bryant, a Caucasian male, was found deceased in a back bedroom of his…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jimeshia Gordon

Female, age 24 · St-marys, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On an evening in April 2016, the life of 24-year-old Jimeshia Gordon was tragically cut short in a shooting at the Cumberland Oaks Apartments in St. Marys, Georgia. The young mother of two was shot in the neck and, despite being airlifted to a hospital in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Melissa Bryant

Female, age 39 · Locust-grove, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet Locust Grove, Georgia subdivision, a tragedy unfolded that left a community in shock and a family devastated. Melissa 'Missy' Worley Bryant, a 39-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased in her home on April 25, 2016. A devoted mother and a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Quincy Wytche

Male, age 22 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of an April night in 2016, a sequence of events unfolded outside a Burger King on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in Atlanta that would leave two men dead. One of those men was Quincy Wytche, a 22-year-old male. On April 24, Wytche was found…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Reginald Coicou

Male, age 24 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of April 24, 2016, Reginald Coicou, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot in Atlanta, Georgia. His body was discovered inside a Pontiac Bonneville parked near a Burger King on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. Coicou, who worked as a bouncer at…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keenen Lewis

Male, age 17 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet Milan neighborhood of New Orleans, the life of 17-year-old Keenen Lewis was tragically cut short on the night of April 25, 2016. The young man, known affectionately to his family, was found fatally shot, leaving a community to grapple with the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

JCorey Terrell Bailey

Male, age 27 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

J'Corey Terrell Bailey, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically killed in a broad daylight shooting on April 25, 2016, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the 2800 block of Ashe Street, where officers responded to a shooting call…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Joann Hawkins

Female, age 59 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

JoAnn Hawkins, a 59-year-old woman from Cincinnati, OH, tragically passed away on April 25, 2016. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, leaving behind a large family and many friends. JoAnn was remembered fondly by her loved ones, and her…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Darrius Green

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 25, 2011 · 15 years ago

Darrius Green, aged 23, was shot and killed on April 25, 2011, in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. The incident occurred in a local restaurant, a setting that has become an all too familiar backdrop for violence in the area. Green was among several…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Donald Thornhill

Male, age 64 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 25, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Pleasure Ridge Park in Louisville, Kentucky, a grim discovery was made on April 25, 2011. Inside his residence on Cochise Way, 64-year-old Donald P. Thornhill, a male, was found deceased. The coroner later determined that…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

James Jackson

Male, age 28 · Fort Washington, Maryland

Killed Apr 25, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in Fort Washington, Maryland, the life of James Anthony Jackson Jr., a 28-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On April 25, 2011, at approximately 1:02 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 700…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Tomika Isabella Swoope

Female, age 19 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 25, 2011 · 15 years ago

On an April evening in 2011, Tomika Isabella Swoope, a 19-year-old African-American woman, was walking the short distance back to her Minneapolis home. She had just been to a local convenience store after seeing her cousin off at a bus stop. As she neared her…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Pedro Quijano

Male, age 44 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Apr 25, 2006 · 20 years ago

On April 25, 2006, 44-year-old Pedro Quijano was found shot to death in his vehicle on Miami Boulevard in Durham, North Carolina. Quijano had suffered a shotgun wound to the chest. Investigators believe the shooting occurred on Fairfax Street and may have…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Joel Bladimir Ruiz Blanco

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 25, 2006 · 20 years ago

Joel Bladimir Ruiz Blanco, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 25, 2006, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Joel was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community.…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Eva Morse

Female, age 27 · Unity, New Hampshire

Killed Apr 25, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a spring day, April 25, 1986, the quiet woods of Unity, New Hampshire, gave up a grim secret. Loggers working in the area discovered the remains of 27-year-old Caucasian female Eva Morse. An autopsy would later reveal that she had been stabbed to death…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Carla Maxwell

Female, age 20 · Layton, Utah

Killed Apr 25, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 25, 1986, the life of 20-year-old Carla Maxwell, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short. A truck driver discovered her body around 4 a.m. inside the 7-Eleven store on North Main Street in Layton, Utah, where she…

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Death by Force75th anniversary

Jane Marie Althoff

Female, age 8 · Trainer, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 25, 1951 · 75 years ago

In the early-hours darkness of **April 25, 1951**, the lifeless body of **8-year-old Caucasian female Jane Marie Althoff** was found slumped against the passenger door of a pickup parked at the Penn-Premier Shows carnival on Ninth Street in Trainer…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Tyreese Harris

Male, age 45 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Apr 25, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 25, 2021, Tyreese Harris, a 45-year-old man from Burnsville, Minnesota, was fatally shot outside The Foundry Bar in St. Paul. The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. when Harris was involved in an altercation with Marlon Walker, a 29-year-old man…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Oscar Martinez

Male, age 24 · Fordland, Missouri

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 25, 2016, Oscar Adan Martinez-Gaxiola, a 24-year-old male Mexican national, traveled to a residence in Webster County, Missouri, under the impression he was collecting a significant drug debt. Martinez-Gaxiola had been involved in a methamphetamine…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Stephen Bailey

Male, age 51 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Apr 25, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephen Bailey, aged 51, passed away on April 25, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His death was a result of a tragic incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the day of his death, Bailey was found…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

James Anthony Jackson

Male, age 28 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Apr 25, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning, the quiet of a Fort Washington, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On April 25, 2011, at approximately 1:02 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Cady Drive. Upon…

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Abdul Saleh

Male, age 28 · New York, New York

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

On the night of April 25, 2026, a fatal encounter unfolded outside a beloved East Village deli, leaving a 28-year-old worker dead. The victim was identified as Abdul Saleh, a Yemeni man who was a cherished figure in his community. An argument that began…

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Bryan Dargan

Male, age 36 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

In Sumter, South Carolina, on the afternoon of April 25, 2026, a dispute between acquaintances turned fatal, ending the life of 36-year-old Bryan Dargan. Deputies from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence in the 1000 block of…

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DeMario Tolbert

Male, age 37 · Greenwood, South Carolina

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

DeMario Vandale Tolbert, a 37-year-old Black man, died after a shooting on Saturday night, April 25, 2026, in Greenwood, South Carolina. The shooting was reported on Wheatfield Drive, where law enforcement responded after gunfire broke out. Tolbert was found…

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Ezekiel Wysong

Male, age 28 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 25, 2026, the life of 28-year-old Ezekiel "Zeke" Allyn Wysong was tragically cut short in a shooting in Muskegon, Michigan. The incident occurred around 5:40 a.m. in the 1800 block of McIlwraith Street. When police arrived…

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Falonzo Smith

Male, age 31 · Villa Rica, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, April 25, 2026, a gathering in the Liberty Pointe subdivision of Villa Rica, Georgia, turned tragic, ending the life of 31-year-old Falonzo Smith. Friends and family knew him as "CJ," a man who was reportedly a new…

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Jacob Inselmann

Male, age 22 · Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

In a tragic incident on the evening of Saturday, April 25, 2026, a young White man from Illinois, 22-year-old Jacob Inselmann of Steeleville, lost his life in a shooting that unfolded in the parking lot of the popular Dolly Parton's Stampede dinner attraction…

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Jimmie L. Robertson

Male, age 64 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

Jimmie L. Robertson, a 64-year-old Black male, was found dead on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky, after police were called to the 700 block of Dearborn Avenue in the Chickasaw neighborhood. The call came in around 2:30 p.m. as a report of a…

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Junard Kesean Edward Lewis

Male, age 24 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Decatur, Georgia, the life of 24-year-old Junard Kesean Edward Lewis was tragically cut short by gun violence. The incident that led to his death was one of two separate shootings that occurred in DeKalb County…

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Justin Body

Male, age 18 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 25, 2026 · this year

A quiet evening at Leavell Woods Park in Jackson, Mississippi, turned tragic on Saturday, April 25, 2026, when 18-year-old Justin Body was shot and killed. The incident, which cut short the young man's life, occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. and was a…

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