Deaths by Force on April 27

Deaths by Force (464)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Prarie D. Kelly

Male, age 32 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Prarie D. Kelly, a 32-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2016. According to reports, Kelly was seated in a vehicle near 68th and Florist when he was approached by a male suspect. An argument ensued between Kelly…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Carolyn Ann Sanders

Female, age 59 · Kilmichael, Mississippi

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Kilmichael, Mississippi, a devastating series of events unfolded in the pre-dawn hours of April 27, 2016, leaving a family and community shattered. Carolyn Ann Sanders, a 59-year-old woman, became a victim of a violent rampage that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darrin Scarborough

Male, age 50 · Pass-christian, Mississippi

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 27, 2016, a fatal encounter unfolded in the parking lot of a C&J Quick Stop in Pass Christian, Mississippi, forever altering the lives of a local family. Darrin Charles Scarborough, a 50-year-old white male, was shot and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kenneth Cornelious Loggins

Male, age 32 · Kilmichael, Mississippi

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of April 27, 2016, the quiet community of Kilmichael, Mississippi, was shattered by a string of violent events that would leave three people dead, including 32-year-old Kenneth Cornelious Loggins. The tragedy unfolded across three different…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Devante Hanson

Male, age 22 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man's life was cut tragically short in Flint, Michigan. Devante L. Hanson, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The incident occurred outside an apartment complex, where Hanson was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Elijah Wells

Male, age 24 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic Wednesday evening in Hampton, Virginia, the life of 24-year-old Elijah Wells was cut short. The Black / African American male was fatally shot on April 27, 2016, outside a combined KFC and Taco Bell restaurant. This violent act marked the city's…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lillian Lily Nicole Trucks

Female, age 7 · Villa-ridge, Missouri

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the morning of April 27, 2016, a devastating discovery was made at a residence in Villa Ridge, Missouri, involving the death of 7-year-old Lillian 'Lily' Nicole Trucks. The young female victim, a student at Coleman Elementary School known affectionately as…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Carlos Younger

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man's life was cut tragically short on the streets of Baltimore. Carlos Younger, a 24-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on April 26, 2016. Born on May 27, 1991, his death added to a concerning wave of violence in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Thomas Miller

Male, age 54 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Thomas Miller, a 54-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, died on April 27, 2016, a week after being shot. The incident occurred on April 20, 2016, in the 11600 block of West Hamlin Street in Valley Glen. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keith Thompson

Male · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Keith Thompson, a 23-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically murdered on April 27, 2016. The incident occurred in the backyard of a home on East Westbrook Circle, where Thompson had gone to obtain a firearm. Unbeknownst to him, the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cameron Foreman

Male, age 22 · Calumet-park, Illinois

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cameron Foreman, a 22-year-old male from Calumet Park, Illinois, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2016. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest, and his death was ruled a homicide. Cameron resided in the 12700 block of South Laflin Street.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jescie James Armstrong

Male, age 15 · Rock-island, Illinois

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jescie James Armstrong, a 15-year-old male from Rock Island, Illinois, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2016. Jescie was shot and killed in his home around 2 p.m. on that fateful day. The Rock Island County Coroner, Brian Gustafson, confirmed that Jescie…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Leco Cole

Male, age 38 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday night in April 2016, the life of 38-year-old Leco Reshon Cole, a male resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was tragically cut short in a violent outburst of gunfire. The incident, which unfolded on Kerrit Drive, also left three…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lacey West

Female, age 24 · Cherryville, North Carolina

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lacey West, a 24-year-old woman from Cherryville, North Carolina, was tragically shot and killed on April 27, 2016. The incident occurred at the home of her boyfriend, Jeffrey Eaker, who was 26 years old at the time. According to reports, the shooting took…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nafez Jalal

Male, age 57 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nafez Jalal, a 57-year-old man from Durham, North Carolina, was tragically killed on April 27, 2016, during an attempted armed robbery at the Fast Food Mart located on Broad Street in Durham. Jalal, who was working as a convenience store clerk at the time…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Leandous I. Harvey

Male, age 37 · Canton, Ohio

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Leandous I. Harvey, also known as "Biggie," was a 37-year-old male from Canton, Ohio. He tragically passed away on April 27, 2016, after being shot at a Canton pub. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the bar, and Harvey was pronounced dead at Aultman…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brian Wilbert

Male, age 38 · Burgettstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a volatile relationship culminated in a fatal encounter on a quiet street in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. The life of 38-year-old Brian Wilbert, a male from Robinson Township, was cut short after a single gunshot to the torso. The man…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ontario Manning

Male, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

A 22-year-old man named Ontario Manning died from gun violence in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 27, 2016. Further details regarding the specific circumstances of his death, including the location, time, and motive, are not available in the provided online…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Alex Mojica

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Alex Mojica, aged 27, was tragically killed on April 27, 2011, in a fatal shooting in Chicago. Mojica was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, an area known for its high crime rates. The shooting took place near the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kareem Randall

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 27-year-old Kareem Randall, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On April 27, 2011, Randall was fatally wounded, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss. The circumstances…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Benito Castro

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Benito Castro, a 23-year-old male from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2011. The young man's untimely death occurred in the city where he resided, leaving a void in the community and among his loved ones. The circumstances…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Antonio Thrower

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of Thursday, April 27, 2006, the life of a Washington, D.C. man, Antonio Thrower, was tragically cut short. At approximately 6:09 a.m., gunshots rang out at 2024 10th Street, NW, leaving him fatally wounded. The Metropolitan Police…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Mackenzie Branham

Female, age 8 · Jeffersonville, Ohio

Killed Apr 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

On April 27, 2006, 8-year-old Mackenzie Branham was tragically killed in a house fire at her mother's home located at 7 E. Walnut Street in Jeffersonville, Ohio. The fire broke out while Mackenzie was asleep in her second-floor bedroom, and it was later…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Edwin Todd

Male, age 23 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 27, 2006, a night that began with the energy of a college party in Knoxville's Old City ended in tragedy. Edwin Joe Todd Jr., a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot in a parking lot, his life cut short just ten days after his…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Hugo Rosas-Pardo

Male, age 25 · West Valley City, Utah

Killed Apr 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the evening hours of April 27, 2006, a dispute between coworkers over a truck escalated into a fatal encounter in West Valley City, Utah. Hugo Rosas-Pardo, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was at his home in the 3000 South block of 5990 West when Victor…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Edwin Joe Todd Jr.

Male, age 23 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 27, 2006, the life of 23-year-old Edwin Joe Todd Jr. was tragically cut short in a parking lot in Knoxville, Tennessee. A college student who had moved to the South from Chicago, he was known to his family as 'JR' and to…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Claton Morris Medrano

Male, age 51 · Hallsville, Texas

Killed Apr 27, 2001 · 25 years ago

Lieutenant Claton Morris Medrano, aged 51, was a dedicated officer with the Harrison County Sheriff's Department in Texas. On April 27, 2001, while serving a mental commitment warrant at a house near Hallsville, he was fatally shot by a suspect wielding a…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Michelle Becker

Female, age 36 · Grand Rapids, Michigan

Killed Apr 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the spring of 1996, a 36-year-old woman named Michelle Becker vanished from the streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was last seen on April 27, 1996, in an area of the city known for sex work, a life she had reportedly turned to in order to support a…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Theresa Smith

Female, age 27 · Lockbourne, Ohio

Killed Apr 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

On April 27, 1996, Theresa Smith, a 27-year-old woman, was found deceased in Lockbourne, Ohio, near Big Walnut Creek, approximately three-quarters of a mile south of State Route 317. The details surrounding her death remain unclear as the cause of death has…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Jason Anderson

Male, age 20 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

Jason Anderson was a 20-year-old white man working at the Carolina Pet Center on Airport Road in Greenville, South Carolina, when his life was cut short during an armed robbery on April 27, 1996. On that day, he was on duty at the pet store with his coworker…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Margie Marie Stocks Rogers

Female, age 58 · Grand, Utah

Killed Apr 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

On April 27, 1991, the life of 58-year-old Margie Marie Stocks Rogers was brutally cut short in Grand County, Utah. A female victim of a violent encounter, her death was not an isolated incident but the final act in a deadly spree carried out by a recently…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Man Raymond Paul Rexer

Male, age 37 · Bay-city, Michigan

Killed Apr 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

On a warm spring evening in Bay City, Michigan, a routine call about a family disturbance spiraled into a devastating tragedy that would forever mark the community. It was April 27, 1991, when Patrolman Raymond Paul Rexer, a 37-year-old White / Caucasian male…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Man Terry James Jablonski

Male, age 44 · Bay-city, Michigan

Killed Apr 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the spring of 1991, a neighborhood dispute on the east side of Bay City, Michigan, escalated into a tragedy that would claim the lives of two dedicated police officers. On the warm and sunny afternoon of April 26, Bay City Police Officers Terry James…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Margaret Stocks Rogers

Female, age 58 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Apr 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

Margie Marie Stocks Rogers, 58, female, White, was killed on April 27, 1991, while working at Rogers Roost, the small convenience store and gas station she co-owned with her husband off Interstate 70 in Thompson Springs, Grand County, Utah. Early that…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Cherie Michelle Payseur

Female, age 24 · Riverside County, California

Killed Apr 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

Cherie Michelle Payseur, a 24-year-old white female, was tragically murdered on April 27, 1991, in Riverside County, California. Born on November 7, 1966, in Fontana, California, Cherie had attended the California School for the Deaf in Riverside. She was…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Dellmer Betts

Male, age 29 · Jefferson County, Colorado

Killed Apr 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a Sunday morning in late April of 1986, the quiet landscape of Jefferson County, Colorado, offered a grim discovery to a group of hikers. There, in a drainage ditch along Highway 6, lay the body of a young man, later identified as 29-year-old Dellmer…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Mary Hebeler

Female · Worthington, Ohio

Killed Apr 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

Mary Hebeler, aged 71, was reported missing on February 24, 1986. Over two months later, on April 27, 1986, her body was discovered by a passerby under a bridge north of the Josephinum off of State Route 23 in Worthington, Ohio. Hebeler's remains were found…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Linda Coats

Female, age 24 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Apr 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

On April 27, 1986, 24-year-old white female Linda Jean Coats was found dead in her trailer in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Coats, a university student enrolled in the Army's ROTC program, was scheduled to receive her commission the week she was murdered. She…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

John Lane

Male, age 48 · Islip, New York

Killed Apr 27, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the spring of 1966, the hallways of Bay Shore High School in Bay Shore, New York, became the scene of a tragedy that would claim the life of a dedicated educator. John S. Lane, a 48-year-old male language teacher from the neighboring community of Islip…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Joseph Zannelli

Male, age 32 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 27, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the spring of 1901, a dedicated officer's life was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. Patrolman Joseph Zannelli, a 32-year-old male of Italian-American descent, was the first of his heritage to serve on the Kansas City Police Department. His…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Charles Damon Hall

Male, age 43 · Greenbelt, Maryland

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Charles Damon Hall, a 43-year-old Black man, was found shot and killed in his Greenbelt, Maryland, home on the evening of April 27, 2016. Greenbelt police officers responded to a report of a gunshot in the 6900 block of Hanover Parkway. Upon arrival, they…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ricky J. Charles

Male, age 52 · Athens, Tennessee

Killed Apr 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet home on County Road 208 near Athens, Tennessee, the life of 52-year-old Ricky J. Charles, a Caucasian male, came to a violent end on the night of Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The events of that evening stemmed from what neighbors described as a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Vincent Harold Clark

Male, age 42 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Vincent Harold Clark was 42 years old when he died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4726 Tacana St. His death was ruled a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Steve Nephi Gutierrez

Male, age 17 · South-gate, California

Killed Apr 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

Steve Nephi Gutierrez, a 17-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 27, 2006, in South Gate, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gutierrez was shot and killed on that fateful day. The incident occurred in a…

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Ashtin Evans

Male, age 17 · El Mirage, Arizona

Killed Apr 27, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of El Mirage, Arizona, the evening of April 27, 2026, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Seventeen-year-old Ashtin Raische Evans, a boy described by loved ones as kind-hearted and full of love, was walking to a store with a…

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Charles Dolphus

Male, age 32 · North Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 27, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of April 27, 2026, tragedy struck in a North Little Rock, Arkansas, community. Charles Dolphus, a 32-year-old man, was fatally shot in an act of violence that cut his life short. The incident unfolded around 6:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of…

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Charles Wade Jr.

Male, age 36 · Kinston, North Carolina

Killed Apr 27, 2026 · this year

Charles Antwan Wade Jr., a 36-year-old man from Kinston, North Carolina, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Monday, April 27, 2026. Police said the violence unfolded at Carver Courts, where officers with the Kinston Police Department were…

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Gary Bender

Male, age 73 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Apr 27, 2026 · this year

Gary R. Bender, a 73-year-old man, was killed on April 27, 2026, inside his home in unincorporated Clark County near Vancouver, Washington. Authorities said the shooting happened at a residence in the 19700 block of Northeast Davis Road, near the Northeast…

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