Deaths by Force on April 28

Deaths by Force (443)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Dong Tan Le

Male, age 32 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dong Tan Le, aged 32, tragically lost his life on April 28, 2016, in Sacramento, California. He was one of the victims in a horrific triple homicide that occurred at a family home on Ardith Drive in South Sacramento. The incident unfolded early in the morning…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keith Green

Male, age 27 · Geyserville, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Keith Green, a 27-year-old resident of Millbrae, California, was reported missing on April 29, 2016, after he failed to return home following a meeting with his ex-girlfriend, Tiffany Li, at the Millbrae Pancake House. His disappearance was immediately deemed…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Marcus Paul Cardenas

Male, age 20 · Delano, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marcus Paul Cardenas, a 20-year-old resident of Delano, California, tragically lost his life on April 28, 2016. The incident occurred near the intersection of 8th Avenue and Ellington Street, where Cardenas was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nshan Balyan

Male, age 30 · Burbank, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nshan Balyan, a 30-year-old White/Caucasian male from North Hollywood, was found dead on April 28, 2016, after his body was discovered in Burbank, California. The discovery was made shortly after midday in an empty dirt lot near the railroad tracks behind…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Reginald Atkinson

Male, age 26 · Richmond, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Reginald Atkinson, a 26-year-old resident of Richmond, California, was tragically killed on April 28, 2016. The incident occurred near a Valero gas station at the intersection of Cutting Boulevard and South 37th Street. Richmond Police Department's…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tien Vo Le

Male, age 21 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tien Vo Le, a 21-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically passed away on April 28, 2016. The circumstances surrounding Tien Vo Le's death have been a subject of investigation and public interest. According to available information, Tien Vo Le's…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Hector Alvarez

Male, age 25 · Pompano-beach, Florida

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Hector Daniel Ferrer Alvarez, a 25-year-old resident of Deerfield Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 28, 2016, in Pompano Beach. The incident occurred at a business plaza located in the 1100 block of Northwest 15th Street, which was used as an…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Khamori Ronnel Williams

Male, age 22 · Eustis, Florida

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Khamori Ronnel Williams, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 28, 2016, in Eustis, Florida. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. when police responded to reports of gunfire followed by a vehicle crash at the intersection…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brian McGee

Male, age 50 · Chicago-heights, Illinois

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian McGee, a 50-year-old man from LaCrosse, Indiana, was found dead on April 28, 2016, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. His body was discovered inside a Ford pickup truck parked along Portland Avenue. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office determined that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brandi McAdams

Female, age 33 · Sulphur, Louisiana

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a domestic dispute in Sulphur, Louisiana, escalated into a tragic murder-suicide, leaving a community in shock and a young child without her parents. Brandi McAdams, a 33-year-old female, was shot and killed by her estranged husband…

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Cody McAdams

Male, age 38 · Sulphur, Louisiana

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic series of events on April 28, 2016, in Sulphur, Louisiana, 38-year-old Cody A. McAdams died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after murdering his estranged wife. The day's turmoil began when Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brittany Nicole Locklear

Female, age 27 · Rowland, North Carolina

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brittany Nicole Locklear, a 27-year-old woman from Rowland, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on April 28, 2016. Brittany, who was of Native American descent, was struck by a stray bullet during an ongoing dispute between two families. The incident…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Randal Melvin Wood

Male, age 45 · Phoenix, Arizona

Found Apr 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of Friday, April 15, 2011, the stillness of a Phoenix street was broken by a somber discovery. In the roadway, near the intersection of 24th Avenue and Van Buren Street, lay the body of a man later identified as Randal Melvin Wood. The…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Albert Lee Bass Jr

Male, age 44 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a man with ties to Phoenix, Arizona, passed away, leaving behind a life story that stretched from the Midwest to the Southwest. Albert Lee Bass Jr., a 44-year-old male, died on April 8, 2011. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 23…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael Smith

Male, age 31 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Michael Smith, a 30-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on April 28, 2011, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 2801 Colerain Avenue, a location in Hamilton County. The circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Floyd Moore

Male, age 31 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the streets of New Orleans, a brutal act of violence claimed the life of 31-year-old Floyd Moore on April 28, 2011. The B.W. Cooper housing development became a scene of chaos as more than 100 shots were fired, ending Moore's life. Authorities believed…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Dominique Pitts

Female, age 18 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the spring of 2006, the life of a promising young woman from Phoenix, Arizona was tragically cut short. Dominique Gabrielle Avan Pitts, an 18-year-old female, was killed by gun violence on April 28, 2006. At the time of her death, Dominique was a senior at…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Tonya Jo Goble-Studer

Female, age 23 · Union-pier, Michigan

Killed Apr 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the spring of 2006, the life of 23-year-old Tonya Jo Goble-Studer, a female, came to a brutal and tragic end in the small community of Union Pier, Michigan. Seeking refuge from a volatile and abusive marriage, she had moved in with her mother, Vicki Dewey…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Vickiann S. Dewey

Female, age 52 · Union-pier, Michigan

Killed Apr 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

Vickiann S. Dewey, a 52-year-old female, found her life tragically cut short on April 28, 2006, in the quiet community of Union Pier, Michigan. Her death was not an isolated incident but part of a harrowing double homicide that also claimed the life of her…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Martell Edwards

Male, age 23 · Harvey, Illinois

Killed Apr 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

Martell Edwards, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on April 28, 2006, in Harvey, Illinois. His death was the result of a shooting incident involving a .45-caliber Remington semiautomatic handgun. The weapon used in the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Evan Garber

Male, age 59 · Vancouver, British Columbia

Killed Apr 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

Evan Garber, a 59-year-old male Vancouver resident, was having a late-night meal at one of his regular restaurants when an armed robbery suddenly unfolded around him. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on April 28, 2006, Garber was sitting at his usual table inside…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Joseph Andrew Ruiz

Male, age 7 · Baldwin Park, California

Killed Apr 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

On April 28, 2006, tragedy unfolded in the San Gabriel Valley when seven-year-old Joseph Andrew Ruiz lost his life in Baldwin Park. Joseph, a young Hispanic boy whose life was just beginning, was pronounced dead under circumstances that would leave lasting…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Eddie Jackson

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 28, 2001 · 25 years ago

On April 28, 2001, Eddie Lee Jackson was shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio. The homicide took place in Montgomery County, and Jackson's death is part of the long list of unsolved cases that have haunted the community. Despite investigations, no suspects have…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Ronald Womack

Male, age 43 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 28, 2001 · 25 years ago

On April 28, 2001, 43-year-old Ronald Womack, a male resident of Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed in an act of gun violence. His death is one of a number of unsolved homicides in the city, and the specific details surrounding the incident remain scarce in…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Sam London

Male · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 28, 1996 · 30 years ago

On April 28, 1996, in Chester, Pennsylvania, Sam London was tragically lost to gun violence. The specific circumstances surrounding the incident, including the events leading up to the shooting and the exact location within Chester, remain unclear. Details…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Richard Barbour

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 28, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the spring of 1991, a promising legal career was tragically cut short on the streets of Philadelphia. Richard L. 'Rick' Barbour Jr., a 27-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on April 28, 1991, during an armed robbery. Barbour, who served as an…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Denise Cochrane

Female, age 11 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 28, 1976 · 50 years ago

Denise Cochrane, an 11-year-old girl from Brockton, Massachusetts, went missing on May 23, 1975, after leaving her home on Essex Street to walk to Huntington Elementary School. She was the youngest of four siblings and was a sixth-grade student at the time of…

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Death by Force80th anniversary

Edward Bennett

Male · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Apr 28, 1946 · 80 years ago

In the spring of 1946, a shadow fell over the town of Aiken, South Carolina, with a series of brutal crimes that would remain a mystery for over a decade. On April 28th, a male shopkeeper, Edward Bennett, and his wife Mary were found slain in their grocery…

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Death by Force80th anniversary

Mary Bennett

Female, age 25 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Apr 28, 1946 · 80 years ago

Mary Bennett, a 25-year-old female grocer in Aiken County, South Carolina, spent the spring of 1946 working alongside her husband, Edward, in the small family store they ran for their community. On the night of April 28, 1946, their ordinary routine shattered…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

John Shaver

Male, age 51 · Oregon City, Oregon

Killed Apr 28, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the spring of 1906, a palpable sense of unease settled over the community of Oregon City, Oregon, a disquiet that would soon escalate into a desperate manhunt and culminate in the tragic death of a respected lawman. John Shaver, a 51-year-old White male…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Joseph Littleton

Male, age 46 · Tyler, Alabama

Killed Apr 28, 1901 · 125 years ago

Joseph Littleton Edwards, a 46-year-old male deputy sheriff in Dallas County, was killed on April 28, 1901, at Tyler, Alabama, in a shooting that appears in the surviving online record as both sudden and grimly practical. The clearest accounts say he was…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

George Claud Holt Pickett

Male, age 37 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Apr 28, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the night patrol was a routine affair, but for one officer, it was his very first day on the job. Patrolman George Claud Holt Pickett, a 37-year-old man, was just beginning his career with the Pine Bluff…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Thanh Tan Le

Male, age 56 · Sacramento, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 28, 2016, Thanh Tan Le, aged 56, was tragically killed in a home-invasion robbery in South Sacramento, California. The incident occurred early in the morning at a residence on Ardith Drive, where Thanh Le lived with his family. Alongside Thanh Le…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Leroy Swanigan Jr.

Male, age 60 · East Compton, California

Killed Apr 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Leroy Swanigan Jr. was 60 years old when he died on Thursday, April 28, 2016, in East Compton. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds after he was attacked at the corner of East Compton Boulevard and South…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Darral D Lawson

Male, age 22 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Darral D. Lawson, 22, was shot and killed on the front porch of his home in the 9000 block of Newby Street in far north St. Louis on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death. The Washington Post's homicide…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Mark Shields

Male, age 56 · Sutter County, California

Killed Apr 28, 1971 · 55 years ago

Mark Beverly Shields, a 56-year-old Caucasian male and World War II veteran, was tragically murdered on April 28, 1971, in Sutter County, California. Born on July 15, 1914, in Santa Rosa, California, Shields met his untimely death at the hands of Juan Vallejo…

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Dilan Herbert

Male, age 32 · Raeford, North Carolina

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Raeford, North Carolina, the evening of April 28, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 32-year-old Dilan Herbert. Just after 11:00 p.m., deputies from the Hoke County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to…

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Frederick Ivy

Male, age 18 · Forrest City, Arkansas

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In the quiet city of Forrest City, Arkansas, the life of 18-year-old Frederick Ivy was tragically cut short on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Responding to a call at approximately 10:30 p.m., police arrived at a residence near Newcastle Road to a grim scene. There…

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Jamyuz Kanyi Bennett

Male, age 21 · Anderson, South Carolina

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In Anderson, South Carolina, on the afternoon of April 28, 2026, the life of 21-year-old Jamyuz Kanyi Bennett was tragically cut short. Bennett was a passenger in a vehicle near the intersection of Nelson Drive and East River Street when a violent exchange of…

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Jason Johnson

Male, age 43 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, a domestic altercation in Jackson, Mississippi, escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving a family fractured and a community searching for answers. On the evening of Tuesday, April 28, police were dispatched to a residence on Abraham…

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Kiambria Young

Female, age 31 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Albany, Georgia, the community was shattered by an eruption of gunfire that claimed the life of 31-year-old Kiambria "Kiki" Young, a Black/African American mother of five. The tragic incident unfolded on April 28, 2026…

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Leon Oldham

Male, age 44 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the quiet of a North Toledo neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a call of a person shot, police arrived at the 100 block of Bronson Avenue to a grim discovery. There, on the…

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Madeline Spatafore

Female, age 25 · Mars, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 28, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Seven Fields, Pennsylvania, a tragedy unfolded in the early hours of April 28, 2026, ending the life of 25-year-old Madeline Spatafore. A promising physician assistant, Spatafore was a recent graduate of Duquesne University, where…

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Christopher King Jr.

Male, age 19 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Apr 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, the life of 19-year-old Christopher King Jr. was tragically cut short in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. On the night of Monday, April 28th, events unfolded that would end in his untimely death and lead to another teenager facing a murder charge.…

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Lawrence Robinson

Male, age 28 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 28-year-old Lawrence Robinson was tragically cut short. On April 28, 2025, at approximately 10:10 p.m., police were dispatched to an apartment complex on North 42nd Avenue following reports…

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David James

Male, age 45 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Apr 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of April 28, 2025, the life of 45-year-old David James, a Black male from North Little Rock, was tragically cut short. Police responded to the intersection of 15th and Commerce Street in Little Rock just before 3:30 a.m. to check on…

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Giordano Cerletti

Male, age 36 · Vallejo, California

Killed Apr 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 28, 2025, Giordano Cerletti, a 35-year-old white male from Vallejo, California, was found fatally shot on the 1300 block of North Camino Alto. Emergency responders arrived at approximately 6:08 a.m. following a report of an unresponsive person. Upon…

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Tevin Edward Hargrove

Male, age 33 · Belleview, Florida

Killed Apr 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 28, 2025, 33-year-old African American male Tevin Edward Hargrove was fatally shot in Belleview, Florida. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of gunfire around 12:25 a.m. in the area near Southeast 128th Street and…

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