Death by Force10th anniversary

Duell Moreland

Male, age 26 · Monterey, Louisiana

Killed Apr 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the disappearance of a young man from Monterey, Louisiana, would unravel a somber tale of family, suspicion, and a quest for justice that remains ongoing. Duell Stephen Moreland, a 26-year-old male, was reported missing on March 29…

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Jessie Williams

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a violent encounter in South Philadelphia's Point Breeze neighborhood claimed the life of 26-year-old Jessie Williams. On the afternoon of Friday, April 29, Williams was inside his 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee on the 2000 block of Wharton…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Aaron Matej

Male, age 36 · Sedgwick County, Kansas

Killed Apr 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 14, 2015, 36-year-old Aaron Matej was walking near the intersection of 13th Street North and 183rd Street West in Goddard, Kansas, when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Friends of Aaron discovered him lying in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Therin Martin

Male, age 39 · Temple Hills, Maryland

Killed Apr 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a spring day in Temple Hills, Maryland, the life of 39-year-old Therin Almandus Martin was cut short. On April 29, 2011, Martin was fatally shot in the 3200 block of Branch Avenue, succumbing to the violence that unfolded. A resident of Washington, D.C.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Pompet Vongkhamchanh

Male, age 32 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Apr 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 29, 2011, 32-year-old Ponpet Vongkhamchanh was fatally shot during a home invasion in Fort Worth, Texas. Late that Friday night, while watching television in his living room, Vongkhamchanh was confronted by four intruders who entered his residence…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kristy Ann Roby

Female, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Kristy Ann Roby, a 32-year-old woman from Los Angeles, was tragically killed on April 29, 2011. The incident occurred near 57th Street and Wilton Place in Chesterfield Square. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, officers responded to a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Javier Gomez

Male, age 17 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 29, 2001 · 25 years ago

Javier Gomez, a 17-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 29, 2001, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Javier was fatally shot at the southwest corner of St. Louis Street and City View…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Sandra Garvin

Female, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 29, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the spring of 1986, a 33-year-old African American woman named Sandra Garvin tragically became a victim in a series of horrific crimes that would later shock the city of Philadelphia. Her life was cut short on April 29, 1986, at the hands of Harrison…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Linda Pesce

Female, age 36 · Sand Island, Hawaii

Killed Apr 29, 1986 · 40 years ago

Linda Pesce, a 36-year-old White female originally from Santa Rosa, California, was living in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the time of her death. On the morning of April 29, 1986, she left her residence for a scheduled work meeting and was expected to return later…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Bill Jean Lea

Male, age 42 · Mena, Arkansas

Killed Apr 29, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the quiet town of Mena, Arkansas, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. Deputy Sheriff Bill Jean Lea, a 42-year-old White male, responded to a call on April 29, 1976, that would ultimately be his last. A woman had…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Eli Pittman

Male, age 35 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 29, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Greenville, South Carolina, Deputy Sheriff Eli Pittman, a 35-year-old male, was attempting to arrest a man he believed to be intoxicated. The situation tragically escalated as the individual, who had previously made…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Andre Michael Lee

Male, age 57 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Apr 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday night in downtown Tucson, a verbal dispute in the hallway of the Martin Luther King Building apartment complex at 55 N. Fifth Ave. tragically escalated, ending the life of 57-year-old Andre Michael Lee. On April 29, 2021, just…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Therin Almandus Martin

Male, age 39 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Apr 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of 39-year-old Therin Almandus Martin was tragically cut short in Temple Hills, Maryland. On the afternoon of Friday, April 29, 2011, at approximately 3:27 p.m., Martin was shot in the 3200 block of Branch Avenue. Emergency…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Xi Yong Huang

Female, age 82 · Monterey Park, California

Killed Apr 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Xi Yong Huang, an 82-year-old Asian woman, was found dead inside her Monterey Park home on April 29, 2011. Deputies discovered her on the bathroom floor of a residence in the 300 block of North Huntington Avenue; she was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:25…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Juan Carlos Ayala

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Apr 29, 2001 · 25 years ago

Juan Carlos Ayala, a 35-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 29, 2001, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ayala was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Seung Hoon Ko

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 29, 2001 · 25 years ago

Seung Hoon Ko was 24 years old when he died on Sunday, April 29, 2001, in Koreatown, west of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 3500 W. 8th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

James Bennett

Male, age 65 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 29, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the morning of April 29, 1981, James Bennett, a 65-year-old male, was gunned down in a Brooklyn street, a fatal event that was the culmination of his involvement as a government witness in a significant drug conspiracy case. As he left his daughter's home…

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Alfredo Cuellar Jr.

Male, age 43 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Apr 29, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the life of 43-year-old Alfredo Cuellar Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on a Hartford, Connecticut street. Police were alerted to the shooting at approximately 1:41 a.m. by the city's…

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Bennie L. Craig

Male, age 53 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 29, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, a domestic tragedy unfolded in Columbus, Ohio, culminating in the death of 53-year-old Bennie L. Craig. On the afternoon of April 29th, police and paramedics were dispatched to a residence on Burstock Road in the southern part of the…

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Carl Steven Hampton

Male, age 69 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 29, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of North Minneapolis, the evening of April 29, 2026, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a 911 call, police arrived at a residence in the 4800 block of Bryant Avenue North to a grim discovery. Inside the home, they…

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Willie Tillman

Male, age 19 · Springdale, Arkansas

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Friends remembered Willie Tillman as an outgoing and down-to-earth young man who was the funniest person they had ever met. Mr. Tillman, a 19-year-old Black man from Marianna, Arkansas, had worked at Sonic and attended Lee Senior High School. His life was cut…

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Robert Lavergne

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Robert Lavergne, a 36-year-old Asian male, was found deceased in a parked vehicle in Los Angeles, California, on April 29, 2025. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office formally pronounced his death at 12:39 p.m. The cause of death was determined to be a…

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Zephaniah Wright

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C., the sounds of gunfire shattered the night in the Petworth neighborhood. When the chaos subsided, 19-year-old Zephaniah Wright, a male resident of Northeast, D.C., was found unconscious and not breathing in the 3700…

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Anthony Jamar Coley

Male, age 27 · Dublin, Georgia

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Anthony Jamar Coley, a 27-year-old Black man from Dublin, Georgia, was killed in the early morning hours of April 29, 2025, in a case that unfolded in the backyard of a home on Rutland Drive. Police were sent there at about 2:00 a.m. after the city’s gunshot…

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Amari M. Binion

Male, age 17 · Harvey, Illinois

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of April 29, 2025, tragedy struck in Harvey, Illinois, when 17-year-old Amari M. Binion was fatally shot near 147th Street and Perry Avenue. Binion, a young Black male, had just exited the EZ Pawn shop at 468 E. 147th Street shortly after 5…

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Armontye Alexander

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Black male Armontye Alexander, 32, was working a late-morning shift at Sanford Foods in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on April 29, 2025, when a masked gunman entered the store around 11:35 a.m., went toward the back, and opened fire. He was struck multiple…

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Jordan JoJo Roman

Male, age 19 · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the life of 19-year-old Jordan "JoJo" Roman, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On April 29, 2025, at approximately 10 p.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the night near…

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Evan Denny

Male, age 27 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 29, 2025, a tragic shooting incident in Minneapolis claimed the life of 27-year-old Evan Denny, along with three other victims. The shooting occurred late at night, and authorities responded to the scene to find multiple individuals suffering from…

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Joseph Douglas Goodwin

Male, age 17 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joseph Douglas Goodwin, a 17-year-old Native American male from Minneapolis, Minnesota, tragically lost his life on April 29, 2025, in a violent shooting incident that claimed multiple victims. The shooting occurred just before midnight near the intersection…

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Leras Rainey

Male, age 28 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic day in Minneapolis, Leras Francis Rainey, a 28-year-old Native American man, was fatally wounded in a mass shooting. The incident unfolded near the corner of 25th Street East and Bloomington Avenue on April 29, 2025. Rainey, along with four…

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Merelle White

Female, age 20 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of April 29, 2025, the life of 20-year-old Merelle Joan White was tragically cut short in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A member of the Bear Clan from Red Lake, MN, Merelle was a Native American woman known affectionately to her loved ones as…

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Anthony Conner Jr

Male, age 22 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of April 29, 2025, police in Saint Louis, Missouri, began an investigation following the discovery of a deceased individual in the College Hill neighborhood. Around 8:50 a.m., officers responded to a call for assistance at the 1900 block of…

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Reina Castro

Female · Spring Hope, North Carolina

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 29, 2025, Reina Magalybantes Castro, a Hispanic woman, was found deceased at the rear of a property on Lancaster Store Road in Spring Hope, North Carolina. Nash County deputies responded to a disturbance call reporting possible gunshots around 1:50…

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Delamar Williams

Male, age 19 · Euclid, Ohio

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 29, 2025, Delamar Dewayne Williams Jr., a 19-year-old African American male from Euclid, Ohio, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. His death was confirmed by the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner and was reported as a fatal shooting in the…

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Kewhyon Hartwell

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 29, 2025, tragedy struck in Columbus, Ohio, when 19-year-old Kewhyon Hartwell was fatally shot in what authorities have described as a violent robbery. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning near the intersection of South Champion…

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Lizaiah Burdette

Male, age 14 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Lizaiah LaMeir Burdette, a 14-year-old African American male from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on April 29, 2025. His death is part of a troubling pattern of violence affecting young people in the area. Lizaiah, described by his family as a…

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Jesse O Baptista

Male, age 19 · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early evening of April 29, 2025, the life of 19-year-old Jesse Baptista was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. A student at Shea High School, the young man was remembered for his infectious laugh and his ability to…

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Christine L. Gonzalez

Female, age 46 · Hardeeville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Levy, just south of Hardeeville, South Carolina, a domestic dispute escalated into a devastating tragedy on the evening of April 29, 2025, claiming the life of 46-year-old Christine L. Gonzalez. Deputies from the Jasper County…

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Ja’Niya Richburg

Female, age 18 · Conway, South Carolina

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Conway, South Carolina, the life of 18-year-old Ja’Niya Richburg, a beloved female student and gifted athlete, was tragically cut short on the night of Tuesday, April 29, 2025. A senior at Loris High School, Richburg was a celebrated…

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Alvin Sweet

Male, age 17 · North Richland Hills, Texas

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Alvin Ray Sweet, a 17-year-old male from Watauga, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 29, 2025. The incident occurred in North Richland Hills, where Alvin was found slumped over the steering wheel of a black Honda with a faint pulse. He had sustained…

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Doug Hippe

Male, age 39 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 29, 2025, Douglas Hippe, a 39-year-old white male, was fatally shot outside his home on Des Jardines Street near Carrolton Street in southeast Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning during a confrontation with his…

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Kaizen Amere Simmons

Male, age 21 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kaizen Amere Simmons, a 21-year-old man, tragically lost his life in the early hours of April 29, 2025, following a shooting incident in Killeen, Texas. The Killeen Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at approximately 1:26 a.m. in the 5000 block…

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James Baldwin Jr.

Male, age 34 · Martinsville, Virginia

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late spring of 2025, a grim discovery was made on the shoulder of Lee's Ridge Road in Henry County, Virginia. The body of a man, later identified as 34-year-old James Baldwin Jr. of Martinsville, was found on April 29th, bearing multiple gunshot…

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Luis J. Rivera

Male, age 42 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Apr 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

Luis J. Rivera, 42, a Black man, was killed by gunfire in Buffalo, New York, on April 29, 2025. The only publicly shared location tied to the case places the killing on Isabelle Street, a detail that later appeared in a reward bulletin urging anyone with…

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Evan Cablayan

Male, age 43 · Magnolia, Delaware

Killed Apr 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Evan Cablayan, a 43-year-old man from Magnolia, Delaware, died on April 29, 2024, in what Delaware State Police described as a suspected murder-suicide. The violence unfolded that evening in the Barrett Farm area of Magnolia, after troopers were called to the…

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Victoria Lynn Perez

Female, age 38 · Magnolia, Delaware

Killed Apr 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Victoria Lynn Perez, also identified in police reports as Vicky Williams, was a 38-year-old Hispanic/Latina female from Magnolia, Delaware, whose life ended on the evening of April 29, 2024, during a violent domestic-related shooting inside the Barrett Farm…

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Zander Whatley

Male, age 11 · Douglasville, Georgia

Killed Apr 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet of a Douglasville, Georgia evening on April 29, 2024, the life of 11-year-old Zander Whatley was tragically cut short. The young male was inside his home on Ruth Way when multiple gunshots were fired at the residence at approximately 11:00 p.m. A…

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Letrevion Starnes

Male, age 21 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Apr 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Letrevion DaMyles Starnes, a 21-year-old resident of Rockford, Illinois, tragically lost his life to gun violence on April 29, 2024. He was born in 2003 and spent his entire life in Rockford. Letrevion was a graduate of Ranchview High School, class of 2021…

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