Death by Force

Constance Phat Streho

Female, age 23 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 2, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a Monday morning in New Orleans, just after 11 a.m. on April 2, 2012, the life of 23-year-old Constance Elena 'Phat' Streho was brought to a violent and tragic end. The young Black woman was inside a Lincoln Town car in the 3100 block of Lausat Place when…

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John T. Pope

Male, age 52 · Tampa, Florida

Found Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

John T. Pope, aged 52, was found dead on April 2, 2010, in Tampa, Florida. His body was discovered in a residential area, and the case was classified as a homicide. Despite early investigative efforts, the case remains unsolved. Authorities have not been able…

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Anthony R. Brown

Unknown, age 25 · Miami, Florida

Found Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 2, 2010, Anthony R. Brown, aged 25, was killed in Miami, Florida. The homicide took place in a neighborhood where gun violence was unfortunately not uncommon, adding to the growing list of unsolved murders in Miami-Dade County. The circumstances of…

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Reggis Washington

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Reggis Washington, a 16-year-old Chicago Public Schools student, was fatally shot on April 2, 2010, in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred in the 7000 block of South Wabash Avenue. Reggis was reportedly walking in…

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Jermaine J Streeter

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 2, 2010, Jermaine J. Streeter, aged 27, was shot and killed in the Douglas neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred on a sidewalk, marking another tragic addition to the violence that plagued the city during this time. Streeter was…

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Bryan L Moore

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Bryan L. Moore, aged 30, was fatally shot on April 2, 2010, in Chicago. The incident took place during a challenging year for Chicago in terms of addressing urban violence, with many neighborhoods experiencing high levels of gun-related crime. Moore's death…

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June Gorden

Male, age 18 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, a young man's life was cut tragically short on the streets of New Orleans. June Gorden, an 18-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, April 2, 2010, just one day before he would have celebrated his…

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Shakene Owens

Female, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the city of Detroit was grappling with a wave of violence that claimed many lives. Among the victims was Shakene Owens, a 20-year-old woman who was a resident of the city. On April 2nd of that year, her life was cut short when she was…

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Jeralmeyer Jones

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the early morning of April 2, 2010, Jeralmeyer Jones, a 21-year-old Black male from Detroit, Michigan, became the victim of a violent crime on the city's east side. The incident occurred at approximately 2:00 a.m. in the 16000 block of East State Fair…

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Christopher Jason Chris Free

Male, age 19 · Centennial, Colorado

Killed Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet community of Centennial, Colorado, a profound tragedy unfolded in the spring of 2010, leaving a family irrevocably altered. Christopher Jason 'Chris' Freeman, a 19-year-old male, died on April 2, 2010. His life, full of promise, was cut short…

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Diane Smith

Female, age 48 · Mocksville, North Carolina

Killed Apr 2, 2010 · 16 years ago

Diane Smith, a 48-year-old woman from Mocksville, NC, passed away on April 2, 2010. Diane, who was born on November 17, 1961, in Davie County, was a dedicated employee at Davie County Hospital and a loving family member. She was known for her love of reading…

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Shalnda Ford

Female, age 36 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

Shalanda Ford, 36, a Black woman from Birmingham, was found dead on April 2, 2009, inside an abandoned home on the 1300 block of Court R in Ensley. Publicly available online records place her death among Birmingham’s 2009 homicides, and funeral notices…

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Javier Soto-Soto

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

On April 2, 2009, 23-year-old Javier Soto-Soto was shot and killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred on the 700 block of North Dekalb Street, where Javier was found by police after being assaulted. Despite the efforts of first responders…

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Marcus Perry

Male, age 40 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 2, 2009 · 17 years ago

In Detroit, Michigan, on the morning of April 2, 2009, a dispute between neighbors culminated in the death of Marcus Perry, a 40-year-old Black man. The incident, which took place at Perry's residence on Woodlawn Avenue at approximately 9:45 AM, stemmed from…

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Amada Simbala

Female, age 73 · West Carson, California

Killed Apr 2, 2008 · 18 years ago

Amada Simbala, a 73-year-old Latina, died on April 2, 2008, in the unincorporated South Bay community of West Carson, California. Decades earlier, Simbala had made the journey north from Ecuador, arriving in the United States in the mid-1950s to build a life…

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Keith Green

Male, age 34 · Miami, Florida

Found Apr 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Keith Green, a 34-year-old African American man from Miami, Florida, passed away on April 2, 2007. His life, though cut tragically short, was marked by deep familial ties and a heritage that extended beyond the boundaries of South Florida, all the way to…

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Freddy Martinez

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

Freddy Martinez, a 17-year-old from Chicago, was killed on April 2, 2007. His death occurred in a context marked by rising violence in the city, with homicides involving young victims becoming an increasingly frequent tragedy. Freddy's death is part of the…

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Russell Grant Valentine Jr

Male, age 46 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night, April 2, 2007, the quiet of the 6000 block of Wesleyan Drive in Virginia Beach was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police arrived, they discovered the body of 46-year-old Russell Grant Valentine Jr. lying in the…

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Terry Tuna Brock

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, the life of 22-year-old Terry 'Tuna' Brock was cut short by gunfire in New Orleans. On the evening of April 2nd, Brock was in the 7th Ward, standing outside the Duck Off Bar on A.P. Tureaud Avenue, when the fatal shots were fired. The…

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Essie Lee Brooks

Female, age 86 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 2, 2007 · 19 years ago

On Monday, April 2, 2007, 86-year-old Essie Lee Brooks died in Los Angeles, California. A Black woman who had lived across more than eight decades of American history, Brooks became one of the hundreds of lives claimed in violent deaths recorded across Los…

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Christopher Robles Jr.

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 2, 2004 · 22 years ago

Christopher Robles Jr. was an infant, less than a year old, when he died on Friday, April 2, 2004, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Antonio Sapinoso

Male, age 34 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 2, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Greenville, South Carolina, a tragic story unfolded on the night of April 2, 2003, culminating in the death of 34-year-old Antonio Jose 'Joe' Sapinoso, a respected Greenville County Deputy Sheriff of Asian/Pacific Islander descent.…

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Francisco Neri

Male, age 29 · Hillsboro, Oregon

Killed Apr 2, 1995 · 31 years ago

On a spring evening in Hillsboro, Oregon, Francisco Neri, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was brutally murdered, leaving a community in shock and a mystery that would endure for decades. On April 2, 1995, Neri was discovered in his vehicle at 1735 SE TV Highway…

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Preston Tate

Male · Corcoran, California

Killed Apr 2, 1994 · 32 years ago

Preston Tate, an inmate at Corcoran State Prison in California, died on April 2, 1994, under controversial circumstances that led to significant legal and media scrutiny. Tate, a member of the East Coast Crips prison gang, was placed in the Security Housing…

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Daniel Driver

Male, age 35 · Jamestown, California

Killed Apr 2, 1993 · 33 years ago

Daniel Mark Driver, aged 35, died on April 2, 1993, in Jamestown, California. His death occurred under dramatic and tragic circumstances in the courtroom of the Jamestown Justice Court. Driver was standing trial for the alleged molestation of five boys…

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Natalie Hertz

Female, age 16 · Billings, Montana

Killed Apr 2, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the evening of April 2, 1992, in Billings, Montana, a tragic event unfolded that would cut short the life of a young woman. Sixteen-year-old Natalie Hertz, a female, was inside a residence located on the south side of the city. The ordinary moments of the…

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Lauren Marquez

Female, age 30 · New York City, New York

Killed Apr 2, 1992 · 34 years ago

Lauren Marquez, 28, a Hispanic/Latina woman, came to New York looking for a way forward, but her last night in the city unfolded in the orbit of a man who was already leaving a trail of women behind him. On April 2, 1993, she was working along Second Avenue…

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Norma Jean Crawley

Female · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 2, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the spring of 1988, a shadow fell over a quiet neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, a shadow that lingers to this day. On April 2nd of that year, the body of a woman named Norma Jean Crawley was discovered in the 2500 block of Wilson Avenue. Her death was…

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Monte Clark

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Apr 2, 1987 · 39 years ago

On April 2, 1987, 28-year-old Monte Clark was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 251 Miami Avenue, located in Franklin County. Monte Clark was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on arrival. The Columbus Police Department…

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Sandra Hopson

Female, age 25 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Apr 2, 1985 · 41 years ago

Sandra Jean Hopson, a 25-year-old woman from Decatur, Illinois, was tragically murdered on April 2, 1985. Her body was discovered inside her apartment by her five-year-old son. The investigation revealed that she had been sexually assaulted, stabbed multiple…

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Eleanor Porter

Female · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 2, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a spring day in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of Eleanor Porter, a female, was tragically cut short. On April 2, 1979, she was found deceased at her residence located at 2023 Chicago Avenue. The circumstances surrounding her death were deemed a homicide…

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Christie Masone

Male, age 28 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a spring evening in Brooklyn, New York, a routine stop escalated into a tragedy that claimed the lives of two of the city's finest. Police Officer Christie Masone, a 28-year-old male, and his partner, Police Officer Norman Cerullo, were on patrol when they…

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Norman Cerullo

Male, age 29 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Apr 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a Sunday in Brooklyn, what began as a routine stop of two suspicious men escalated into a deadly encounter that claimed the life of Police Officer Norman Cerullo, a 29-year-old male. On April 2, 1978, Officer Cerullo and his partner, Officer Christie D.…

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Louis Pena

Male, age 42 · Coral-gables, Florida

Killed Apr 2, 1978 · 48 years ago

Louis Pena, a 42-year-old Hispanic male, was a dedicated police officer with the Coral Gables Police Department in Florida. On April 2, 1978, Officer Pena was tragically shot and killed during a routine traffic stop. The incident occurred when Officer Pena…

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Wanda Lee Walkowicz

Female, age 11 · Webster, New York

Killed Apr 2, 1973 · 53 years ago

Wanda Lee Walkowicz was an 11-year-old white girl who vanished on the early evening of April 2, 1973, after a simple errand that should have taken only minutes. She had left home on Rochester’s east side to pick up groceries for her mother, reached the corner…

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Joseph Guarnieri

Male · Manhattan, New York

Killed Apr 2, 1914 · 112 years ago

In the late hours of April 2, 1914, a dedicated male New York City detective named Joseph Guarnieri, aged 30, found his life cut tragically short in a dimly lit tenement building in Manhattan. A decorated officer who had served on the force for seven years…

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Ricardo Bygrave

Male, age 22 · Bronx, New York

Killed Apr 2, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 2, 2026, a fatal encounter unfolded in the Bronx, leaving a young man's life cut short. Ricardo Bygrave, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed in front of a deli on Bronxwood Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of the borough. The…

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Alonzo Johnson

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 2, 2026 · this year

Alonzo Johnson, 42, was killed on April 2, 2026, after violence erupted inside the lobby of a Kenwood apartment building on Chicago’s South Side. Johnson was a maintenance worker at the apartment complex in the 4500 block of South Drexel Boulevard, the same…

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William Stack

Male, age 78 · Puyallup, Washington

Killed Apr 2, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Puyallup, Washington, the life of 78-year-old William Stack came to a tragic end on April 2, 2024. A male resident of the town, Stack's death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head, an act the Pierce County Medical Examiner's…

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George White

Male, age 58 · Moss-point, Mississippi

Killed Apr 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

In what should have been the safety of his own home, George White, a 58-year-old male, met a violent and untimely end. On a Thursday in Moss Point, Mississippi, an argument escalated to a fatal confrontation, leaving White dead from two gunshot wounds to the…

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Lamont Johnson Jr

Male, age 27 · Oakland, California

Killed Apr 2, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lamont Charles Johnson Jr., aged 27, was tragically shot and killed on April 2, 2020, in downtown Oakland, California. The incident occurred in broad daylight near City Hall, a heavily trafficked area. Johnson was walking around the 200 block of Frank H.…

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Jeremy Alan Barron

Male, age 37 · Camden, Michigan

Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet woods of Camden Township, Michigan, a grim discovery was made on April 2, 2017, when Amish children riding their horses stumbled upon the body of 37-year-old Jeremy Alan Barron. The cause of the male victim's death was quickly determined to be…

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John Nondorf

Male, age 37 · Westminster, California

Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

John Nondorf, aged 37, died on December 2, 2017, in Westminster, California. His death occurred at a Motel 6 located on Goldenwest Street, where he was staying with his fiancée. The incident that led to his death was a confrontation that escalated into a…

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Dan Keshawn Johnson III

Male · Palm-beach-gardens, Florida

Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dan Keshawn Johnson III, a 20-year-old resident of Belle Glade, Florida, was tragically killed on the evening of April 2, 2017, in Palm Beach Gardens. The incident occurred near the Beeline Highway, just north of Northlake Boulevard. According to reports, the…

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Jeff Reveille

Male, age 33 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jeff Reveille, a 33-year-old man from West Park, Florida, was tragically killed on April 2, 2017, in the parking lot of the Polo Club, a nightclub located in Pembroke Park, Florida. The incident occurred around 7:15 a.m. as the club was closing and patrons…

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Willie Patton

Male, age 36 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Willie Patton, 36, was shot and killed on a sidewalk in north St. Louis on the evening of Sunday, April 2, 2017. The case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St.…

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Clifford Williams

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early evening of a Thursday in St. Louis, a disagreement between two men escalated into a fatal encounter on a front porch in the 5000 block of Queens. On that day, April 2, 2015, 42-year-old Clifford Williams was shot multiple times in his abdomen…

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Leron Johnson

Male, age 37 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of April 2, 2015, a violent shooting incident occurred in the north side of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of 37-year-old Leron Johnson. Around 8:22 p.m., police officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of Cates Avenue following…

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