Deaths by Force on April 30

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Rocky Gonzales

Male, age 45 · Espanola, New Mexico

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 30, 2021, in Española, New Mexico, 45-year-old resident Rocky Gonzales was fatally shot outside his home on N.M. 76, also known as Santa Cruz Road. The incident occurred when Anthony Trujillo, then 28, drove to Gonzales' residence with a friend…

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Marco Avalos Telles

Male, age 24 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 30, 2021, a tragic incident occurred in Reno, Nevada, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Marco Avalos Telles. The event unfolded in the afternoon when a shooting took place on the 200 block of East Grove Street. The Reno Police Department received…

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Cornelius Glover

Male, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Cornelius Glover, a 21-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On April 30, 2021, Glover was shot and killed in the 3400 block of North Teutonia Avenue. His death was one of several violent…

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Wanda Williams Jackson

Female, age 53 · Greenwood, Mississippi

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Friday morning in Greenville, Mississippi, the quiet of April 30, 2021, was broken by a frantic 911 call. Doaby Jackson had discovered his sister, a female named Wanda Williams, also known as Wanda Jackson, lifeless on her bedroom floor. When paramedics…

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Dysheem Bruton

Male, age 27 · Burlington, New Jersey

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 30, 2021, Dysheem Bruton, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot while walking down Saint Mary Street in Burlington City, New Jersey. He was transported to Virtua Willingboro Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. During the incident, a 10-year-old…

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Abdulwahid Abdulaziz

Male, age 16 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri, two teenage brothers, Abdulwahid Abdulaziz, aged 16, and his 14-year-old brother Abdirahman Abdulaziz, were fatally shot as they returned home from Ramadan services. The brothers, of…

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Abdurahman Abdulaziz

Male, age 14 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a heartbreaking turn of events that shook the Somali community in Kansas City, Missouri, 14-year-old Abdurahman Abdulaziz was tragically killed on the night of April 30, 2021. He and his 16-year-old brother, Abdulwahid Abdulaziz, were returning home from…

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Jeffrey Pugh Jr

Female, age 30 · Lake-worth, Florida

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jeffrey Pugh Jr., a 30-year-old man from Lake Worth Beach, Florida, was found dead on May 4, 2021, during a welfare check conducted by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. His body was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition, indicating that he…

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Herman Kennedy

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

Herman Kennedy, a 47-year-old man from Chicago, IL, tragically died on April 30, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the head. He was found unresponsive in an apartment in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of…

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Jacob Fisher

Male, age 21 · Cambria, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Friday evening in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, a young man's life was cut short. Jacob Thomas Fisher, a 21-year-old male, died on April 30, 2021, from a single gunshot wound to the chest. The incident, which occurred around 6…

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Oscar Lavant Payton

Male, age 56 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 30, 2021 · 5 years ago

Oscar Lavant Payton, a 56-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 30, 2021. Payton was shot in the back of his head and his body was subsequently dragged out of a car and left on the side of a road in a desolate area of west…

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Ernesto Jr. Lora

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Found Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ernesto Lora Jr., 29, was tragically shot and killed on April 30, 2016, in Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Lakeshore Avenue, close to Lake Merritt, a popular area within Oakland. Lora was reported to be cycling…

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Lamarr D Watson

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lamarr D. Watson, age 30, was shot and killed on April 30, 2016, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Lamarr's death was one of many homicides that occurred over that weekend, contributing to a particularly violent time in Chicago as the…

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Raynard Dunlap

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Raynard Dunlap was 25 years old when his life was taken, a young man from Detroit whose story ended in a place that should have been empty and forgotten. He was a Black man, found on the weekend of April 30, 2016, inside a vacant party store in the 12300…

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Laron Lovett

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 30, 2016, Laron Lovett, an 18-year-old male, was found shot to death in Bond Hill Park, located on California Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. Police received a report at approximately 8:02 AM about a person down in the park. Upon arrival, they found…

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Leron Lovett

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 30, 2016, Leron Lovett, an 18-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically killed in a shooting. At around 8:02 a.m., officers from Cincinnati Police District Four responded to a call about a person found down in the park at 1619 California Avenue.…

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Ronald Brown

Male, age 55 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Saturday in late April of 2016, Ronald E. Brown, a 55-year-old male, was inside his residence in Birmingham, Alabama. In a violent turn of events, he was shot and subsequently died on April 30, 2016. Following the incident, police began an investigation…

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Luke Adrian-Heiner Barmes

Male, age 34 · Medford, Oregon

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

The incident involving the death of Ashtian Barnes, not Luke Adrian-Heiner Barmes, occurred on April 30, 2016, in Harris County, Texas. Here is a detailed account of the event: Ashtian Barnes, a 34-year-old individual, was fatally shot by Harris County…

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Jessie M. Haley

Female, age 29 · Loveland, Colorado

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a deeply troubling event unfolded in Loveland, Colorado, culminating in the death of 29-year-old Jessie M. Haley. On the morning of April 30th, police were dispatched to the home of her estranged husband, Jared Haley, following a report…

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Samuel Magana

Male, age 32 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 30, 2016, the body of 32-year-old Samuel Magana, a male, was discovered lying unresponsive in a street in a northeast Las Vegas neighborhood. First responders arrived at the scene on the 4100 block of Sunrise Avenue, near…

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Leo Hackett

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a Saturday morning in Northeast, D.C. was shattered by violence that ended the life of 30-year-old Leo Hackett. On April 30th, in the 800 block of 21st Street NE, Hackett was found suffering from a gunshot wound. The shooting occurred…

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Brianna Washington

Female, age 21 · Campbellsville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening of April 30, 2016, a disturbance on Catawba Circle in Campbellsville, Kentucky, shattered the peace and ended a young life. Twenty-one-year-old Brianna Danielle Washington was fatally shot in an incident that also left another woman…

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Travis D. Williams

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

On an otherwise quiet Saturday evening in Milwaukee, the life of 31-year-old Travis D. Williams was tragically cut short. On April 30, 2016, Williams was gunned down in the basement of his home near 64th and Bobolink. When police arrived, they found another…

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Daniel Watashe

Male, age 37 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a conflict simmering between rival street gangs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, erupted in a burst of fatal violence that claimed the life of Daniel Watashe. The 37-year-old man was shot and killed on April 30, 2016. The events leading to his death…

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Taquan Boston

Male, age 26 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey, on the evening of April 30, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Taquan Boston, a 26-year-old Black male from Newark, was found by police on Isabella Avenue…

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Kendall Wallace

Male, age 35 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of April 30, 2016, a dispute in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, tragically cut short the life of 35-year-old Kendall Lamont Wallace. The incident, which began as a verbal argument, escalated into a physical altercation and ended with Wallace…

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Davonte Quentin Freeman

Male, age 23 · Ridgeland, South Carolina

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of April 30, 2016, a resident of Ridgeland, South Carolina, Davonte Quentin Freeman, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot in what was described as a cold-blooded ambush. The incident occurred shortly after midnight near the Siesta Motel on…

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Anthony Collazo

Male, age 23 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Collazo, a 23-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on April 30, 2016. Born on July 16, 1992, Anthony was known for his vibrant personality and his ability to bring joy to those around him. He was deeply loved by his…

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Avninder Sonia Nallan

Female, age 48 · San-jose, California

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Avninder Sonia Nallan, known as Sonia, tragically lost her life on April 30, 2016, in San Jose, California. Sonia, aged 48, was found with a gunshot wound in her home on Indigo Oak Lane. Despite being rushed to the hospital, she did not survive her injuries.…

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Christopher Tare Higginbotham

Male, age 48 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christopher Tare Higginbotham, aged 48, was found deceased on April 30, 2016, in his home located on Lily Pad Court in Northwest Bakersfield, California. His death was part of a tragic double homicide that also claimed the life of his wife, Kim Higginbotham…

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Kim Higginbotham

Female, age 48 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kim Higginbotham, a 48-year-old teacher from Bakersfield, California, was tragically found dead on April 30, 2016, alongside her husband, Christopher Higginbotham. The couple's bodies were discovered in their northwest Bakersfield home after a relative in…

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Scott Franklin

Male, age 41 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Scott Franklin, a 41-year-old man from St. Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost his life on April 30, 2016. Franklin, who was described as a friendly and small-statured individual, was driving home from his job at El Gallo Grande when he encountered a group…

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Calvin Denson

Male, age 44 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a resident of Seale, Alabama, became the victim of a fatal shooting in Columbus, Georgia. On the afternoon of April 30, 44-year-old Calvin Darrell Denson, Sr., an African American male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the…

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Deitrick Strogner

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deitrick Strogner, a 36-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on April 30, 2016, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred during a shootout between Strogner and an 18-year-old male named Kashai Jones. The…

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Willie Pratt

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Willie Pratt, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on April 30, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and indicative of the broader issues of violence plaguing the city. Willie was shot…

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Eliza McCotter

Female, age 60 · Hookerton, North Carolina

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Eliza Ann McCotter, a 60-year-old woman from Hookerton, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on April 30, 2016, which also happened to be her 60th birthday. She was a homemaker and is survived by her husband, Jimmy Lee McCotter, and her children. Eliza…

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Joshua Brown

Male · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joshua Bernard Brown, a 27-year-old African American male from Winston-Salem, NC, tragically died on April 30, 2016. He was shot in the early morning hours after leaving a house party on Cameron Avenue. Brown was taken to the hospital but succumbed to his…

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Chavon Smith

Female, age 32 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 30, 2016, 32-year-old Chavon M. Smith, an African American woman from Cleveland, Ohio, passed away. She was the beloved wife of Charles Smith and a devoted mother to her children: Curtis, Jayvon, Jayden, Jayyonna, Chari, and stepdaughter Charlese.…

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Peyton Gates

Male, age 18 · Huntingdon, Tennessee

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the community of Huntingdon, Tennessee, was struck by the tragic and untimely death of 18-year-old Peyton Webb Gates. A white male, Peyton was discovered on April 30, 2016, inside an apartment at the Hunter Ridge Apartments with a…

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Lee Jones

Male, age 60 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Apr 30, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lee Matthew Jones, a 60-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas, was found dead in his home on April 30, 2016. He died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, and his body was discovered in the upstairs bedroom of his residence on 22nd Street in the West End of…

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Danny Mitchell

Male · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

On an evening in late April of 2011, a Black / African American man named Danny Mitchell was fatally shot in Phoenix, Arizona. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at approximately 5:45 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at…

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Nasheed Idris Aluqdah

Male, age 34 · San Diego, California

Killed Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 30, 2011, 34-year-old African American male Nasheed Idris Aluqdah was fatally shot in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of San Diego, California. Known in the local music scene by his stage name "Cutthroat," Aluqdah was a rapper with ties to the Rollin…

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Ismail Robinson

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 30, 2011, Ismail Robinson, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a challenging year for Chicago, which saw a significant number of homicides and violent crimes. The year 2011 was marked by…

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Kenny Simms

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

Kenny Simms, aged 20, was shot and killed on April 30, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of the ongoing wave of gun violence that plagued the city, particularly in neighborhoods struggling with socio-economic challenges and heightened gang…

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Curtis Pearce

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

Curtis Pearce, aged 47, was fatally shot on April 30, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. His case is part of the extensive record of homicides that plagued the city, particularly in the early 2010s, when gun violence surged. While the details surrounding Pearce's…

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Christopher Alexander Hurn

Male, age 26 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 30, 2011, Christopher Alexander Hurn, a 26-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot in St. Louis, Missouri. The violent incident occurred within a residential neighborhood where local law enforcement officers were dispatched following reports…

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Devin Hill

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 30, 2011, Devin T. Hill, age 26, was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the area of South Champion Avenue, where Devin was found with fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel. Details about…

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Devin Kirk

Male, age 18 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Apr 30, 2011 · 15 years ago

Devin Dwayne Kirk, an 18-year-old male from Decatur, IL, tragically lost his life on April 30, 2011. The incident occurred when Devin was with his friends, Jamel Jelks and Deontae Hodges. The circumstances surrounding his death were the result of a shooting…

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