Death by Force

Jesus Gutierrez

Male, age 23 · Madera, California

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jesus Jr. Gutierrez, a 23-year-old resident of Madera, California, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing for the local community. Jesus Jr. Gutierrez was found dead under suspicious…

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Yuriel Bustamante-Fernandez

Male, age 38 · Inglewood, California

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Yuriel Bustamante-Fernandez, a 38-year-old man, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2014, in Inglewood, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Bustamante-Fernandez was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and…

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Ernest Joseph

Male, age 29 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ernest Joseph, a 29-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life in the early hours of April 5, 2014. The incident occurred in downtown Orlando, where police responded to reports of a shooting in the 1000 block of W. Washington Street. Upon…

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Jennifer Ann Gatewood

Female, age 25 · Union-city, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 5, 2014, the life of 25-year-old Jennifer Ann Gatewood was tragically cut short in a Union City, Georgia hotel room. Police discovered the young woman, a mother to a four-year-old boy, unresponsive at the Garden Inn and…

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Michael Hanson

Male, age 35 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the fading daylight of an early spring evening in Augusta, Georgia, 35-year-old Michael Philip Hanson, a self-employed contractor and devoted family man, was fatally shot on April 5, 2014. The incident that cut short the life of the husband and father of…

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Michael Flournoy III

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Flournoy III, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 5, 2014, in Chicago, IL. Michael was a sophomore football player at Simeon Career Academy, where he played as a defensive back and wide receiver. He was…

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Perry Davis III

Male, age 16 · Crowley, Louisiana

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a spring evening in Crowley, Louisiana, the life of 16-year-old Perry Davis III was tragically cut short. On April 5, 2014, while sitting in a car on West Seventh Street, Davis was struck by gunfire. He sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was rushed…

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Jerry Beavers

Male, age 31 · Denton, North Carolina

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jerry Beavers, a 31-year-old man from Denton, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on April 5, 2014, as a result of a double shooting incident. The incident occurred at a residence on East Carroll Avenue in Denton. Police responded to the scene around…

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Kimberly Diana Berry Marshall

Female, age 26 · Denton, North Carolina

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kimberly Diana Berry Marshall, a 26-year-old woman from Denton, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on April 5, 2014. The incident occurred at her residence on East Carroll Avenue, where she was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The Denton Police…

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Zachary Russian

Male, age 20 · Greenville, North Carolina

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Zachary Alexander Russian, a 20-year-old male from Greenville, North Carolina, tragically passed away on April 5, 2014. Zachary, who was known for his friendly and helpful nature, was found with a single gunshot wound in a car on County Home Road in…

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Derrick Brown

Male, age 38 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the community of Chester, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the violent death of a local business owner. Derrick Andre Brown, a 38-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on April 5, 2014. He succumbed to his injuries the following…

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Edward Joseph White

Male, age 78 · Montoursville, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Edward Joseph White, a 78-year-old man from Montoursville, PA, tragically died on April 5, 2014. Initially, it was believed that he had been struck by a hit-and-run driver, but further investigation revealed a more sinister cause of death. White was found…

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Jamara Stevens

Female, age 11 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On April 5, 2014, 11-year-old Jamara Stevens tragically lost her life in Philadelphia, PA. The incident occurred in the Mantua neighborhood, where Jamara and her siblings were playing with a loaded .357 caliber handgun that had been left in the home by their…

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William Gregory Jackson

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of William Gregory Jackson, a 27-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of April 5th, Jackson was discovered lying on Old York Road, having sustained…

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Lance Glenn

Male, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Apr 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On April 5, 2013, Lance Glenn, a 29-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed outside an after-hours club located at East Hudson Street and Howey Road. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m., and Glenn was found suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite…

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Reginald Hill

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of 20-year-old Reginald Hill Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that erupted near the Lafayette Square Mall on the northwest side of Indianapolis. On the evening of Thursday, April 4, 2013, police responded to…

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Kirk Alan Lilly

Male, age 41 · Wilson, North Carolina

Killed Apr 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kirk Alan Lilly, a 41-year-old man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, tragically died on April 5, 2013, in Wilson, North Carolina. He was a self-employed property manager who had connections in both Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Lilly was found dead in the…

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Robert Dowell

Male, age 53 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the pre-dawn quiet of a Thursday morning in northwest Atlanta, a patrol officer made a grim discovery that would shatter the early morning calm. On April 5, 2012, the body of a man, later identified as 52-year-old Robert C. Dowell, was found lying…

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Romell Collins

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Romell Collins, age 26, was shot and killed on April 5, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place during a year that saw a significant increase in the number of homicides across the city. Chicago in 2012 experienced a substantial spike in violent…

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Patrick Darnell Cline

Male, age 36 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Patrick Darnell Cline was a 36-year-old Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, and on April 5, 2012, his life ended. There are names that carry weight even when the world doesn’t know the whole story behind them. Patrick’s is one of those names. What’s certain…

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Ameer Baksh

Male, age 20 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On an early spring evening in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Ameer Kareem Hamid Baksh, a 20-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on April 5, 2012. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Baksh had moved to the United States…

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Ameer Kareem Hamid Baksh

Male, age 20 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On an April evening in 2012, the life of 20-year-old Ameer Kareem Hamid Baksh was tragically cut short in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Born in Trinidad, Ameer had moved to the United States with his family at a young age and had settled in the coastal city. On…

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Cameron Enis

Male, age 19 · San Francisco, California

Found Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Cameron Enis, a 19-year-old from Albany, California, was tragically shot and killed on April 5, 2010, in San Francisco. The incident occurred during the evening, and Enis was reportedly in the Bayview-Hunters Point area when he was shot. The San Francisco…

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Jeffrey Lay

Male, age 45 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 5, 2010, tragedy struck in Louisville, Kentucky, when 45-year-old White male Jeffrey Lynn Lay was fatally shot during an attempted robbery. The incident occurred near the intersection of Taylor Boulevard and Bicknell Avenue, an area Lay was known to…

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Akins Bannister

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the city of Detroit, the life of Akins Bannister, a 28-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. The circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery, a painful and unresolved chapter for those who knew him. His case is one of…

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Laron Mccline

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

A 16-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department, Officer Rasheen McClain was shot and killed on November 20, 2019, while responding to a call about an armed man who had broken into a home on Wyoming Avenue. McClain and his partner, Officer Phillippe…

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Jamar Porter

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Jamar Porter, a 22-year-old African American male, was the victim of a triple homicide on April 5, 2010, in Detroit, Michigan. The incident that claimed his life, along with two other men, unfolded at a residence on Cathedral Street, leaving a community…

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James Hurt

Male, age 17 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On April 5, 2010, James Hurt, a 17-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place at 7247 Reading Road in the Roselawn neighborhood of the city. Despite the efforts of local law enforcement, the case remains…

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Carl England

Male, age 47 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Carl England, a 47-year-old man recorded in case files as Caucasian/White and remembered by friends as coming from a family with Cherokee Indian heritage, spent his last years north of Tulsa trying to hold his household together as a single father. He ran a…

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Randi Gilmore

Female, age 23 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Apr 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Des Moines, Iowa, the life of 23-year-old Randi Gilmore came to a violent end. It was April 5, 2010, when police responded to a 911 call at her home at 2308 E. Eighth St. Inside, they found Randi in the basement, deceased from a…

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Doreatha Wright

Female, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a street corner in Baltimore, at the intersection of South Broadway and Gough Street, the life of 42-year-old Doreatha Wright, a Black female, came to a tragic end on April 5, 2009. The circumstances surrounding her death designated it a homicide, leaving…

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Michael J. Thomas

Male, age 34 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Apr 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On April 5, 2009, Michael J. Thomas, aged 34, was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident was reported in the city's historical homicide records, which indicate that the Columbus Division of Police responded to the scene. Despite efforts by law…

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William Harmon

Male, age 27 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 5, 2009, 27-year-old William Earl Tramaine Harmon, known to friends and family as 'Will-Will,' was killed in a violent incident in Kansas City, Missouri. The shooting occurred at approximately 3:18 a.m. at a residence…

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Mark A Smith

Male, age 37 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a spring day in Kansas City, Missouri, April 5, 2008, a life was tragically cut short. Mark A. Smith, a 37-year-old man, died under circumstances that remain shrouded in mystery. Details regarding his life and the events leading to his untimely death are…

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Steven F Turner

age 34 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Apr 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the spring of 2008, the life of 48-year-old Steven F. Turner of Kansas City, Missouri, came to a sudden and somber end. He was found on Saturday, April 5, 2008, under circumstances that remain without public clarification in online records. Friends and…

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Fred Perkins

Male, age 54 · Bowie, Maryland

Killed Apr 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

In a shocking turn of events that left a community reeling, Fred Perkins, a 54-year-old engineer from Bowie, Maryland, was killed on April 5, 2008, following a dramatic series of events that began with a bank robbery. Perkins, a man with no prior criminal…

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James Mcneal

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short. On April 5, 2007, James McNeal, a male, was shot and killed at 253 V Street, NW. The incident occurred at approximately 1:32 a.m., shattering the quiet of the…

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Vincent Guerrero

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Vincent Guerrero, aged 18, was shot and killed on April 5, 2007, in the South Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred in a porch or hallway area, reflecting a common setting for many of the neighborhood's violent crimes, often occurring in…

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Barry Bush

Male, age 52 · Readington Township, New Jersey

Killed Apr 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the spring of 2007, a dedicated FBI Special Agent, Barry Lee Bush, a 52-year-old male, tragically lost his life in Readington Township, New Jersey, during a perilous operation targeting a crew of brazen bank robbers. On April 5th, Bush and his fellow…

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Lawana Clary

Female, age 50 · Castaic, California

Killed Apr 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

LaWana Clary was 50 years old when she died on Thursday, April 5, 2007, in her home in Castaic. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 29944 Shadow Place. Her death was ruled a homicide…

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Claudia Dobbs

Female, age 41 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2007 · 19 years ago

Claudia Dobbs was 41 years old when she was killed in Atlanta on Thursday, April 5, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated her death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through…

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Dale Little

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

Dale Little, a 24-year-old man, was tragically killed on April 5, 2005, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was found shot at 1630 Linden Avenue, located in Hamilton County. The Cincinnati Police Department has been investigating this case, but it remains unsolved, and…

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Michelle Barnhart

Female, age 45 · Muscatine, Iowa

Killed Apr 5, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the spring of 2005, the life of Michelle Barnhart, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. On Tuesday, April 5, 2005, police in Muscatine, Iowa, were called to her home after reports of…

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Russell Elliott

Male, age 73 · Bloomington, Indiana

Killed Apr 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Bloomington, Indiana, 73-year-old Russell Elliott, a Caucasian male, lived a life marked by simple pleasures. A father of three, grandfather of nine, and great-grandfather of seven, he was the heart of his close-knit family.…

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David Andrew Robertson

Male, age 40 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that began under the guise of a friendly visit, 40-year-old David Andrew Robertson was killed in his home near Marietta, Georgia, on April 5, 2004. A former youth pastor, Joshua Kevin Drucker, who was acquainted with Robertson, was…

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Lora Nikolova

Female, age 25 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Apr 5, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the spring of 2004, a promising new chapter in the life of Lora Nikolova, a 25-year-old Bulgarian woman, was brutally cut short in a quiet suburb of Marietta, Georgia. Having arrived in the United States in July of the previous year as part of a student…

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Mauricio B Baires

Male, age 20 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Apr 5, 2003 · 23 years ago

Mauricio B. Baires, a 20-year-old white male, was killed by gunfire in Aurora, Colorado, on April 5, 2003. That day, Aurora police officers were dispatched to 12085 East Colfax Avenue after reports of shots fired rang out along the busy corridor. When they…

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Ricky Lynn Peterson

Male, age 49 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Apr 5, 2003 · 23 years ago

Ricky Lynn Peterson, aged 49, passed away on April 5, 2003, in Bakersfield, California. Born on March 25, 1954, Ricky was a beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He was the eighth child of Calvin and Clararece…

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