Deaths by Force on April 6

Deaths by Force (437)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Vincent Testa

Male, age 53 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Vincent Testa, a 53-year-old male of Italian-American ethnicity, was a lieutenant in the Philadelphia Police Department. He died on April 6, 2016, from an apparent suicide. Testa was found unresponsive in his Northeast Philadelphia home by his girlfriend. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Lee Brooks

Male, age 50 · Hillsboro, Tennessee

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small community of Hillsboro, Tennessee, David Lee Brooks, a 50-year-old man, lost his life in a sudden and violent encounter. On April 6, 2016, what began as a dispute over a dog escalated to a fatal shooting, ending the life of the local machine…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jorge Alejandro Potter Alvarado

Male, age 19 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jorge Alejandro Potter Alvarado, a 19-year-old Hispanic male from Nashville, Tennessee, was tragically found dead on April 6, 2016. His body was discovered with gunshot wounds in a cattle field on Old Hickory Boulevard. Alvarado's mother reported him missing…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gilberto Garcia Garces

Male, age 44 · Mercedes, Texas

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gilberto Garcia Garces, a 44-year-old Hispanic man from Progreso, Texas, tragically died on April 6, 2016, in Mercedes, Texas. His body was discovered the following day near a levee south of Expressway 83. The investigation revealed that Garces was kidnapped…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Reginald Williams

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 6, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a burst of violence in the Washington Highlands neighborhood of Washington, D.C., claimed the life of 22-year-old Reginald L. Williams. A Black male, Williams was fatally shot on the evening of Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in what…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Joshua Ruffin

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 6, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C., the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On April 6, 2011, 20-year-old Joshua Jamall Ruffin and 22-year-old Reginald L. Williams Jr. were shot and killed in the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ali Hababi

Male, age 30 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Apr 6, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, a local Buffalo community was shaken by the violent death of Ali Hababi, a well-regarded male deli owner. On a Friday evening in early May, tragedy struck at the Union Supermarket, a corner store situated at Masten and Riley Avenues on…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Rebecca Grogan Hicks

Female, age 24 · Taylorsville, North Carolina

Killed Apr 6, 2006 · 20 years ago

Rebecca Grogan Hicks, a 24-year-old woman from Taylorsville, NC, tragically lost her life on April 6, 2006. Her death was a result of domestic violence, a pervasive issue that claimed the lives of many in North Carolina that year. The North Carolina Coalition…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

David Burton

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Apr 6, 1996 · 30 years ago

On April 6, 1996, David Burton was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, and his death was classified as a homicide. David Burton's case remains unsolved, and his name is included among the many homicide victims memorialized by Montgomery County in 1996. Despite the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Jason B. McColley

Male, age 18 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 6, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the spring of 1986, the life of 18-year-old Jason B. McColley was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. An African American male, McColley's body was discovered on April 6 in an alleyway near Kennesaw Avenue. The scene was grim; he had been stabbed…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Luellen Gadson

Female, age 53 · Wildwood, Florida

Found Apr 6, 1981 · 45 years ago

Luellen Gadson, aged 53, was found shot to death on April 6, 1981, in Wildwood, Florida. The incident took place in a residential area, and her death was ruled a homicide. Gadson's body was discovered in what appeared to be a targeted attack, though the exact…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Minnie Lee Dempsey

Female, age 88 · Perris, California

Killed Apr 6, 1981 · 45 years ago

Minnie Lee Dempsey, an 88-year-old woman, entered the cardiac care/intensive care unit at Community Hospital of the Valleys in Perris during the night of April 5, 1981, suffering from chest pain, shortness of breath and congestive heart failure. Despite those…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Darrell Samson

Male, age 18 · Norwood Park Township, Illinois

Killed Apr 6, 1976 · 50 years ago

Darrell Julius Samson, an 18-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on April 6, 1976, in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. His death was the result of a brutal murder committed by the infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Samson was one…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Julio Cesar Gonzalez

Male, age 29 · Florence, California

Killed Apr 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Julio Cesar Gonzalez Jr., a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on April 6, 2021, in Florence, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Gonzalez was shot near 815 E. Gage Ave. The incident occurred in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cedric A. Fields Jr

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of April 6, 2016, a young man’s life was tragically cut short on the streets of Kansas City, Kansas. Cedric A. Fields Jr., a 25-year-old male, was discovered wounded on a roadway shoulder in the vicinity of Fifth Street and Quindaro Boulevard.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Shawn Millsaps

Male, age 32 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 32-year-old Shawn Millsaps was violently cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. On April 6th of that year, he was found deceased under circumstances that immediately drew the attention of the Jackson Police Department. An…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jose Avelar Salado

Male, age 58 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jose Avelar Salado was 58 years old when he died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in front of 527 East 6th Street. His death was…

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Ava Woodcock

Female, age 22 · Glasgow, Kentucky

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In Glasgow, Kentucky, on the afternoon of Monday, April 6, 2026, a seemingly ordinary moment tragically escalated into a fatal act of violence, claiming the lives of 22-year-old Ava Woodcock and her unborn child. Woodcock, a mother to a one-year-old daughter…

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Christopher Conners

Male, age 43 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

A sense of unease settled over a quiet neighborhood in south Lafayette Parish on the night of April 6, 2026. Inside a home on Loranger Drive, a violent encounter left 43-year-old Christopher Conners dead from a gunshot wound. Deputies from the Lafayette…

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Devante Taylor

Male, age 31 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of April 6, 2026, violence erupted at the Donnelly Homes complex on Southard Street in Trenton, New Jersey, leaving one man dead and two others wounded. Devante Taylor, a 31-year-old resident of Trenton, was shot multiple times in the…

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Elimelec Vazquez

Male, age 36 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In Reading, Pennsylvania, a dispute over a parking spot on the evening of April 6, 2026, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 36-year-old Elimelec Vazquez. The incident occurred around 6:57 p.m. in the 1000 block of Muhlenberg Street. An argument…

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Franyelin Annabel Pires Reyes

Female, age 27 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In a quiet Orlando neighborhood, the life of Franyelin Annabel Pires Reyes, a 27-year-old woman, was tragically cut short on the afternoon of April 6, 2026. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting on Eaglesmere Drive at approximately 1:38 p.m.…

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Je’Monte Hugger

Male, age 16 · Hinesville, Georgia

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

On April 6, 2026, in a home near West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, Georgia, a family argument between two brothers took a tragic and fatal turn. The dispute escalated to the point where the older brother shot his 16-year-old sibling. When Liberty County…

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Jerrylea Vaughn

Female, age 77 · Wildwood, Florida

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Wildwood, Florida, a devastating series of events unfolded on the evening of April 6, 2026, culminating in the tragic death of 77-year-old Jerrylea Vaughn. A retired school teacher known for her dedication to her students and her…

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Lorelei E. Strickland

Female, age 40 · Wewahitchka, Florida

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

On April 6, 2026, the community of Wewahitchka, Florida, was shaken by the tragic death of 40-year-old Lorelei E. Strickland. Her life was cut short in a devastating act of violence that unfolded within her own home. The series of events leading to the…

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Norman Patrick Robinson

Male, age 63 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

On the morning of April 6, 2026, Norman Patrick Robinson, a 63-year-old White male, was shot and killed in his Oklahoma City apartment. The incident occurred at an apartment complex located at 3535 N. St. Charles St., where a dispute with a neighbor escalated…

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Shaunterrio Hudson

Male, age 36 · Forest Park, Georgia

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of April 6, 2026, the life of 36-year-old Shaunterrio "Shaun" Hudson was tragically cut short in what initially appeared to be a single-vehicle crash in Forest Park, Georgia. Responding to the scene at the intersection of Watts Road and…

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Tammy McCollum

Female, age 58 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 6, 2026, events unfolded in a north Charlotte neighborhood that would leave a family and community in mourning. Tammy McCollum, a 58-year-old woman, was tragically killed in her home on Cardington Court. Responding to a…

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Vincent Grider

Male, age 18 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 6, 2026, in Montgomery, Alabama, 18-year-old Vincent Grider was fatally wounded in a shooting that also left a young boy injured. The incident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. on Gatsby Drive, located off Zelda Road. Both victims were…

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Ava Woodcock

Female, age 22 · Glasgow, Kentucky

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Monday, April 6, 2026, a tragic and senseless act of violence cut short the life of 22-year-old Ava Woodcock, a White female from Glasgow, Kentucky. Woodcock, who was pregnant and already a mother to a one-year-old daughter, was in…

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Christopher Conners

Male, age 43 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

Christopher Conners, a 43-year-old male from the Lafayette Parish area, died on Monday night, April 6, 2026, after a shooting inside a residence in south Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Authorities said deputies were called around 10:30 p.m. to the 100 block of…

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Devante Taylor

Male, age 31 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of April 6, 2026, in Trenton, New Jersey, gunfire erupted at the Donnelly Homes complex on Southard Street, shattering the night's quiet. When the chaos subsided, three men were found wounded. Among them was 31-year-old Devante Taylor, a…

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Elimelec Vazquez

Male, age 36 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

Elimelec Vazquez, 36, of Reading, Pennsylvania, died after a Monday evening confrontation on April 6, 2026, in the 1000 block of Muhlenberg Street. The available online sources identify him as a Reading resident and describe the case as a fatal shooting that…

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Franyelin Annabel Pires Reyes

Female, age 27 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

Franyelin Annabel Pires Reyes was a 27-year-old Venezuelan woman whose life ended on April 6, 2026, inside a residence on Eaglesmere Drive in Orlando, Florida. Police responded around 1:38 p.m. after a shooting was reported at the home. When officers arrived…

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Je’Monte Hugger

Male, age 16 · Hinesville, Georgia

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In a tragic incident on April 6, 2026, 16-year-old Je’Monte Hugger lost his life in Hinesville, Georgia, after being shot. The young man's death was the result of a domestic dispute that turned fatal. The shooting occurred at a home on East Oglethorpe Highway…

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Jerrylea Vaughn

Female, age 77 · Wildwood, Florida

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

Jerrylea Williams Vaughn, a 77-year-old woman from Wildwood, Florida, died on April 6, 2026, after a violent attack inside her longtime family home on County Road 116. Sources identified her as a native of Wildwood, a retired Sumter County School District…

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Jihad Gibbs

Male, age 21 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the quiet hours of an early spring evening in Buffalo, New York, the life of 21-year-old Jihad Gibbs was tragically cut short. On Monday, April 6, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police responded to a call on the 200 block of Walden Avenue. There they…

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Lorelei E. Strickland

Female, age 40 · Wewahitchka, Florida

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In Wewahitchka, Florida, a community was shaken by the tragic death of 40-year-old Lorelei E. Strickland, a woman remembered for her devotion to her family. Her life was cut short on April 6, 2026, in a heart-wrenching event that unfolded within the walls of…

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Norman Patrick Robinson

Male, age 63 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

Norman Patrick Robinson, a 63-year-old male, was killed on April 6, 2026, inside his Oklahoma City apartment. Known to loved ones as “Stormin Norman,” he had lived a life marked by curiosity and hands-on interests, with his obituary describing his love of…

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Shaunterrio Hudson

Male, age 36 · Forest Park, Georgia

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Forest Park, Georgia, the life of 36-year-old Shaunterrio Hudson was tragically cut short on the night of April 6, 2026. Hudson, a dedicated NeuroInterventional Radiology Technologist at Grady Memorial Hospital, was known by…

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Tammy McCollum

Female, age 58 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Monday, April 6, 2026, the quiet of a north Charlotte cul-de-sac was shattered by a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 58-year-old Tammy McCollum. A female victim, she was discovered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police around 2…

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Vincent Grider

Male, age 18 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 6, 2026, in Montgomery, Alabama, 18-year-old Vincent Grider was fatally wounded in a shooting that also left a juvenile injured. The incident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. on Gatsby Drive, located off Zelda Road. First responders…

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William Nelson Jr.

Male, age 29 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 6, 2026 · this year

William Nelson Jr., a 29-year-old man from St. Louis, was killed on April 6, 2026, after a shooting near North 10th Street and Cass Avenue in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood. The shooting was reported at about 6:40 p.m., placing the attack in the early…

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Ashley Danielle Howell

Female, age 39 · Whatley, Alabama

Killed Apr 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic spring day, the life of 39-year-old Ashley Danielle Howell was cut short in her Whatley, Alabama, home. On Sunday, April 6, 2025, law enforcement officers discovered a devastating scene after being called to the residence for a welfare check.…

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Jayden Howell

Male, age 8 · Whatley, Alabama

Killed Apr 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Whatley, Alabama, a young life was tragically cut short on Sunday, April 6, 2025. Eight-year-old Jayden Howell, a second-grade student at Grove Hill Elementary School, was killed in his home. Jayden, a boy known for his quiet and…

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Michael James Suazo

Male, age 19 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Apr 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic turn of events on April 6, 2025, 19-year-old Hispanic male Michael James Suazo of Pueblo West, Colorado, was killed in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred near the intersection of North Hudson Avenue and the East Highway 50 Bypass in…

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DaSean Lee Mackall

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., tragedy struck, ending the life of a young man. DaSean Lee Mackall, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on April 6, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 12:43 a.m. in the 4200 block of Dix…

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Alex Martinez

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

On April 6, 2025, Alex Kevin Martinez, a 24-year-old Latino male, was fatally shot in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, his death was officially pronounced at 11:18 p.m. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to…

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