Deaths by Force on April 7

Deaths by Force (493)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Angela Martin

Female, age 33 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, was rocked by the tragic death of Angela Martin, a 33-year-old Caucasian woman. On the morning of April 7th, a passerby made a grim discovery in an alley near River Park Drive, finding Martin's body.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Henry Kiherile

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 7, 2016, Henry Kiherile, aged 32, was found shot and killed in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred late at night when Kiherile was discovered lying in the street in the 1200 block of Bigelow. Earlier that evening, Kiherile had been captured on…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jose Valero

Male, age 38 · Houston, Texas

Found Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 7, 2016, 38-year-old Hispanic male Jose Valero was fatally shot during an altercation at Cindy’s Night Club, located in the 11200 block of Hempstead Road in northwest Houston. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. when an argument between Valero and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Robert Richardson

Male, age 22 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in New Haven, Connecticut, the quiet of the East Rock neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was on April 7, 2016, that 22-year-old Robert Richardson, a Black male, was found lying on the sidewalk of May…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Daneyshkalis Daney Davila

Female, age 15 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Daneyshkalis 'Daney' Davila, a 15-year-old resident of Springfield, Massachusetts, tragically lost her life on April 8, 2016. The incident occurred at her home on Plainfield Street, where she was shot in the stomach the previous evening. This fatal shooting…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jajuan McDowell

Male, age 14 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In what began as a spring break visit to family, a day of youthful curiosity turned into a tragedy that would forever alter the lives of two families. On the afternoon of April 7, 2016, in a residence on East 69th Street in Savannah, Georgia, 14-year-old…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deangelo Black

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deangelo Black, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life to gun violence on April 7, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a city plagued by high rates of gun-related homicides, and Deangelo's death added to the grim…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Marvin Lee

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marvin Lee, a 30-year-old man from Chicago, IL, was tragically shot and killed on April 7, 2016. The incident occurred outside Murphy's Lounge in the Chatham neighborhood. According to witnesses, Marvin Lee was involved in an altercation that began inside the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Colin Norwood

Male, age 21 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of a promising young man, Colin Norwood, was tragically cut short in an instant. The 21-year-old male from Baton Rouge was visiting an apartment in Lafayette, Louisiana, on the evening of Thursday, April 7th, when a single…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Fredrick Antwone Butler

Male, age 40 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Fredrick Antwone Butler, a 40-year-old African American male, passed away on April 7, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death was a result of a homicide, and the case has been a subject of legal proceedings and investigations. The primary suspect in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gloria Khoury

Female, age 40 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gloria Khoury, a 40-year-old woman of Sierra Leonean ethnicity, tragically passed away on April 7, 2016, in Liberty Township, Ohio. She was found deceased in an apartment along with 62-year-old Jesse Cooper. The police were called to the scene just before…

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Jesse Cooper

Male, age 62 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jesse Cooper, a 62-year-old male from Youngstown, Ohio, tragically passed away on April 7, 2016. He was found deceased in his apartment along with Gloria Khoury, 40, of Logan Way, Liberty. The circumstances surrounding their deaths were suspicious, prompting…

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Stephon Smith

Male, age 20 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 7, 2016, Stephon Smith, a 20-year-old male, was shot in the abdomen at the intersection of East 35th Street and Community College Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. He was promptly transported to a nearby hospital but, unfortunately, succumbed to his…

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Darius Matthew Edwards

Male, age 22 · Hempstead, Texas

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darius Matthew Edwards, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 7, 2016, in Hempstead, Texas. Edwards, a former student and football player at Prairie View A&M University, was attending an off-campus party when he was shot…

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Mustafa Marfani

Male, age 25 · Huffman, Texas

Killed Apr 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 7, 2016, Mustafa Ahmed Marfani, a 25-year-old male of Middle Eastern descent from Humble, Texas, was tragically shot and killed in the parking lot of the Huffman Mason Lodge in Huffman, Texas. Marfani was meeting with Leonardo Abarca, a 27-year-old…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Willie Burch

Male, age 17 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of a young Birmingham teenager was cut tragically short by an act of violence that remains unresolved. Willie Jacquan Burch, a 17-year-old African-American male and a student at Midfield High School, was shot in an incident…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Raheem Jackson

Male, age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Thursday evening, April 7, 2011, the life of 16-year-old Raheem Jackson was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. The male teenager was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast, at approximately 9:31…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Thomas Smith

Male, age 31 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a quiet home on Chevis Road in Savannah, Georgia, a grim discovery was made on April 7, 2011. Police, responding to a call about an unresponsive man on a porch, entered the residence to find the bodies of 31-year-old Thomas Joseph Smith, a Caucasian male…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David Medina

Male, age 46 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

David Medina, a 46-year-old White male from Savannah, Georgia, was found dead on April 7, 2011, inside a home at 101 Chevis Road in a case police quickly classified as a double homicide. That afternoon, authorities were called after a man reported seeing…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Larry Gore

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

Larry Gore, aged 21, was fatally shot on April 7, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, a community that has been deeply impacted by gun violence. Gore was struck by gunfire while in the street, highlighting the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Johnny Morris

Male, age 52 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Johnny Morris, a 52-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. On April 7th, he was discovered shot and killed inside his SUV, a grim testament to the gun violence that plagued the city. The…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Shawnta Coleman

Female, age 33 · Bladensburg, Maryland

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the evening of April 7, 2011, a tragedy unfolded in Bladensburg, Maryland, that claimed the life of 33-year-old Shawnta Lysheema Coleman, a Black female from Alexandria, Virginia. Coleman was discovered shot in the rear of an apartment complex located in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christopher Rice

Male, age 38 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

An altercation at a Detroit lounge tragically escalated, leading to the death of Christopher Rice on April 7, 2011. Rice was at Cheetah's Lounge when a dispute involving his friend, Todd Costello, and a bouncer named Cecil Dunlap occurred. Costello was…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Pedro Montenegro

Male, age 19 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of 19-year-old Pedro Montenegro, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. On April 7, 2011, Montenegro was killed, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Judith K. Osborne

Female, age 66 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the coastal city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a woman's life was unexpectedly cut short in the spring of 2011. Judith Karr Osborne, a 66-year-old female, passed away on April 6 of that year. Born on August 12, 1944, she was described by those who knew her…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Shawnta Lysheema Coleman

Female, age 33 · Bladensburg, Maryland

Killed Apr 7, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a tragic spring evening in 2011, the life of 33-year-old Shawnta Lysheema Coleman was cut short in a devastating act of violence. On Thursday, April 7, 2011, Coleman, a female resident of Alexandria, Virginia, was found shot to death in Bladensburg…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Timothy DeWayne Thomas Jr.

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 7, 2001 · 25 years ago

Timothy DeWayne Thomas Jr., a 19-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot by Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach on April 7, 2001. Thomas was wanted for fourteen non-violent misdemeanor charges at the time of his death. The incident occurred in the…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Wade Barrett

Male, age 27 · Dekalb, Georgia

Killed Apr 7, 1991 · 35 years ago

On the night of April 7, 1991, Wade Barrett, a 27-year-old Black/African American male, was in the fourth year of his career as a DeKalb County Police Officer. Responding to a report of a disturbance at a local apartment complex shortly before midnight, he…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Bruno Soboleski

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 7, 1991 · 35 years ago

Sergeant Bruno David Soboleski, aged 33, was a dedicated officer of the Houston Police Department. On April 7, 1991, during a narcotics investigation, he was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen by Shelton D. Jones, one of the suspects. Despite…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Errol Lindsey

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 7, 1991 · 35 years ago

Errol Lindsey was a 19-year-old Black/African American man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose life ended on April 7, 1991, after he crossed paths with Jeffrey Dahmer. According to the criminal complaint later filed in Milwaukee County, Lindsey’s sister said she…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Thomas Logan

Male, age 44 · Manhattan, Nevada

Killed Apr 7, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 7, 1906, in the booming mining town of Manhattan, Nevada, the life of Nye County Sheriff Thomas Logan, a 44-year-old male, was cut tragically short. Logan, a respected three-term sheriff, was awakened by a commotion at the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

James Lionel Johnson

Male, age 38 · Takoma-park, Maryland

Killed Apr 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 7, 2021, a fatal encounter unfolded in the parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums in Takoma Park, Maryland, forever altering the lives of two families. James Lionel Johnson, a 38-year-old Black male from District…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Daniel James Allen

Male, age 40 · Claremont, California

Killed Apr 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Daniel James Allen, a 40-year-old resident of Claremont, California, tragically lost his life on April 7, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Allen was fatally shot near 1837 Salem Court in Claremont. The incident…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

William Brooks

Male, age 19 · South-holland, Illinois

Killed Apr 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

William Brooks, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 7, 2021, in South Holland, Illinois. The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. in the 15200 block of Drexel Avenue. According to the Cook County medical examiner’s office…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Miguel Esparza Gil

Male, age 26 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Miguel Esparza Gil was 26 years old when he died on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Winnetka. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 7659 Gazette Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Larry Lorn Mccracken

Male, age 39 · Pasadena, California

Killed Apr 7, 2006 · 20 years ago

On April 7, 2006, thirty-nine-year-old Larry Lorn McCracken lost his life in the city of Pasadena, California. McCracken was born on April 30, 1966, in Los Angeles County to Toby McCracken and Joan Brown. Remembered with deep affection by his family as their…

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Amir Aker

Male, age 13 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, a 13-year-old boy's life was cut short on the evening of Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Amir Aker was with a friend near a basketball court behind some houses on the 7100 block of North 19th Street when gunfire…

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Brionn Arronjaae Orr

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, the life of a young Birmingham man, known for his warm and loving nature, was tragically cut short. Brionn Arronjaae Orr, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on April 8, 2026, in the Kingston community. Remembered by his loved…

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Charlie Brown

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

On a Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia, the life of a 32-year-old Black man, Charlie Brown, was tragically cut short. On April 7, 2026, events unfolded in the South Fulton area that would leave a community reeling and a family in mourning. The incident…

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Damon Richard James Owens

Male, age 42 · Stockton, California

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 7, 2026, the life of 42-year-old Damon Richard James Owens was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Stockton, California. The incident occurred in the city's Lakeview district, on the 7600 block of Pacific Avenue…

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Denzel Pressley

Male, age 26 · Kent, Washington

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In a residential neighborhood in Kent, Washington, on the evening of April 7, 2026, a gathering of individuals watching a basketball game turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 26-year-old Denzel Robert Lee Pressley of Federal Way. That…

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Doneu Gore

Male, age 25 · Kent, Washington

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 7, 2026, a gathering at a Kent, Washington home on East Hill turned deadly, ending the life of 25-year-old Doneu Leemale Gore. Gore, along with 26-year-old Denzel Robert Lee Pressley, was fatally shot in what prosecutors have described…

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Francis Biegaj

Male, age 52 · Spring Hill, Florida

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

A dispute over loud music on a Tuesday afternoon in Spring Hill, Florida, escalated into a fatal shooting, claiming the life of 52-year-old Francis Biegaj. The incident, which occurred on April 7, 2026, has led to the arrest of his neighbor, 51-year-old Tony…

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Frederick Scott

Male, age 47 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the waning hours of a Tuesday afternoon in Baton Rouge, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of the 5100 block of Sherwood Street, leaving a local man fatally wounded. Fredrick Scott, a 47-year-old male, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds on…

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Gabriel Montano

Male, age 20 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the quiet evening of April 7, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Gabriel Montaño was cut short by gunfire in front of a residence in a neighborhood west of Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When police responded to reports of shots fired shortly after 8 p.m.…

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Imani Ringgold

Female, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the evening of April 7, 2026, a 20-year-old woman named Imani Ringgold was tragically killed in a burst of gunfire on the 5900 block of Market Street in West Philadelphia. She had just started a new job as a home health care worker only two weeks prior and…

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Kanyae KJ Franklin

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

In the morning quiet of a Tuesday in Chicago, the life of 16-year-old Kanyae KJ Franklin was tragically cut short. On April 7, 2026, the young man was walking on the 7800 block of South Coles Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood when a white vehicle…

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Michael Garcia

Male, age 41 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 7, 2026 · this year

Michael Garcia, a 41-year-old Hispanic male, was senselessly killed on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a shootout in New Orleans. A 20-year Marine veteran, Garcia was a beloved father, partner, and a well-known bartender…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.