Deaths by Force on April 8

Deaths by Force (469)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Nijah Daejour Jones

Male, age 19 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nijah Daejour Jones, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on April 8, 2016, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred at an apartment located at 4610 Brompton Drive around 1:05 p.m. Nijah and his friend, Corleon Andre…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Natasha Riley

Female, age 37 · Sneedville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Sneedville, Tennessee, the life of 37-year-old Natasha Riley was tragically cut short on April 8, 2016. She was discovered shot to death inside a residence on Vardy Blackwater Road, the victim of a double homicide. Alongside her was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ricky Helmick Sr.

Male, age 57 · Sneedville, Tennessee

Killed Apr 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a quiet community in Sneedville, Tennessee, was shaken by the violent deaths of two of its residents. On April 8th, 57-year-old Ricky Helmick Sr. and his friend, 37-year-old Natasha Riley, were found shot to death inside a residence on…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

William A. Schroeder

Male, age 39 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Apr 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 8, 2016, Lt. Col. William A. Schroeder, age 39, was tragically killed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. Schroeder, a dedicated father and highly respected commander of the 342nd Training Squadron, was fatally wounded while protecting his…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

De-Jesus Jose Campos-Rivera

Male, age 25 · Oakland, California

Found Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

De-Jesus Jose Campos-Rivera, a 25-year-old from Oakland, was shot and killed on April 8, 2011. The details surrounding his death indicate that Campos-Rivera was a victim of gun violence, a tragically common occurrence in Oakland at the time. His death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

William Parker

Male, age 45 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Friday evening, April 8, 2011, tragedy struck in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. William Dennis Parker, a male, was in the 2300 block of Elvans Road, SE, when he was fatally shot at approximately 8:10 pm. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Quintin Tuner

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Quintin Turner, aged 17, was shot and killed on April 8, 2011, in Chicago. The homicide occurred in an area experiencing heightened levels of violence at the time, contributing to the broader struggle Chicago faced with gun violence that year. Turner's death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Fernando Williams

Female, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 8, 2011, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, were called to a scene at 14940 Schaefer Highway, where they discovered the body of a 41-year-old African American female named Fernando Williams. The circumstances surrounding her death were immediately…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Andre Gray

Male, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 8, 2011, a violent double homicide occurred in Detroit, Michigan, claiming the life of Andre Gray, a 39-year-old Black male. The incident took place at a commercial property located at 14940 Schaefer Highway, a busy thoroughfare on the city's…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jerrick Jones

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 8, 2011, Jerrick Raphael Jones, a 21-year-old Black male, lost his life in a violent incident at his residence on the west side of Detroit, Michigan. The young man had spent the earlier part of the evening out getting food at a local Coney Island…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Shareeff Pitt

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Shariff Pitt, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed on April 8, 2011, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident took place on the 6100 block of Osage Avenue. Shariff was one of many victims of violent crime that year in Philadelphia, which saw an alarming…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Anthony Lancaster

Male, age 46 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of 46-year-old Anthony Lancaster of Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On April 8, 2011, Lancaster was killed in what the Memphis Police Department would later classify as a homicide. Information regarding the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Abigail Fedeli

Female, age 20 · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On April 8, 2011, a tragedy unfolded in a Brooklyn Park, Minnesota grocery store, ending the life of 20-year-old Abigail Fedeli, a White female. The setting was the employee break room of the Festival Foods where she worked. It was here that her ex-boyfriend…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael Maurice Habte

Male, age 21 · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Killed Apr 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the evening of April 8, 2011, a tragic event unfolded inside the break room of a Festival Foods grocery store in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, forever altering the lives of several families. Michael Maurice Habte, a 21-year-old Black / African American male…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Denise Horsey

Female, age 40 · Salisbury, Maryland

Killed Apr 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2006, the sounds of a woman screaming for help pierced the quiet of a Salisbury, Maryland neighborhood. Responding to the distressing calls at approximately 6:15 a.m., officers from the Salisbury Police Department…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Vanessa Joyce Ward

Female, age 23 · Oxford, Michigan

Killed Apr 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet community of Oxford, Michigan, the life of 23-year-old Vanessa Joyce Ward was brought to a tragic end on April 8, 2006. She was a young woman caught in the midst of dissolving a marriage that had recently become strained. Vanessa had separated…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Danielle Baker

Female, age 14 · Long-island, New York

Killed Apr 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a spring evening in Amityville, Long Island, a celebration turned into a scene of unimaginable tragedy. Danielle Baker, a vibrant 14-year-old girl, was attending a friend's sweet 16 party on April 8, 2006. An honors student and the captain of her…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Juan Amparo Bauza

Male, age 27 · San-francisco, California

Killed Apr 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

Juan Amparo Bauza, a 27-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on April 8, 2006, in San Francisco. The incident occurred at approximately 3:25 A.M. near Coit Tower, a popular landmark in the city. According to reports, Bauza was…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Clay McCall Jr.

Male · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

Clay Crawford McCall Jr., a 56-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically passed away on April 8, 2006. His death was the result of a homicide. Clay McCall III, who was 25 years old at the time, was later convicted…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Antonio Spider Fuentes

Male, age 20 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Apr 8, 1991 · 35 years ago

Antonio "Spider" Fuentes Jr., a 20-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on April 8, 1991. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a subject of investigation and speculation over the years. Fuentes was found dead…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Nathanial J. Watson

Male, age 65 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

Nathanial J. Watson, a 65-year-old Black man, died on April 8, 1986, while a patient at Drake Memorial Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death was later identified as one of the killings committed by hospital orderly Donald Harvey during a years-long series…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Lois Smith

Female, age 37 · Grove City, Ohio

Killed Apr 8, 1981 · 45 years ago

On April 8, 1981, 37-year-old Lois Smith was found beaten to death inside the rental office at 2554 Augustus Court in Grove City, Ohio. The homicide was determined to have been caused by blunt force trauma. At the time, the investigation revealed no clear…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Kenneth Glavin Adams

Male, age 49 · Midfield, Alabama

Killed Apr 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kenneth Glavin Adams Jr., a 49-year-old Black man from the Fairfield area, was caught in a sudden burst of violence late on the night of April 8, 2021, while driving his tan 2015 Honda Accord along Valley Road near Fairfield Boulevard and Rutledge Drive in…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Bernard Savoy

Male, age 46 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Apr 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Thursday in April 2021, the life of Bernard Savoy, a 46-year-old man from Temple Hills, Maryland, was cut short by gunfire. The fatal shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Anvil Lane in the Hillcrest Heights…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Vernelle Tavon Moon

Male, age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in Baltimore, Maryland, tragedy struck Vernelle Tavon Moon. On April 8, 2021, the 39-year-old man's life was cut short by gun violence. The incident was part of a spate of overnight violence that left another individual dead…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ronald Davis

Male, age 50 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Apr 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ronald Davis was 50 years old when he was stabbed in the 1400 block of North Aisquith Street in Baltimore on Friday, April 8, 2016. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists it as a homicide caused…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Earlene Toni Suggs

Female, age 44 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

Earlene Toni Suggs was 44 years old when she died on Saturday, April 8, 2006, in Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds, and her death was ruled a homicide. The Los Angeles Times Homicide…

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Anterrion Spencer

Male, age 20 · Rockingham County, North Carolina

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events on April 8, 2026, 20-year-old Anterrion Nyree Spencer of Martinsville, Virginia, lost his life after a violent encounter in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The young man, a graduate of Martinsville High School's class of 2024…

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Arman Motiwalla

Male, age 37 · Boca Raton, Florida

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2026, the body of 37-year-old Arman Motiwalla was discovered in a Boca Raton, Florida parking lot. A resident of the nearby city of Plantation, Motiwalla, a male, had been shot multiple times and was found deceased next…

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Carter Cochran

Male, age 17 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the quiet evening of April 8, 2026, the life of 17-year-old Carter Cochran was tragically cut short in a Spokane Valley street. A student at Lewis and Clark High School, Carter was a promising young man, known by friends and family as a gentle giant with a…

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Chauncia Meekins

Female, age 32 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of April 8, 2026, a dispute over an order of onion rings at a Steak 'n Shake in St. Louis County, Missouri, escalated into a fatal act of violence, claiming the life of 32-year-old employee Chauncia Meekins. The incident unfolded at…

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Deron L. McGee

Male, age 39 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the early afternoon of April 8, 2026, tragedy struck in Syracuse, New York, when 39-year-old Deron L. McGee was fatally shot. The incident unfolded around 3 p.m. in the vicinity of Warner Avenue and Webster Avenue, a scene that would soon be cordoned off…

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Desmond L. Mitchell

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the late evening of April 8, 2026, the life of 37-year-old Desmond L. Mitchell was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. The incident unfolded in the Taylor Berry neighborhood, specifically in the 900 block of Algonquin Parkway. Responding to a…

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Henry J Durio

Male, age 65 · Washington, Louisiana

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Washington, Louisiana, a beloved 65-year-old man, Henry J. Durio, became the victim of a violent crime in early April of 2026. His life was abruptly ended by multiple gunshot wounds, a tragic discovery that has left his family and…

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Jacob Wesley Cook

Male, age 25 · Vernon, Texas

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

Jacob Wesley Cook, a 25-year-old White male from Vernon, Texas, died on April 8, 2026, in a burst of violence inside a home on Olive Street that turned an ordinary evening into a crime scene. According to local reporting and his obituary, Cook was at his…

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Jassiah Armstrong

Male, age 18 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the evening of April 8, 2026, a young life was tragically cut short in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Jassiah Armstrong, an 18-year-old male, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1000 block of Lincoln Drive. First responders were dispatched to the…

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Joel Terrell

Male, age 18 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 8, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi, 18-year-old Joel Terrell was at a residence in the 900 block of Valencia Street when tragedy struck. Shortly before 9:00 p.m., unidentified individuals fired multiple shots into the home where several…

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Kareem J. Newton

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Wednesday night in Los Angeles, 45-year-old Kareem J. Newton, a Black male, was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle in the downtown area. The incident occurred on April 8, 2026, at the intersection of East Fifth and South Crocker…

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Keny Martinez Rodriguez

Male, age 17 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

On the evening of April 8, 2026, a spring break gathering among friends in Chesapeake, Virginia, turned into a scene of tragedy with the death of 17-year-old Keny Martinez Rodriguez. A student at Deep Creek High School, he was found suffering from a gunshot…

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Larome A. Johnson

Male, age 57 · New Windsor, New York

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In a quiet New Windsor neighborhood, a long-simmering dispute between neighbors erupted into a fatal act of violence on the morning of April 8, 2026. Larome A. Johnson, a 57-year-old retired corrections officer, was shot multiple times outside his home on…

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Laron Massenburg

Male, age 34 · Kannapolis, North Carolina

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In a quiet neighborhood in Kannapolis, North Carolina, the life of 34-year-old Laron Massenburg was tragically cut short on April 8, 2026. Responding to a call about a shooting in the afternoon, police arrived at a residence on Sears Street to a grim scene.…

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Michael Armstrong

Male, age 41 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the afternoon of April 8, 2026, a dispute between two brothers in Virginia Beach, Virginia, escalated to a fatal conclusion. Emergency services received a report of a shooting in the 600 block of Chancery Square at approximately 1:31 p.m. Upon their…

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Montrell Nover

Male, age 19 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the quiet of a Wednesday evening in Baton Rouge, the life of 19-year-old Montrell Nover was tragically cut short. On April 8, 2026, gunshots shattered the peace on Sycamore Street, and Nover was found fatally wounded in his own front yard. The Baton Rouge…

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Qualeisha Barnes

Female, age 36 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2026, the life of Qualeisha Barnes, a 36-year-old African American woman, was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. Police responded to a call around 1:23 a.m. and discovered Barnes unresponsive inside her white…

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Shemar Porter

Male, age 27 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 8, 2026, the life of 27-year-old Shemar Porter was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The shooting occurred just before 6:30 a.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 5700 block of…

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Tyrell Robinson

Male, age 19 · Austin, Texas

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of April 8, 2026, a dispute at the Nova North Apartments in Northeast Austin turned fatal, claiming the life of 19-year-old Tyrell Robinson. Austin Police Department officers were dispatched to the apartment complex located at 12435…

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Anterrion Spencer

Male, age 20 · Rockingham County, North Carolina

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In Rockingham County, North Carolina, on April 8, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Anterrion Spencer was cut short by a fatal gunshot wound. The events of that day began to unfold when Spencer arrived at UNC Rockingham Health Care in Eden with a life-threatening…

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Arman Motiwalla

Male, age 37 · Boca Raton, Florida

Killed Apr 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of April 8, 2026, the body of 37-year-old Arman Motiwalla was discovered in a commercial parking lot in Boca Raton, Florida. Motiwalla, a resident of Plantation, had been shot multiple times and was found lying next to his vehicle…

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