Deaths by Force on April 9

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Tyrone King

Male, age 29 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a busy Friday afternoon, April 9, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 29-year-old Tyrone King was tragically cut short in a brazen shooting. King, a male employee of the Birmingham Water Works, was behind the wheel of his company truck, navigating…

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Jesus Vance

Male, age 20 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jesus Vance was a 20-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Rapid City, South Dakota, who was survived by his parents, five brothers, and three sisters. Formerly of Takini, he was remembered by family and friends at services in Eagle Butte and Rapid City following…

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James K. Jim Smith

Male, age 51 · Grundy Center, Iowa

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 9, 2021, a routine traffic stop in the small town of Grundy Center, Iowa, escalated into a tragic series of events that would claim the life of a veteran law enforcement officer. That Friday, at approximately 7:22 p.m., a Grundy Center…

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Chastanay Joseph

Male, age 22 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 9, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at the Vista View Apartment Complex in Charleston, West Virginia. Chastanay Joseph, a 22-year-old female, was walking in the Renaissance Circle housing project with her three-year-old…

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David Dawson

Male, age 41 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a quiet apartment complex in eastern Colorado Springs became the scene of a grim discovery. On the morning of April 9th, at approximately 10:10 a.m., officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department were dispatched to the Birchwood…

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Paige Pierce Schmidt

Female, age 26 · Hotchkiss, Colorado

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring day in Hotchkiss, Colorado, a sequence of events unfolded that would end in the tragic death of 26-year-old Paige Pierce Schmidt. On April 9, 2021, a deputy from the Delta County Sheriff's Office attempted to pull over the white Honda Accord that…

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Candice Cooks

Female, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 9, 2021, Candice Cooks, a 27-year-old woman from Las Vegas, Nevada, was fatally shot in an incident that led to the arrest and subsequent conviction of the perpetrator. The incident occurred in the 1800 block of North Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas.…

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Kevin Rogers

Male, age 58 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of the 800 block of Barnett Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, the afternoon of April 9, 2021, was shattered by violence. It was there that 58-year-old Kevin Rogers, a White/Caucasian male, was found dead outside his home from a single…

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Marlon A. Gatlin

Male, age 42 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Kansas City, Kansas, the life of Marlon A. Gatlin, a 42-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On April 9, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police responded to a call of a shooting near South 22nd Street and…

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Cyrus Davis

Male, age 35 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, April 9, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the pre-dawn quiet of a Lexington, Kentucky street, leaving one man dead and another wounded. The incident unfolded at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Winchester Road, a scene that…

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Jesse Ray O'Brien

Male, age 36 · Sheldon, Wisconsin

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small community of Sheldon, Wisconsin, the life of Jesse Ray O'Brien, a 36-year-old Caucasian male, was cut tragically short on the evening of Friday, April 9, 2021. Known for his kind and generous nature, his bright, welcoming smile, and warm hugs…

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Jimmy Arthur

Male, age 69 · Wagoner, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Wagoner, Oklahoma, a beloved member of the community, Jimmy Arthur, a 69-year-old male, met a tragic and unexpected end. On April 9, 2021, his life was cut short by an act of gun violence that sent ripples of shock and sorrow through…

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Kelly Lucio

Female, age 22 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 9, 2021, a night out for 22-year-old Kelly Lucio and her friends in Oklahoma City ended in tragedy. As they were leaving a bar near Northwest 50th Street and Classen Circle, they were ambushed in a sudden and violent…

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Joseph Aaron Posey

Male, age 29 · Virginia-city, Mississippi

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Virginia City, Mississippi, the life of Joseph 'Joe' Aaron Posey, a 29-year-old Caucasian male, was abruptly cut short on the night of April 9, 2021. Friends and family remember him as the life of the party, a strong and passionate…

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Nicholas Stephan Purnell

Male, age 28 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 9, 2021, a violent tragedy unfolded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, claiming the life of Nicholas Stephan Purnell, a 28-year-old Black male. The incident occurred on a Friday morning at the Stuyvesant Apartments, a residential building located on Madison…

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Joseph Graham

Male, age 20 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On April 9, 2021, an African American male named Joseph Graham, who was 20 years old, became the victim of a fatal shooting in St. Louis, Missouri. The violence unfolded in the Mark Twain neighborhood, specifically within the 4900 block of Claxton Avenue.…

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Alki Williams

Male, age 27 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of April 9, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace on Broad Street in Sumter, South Carolina, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers. The victim was identified as 27-year-old Alki Williams of Mayesville, a…

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Zyquavion Hickman

Male, age 20 · Hartsville, South Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Zyquavion Hickman, a 20-year-old Black man from Hartsville, South Carolina, was at the center of a violent night that unfolded along Washington Street, near Hartsville High School. Late on April 9, 2021, police responded to reports of gunfire and found him…

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Dorota Malgorzata Puczylowski Kokoszko

Female, age 54 · Cohoes, New York

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Cohoes, New York, the life of Dorota Malgorzata Puczylowski Kokoszko, a compassionate and dedicated respiratory therapist, was tragically cut short. Born in Augustow, Poland, the 54-year-old woman had built a life for herself in the…

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Matthew Williams

Male, age 29 · Rochester, New York

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of April 9, 2021, a burst of gunfire on Monroe Avenue in Rochester, New York, shattered the evening calm and irrevocably altered the lives of several families. When the chaos subsided, 29-year-old Matthew Williams lay dead, the victim of a fatal…

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Charlotte Rockell Ethridge

Female, age 21 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Charlotte Rockell Ethridge, a 21-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost her life on April 9, 2021. Ethridge, along with her 50-year-old former foster mother, Michelle Johnson, was fatally shot in what has been described as a double murder.…

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Diego Duran

Male, age 18 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Diego Duran, an 18-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, was tragically found dead on April 9, 2021. His body was discovered inside a parked vehicle on North Terrace Road, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The San Bernardino Police Department…

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Michelle Johnson

Female, age 50 · Fresno, California

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michelle Johnson, aged 50, tragically lost her life on April 9, 2021, in Fresno, California. The incident occurred during a domestic dispute at an apartment complex on East Olive Avenue. Johnson was attempting to protect her foster daughter, 21-year-old…

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Richard Thomas Luevano

Male, age 43 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard Thomas Luevano, aged 43, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in Bakersfield, California. The incident occurred in East Bakersfield, where police and emergency responders were called to a home near East 3rd and Augusta streets around 6:45 p.m.…

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Brett Joshua Grantham

Male, age 36 · Westville, Florida

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brett Joshua Grantham, aged 36, was found dead on April 9, 2021, near the Holmes-Geneva county state line. His body was identified using distinctive tattoos and a metal plate in his arm. Grantham had been missing since August 2020, and his disappearance was…

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Robert Campbell

Male, age 32 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Campbell, aged 32, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply distressing for the local community. On that fateful day, Campbell was involved in a road-rage…

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Joseph Briggs

Male, age 30 · Siloam, Georgia

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of April 9, 2021, a call to the Greene County 911 Center reported a seemingly routine tractor-trailer accident along Interstate 20. However, when deputies arrived at mile marker 132 in Greensboro, Georgia, they discovered a far more…

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Devion Ward

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Seventeen-year-old Devion Ward, an African American male, was tragically killed on April 9, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Wentworth Gardens development, where Devion and two other individuals were sitting in a parked vehicle around…

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Eric Kirk

Male, age 34 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of April 9, 2021, Urbana police responded to reports of shots fired at the Prairie Green Apartments, located at 2507 Prairie Green Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered 34-year-old Eric D. Kirk Jr., a male resident of Urbana, who had…

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Mason Sauseda

Male, age 19 · Crest-hill, Illinois

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mason T. Sauseda, a 19-year-old male from Plainfield, Illinois, was found dead on April 9, 2021, at the Theodore Marsh preserve in Crest Hill. His body was discovered by two individuals walking on a path west of Gaylord Road and north of Theodore Street. The…

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James Joseph Jr.

Male, age 25 · Abbeville, Louisiana

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the morning quiet in a neighborhood in Abbeville, Louisiana, leaving a young man dead and a community in search of answers. The life of James Joseph Jr., a 25-year-old male, was cut tragically short on April…

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John Sinegal

Male, age 23 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Mitchell Sinegal Jr., 23, a Black man from Lafayette, Louisiana, was shot and killed in the early hours of April 9, 2021, after violence erupted at Bourgeois Park on Coliseum Boulevard beside the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. University police…

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Miguel Leon Jr.

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 18-year-old Miguel Leon Jr., a young Black male from New Orleans, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Friday, April 9th, violence erupted at the intersection of Orleans and North Dorgenois streets. It was there that…

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Ashford Trokon Peal Jr.

Male, age 24 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ashford Trokon Peal Jr., a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early afternoon at an apartment complex on Parkland Circle, just off E. W.T. Harris Boulevard…

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James Henry Potts

Male, age 43 · Eagle-mills, North Carolina

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

James Henry Potts, a 43-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Eagle Mills, NC, tragically passed away on April 9, 2021. He was a beloved family man, known for his love of working on cars, riding four-wheelers, fishing, hunting, and shooting skeet. James…

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Ethaniel Holmes

Male, age 20 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ethaniel Holmes, a 20-year-old male, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in Cincinnati, OH. He was found shot inside a car on Brookcrest Drive in the Roselawn neighborhood. The incident occurred around 2 a.m., and Holmes was pronounced dead at the…

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Lashaun Renee Thompson

Female, age 56 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lashaun Renee Thompson, a 56-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on April 9, 2021. She was well-known in her community for her catering and bridal/event planning business, "We’ve Only Just Begun," as well as her…

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Joshua Rivera

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joshua Rivera, a 20-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 5900 block of North Front Street. Despite the efforts of Philadelphia Police officers who…

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Kenneth Hairston

Male, age 18 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a young man's life was cut tragically short in the Sheraden neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Eighteen-year-old Kenneth Hairston was found on the afternoon of April 9th, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The discovery was…

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Rahsaan Simpson

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rahsaan Simpson, a 22-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was one of 53 murder victims recorded in Philadelphia during that month. Rahsaan was shot multiple times on the 5900 block of North Front Street and…

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Tamara Aikens

Female, age 50 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic spring afternoon in Philadelphia, 50-year-old Tamara Aikens was fatally shot outside her home on the 2500 block of North Bancroft Street. It was just after 1:20 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2021, when police responded to the scene and found the female…

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Maegan Leigh Gammill

Female, age 30 · Savannah, Tennessee

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a sense of unease settled over Savannah, Tennessee, as a young woman, Maegan Leigh Gammill, vanished without a trace. The 30-year-old Caucasian female was reported missing on April 9, 2021, sparking a search that ended in heartache.…

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Dominick Dijuan Primes

Male, age 19 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dominick Dijuan Primes, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on April 10, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Dominick was a promising young man who had recently graduated from North Crowley High School in 2020 and was looking forward to a…

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Ibrahim Malik Suarez

Male, age 37 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ibrahim Malik Suarez, a 37-year-old Black man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on April 9, 2021, in a racially motivated shooting. The incident occurred during an argument at a gas station in Converse, Texas. Suarez was involved in a verbal…

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Lucia Lucy Mendoza

Female, age 38 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lucia Lucy Mendoza, a 38-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on April 9, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. She was driving with her two daughters, aged 14 and 7, when their vehicle was attacked in an apparent road rage incident. Shots…

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Royal Gordon

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Apr 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Royal Gordon, an 8-month-old infant, tragically died on April 9, 2021, in Houston, Texas. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the abdomen, which was reportedly inflicted accidentally by his 3-year-old brother inside their family's apartment. The…

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Robert Hernandez

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Found Apr 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 9, 2016, Robert Hernandez, a 34-year-old man from Hayward, was shot and killed in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. The shooting occurred in the early morning hours, and Hernandez was found with fatal injuries. Despite initial investigative efforts…

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Pablo Bautista

Male, age 49 · Tampa, Florida

Found Apr 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On April 9, 2016, 49-year-old Pablo Bautista was killed in a tragic incident in Tampa, Florida, involving a dispute over a car repossession. The altercation took place in a parking lot, where Bautista confronted a tow truck operator attempting to repossess…

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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.