Deaths by Force on August 10

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Kevin Mills

Male, age 33 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 33-year-old Kevin Mills, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in New Haven, Connecticut. On the afternoon of August 10th, gunshots rang out on Dixwell Avenue, between Cherry Ann and Elizabeth streets.…

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Troy Reid

Male, age 29 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer night in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of 29-year-old Troy Reid, a Black / African American male, was cut short by gunfire. On August 9, 2021, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Hartford police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on…

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David Turner

Male, age 45 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 10, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Portland, Oregon neighborhood, leaving a tragic scene in its wake. Among the victims was David Turner, a 45-year-old Black man, who was fatally shot in the Madison…

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Odion Turner

Male, age 50 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 10, 2021, a burst of rapid gunfire shattered the quiet of a Northeast Portland neighborhood, ending the life of 50-year-old Black / African American male Odion Turner. Known in the music world as 12 O'Clock, Turner was a…

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Dawn Kelley Paynter

Female, age 57 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of August 10, 2021, a dispute over rent in a Las Vegas home escalated into a tragic and fatal shooting. Dawn Kelley Paynter, a 57-year-old woman, was one of two women who lost their lives in the violence that erupted that day. The incident…

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Ada Jo Vangrinsven

Female, age 32 · Athens Township, Minnesota

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ada Jo Vangrinsven, a 32-year-old White woman, was last seen on August 5, 2021, at the Isanti VFW, where she worked. She was off duty that evening and had been drinking with Richard Melvin Peterson II, the vice commander of the VFW. Concerned about her level…

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Tracy Roberts

Female, age 59 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet corner of Jackson, Kentucky, a devastating series of events unfolded, leaving a community in shock and mourning the loss of two of its own. Tracy Roberts, a 59-year-old woman, became the victim of a tragic murder-suicide on August 10, 2021. The…

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Lester D. Holmes

Male, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lester D. Holmes, aged 39, tragically lost his life on August 10, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. According to available information, Lester Holmes died due to gun violence. His death has left a profound impact on his family and friends, who have expressed…

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Robert Simmons

Male, age 64 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Oklahoma City was shaken by the untimely death of Robert Simmons, a 64-year-old man. On August 10th, what began as just another day ended in a tragedy that would launch a significant investigation by local law…

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Jaylin Davis

Male, age 21 · Clarksdale, Mississippi

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the life of 21-year-old Jaylin Davis was tragically cut short. On August 10, 2021, the young man was found on Tallahatchie Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services were…

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Jeffrey Sutton II

Male, age 15 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Jackson, Mississippi, was struck by a tragedy that hit especially close to home for its emergency responders. On August 10th, Jeffrey Sutton II, the 15-year-old son of the city's fire chief, lost his life. The…

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Regina Smith Hopkins

Female, age 51 · Coahoma, Mississippi

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Tuesday evening in August 2021, tragedy struck the small community of Coahoma, Mississippi. Just before 10 p.m. on August 10th, the Coahoma County Sheriff's Department received a call reporting a shooting with multiple victims. When deputies arrived…

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Regina Smith-Hopkins

Female, age 51 · Coahoma, Mississippi

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Coahoma, Mississippi, tragedy struck, leaving a community in shock and mourning the loss of two of its own. On August 10, 2021, 51-year-old Regina Smith-Hopkins was killed in a shooting incident. Another victim…

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Zymarious Smith

Male, age 14 · Coahoma, Mississippi

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Coahoma, Mississippi, on August 10, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace and irrevocably altered the lives of several families. When deputies from the Coahoma County Sheriff's Department arrived at the scene of…

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Devin Hazen

Male, age 27 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the life of 27-year-old Devin Hazen was tragically cut short. On August 10, 2021, Hazen was shot and killed on Kalamazoo Avenue. The incident unfolded as a result of a dispute, leading to a fatal encounter that…

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Isiah Nathan Miller

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, Michigan, the life of 19-year-old Isiah Nathan Miller was tragically cut short. On August 10, 2021, the young Black male was at a gas station on Grand River when gunfire erupted. The shooting resulted in Miller's death and left…

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Tayveon Crowder

Male, age 15 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, on the eve of what should have been a joyous celebration, the life of 15-year-old Tayveon Crowder was tragically cut short in Flint, Michigan. The young man, known affectionately as 'Bear' to his loved ones, was fatally shot on August…

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Frederick Boatwright

Male, age 30 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of 30-year-old Frederick Boatwright was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence on a Richmond, Virginia street. On the afternoon of August 10th, Boatwright was discovered inside a car on Holly Springs Avenue in…

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Michael Simmons

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

An argument at a gas station on the west side of Indianapolis on August 10, 2021, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 18-year-old Michael Simmons. The male victim was at a gas station in the 7900 block of West 10th Street when a man…

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Donte Vincent Jones

Male, age 23 · Goose-creek, South Carolina

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Donte Vincent Jones was a 23-year-old Black man from Goose Creek, South Carolina, whose life ended suddenly on the afternoon of August 10, 2021. That Tuesday, the quiet of the 300 block of Anne Street was broken by gunfire. Around 4:30–4:35 p.m., a 911 caller…

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Kendall Timothy Walker Jr.

Male, age 35 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

A sense of normalcy was shattered on a Tuesday evening in Summerville, South Carolina, leaving a family and community grappling with a sudden and violent loss. Kendall Timothy Walker Jr., a 35-year-old Black man, was fatally wounded on August 10, 2021, in…

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Bernard Knotts

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm in a south Baltimore neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Bernard Knotts, a 26-year-old Black male, was found shot on August 10, 2021, in the 4200 block of Thayer…

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Ja’Nyi Weeden

Female, age 15 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Northwest Baltimore, the life of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden was tragically cut short. On August 10, 2021, on the 3700 block of Gelston Drive, gunshots shattered the night, leaving the female teenager with multiple…

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Marvin Alexander Mendoza

Male, age 25 · Silver-spring, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday morning, August 10, 2021, the quiet of a Wheaton, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 8:56 a.m., the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a shooting in the 2000…

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Deandre Davis

Male, age 25 · Inglewood, California

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deandre Davis, a 25-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on August 10, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Davis was fatally shot near 919 N. La Brea Avenue in Inglewood. The incident…

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Ivan Villareal

Male, age 14 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ivan Villareal, a 14-year-old boy from Compton, California, tragically lost his life on August 10, 2021. Ivan was found shot to death inside a camper trailer parked in an alley on the 4200 block of East San Luis Street. His family had reported him missing the…

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Javontae Tervell Green

Male, age 29 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of August 10, 2021, Javontae Tervell Green, a 29-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, was fatally shot on Eye Street between Second and Third streets. The Kern County Coroner's Office confirmed that Green died from a gunshot wound to…

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Zerrick Monson

Male, age 27 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late-night hours of August 10, 2021, the life of 27-year-old Zerrick Monson was tragically cut short on a sidewalk in southwest Atlanta. Responding to a call just after midnight, police discovered Monson's body on Old Hapeville Road. He had sustained a…

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Jamonese Hudson

Female, age 23 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Monroe, Louisiana, was struck by the tragic and untimely death of Jamonese E. Hudson. A 23-year-old African American woman, Hudson's life was cut short on August 10, 2021, inside a foster home on Barrington Street.…

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Lonnie Scott

Male, age 54 · Port-arthur, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lonnie Scott, a 54-year-old African American male, was found shot to death inside his Port Arthur home on August 10, 2021. The Port Arthur Police Department responded to a call about suspicious activity in the 2200 block of 17th Street. Upon arrival, officers…

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Quashawn T. Myers

Male, age 29 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quashawn T. Myers, a 29-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically shot to death on August 10, 2021. The incident occurred in an east Fort Worth apartment complex, and homicide detectives have been investigating the case. Unfortunately, no suspect…

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Sylvia Adriana Medrano Gonzalez

Female, age 51 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sylvia Adriana Medrano Gonzalez, a 51-year-old Hispanic woman, was found dead on August 10, 2021, in her residence located at the 9000 block of Cornell Drive in Laredo, Texas. The Laredo Police Department responded to a call regarding an open door at the…

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Zoneta Little

Female, age 38 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Aug 10, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 10, 2021, Zoneta Little, a 38-year-old woman from Arlington, Texas, tragically lost her life due to a gunshot wound. The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 2100 block of Cottoncreek Drive. When the Arlington Police Department arrived…

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Alejandro Sanchez Herrera

Male, age 28 · San Bernardino, California

Found Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alejandro Sanchez Herrera, a 28-year-old resident of San Bernardino, was tragically killed on August 10, 2016, in a fatal shooting at a city intersection. He was sitting in his vehicle when the shooting occurred, and although paramedics quickly transported…

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Andre Jones

Male, age 30 · Long Beach, California

Found Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 10, 2016, 30-year-old Andre Jones was shot and killed in Long Beach, California. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds on a street, where police responded to reports of a shooting. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Jones succumbed to his…

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William Lassiter

Male, age 52 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 10, 2016, the life of William Lassiter, a 52-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short on a street in Washington, D.C. The fatal encounter unfolded at approximately 1:47 a.m. in the 900 block of Mount Olivet Road…

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Stephon Triplette

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephon Triplette, aged 22, was shot and killed on August 10, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a particularly violent time for the city, with August of that year being recorded as one of the deadliest months in recent history. Chicago…

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Dontae D Roberts

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dontae D. Roberts, aged 30, was one of the many individuals who tragically lost their lives during the surge of violence that engulfed Chicago in August 2016. On August 10th, Roberts was killed amidst a wave of shootings that contributed to making that summer…

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Jamie Williams

Female, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 10, 2016, 22-year-old Jamie Williams was fatally shot in Chicago during what would become the city's deadliest month in nearly 20 years. Williams' death occurred amidst a surge in gun violence that plagued Chicago, especially in the summer of 2016.…

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Edward Davis

Male, age 24 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday in August 2016, the life of a promising young man, Edward Davis III, was tragically cut short. The 24-year-old was discovered in a New Orleans East apartment complex, the victim of a fatal shooting. The New Orleans Police…

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Douglas Allison

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a tragedy unfolded in east Baltimore that cut short the life of 34-year-old Douglas L. Allison. On the evening of August 10th, shots rang out, leaving Mr. Allison fatally wounded and a woman injured in a double shooting. The incident…

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Ricardo Eric Johnson

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 10, 2016, Ricardo Johnson, a 47-year-old male, was returning to his apartment on West Lanvale Street in Baltimore, Maryland, when his life was tragically cut short in a brutal kidnapping and murder. The events of that night unfolded into a complex…

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Craig Dydell

Male, age 28 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of August 10, 2016, tragedy struck in Kansas City, Missouri, when 28-year-old Craig S. Dydell was found fatally wounded in a residential neighborhood. Officers were dispatched to the 4000 block of Olive Street shortly before 7:00 p.m. regarding…

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Ryleigh Island

Female, age 9 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a bright light in the life of a Las Vegas family was suddenly extinguished. Ryleigh McKenzie Island, a creative and loving 9-year-old Caucasian girl, passed away at her home on August 10, 2016. Her family announced that her death…

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Bill Cooper

Male, age 65 · Greenwood, Arkansas

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer morning in a rural, wooded area near Greenwood, Arkansas, a call to law enforcement set in motion a tragic chain of events. Sebastian County Sheriff's Corporal Bill Cooper, a 66-year-old White male and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, was one…

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Bradley Land

Male, age 40 · Sherwood, Arkansas

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 10, 2016, the quiet of a Sherwood, Arkansas neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunshots. In the front yard of his home on Lynnewood Drive, 40-year-old Bradley Land, a male, was found shot to death. He had…

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William Pressley Cooper

Male, age 66 · Sebastian, Arkansas

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer morning in Sebastian County, Arkansas, a veteran law enforcement officer's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. William Pressley Cooper, a 66-year-old White male, held the rank of Corporal with the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office.…

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John Ivers

Male, age 50 · Middlefield, Connecticut

Killed Aug 10, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, concern grew for John Ivers, a 50-year-old Caucasian male and respected attorney from Meriden, Connecticut. He had been reported missing since Sunday, August 7th, and by Tuesday night, his disappearance prompted authorities to…

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