Death by Force

Isaac Hughes

Male, age 28 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of August 13, 2018, in Pueblo, Colorado, a violent encounter cut short the life of 28-year-old Isaac Hughes. Responding to a call just before 8 p.m. in the 1700 block of E. 4th Street, police discovered Hughes unresponsive in the street, having…

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Austen Wright

Male, age 24 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of August 13, 2018, a night out in Wichita, Kansas, turned tragic for 24-year-old Austen James Wright, a Black/African American male. An altercation that began inside Vixen's Erotic Sports Bar on West Harry Street spilled out into the…

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Monti Hughes

Male, age 15 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a warm evening in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of 15-year-old Monti Davon Hughes, a Black male, was tragically cut short on August 13, 2018. Just before 8 p.m. in the 1300 block of Herbert Collins Way, the sound of gunfire disrupted the neighborhood. When…

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Joshua Devon Taylor

Male, age 20 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the summer of 2018, the life of 20-year-old Joshua Devon Taylor was tragically cut short in Greenville, South Carolina. A graduate of Dillon High School, he was known for his happy and somewhat goofy personality. He was working at BMW and was remembered by…

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Lordes Palunamarie Brown

Female, age 30 · Brunson, South Carolina

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small town of Brunson, South Carolina, the summer of 2018 was tragically marked by the untimely death of Lordes Palunamarie Brown. At 30 years old, she had recently moved to the quiet community, renting a room at a residence on Dogwood Drive. Neighbors…

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Joey Holtz

Male, age 33 · San-diego, California

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joey Holtz, a 33-year-old bar manager and executive chef at Myst Lounge in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, tragically lost his life on August 13, 2018. Holtz was shot in the chest during an altercation near the intersection of 5th Avenue and Market Street. The…

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Marvis Preston

Male, age 37 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Marvis Willis Preston, a 37-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was found dead on August 13, 2018. According to reports, officers responded to a medical call in the 2700 block of Larsen Road around 6 p.m. Upon arrival, they discovered Preston lying…

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Darius Ortiz

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darius Ortiz, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on August 13, 2018, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Albany Park neighborhood while Darius was walking to the store with his girlfriend and his 64-year-old grandmother. An unknown…

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Stephen Shapiro

Male, age 71 · Winnetka, Illinois

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Stephen Shapiro, a 71-year-old white male, was tragically killed on August 13, 2018, in Winnetka, Illinois. Shapiro, a prominent attorney known for arguing numerous cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, was shot multiple times by his brother-in-law, John…

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Tamma Lee

Female, age 24 · Murphy, North Carolina

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tamma Lee, a 57-year-old woman from Blairsville, Georgia, was tragically killed in a murder-suicide incident on August 13, 2018, in Murphy, North Carolina. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office received a call at around 8:20 p.m. from a neighbor reporting that…

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Kristian Marche

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kristian Marche, an 18-year-old rising track star from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically shot and killed on August 13, 2018, while standing in his driveway in the West Oak Lane neighborhood. Marche, who was set to attend Penn State University on a track and…

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Terry Minnier

Male, age 50 · Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Terry Ray Minnier, a 50-year-old male from Lewisburg, PA, tragically died on August 13, 2018. He was a well-respected youth basketball and soccer coach, known for his dedication to mentoring children. Minnier was shot multiple times by Adam Bartlett, a…

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Billy Eric Smith

Male, age 55 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Billy Eric Smith, a 55-year-old male from Dallas, Texas, passed away on August 13, 2018. The details surrounding his death are sparse, with no specific information available regarding the cause of death. His obituary mentions that he was under the care of…

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Infant Pacheco

Male, age 21 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Aug 13, 2018 · 8 years ago

Infant Pacheco, a 21-year-old male from El Paso, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on August 13, 2018. The incident occurred at a residence on Tarascas Drive, where Pacheco, known in social circles as Dimitri, attempted to intervene in a violent…

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Emuel D Fleming

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Emmanuel D. Fleming, age 34, was tragically shot and killed on August 13, 2017, while attending Sunday service at the Friendship Baptist Church in Chicago. He was accompanied by his three young children, all of whom were present when the shooting occurred. As…

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Jabari H Feazell

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jabari H. Feazell, aged 20, was shot and killed on August 13, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Old Town neighborhood, and Jabari was one of several victims of gun violence during a particularly deadly weekend in the city. His death was…

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Celeste A Cockriel

Female, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Celeste A. Cockriel, aged 24, was tragically shot and killed on August 13, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting took place on the West Side of the city, in a neighborhood that has faced ongoing struggles with gun violence. Celeste's death occurred during…

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Demica D Porter

Female, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Demica D. Porter, a 27-year-old woman from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost her life on August 13, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. Porter fell victim to gun…

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Michael Bernard Swift

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Bernard Swift, age 46, was fatally shot on August 13, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place in the Austin neighborhood, a part of Chicago's West Side known for facing high levels of gun violence. Michael Swift was shot alongside Emmanuel…

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Antonio Javier Lopez

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, Antonio Javier Lopez, aged 17, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Gage Park neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side. Lopez, a young teen with his whole life ahead of him, became a victim of gun…

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Narcisco Ledesma Iii

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Narcisco Ledesma III, age 22, was fatally shot on August 13, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the East Side neighborhood of Chicago, a community known for facing numerous challenges related to violent crime. Narcisco was pronounced dead…

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Levon S Averhart

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, Levon S. Averhart, a 23-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot in the Uptown neighborhood, an area that has faced significant challenges with violent crime. Levon, also known as "CeeJay," was one of many victims of gun violence in a year…

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Donte M Marlin

Male, age 39 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of Donte M. Marlin, a 39-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. On the evening of August 13th, in the 4300 block of North Sheridan Avenue, Marlin was fatally wounded by a firearm. The incident was…

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Margie Shorty

Female, age 61 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer day in New Orleans, the quiet of the 1300 block of Reynes Street was shattered by a grim discovery. It was Sunday, August 13, 2017, when a relative of Margie Eggerson Shorty entered her Lower Ninth Ward home to find a scene of horror. Margie, a…

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Damien Spencer

Male, age 36 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 36-year-old Damien Spencer, an African-American man from Boston, Massachusetts, was tragically cut short. On the night of August 13th, police responded to a report of a person shot at 39 Mt. Pleasant Avenue in the…

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Randall Simmons

Male, age 53 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, Randall Simmons, a 53-year-old Black male, was killed in Detroit, Michigan. His death is classified as a homicide and is currently listed among the unsolved cases in the city. The incident added to the list of violent crimes in Detroit…

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Godice Clark

Male, age 42 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Godice Clark, a 42-year-old Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, died in mid-August 2017 after a homicide that left more questions than answers. The case appears in an unsolved-homicide listing tied to the Memphis Police Department, placing the incident’s…

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Vincent James

Male, age 48 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 13, 2017, 48-year-old Vincent James was returning to his home on South Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, when he was accosted by two individuals. The men attempted to rob him as he was entering his residence. During…

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Raenetta Catchings

Female, age 27 · Stratford, Connecticut

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

A gathering of family and friends at a 50th birthday party in Stratford, Connecticut, turned tragic in the early morning hours of August 13, 2017, ending in the shooting death of 27-year-old Raenetta Catchings, a Black female and mother of three. The festive…

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Maria Sanchez

Female, age 47 · Ogden, Utah

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 13, 2017, in Ogden, Utah, the life of 47-year-old Hispanic female, Maria Sanchez, was tragically cut short in an act of senseless violence. While asleep in her bed, within the presumed safety of her home on the 300…

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Jalil Myers

Male, age 20 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jalil Myers, a 20-year-old Black male, found his life cut short on the evening of August 13, 2017, in Charleston, West Virginia. The tragic event unfolded inside an apartment situated at 121 Oakwood Road. At approximately 9:20 p.m., the sound of gunfire…

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Jackson Chavez

Male, age 26 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening, a life was tragically cut short in what should have been a peaceful gathering. Jackson Chavez, a 26-year-old male, had recently moved to Colorado from California, filled with a love for the outdoors and a bright future ahead. He was known…

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Kelly Ray Smith

Male, age 62 · Canon City, Colorado

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet city of Cañon City, Colorado, a tragic and violent event unfolded on August 13, 2017, ending the life of 62-year-old Kelly Ray Smith. That day, Smith, a White/Caucasian male, was with his 25-year-old grandson, Zebulon Montgomery, in the parking…

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Leyton Laybourn

Male, age 31 · Cope, Colorado

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small, rural town of Cope, Colorado, a family argument on a summer evening in 2017 ended in tragedy, leaving a son dead and a father facing a murder charge that would ultimately be dismissed. On August 13, 2017, 31-year-old Leyton Laybourn was shot and…

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Noel Acosta

Female, age 46 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, a tragic incident occurred in the northwest Las Vegas Valley, resulting in the deaths of 46-year-old Noel Acosta and her husband, 44-year-old Thomas B. Acosta. The event unfolded at the Chateau Versailles Condominiums, located at 10550 W.…

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Richard Brennan Cox

Male, age 22 · Fort Riley, Kansas

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of a young soldier, Richard Brennan Cox, a 22-year-old White male, was tragically cut short at Fort Riley, Kansas. On the evening of Sunday, August 13, 2017, Cox was discovered with a gunshot wound on the military…

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Anthony Hill-Prowell

Male, age 28 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Sunday evening in August 2017, the life of 28-year-old Anthony Hill-Prowell, a Black / African American male, was cut short by gunfire in a north Minneapolis home. The incident unfolded on August 13, 2017, in the 3500 block of Emerson Avenue North.…

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Marco Fuentes

Male, age 18 · Mabton, Washington

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in August 2017, the life of 18-year-old Marco Fuentes of Sunnyside, Washington, was tragically cut short. The young Hispanic male was at a large party near the small agricultural town of Mabton in Yakima County. At…

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David L Watson

Male, age 30 · Union Grove, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a quiet Sunday in the summer of 2017, the life of a 30-year-old Black/African American man named David L. Watson came to a sudden and mysterious end in the small community of Union Grove, Wisconsin. The specific circumstances surrounding his death on…

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Derek Edwards

Male, age 26 · Union Grove, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening on August 13, 2017, a day of racing and entertainment at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin, turned deadly. Derek Edwards, a 26-year-old Black / African American male from North Aurora, Illinois, was attending "Larry's Fun…

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Khalid R. Howard

Male, age 30 · Union Grove, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening, the roar of engines at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin, was tragically silenced by gunfire. It was August 13, 2017, during the bustling "Larry's Fun Fest," an event that had drawn thousands of spectators. Among them was…

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Carla Jean Lewis

Female, age 55 · Niles, Michigan

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Niles, Michigan, a tragic story unfolded in August of 2017, forever altering the lives of one family. Carla Jean Lewis, a 55-year-old woman, was found dead on Sunday, August 13, 2017. Her death was not the result of natural causes…

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Jaharee Broadway

Male, age 19 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer afternoon of August 13, 2017, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace on Forrest Street in Jersey City. When police arrived at approximately 1:25 p.m., they discovered a chaotic scene and found 19-year-old Jaharee Broadway suffering from…

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Jennifer Beers

Female, age 31 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In August of 2017, a 31-year-old woman named Jennifer Beers was found deceased in the Hamilton, New Jersey apartment she shared with her boyfriend. The discovery was made after police responded to the residence on South Olden Avenue in the early morning hours…

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Ernie Speicher

Male, age 60 · Monticello, Indiana

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, a tragedy occurred in the rural Buffalo area of Monticello, Indiana, involving 60-year-old male Ernie Speicher. Authorities were called to his residence early that Sunday following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, emergency responders…

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Jason Underwood

Male, age 27 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 27-year-old Jason Underwood of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On August 13, 2017, Underwood was discovered on a boat ramp near the 1800 block of East California Road, in close proximity to the Purdue…

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Cierra Jackson

Female, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, the life of 24-year-old Cierra Jackson was tragically cut short in her home in St. Louis, Missouri. The African-American woman was discovered late that Sunday night inside her residence on the 1700 block of O'Fallon Street. She had…

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Lester Wade Walters

Male, age 53 · Mullins, South Carolina

Killed Aug 13, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lester Wade Walters, a 53-year-old White male from Mullins, South Carolina, spent most of his life in the same corner of Marion County where he was born. He came into the world on April 24, 1964, in Mullins, the son of Lester Clayton “L.C.” Walters and Bonnie…

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