Deaths by Force on August 15

Deaths by Force (495)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Malyk Shelby

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 15, 2016, 22-year-old Malyk Shelby was shot during a domestic dispute at the Columbus Park apartment complex on Winslow Drive, on the Southeast Side of Columbus, Ohio. Officers and medics responded at 4:19 p.m. to a reported incident involving…

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Ardo Guerrero

Male, age 23 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 15, 2016, Armando Guerrero, 23, was found shot to death inside a home in the 1800 block of Dawson Street in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred after a night of socializing involving Guerrero, Carlos Hernandez, and Jade Guevara. According to…

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Amanda Louise Crossman Peck

Female, age 36 · Butte, Montana

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Butte, Montana, the summer of 2016 was shattered by a tragic event that unfolded on August 15th. Ada Peck, a 36-year-old Caucasian woman, became the victim of a shocking act of violence that ended her life. The incident began to unfold…

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Adrian Anaya

Male, age 28 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Adrian Christopher Anaya, a 28-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on August 15, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death are closely tied to a criminal case involving several individuals. The case in question revolves around an…

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Angelica Herrera

Female, age 27 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 15, 2016, Angelica Herrera, a 27-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was tragically killed in a double homicide. The incident occurred just after 11 p.m. near Coors Boulevard and El Charro, where Herrera and 28-year-old Adrian Anaya were…

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Danielle Aimee Denney

Female, age 29 · Hastings, Minnesota

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 15, 2016, Danielle Aimee Denney, aged 29, was found dead in Hastings, Minnesota. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's report revealed that she died from a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation determined that her death was a result of a…

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Justin D.J. Anderson

Male, age 34 · Hastings, Minnesota

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Justin D.J. Anderson, aged 34, from Hastings, MN, tragically passed away on August 15, 2016. Born on September 5, 1981, in Grand Forks, ND, Justin was a member of Local No. 34 for 11 years. His death was a result of a murder-suicide incident involving his…

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Justin Dukes

Male, age 25 · Greenville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a young life was abruptly cut short in Greenville, Kentucky, leaving a community in mourning and a family shattered. Justin Michael Dukes, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Monday, August 15, 2016.…

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Brenda Kolbet

Female, age 45 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On an otherwise ordinary Monday morning, August 15, 2016, the life of 45-year-old Brenda Kolbet was tragically cut short in Spokane Valley, Washington. A Caucasian female, Brenda had recently relocated from Idaho to be closer to her family, seeking a fresh…

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Daniel Kenison

Male, age 45 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 45-year-old Caucasian male Daniel Kenison was brought to a tragic and violent end. On the morning of August 15th, in a home near 6th Avenue and South Michigan Street in Spokane Valley, Washington, Kenison and his…

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Jorge Antonio Jimenez

Male, age 20 · Kennewick, Washington

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the night of August 15, 2016, Jorge Antonio Jimenez, a 20-year-old resident of Kennewick, WA, tragically lost his life in a fatal shooting incident outside the Heatherstone Apartments. The incident occurred when Jimenez confronted two men who were…

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Cody Bryan Laporte

Male, age 23 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in what remains an unsolved crime. Cody Bryan Laporte, a 23-year-old Caucasian male from Muskegon, Michigan, was fatally shot in his Norton Shores home on the evening of August 15, 2016. Known…

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Antonio Nichols

Male, age 28 · York, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 15, 2016, a heated online dispute between two men in York, South Carolina, escalated to a fatal real-world confrontation, leaving 28-year-old Antonio Sentell Nichols dead from a gunshot wound. The tragic turn of events was the culmination of a feud…

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Chadwick Garrett

Male, age 45 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on August 15, 2016, a simple act of kindness cost a North Charleston, South Carolina man his life. Chadwick Garrett, a 45-year-old male, was shot and killed after stopping to help two teenagers whose SUV was stuck in a ditch near…

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Bruce Hamilton

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of a Baltimore teenager was tragically cut short. Bruce Hamilton, a 17-year-old Black male, was shot on the evening of August 15, 2016. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. in the 900 block of North Monroe…

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Spencer Robinson

Male, age 35 · Miami-gardens, Florida

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the night of August 15, 2016, Spencer Robinson, a 35-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed in Miami Gardens, Florida. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. in front of his sister Helena's home, located at Northwest 193rd Street and…

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Thomas Lane

Male, age 17 · Naples, Florida

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Thomas Lane, a 17-year-old from Naples, Florida, tragically passed away on August 15, 2016. He was a student at Lorenzo Walker Technical High School and was known for his friendly demeanor and dedication to his studies. On the day of his death, Thomas was in…

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Michael Fuqua

Male, age 18 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the heat of an Atlanta afternoon on August 15, 2016, a dispute over a stolen bicycle tragically escalated, ending the life of 18-year-old Michael Fuqua Jr. The young man had reportedly confronted two individuals who were selling items under a tent near a…

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Brian Rodrigue

Male, age 37 · Harvey, Louisiana

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a violent encounter in Harvey, Louisiana, claimed the life of 37-year-old Brian Rodrigue. The male victim was found inside a silver car that had crashed into a garage in the 2500 block of Brataria Boulevard on the evening of August…

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Cody Lee Wilder

Male, age 21 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cody Lee Wilder, a 21-year-old male from Sanford, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on August 15, 2016. Cody was found dead at his home with a single gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred at 828 McPherson Road, where Cody resided. According…

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Helen Ann Santilli

Female, age 54 · Bolivia, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Helen Ann Santilli, a 54-year-old woman from Bolivia, NC, passed away on August 14, 2016. Helen was born on July 4, 1962, to Neill Thomas and Helen Herman McDonald. She grew up in Southern Pines, NC, where she attended Pinecrest High School and Sandhills…

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Richard Albert Santilli

Male, age 60 · Bolivia, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Richard Albert Santilli Jr., a 60-year-old male of Italian-American ethnicity, passed away on August 14, 2016, in Bolivia, North Carolina. He was born on July 3, 1956, and grew up in Somerville, New Jersey. Richard retired from Synopsys, Inc. in Durham, NC…

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Gordan Johnson

Male, age 33 · Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gordan Johnson, a 33-year-old male from Lawrenceville, PA, tragically lost his life on August 15, 2016. His body was discovered near a burned-out car in a secluded area of Lawrenceville. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the chest and…

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Armando Guerrero

Male, age 23 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Armando Guerrero, a 23-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 15, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. Guerrero was found shot to death inside his home on the 1800 block of Dawson Street. His mother discovered his body two days after…

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Christian Jorjorian

Male, age 20 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christian Jorjorian, a 20-year-old man from El Paso, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on August 15, 2016. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Calle Parque Drive in West El Paso. Jorjorian was involved in a drug deal with two teenagers, Marcelo…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Samuel Peters

Male, age 55 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 15, 2011 · 15 years ago

Samuel Peters, 55, died in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a man whose life was rooted in a city that knows how to hold both joy and sorrow at once, and when word spread that he was gone, it carried the familiar weight that settles over neighborhoods when…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jason Daniel

Male, age 18 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 15, 2011, 18-year-old Jason Daniel was tragically killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The homicide took place amidst a period of heightened violence in the city, which had experienced an increase in violent incidents, especially among young men.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Leon A. Mickens Jr.

Male, age 34 · Masontown, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2011 · 15 years ago

Leon Augusta Mickens Jr., a 35-year-old Black/African American man from Masontown, Pennsylvania, was remembered as a father, a son, an Army veteran, and a former Albert Gallatin High School football player whose life ended after a shooting in his hometown.…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Amanda Leah Carrithers

Female, age 20 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 15, 2006 · 20 years ago

Amanda Leah Carrithers, a 20-year-old Marine, tragically lost her life on August 15, 2006, in Jacksonville, Florida. Amanda, originally from Chicago, was found shot to death in her home on East Drive, near Camp Lejeune. She was six weeks pregnant at the time…

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Jordan Barrow

Male, age 19 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 15, 2006 · 20 years ago

Jordan Barrow, a 19-year-old Marine, was tragically killed on August 15, 2006, in Jacksonville, Florida. Barrow, along with his friend Amanda Carrithers, was found shot to death in their shared rental home. The incident occurred in the early hours of the…

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Marie Elizabeth Deyo

Female, age 88 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 15, 2001 · 25 years ago

The circumstances surrounding the death of Marie Elizabeth Deyo remain obscured by the passage of time and an enduring lack of public detail. On August 15, 2001, the eighty-eight-year-old White woman lost her life in Los Angeles, California. In a bustling…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Chen Liang

Male, age 32 · San-diego, California

Killed Aug 15, 1996 · 30 years ago

Chen Liang, a 32-year-old assistant professor of mechanical engineering at San Diego State University (SDSU), tragically lost his life on August 15, 1996. The incident occurred during a master's thesis defense meeting in the engineering building at SDSU.…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Constantinos Lyrintzis

Male, age 36 · San-diego, California

Killed Aug 15, 1996 · 30 years ago

Constantinos "Costas" Lyrintzis, a 36-year-old associate professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at San Diego State University (SDSU), tragically lost his life on August 15, 1996. He was one of three professors murdered during a shocking…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Preston Lowrey

age 44 · San-diego, California

Killed Aug 15, 1996 · 30 years ago

D. Preston Lowrey III, a 44-year-old associate professor of mechanical engineering at San Diego State University (SDSU), tragically lost his life on August 15, 1996, in a horrific incident known as the San Diego State University shooting. On that fateful day…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

John Thomas Cousin

Male, age 48 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 1996 · 30 years ago

Detective John Thomas Cousin, aged 48, was a dedicated officer with the Philadelphia Police Department, having served for 26 years. On August 15, 1996, Detective Cousin was tragically shot and killed during an attempted robbery while walking outside his home.…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Ooff Moreau

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 15, 1991 · 35 years ago

On August 15, 1991, Omanoff Moreau, a 29-year-old man, was tragically killed by a gunshot wound to the head in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1051 Republic Avenue, and local law enforcement, specifically the Columbus Police Department, responded to…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Sophia Glover

Female, age 37 · San Diego, California

Killed Aug 15, 1986 · 40 years ago

On August 15, 1986, Sophia Glover—a 37-year-old African-American female—was discovered dead in the Normal Heights neighborhood of San Diego. Her nude body, wrapped in a blanket and left alongside a residential alley, bore severe blunt-force injuries to the…

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Death by Force65th anniversary

James E Smith

Male, age 31 · Port Orchard, Washington

Killed Aug 15, 1961 · 65 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 15, 1961, a quiet Tuesday in Port Orchard, Washington, turned tragic with the discovery of a brutal homicide at the Hi-Joy Bowling Alley. James E. Smith, a 31-year-old male custodian, was found dead on the floor near the…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

William Robert White

Male, age 43 · Williamston, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 1911 · 115 years ago

William Robert White, aged 43, was the Chief of Police in Williamston, North Carolina. On August 15, 1911, he was shot and killed in an ambush. The incident occurred as he was returning home from a visit with a friend, walking along Main Street between the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Juan Taylor

Male, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the heat of a Las Vegas afternoon on August 15, 2021, the life of 27-year-old Juan Taylor was cut short in a burst of violence. The young man was inside a mobile home at the La Villa Vegas mobile home park located at 1190 S. Mojave Road when the fatal…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Armen Hakobyan

Male, age 38 · Glendale, California

Killed Aug 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Armen Hakobyan was 38 years old when he died on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, in Glendale. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 333 N. Verdugo Road. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Glendale…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Edgar Aurelio Velasquez

Male, age 26 · Cudahy, California

Killed Aug 15, 2016 · 10 years ago

Edgar Aurelio Velasquez was 26 years old when he died on Monday, August 15, 2016, in Cudahy. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 7700 block of Atlantic Avenue. His death was ruled a…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

William Newberry

Female, age 31 · Jakin, Georgia

Killed Aug 15, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the small town of Jakin, Georgia, a lawman's call to duty ended in a fatal confrontation that would send shockwaves through Early County. Town Marshal William Henry Newberry, a male officer, was killed on Tuesday, August 15, 1911. His death came as he was…

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Alexis Colon

Male, age 47 · Holyoke, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 15, 2026, the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts, was disturbed by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 2:20 a.m., a ShotSpotter activation alerted the Holyoke Police Department to the incident near the…

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Andrew Jones

Male, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

Andrew Jones, a 23-year-old man from Richmond, Virginia, was fatally shot on the night of August 15, 2026, during a large block party in the city’s Fairfield Court neighborhood. The shooting unfolded in the 2200 block of North 23rd Street, where a crowd had…

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DiZhon Robertson

Male, age 16 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

A summer evening at a community celebration in Lexington, Kentucky, turned into a scene of tragedy on August 15, 2026, when gunfire erupted, claiming the life of 16-year-old DiZhon Robertson. The shooting occurred at Charles Young Park during the annual East…

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Donte Emanuel Hall

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On a summer afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 24-year-old Donte Emanuel Hall, a Black man, was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2026, at approximately 3:26 p.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the air in the 1300 block of Madison Avenue. When…

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Edward Lawrence

Male, age 59 · Stahlstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On a late summer evening in Stahlstown, Pennsylvania, a family dispute turned deadly, leaving a father dead and his son facing a homicide charge. Edward Lawrence Jr., a 59-year-old man, was killed on August 15, 2026, at his home on a rural road. The events of…

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