Deaths by Force on August 15

Deaths by Force (495)

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Jacob Encinas

Male, age 37 · Casa Grande, Arizona

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2026, a dispute in the parking lot of the Airport Tavern in Casa Grande, Arizona, tragically cut short the life of 37-year-old Jacob Encinas. A resident of Casa Grande, Encinas was a man known for his natural ability…

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Jaguar Williams

Male, age 19 · Goodyear, Arizona

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Jaguar Williams was tragically cut short by gunfire at a house party in Goodyear, Arizona. The party, attended by a large number of juveniles and young adults, was taking place at a…

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James Lawson

Male, age 55 · Big Creek, Kentucky

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 15, 2026, in the small community of Big Creek, Kentucky, a verbal dispute between two men escalated into a fatal exchange of gunfire. James Lawson, a 55-year-old resident of Big Creek, was shot and killed during the altercation. The…

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Kaelynn Davis

Female, age 28 · Chula Vista, California

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

Just three days after celebrating her twenty-eighth birthday, Kaelynn Davis was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Chula Vista, California, on August 15, 2026. Remembered as the life of the party, her life was cut tragically short, leaving a void in…

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Kenlyn Faulk

Male, age 43 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On a Saturday evening in Beaumont, Texas, a conflict simmering with personal history erupted into a fatal act of violence, ending the life of 43-year-old Kenlyn Clifton Faulk on August 15, 2026. The tragic events began with a disturbance at a location…

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Khisa Hhalille Williams

Female, age 54 · Wilson, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On a Saturday morning in Wilson, North Carolina, the life of 54-year-old Khisa Hhalille Williams was tragically cut short in an act of violence that unfolded at a public gas station. On August 15, 2026, police responded to a call of a domestic incident in…

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Mercedes Saldana

Female, age 32 · Selma, California

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2026, the life of 32-year-old Mercedes Saldana was tragically cut short in Selma, California. Known affectionately as "Cash" to her friends and family, Saldana was a beloved barber remembered for her kind, loving, and…

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Nasire Green

Male, age 20 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of August 15, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Nasire Green was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on a street in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The shooting, which also claimed the life of his friend, 20-year-old Tristen Mason, sent…

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Raul Chora Jr

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On a summer evening in Los Angeles, California, the life of 23-year-old Raul Chora Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2026, Chora became a victim of gun violence, a sudden and devastating event that left his family and friends in profound grief.…

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Ronald D’Andre Horne

Male, age 30 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

On the morning of August 15, 2026, in Killeen, Texas, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a community in mourning. Ronald D’Andre Horne, a 30-year-old man, was found unconscious with a gunshot wound in the roadway on the 2900 block of John Porter Drive.…

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Rosalyn Williams

Female, age 44 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2026, a compassionate act turned fatal for 44-year-old Rosalyn Williams in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston, Texas. Remembered by her daughter as a vibrant woman who could "bring light to any room," Williams was a…

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Titus Rohde

Male, age 23 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2026, the sounds of a large gathering in Southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood were shattered by gunfire. When police responded to the scene near Southeast Water Avenue and Southeast Caruthers Street…

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Trent Richardson

Male, age 18 · Brush Prairie, Washington

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Trent Richardson of Ridgefield, Washington, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded at Hockinson Meadows Community Park in Brush Prairie, where a large group of teenagers and young…

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Tristen Mason

Male, age 20 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of August 15, 2026, the city of Goldsboro, North Carolina, was shaken by a violent act that claimed the lives of two young men. Tristen William Mason, a 20-year-old from the nearby town of Dudley, was fatally shot in a double homicide.…

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Tyriq Darrell Fields

Male, age 24 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

In the predawn hours of August 15, 2026, the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, was rocked by a violent shooting that claimed the life of 24-year-old Tyriq Darrell Fields and left another individual wounded. The incident unfolded around 1:15 a.m. near the…

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Walter Bryant

Male, age 39 · Roseville, Michigan

Killed Aug 15, 2026 · this year

Walter Bryant, a 39-year-old man, was killed on the night of August 15, 2026, in Roseville, Michigan, after he was shot while sitting inside his SUV in front of a residence on Lawn Street. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were initially unclear…

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Taylor Dudley Stewart

Female, age 26 · Hamilton, Alabama

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic Friday evening, the life of Taylor Dudley Stewart, a 26-year-old White/Caucasian female from Hamilton, Alabama, was cut short. On August 15, 2025, she was shot to death inside a residence located in the 700 block of Stewart Road. The violence of…

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Gabino Martinez

Male, age 41 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 41-year-old Gabino Martinez Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2025, just before 3:45 a.m., police were called to a residence near 7th and Southern Avenues in response to a…

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Yarely Ashley Hermosillo

Female, age 27 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late evening hours of a Friday in Glendale, Arizona, the life of 27-year-old Yarely Ashley Hermosillo was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On August 15, 2025, Hermosillo was a passenger in a vehicle, accompanied by her boyfriend who…

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Angelo Leivas

Male, age 19 · Moreno Valley, California

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Angelo Leivas, 19, male, was found in the early morning darkness of Friday, August 15, 2025, suffering from gunshot wounds along the 13000 block of Day Street in Moreno Valley. Deputies arrived after a 4 a.m. hour call and rushed Angelo Leivas to a local…

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George Funk

Male, age 81 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

George Funk, 81, a male White/Caucasian from Los Angeles, was found at his residence on August 15, 2025, where he died from a gunshot wound to the head. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and recorded the manner of death as suicide, with a…

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Suzanne O

Female, age 37 · Paia, Hawaii

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of August 15, 2025, in Pāʻia, Maui, Suzanne O, age 37, Samoan and female, was shot and killed while responding to a call at the old Pāʻia Sugar Mill. Maui police identified Suzanne O as the officer who died in the line of duty, and the department…

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Christopher Alan Wooldridge

Male, age 42 · Deland, Florida

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Christopher Alan Wooldridge, a 42-year-old male from DeLand, Florida, was shot and killed on August 15, 2025, during a confrontation at an apartment complex on Botts Landing Road. Deputies were dispatched around 11:22 a.m., and the victim was pronounced dead…

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Paul Vincent Thompson III

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 15, 2025, the residential streets of Indianapolis's northeast side were disturbed by the sound of gunfire. Responding to these reports, officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the…

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Shadehi Colone

Male, age 20 · Robbins, Illinois

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Shadehi Colone, 20, a male Black/African American from Robbins, Illinois, was found fatally shot in the street near Clair Boulevard and the 3700 block of Maxey Court in the early morning hours of Friday, August 15, 2025. Police were called just before 4 a.m.…

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Erin B. Hayne Jr.

Male, age 33 · Windham, Maine

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of Friday, August 15, 2025, Erin Hayne, a 33-year-old Caucasian male from Casco, Maine, was fatally shot while riding his motorcycle in Windham. The incident occurred around 1:55 p.m. at the intersection of Roosevelt Trail and Landing Road.…

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Tirrell Gilmore

Male, age 48 · Marrero, Louisiana

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a summer evening in Marrero, Louisiana, the life of 48-year-old Tirrell Gilmore, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2025, Gilmore was found the victim of a fatal shooting, a grim end to what should have been a quiet night in the New…

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Keyion Sadler

Male, age 17 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a summer Friday in Detroit, the life of 17-year-old Keyion Sadler was tragically cut short by gun violence. The young man, a male, was shot on the city's east side, near the intersection of Eastwood, Moross, and Kelly roads. Emergency services responded…

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Thomas Smith III

Male, age 20 · Millville, New Jersey

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Friday evening in Millville, New Jersey, the life of 20-year-old Thomas Smith III was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2025, at approximately 6:53 p.m., police responded to the area of High and Oak Streets after reports of a shooting. Upon arrival…

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Maurice Streeter

Male, age 44 · Rochester, New York

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a summer evening in Rochester, New York, the life of Maurice Streeter, a 44-year-old Black man with a passion for music, was tragically cut short. On Friday, August 15, 2025, Streeter was on the porch of a home on Mazda Terrace when an argument broke out…

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Jamie Jones

Male, age 53 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of August 15, 2025, Jamie Jones, age 53, a man from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was shot outside a home on the 1900 block of Poplar Drive. Officers were dispatched just after 5:15 p.m.; they found Jamie Jones in the front yard with multiple…

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Anthony Johnson

Male, age 15 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Anthony Johnson, 15, male, White/Caucasian, was shot in the afternoon on August 15, 2025, inside a home on the 600 block of Raleigh Drive in west Columbus. Officers arrived around 3:45 p.m. to find Anthony Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound, and medics…

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Gionni Jackson

Male, age 3 · Struthers, Ohio

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On Friday, August 15, 2025, three-year-old Gionni Jackson, a male from Struthers, Ohio, was fatally wounded inside a home on the 400 block of Spring Street after accessing an unsecured firearm. First responders were called shortly before 1 p.m.; a woman…

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Osha C. Copeland

Male, age 23 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of August 15, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a neighborhood in West York, Pennsylvania, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Osha C. Copeland, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded in the shooting that took…

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Lester Goldsmith

Male, age 41 · Conway, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Friday night in Conway, South Carolina, a disagreement at a local establishment turned fatal, ending the life of Lester Goldsmith. The 41-year-old man, affectionately known to friends as 'Little Man,' was working at Rascal's Bar and Grill on August 15…

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Carlos Romero

Male, age 19 · Pleasanton, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2025 · 1 year ago

Carlos Romero, 19, a man from Pleasanton, Texas, was shot and killed late on the night of August 15, 2025, during a confrontation that began as he walked with his ex-girlfriend and her brother along the 500 block of Duck Street. According to police, the…

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Michael Wells

Male, age 45 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet Odena community of Sylacauga, Alabama, the life of Michael Lionel Wells, a 45-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short on August 15, 2024. Known affectionately as 'Big Mike' or 'Mr. Like That,' Wells was a pillar of his…

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Michael Lionel Wells

Male, age 45 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet Odena community of Sylacauga, Alabama, the summer of 2024 was shattered by a violent act that claimed the life of a beloved community figure. On the evening of August 15, 2024, Michael Lionel Wells, a 45-year-old Black male known affectionately…

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Otis Keon Cole

Male, age 37 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2024, the life of 37-year-old Otis Keon Cole was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting at a Northport apartment complex. Northport Police responded to a call at approximately 5:45 a.m. at the Knoll Circle Apartments…

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Timothy Prentice

Male, age 51 · Kingman, Arizona

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2024, a dispute at a popular downtown Kingman, Arizona bar tragically ended the life of 51-year-old Timothy William Prentice Sr., a well-known local businessman. The White / Caucasian male suffered a single gunshot…

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David Richardson

Male, age 28 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

David Richardson, a 28-year-old Black man known to his friends as "Envy" or "E," was killed in Denver, Colorado, in the summer of 2024. His life was cut short by gun violence on August 15, leaving behind family and friends who remembered him. On that…

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Jaylen Crew

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

Jaylen Crew, a 19-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life to gun violence on August 15, 2024. The incident occurred in the city of Chicago, adding to the ongoing concerns about gun-related fatalities in the area. The young man's death…

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Kiara Hootman

Female, age 22 · Michigan-city, Indiana

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2024, the lives of 22-year-old Kiara Hootman and 35-year-old Travis Pennington were tragically cut short in Michigan City, Indiana. The two were discovered inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the Normandy Village…

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Johnny Martinez

Male, age 30 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer of 2024, the life of 30-year-old Johnny Martinez was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. A Hispanic / Latino man, Martinez was the victim of a shooting on August 15, 2024. Although he was grievously wounded, he held on to life for…

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Howard Nichols

Male, age 42 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

A quiet evening in a Kansas City, Kansas park turned deadly on August 15, 2024, leaving a family grieving and a community searching for answers. Howard Nichols, a 42-year-old man, was fatally shot that Thursday night in Edgerton Park. The park, typically a…

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Ada Marie Sifuentes

Female, age 34 · Roswell, New Mexico

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 15, 2024, Amanda Marie Sifuentes, a 34-year-old woman from Roswell, New Mexico, was found deceased east of the city. The Chaves County Sheriff's Office received a report of a potential body around 3 p.m. that day, prompting deputies to respond to…

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Alijah Golden Richmond

Male, age 14 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2024, the life of 14-year-old Alijah Golden-Richmond, a Black/African American male, was cut short on the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident began near 37th Street when Alijah and a group of friends were involved…

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Naomi Hagley

Female, age 26 · Teaneck, New Jersey

Killed Aug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet Teaneck, New Jersey neighborhood, the morning of August 15, 2024, was shattered by the sound of gunfire that would ultimately signify a tragic end to a young woman's life. Naomi Hagley, a 26-year-old female, was found by police inside a Hickory…

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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.