Death by Force

Jason Owens

Male, age 32 · Greensburg, Indiana

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of Jason G. Owens, a 32-year-old male, was abruptly cut short in Greensburg, Indiana. What began as a plan to reclaim property and settle a debt spiraled into a fatal confrontation on August 15, 2017. Owens, along with…

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Jesus Huesca

Male, age 26 · Brownsburg, Indiana

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late evening hours of August 15, 2017, a tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of a HomeGoods distribution center in Brownsburg, Indiana, that would claim the life of a young father. Jesus Huesca, a 26-year-old male, was shot and critically injured as he…

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Steven Gibby Gibbons

Male, age 57 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 13, 2017, Steven 'Gibby' Gibbons, a 57-year-old white male from Kansas City, Missouri, was making his routine journey home from a grocery store. Known to his friends and family as a gentle and generous man who would give the shirt off his back to…

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Brandon Logan Kilbourne

Male, age 20 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in August 2017, the life of 20-year-old Brandon Logan Kilbourne, a male, was tragically cut short in Columbia, South Carolina. Just after midnight on August 15th, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department…

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Latosha Nicole Lewis

Female, age 31 · Green-sea, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Green Sea, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made in the early hours of an August morning in 2017. Inside a Honda Accord, parked at the intersection of Carolina Road and Church Road, 31-year-old Latosha Nicole Lewis was…

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Xavier Washington

Male, age 34 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of Xavier Dale Washington, a 34-year-old male from Florence, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2017, Washington was a victim of gun violence in his hometown. At the time of the incident, local law…

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Zachary Davanzo

Male, age 23 · Ladson, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Ladson, South Carolina. Zachary Davanzo, a 23-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on August 15, 2017. Known to his friends and family as a creative and loving individual, his…

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Itimia Gray

Female, age 37 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer morning in 2017, the quiet of an Oxon Hill, Maryland neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. On August 15th, at approximately 9:15 a.m., officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were dispatched to the 5100 block of Deal…

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Kiwa Toomer

Female, age 53 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, a tragic event unfolded on an August evening, leaving two individuals deceased in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. On August 15, 2017, police were dispatched to an apartment in the…

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Teriana Holcombe

Female, age 21 · Queens, New York

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 15, 2017, a dispute simmering between two groups in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens, New York, tragically escalated, claiming the life of 21-year-old Teriana Holcombe. A bright and caring young woman, Holcombe worked…

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Abel Enrique Esquivel Jr

Male, age 23 · San-francisco, California

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Abel Enrique Esquivel Jr., a 23-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically killed on August 15, 2017. Esquivel was shot near the intersection of 26th Street and South Van Ness Avenue, just a block from his home. The incident occurred around 2 a.m.…

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Arnulfo Soto

Male, age 37 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arnulfo Soto, a 37-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on August 15, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, but it was later determined that he had been the victim of a homicide. Soto was found…

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James Francesconi

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of James Francesconi, a 26-year-old man known to his friends as 'Cali Longway,' was cut short. On August 17, 2017, Francesconi was fatally shot in his home on Wickam Drive in Columbus, Georgia. He was rushed to the Midtown…

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Ernie Gardner

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ernie Gardner, a 36-year-old man from Chicago, IL, died on August 15, 2017, due to complications from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred on June 28, 2017, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, specifically in the 4000 block of West Division.…

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Muhannad Osman Ahmed Afdal

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Muhannad Osman Ahmed Afdal, a 21-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 15, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found with a gunshot wound to the upper abdomen in the courtyard of the Abbey Lane apartment complex on Golden Gate Square. Despite…

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Robert Lee Caldwell

Male, age 35 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Lee Caldwell, a 35-year-old man from Beavercreek, Ohio, tragically died on August 15, 2017, in Dayton, OH. Caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his three minor children while crossing a parking lot after leaving a counseling appointment in…

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Nathan Assad

Male, age 17 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In what began as a transaction for a small amount of marijuana, 17-year-old Nathan Assad was tragically shot and killed in Baldwin Borough, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The male teenager had arranged to sell a half-ounce of marijuana for $140 to…

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Deanna ODaniel

Female, age 45 · Cleveland, Tennessee

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Cleveland, Tennessee, was shaken by the unexpected death of 45-year-old Deanna Michelle 'DeeDee' O'Daniel. A former corrections officer and 911 dispatcher with the Bradley County Sheriff's Office, O'Daniel was a…

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Jose Cruz

Male, age 38 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose "Baby Joe" G. Cruz, a 38-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on August 15, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was born on July 5, 1979, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Jose Cruz and Gloria Garcia Cruz. The details surrounding his death are not extensively…

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Lawrence Carter

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 15, 2015, the life of Lawrence Alonzo Carter, a 27-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Northwest, D.C. At approximately 1:05 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the…

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Cassanova West

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cassanova West, aged 27, was fatally shot on August 15, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting took place near the Garfield Park area, which has been known for its struggles with high crime and violence. West's death occurred during a particularly…

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Alex Lee

Null, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 15, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois, 19-year-old Alex Lee tragically lost his life in what was classified as a homicide. Lee was a victim of gun violence, a persistent issue in Chicago, particularly during that period. The investigation into his death…

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Alex Malone

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 15, 2015, Alex Malone, a 19-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot, becoming one of the numerous victims of gun violence in the city that year. The incident occurred during a weekend marked by multiple shootings across Chicago, underscoring the…

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Taj Smith

Male, age 18 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of 18-year-old Taj J. Smith was tragically cut short in New Orleans. On August 15th, he was killed in what the New Orleans Police Department would investigate as a homicide. The incident took place in the 7300 block of…

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Jairo Garcia

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 15, 2015, a burst of gunfire shattered the desert heat in the east valley of Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving 28-year-old Hispanic male Jairo Garcia mortally wounded. The Clark County coroner's office would later confirm Garcia's…

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Kason Barnes

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of August 15, 2015, a game of dice among a group of men in Pittsburgh's Fairywood neighborhood turned deadly. Kason Barnes, a 19-year-old African-American male from Chartiers City, was among those gathered outside a home in the 400 block of…

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Nadine Clerveau

Female, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nadine F. Clerveau, a 31-year-old African American woman, was the victim of a disturbing homicide discovered on August 15, 2015, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her badly burned remains were found early that Saturday morning in an alley near North 25th Street and…

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Markevis (Quan) D Clark Sr

Male, age 32 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shaiquen “Buda” Shamir Brown is identified in the available case information as a 20-year-old Black/African American male from Wilmington, Delaware, with a reported date of death of September 4, 2015. However, a review of publicly accessible online news…

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Carl G. Howell

Male, age 35 · Carson City, Nevada

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 15, 2015, in Carson City, Nevada, the life of 35-year-old Carl G. Howell, a White/Caucasian male, was cut tragically short. A nine-year veteran of the Carson City Sheriff's Office and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Howell was…

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Lawrence Alonzo Carter

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of Lawrence Alonzo Carter was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2015, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the sounds of gunshots echoed through the 1500 block of First Street, Northwest. When…

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Matthew Shlonsky

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., Matthew Shlonsky, a 23-year-old male and recent graduate of American University, was tragically killed. On August 15, 2015, just before 5 p.m., Shlonsky had just gotten out of an Uber with friends near the Shaw-Howard…

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Alatino Bolden

Male, age 18 · Spanaway, Washington

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Spanaway, Washington, a gathering of friends turned into a scene of unimaginable tragedy. Alatino Bolden, an 18-year-old Black/African American male, was fatally shot on August 15, 2015, at his own home. The person responsible for the…

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Jeffrey Grafton

Male, age 46 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a family tragedy unfolded in Midwest City, Oklahoma, culminating in the death of 46-year-old Jeffrey Alan Grafton Jr. A white male, Grafton was a dedicated family man and a respected pharmacist for United Healthcare. He had also served…

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Trey Brenon Pritchard

Male, age 46 · Midwest City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 15, 2015, Trey Brenon Pritchard, a 46-year-old White male, was fatally shot while off duty in Midwest City, Oklahoma. A lieutenant with the Sapulpa Police Department, Pritchard had accompanied his cousin, Jeffrey Grafton, to the Travelers Inn. They…

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Jessie Paige

Male, age 16 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a late summer evening in Lynchburg, Virginia, the life of 16-year-old Jessie Jimmy Paige Jr. was tragically cut short. The Black / African American male was shot and killed on August 15, 2015, in an incident near 13th and Pierce Streets that also left two…

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Fashionee Moore

Female, age 25 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the life of 25-year-old Fashionee LaDonyia Moore was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2015, the young Black / African American woman was fatally shot at an after-hours club, marking the 16th…

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John Unsworth

Male, age 43 · Hanover, Indiana

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 15, 2015, the life of John Carl Unsworth, a 43-year-old male, came to a tragic end in Hanover, Indiana. Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence on South County Road 400 West…

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Demetrius Kates

Male, age 36 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 15, 2015, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, were summoned to a scene of violence in the northern part of the city. Officers responded to the 2100 block of North 21st Street, located near St. Louis Place Park, following reports of a shooting. Upon…

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Brent Jozefkowicz

Male, age 48 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the story of Brent Jozefkowicz, a 48-year-old white male, came to a tragic end on a South Carolina beach. His death, however, was not the beginning of the story, but rather the culmination of a troubled past and a recent escape from law…

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Christavious Darby

Male, age 22 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christavious Darby was a 22-year-old Black man from Orangeburg, South Carolina, whose night out ended in violence at the Pit Stop Pub, a nightclub on Bamberg Highway a short drive south of town. In the early-morning hours of August 15, 2015, gunfire tore…

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Doris Marshall

Female, age 58 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the community of Columbia, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent death of Doris Marshall, a 58-year-old woman. On the morning of Saturday, August 15th, Marshall was found shot to death, a grim discovery that would soon lead to…

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Darell Kingsberry

Male, age 35 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer morning in Brooklyn, 35-year-old Darell Kingsberry was shot and killed on a sidewalk in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Responding police officers discovered him with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. He was…

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Kevin Charles Goodrum Jr

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Charles Goodrum Jr., a 34-year-old man, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2015, after being shot in the 2100 block of East 115th Street in Watts, Los Angeles. The incident occurred on the evening of August 15, 2015, around 9:44 p.m., when Goodrum…

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Kumase Baraka Jefferson

Male, age 41 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kumase Baraka Jefferson, a 41-year-old man from Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on August 15, 2015. The incident occurred in the 900 block of West 65th Street in the Vermont-Slauson area. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records…

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Lucia Medrano Zarco

Female, age 63 · Atwater, California

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lucia Medrano Zarco, aged 63, tragically lost her life on August 15, 2015, in Atwater, California. The incident occurred during a family barbecue when her estranged husband, Crisanto Perez-Bedolla, showed up uninvited and shot her multiple times in front of…

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Edwardo Smith

Male, age 25 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. Edwardo Denatizo Smith Jr., a 25-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 14, 2015. The incident unfolded on Neely Road, where Smith was…

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Joshua Tunstall

Male, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joshua Tunstall, 35, a Black man, was found shot to death on August 15, 2015, inside a home at 2347 Carnes in Memphis, Tennessee. The night he died, the address became a quiet, tense crime scene—neighbors drawn by flashing lights, officers moving room to…

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Benjamin Moore

Male, age 38 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Aug 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Benjamin Wheaton-Morris, a 38-year-old male from Beaumont, Texas, passed away on August 15, 2015. His funeral services were held on August 29, 2015, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Beaumont. Public records from the Beaumont Police Department…

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