Deaths by Force on August 16

Deaths by Force (508)

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Mychal Brown

Male, age 28 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of 28-year-old Mychal Brown was tragically cut short. On August 16, 2021, police responded to a shooting on West 18th Street. They discovered Mychal Brown lying on the ground near the 1800 block of South…

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Valerie Munoz-Infante

Female, age 52 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 16, 2021, the life of 52-year-old Valerie Munoz-Infante was tragically cut short in her Pueblo, Colorado home. Police responded to a call of a shooting at a residence on Box Elder Street around 2:45 a.m. and found Valerie…

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Mario Hunt

Male, age 30 · Henderson, Nevada

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Henderson, Nevada, a heated argument tragically escalated, leading to the death of 30-year-old Mario Hunt, a Black male. The events of August 16, 2021, began with a dispute between Hunt and a 28-year-old woman named Lucretia Smith…

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Omar Moore

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in the nation's capital, tragedy befell a Hyattsville, Maryland resident. Omar Moore, a 34-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot on August 16, 2021. The incident occurred in the 3800 block of South…

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Glenn Danen Smith

Male, age 27 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Glenn Danen Smith, a 27-year-old man from Minneapolis, was fatally shot on August 16, 2021, in the parking lot of Ted's Recreation, a bar located on Larpenteur Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota. The incident occurred shortly after midnight, around 12:45 a.m.…

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Willie James Smith Jr.

Male, age 45 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 16, 2021, the city of Seattle was met with the grim discovery of a Black / African American man, Willie James Smith Jr., aged 45, who had been fatally shot at Gas Works Park. His body was found near a ballot drop box by…

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Natasha Littlebull

Female, age 36 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 36-year-old Natasha L. Littlebull was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On August 16, 2021, the young woman fell victim to fatal gun violence. Littlebull, a female, was pronounced dead in a city that has grappled…

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Rodney Arthur Millard

Male, age 74 · Spencer-township, Michigan

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Based on available online sources, there is no information regarding any arrests or suspects in the death of a male named Rodney Arthur Millard in Spencer-township, MI. An obituary for Rodney A. Millard, a 74-year-old male from Greenville, Michigan, indicates…

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Antonio McCrimmon

Male, age 27 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Newark, New Jersey, tragedy struck 27-year-old Antonio McCrimmon. On Monday, August 16, 2021, at approximately 7:53 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the night in the area of Central Avenue and South 9th Street. Responding to reports…

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Santos R. Jackson

Male, age 37 · Saint-joseph, Missouri

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In August of 2021, the life of 37-year-old Santos R. Jackson came to a violent end in a residence in St. Joseph, Missouri. Authorities were called to a home on North 9th Street to investigate a possible homicide. Upon their arrival, they discovered a…

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Alex Mitchell Moore

Male, age 25 · Central, South Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Central, South Carolina, the life of 25-year-old Alex Mitchell Moore, a Caucasian male, was abruptly cut short on August 16, 2021. Moore, known as a devoted father, was found shot to death alongside 24-year-old Skylar Wolfgang Cary…

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Skylar Wolfgang Cary

Male, age 24 · Central, South Carolina

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 16, 2021, the stillness in Central, South Carolina, was shattered by the sound of gunshots. When Pickens County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene near 128 Edwards Lane, they discovered the bodies of two young…

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Sherry Birmingham

Female, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late evening of August 16, 2021, the life of 48-year-old Sherry Birmingham was tragically cut short in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department were dispatched to the 2400 block of Washington Boulevard in the…

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Dayzhair Day Day Rucker

Male, age 24 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dayzhair "Day Day" Rucker, a 24-year-old Black / African American male from Syracuse, New York, died on August 16, 2021, from injuries he sustained in a shooting that had occurred a year earlier. The incident that ultimately led to his death was part of a…

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Jaquan Gause

Male, age 16 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jaquan Gause, a 16-year-old male from Brooklyn, New York, was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting on August 16, 2021. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Schenck and Atlantic Avenues in the East New York neighborhood.…

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Najae Lanier

Female, age 17 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a birthday party in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of many. Najae Lanier, a 17-year-old female, was at the celebration when a dispute broke out amongst some of the young…

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Clarence Calhoun

Male, age 52 · Stockton, California

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Clarence Kaiza Calhoun, aged 52, tragically passed away on August 16, 2021, in Stockton, California. His death was the result of a homicide, as he was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of Garfield Street. Despite immediate efforts, he was…

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Leopoldo Esquivel

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Leopoldo Esquivel, a 34-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2021. Esquivel was fatally shot near Valley Boulevard and Block Place in the El Sereno neighborhood. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's…

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Lorenzo Gaines

Male, age 33 · San-francisco, California

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lorenzo Gaines, a 33-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically killed on August 16, 2021, in the city's Portola District. The incident occurred in the early morning hours on San Bruno Avenue, where Gaines was found suffering from a gunshot wound.…

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Ondrai White

Male, age 25 · Olivehurst, California

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ondrai White, a 25-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2021, in Olivehurst, CA. The incident occurred at Johnson Park, where White was found with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Yuba…

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Shawn Vigo

Male, age 23 · Kingsburg, California

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of August 16, 2021, 23-year-old Shawn Vigo was tragically shot and killed in Kingsburg, California. The incident occurred around 9:00 PM near the intersection of 18th and Lewis Street. Kingsburg Police responded to a call reporting shots fired…

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Tyree Xavier Scott

Male, age 20 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 16, 2021, Tyree Xavier Scott, a 20-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred on Elsie Avenue near the intersection of Stockton Boulevard. Several drivers called 911 to report…

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Tyrell Bartley

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyrell Bartley, a 27-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2021. Bartley was found shot to death outside Passions Gentlemen's Club on Beach Boulevard. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the incident…

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Jerome Emmanuel McKibbens

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late evening of August 16, 2021, a tragic event unfolded at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Fairburn Road in Atlanta, Georgia, that claimed the life of 33-year-old Jerome Emmanuel McKibbens. An observant introvert and a very sweet…

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Darion Hood

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darion Hood, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on August 16, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 5000 block of West St. Paul Avenue. Darion Hood was with his nephew, Javunte Wheeler, also known as Squeak, a…

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Javunte Squeak Wheeler

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of August 16, 2021, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, Javunte “Squeak” Wheeler, a 26-year-old male African American, producer and DJ with the West Side hip-hop collective Pivot Gang, pulled up to his grandmother's home on the 5000 block of…

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Lamario Berry

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lamario Berry, a 36-year-old African American male, was found fatally shot in his apartment in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago on August 16, 2021. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Ingleside Avenue. Berry…

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Yvonne Ruzich

Female, age 70 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Yvonne Ruzich, a 70-year-old white woman, was tragically killed on August 16, 2021, in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Known affectionately as "Grandma Jo" by her family and community, Yvonne was sitting in her parked car outside Baltimore…

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Eric Carter

Male, age 45 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Monday night in New Orleans, tragedy struck in the Algiers neighborhood, leaving two men dead and a community searching for answers. Eric Carter, a 45-year-old male, was discovered shot to death inside a vehicle on August 16, 2021. He was not alone…

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Johnny Henry

Male, age 47 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in New Orleans, on November 19, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative quiet of the 1400 block of North Claiborne Avenue. When New Orleans Police Department First District officers arrived at the scene around 11:45…

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Jordan Jenkins

Male, age 26 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 16, 2021, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 26-year-old Jordan Jenkins was tragically cut short. The shooting incident unfolded at approximately 8:55 p.m. in the 7400 block of Simplex Street. When law enforcement…

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Roshelle Lemon

Female, age 35 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of Monday, August 16, 2021, 35-year-old Roshelle Lemon, a pregnant mother of two, was shot and killed while sitting in her car in the Desire neighborhood of New Orleans. The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. at the intersection of Higgins…

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Arthur Skip Dunkle

Male, age 62 · Grove-city, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Arthur Skip Dunkle, a 62-year-old man from Grove City, Ohio, tragically passed away on August 17, 2021. Born on June 29, 1959, in Bangor, Maine, Dunkle was known affectionately as a "Gentle Giant" and was an avid sports fan, particularly of the Columbus Blue…

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Harold Haughton

Male, age 51 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Monday evening in Philadelphia, what began as a gathering of individuals outside a beer distributor in the Southwest section of the city turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of Harold Haughton. The 51-year-old man was standing with…

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Khyrie Issac

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the evening hours of a Monday in August 2021, 18-year-old Khyrie Issac, a male, was sitting in a parked black BMW in the bustling parking lot of a ShopRite supermarket in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood. Accompanying him was his 19-year-old girlfriend.…

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Ojanae Thompson

Female, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ojanae Tamia Thompson, a 19-year-old aspiring nurse from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically gunned down on August 16, 2021, while sitting in a car outside the One and Olney Shopping Center. She was helping a friend plan a party when the incident occurred.…

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Reginald Lewis

Male, age 54 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Reginald Lewis, a 54-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 16, 2021, in Houston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were both violent and alarming. Reginald was found shot in the head, and his house was subsequently…

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Romance Daniels

Male · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Romance Daniels, a 34-year-old African American man, tragically died on August 16, 2021, in Houston, Texas. He was fatally shot during an altercation with his ex-girlfriend's brother at her apartment in Cypress Station. According to reports, Daniels had gone…

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Roger Cheatham

Male, age 31 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a tragedy unfolded in Birmingham, Alabama, that left a family shattered and a community searching for answers. On the night of August 16th, events were set in motion that would lead to the untimely death of 31-year-old Roger Cheatham.…

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Maurice Sanders

Male, age 29 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 29-year-old Maurice Sanders was cut short in a burst of gunfire. On August 16, 2016, Sanders was at a friend's house in the 5300 block of W. Novak, picking up his sister when a vehicle, described by…

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Derrick Brown

Null, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derrick Brown, age 20, was shot and killed on August 16, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent year for Chicago, which saw a significant increase in homicides compared to prior years. The majority of these homicides were…

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Mikel L Maragh

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mikel L. Maragh, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 16, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a wave of homicides that swept through the city during a particularly violent period. August 2016 was one of the deadliest months in Chicago…

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Kenneth C Carrington

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kenneth C. Carrington, aged 40, was shot and killed on August 16, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a particularly violent month in Chicago, a time when the city experienced a dramatic surge in homicides. The month of August in 2016 was…

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Bruce Edward Hamilton

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 17-year-old Bruce Hamilton was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. A Black male, Hamilton was fatally shot on the evening of Monday, August 15, 2016. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 900…

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Christopher D Cooper

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of August 16, 2016, violence erupted in the North Broadway neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of 27-year-old Christopher D. Cooper, an African-American male. He was seated in his vehicle parked outside The Broadway…

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Timothy Williams

Male, age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 16, 2016, a 27-year-old African American man named Timothy Janson was fatally shot in the West Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the 5000 block of Westwood Avenue, where Cincinnati police responded to reports of…

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Timothy Janson

Male, age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 16, 2016, Timothy Janson, a 27-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was fatally shot in the 4100 block of Flower Avenue in the West Price Hill neighborhood. The incident occurred around 12:14 a.m. when Cincinnati police officers from District…

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Benjamin T Goode

Male, age 31 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a late summer evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 31-year-old Benjamin T. Goode was tragically cut short. An African-American male, Goode was walking alone in the 1800 block of Creighton Road on August 16, 2016, when he was struck by gunfire.…

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