Deaths by Force on August 17

Deaths by Force (515)

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Royce Asaad Lamont Westry

Male, age 21 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Aug 17, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 17, 2026, a tragic event unfolded inside a residence in Newark, New Jersey, abruptly ending the life of 21-year-old Royce Asaad Lamont Westry of Irvington. At approximately 5:36 p.m., in the 700 block of South 16th Street, an armed…

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Samare Heard

Male, age 11 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 17, 2026 · this year

Samare’ Heard was an 11-year-old Black/African American boy who died after suffering a gunshot wound inside his Milwaukee home on the night of August 17, 2026. Investigators and family members described the shooting as an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot…

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Tamir Washington

Male, age 5 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 17, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of a Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, 5-year-old Tamir Washington was at his family's home, having just returned from school. He was eating and doing his homework when the course of the day took a tragic and irreversible turn. Young Tamir…

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Ty’shawn Frank

Male, age 29 · Tucker, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Monday, August 17, 2026, a sense of unease settled over the Woodland Grove Townhomes in Tucker, Georgia. A homeowner returned to their residence on Lawrenceville Highway to a scene of profound shock and violence. Inside, they…

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Vilisoni Angilau

Male, age 18 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 17, 2026 · this year

On a day meant for mourning, the life of 18-year-old Vilisoni Angilau was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that unfolded outside a Kearns, Utah church on August 17, 2026. The young man was attending the funeral of a relative, Ofa'tangikivaha…

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Zakari Glass

Male, age 24 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Monday, August 17, 2026, the life of 24-year-old Zakari Christian Glass was tragically cut short in West Park, Florida. At approximately 1 a.m., gunfire broke the stillness in the 2300 block of Southwest 46th Avenue. When Broward…

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Dillon Cornelius

Male, age 18 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of August 17, 2025, the downtown streets of New Haven, Connecticut, were filled with the usual weekend sounds of a city winding down. For 18-year-old Dillon Cornelius, a Black/African American male from West Haven, this night would…

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Beverly Cassese

Female, age 65 · Lancaster, California

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Beverly Cassese, 65, a White/Caucasian woman, was found shot to death on August 17, 2025, in the Lake Los Angeles desert area near Lancaster. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded at about 4:48 p.m. to reports of gunfire and…

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Brody Davis

Male, age 17 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early minutes of August 17, 2025, Brody Davis, 17, white male, was among dozens of teenagers gathered at Panorama Park—also known as the Panorama Bluffs—on Bakersfield's east side when a night of hanging out and car-watching fractured into chaos.…

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Juan Arteaga-Diaz

Male, age 44 · Lancaster, California

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Juan Arteaga-Diaz, 44, a Latino male, was found shot to death on August 17, 2025, in a remote desert stretch of the unincorporated Lake Los Angeles area east of Lancaster. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded around 4:45–4:50…

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Nathon Vigil Landin

Male, age 20 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Nathon Alberto Vigil Landin, age 20, a male who was Hispanic/Latino, was pronounced dead in Los Angeles County on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner case noted the death occurred at a hospital; public summaries connected to the…

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Nazario Ramirez

Male, age 54 · Lancaster, California

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Nazario Ramirez, age 54, a Latino man from Lancaster, California, was found shot to death on August 17, 2025, in the remote Lake Los Angeles area east of the city. Deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff's Station responded around 4:48–4:50 p.m. to reports of…

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Joshua Benjamin

Male, age 34 · Lutz, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joshua Benjamin, 34, a White male, was shot late Sunday morning on August 17, 2025, inside a home on the 1000 block of Helena Street in Lutz after an argument spiraled into a physical confrontation. Deputies were dispatched at 10:27 a.m., arriving to find him…

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Juan Coc Xo

Male, age 54 · Naples, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Juan Coc Xo, a 54-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was walking home with a friend along 41st Terrace Southwest in the Golden Gate area of Naples around 2 a.m. on August 17, 2025, when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside tried to rob them. Coc Xo refused to…

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Nicholas James Draughon

Male, age 31 · Crawfordville, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Nicholas James Draughon, 31, male, of Crawfordville, Florida, died on August 17, 2025. Deputies with the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office were called late that morning to Bettywood Circle for a report of a shooting and found Nicholas James Draughon, 31, dead…

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Antonio Lee Williams

Male, age 42 · Conley, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of August 17, 2025, tragedy struck at a Clayton County intersection. Antonio Lee Williams, a 42-year-old male, was fatally shot near East Conley Road and Highway 42 in Conley, Georgia. Witnesses at the scene described a chilling sequence…

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D’Corby Benning

Male, age 22 · Thomson, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late evening of Sunday, August 17, 2025, the life of 22-year-old D’Corby “Kobe” Da’Qun Benning of Augusta, Georgia, was tragically cut short. Benning, a male, was standing outside a residence in the 400 block of Edgar Circle in Thomson, Georgia, when a…

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Gerardo Cruz Cortez

Male, age 36 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, on August 17, 2025, the life of 36-year-old Hispanic male Gerardo Cruz Cortez was tragically cut short in a violent encounter within a Brookhaven apartment. The incident unfolded at the Carmel Creek apartment complex…

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Xavion Whitlow

Male, age 17 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of August 17, 2025, the life of 17-year-old Xavion Whitlow was tragically cut short by gun violence in Indianapolis, Indiana. The fatal incident occurred inside The Grounds apartment complex, located in the 2100 block of North…

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Kevin Nicol Bolivar-Quinto

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kevin Nicol Bolivar-Quinto, 29, male, Hispanic/Latino, died after a pre-dawn shooting on August 17, 2025, in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. He was sitting in a car in the 5800 block of North Mozart Street, near Stephen T. Mather High School, when a gunman…

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Navell Morris

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Navell Morris, a 28-year-old Black / African American man from Chicago, was fatally shot late Sunday morning on August 17, 2025. He was standing outside in the Austin neighborhood, in the 4900 block of West Adams Street, when multiple armed assailants…

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Victor Bastardo Reyes

Male, age 20 · Takoma Park, Maryland

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early afternoon of a Sunday in August 2025, a young man named Victor Bastardo Reyes was found lying in the roadway in Takoma Park, Maryland. The 20-year-old male had been shot. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. in the 6300 block of New Hampshire…

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Gavin Fortenberry

Male, age 17 · Prentiss, Mississippi

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a late summer evening, the air at the Finish Line Drag Strip near Prentiss, Mississippi, was shattered by the sound of rapid gunfire. It was just after 11 p.m. on August 17, 2025, when the chaos erupted. When deputies arrived at the scene in the Lucas…

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Teandre Gibson

Male, age 14 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of Sunday, August 17, 2025, a violent altercation broke out in a parking lot in the 1700 block of East 97th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The disturbance, which occurred shortly after midnight near the Linden Hills and Indian Heights…

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David Weaver

Male, age 32 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of August 17, 2025, the North Las Vegas Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on Mary Dee Avenue. After extinguishing the flames engulfing a white Lexus, firefighters made a grim discovery inside. The body of 32-year-old David…

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William Colao

Male, age 67 · Canaan, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

William Colao, a 67-year-old White male from Canaan, New Hampshire, was found dead inside his Sawyer Hill Road home after police conducted a welfare check around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Responding officers discovered him deceased, and the scene…

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Amadou Diallo

Male, age 27 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the pre-dawn hours of February 4, 1999, a 23-year-old man named Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, stood on the steps of his own apartment building in the Bronx. He was unarmed and had no criminal record, a hardworking street vendor who was saving…

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Ariela Mejia-Polanco

Female, age 33 · Mount Vernon, New York

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a summer morning, the life of Ariela Mejia-Polanco, a 33-year-old Dominican social media influencer, was cut tragically short. She was discovered deceased in her car on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon, New York, on August 18, 2025. The cause of…

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Jamel Andre Childs

Male, age 35 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jamel Andre Childs, a 35-year-old man, was killed on August 17, 2025, in a mass shooting inside the Taste of the City Lounge in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The incident, which erupted around 3:30 a.m., was the result of a…

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Tyshaun Stokes

Male, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet hours of August 17, 2025, 16-year-old Tyshaun Stokes, a male from Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot during a drive-by attack at his family's home on Lambeth Drive in the North Tryon area. It happened shortly after 3 a.m., and the gunfire struck…

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Wesley Wilson

Male, age 29 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of August 17, 2025, Wesley Wilson, 29, a male from Fayetteville, was shot on Chinoak Drive in the Reilly Road Mobile Home Park. Officers responding just after 7:30 p.m. found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical…

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JW Bode

Male, age 72 · Enid, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In Enid, Oklahoma, a beloved 72-year-old public safety officer, JW Bode, a White/Caucasian male, lost his life in a heroic act of duty on a late Sunday night in August. The tragic events began to unfold around 11 p.m. on August 17, 2025, when Enid police…

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Szachary White

Male, age 21 · Estacada, Oregon

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late summer evening of August 17, 2025, a young White/Caucasian man's life was cut tragically short in a remote area south of Estacada, Oregon. Szachary Tyler White, a 21-year-old male from Vancouver, Washington, was with others at an informal…

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Avon Harris

Male, age 69 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Avon Harris, 69, a Black male, was shot on the evening of Sunday, August 17, 2025, in north Toledo. Officers responding to a person-shot call found him on Elm Street near Lagrange and Spring streets with a gunshot wound to the abdomen around 8:45 p.m. He was…

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Jamyrion Hobbs

Male, age 18 · Mansfield, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jamyrion Hobbs, 18, a male who was Black/African American, was shot late Sunday morning on August 17, 2025, in the 200 block of South Main Street in Mansfield, Ohio. Officers arrived around 11 a.m. and found Jamyrion Hobbs with multiple gunshot wounds in an…

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Direll Skipworth

Male, age 49 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday evening in North Philadelphia, a domestic dispute tragically escalated, claiming the life of Direll Skipworth, a 49-year-old Black/African American man. The incident unfolded on August 17, 2025, inside a residence on the 1500 block of North Gratz…

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Elijah Thomas Johnson

Male, age 21 · Ellsworth, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of August 17, 2025, Elijah Thomas Johnson, 21, a Black male from Carnegie, drove to a home on Walnut Street in Ellsworth, Washington County. Just after 11 p.m., first responders were called to the address and found Elijah Thomas Johnson, 21…

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Christian Hemingway

Male, age 18 · Loris, South Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Christian Hemingway was an 18-year-old man from the Cedar Branch community near Loris, South Carolina, whose life was cut short in the early hours of Sunday, August 17, 2025, after he was shot and later died at the hospital from his wounds. Authorities said…

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Isaiah Lee

Male, age 40 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

A quiet Sunday afternoon in Columbia, South Carolina, was shattered by violence on August 17, 2025, leading to the death of 40-year-old Isaiah Lee. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. at the Vista Towers apartment complex. When Columbia Police Department…

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Eric Estrada

Male, age 31 · Tremonton, Utah

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Tremonton, Utah, a domestic disturbance call on the evening of August 17, 2025, escalated into a tragedy that would claim the lives of two police officers. Hispanic male officer Eric Estrada, 31, and his colleague, Sergeant Lee Sorensen…

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Lee D. Sorensen

Male, age 56 · Tremonton, Utah

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a calm Sunday evening, August 17, 2025, the community of Tremonton, Utah, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of Sergeant Lee Sorensen, a 56-year-old Caucasian male and a respected member of the Tremonton-Garland Police Department.…

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Miguel Angel Lara Guizar

Male, age 19 · Mattawa, Washington

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Miguel Angel Lara Guizar, 19, a Hispanic/Latino male, was shot at Hund Memorial Park in Mattawa, Washington, on the evening of Aug. 17, 2025. First responders were called around 8 p.m., and he was found with gunshot wounds after what witnesses described as a…

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Travis Renee Baldwin

Female, age 57 · Arlington, Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of a Sunday in August, a domestic tragedy unfolded within an Arlington, Virginia apartment that ended the life of 57-year-old Travis Renee Baldwin. A talented and beloved makeup artist, she was known for her kind spirit and…

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Julio Cesar Soto

Male, age 26 · Edinburg, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Julio Cesar Soto Jr., 26, a Hispanic/Latino male, was found dead on the night of August 17, 2025, at a home along the 4500 block of Fe Drive in rural Edinburg, Texas. Deputies responding around 9:22 p.m. discovered him inside the residence with a fatal…

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Justin Garland

Male, age 35 · Newcastle, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Just after 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2025, Justin Garland, 35, was shot during a dispute on High Street in Newcastle, Texas. First responders attempted to transport Justin Garland, 35, to the hospital, but he died of his injuries before arrival. The Texas…

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Ethan Buncom

Male, age 25 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Aug 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

A 25-year-old Black male named Ethan Buncom lay lifeless in a narrow alley behind a Circle K convenience store in Northeast Anchorage on the morning of August 17, 2024. At approximately 3:13 AM, Anchorage Police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the…

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Aubrey Jackson

Male, age 35 · Brewton, Alabama

Killed Aug 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a summer evening in Brewton, Alabama, the life of 35-year-old Aubrey 'Mackie' Jackson, a male resident, was tragically cut short by gun violence on August 17, 2024. The incident left the community seeking answers and justice for a life taken too soon. In…

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Martez Reshard Paige

Male, age 19 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Aug 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of August 17, 2024, the life of 19-year-old Martez Reshard Paige, Jr. was tragically cut short in Brighton, Alabama, a community near his hometown of Bessemer. A Black male, Paige was discovered lying in the roadway at the intersection of…

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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.