Death by Force

Adrain Maddox-Bell

Male, age 16 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of August 17, 2020, tragedy struck in Louisville, Kentucky, when 16-year-old Black male Adrain Maddox-Bell lost his life in a violent sequence of events on New Cut Road. Adrain was traveling in a vehicle with his younger brother, Jaden Maddox…

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Quindarius Willis

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, tragedy struck in Jackson, Mississippi, with the death of 19-year-old Quindarius Willis. On the evening of Monday, August 17, Willis was fatally wounded by gunfire. The incident added to the growing number of homicides in the city that…

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RahKeem Aziz Ortiz

Male, age 29 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Trenton, New Jersey, the life of 29-year-old RahKeem Aziz Ortiz was tragically cut short. Known to many by his nickname 'Smilez,' Ortiz was a Hispanic male with a passion for rap music, often sharing his talent on social media…

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Olvin J. Portillo-Archaga

Male · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Richmond, Virginia, the life of Olvin J. Portillo-Archaga, a man in his 20s, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On August 17, 2020, at approximately 10:02 p.m., police officers were dispatched to the Southwood…

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Dale Baize

Male, age 34 · New-albany, Indiana

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of August 17, 2020, the sense of peace in a quiet New Albany, Indiana neighborhood was shattered by the sound of a disturbance and gunfire. When police arrived at the 800 block of West 7th Street around 10 p.m., they discovered the body of…

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Jaquan Spencer Salter

Male, age 21 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, a young life was abruptly cut short in Greenville, South Carolina. Jaquan Spencer Salter, a 21-year-old Black male, was found deceased on the evening of August 17th. The discovery was made inside an apartment at the Retreat at…

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Jordyn Gregory Brown

Male, age 24 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Laurel, Maryland, the Brockbridge Shopping Center became the scene of a tragedy that cut a young life short. On August 17, 2020, 24-year-old Jordyn Gregory Brown, a Black/African American male, was discovered lifeless inside his dark…

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Derrick Garner

Male, age 41 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a late summer evening in Brooklyn, the life of 41-year-old Derrick Garner was tragically cut short. On Monday, August 17, 2020, just after 10:30 p.m., police responded to a 911 call on Bainbridge Street near Lewis Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant…

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Zeandre Domingo

Male, age 23 · Troy, New York

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening of August 17, 2020, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Troy, New York neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Zeandre Domingo, a 23-year-old Black male, was shot near the intersection of Adams and 4th…

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Jeremy Amerson

Male, age 32 · Riverside, California

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jeremy Amerson, a 32-year-old resident of Riverside, California, was found dead on August 17, 2020, in a flood control channel in Jurupa Valley. His body was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds, and despite emergency lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced…

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Richard Mondragon

Male, age 53 · Riverside, California

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Richard David Mondragon, aged 53, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020, in Riverside, California. The incident occurred late at night when Mondragon was involved in a confrontation with his housemate, Carl Greg Small, at their residence near Lake…

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Roy Lawrence Carmona

Male, age 21 · Whittier, California

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Roy Lawrence Carmona, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020, in South Whittier, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Carmona was fatally shot near 13330 Meyer Road. The incident…

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Jefferey Dumersaint

Male, age 19 · Miami, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jefferey Dumersaint, a 19-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020, in Miami, FL. The incident occurred at a 7-Eleven store near the border of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. According to reports, the altercation began when Robert…

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Taylor Rymon Smith

Female, age 29 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

A dispute that began on Facebook Messenger escalated into a fatal shooting in Jonesboro, Georgia, on August 17, 2020, claiming the life of 29-year-old Taylor Rymon Smith. Smith, an African American male, was shot and killed after a heated online argument with…

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Jamonte Allison

Male, age 44 · Carbondale, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jamonte Allison, a 43-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020, in Carbondale, Illinois. He was shot on Robert A. Stalls Avenue and later succumbed to his injuries at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The incident left a deep…

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Katari Rashad Smith

Male, age 27 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Katari Rashad Smith, a 27-year-old African American male from Decatur, Illinois, passed away on August 17, 2020. His death occurred at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Katari was born on December 17, 1992, and was the son of Dewanda (Cunningham) Pettit and Anthony…

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Kevin Garcia

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Kevin Garcia, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on August 17, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting an investigation by local authorities. Kevin Garcia's death was later determined to be a…

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Trevion McMorris

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Trevion McMorris, an 18-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 17, 2020, in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. when multiple gunmen exited a white sedan and opened fire on a large…

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DaVierre Hale

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

DaVierre DeAndre Hale, an 18-year-old Black male from Akron, Ohio, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020. He was fatally shot inside a silver Nissan near McKinley Avenue and Talbot Avenue in the East Akron neighborhood. The incident occurred around 6:55…

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Donald Eugene Bailey

Male, age 37 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Donald Eugene Bailey, a 37-year-old man from Akron, Ohio, tragically passed away on August 17, 2020. He was found with a gunshot wound to the torso in the area of Dover and Bellevue avenues in West Akron. Bailey was transported to Cleveland Clinic Akron…

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Donald Wayne Troutwine

Male, age 25 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

A summer evening in Chattanooga, Tennessee, turned tragic on August 17, 2020, ending the life of 25-year-old Donald Wayne Troutwine. The young man was a victim of gun violence, his death sparking an investigation that would quickly lead to a suspect. The…

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Bruce Mercer

Male, age 59 · Dayton, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Bruce Mercer, a 59-year-old man from Dayton, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020. His death was part of a violent shooting spree carried out by Michael Wettstein, a 60-year-old neighbor who went on a rampage in their rural community. Wettstein…

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Jonathan Deshawn Breeding

Male, age 23 · Waco, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jonathan Deshawn Breeding, a 23-year-old Black man from Waco, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020. He was fatally shot near the area of N. 34th Street and Brooke Circle. Breeding was one of three victims targeted by Damarion T. Degrate, who…

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Misty Dawn Herndon

Female, age 38 · Dayton, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Misty Dawn Herndon, a 38-year-old woman from Dayton, Texas, tragically passed away on August 17, 2020. She was born on November 30, 1981, in Liberty, Texas, and had lived in Dayton for most of her life. Misty was a mother and recent grandmother, leaving…

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Reynolds Lott

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Reynolds Lott, a 30-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. at a gas station located at 909 Greens Road. Houston Police Department officers responded to a shooting…

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Richard Lamm

Male, age 56 · Dayton, Texas

Killed Aug 17, 2020 · 6 years ago

Richard Lamm, a 56-year-old man from Dayton, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2020. His death was part of a violent shooting spree carried out by Michael Wettstein, a 60-year-old man from the same area. The incident began when Wettstein, who had…

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Taheed King

Male, age 23 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, the life of 23-year-old Taheed King was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. On the evening of Saturday, August 17, 2019, gunshots echoed through the Nova apartment complex, and King was found fatally wounded. The young man's…

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Dennis Stacy

Male, age 59 · Rexford, Montana

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Rexford, Montana, the life of 59-year-old Dennis Stacy, a Caucasian male, was cut short on August 17, 2019. Stacy was found deceased at his residence on Stacy Hollow Drive, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. His death was…

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Brittany M. Wilson

Female, age 28 · Bettendorf, Iowa

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer evening in Bettendorf, Iowa, the life of Brittany M. Wilson, a 28-year-old White female, was tragically cut short. On August 17, 2019, while working as a clerk at the Big 10 Mart, she was fatally shot during what police described as a random and…

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William Roland

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 17, 2019, the sounds of gunshots shattered the predawn quiet in the 1700 block of Q Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C. Responding to the call at approximately 3:05 a.m., members of the Sixth District discovered…

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Ashley Usher

Female, age 18 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Topeka, Kansas, the life of 18-year-old Ashley Usher, a White/Caucasian female, was cut tragically short. On August 17, 2019, authorities were called to a residence shortly after 1 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their…

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Charles Morris

Male, age 22 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer morning in 2019, the life of a young Black man, Charles L. Morris Jr., was cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. The 22-year-old was discovered shot to death on Saturday, August 17, 2019. His body was found shortly before 8 a.m. in the 5100 block of…

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Zamarian Cooper

Male, age 16 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer evening in Muskegon, Michigan, a selfless act of brotherly love ended in tragedy. Sixteen-year-old Zamarian Cooper was at a birthday party with his younger sister on August 17, 2019, when a dispute erupted, and gunfire shattered the celebratory…

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Chandra Eason

Female, age 34 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 34-year-old Chandra Eason was tragically cut short. On August 17, 2019, officers responded to a call about a shooting in the 100 block of Ottis Street. Upon their arrival, they discovered Chandra…

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Sarah Nelson

Female, age 83 · Ridgeville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Ridgeville, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded in the early morning hours, shattering the peaceful lives of an elderly couple. Sarah M. Nelson, an 83-year-old female, was found dead in her home from an apparent gunshot wound to…

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Damion Callery

Male, age 18 · Burtonsville, Maryland

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 17, 2019, the life of 18-year-old Damion Callery Jr. was tragically cut short in his Burtonsville, Maryland, home. A recent graduate of Paint Branch High School, the young man was excitedly preparing to embark on his next…

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Evan Brewington

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of August 17, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland, a young man named Evan Brewington, aged 19, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on the 700 block of Whitmore Avenue. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered…

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Derrick Carlisle

Male, age 26 · Riverside, California

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Derrick Carlisle, a 27-year-old Black man from Moreno Valley, was an employee of the California Department of Motor Vehicles and a devoted father to two young daughters. He was also survived by his fiancé. In the early hours of August 17, 2019, Carlisle was a…

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Michael Walker

Male, age 38 · Poway, California

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Walker, a 38-year-old resident of Poway, California, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2019. The incident occurred at the Sofi Poway apartment complex, where Walker was asleep in his bed when a bullet penetrated the wall of his apartment and…

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Nancy Magaña

Female, age 24 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nancy Magaña, a 24-year-old middle school teacher from San Bernardino, California, was tragically shot to death on August 17, 2019. The incident occurred early in the morning while she was sitting in a truck with her boyfriend and her 5-year-old son near…

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Victor Cortez

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Victor Manuel Cortez Jr., a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2019, in Montecito Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Victor was fatally shot in an incident that also left…

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Darius Johnson

Male, age 24 · Largo, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Darius Johnson, a 24-year-old resident of Largo, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 17, 2019, in a fatal shooting incident. The events leading to his death began with an argument that had been escalating over several days. On the afternoon of August…

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Jordan Freeman

Male, age 19 · Lake-city, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jordan Freeman, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 17, 2019, in Lake City, Florida. On that fateful day, Jordan had gone to the Windsong Apartments to play video games with his older brother and meet up with friends. Around…

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Ray Dukes

Male, age 30 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ray Dukes, a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on August 17, 2019, in Jacksonville, Florida. Dukes was a well-known figure in his community, having been a standout football player at Raines High School and Edward Waters…

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Richard Rivera

Male, age 34 · Winter-park, Florida

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richard Rivera, a 34-year-old Hispanic male, tragically passed away on August 17, 2019, in Winter Park, FL. His death was a result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. Richard Rivera was found deceased in his home, and the circumstances…

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Jonathan Lynn Hull

Male, age 26 · Rome, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of August 17, 2019, in Rome, Georgia, the life of 26-year-old Jonathan Lynn Hull was tragically cut short. Gunshots rang out at an apartment complex on Cliff View Drive, and when police arrived around 9:30 p.m., they found Hull with a gunshot…

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Kattie Marie Perez-Brown

Female, age 31 · Dallas, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic sequence of events on August 17, 2019, Kattie Marie Perez-Brown, a 31-year-old white female, was killed in her Dallas, Georgia, home. The incident, which unfolded on Holland Court in the Twelve Oaks Subdivision, has been identified by authorities…

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Mercedes De-Jesus Antunez Flores

Male, age 43 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Aug 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, tragedy struck a Marietta, Georgia, mobile home park, leaving a family grieving and a community on edge. On August 17th, police responded to a call at a trailer on Westside Drive, where they made a grim discovery. Inside, they found the…

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