Deaths by Force on August 18

Deaths by Force (498)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Jonathan Boone Jr.

Male, age 40 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jonathan Boone Jr., a 40-year-old Black man from the Charleston area, was known to his family and friends as “Joey,” a steady, soft-spoken presence whose life connected the small community of Pineville with the busier streets of North Charleston. He was born…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Andy McMillan

Male, age 30 · West-columbia, South Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of West Columbia, South Carolina, was rocked by the violent death of Michael Andy McMillan, a 30-year-old Black/African American man. On the morning of August 18th, a concerned resident on Double Branch Road contacted…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Alex Goodwin

Male, age 22 · Berkeley, California

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alex Goodwin, a 22-year-old aspiring rapper from Berkeley, California, was tragically killed on the night of August 18, 2016. The incident occurred just before midnight in the San Pablo Park neighborhood. According to reports, officers responded to a call and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jermiel Gianna Joseph

Male, age 18 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jermiel Gianna Joseph, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2016, in Hollywood, FL. Jermiel, who had recently graduated from Charles Flanagan High School and was preparing to start his first semester at Broward College…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Phil Jonathan Nelson

Male, age 19 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Phil Jonathan Nelson, aged 19, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2016, in Hollywood, Florida. On that fateful Thursday night, Phil was a passenger in a car traveling along Island Drive and Miramar Parkway. At approximately 10:35 p.m., the vehicle came…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Moore

Male, age 26 · Fitzgerald, Georgia

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late evening of August 18, 2016, a knock at the door of his Fitzgerald, Georgia, home would tragically mark the final moments for 26-year-old Michael Alan Moore. A male, Moore was at home with his wife and child when three individuals arrived asking to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Don Miner

Male, age 31 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in New Orleans, the life of 31-year-old Don Miner, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2016, officers from the Seventh District responded to a call of an aggravated battery by shooting in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Glen Ray Turner Jr.

Male, age 32 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of Glen Ray Turner Jr., a 32-year-old male from Shreveport, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Thursday, August 18, 2016, Turner was fatally wounded by gunfire in the Cherokee Park neighborhood of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

LaQuan Anderson

Male, age 23 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

LaQuan Cordarrelle Anderson, a 23-year-old African American male, was found dead on August 18, 2016, in Raleigh, North Carolina. His body was discovered on Cross Street, lying in the grass, and authorities believe he had been dead for several days. LaQuan…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Sebastian Unique Smith

Male, age 26 · Wake-forest, North Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Sebastian Unique Smith, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2016, in Wake Forest, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 1:30 a.m., on North Allen Road, near East Nelson Avenue.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Edward Henry

Male, age 29 · Lima, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Edward Eugene Henry III, a 29-year-old African American male from Lima, Ohio, tragically died on August 18, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center. His death was the result of a shooting incident at the Lima Estates Apartments on East Fourth Street. The incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

LeeAnn Negley

Female, age 43 · Sarver, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the quiet community of Sarver, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the tragic death of LeeAnn Negley, a 43-year-old woman. On the morning of August 18th, she was found deceased in the basement of her home. The discovery was made by her own…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Steven Bishop

Male, age 26 · Erie, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Steven Rashaad Bishop, a 26-year-old Black/African American man from Erie, Pennsylvania, died on August 18, 2016, after a shooting in the area of Cottage Street near East 21st Street. Online obituary information says he was born in Erie, attended East High…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Elizabeth Stokely

Female, age 92 · Cypress, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Elizabeth Stokely, a 92-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically passed away on August 18, 2016, in Cypress, Texas. She was one of three elderly victims found fatally shot outside their home in the 7700 block of Balsam Crossing Lane. The incident was initially…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nanett Summerlin-Winfield

Female, age 74 · Cypress, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nanett Summerlin-Winfield, a 74-year-old woman from Cypress, TX, passed away on August 18, 2016. She was found dead alongside her 92-year-old mother, Elizabeth Stokely, and her 90-year-old father, Arthur Stokely, in their home. The tragic incident was a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ricky Steele

Male, age 56 · La-marque, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ricky Glenn Steele, a 56-year-old man from La Marque, Texas, tragically died on August 18, 2016. He was found dead in his residence, and the La Marque Police Department launched an investigation into his death. The investigation revealed that Steele had been…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ricky Tims

Male, age 18 · San Francisco, California

Found Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ricky Tims, an 18-year-old resident of San Francisco, was found shot to death on August 18, 2011, in the Visitacion Valley neighborhood. The incident occurred near Rey Street, and police responded to reports of gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, they…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Deandre Henderson

Male, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

In August of last year, the life of 22-year-old Deandre Henderson was tragically cut short in Memphis. Henderson, a college graduate and an employee at Youth Villages, was discovered deceased in the middle of the street at the intersection of Kerwin and…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Shamir Tyrone Monk

Male, age 27 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

A young man’s life was cut short in a brazen act of violence inside an Atlantic City deli. Shamir Tyrone Harper, a 27-year-old male known to his loved ones as 'Monk,' was fatally shot on Thursday, August 18, 2011. Originally from Mays Landing, Harper had…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Darron Davis

Male, age 23 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Darron Orlando Davis, a 23-year-old African American male from Charlotte, NC, passed away on August 18, 2011. His death was a tragic event that left his family and friends in deep mourning. Darron was remembered as a well-mannered and polite individual who…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Yusef El-Daniels

Male, age 19 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Yusef El-Daniels, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2011, in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred on the evening of August 17, 2011, when El-Daniels and his friend, 18-year-old Chevron Mapp, went to…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Melissa Donovan

Female · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

On August 18, 2006, Melissa Donovan was found dead at her residence at 613 Edgewood Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The 18-year-old was murdered, and the case has since remained unsolved, with no known suspects or persons of interest identified by the authorities. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Gloria Denton

Female, age 44 · Racine, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

On the tragic day of August 18, 2006, a deliberately set fire at the Park Vista Apartments in Racine, Wisconsin, claimed the life of 44-year-old Gloria Denton, an African-American female. She and her young granddaughter, Natesha Denton, perished as they…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Natesha Denton

Female, age 9 · Racine, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a tragic day in Racine, Wisconsin, the life of 9-year-old Natesha Denton, an African-American female, was cut short. On August 18, 2006, a devastating fire engulfed the Park Vista Apartments at 4225 Durand Ave. Natesha and her 44-year-old grandmother…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Monika Hall

Female, age 20 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 18, 2001 · 25 years ago

Monika K. Hall, a 20-year-old Black/African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 18, 2001, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her death was not a random act of violence but the culmination of a troubled relationship she was trying to escape. On that…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Bernadine Blunt

Female, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 18, 2001 · 25 years ago

On August 18, 2001, the body of Bernadine Blunt, a 39-year-old Black woman, was discovered inside an abandoned building located at 331 East Kensington Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. She had been strangled to death, and her murder was later linked to a string of…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Eugene M. Gene Gilbert

Male, age 49 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 18, 1996 · 30 years ago

On August 18, 1996, Eugene M. 'Gene' Gilbert, a 49-year-old man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, met a tragic and suspicious end. The circumstances surrounding his death are intricately tied to his ex-wife, Terri Gilbert, who played a central role in the events…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Willie Mack

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

Willie Mack, a 39-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, was found dead on August 18, 1991, in what remains an unsolved homicide. Willie was discovered at 663 Oakwood Avenue in Franklin County, having suffered severe head trauma that ultimately led to his death.…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Paul Vincent Leonardo

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 18, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 18, 1986, the quiet of a Las Vegas alley was shattered by the discovery of a grim scene. A man out for a morning jog happened upon a Whittlesea cab, its engine silent, parked in the alley south of Salton Avenue. Inside…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Emma O'Rourke

Female, age 96 · Daly City, California

Found Aug 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

Emma Jean O'Rourke, a 96-year-old resident of Daly City, California, was tragically murdered on August 18, 1981. She was found strangled to death in her bed during what appeared to be a residential burglary at her home on the 200 Block of Evergreen Avenue.…

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Death by Force85th anniversary

Roy Neil Griffin

Male, age 59 · Bexar, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 1941 · 85 years ago

Roy Neil Griffin, a 59-year-old white male, died on August 18, 1941, in Bexar County, Texas. Griffin was an investigator with the United States Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit. On the day of his death, Griffin and his…

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Death by Force110th anniversary

Samuel George Wynne

Male, age 47 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Aug 18, 1916 · 110 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Samuel George Wynne, a 47-year-old white male, was tragically killed on August 18, 1916, in Gainesville, Florida. Wynne was serving as a deputy sheriff for the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and was also a constable for District 6 in Newberry.…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Dandre Johnson

Male, age 24 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in the Bronx, the life of 24-year-old Dandre Johnson, a male resident of Beekman Avenue, was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2021, at approximately 10:55 p.m., Johnson was at the corner of East 149th Street and…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Ronald Meluso

Male, age 61 · Lucerne, California

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ronald Meluso, a 63-year-old resident of Lucerne, CA, was tragically murdered, leading to a complex investigation and legal proceedings. On January 13, 2022, Nova Maye Deperno, a 27-year-old from Occidental, was arrested in Sonoma County in connection with…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Juan Vega

Male, age 42 · Florence, Kentucky

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 18, 2016, a quiet Waffle House parking lot in Florence, Kentucky, became the scene of a violent crime that claimed the life of 42-year-old Juan Vega. A resident of Fairfield, Ohio, Vega was discovered in the driver's seat…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Joan Everette

Female, age 51 · Whiteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Joan Everette, a 51-year-old woman from Whiteville, NC, tragically lost her life on August 19, 2011. She was shot in the head while sitting in her car in the parking lot of Columbus Regional Healthcare System hospital. The incident occurred early in the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ricky Hernandez Camacho

Male, age 53 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ricky Hernandez Camacho was 53 years old when he died on Thursday, August 18, 2011, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 59th Place and San Pedro Street. His death…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Lea-Ann Lynn White

Female, age 21 · South Gate, California

Killed Aug 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Lea-Ann Lynn White was 21 years old when she died on Friday, August 18, 2006, in South Gate. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma near San Gabriel Avenue and Tenaya Avenue. Her death was…

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Cecil Williams

Male, age 65 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

Cecil Lenell Williams, a 65-year-old man from Los Angeles, was fatally wounded in a shooting in the Watts neighborhood on August 18, 2026. Williams, who was born on May 20, 1961, was among the victims of gun violence that afternoon and was ultimately…

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Gabrielle Forman

Female, age 30 · Cohoes, New York

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

The life of Gabrielle Forman, a 30-year-old nurse from Cohoes, New York, was tragically cut short on August 18, 2026, in what police have described as a murder-suicide. Gabrielle had only just returned to her apartment at The Lofts at Harmony Mills after a…

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Gregory Hillman

Male, age 60 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

In the early moments of Tuesday, August 18, 2026, the quiet of a Homestead, Florida neighborhood was broken by the sound of gunfire. Just after midnight, technology designed to detect gunshots alerted the Homestead Police Department to the incident near the…

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Harry Edward Nelson III

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

Harry Edward Nelson III, known to family and friends as “Trey,” was a 19-year-old White/Caucasian man whose life ended in a shooting in Cincinnati’s Clifton neighborhood during the early morning hours of August 18, 2026. Police were dispatched shortly after…

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Kevin Walter

Male, age 18 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 18, 2026, the quiet residential neighborhood of Penn Hills, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Inside a home on Keefer Drive, a violent encounter left 18-year-old Kevin Walter, a…

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Klint French

Male, age 39 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

On the early evening of August 18, 2026, the life of 39-year-old Klint French was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence in the Bronx, New York. At approximately 6:50 p.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting a man shot in front of 2525 Grand…

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Mark Morgan

Male, age 34 · Somers, Connecticut

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

Mark Anthony Morgan, a 34-year-old man from Enfield, Connecticut, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of August 18, 2026, inside a home on South Road in Somers. Morgan was staying overnight at the residence, where the estranged wife of Joshua…

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Kurt Solomon

Male, age 57 · Worcester, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 18, 2026, police in Worcester, Massachusetts, responded to a report of a person down at a home on Wildwood Avenue. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of 57-year-old Kurt Solomon, a respected male officer who had served…

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Rakeem Blair Jr

Male, age 14 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

Rakeem Blair Jr., a 14-year-old boy from Cincinnati, was fatally wounded during a confrontation outside a building in the city’s East Price Hill neighborhood on August 18, 2026. Although the date initially associated with his death was August 18, authorities…

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Ricardo Gomez

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 18, 2026 · this year

Ricardo Gomez, a 16-year-old boy, was fatally shot on the night of August 18, 2026, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The shooting occurred shortly after 11:10 p.m. in the 2600 block of South Hamlin Avenue, where Ricardo was outside near the home 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.