Deaths by Force on August 18

Deaths by Force (498)

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Zachariah Griffieth

Male, age 19 · Davenport, Iowa

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Zachariah C. Griffieth, a 19-year-old White/Caucasian male from Davenport, Iowa, died on August 18, 2021, only three days after his birthday. That Wednesday night, what happened before he reached medical care was largely unknown to the public. At…

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Crystal Michelle Turner

Female, age 38 · Moab, Utah

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Crystal Michelle Turner, a 38-year-old Caucasian female, and her wife, Kylen Schulte, were enjoying a nomadic lifestyle, living out of their van and camping in the scenic La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah. In the days leading up to their deaths, the couple…

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Shmuel Silverberg

Male, age 18 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, residential neighborhood of west Denver, the life of 18-year-old Shmuel Silverberg, an Orthodox Jewish male, was tragically cut short on a Tuesday night in August 2021. Silverberg, a student at the Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudical Seminary, was…

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Anthony Mitchell

Male, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the heart of a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., the sound of gunshots shattered the calm on First Street in the Southeast quadrant of the city. On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, at approximately 12:58 p.m., members of the Seventh District responded to…

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Michael Smith

Male, age 38 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the midst of a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., on August 18, 2021, a grim discovery was made. The day was marked by violence, with two fatal shootings occurring within a half-hour of each other in different parts of the city. One of the victims was a…

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Jalyn Tremaine Bass

Male, age 20 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in 2021, Jalyn Tremaine Bass, a 20-year-old Black/African American male from Fridley, Minnesota, lost his life just ten days before he would have celebrated his 21st birthday. The fatal incident unfolded on August 18th in Mounds View…

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Dadrian Chambers

Male, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 18, 2021, tragedy struck in the Merriwether neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, claiming the life of 25-year-old Dadrian Chambers. A Black male, Chambers was found with gunshot wounds in the 500 block of East Burnett Avenue…

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Donta D. Hutchings

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 37-year-old Donta D. Hutchings was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2021, Hutchings, a male, was at a gas station in the city's Portland neighborhood when he was fatally shot. The incident prompted…

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Robbie Fletcher

Male, age 24 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On an otherwise quiet Wednesday evening in Greenville, Mississippi, the life of 24-year-old Robbie Fletcher was tragically cut short. The male victim was fatally shot on August 18, 2021, while sitting in his Pontiac Grand Prix outside the Alite Choice gas…

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Victor Clayborn

Male, age 27 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Lansing, Michigan, the life of Victor Clayborn, a 27-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2021, Clayborn was a victim of gun violence in what was reported as a double shooting. The incident resulted in his death…

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Raijah Scott

Male, age 35 · Morristown, New Jersey

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 18, 2021, the sound of gunshots shattered the quiet on Clyde Potts Drive in Morristown, New Jersey. First responders, arriving at a parking lot in the Manahan Village public housing complex shortly after 1 a.m., discovered…

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Anthony D. Carter

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer morning in Indianapolis, Indiana, tragedy struck when a young man lost his life to gunfire. The incident unfolded on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, on the northwest side of the city. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were…

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Pamela Sledd

Female, age 62 · Frankfort, Indiana

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

A tragic end to a summer day unfolded in the parking lot of an Indiana automotive plant, forever altering the lives of a Frankfort family. On August 18, 2021, 62-year-old Pamela Sledd and her 21-year-old granddaughter, Promise Mays, were arriving for their…

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Promise Mays

Female, age 21 · Frankfort, Indiana

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Wednesday afternoon, August 18, 2021, the life of 21-year-old Promise Leah Kristine Mays was tragically cut short. She and her 62-year-old grandmother, Pamela Sledd, were arriving for their shift at the NHK Seating of America automotive plant near…

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Connor Ethan Lloyd

Male, age 29 · Lyman, South Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, early moments of August 18, 2021, a deadly ambush shattered the peace of a Lyman, South Carolina neighborhood. Connor Ethan Lloyd, a 29-year-old White male and U.S. Army veteran, was fatally shot in the driveway of his Grover Drive home. Just…

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Earnest Croft

Male, age 31 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of an August evening in Aiken, South Carolina, the life of 31-year-old Earnest S. Croft was brought to a violent end. On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, officers on patrol responded to a call of shots fired and discovered Croft's body in the…

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Axel Trejos

Male, age 20 · Germantown, Maryland

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Wednesday night, August 18, 2021, the life of 20-year-old Axel Steven Trejos of Germantown, Maryland, was cut short. He was on an outdoor basketball court at the Plum Gar Community Recreation Center with friends when a dispute escalated into gunfire…

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Tyrone Wroten

Male, age 46 · Albany, New York

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Albany, New York, the life of Tyrone Wroten was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2021, the 46-year-old man, known to some as 'Ty Boogie,' was found with a fatal gunshot wound to his torso. The incident occurred…

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David Allen

Male, age 48 · Bellflower, California

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

David Allen, a 48-year-old resident of Bellflower, California, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, David Allen was fatally shot near 17308 Ardmore Avenue in Bellflower. The…

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Dellmor Brown

Male, age 33 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dellmor Brown, a 33-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2021. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4:45 a.m., in the 2800 block of MacArthur Boulevard. Responding to a call about a…

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Ronald Dennis Clark Jr

Male, age 49 · Bellflower, California

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ronald Dennis Clark Jr., a 49-year-old resident of Bellflower, California, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Ronald Dennis Clark Jr. was fatally shot near 17308 Ardmore Ave. in…

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Tiale Malaki

Female, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tiale Malaki, a 26-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on August 18, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, she was shot near 8621 S. Figueroa Street in the Vermont Vista neighborhood.…

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Victor Daniel Rodriguez Jr

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Victor Daniel Rodriguez Jr., a 27-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. His death occurred near 1005 E. 25th Street in the Historic South-Central neighborhood. Los Angeles County Medical…

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Sherman Marcel Samuels

Male, age 32 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sherman Marcel Samuels, a 32-year-old resident of Ocala, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2021. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. when Ocala police responded to a call on the 3500 block of W Silver Springs Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers…

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Tommie Boloney

Male, age 40 · New-iberia, Louisiana

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in New Iberia, Louisiana, the life of 40-year-old Tommie Boloney was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2021, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Boloney was on Anderson Street when a gunman opened fire. Several shots were fired, and the…

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Larry Wynne Jackson Jr.

Male, age 30 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Larry Wynne Jackson Jr., a 30-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2021, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a series of shootings in the McDougald Terrace housing complex, located at the intersection of…

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Pamela Alice Moses

Female, age 50 · Connelly-springs, North Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pamela Alice Moses, a 50-year-old woman from Connelly Springs, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on August 18, 2021. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 p.m. when the Burke County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting multiple shots fired…

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Michael Todd Callahan

Male, age 40 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Todd Callahan, a 40-year-old male from Youngstown, OH, passed away on August 18, 2021. He was born on September 11, 1980, and worked as a welder after graduating from the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center. Callahan was a son of William and…

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Persayus C. Davis-May

Female, age 10 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Persayus Chanell Davis-May, a 10-year-old girl from Youngstown, OH, tragically lost her life on August 18, 2021. She was born on June 28, 2011, to Christina Chanell May and Tony Eugene Davis. Persayus was a loving, caring, outgoing, and family-oriented child…

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Lionel Samuels

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lionel Samuels, an 18-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 18, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was found in the courtyard of the Simon Garden Apartments on the 6700 block of Musgrave Street, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the…

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Devon Raymo

Male, age 31 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Devon Raymo, a 31-year-old resident of Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on August 18, 2021. The cause of death was determined to be gun violence. Raymo's death has deeply affected family and friends, who have been mourning the loss of a loved one who was…

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Fernando Salvador Fabela

Male, age 16 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Fernando Salvador Fabela, a 16-year-old boy from San Antonio, Texas, tragically passed away on August 18, 2021. His death was a result of a violent incident that occurred in northwest Bexar County. The bodies of Fernando and a 48-year-old man were discovered…

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Jace Allyn Harris

Male, age 18 · Bryan, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jace Allyn Harris, an 18-year-old male from Bryan, Texas, tragically passed away on August 18, 2021. Born on May 30, 2003, Jace was known for his love of music and video games, as well as his sweet personality. He is survived by his parents, Fredrick and…

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Wilbert Cruz

Male, age 20 · Bryan, Texas

Killed Aug 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Wilbert Cruz, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Bryan, Texas, tragically passed away on August 18, 2021. He was one of two victims found shot to death inside a vehicle at Henderson Park in Bryan. The other victim was 18-year-old Jace Harris. The…

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Tyshun Jones

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 16, 2016, Tyshun Jones, a 37-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood, a community on the city's West Side that has been significantly affected by gun violence.…

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Chavrone Finley

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Chavrone Finley, a 28-year-old man from Chicago, was shot and killed on August 17, 2016, in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent year for Chicago, when gun violence had surged to alarming levels.…

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Terrell Williams

Male, age 36 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of Moore, Oklahoma, mourned the loss of Terrell Williams, a 36-year-old man who passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016. Born on June 10, 1980, Terrell was a resident of Moore at the time of his death. Details…

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Greydun Flinn Stockinger

Male, age 9 · Belgrade, Montana

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer day in Belgrade, Montana, the life of 9-year-old Greydun Flinn Stockinger, a White male, was tragically cut short. On August 18, 2016, Greydun was visiting a friend's home in Belgrade. In a home where no adults were present, Greydun sustained a…

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Emmit Martin-Brown

Male, age 25 · Dover, Delaware

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Emmitt Martin-Brown was a 25-year-old Black man whose life ended during a violent intrusion at his Dover home on the night of August 18, 2016. At approximately 9:34 p.m., police were sent to an apartment in the 100 block of South Queen Street after receiving…

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Uriel Galvez-Galvez

Male, age 30 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Uriel Galvez-Galvez was a 30-year-old Hispanic man making a life for himself in Tucson, Arizona, balancing work and family while raising two children, a 13-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son who shared his name. Loved ones later remembered him as kind…

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Joseph Jiles

Male, age 40 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of August 18, 2016, Joseph Jiles, a 40-year-old Black / African American male, was found lying on the sidewalk near the intersection of Main Street and Cleveland Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. Police responded to reports of gunfire in the…

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Jason E. Huston

Male, age 45 · Hermiston, Oregon

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jason E. Huston, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian man, died on August 18, 2016, in Hermiston, Oregon. That morning, he picked up 14-year-old James “JJ” Hurtado from the boy’s grandparents’ home in Umatilla and drove to a spot near the Umatilla River where he had…

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Kenneth E. Valdez

Male, age 44 · Hermiston, Oregon

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kenneth Eugene Valdez, a 44-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was shot to death inside his Hermiston, Oregon home on the morning of August 18, 2016. A longtime community member and volunteer wrestling coach, he was found after police responded to reports of…

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Joshua Lee McDonald

Male, age 27 · Mount-olive, Mississippi

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on August 18, 2016, a 27-year-old male, Joshua Lee McDonald, was fatally shot in his car in Mount Olive, Mississippi. The incident took place near Jamesville Road where McDonald and a companion, Edmond 'Loc' Clark, were engaged in…

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Robert Quinton Wray Jr.

Male, age 34 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Quinton Wray Jr., a 34-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of August 18, 2016, in Lansing, Michigan. The incident occurred in the front yard of a residence on the city's south side, where Wray was discovered unresponsive. He was transported…

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Keith Anthony Freeman

Male, age 38 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on August 18, 2016, a family dispute in Indianapolis ended in the death of 38-year-old Keith Anthony Freeman Jr.. The incident, which unfolded on the city's northeast side, resulted in the arrest of his own father, Keith Freeman…

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Davyon Coates

Male, age 19 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of August 18, 2016, 19-year-old male Davyon S. Coates was involved in a fatal incident in the parking lot of a Church’s Chicken restaurant located at the intersection of Gregory Boulevard and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.…

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Jaquan Moore

Male, age 19 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Charleston, South Carolina, tragedy struck at a community playground, leaving one young man dead and another wounded. The life of 19-year-old Jaquan Moore was cut short on August 18, 2016, during a violent altercation at the Westchester…

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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.