Deaths by Force on August 1

Deaths by Force (557)

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Leonard Johnson

Male, age 37 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the life of 37-year-old Leonard Johnson was cut short by an act of gun violence in York, Pennsylvania. On the first of August, Johnson was fatally shot, leaving behind a community to grapple with the sudden loss. Known to his loved ones…

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Samuel Castillo Pedraza

Male, age 36 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Samuel R. “Shadow” Castillo Pedraza, a 36-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was shot in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the early hours of Monday, August 1, 2022. Reading police were called to the area of Locust Street and Greenwich Street at about 12:35 a.m. after a…

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Tracy Lynn Hoffman

Female, age 37 · Salisbury, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Tracy Lynn Hoffman, a 37-year-old woman from Salisbury, PA, tragically died on August 1, 2022, from a gunshot wound to the body. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office determined the cause of death to be homicide. Hoffman's body was discovered in a bedroom at her…

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Brent Bogle

Male, age 30 · Cookeville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brent Bogle, 30, a White man from the Cookeville area, was pulled into a sudden, violent chain of events on the morning of August 1, 2022, when the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 10:30 a.m. that someone had been shot. Deputies rushed to…

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Javion Scruggs

Male, age 20 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 20-year-old Javion Scruggs, an African American male, was tragically cut short. On August 1, 2022, Scruggs was at a motel on Wallace Road. As he emerged from one of the rooms and began…

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Brandon Marquis Broadnax

Male, age 34 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brandon Marquis Broadnax, a 34-year-old African American man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2022. He was fatally shot while working out at an LA Fitness gym on the North Side of San Antonio. The suspect, Jessie Marquis…

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Cordera Sherrard Walker

Male, age 34 · Wichita-falls, Texas

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Cordera Sherrard Walker, a 34-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2022, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was found dead in the parking lot of the Haystack Bar, located at 315 N. Scott Street, after an early morning…

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Joshua Perkins

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Joshua Daniel Perkins, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2022. Joshua was fatally shot during a violent incident at a gas station in southeast Houston. The incident was part of a larger crime…

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Marquette Milous Carter

Male, age 27 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 1, 2020, Marquette Milous Carter, a 27-year-old African American man, was in the 900 block of 45th Street North in Birmingham, Alabama, when an argument broke out during a dice game. The dispute escalated, and shots were fired.…

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Keanna Shabree Kelley

Female, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Keanna Shabree Kelley was cut short. A Black female from Gadsden, she was fatally shot on Saturday, August 1, 2020, during what police described as a domestic dispute. The incident unfolded…

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Jose Gabriel Rodriguez

Male, age 16 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, a shooting in Phoenix claimed the life of 16-year-old Jose Gabriel Rodriguez. The incident occurred on the evening of Saturday, August 1, 2020, near 67th Avenue and McDowell Road. Phoenix police responded to the scene to find the young…

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Jeramie Shorter

Male, age 26 · Davenport, Iowa

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic Saturday morning in Davenport, Iowa, the life of a 26-year-old Black / African American man, Jeramie Leonte’a Shorter, was cut short by gunfire. The date was August 1, 2020, and Shorter was at the Weerts Funeral Home on Jersey Ridge Road for the…

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Fedonta Mikel J.B. White

Male, age 18 · Santa Fe, New Mexico

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 1, 2020, the promising life of 18-year-old Fedonta Mikel J.B. White, a talented male basketball star from Santa Fe, New Mexico, was tragically cut short. Known to his friends and family as "JB," he was just a week away…

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Nirvana Romero Sisneros

Female, age 47 · Tres Piedras, New Mexico

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer day in the small community of Tres Piedras, New Mexico, the lives of a Hispanic woman and a man she was with were tragically cut short. On August 1, 2020, 47-year-old Nirvana Romero Sisneros and Nathan Faccio, 46, were discovered deceased inside…

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Darren Chandler

Male, age 31 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Aurora, Colorado, the life of 31-year-old Darren Chandler, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 1, 2020, he was discovered shot to death inside a car parked near Montview Park on Boston Street. The incident was one of…

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Diego Gonzales-Vigil

Male, age 16 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Denver, Colorado, a large gathering in the Westwood neighborhood turned into a scene of violence and tragedy, forever altering the lives of many. On August 1, 2020, shots rang out, creating chaos and panic among the…

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Ashton Price

Male, age 23 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On August 1, 2020, a promising young Black/African American man's life was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ashton Price, a 23-year-old male, was visiting the city for the first time with his younger brother. A talented athlete and a dedicated…

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Andreas Carlyle

Male, age 19 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Wichita, Kansas, the life of 19-year-old Andreas Carlyle, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On August 1, 2020, shortly before 1 a.m., police responded to a shooting in the 600 block of North…

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William Baugh

Male, age 57 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

William Baugh, aged 57, was found dead on August 1, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Baugh's body was discovered in an alley, and he had…

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Brian Keith Cardwell

Male, age 34 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, Brian Keith Cardwell, a 34-year-old man, was found deceased in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. On the afternoon of Saturday, August 1, police were called to a residence on North 17th Street, where they discovered…

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Ty Jenkins

Male, age 25 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of August 1, 2020, the life of a 25-year-old Black man named Ty Allen Jenkins was cut short in Tacoma, Washington. Just after midnight, around 12:35 a.m., Jenkins was found shot multiple times on the second floor of the Emerald Queen…

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Bryan Jones

Male, age 26 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

A sense of normalcy was shattered on a summer day in Jackson, Mississippi, when a young man's life was abruptly cut short. On August 1, 2020, 26-year-old Bryan Jones was engaged in the mundane task of washing his car when he was fatally shot. The sudden…

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Bridgette Johnson

Female, age 58 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On August 1, 2020, a violent series of events in the North City area of St. Louis, Missouri, claimed the life of Bridgette Johnson. The 58-year-old Black female was fatally shot during an incident that law enforcement connected to a broader string of gun…

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Deon Hosea Paige

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of August 1, 2020, violence erupted in the Midtown area of Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of a local resident. Deon Hosea Paige, a 25-year-old male, was discovered by law enforcement officers who had been dispatched to the scene…

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Lewis Williams

Male, age 21 · Florissant, Missouri

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Lewis Williams Jr., 21, a Black man, was out at the Sugar Pines Apartments in Florissant, Missouri, when the night turned violent. Close to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020, officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s North County Precinct…

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Maliyah Lakey

Female, age 18 · Warrensburg, Missouri

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of August 1, 2020, a summer evening celebration in Warrensburg, Missouri, descended into chaos and violence, resulting in the untimely death of 18-year-old female Maliyah Lakey. A large birthday party was underway at a residence in the 400 block…

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Tony McGriff

Male, age 49 · Lancaster, South Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 1, 2020, Garfield Antonio 'Tony' McGriff, a 49-year-old man from Lancaster, South Carolina, was found shot to death in the driveway of a residence on Dixon Road. When officers from the Lancaster Police Department arrived at the…

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Eric Thomas

Male, age 35 · Queens, New York

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 1, 2020, in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, New York, a 35-year-old musician named Eric Thomas was fatally shot. The male victim was about to leave his first-floor apartment at 22-27 Dix Avenue when he was…

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Forest Byrd

Male, age 34 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Saturday in the Bronx, tragedy struck at the Eastchester Playground on Burke Avenue. On August 1, 2020, at approximately 1:35 a.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the night, leaving a 34-year-old man, Forest Byrd, with…

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Thiasia Williams

Female, age 28 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early moments of August 1, 2020, the life of 28-year-old Thiasia Williams, a nurse from Amityville, was tragically cut short in Hempstead, New York. Williams was sitting in her vehicle on Martin Luther King Drive just after midnight, waiting to pick up…

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Antonio Demetric Brown Sr.

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Demetric Brown Sr., a 42-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020. Brown was shot and killed in the early hours of the morning in Vermont Square, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los…

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Damon Lamont Harper

Male, age 44 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Damon Lamont Harper, a 44-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020. Harper was fatally shot near 830 W. 104th Place in the Vermont Vista neighborhood. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records…

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Jaime Cardona Gomez

Male, age 56 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jaime Cardona Gomez, a 56-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to reports, Gomez was fatally shot, and his death was classified as a homicide. The incident occurred under circumstances that…

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Luis Daniel Aguilar-Sanchez

Male, age 31 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Luis Daniel Aguilar-Sanchez, a 31-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, as a result of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 12:38 a.m., on the 1300 block of…

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Quinton Williams III

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Quinton Williams III, a 19-year-old from Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, in a fatal shooting incident. The altercation that led to his death began inside the Queen of Sheba Market on 35th Avenue in Oakland. Williams and a…

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Aniyah Nettles

Female, age 7 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Aniyah Nettles, a 7-year-old African American girl from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost her life on August 1, 2020. Aniyah was playing on the porch of her grandmother's home on B Street when she was shot. The incident occurred early in the morning, around…

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Desmond Armond Joshua Jr

Male, age 22 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Desmond Armond Joshua Jr., a 22-year-old fast-food worker from Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020. Joshua had been employed at a Burger King for only two days when the incident occurred. The fatal altercation began when a customer…

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Jarvis Knight

Male, age 28 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jarvis Knight, a 28-year-old man, was tragically killed in a shooting that occurred late on the night of July 31, 2020. The incident took place at a house party on Mikado Avenue in Macon, Georgia. Witnesses at the party reported that an individual began…

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Aaron Brown

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Aaron Brown, a 26-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on August 1, 2020, in Washington Park, Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. in a home located in the 200 block of East 55th Place. According to the Chicago police…

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Demarcus Wiggins

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Demarcus Wiggins, a 23-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 1, 2020, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He was discovered with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg at approximately 5:50 a.m. in the 7700 block of South…

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Juan Cervantes-Sierra

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Juan Cervantes-Sierra, a 44-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot to death on August 1, 2020, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. He was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the neck at approximately 5:25 a.m.…

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Nautica Thompson

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Nautica Thompson, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred during a backyard party in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. At approximately 12:37 a.m., gunfire…

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Costello Zyan Reese

Male, age 19 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Costello Zyan Reese, a 19-year-old male from Goldsboro, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020. The incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. in the 200 block of Winslow Circle. Reese was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was immediately…

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Dylan Lopez

Male, age 14 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Dylan Lopez, a 14-year-old boy, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a drive-by shooting on Utah Drive, where Dylan and another 14-year-old boy, Jesus Candela-Abonza, were targeted.…

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Jesus Candela-Abonza

Male, age 14 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jesus Antonio Candela-Abonza, a 14-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on August 1, 2020, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The incident occurred on Utah Drive, where Jesus and another 14-year-old boy, Dylan Samuel Lopez, were shot in a drive-by…

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Martin Dexter Penny

Male, age 29 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Martin Dexter Penny, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred on the 1400 block of Beauty Avenue, where police responded to a shooting call around 10:43 p.m. Upon…

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Solomon Fleming Jr

Male, age 22 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Solomon Fleming Jr., a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in southwest Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 1, 2020. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call…

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Terrance Gibbs

Male, age 41 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Terrance Gibbs, a 41-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 1, 2020, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The incident occurred late at night around 10:21 p.m. when Fayetteville police responded to a "shots fired" call in the area of South C.…

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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.