Deaths by Force on August 21

Deaths by Force (512)

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Gordon Branch

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gordon Branch, a 36-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was found mortally injured on the morning of Sunday, August 21, 2016, in the Tioga section of the city. Just before 7:30 a.m., Philadelphia police officers were called to the 4100 block of North Broad…

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Braxton Edwards

Male, age 19 · Decatur, Alabama

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early moments of August 21, 2016, a sense of tragedy befell a Decatur, Alabama community. Just after midnight, Morgan County 911 received a distressing call reporting a shooting on Danville Rd. SW. Responding officers and emergency personnel arrived to…

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Tammy Lynn Baumgartner

Female, age 45 · West Fargo, North Dakota

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of West Fargo, North Dakota, was shaken by the tragic death of Tammy Baumgartner, a 45-year-old White / Caucasian woman. On August 21, 2016, her life was cut short in an act of violence that authorities would later…

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Deshawn McDonald

Male, age 26 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On what should have been a joyous occasion, the celebration of his 26th birthday, Deshawn McDonald, a Black/African American male, met a tragic and violent end on August 21, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona. Known in the local music scene as the rapper D Mac Deluxx…

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Osbaldo Zavala-Hernandez

Male, age 18 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer night in Denver, Colorado, the life of 18-year-old Osbaldo Zavala-Hernandez was tragically cut short. On August 21, 2016, officers from the Denver Police Department were dispatched to 3480 S. Galena Street after reports of gunfire echoed through…

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Dante Miller

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 21, 2016, the sounds of gunshots shattered the quiet of a Carver neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. When police responded to the 1200 block of 18th Place NE, they discovered the body of 24-year-old Dante Miller in…

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Joseph Key

Male, age 34 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 34-year-old Joseph Nathaniel Key, Jr. was tragically cut short in his own home. On the morning of Sunday, August 21, 2016, Key was found deceased inside his apartment located in the 1800 block of Appleton Lane in Shively, a…

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Lexus A. Bell

Female, age 21 · Russellville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lexus Arianna Bell, a 21-year-old female, was fatally shot on August 21, 2016, during a home invasion at her apartment in Russellville, Kentucky. The incident occurred at the Robinwood Apartments on Highland Lick Road. At the time of the shooting, Bell was…

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Billy Edwards Jr.

Male, age 39 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 39-year-old Billy Edwards Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of violence in northwest Oklahoma City. On Sunday, August 21st, Edwards became a victim of a fatal shooting. The incident was reported by local news…

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Curtis Hergenrother (Corbin Tyler)

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 21, 2016, the life of 25-year-old Curtis Hergenrother, also known to some as Corbin Tyler, was tragically cut short in his Tulsa, Oklahoma, apartment. A male, Curtis was fatally wounded when a gunman fired through an opening in…

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Dustin Grisham

Male, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood, the morning of August 21, 2016, was shattered by a grim discovery that would unravel a complex web of violence. Inside a home on the 2900 block of South 111th East Avenue, the bodies of 41-year-old Dustin Grisham, a…

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Joseph Martin

Male, age 29 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in August 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Joseph Martin, a 29-year-old male, was found shot to death on August 21, 2016. The…

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Lana Ellsbury

Female, age 34 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 34-year-old Lana Ellsbury was violently cut short in what would become part of a string of connected homicides plaguing Tulsa, Oklahoma. On Sunday, August 21st, she and a 41-year-old man named Dustin Grisham were…

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Sharonda Thomas-Turner

Female, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic Sunday afternoon in Detroit, Michigan, on August 21, 2016, the life of a young mother was cut short in a selfless act of heroism. Sharonda Thomas-Turner, a 24-year-old Black female, was sitting in her vehicle with her infant son in the backseat…

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Brandon Coles

Male, age 25 · Dinwiddie, Virginia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 21, 2016, a family dispute in Dinwiddie, Virginia, ended in tragedy, leaving 25-year-old Brandon Coles dead from a gunshot wound. The male victim was at the home of his brother, Terrell Coles, who was a Dinwiddie County…

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Christopher Motley

Male, age 33 · Danville, Virginia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of Christopher Lamont Motley, a 33-year-old Black man from Danville, Virginia, was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire. On the night of August 21, 2016, Motley was an innocent victim, caught in the crossfire of a…

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Desmond Holmes

Male, age 32 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of Desmond L. Holmes, a 32-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On Sunday, August 21, 2016, Holmes was fatally shot in the 3900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue. Reports from the time indicate that…

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James Gerard White

Male, age 32 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of James Gerard White, a 32-year-old male resident of Hampton, Virginia, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On the afternoon of August 21st, inside an apartment at the Warwick Village Apartments on Nelson Drive in…

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Donald Neal Jr.

Male, age 26 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 21, 2016, a violent series of events in Hammond, Indiana, claimed the life of Donald Neal Jr., a 26-year-old White male. The incident began during the early morning hours at the Anchor Inn, a bar located at 6712 Calumet Avenue. Witnesses reported…

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Francisco Mendez

Male, age 37 · Kennett, Missouri

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 21, 2016, the life of 37-year-old Francisco Mendez was tragically cut short in Kennett, Missouri. Responding to reports of gunfire on Miss Clara Drive around 1 a.m., Kennett Police Department officers arrived to find a…

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Kyle David Shirlin

Male, age 19 · Goose-creek, South Carolina

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kyle David Shirlin, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 21, 2016, while attending a party in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The incident cut short a promising future for the young man, who had moved to the Charleston area to follow his dreams.…

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Douglas Brooks

Male, age 18 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of August 21, 2016, the life of a promising 18-year-old male rapper from Suitland, Maryland, was cut short. Douglas Brooks, known professionally as 'Swipey,' was found suffering from a gunshot wound just after 1 a.m. in the 3600 block of…

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Jude Saint Clair

Male, age 32 · Uniondale, New York

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic incident fueled by a desire for revenge, 32-year-old Jude Saint Clair of Uniondale, New York, was fatally shot on the morning of August 21, 2016. The male victim was intentionally lured to a side street off Nassau Road in his hometown where an…

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Peter A. Kaisen

Male, age 76 · Northport, New York

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a heartbreaking story unfolded in the parking lot of the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Long Island, New York, culminating in the death of a 76-year-old U.S. Navy veteran. Peter A. Kaisen, a man who had served his…

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Christopher Corey Serrano

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christopher Corey Serrano, a 26-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on August 21, 2016, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 100 block of South Gless Street. Officers from the Los Angeles…

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Julio Cesar Padua

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Julio Cesar Padua, a 38-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2016. The incident occurred in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to reports, the events leading to Padua's death…

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Nicholas Anthony Pletcher

Male, age 24 · Pomona, California

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nicholas Anthony Pletcher, a 24-year-old resident of Pomona, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 21, 2016. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of San Bernardino Avenue. According to reports, officers from the Pomona…

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Sergio Cabral

Male, age 21 · Avenal, California

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 21, 2016, Sergio Cabral, a 21-year-old resident of Avenal, California, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on South Corcoran Avenue while Cabral was walking with his brother and two other individuals.…

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Chadd Pierson

Male, age 23 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Chadd Dalton Pierson, a 23-year-old male from Tampa, FL, passed away on August 21, 2016. Chadd was a lifelong resident of Tampa and was known for his deep faith in Jesus Christ. He was a beloved member of his community, often remembered for his love for his…

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Emiko Diaz

Female, age 21 · Brunswick, Georgia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Brunswick, Georgia, the life of 21-year-old Emiko Diaz was tragically cut short on August 21, 2016. A recent graduate from the College of Coastal Georgia with a degree in health informatics, Emiko was a young woman of mixed ethnicity…

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Laron Lowe III

Male, age 32 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Laron Lowe III, a 32-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 21, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. A loving father to a six-week-old son, Lowe was working a second job as a security guard at the 29 Degrees Sports Bar in East Point to support…

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Reginald Washington

Male, age 43 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Savannah, Georgia, the life of Reginald Washington, a 43-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short. On August 21, 2016, in the 300 block of West 37th Street, officers responded to a call and found…

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Daniel Delgado

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 21, 2016, Daniel Delgado, a 35-year-old male from Chicago, Illinois, was found deceased. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, as specific details about the incident are not readily available in public records. In August 2016…

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Jesus Valois

Female, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jesus Santiago Valois, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Valois was fatally shot in the North Lawndale neighborhood, a community that has seen its share of violence. The incident left his family…

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Julio Servin

Male, age 22 · Cicero, Illinois

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Julio Servin, a 22-year-old Hispanic male from Cicero, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on August 21, 2016. The incident occurred early Sunday morning near the intersection of 23rd Street and Central Avenue. According to witnesses, Julio was walking…

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Kendrick Thorton

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kendrick Thorton, a 22-year-old African American male from Bellwood, Illinois, was tragically shot to death on August 21, 2016, in the Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. His body was discovered riddled with bullets, having been shot 38 times. This brutal…

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Terrey Chucky Williams

Male, age 27 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of Terrey Chucky Williams, a 27-year-old man from New Orleans, Louisiana, came to an untimely end. On Sunday, August 21, 2016, Williams passed away, leaving behind a community to mourn his sudden departure. The…

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Tyrell McDonald

Male, age 22 · Maxton, North Carolina

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyrell McDonald, a 22-year-old African American male from Maxton, NC, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2016. McDonald was attending a party at Sarah’s Place on South Patterson Street when a fight broke out and shots were fired. Deputies found him lying…

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Marlon Peterson

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marlon Peterson, a 19-year-old male from Cincinnati, OH, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2016. He was fatally shot in the West Price Hill neighborhood, found behind an apartment building on the 4600 block of Glenway Avenue. The incident occurred around…

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Eddie Walker

Male, age 83 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday in August 2016, the life of 83-year-old Eddie Walker of Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short in a violent carjacking. The elderly man was returning from his job at a local nightclub when he was shot and killed outside his…

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Horace Davis

Male, age 42 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Horace Davis, a 42-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 21, 2016, in Dallas, TX. He was found deceased from a gunshot wound in the driver's seat of a parked vehicle at 1700 Marfa Avenue in East Oak Cliff. The Dallas Police Department…

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Mario Gamez

Male, age 20 · Austin, Texas

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mario Gamez, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on August 21, 2016, in Austin, Texas. He was fatally shot in a car on William Cannon Drive. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when Mario Gamez and several passengers were…

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Michaela Maldonado

Female, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michaela Maldonado, an 18-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 21, 2016. She was found dead at the scene of a shooting in the 9600 block of Braeburn Glen Boulevard in southwest Houston. According to witnesses, Michaela was on…

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Enrique Rodriguez

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

Enrique Rodriguez, a 20-year-old man, was shot and killed on August 21, 2011, in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. His death occurred during a period of heightened violence across the city, with Chicago experiencing over 430 homicides that year. The…

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Joseph Price

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

Joseph Price, aged 15, was fatally shot on August 21, 2011, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. The incident took place in broad daylight, around 2 p.m., while Price was walking to his brother's home. He was approached by an assailant who shot him in the…

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Anthony Edwards

Male, age 22 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a young man's life was cut short in Indianapolis. Anthony D. Edwards, a 22-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on the evening of August 21, 2011. The incident took place around 8:00 p.m. outside an apartment complex located…

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Devon Day Day Nash

Male, age 40 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, the community in Omaha, Nebraska, mourned the loss of Devon Nash, a 40-year-old man. His passing was marked by an obituary published in the Omaha World-Herald, where friends and family shared their memories and condolences. Known…

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Rosendo Riquiac

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 21, 2011, Rosendo Riquiac, age 30, was found dead at 525 Seminar Drive in Houston, Texas. Riquiac had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by responding authorities. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m., and…

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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.