Deaths by Force on August 23

Deaths by Force (504)

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Shyanne Crawford

Female, age 17 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late summer afternoon of August 23, 2025, the life of 17-year-old Shyanne Marie Crawford was tragically cut short in a residence in northeast Oklahoma City. A White female, Shyanne was a vibrant presence, known for her contagious laugh and a heart full…

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Timothy Yates

Male, age 39 · Longs, South Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 23, 2025, the life of 39-year-old Timothy Lavon Yates of Longs, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. The male victim was discovered seated in the driver's seat of his vehicle in the 2400 block of Plantation…

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Gilberto DeJesus III

Male, age 33 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 23, 2025, the life of 33-year-old Gilberto DeJesus III was tragically cut short in a shooting that is being investigated by Richmond Police as a homicide. Officers responded to a call of a person shot at…

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Desmontae Burns

Male, age 16 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 23, 2025 · 1 year ago

Desmontae Tavareion Burns, a 16-year-old Black/African American male from Milwaukee, was fatally shot on the night of August 23, 2025. Milwaukee police were called to the area of North 12th Street and West Concordia Avenue at approximately 9:14 p.m.…

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Shannette Yvonne Colbert

Female, age 35 · Dothan, Alabama

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of August 23, 2024, the life of 35-year-old Shannette Yvonne Colbert, a Black/African American woman, was tragically cut short in her Dothan, Alabama, home. The residence, located on the 2700 block of East Cottonwood Road, became a crime…

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Devontre Taylor

Male, age 35 · Claymont, Delaware

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Devontre Taylor, a 35-year-old Black/African American male from Wilmington, was killed on the morning of August 23, 2024, after a meeting at the Harbor House Apartments in Claymont, Delaware turned deadly. Police were called to the 100 block of Harbor Drive…

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Eduardo Maldonado

Male, age 43 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a late summer evening in Colorado Springs, the life of 43-year-old Eduardo Maldonado was tragically cut short. On August 23, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police responded to a call of a shooting in the 2600 block of Delta Drive. Upon arrival, they…

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Tysen Mikenzie Cox

Male, age 21 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 23, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred at Adams Grocery located at 2121 N. Tamarind Avenue in West Palm Beach, Florida. The victim, 21-year-old Tysen Mikenzie Cox, was shot while he was in his car. According to the investigation, Cox was shot in the…

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Louloni Jordan

Female, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 23, 2024, the life of 23-year-old Louloni Jordan was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on a busy street in Northwest Washington, D.C. A vibrant young woman with plans for her future, including getting her own…

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Martinez Francisco Robinson

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a warm Friday evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 25-year-old Martinez Francisco Robinson was cut short by gunfire. The fatal encounter unfolded at approximately 6:57 p.m. on August 23, 2024, in the 1300 block of Girard Street, Northwest. Officers…

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Edward Franklin Gray Jr.

Male, age 48 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

A gathering of people at a home in Indianapolis on the night of August 23, 2024, turned tragic, ending the life of 48-year-old Edward Franklin Gray Jr. The male victim was fatally shot at a residence located on East 34th Street, in the vicinity of Ralston…

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Willie Porter

Male, age 37 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of Friday, August 23, 2024, in Alexandria, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the night, leaving a local man fatally wounded. Willie Porter, a 37-year-old male, was discovered by Alexandria Police Department officers in the 2900 block of…

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Isabellas Amor-Carlos

Female, age 12 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Isabellas Amor-Carlos, a 12-year-old Black girl from Dayton, Ohio, was a seventh-grade student at Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy. She had attended the school since she was in preschool and was considered an important member of the community. The school…

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Detavius Ollie

Male, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 23, 2024, a violent encounter in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin apartment building claimed the life of 21-year-old Detavius Ollie. The Black / African American male was the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred around 1:40 a.m.…

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Saxon Perry

Male, age 30 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of Friday, August 23, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in a strip mall parking lot near Teutonia and Florist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The violent attack left one man dead and two others wounded. The deceased was identified as…

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Khalil Kwan Amir Harris

Male, age 15 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in Saginaw, Michigan, the life of 15-year-old Khalil Kwan Amir Harris was tragically cut short. On August 23, 2024, the young male was found lying in the street on Hancock Street, near Bay Street, suffering from at least…

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Khanesia Sincere Comder

Female, age 18 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Sumter, South Carolina, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in a devastating incident that also claimed the life of her younger half-brother. Eighteen-year-old Khanesia Sincere Comder, a Black female born on June 28, 2006, was known for her…

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Tina Marie Mcguirt Nor

Female, age 39 · York, South Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer of 2024, the community of York, South Carolina, was shaken by the sudden and violent death of Tina Marie McGuirt Norman. A 39-year-old White/Caucasian woman, she was a familiar face in the area, known for her work as a manager at Lowe's in…

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Antonio Lewis

Male, age 44 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer afternoon of Friday, August 23, 2024, tragedy struck in Richmond, Virginia, forever altering the lives of one family. Antonio Lewis, a 44-year-old male, was discovered down and injured in an alley located in the 4900 block of Chamberlayne…

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Abdul Vicks

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 23rd, 25-year-old Abdul Vicks, a male rapper from West Philadelphia known as YBC Dul, was driving in the Olney neighborhood. As he sat in his car at a stop light on the 5500 block of North Fairhill Street, another vehicle…

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Brian McDonald

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer of 2024, a Philadelphia man's life was tragically cut short, leaving a void in the community. Brian McDonald, a 35-year-old male, became another victim of the city's ongoing gun violence on Friday, August 23, 2024. The fatal incident…

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Kyshon Parson-Wright

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of August 23, 2024, a chaotic and violent scene unfolded on the 600 block of North 12th Street in Philadelphia, resulting in the death of 32-year-old Kyshon Parson-Wright. A Black male, Parson-Wright was standing outside at approximately 6:18…

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Dr Hamid Mirshojae

Male, age 61 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 23, 2024, 61-year-old Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, a prominent physician known for treating celebrities and athletes, was fatally shot outside his medical practice in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. As he was walking to his car in the parking lot of the Warner…

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Joel Reyes Pizarro

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 23, 2024, 37-year-old Joel Reyes Pizarro was found deceased on a sidewalk in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Firefighters responding to a report of a person down discovered his body around 6:15 a.m. at the intersection of Marengo Street and Evergreen…

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Brandon LaMar Rogers

Male, age 34 · North Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer hours of August 23, 2023, the life of 34-year-old Brandon LaMar Rogers was tragically cut short in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Officers from the North Little Rock Police Department were called to the Hemlock Courts Apartments located at…

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Brandon Gregory Korec

Male, age 33 · Fort Pierce, Florida

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, 33-year-old white male Brandon Gregory Kormanec, a resident of Sebastian, Florida, was fatally shot at the Rocket Fuel gas station located at 3227 South U.S. Highway 1 in Fort Pierce. The incident occurred around 6:46 p.m., when Fort…

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Magael Brown

Female, age 41 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Magael Brown, a 41-year-old woman from Orlando, Florida, passed away on August 23, 2023. She was born in Miami, Florida, and was the daughter of Christa Adesca Brown and Gamael Delva, both of whom predeceased her. The circumstances of her death were violent…

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Richard Baker

Male, age 19 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, a young life was abruptly cut short in the Little Woods neighborhood of New Orleans. Richard Baker, a 19-year-old male, was found deceased on Wednesday, August 23rd, the victim of gun violence. The discovery was made after police…

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Ernest Thomas

Male, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 23, 2023, a grim discovery was made on Dexter Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, when the body of 41-year-old Ernest Thomas was found. The initial scene offered a somber and perplexing mystery for the Detroit Police Department…

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Jarion Griffin

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of August 23, 2023, police in Columbus, Mississippi, responded to a disturbance call from an apartment in the 200 block of 11th Avenue South. It was approximately 12:20 a.m., and while on the line with the 911 caller, dispatchers heard the…

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Izaiyah Lopez

Male, age 18 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early evening of August 23, 2023, a single act of violence tragically cut short the life of 18-year-old Izaiyah Lopez. A Hispanic/Latino male, Lopez was in the parking lot of a convenience store located in the 6300 block of Rivers Avenue in North…

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James Allen Stewart

Male, age 33 · Reidville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

A quiet community in Reidville, South Carolina, was disturbed by an act of violence that claimed the life of James Allen Stewart. On August 23, 2023, the 33-year-old male was fatally wounded in a double-shooting incident at a residence in the normally…

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Joseph Orlando Foster Jr

Male, age 28 · Franklin, Virginia

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the life of 28-year-old Joseph Orlando Foster Jr. was tragically cut short in Franklin, Virginia. On the night of August 23rd, the sounds of gunfire echoed through the Dorchester Street area, drawing the attention of local law…

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Cindy Maxwell

Female, age 45 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the summer of 2023, a sense of unease settled over a Bronx apartment building after a foul odor began to emanate from one of the units. This concern led to a wellness check on August 26, 2023, at an apartment on Arnow Avenue, which would uncover a grim…

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Hezekiah R Bernard

Male, age 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, the body of 12-year-old Hezekiah R. Bernard was discovered in a dumpster on the 5500 block of Cherry Street in West Philadelphia. A Philadelphia Housing Authority sanitation worker found his remains wrapped in a comforter, with his head…

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Sherri Hicks Hall

Female, age 54 · Mcewen, Tennessee

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet town of McEwen, Tennessee, a heartbreaking story unfolded in August of 2023, forever altering the lives of a local family. Sherri Dawn Hicks-Hall, a 54-year-old woman, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Described by those who knew her as…

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Glen Sprowl Jr.

Male, age 53 · Trabuco-canyon, California

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, a tragic mass shooting occurred at Cook's Corner, a well-known biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, California. Among the three individuals fatally shot was 53-year-old Glen Robert Sprowl Jr., a resident of Stanton, California. The assailant…

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John Leehey

Male, age 67 · Trabuco-canyon, California

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, a tragic mass shooting occurred at Cook's Corner, a well-known biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, California. Among the victims was 67-year-old John Leehey, an urban planner and landscape architect from Irvine. Leehey was enjoying an evening…

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Juan Mulato

Male, age 40 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, at approximately 3:09 a.m., deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 1000 block of Willowbrook Avenue, south of Rosecrans Avenue, in Compton, California. Upon arrival, they…

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Tonya Clark

Female, age 49 · Trabuco-canyon, California

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, Tonya Clark, aged 49, was tragically killed during a mass shooting at Cook's Corner, a well-known biker bar in Trabuco Canyon, California. Clark, a single mother from Scottsdale, Arizona, was at the establishment celebrating her birthday…

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Jason Crowder

Male, age 28 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 23, 2023, in Odessa, Texas, a confrontation between Jason Crowder, 28, and Zacimbricc Dizhay White, 24, escalated into a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the 700 block of Snyder Street, where surveillance footage captured the sequence of…

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Dylan James Myers

Male, age 25 · Bismarck, North Dakota

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In what was described as a tragic turn of events, 25-year-old Dylan James Myers, a White male, was found deceased in his Bismarck, North Dakota, home on August 23, 2022. A former resident of Metropolis, Illinois, Myers was an avid outdoorsman and a veteran of…

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Edgar Moreno-Perez

Male, age 27 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 23, 2022, the life of 27-year-old Edgar Moreno-Perez was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. The shooting occurred just after 1 a.m. at an apartment complex located near 40th Street and McDowell Road in…

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Abdul Halin

Male, age 46 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic day in August 2022, the city of Lynn, Massachusetts, was rocked by a shocking act of violence that claimed multiple lives. Among the victims was Abdul Halin, a 46-year-old man, whose life was cut short on August 23rd in what was determined to be a…

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Mohamed Sharifi

Male, age 66 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Lynn, Massachusetts, on August 23, 2022, Mohamed Sharifi, a 66-year-old male, lost his life in a devastating series of events that also claimed the lives of two other family members. The violence that unfolded that day was not the…

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Sanjar Halin

Male, age 34 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood in Lynn, Massachusetts, a shocking act of violence shattered the afternoon of August 23, 2022, resulting in the death of 34-year-old Sanjar Halin. The tragic event was part of a horrific triple murder-suicide that also claimed the…

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Chaquan Barbett

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of August 23, 2022, a burst of gunfire shattered the late summer calm on the 2300 block of Minnesota Avenue, SE in Washington, D.C. When the chaos subsided, 24-year-old Chaquan Barbett, a male resident of Northeast, DC, was found lying in the…

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Aliyah Henderson

Female, age 19 · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the life of 19-year-old Aliyah Henderson was tragically cut short in what was determined to be an act of domestic violence. On the afternoon of August 23, 2022, deputies responded to a call of a shooting at a residence on Crescent…

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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.