Death by Force

Roderick Shamichael Dewayne Coleman

Male, age 19 · Plain-dealing, Louisiana

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of August 23, 2020, the life of 19-year-old Roderick Shamichael Dewayne Coleman of Shreveport, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. Coleman, a male, was attending a large gathering at a residence on Birch Street in Plain Dealing when he was…

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Sedrick Dennis

Male, age 29 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sedrick Kentrell Dennis, a 29-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in New Orleans in August 2020. His death was part of a double homicide that also claimed the life of 36-year-old Janero Davis. Initial reports created some confusion regarding the exact date…

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Matthew Womack

Male, age 35 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Matthew Womack, a 35-year-old male from Fayetteville, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on August 23, 2020. The incident occurred early in the morning, shortly after 6 a.m., near the intersection of Circle Court and W. Circle Court. Officers responding…

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Michael Harris

Male, age 15 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Michael Harris, a 15-year-old African American boy, tragically lost his life on August 23, 2020, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning on Seven Oaks Road. According to reports, Durham Police Department officers…

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Alexander Anderson

Male, age 29 · Kimbolton, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On August 23, 2020, 29-year-old Alexander Anderson, a male of unspecified ethnicity from Newark, Ohio, was fatally shot in Kimbolton, Ohio. Anderson was found lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident…

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Rudy N. Gonzales

Male, age 26 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rudy N. B. Gonzales, a 26-year-old Hispanic male from Toledo, OH, tragically passed away on August 23, 2020, just one week shy of his 27th birthday. His death was unexpected and occurred at his home. Gonzales was known to his family and friends as a…

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Samuel Bell

Male, age 28 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Samuel Bell, a 28-year-old man from Cleveland, OH, was tragically shot and killed on August 23, 2020. The incident occurred on East 135th Street during an argument. According to the Cleveland Police Department, Bell and another man were involved in a fight…

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Virgilio Aguilera

Male, age 52 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On August 23, 2020, Virgilio Aguilera, a 52-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting incident in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 7:17 PM at 5314 Brandenberry Drive. Aguilera was struck by one of the rounds…

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James Goodwine

Male, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Pittsburgh's Hill District, the life of James W. Goodwine, a 21-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On August 23, 2020, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the quiet streets, prompting a…

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Theodore Field

Male, age 22 · Concord-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a late summer evening in Concord Township, Pennsylvania, the life of 22-year-old Theodore Frederick 'Teddy' Field, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. On August 23, 2020, at approximately 6 p.m., Field was shot once in the abdomen on Spring Lawn…

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Tavaris Contrell Lewis

Male, age 19 · Somerville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer night in August 2020, a party in the 1100 block of Brewer Road in Somerville, Tennessee, turned into a scene of violence that would claim the life of 19-year-old Tavaris Contrell Lewis. Gunfire erupted at the gathering on August 23rd, and when the…

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James Martin Zikus

Male, age 48 · Bryan, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Martin Zikus, a 48-year-old male of German ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 23, 2020, in Bryan, Texas. He was born on May 6, 1972, in Heidelberg, Germany, to William James Zikus and Alice Juanita Zikus. James was known for his exceptional…

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Thomas Bernard Grensberg

Male, age 28 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Thomas Bernard Grensberg, a 28-year-old male from Amarillo, Texas, tragically died on August 23, 2020. He was found dead at a home near the 5000 block of Southwest 57th Avenue in southwest Amarillo. The circumstances surrounding his death were determined to…

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Kristian Fernando Ramos

Male, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Kristian Fernando Ramos was 22 years old when he died on Sunday, August 23, 2020, in Venice, on the west side of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after being stabbed near Mildred Avenue south of Venice…

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Daijon Wynn

Male, age 14 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a tragic Friday afternoon, August 23, 2019, the life of 14-year-old Daijon "DJ" Wynn was cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. The Black/African American male was fatally shot while sitting in the front passenger seat of a Dodge Challenger parked at an Exxon…

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Thomas Tom Tom Matthews

Male, age 33 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, the community of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was struck by a tragedy that left a family grieving and a case shrouded in unanswered questions. On August 23rd, 33-year-old Thomas 'Tom Tom' Matthews Jr., a Black male, became a victim of gun…

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LaPorscha Stringer

Female, age 30 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a late summer evening, the life of 30-year-old LaPorscha Stringer, a female resident of Nicholasville, was tragically cut short. The events that led to her untimely death began to unfold on August 23, 2019, at the Fayette Mall in Lexington, Kentucky.…

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Brian Ray Ragan

Male, age 33 · South Hill, Washington

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, a domestic dispute in a South Hill, Washington neighborhood escalated into a fatal act of violence, claiming the life of 33-year-old Brian Ray Ragan. On the morning of August 23rd, Ragan, a White male, was at the home of his…

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Lawrence Darnel Berry Jr

Male, age 23 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, the life of Lawrence Darnel Berry Jr., a 23-year-old male from Flint, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On Friday, August 23, 2019, Berry was the victim of a fatal shooting in his hometown. The young man was reportedly discovered…

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Ashlynn Nelson

Female, age 15 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on August 23, 2019, 15-year-old Ashlynn Nelson, a female, was fatally shot inside her family's apartment on the far east side of Indianapolis. Her older brother, 16-year-old Nicholas Nelson, was also killed in the incident that…

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Joseph Wagner

Male, age 43 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, the community of Gary, Indiana, mourned the loss of Joseph H. Wagner Jr., a 43-year-old Black/African American man who passed away on August 23, 2019. Born on December 27, 1975, he was a cherished son, father, and grandfather. His…

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Nicholas Nelson

Male, age 16 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In an Indianapolis apartment on a tragic Friday morning, the lives of 16-year-old Nicholas Nelson and his 15-year-old sister, Ashlynn, were cut short by gunfire. The male teenager was a student at Lawrence North High School along with his sister. The…

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Jurnee Thompson

Female, age 8 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 23, 2019, in Saint-Louis, Missouri, the life of 8-year-old Jurnee Thompson was tragically cut short by gunfire. Jurnee, an African American female, had been enjoying a high school football jamboree at Soldan High School.…

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Jamirica Cook

Female, age 15 · Tallahassee, Florida

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jamirica Cook, a 15-year-old African American girl from Tallahassee, Florida, tragically lost her life on August 23, 2019. Jamirica, affectionately known as "Noonie," was a student at Godby High School, where she was known for her academic achievements and…

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Kemoze Chevis Chambers

Male, age 29 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Kemoze Chevis Chambers, a 29-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 23, 2019. Chambers was born on September 18, 1989, in Jamaica and moved to the United States at the age of eight. He attended various schools in Florida…

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Rodney Reid

Male, age 54 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Rodney Reid, a 54-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on August 23, 2019, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred during a home invasion in the Northside community. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, police responded to a…

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Neal Sumrell

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Neal David Sumrell, a 34-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 23, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Sumrell was fatally shot in a violent incident that also left a 28-year-old woman critically injured. The shooting occurred in the 4200…

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Nick Hopkins

Male, age 33 · East-saint-louis, Illinois

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nicholas Hopkins, a 33-year-old white male, was an Illinois State Police trooper who tragically lost his life on August 23, 2019, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Hopkins, a dedicated member of the state police's SWAT unit, was serving a search warrant at a…

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Brionne BG Linson

Male, age 14 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, the life of a promising African American teenager, Brionne BG Linson, was tragically cut short. The 14-year-old male, an eighth-grader who had recently earned a spot on his middle school's football team, was shot and killed on…

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Christopher Babunga

Male, age 27 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Christopher Babunga, a 27-year-old African male, was tragically shot and killed on August 23, 2019, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 10:50 p.m. in the 3900 block of Hahns Lane. Babunga, a father of three, was shot multiple times by…

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Ernest Cameron

Male, age 23 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ernest Cameron, a 23-year-old Black man, was a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who was remembered by his family as the backbone of their lives. A community activist who spoke on their behalf described Ernest as “a person of love, peace and…

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Dalton Diaz

Male, age 54 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dalton J. Diaz, a 54-year-old man of Hispanic ethnicity from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on August 23, 2019. Diaz was found unresponsive inside his Toyota RAV4, which had crashed into playground equipment outside the Driving Park Community…

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Elvin Hill Thompson

Male, age 28 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Elvin Hill Thompson, a 28-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 23, 2019, in Houston, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were investigated as a murder case. The investigation revealed that Elvin Hill Thompson…

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Laquincy Steamer

Male, age 39 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

LaQuincy Steamer, a 39-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 23, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He was known for his sportsmanship and loyalty as a dedicated fan of Houston's Minute Maid Park. LaQuincy was remembered fondly…

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Leonard Johnny John Ruffer

Male, age 56 · Spring, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Leonard Johnny John Ruffer, a 56-year-old man from Spring, TX, tragically died on August 23, 2019. He was the owner of a floor installation business and was known for his hardworking nature. Ruffer was fatally shot at his home by Jatraveous Williams, a…

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Manuel Coleman

Male, age 55 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Manuel Coleman, a 55-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Houston, Texas, passed away on August 23, 2019. The details surrounding his death are not widely publicized, and there is no readily available information indicating that his death was the…

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Nathan Sodek

Male, age 30 · Bruceville, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On August 23, 2019, Nathan Sodek, a 30-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, died in Bruceville, Texas. Sodek was the police chief of Marlin, Texas, and had been serving as interim police chief since October 2018 before being given the job permanently the…

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Richey Dean Stewart

Male, age 52 · Midland, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richey Dean Stewart, a 52-year-old Caucasian male from Loraine, Texas, was found dead on August 23, 2019, in Midland, Texas. His body was discovered inside the sleeper of a semi-truck located in the 4100 block of County Road 63. Stewart had suffered a single…

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Tao Song

Male, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On August 23, 2019, Tao Song, a 52-year-old individual, was tragically lost to gun violence in Houston, Texas. Details surrounding the incident are scarce, and there is limited publicly available information regarding the circumstances of the shooting. The…

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Howidaa Abdeldaim

Female, age 42 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Howidaa Abdeldaim was a 42-year-old Black woman from Louisville, Kentucky, whose life ended violently on August 23, 2018. That late-summer day, police were called to an apartment building on Carl Court, a cluster of modest units in the city’s Jacobs…

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Sam Mitchell

Male, age 57 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the life of 57-year-old Sam Mitchell was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Huntsville, Alabama. On the evening of August 23rd, Mitchell was found lying beside a vehicle on Crestmore Avenue, having been shot multiple…

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Otis Lee Turner

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of Thursday, August 23, 2018, the life of Otis Lee Turner, a 28-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. A passing driver discovered his body on the side of Walnut Road near Alto Avenue…

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Travis Barksdale

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the life of a young Washington, D.C. man was cut short in a burst of gunfire that marked a grim milestone for the city. Travis Barksdale, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed shortly after midnight on Thursday, August 23, 2018.…

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Marcus DeAndres Price

Male, age 27 · Sikeston, Missouri

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

The story of Marcus DeAndres Price is one of a young life cut short in Sikeston, Missouri. Born in St. Louis and raised by his parents in Sikeston, the 27-year-old African American man was known to his friends and family as a dedicated father and a hard…

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Jason Greeson

Male, age 40 · Buford, Georgia

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jason Bradley Greeson, a 40-year-old white male from Buford, Georgia, died on August 23, 2018. His death occurred in the parking lot of Lanier Islands Community Church on Lanier Islands Parkway in Hall County. Greeson had driven his truck to the location and…

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Mario Washington

Male, age 41 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 23, 2018, a tragic incident unfolded on Interstate 285 in Decatur, Georgia, leading to the death of 41-year-old Mario Washington. Washington, a male, was behind the wheel of his vehicle, accompanied by his wife and two…

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Armani Harris

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Armani Harris, a 25-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on August 23, 2018, in Chicago, IL. Harris was fatally shot while stopped at a red light in the Midway Plaisance, a park near the University of Chicago campus. The incident occurred just…

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Darin Mitchell

Male, age 48 · Champaign, Illinois

Killed Aug 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darin Mitchell, a 48-year-old male from Champaign, Illinois, tragically passed away on August 23, 2018. He was born on May 23, 1970, and was a resident of Champaign at the time of his death. Mitchell was involved in a fatal shooting incident that occurred…

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