Deaths by Force on August 24

Deaths by Force (504)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Matthew Deyo

Male, age 36 · Lopez Island, Washington

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the quiet shores of Lopez Island, Washington, became the final scene in a grim story that began miles away in Minnesota. Matthew Deyo, a 36-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased on a beach on August 25, 2016. His death was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gabrielle Phillips

Female, age 8 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gabrielle Phillips, an 8-year-old Black / African American girl from Camden, New Jersey, was known to family and neighbors as Gabrielle “Gabby” Hill-Carter, a bright child who attended Camden Community Charter School and was just days away from starting third…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Habeeb A. Sam Hafeed

Male, age 30 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of a hardworking and beloved member of the Richmond community was tragically cut short. Habeeb A. Sam Hafeed, a 30-year-old man of Yemeni descent, was fatally shot on August 24, 2016. The incident occurred outside of his own…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Troy Redd

Male, age 32 · New-albany, Indiana

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Troy Anthony Redd, a 32-year-old African American male, was a well-known resident of New Albany, Indiana, who lost his life in the early morning hours of August 24, 2016. Affectionately known as 'T Redd' by friends and family, he was an aspiring artist and a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rockey Louis Bradley Sr.

Male, age 56 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 24, 2016, a violent altercation took place at a convenience store in Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of Rockey Louis Bradley Sr., a 56-year-old Black male known to friends and family as 'Redman.' The incident began inside a gas station…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Donald Blair Sr.

Male, age 51 · Goose-creek, South Carolina

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of Goose Creek, South Carolina, was unsettled by the sudden death of 51-year-old Donald Blair Sr. A male teacher at Goose Creek High School, Blair was found deceased on August 24, 2016, in the vicinity of the Cypress…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kellie Louise Nichols

Female, age 31 · Garden-grove, California

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kellie Louise Nichols, a 31-year-old resident of Trabuco Canyon, was tragically shot and killed on August 24, 2016, in Garden Grove, California. The incident occurred in the 13000 block of Purdy Street, where Nichols had been staying temporarily. The fatal…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Orlando Morales

Male, age 34 · Delano, California

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Orlando Morales, a 34-year-old resident of McFarland, California, was found dead on August 24, 2016, in Delano, California. Initially, authorities believed Morales had died in a traffic collision after discovering his body inside a vehicle that had left the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Polly Chao Yau

Female, age 64 · Irvine, California

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 24, 2016, Polly Chao Yau, aged 64, was found dead in her home in the Turtle Rock Community of Irvine, California. The Irvine Police Department responded to a call just before 12:30 p.m. and discovered Polly and her 27-year-old son, Ryan CJ Yau, both…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ryan Cj Yau

Male, age 27 · Irvine, California

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 24, 2016, the Irvine Police Department responded to a distress call from a residence in the Turtle Rock Community of Irvine, California. Upon arrival, officers discovered the bodies of 27-year-old Ryan Cj Yau and his 64-year-old mother, Polly Chao…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

DaMarcus Roberts

Male, age 20 · Flossmoor, Illinois

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

DaMarcus Roberts, a 20-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life in the early hours of August 24, 2016, in Flossmoor, Illinois. Roberts was shot multiple times as he walked back from a convenience store near the corner of 189th Street and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Maria Faye Snook

Female, age 33 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Maria Fay Snook, a 33-year-old woman from Jacksonville, NC, tragically passed away on August 24, 2016. She was found deceased at her home, and her death was later determined to be the result of a gunshot wound. Maria was a loving wife, mother, and daughter…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Grant Pavlis

Male, age 37 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Grant Lawrence Pavlis, a 37-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Plano, TX, passed away on August 26, 2016, with his family by his side. He was born on April 23, 1979, in Dallas, TX, and was known for his adventurous spirit and love for sports…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Thomas Mirone III

Male, age 25 · Converse, Texas

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Thomas Mirone III, a 25-year-old man from Converse, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 24, 2016. Mirone was involved in a drug deal at a home near Randolph Air Force Base when he was shot and killed. The incident occurred when Tyler Collins, along with…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Allantae Powell

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, just as the promise of a new high school football season was set to begin, the life of a rising star was tragically cut short on the streets of Detroit. Allantae Powell, an 18-year-old African-American male, was a celebrated…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lowell Bell

Male, age 55 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

Lowell Donald Bell, aged 55, was fatally killed on August 24, 2011, in Houston, Texas. His case was investigated by the Homicide Division of the Houston Police Department. The division, responsible for investigating deaths involving suspected foul play…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jerry Neal

Male, age 58 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Aug 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 24, 2011, a grim discovery was made in Hyattsville, Maryland. A man, later identified as 58-year-old Jerry Junior 'Tank' Neal, was found unconscious in front of a residence on the 6700 block of Old Landover Road. First…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Cynthia Grey

Female, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Southeast Washington, D.C., 17-year-old Cynthia Gray was outside with friends, holding her 7-month-old godson. Suddenly, a stolen Cadillac approached, and gunfire erupted into the crowd of teenagers. In a final act of heroism, Gray…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Bricio Munoz-Aguirre

age 22 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Aug 24, 2001 · 25 years ago

On the evening of August 24, 2001, a tragic event unfolded in Salem, Oregon, that would end the life of 22-year-old Bricio Munoz-Aguirre. That night, Munoz-Aguirre was discovered inside his black 1988 Chevrolet Corsica, which had crashed over a curb in the…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Terry Mcdowell

Male, age 35 · Whitehall, Ohio

Killed Aug 24, 2001 · 25 years ago

On August 24, 2001, Terry McDowell, a 35-year-old male police officer with the Whitehall Police Department in Ohio, was fatally shot while attempting to serve a traffic citation. McDowell and his partner went to the residence of a woman who had driven her…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Marina Ruggiero

Null, age 20 · San Pedro, California

Found Aug 24, 1991 · 35 years ago

Marina Ruggiero, a 20-year-old resident of San Pedro, California, was tragically murdered on August 24, 1991, during a family trip to San Luis Obispo for a friend's wedding. Marina was staying at a local hotel with her family when she was found stabbed to…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Rose Evans

Female, age 32 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 24, 1991 · 35 years ago

Rose Evans, a 32-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on August 24, 1991. She was one of the victims of Samuel Little, a notorious serial killer who confessed to killing 93 women across the United States. Evans had been living in Cleveland, Ohio, at the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Unidentified Victim

Male · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 24, 1986 · 40 years ago

On August 24, 1986, an unidentified victim was found deceased in Cleveland, Ohio. The victim was a male, aged between 45 and 58 years old, and of White ethnicity. The body was discovered in Lake Erie, suggesting that the individual had been in the water for…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Renn Walker

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 24, 1976 · 50 years ago

On August 24, 1976, twenty-year-old Renn Walker was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. Walker was working as a pizza delivery driver for Domino's Pizza. After completing a delivery, he was shot while driving back to the store. The bullet entered his right…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

James L. Norford

Male, age 37 · Charlottesville, Virginia

Killed Aug 24, 1976 · 50 years ago

James Lynwood “Jimmy” Norford Jr., a 37-year-old man from the Charlottesville area, was killed on August 24, 1976, while working at a rural business in the Stony Point area of Albemarle County, northeast of Charlottesville. Contemporary reports described…

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Death by Force75th anniversary

Beverly Rose Potts

Female, age 10 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 24, 1951 · 75 years ago

On August 24, 1951, ten-year-old Caucasian female Beverly Rose Potts vanished from her neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, in what would become one of the city’s most haunting unsolved cases. That evening, Beverly, a quiet and responsible child known for her…

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Death by Force130th anniversary

William Bill Doolin

Male, age 37 · Lawson, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 24, 1896 · 130 years ago

William 'Bill' Doolin, a 37 or 38-year-old male, met his end on a moonlit night near Lawson in the Oklahoma Territory. Having recently escaped from jail in Guthrie, Doolin had sought refuge with his wife and child. His freedom, however, was to be short-lived.…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Stanley Gibson

Male, age 32 · Pell City, Alabama

Killed Aug 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Stanley Edward Gibson Jr. was a 32-year-old Black man whose death surfaced in a lonely stretch of Mountain Top Loop Road in Pell City, Alabama, where the stillness of the roadside gave way to a homicide investigation. According to the St. Clair County…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Cathy Williams

Female, age 64 · Stafford, Texas

Killed Aug 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cathy Williams, a 64-year-old woman from Stafford, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 24, 2021. She was fatally shot by her son, Joshua Cordell Williams, who was 33 years old at the time. The incident occurred at their home in the early hours of the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Rigoberto Hernandez

Female, age 28 · Crosby, Texas

Killed Aug 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rigoberto Hernandez, a 28-year-old Hispanic man from Crosby, Texas, tragically died on August 24, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred at a residence in the 500 block of Sundown Meadows Street. According to reports, Hernandez was…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Willie Lee Vassie

Male, age 59 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Willie Lee Vassie was 59 years old when he died on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near San Julian and 6th streets. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Garrett Peterson

Male, age 48 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Garrett Peterson, a 48-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 24, 2016. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Peterson was fatally shot in Downtown Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the evening…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ismael Torres

Male, age 42 · Rose-hill, North Carolina

Killed Aug 24, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ismael Torres, a 42-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on August 24, 2016, in Rose Hill, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply saddening. According to the autopsy report, Ismael Torres was shot in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Charles E Cross

Male, age 34 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 24, 2011 · 15 years ago

Charles Edward Cross Jr., a 34-year-old male, tragically lost his life in a shooting on the night of August 24, 2011, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The fatal incident unfolded at the intersection of 30th Street and Central Avenue. Responding to the scene…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Delores Prock

Female, age 55 · Greenville, Texas

Killed Aug 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

Delores Prock, a 55-year-old woman from Greenville, Texas, was found dead on August 24, 2006. Her death was the result of a fatal gunshot wound inflicted by her ex-husband, Michael Dwayne Prock, who was also 55 years old at the time. Michael Prock admitted to…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Michael Dwayne Prock

Male, age 55 · Greenville, Texas

Killed Aug 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

Michael Dwayne Prock, a 55-year-old man from Greenville, Texas, died on August 24, 2006. Prock was involved in a tragic incident that led to his death. He was suspected of killing his ex-wife, Delores Prock, 55, and subsequently took his own life after a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Keith Michael Reigle

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

Keith Michael Reigle was 54 years old when he died on Thursday, August 24, 2006. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled a homicide. The coroner's entry in the Los…

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Frederick Buchanan

Male, age 25 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday morning in Mobile, Alabama, the life of 25-year-old Frederick Buchanan was tragically cut short. The young Black man was found with a fatal gunshot wound outside a residence in the Quail Run East subdivision on August 24, 2025. Mobile Police…

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Gary Nichols

Male, age 19 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Sunday night in Texarkana, Arkansas, the life of 19-year-old Gary Nichols was tragically cut short. On August 24, 2025, multiple 911 calls flooded the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department, reporting a shooting at the Ridge Apartments…

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Niajae Vernon

Male, age 25 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Hartford, Connecticut, the quiet of the city was shattered by gunfire. On August 24, 2025, at approximately 1:42 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a convenience store and gas station located at 3250 Main Street…

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Richard Morello

Male, age 27 · Antioch, California

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Hispanic/Latino. Late on Sunday, August 24, 2025, Richard Morello Jr., 27, male, was shot in an Antioch neighborhood near Cobblestone Drive and Flagstone Drive after multiple callers reported gunfire around 11:45 p.m. Officers arrived to find the 27-year-old…

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Timothy Taylor

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Timothy Taylor, 24, a White/Caucasian male from Los Angeles, died on August 24, 2025. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner information reported publicly, Timothy Taylor, 24, was pronounced dead at a hospital, and the manner of death was ruled…

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Demeir A. Douglas

Male, age 5 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Black/African American male, age 5, Demeir A. Douglas died on Sunday, August 24, 2025, in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood after getting hold of a handgun inside a family apartment on the 4400 block of South Greenwood Avenue. Around 1:15–1:17 p.m., the child…

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Martin Guerrero

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Martin Guerrero was driving through Chicago’s Humboldt Park in the early hours of August 24, 2025, when a traffic crash on the 3800 block of West Chicago Avenue brought his car to a stop. Another vehicle pulled up; its driver stepped out and shot Guerrero…

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Matthew Rangle

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Matthew Rangle, a 26-year-old man identified as white/Caucasian, was standing in an alley in Chicago’s Little Village just after midnight on Sunday, August 24, 2025, when gunfire broke the silence. In the 3000 block of South Hamlin Avenue at about 12:12 a.m.…

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R.L. Glenn Selvin

Male, age 35 · Champaign, Illinois

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

R.L. Glenn Selvin, a 35-year-old Black/African American man, was shot multiple times in a parking lot on the 2500 block of West Springfield Avenue in Champaign in the early morning hours of August 24, 2025. Officers arrived after multiple 3:04 a.m. reports of…

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DAnthony Brown

Male, age 19 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tragedy struck a quiet neighborhood. It was August 24, 2025, when 19-year-old D'Anthony Brown was sitting on a porch on Belhaven Trace Drive with another person. The late morning peace was shattered at…

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Darnell Causey

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, 2025, the vibrant streets of New Orleans' French Quarter were shattered by gunfire, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Darnell Causey, a 23-year-old male, was found at the intersection of Royal and Iberville…

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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.