Deaths by Force on August 26

Deaths by Force (497)

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Demetri Swinney

Male, age 28 · Itta Bena, Mississippi

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the community of Itta Bena, Mississippi, was struck by a violent tragedy that claimed the life of a young man. Demetri Swinney, a 28-year-old resident, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The incident…

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Devon Asquet

Male, age 23 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, a simmering family dispute in a Decatur, Georgia home escalated into a tragedy that would leave one brother dead and the other facing a murder charge. On the morning of August 26th, 23-year-old Devon Asquet was found inside his…

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Ellis Lucas

Male, age 65 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of 65-year-old Ellis Earl Lucas, a man known affectionately by many as "Big Country," was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Dayton, Ohio. Born in Greenwood, Mississippi, on November 7, 1960, Lucas had made Ohio his…

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Isaac Cohen

Male, age 22 · Palm Bay, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of August 26, 2026, a fatal encounter unfolded at Patrick Woodard Memorial Park in Palm Bay, Florida, claiming the life of 22-year-old Isaac Marino Cohen. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 6:30 p.m., police discovered…

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Loic Swindler

Male, age 18 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

In the quiet Minnehaha neighborhood of Vancouver, Washington, a life was tragically cut short on the afternoon of August 26, 2026. Loic Swindler, an 18-year-old resident of nearby Washougal, was visiting a friend's townhouse on Northeast St. Johns Road. The…

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Miguel Finch

Male, age 42 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the community of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its own. Miguel Finch, a 42-year-old man, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The incident occurred on…

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Nathan Facemire

Male, age 44 · Holcomb, West Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

A dispute between neighbors on a Wednesday evening in the small community of Holcomb, West Virginia, tragically ended the life of 44-year-old Nathan Facemire on August 26, 2026. The altercation, which escalated to gunfire, resulted in Facemire being fatally…

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Patricia Beltran

Female, age 48 · Harlingen, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 26, 2026, the life of 48-year-old Patricia Beltran was tragically cut short in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. The grim discovery was made by Hidalgo County Sheriff's deputies at approximately 7:13 p.m. when…

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Ronald Martin Minor

Male, age 72 · Jasper, Alabama

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic turn of events, Ronald Martin Minor, a 72-year-old male from Jasper, Alabama, lost his life in a violent encounter on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The incident, which unfolded at a residence on Devon Drive, also left his wife, Carol Minor, age 70…

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Ronald Minor

Male, age 72 · Jasper, Alabama

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Tuesday in Jasper, Alabama, 72-year-old Ronald Martin Minor lost his life in a violent encounter. The incident, which unfolded at a residence on Devon Drive, also left his 70-year-old wife, Carol Minor, with serious injuries.…

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Noel Gutierrez-Cano

Male, age 29 · Peyton, Colorado

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a late summer morning in unincorporated El Paso County, a three-vehicle accident near the intersection of Highway 24 and Blue Gill Drive unfolded into a homicide investigation. On August 26, 2025, at approximately 8:10 AM, the El Paso County Sheriff's…

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Aaron Hammer

Male, age 46 · Compton, California

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Aaron Hammer, 46, a male, was shot in Compton late in the night and later died at a hospital. According to officials, gunfire erupted at about 10:40 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Long Beach Boulevard, between Alondra and Greenleaf boulevards. He was…

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Brian Frash

Male, age 36 · Lucerne Valley, California

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Brian Frash, a 36-year-old White male, was shot to death inside a Lucerne Valley residence in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Deputies from the Victor Valley Sheriff's Station were dispatched at about 3:30 a.m. to a home in the 10200…

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Dyllian Pressy

Male, age 25 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Dyllian Pressy, age 25, male, was shot late on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, outside a T-Mobile store at Century Boulevard and Main Street in South Los Angeles. Officers from the LAPD’s Southeast Division were called around 11:30 p.m.; Los Angeles Fire Department…

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Francois Foute Mohdjiom

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, the life of 31-year-old Franck Foute Mohdjiom was tragically cut short in Southeast, Washington, D.C.. At approximately 12:25 a.m., officers from the Sixth District responded to a report of a shooting in the 300…

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Leroy Scott

Male, age 75 · West Palm Beach, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 26, 2025, Leroy Scott, 75, male, was shot multiple times outside his home on the 4100 block of Haden Avenue in West Palm Beach, Florida, a neighborhood near Bak Middle School of the Arts. Officers arrived around 8:20 a.m. and, despite life-saving…

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Quantavis Bellamy

Male, age 19 · West Palm Beach, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Quantavis Bellamy, 19, a Black male, was shot late on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, inside the San Marco Villas apartment community in Lake Park, Palm Beach County. Deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office traced the gunfire to the 700 block of Venice…

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Joshua Walker

Male, age 34 · Marietta, Georgia

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what began as a verbal dispute and tragically ended in gunfire, 34-year-old Joshua Walker, a Black male from Dacula, Georgia, lost his life. The fatal encounter unfolded on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at a Chevron gas station located at 1200…

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Braxton Scott

Male, age 38 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of August 26, 2025, the life of 38-year-old Braxton Scott was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 4:06 a.m. and discovered Scott lying in the middle of Marque…

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Daishawn Darnell Sykes

Male, age 26 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Daishawn Darnell Sykes, 26, Black/African American male, was shot on the evening of August 26, 2025, in south Minneapolis and died that night at Hennepin Healthcare at 8:48 p.m. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner identified the cause of death as a gunshot…

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Gregory Doyle Sweeten

Male, age 35 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Gregory Doyle Sweeten, 35, a Black male from Minneapolis, was killed in a midday burst of rifle fire on August 26, 2025, on the sidewalk near East 29th Street and Clinton Avenue, across from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in the Phillips neighborhood.…

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Clay Monsanto

Male, age 32 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Bronx, a life was abruptly cut short on a Tuesday morning, leaving a community grappling with the shock of sudden violence. Clay Monsanto, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot in the back on August 26, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 8:10…

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Kelvin Mosquea

Male, age 34 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Clason Point section of the Bronx, a burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon quiet on August 26, 2025, leaving a family heartbroken and a community shaken. Kelvin Mosquea, a 34-year-old man, was just outside his residence at 710 Croes Avenue when he…

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Mahkhi Bynum

Male, age 24 · Littleton, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Mahkhi Bynum, 24, a Black male, was killed by gunfire in Littleton, North Carolina, on August 26, 2025. Public records place the shooting on Little Drive in a residential part of town. Online memorials created shortly after his death identify him by name and…

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Suliman Burnette

Male, age 18 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Suliman Nazir Burnette, an 18-year-old Black male, was shot to death on the evening of August 26, 2025, inside the SureStay Plus by Best Western on Hillsborough Road in Durham while visiting family. Police were called just after 7 p.m.; he died at the scene.…

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Hezon Haze Level

Male, age 25 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late evening of a Tuesday in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood, the life of 25-year-old Hezon Level Wilson, a male resident of the area, was tragically cut short. On August 26, 2025, police responded to a seven-round ShotSpotter alert in the 2300…

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Vernon Selig

Male, age 57 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Vernon Selig, a 57-year-old White male from Rapid City, South Dakota, was found deceased on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. His body was discovered in the afternoon in an area near Victoria Lake Road and First Thunder Road, just outside of Rapid City, suffering…

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Calvin Sowells

Male, age 37 · Timmonsville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late summer of 2025, the community of Timmonsville, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of one of its own. Calvin Danielle Sowells Sr., a 37-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.…

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Lourdes Urrieta

Female, age 58 · El Paso, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Lourdes Urrieta, a 58-year-old woman from El Paso, Texas, whose ethnicity was not publicly reported, died on Aug. 26, 2025. Officers were dispatched for a welfare check to the 11800 block of Chelita Drive on the far East Side that morning. Inside the home…

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Shawn Malveaux

Male, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 26, 2025, in southwest Houston, Shawn Malveaux, age 52 and male, was shot near a METRO bus stop in the 8300 block of West Bellfort around 6:50 p.m. Officers responding to the scene found Shawn Malveaux on the ground after reports of gunfire, and…

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Vidal Vigil

Male, age 24 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

Vidal Vigil, a 24-year-old male, was killed in a shooting on August 26, 2024, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The incident unfolded after an altercation in the parking lot of a Days Inn near Garden of the Gods Road. Vigil was with his girlfriend, Jayda…

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David Brooks

Male, age 34 · Mableton, Georgia

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet Mableton, Georgia neighborhood, a domestic dispute on a Monday afternoon escalated into a fatal shooting, leaving one man dead and another wounded. The incident, which unfolded on August 26, 2024, claimed the life of 34-year-old David Brooks. The…

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José Moran-Padilla

Male, age 22 · Richton-park, Illinois

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 26, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred in the 22000 block of Governors Highway, an area near Matteson and Richton Park, Illinois. The victim, 22-year-old José Moran-Padilla, was involved in a verbal dispute outside a residence when the incident took…

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Armonie Xavier Booker

Male, age 3 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On what should have been a joyous celebration of his third birthday, Armonie Xavier Booker's life was tragically cut short on August 26, 2024, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The young male was the innocent victim of a double homicide that also claimed the life of…

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Bryce O. Mitchell

Male, age 27 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 27-year-old Bryce O. Mitchell was tragically cut short. On August 26, 2024, in the Algonquin neighborhood, a shooting occurred that would end in his death. Louisville Metro police responded…

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Edwardo Mendez-Nova

Male, age 29 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday in August, the quiet of the Fairdale neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a call just after midnight on August 26, 2024, Louisville Metro Police arrived at the 500 block of…

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Clifford Torrez Demouchet Jr

Male, age 28 · Breaux-bridge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a warm August evening in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the life of Clifford Torrez Demouchet Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 25, 2024, around 9:45 p.m., gunshots rang out in the 900 block of West Patin Street. When first responders…

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Jarrian Jaquan Bernard

Male, age 20 · Abbeville, Louisiana

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer of 2024, a dispute during a dice game in Abbeville, Louisiana, turned fatal, ending the life of 20-year-old Jarrian Jaquan Bernard. The male victim was at the Herod Village Apartments on Martin Luther King Drive on the evening of Monday…

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Armon Jamen Aldridge

Male, age 20 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of August 26, 2024, a wave of violence rippled through a Milwaukee neighborhood, tragically cutting short the life of Armon Jamen Aldridge. A 20-year-old Black / African American male, Aldridge was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Kathleen Morris

Female, age 64 · Terry, Mississippi

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the morning of August 26, 2024, the quiet of a Terry, Mississippi neighborhood was shattered by a fatal act of violence that ended the life of 64-year-old Kathleen Morris. A White female, she was discovered by Hinds County deputies inside her Green Gable…

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Rakisha Singleton

Female, age 22 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet city of Greenville, Mississippi, a family was irrevocably fractured by violence. On an evening in late August of 2024, 22-year-old Rakisha Singleton was found with multiple gunshot wounds. The tragic event unfolded inside a residence in the 1300…

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Mary J. Rodriguez

Female, age 21 · Vineland, New Jersey

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

Mary 'MJ' Jaylynn Rodriguez, a 21-year-old female, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, in Vineland, New Jersey. Her death was the result of a murder-suicide that occurred just days after she celebrated her 21st birthday. The incident took place at a…

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Daquan Drizzy Woo

Male, age 29 · Yonkers, New York

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 26, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at Doyle Park on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers, New York, leaving a community in mourning. When police responded to a series of 911 calls around 5 p.m., they discovered two men who…

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Caleb Jeremiah Bowe

Male, age 21 · Elizabeth-city, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 26, 2024, at approximately 11:45 a.m., officers from the Elizabeth City Police Department responded to reports of a man in a "suspicious condition" inside a vehicle in the 100 block of Oak Grove Avenue in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Upon…

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Jahkhari Hurley

Male, age 21 · Spring-lake, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of August 26, 2024, a violent altercation erupted at a sports bar located at 303 Spring Avenue in Spring Lake, North Carolina. Around 2:20 a.m., officers from the Spring Lake Police Department responded to reports of a fight involving…

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James Cosbey

Male, age 46 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of Monday, August 26, 2024, a shooting incident on the 4700 block of North 11th Street in Philadelphia resulted in the death of 46-year-old James Cosbey, a Black male. Another man, 41-year-old Kevin Abney, was also struck by the gunfire and was…

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KellyAnne Kane

Female, age 41 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

KellyAnne Kane, a 41-year-old female, was tragically killed on August 26, 2024, in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. In the early morning hours, Kane was an unintended victim of a violent altercation. She was struck by a stray bullet during a…

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Kevin Hamid Abney

Male, age 41 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 26, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 26, 2024, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to a shooting incident on the 4700 block of North 11th Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 41-year-old Kevin Abney lying in the street, suffering from multiple gunshot…

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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.