Death by Force

Johnny Howell

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Johnny Howell, aged 19, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting on August 26, 2012, in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. The incident occurred on the 600 block of East 67th Street, where Howell was gunned down on the sidewalk. He was transported to…

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Rashad Pratt

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Rashad Pratt, a 28-year-old man, was killed on August 26, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a grim trend of increasing homicides in the city, where gun violence has continued to plague various neighborhoods, particularly affecting communities…

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Kennedy Ransom

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Kennedy Fitzgerald Ransom II was a 25-year-old man from Indianapolis, Indiana. In late August 2012, his life came to an abrupt end, and what remains in the public record is mostly the outline of his absence rather than the story of his days. An obituary…

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Daron Barshears

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

On August 26, 2012, the city of Detroit, Michigan, became the scene of a tragedy involving the death of Daron Brashears, a 23-year-old Black male. The incident occurred on the city's west side, specifically within the 15000 block of Coyle Street. Authorities…

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Walter Davidson

Male, age 34 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, the life of 34-year-old Walter Davidson was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. An African-American male, Davidson was shot and killed on August 26 of that year. His death added to the growing concerns about violence in certain…

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Brian Bruce Harris

Male, age 41 · Fredonia, Arizona

Killed Aug 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a summer day in 2010, the life of 41-year-old Brian Bruce Harris, a Caucasian male, was cut short. A dedicated Deputy Sheriff with the Kane County Sheriff's Office for 19 years and a veteran of the Gulf War, he was known for his commitment to serving his…

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Evelyn Frick

Female, age 49 · Norwood, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Evelyn Jean Frick, a 49-year-old woman from Norwood, NC, passed away on August 26, 2010. Her death was a significant event in the community, and it prompted an investigation to determine the cause and circumstances surrounding her passing. Evelyn Jean Frick…

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Maurice Williams

Male, age 29 · Massillon, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Maurice Dewayne Williams, a 29-year-old African American male from Massillon, OH, tragically passed away on April 26, 2010, due to a fatal shooting. Williams was a lifelong resident of Massillon and was well-known in the community for his involvement in…

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Calvin Gray

Male, age 20 · Fresno, California

Found Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Calvin Gray, a 20-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically passed away on August 26, 2009. His death shocked the community, though specific details about the circumstances of his homicide are sparse in public records. Calvin was born in Fresno in…

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Joshua Mack

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Northwest Washington, D.C. On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 26, Joshua Mack, who was also known by the name Tyli'a 'Na Na Boo' Mack, was violently attacked and stabbed. The…

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Lacey Anderson

Female, age 19 · Madison, Nebraska

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Lacey L. Anderson, a 19-year-old white female from Norfolk in Madison County, Nebraska, was last seen by her mother on August 23, 2009, at about 4 p.m. at their home on Syracuse Avenue. When she did not return, the Norfolk Police Division opened a…

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Ruben Tidwell

Male, age 37 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, the life of 37-year-old Reuben Tidwell III was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. An African-American man, Tidwell's death on August 26, 2009, was determined to be a homicide. The specific details of the force that led to…

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Surgus Lofton

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Surgus Lofton, aged 40, was killed on August 26, 2009, in Philadelphia. He was found dead from blunt force trauma, beaten while he slept. Lofton's death remains unsolved, and his family has been asking for any information that could lead to the arrest of…

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Ernest Eugene Smith

Male, age 20 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of August 26, 2009, a sense of normalcy was shattered for the family of Ernest Eugene Smith, a 20-year-old Black male from Nashville, Tennessee. Just after midnight, Smith was making the short walk home from a friend's house when his life…

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Heidi Childs

Female, age 18 · Montgomery County, Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of August 26, 2009, 18-year-old Heidi Childs and her 19-year-old boyfriend, David Metzler, were tragically shot and killed in the Caldwell Fields parking lot of the Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery County, Virginia. The couple, both…

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David Metzler

Male, age 19 · Montgomery County, Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 26, 2009, 19-year-old David Metzler, a White male, and his girlfriend, Heidi Childs, both students at Virginia Tech, drove to Caldwell Fields, a recreational area nestled within the Jefferson National Forest in Montgomery…

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David Lee Metzler

Male, age 19 · Blacksburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a late summer evening, 19-year-old David Lee Metzler, a White male, and his friend Heidi Childs, drove to a secluded recreational area in the Jefferson National Forest. Both were sophomores at Virginia Tech, just beginning their new school year. They…

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Heidi Lynn Childs

Female, age 18 · Blacksburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a warm August evening in 2009, 18-year-old Heidi Lynn Childs, a Caucasian female and a sophomore at Virginia Tech, and her friend, 19-year-old David Metzler, drove to Caldwell Fields, a serene and isolated recreational area within the Jefferson National…

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Lisa Marie Bromiley

Female, age 20 · Palmdale, California

Killed Aug 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Lisa Marie Bromiley was 20 years old when she was found dead on Wednesday, August 26, 2009, in Palmdale. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 2500 block of Olive Drive. Her death was…

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John Skinner

Male, age 56 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in August of 2008, the quiet of a Washington, D.C. neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. In an alley tucked away in the 1700 block of U Street in the Southeast quadrant of the city, the body of a man was found. He was identified as…

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Herbert Balentine

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Herbert Balentine, a 59-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 26, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide occurred in the city's Austin neighborhood, an area that had experienced numerous incidents of gun violence during that period. Balentine was found…

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Wilbert Michael Flowers

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, the life of Wilbert Michael Flowers, a 31-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore. On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, Flowers was fatally shot in the 800 block of E. 43rd Street. The incident added to a…

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Andre Bowers

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 26, 2008, 19-year-old African American male Andre Kenneth Bowers was fatally shot in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 4:44 a.m. at a duplex located at 13213/15 Edgewater Avenue in Cuyahoga County. At the time, Bowers was…

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Gregory Marshal Johnson

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the summer of 2008, the life of 18-year-old Gregory Marshal Johnson Jr. was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. A Black male, Johnson was fatally shot on August 26, 2008, a victim of gun violence. Remembered fondly by those who knew him, he was…

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Andre Kenneth Bowers

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Andre Kenneth Bowers, a 19-year-old Black male, tragically died on August 26, 2008, in Cleveland, Ohio. On that fateful night, Bowers was on the front porch of a downstairs apartment when several gunshots were heard. Seeking safety, he entered the duplex, but…

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Steven Beynum

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Steven Eugene Beynum Jr., a 31-year-old Black man, was killed on a late-summer Sunday afternoon in Southeast Washington, DC, his life ending in the same instant that an ordinary day turned irrevocably violent. On Sunday, August 26, 2007, at approximately 4:08…

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Leroy Davis

Null, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 26, 2007, Leroy Davis, an 18-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot, becoming one of the many victims of gun violence in the city that year. His death occurred in a community grappling with high levels of crime, which disproportionately affected…

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Vicente Salgado

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 26, 2007, 22-year-old Hispanic male Vicente Salgado was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 2800 block of South Pulaski Road. According to police reports, Salgado was standing on the sidewalk when an unknown assailant…

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Matthew Sivells

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Matthew Sivells, a 26-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Sunday, August 26, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. The shooting occurred around 2:00 p.m. in the 1900 block of Cecil Avenue. Born on June 18, 1981, Matthew was known affectionately…

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Andre Lee Mcnair

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a late summer day in Baltimore, the life of Andre Lee McNair, a 28-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On August 26, 2007, McNair was fatally shot, becoming another victim of the city's ongoing violence. The shooting was one of 23 homicides that…

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Shearod Hytower

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 26, 2007, Shearod Hytower was tragically killed in Dayton, Ohio. He was found dead on that day, with his death being ruled a homicide. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department has been investigating the case ever…

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Deaneglo Patton

Male, age 17 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Deaneglo Patton, a 17-year-old Black / African American male, spent his last day in Oklahoma City on August 26, 2007, a date that is now remembered only in the stark language of homicide records. Public case listings describe how his life ended in a violent…

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Emmitt Johnson

Male, age 50 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, the community of Memphis, Tennessee, was met with the unsettling news of the death of a beloved member. Emmitt Johnson, a 50-year-old African-American man, was found deceased on August 26, 2007. His death marked a somber occasion…

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Nick Pena

Male, age 20 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Nicolas "Nick" Pena, a 20-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, was shot and killed on August 26, 2007, during the early morning hours. The incident took place on the city's East Side, and police were called to the scene following reports of gunfire.…

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Elizabeth Cann

Female, age 44 · Norton, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer day in August of 2007, the quiet town of Norton, Massachusetts, was rocked by a tragedy that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Elizabeth Cann, a 44-year-old White female, was found deceased in her home on August 26th. The devastating…

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Cylvonnia Felicia Preddy Crowder

Female, age 39 · Grifton, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Cylvonnia Felicia Preddy Crowder, a 39-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2007, in Grifton, North Carolina. Cylvonnia was born and raised in Pitt County and attended Pitt County Schools. She was an employee of Britthaven…

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Jessica Leigh Johnson

Female, age 20 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jessica Leigh Johnson, a 20-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2007, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her death was the result of an apparent murder-suicide outside her mother's mobile home in western Wake County. Investigators…

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Yolanda Marie Hart Dupree

Female, age 35 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Yolanda Marie Hart Dupree, a 35-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on August 26, 2007, in her home in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The Rocky Mount Police received a call around 2:16 a.m. that Sunday, leading them to the 700 block of…

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Betty Jane DeHart

Female, age 81 · Jonestown, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Betty Jane DeHart, an 81-year-old woman from Jonestown, TX, was tragically murdered on August 26, 2007. Her death was part of a crime spree committed by Paul Devoe, who was responsible for multiple murders in Texas and Pennsylvania. Devoe's crime spree began…

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Danielle Hensley

Female, age 17 · Jonestown, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Danielle Nicole Hensley, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically found murdered on August 26, 2007, at a friend's house in Jonestown, Texas. Born on January 30, 1990, in Georgetown, Texas, Danielle was known for her loving and caring nature. She spent…

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Haylie Marie Faulkner

Female, age 15 · Jonestown, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Haylie Marie Faulkner, a 15-year-old girl from Jonestown, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2007. Haylie, along with her mother, Paula Marie Griffith, aged 46, and her friend, Danielle Hensley, aged 17, were victims of a violent crime. The three…

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Jay Feltner

Male, age 48 · Jonestown, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jay Feltner, a 48-year-old white male, died on August 26, 2007, in Jonestown, Texas. He was a supervisor for Texas Cut Stone in Liberty Hill and was born on October 7, 1958, in Kirkwood, Missouri. Jay Feltner was one of the victims in a tragic murder spree…

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Paula Marie Griffith

Female, age 46 · Jonestown, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Paula Marie Griffith, a 46-year-old woman from Jonestown, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2007. Paula, along with her 15-year-old daughter, Haylie Marie Faulkner, and their 17-year-old friend, Danielle Hensley, were victims of a violent crime.…

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Brian Thomas

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, August 26, 2005, a young man named Brian Thomas was shot and killed in the 700 block of Oglethorpe Street, NE, in Washington, D.C. He was 24 years old at the time of his death. The incident occurred at approximately 2:15…

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Dennis Smith

Male, age 42 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the late summer of 2005, a shooting in Northeast Washington, D.C., claimed the life of Dennis Smith, a male resident of the city also known by the nickname 'Skip.' On the night of Friday, August 26, 2005, at approximately midnight, Smith was shot in the…

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Ronald Dean Locklear

Male, age 31 · Rowland, North Carolina

Found Aug 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

On Friday evening, August 26, 2005 at approximately 9:50 pm, the deceased body of Ronald Dean Locklear was found on the kitchen floor of his single-wide mobile home located at 912 Wesley Road in Rowland in Robeson County. He lived alone and was last seen by…

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Sylvia Caballero

Female, age 42 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2005 · 21 years ago

Sylvia Caballero, a 42-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2005, in Houston, Texas. She was fatally shot by her husband, Jesse "Sam" Caballero, a former Houston Community College police officer, as she followed him out of their…

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Michael Cleveland

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2004 · 22 years ago

## On August 26, 2004, Michael Cleveland, a 33-year-old white male, was found deceased behind his residence at 143 E. Hudson Street in Columbus, Ohio. He had suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest, which penetrated his torso, heart, and lungs.…

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