Deaths by Force on August 26

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Mercedes Sadie Butt Celeste

Female, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 26, 2021, a dispute between a group of young women and a man escalated into a fatal shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, claiming the life of 19-year-old Mercedes Celeste Hernandez. A member of the Menominee tribe, Mercedes…

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Germont Mason

Male, age 37 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Germont Mason, a 37-year-old Black African American man from Oklahoma City, spent the late morning of August 26, 2021 inside a home on the 3000 block of Cashion Place in the city's northwest side when an ordinary day turned into a scene of sudden violence.…

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Jeison Romero Lopez

Male, age 6 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of August 26, 2021, in Canton, Mississippi, Jeison Romero Lopez, a Latino male child only weeks away from his sixth birthday, sat buckled into the back seat of his mother’s car while she refueled at a Marathon gas station near the intersection…

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Tracy Wilder

Male, age 42 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic evening in Canton, Mississippi, the life of 42-year-old Tracy Wilder was cut short in a sudden act of violence. On Monday, August 23, 2021, Wilder was on Canal Street, reportedly assisting a 19-year-old with an oil change on his car. In an…

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Raymond Lorenzo Hayes

Male, age 58 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of Raymond Lorenzo Hayes, a 58-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On August 26, 2021, at approximately 11:05 p.m., police responded to a report of a gunshot…

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Marlan Isaiah King Jr

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of 20-year-old Marlan Isaiah King Jr. was tragically cut short. On Thursday, August 26, 2021, the young man from Indianapolis, Indiana, was killed in an act of gun violence. Further details about the specific circumstances…

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Oscar Rojas Torres

Male, age 45 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Hispanic / Latino male Oscar Rojas Torres, 45, was the victim of a violent incident that took place in Indianapolis, Indiana, on August 26, 2021. The fatal event occurred on the city's south side, prompting an immediate response from local law enforcement and…

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Ranjit Singh

Male, age 26 · Muncie, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 26, 2021, a resident of Muncie, Indiana, made a grim discovery while walking his dog. Along a sidewalk on South Madison Street, south of 23rd Street, lay the body of 26-year-old Ranjit Singh. It was apparent that he had…

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Dixie Pauline Derrick

Female, age 19 · Greenwood, South Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Dixie Pauline Derrick was tragically cut short in Greenwood, South Carolina. On the evening of August 26th, a heated argument in the parking lot of the Twin Oaks Apartments escalated to violence. During the…

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Spencer Parris

Male, age 23 · Queens, New York

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of an August day in St. Albans, Queens, a dispute over a parking spot turned deadly, claiming the life of 23-year-old Spencer Parris. The young man, a resident of Brooklyn, found himself in a heated argument that tragically…

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Armando Perez Garcia

Male, age 37 · Fresno, California

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Armando Perez Garcia, a 37-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2021. The incident occurred in southeast Fresno, where Garcia was found inside his car on Kerkchoff Avenue with at least one gunshot wound. Despite…

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Pavanpal Singh Paintal

Male, age 34 · Citrus-heights, California

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pavanpal Singh Paintal, a 34-year-old resident of Roseville, California, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2021, in Citrus Heights. On that evening, multiple 911 calls reported a shooting near the intersection of Lichen Drive and Carmelwood Drive.…

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Vongreach Yun

Female, age 24 · Paramount, California

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Vongreach Yun, a 24-year-old resident of Paramount, California, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Yun was fatally shot near 14903 San Antonio Avenue in Paramount. The incident…

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Whitney Cloud

Female, age 25 · Crawfordville, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Whitney Cloud, a 25-year-old trainee with the Florida Department of Corrections, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2021, in Crawfordville, FL. Cloud had recently started her career with the agency on June 25, 2021, and was assigned to the Jefferson…

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Martin Reyes Cervantes

Male, age 30 · Waukegan, Illinois

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Martin Reyes Cervantes, a 30-year-old Hispanic male from North Chicago, was tragically killed on August 26, 2021, in Waukegan, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 1400 block of Lorraine Place, where Cervantes and another man were shot by a masked gunman.…

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Victor Andrade

Male, age 26 · Kankakee, Illinois

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of August 26, 2021, 26-year-old Victor Andrade was fatally shot outside the Kankakee County Courthouse in Kankakee, Illinois. Victor, along with his 23-year-old brother, Miguel Andrade, had just exited the courthouse after attending a hearing…

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Wilfredo Torres

Female, age 43 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Wilfredo Torres, a 43-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on August 26, 2021, in Rockford, Illinois. The incident occurred at his home on Preston Street, where he was allegedly shot by his girlfriend, Jammie Whittemore, a 44-year-old woman.…

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Damarko Locklear

Male, age 20 · Saint-pauls, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Damarko Locklear, a 20-year-old male from Saint Pauls, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2021. Locklear was struck by gunfire while traveling in a vehicle on North Alford Road in Saint Pauls. The shots were believed to have been fired…

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Edward Cooper Outlaw

Male, age 37 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edward Cooper Outlaw, a 37-year-old man, was fatally shot on August 26, 2021, at the Perry Point Apartments in northeast Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred early in the morning, and police were called to the scene at around 7:15 a.m. Upon arrival…

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Daytona Thomas

Female, age 45 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Daytona Marie Thomas, a 45-year-old African American woman from Garfield Heights, Ohio, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2021. She was found shot to death in the second-floor bedroom of her home by her daughter. The Garfield Heights police ruled her…

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Stephen Gammon

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Stephen A. González-Gammon, a 22-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2021. He was found shot in the entranceway of an apartment complex on Heatherbridge Lane in the Blacklick area of Columbus. Despite the efforts of…

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Mykeisha Young

Female, age 29 · Orange, Texas

Killed Aug 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mykeisha Arshay Young, a 29-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 26, 2021, in Orange, Texas. The incident occurred during a heated argument between Mykeisha and her sister at their home on Circle D Street in the Roselawn area.…

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Raeshard Blue

Male, age 40 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Washington, D.C., the lives of two men were tragically cut short by gunfire. Raeshard Blue, a 40-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on August 27, 2016. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the River Terrace…

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Treyvon Johnson

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Washington, D.C., the life of 27-year-old Treyvon Johnson, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 26, 2016, violence erupted in the 300 block of 34th Street, NE, in the River Terrace neighborhood, resulting in…

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Macaurthur Harvey

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 26, 2016, 31-year-old Macaurthur Harvey, Jr. was shot and killed in the Moncrief neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. He was found around 11 p.m. on the side of Erline Drive. Despite the ongoing investigation, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has…

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Ramon Tolbert

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 26, 2016, Ramon Tolbert, aged 35, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois, during a particularly violent period for the city. The incident occurred in a year when Chicago experienced a sharp increase in homicides, reaching rates not seen for nearly…

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Robert Frederick Kraft

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Frederick Kraft, also known as Bobby Kraft, was tragically killed on August 26, 2016, in Uptown, Chicago. He was 55 years old at the time of his death. The incident took place during the evening when Bobby was caught in the crossfire of gang-related…

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Jeffrey Holland

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a single act of violence irrevocably altered the course of a young man's life and left a family grappling with a profound and lasting sorrow. On an evening in August, 25-year-old Jeffrey Holland Jr., a resident of Indianapolis, was…

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Anthony Cole

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a violent incident in south Louisville claimed the life of Anthony Coleman, a 37-year-old African-American man. The fatal event unfolded on August 26th on M Street, where Coleman was involved in a double shooting. Authorities were…

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Franswhuan Smith

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Franswhaun C. Smith, a 42-year-old Black male from Baltimore, Maryland, was found in the Heritage Crossing neighborhood on a Friday morning in late August 2016, when the day was just getting started and the city was already moving. Police were dispatched…

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Tyrone Clay

Male, age 28 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 26, 2016, a single gunshot claimed the life of 28-year-old Tyrone Lee Clay Jr. in Oklahoma City. The incident, which occurred in the southeast part of the city, was quickly determined to be a homicide by responding police…

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Irving Guy

Male, age 31 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Irving Guy, 31, a Black male from Memphis, Tennessee, was killed on August 26, 2016, after gunfire ripped through the Wingood Manor Apartments in late morning. Police were called to the complex in the 3500 block just before 11 a.m., and what they found…

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Joshua Stallworth

Male, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 22-year-old Joshua Stallworth was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that also claimed the life of another young father. On the evening of August 26th, Stallworth, a male resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was at…

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Shavone Anderson

Male, age 20 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Shavone Rashod Anderson, aged 20, was fatally shot on August 26, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. He was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to the head, lying face-down near an abandoned home in the 1600 block of North Walters Street. Police arrived at the…

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Housein Keaton

Male, age 33 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Housein Keaton, a 33-year-old Black/African American man from Charleston, West Virginia, was shot and killed during the early morning hours of August 26, 2016, on Charleston’s West Side. Police said the shooting occurred at about 2 a.m. outside an apartment…

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Anthony T. Cole

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 26, 2016, a burst of violence tragically cut short the life of Anthony T. Coleman. An African-American male of 37 years, he was fatally wounded in a double shooting that unfolded on M…

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Emily Sue Zanne Morgan

Female, age 23 · Mcalester, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 23-year-old Emily Sue Zanne Morgan, a female and a member of the Choctaw tribe, was tragically cut short. On August 26th, she and her friend, Totinika Elix, were discovered shot to death in a quiet, rural area of Bache…

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Marquisha Walker

Female, age 19 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 19-year-old Marquisha Walker was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Black female, her story is a harrowing account of domestic violence that ended in her murder. On August 26, 2016, a devastating discovery was…

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Totinika Elix

Female, age 24 · Mcalester, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a late summer day, August 26, 2016, the quiet community of Bache, just outside McAlester, Oklahoma, became the scene of a tragic discovery. In the carport of a vacant house, the bodies of two young women were found inside a parked car. One of these women…

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Tyrone Lee Clay Jr.

Male, age 28 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 28-year-old Tyrone Lee Clay Jr. was tragically cut short in Oklahoma City. On the evening of August 26th, Clay was found fatally shot, marking another grim statistic in the city's history of gun violence. A male, Clay's…

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John Victor Hagy

Male, age 54 · Vansant, Virginia

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the small community of Vansant, Virginia, was shaken by the grim discovery of one of its own. John Victor Hagy, a 54-year-old man, was found deceased on August 26th. The cause of his death was determined to be from gun violence.…

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Franklin Gilmer Parker

Male, age 79 · Saint-matthews, South Carolina

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of Saint Matthews, South Carolina, was shaken by the loss of a well-known and beloved local figure. Franklin Gilmer Parker, a 79-year-old male, was killed on August 25, 2016, in what authorities have described as a…

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Guillermo Prieto

Male, age 37 · Salinas, California

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Guillermo Prieto, a 37-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2016. The incident occurred at approximately 11:27 p.m. on the 700 block of Garner Avenue. According to police reports, Prieto was shot and killed while…

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John Rivera Munoz

Male, age 32 · Sanger, California

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

John Rivera Munoz, a 32-year-old resident of Sanger, California, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply unsettling for the local community. Munoz was found dead from gunshot wounds, a result of a…

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Christopher Bradley Francois

Male, age 19 · North-miami-beach, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christopher Bradley Francois, a 19-year-old from North Miami Beach, Florida, was tragically found dead on August 26, 2016. His body was discovered in the Fulford By The Sea neighborhood, specifically at the Columbia Tot Lot park, located at the intersection…

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Keli Wade

Male, age 40 · Dunnellon, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Keli Wade, a 40-year-old resident of Dunnellon, Florida, tragically passed away on August 26, 2016. The circumstances surrounding her death have been a subject of investigation and public interest. According to available records, Keli Wade's death was marked…

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Willie James

Male, age 25 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Willie James Jr., a 25-year-old resident of Fort Myers, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 26, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply distressing to the local community. Willie was found dead in what was later…

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Lawaun Flournoy

Male, age 38 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Aug 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of Lawaun Flournoy, a 38-year-old Black / African American male from Augusta, Georgia, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, August 27, 2016, Flournoy was discovered deceased inside his residence on Bay Street. An autopsy…

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