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Deaths by Force on August 27

738 open cases in our database happened on August 27. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (548)

Death by Force

Robert Torres

Male, age 73 · Fresno, California
Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Robert Torres, a 73-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was tragically shot and killed on the morning of August 27, 2022. The incident occurred around 7:00 a.m. near the intersection of Orchard and Yale Avenues. When officers arrived at the scene, they…

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Sarah Brown

Female, age 71 · Riverhead, New York
Killed Aug 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019, a tragedy unfolded in the quiet town of Riverhead, New York, culminating in the death of 71-year-old Sarah Brown. On the morning of August 27th, police were called to the Doris Avenue home she shared with her husband, Robert Brown…

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Andrew Billeci

Male, age 59 · Valley-center, California
Killed Aug 27, 2019 · 7 years ago

Andrew Billeci, a 59-year-old resident of Valley Center, California, was found dead on August 27, 2019. His body was discovered by deputies responding to a welfare check request at his home on Lake Wohlford Road, near Valley View Casino. Upon arrival…

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Mike Jones

Male, age 58 · Flatgap, Kentucky
Killed Aug 27, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mike Jones, a 58-year-old male from Flatgap, Kentucky, was found dead on the evening of August 27, 2018, in the yard of a home on Dixon Branch Road in the Volga community of Johnson County. A call came in to Johnson County 911 around 7:50–8:00 p.m., reporting…

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Arturo Ruiz

Male, age 47 · Valinda, California
Killed Aug 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arturo Ruiz, a 47-year-old resident of Valinda, California, was tragically shot and killed inside his home on August 27, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4 a.m., at his residence on Garrett Court. According to the Los…

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Juan Guardado Navarro

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 27, 2017 · 9 years ago

Juan Guardado Navarro was 46 years old when he died on Sunday, August 27, 2017, in Van Nuys. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Friar Street and Van Nuys Boulevard. His death was ruled…

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Davion Deshoun Washington

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Aug 27, 2015 · 11 years ago

Davion Deshoun Washington, a 38-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2015. The incident occurred in the Gramercy Park neighborhood, specifically in the 2100 block of West Century Boulevard. On that fateful…

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Elvis Cornell Ricks

Male, age 56 · Portsmouth, Virginia
Killed Aug 27, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2013, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet on Carol Lane in Portsmouth, Virginia. Responding to multiple 911 calls, police officers arrived to a grim discovery. There, they found 56-year-old Elvis Cornell Ricks, a…

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Robert Sutton Jr

Male, age 56 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 27, 2013 · 13 years ago

Robert Sutton Jr., a 56-year-old man, died on Saturday, June 22, 2013, from complications of injuries he suffered in 1986, when he was pushed down a flight of stairs. The Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists the location as the 1000 block of North Durham…

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Larry Williams Jr.

Male, age 31 · Riverdale, Maryland
Killed Aug 27, 2010 · 16 years ago

Larry Williams Jr., a 31-year-old man, was killed in the early hours of Friday, August 27, 2010, after gunfire erupted on the 5400 block of 56th Place in an unincorporated stretch of Prince George’s County just east of Riverdale Park. The night was still and…

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Lishawndri Lynn Bryant

Female, age 34 · Norwalk, California
Killed Aug 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Lishawndri Lynn Bryant was 34 years old when she died on Thursday, August 27, 2009, in Norwalk. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 15435 Allingham Ave. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Kerry Everett

Male, age 23 · Long Beach, California
Killed Aug 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Kerry Everett was 23 years old when he died on Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 550 Orange Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Long Beach…

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Elias Chavez Cabrera

Male, age 26 · Santa Clarita, California
Killed Aug 27, 2004 · 22 years ago

Elias Chavez Cabrera was 26 years old when he died on Friday, August 27, 2004, in Santa Clarita. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 22505 14th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Timothy Sheehan

Male · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed Aug 27, 1982 · 44 years ago

Timothy Sheehan, a 49-year-old Irish immigrant and maintenance supervisor at Cleveland State University, was tragically killed on August 27, 1982. His death was part of a series of murders committed by Frank Spisak, a cross-dressing Nazi sympathizer who…

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Robert Gotel

Male, age 23 · Monticello, Georgia
Killed Aug 27, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the late summer of 1979, the community of Monticello, Georgia, was shaken by the tragic death of one of its own. Robert Gotel, a 23-year-old male Patrolman with the Monticello Police Department, was killed in the line of duty on August 27th. Gotel, who had…

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Rodney Lee

Male · Fort-worth, Texas
Killed Aug 27, 1978 · 48 years ago

Rodney Lee, a 30-year-old African American male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 27, 1978. His death occurred under mysterious and violent circumstances, sparking an investigation that would lead to several key developments. At the…

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F. Augusta Gus Kimberly

Male, age 58 · Piedmont, Alabama
Killed Aug 27, 1934 · 92 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Piedmont, Alabama, a sense of duty called Officer F. Augusta 'Gus' Kimberly to a local residence where a man was causing a disturbance. It was August 27, 1934, and the 58-year-old male officer responded to the call…

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Charles Emmerson King

Male, age 47 · Jerome, Arizona
Killed Aug 27, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the late summer of 1910, a tragedy unfolded in the bustling mining town of Jerome, Arizona, forever marking the community. Charles Emmerson King, a 47-year-old male Night Policeman, found his life cut short in the line of duty. On the evening of August…

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Marshal Eugene Cargell

Male · Cairo, Georgia
Killed Aug 27, 1907 · 119 years ago

In the late summer of 1907, City Marshal Eugene Cargell of Cairo, Georgia, found himself in a determined pursuit of justice that would ultimately cost him his life. On August 27, 1907, while leading a posse, Marshal Cargell was shot and killed. The events…

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W. D. Kechi Johnson

Male · Gila, New Mexico
Killed Aug 27, 1900 · 126 years ago

On August 27, 1900, Chief Deputy W. D. 'Kechi' Johnson of the Grant County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico was fatally ambushed along Whitewater Creek in the Upper Gila region. At the time, he was executing court papers and had arrested a 25-year-old man named…

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