Deaths by Force on August 27

Deaths by Force (548)

Death by Force15th anniversary

Charles Emerson

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 27, 2011, 27-year-old Charles Emerson was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. outside an abandoned house in the 5000 block of Enyart Street. Houston police responded to reports of gunfire and discovered…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Correy Ransom

Male, age 34 · East-st-louis, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Correy B. Ransom, a 34-year-old African American male from East St. Louis, Illinois, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2011. The circumstances surrounding his death have been a source of significant distress and controversy within the community.…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Charlie Evans

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer day in Washington, D.C., the life of Charlie Evans, a male resident of the city, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 27, 2006, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Evans was shot and killed in the 4300 block of 1st…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Sher Guy

Male, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late summer of 2006, the life of Sherman Lee Guy, a 26-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of Sunday, August 27, 2006, gunshots echoed on Maple Street, and when the authorities arrived at the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Lamont Randall

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

On August 27, 2006, Lamont Randall, a 33-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed. The incident took place at 1511 Duxberry Avenue in Franklin County. Randall suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder, which proved fatal. He was…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Cassandra Martin

Female · Graham, North Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

Cassandra Martin, a 23-year-old woman from Graham, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on August 27, 2006. Her death was part of a concerning trend in domestic violence homicides in North Carolina that year, which saw an increase in such cases.…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Lewis Lopez

Male, age 23 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

On August 27, 2006, Lewis Albert Lopez, a 23-year-old male from San Antonio, Texas, was tragically lost to gun violence. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death are limited, and specific information about the incident is scarce. Available records…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Richard Corbia

Male, age 17 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

On August 27, 2006, in San Antonio, Texas, 17-year-old Richard Anthony "Phat Boy" Corbia Jr. lost his life to gun violence. On the same day, 23-year-old Lewis Albert Lopez was also fatally shot. According to a news source cited on GunMemorial.org, Richard…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

James D. Ford

Male, age 70 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 27, 2001 · 25 years ago

The Rev. Dr. James D. Ford, a 70-year-old male, had a distinguished career that culminated in him becoming a familiar face in the halls of the United States Congress. For over two decades, he served as the chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives, a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Ashley Mason

Female, age 11 · Mansfield, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2001 · 25 years ago

Ashley Mason, an 11-year-old girl from Mansfield, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 27, 2001. She was one of the victims in a series of murders committed by Terry Lee Hankins, her stepfather. Hankins was responsible for the deaths of his estranged…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Kevin Galley

Male, age 12 · Mansfield, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2001 · 25 years ago

Kevin Galley, a 12-year-old boy from Mansfield, Texas, was tragically shot to death on August 27, 2001. His body, along with those of his mother, Tammy Hankins, 34, and his 11-year-old sister, Ashley Mason, was discovered in their mobile home. The suspect in…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Devin Galley

Male, age 12 · Mansfield, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2001 · 25 years ago

Devin Galley, a 12-year-old boy, was tragically killed on August 27, 2001. His death was part of a larger crime committed by Terry Lee Hankins, who murdered multiple family members. Hankins, who was later executed for his crimes, had gunned down his estranged…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Marsa Gipson

Female, age 28 · Putnam County, Indiana

Killed Aug 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the early hours of August 27, 1991, Marsa Gipson, a 28-year-old Caucasian female, was driving westbound on Interstate 70 in Putnam County, Indiana. She was accompanied by her boyfriend, Stanley Hamby, on their way to Terre Haute to pick up her two young…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Robin Stone

Female, age 17 · Cambridge, Ohio

Found Aug 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

Robin Stone, a 17-year-old from Cambridge, Ohio, went missing on August 27, 1991. She was seven months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. On the day she vanished, Robin told her mother she was going out to help a friend with homework, but she never…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Gerald Drieling

Fort Lupton, Colorado

Killed Aug 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the late summer of 1986, the community of Fort Lupton, Colorado, was shaken by the tragic death of Gerald J. Drieling, a 40-year-old local farmer. On August 27th, Drieling had been at a family gathering before leaving to tend to the irrigation water on his…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Robert Cunningham

Male, age 51 · Donalsonville, Georgia

Killed Aug 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the late summer of 1986, the community of Donalsonville, Georgia, was shaken by the death of one of its own. Deputy Sheriff Robert Cunningham, Jr., a 51-year-old male officer with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, was killed in the line of duty on…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Buddy Charles Conti

Male, age 45 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 27, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the evening of August 27, 1981, Buddy Charles Conti, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian male, was nearing the end of his workday at the Kearns Drug Store, which he co-owned. As he and a female employee, Signa Atwood, prepared to close the pharmacy located at…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Bascom DeWitt Harden

age 67 · Edgewater, Florida

Killed Aug 27, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the summer of 1976, 67-year-old Bascom DeWitt "Dee" Harden Jr., a white male, became one of the victims in a series of brutal murders committed by serial killer Allen Leroy Anderson. Harden, born on October 18, 1908, was residing in Edgewater, Volusia…

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Death by Force80th anniversary

Robert Wilkinson

Male, age 33 · Miama, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 27, 1946 · 80 years ago

On August 27, 1946, Robert Sheldon Wilkinson, a 33-year-old white male war veteran connected with the Miami, Oklahoma area, passed abruptly from the lingering afterglow of wartime into the shadows of a small-town murder mystery that has never been fully…

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Death by Force100th anniversary

Perry Chuculate

Male, age 34 · Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 27, 1926 · 100 years ago

In the late summer of 1926, the life of Deputy Sheriff Perry Chuculate of the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office was tragically cut short. At the age of 34, the male deputy was killed in the line of duty. On Friday, August 27, 1926, Deputy Chuculate and a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Genico Robinson

Male, age 20 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a late August morning in 2016, the life of 20-year-old Genico Robinson was tragically cut short in Paterson, New Jersey. On Saturday, August 27th, at approximately 1:53 a.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the night on North Main Street.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gregory Pearce

Male, age 43 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gregory Pearce, a 43-year-old man from Jacksonville, NC, was tragically killed on August 27, 2016. The incident occurred at the home of Monica Rose Smith, the estranged wife of Staff Sgt. Cody Wade Smith, a 33-year-old Marine. On the night of the incident…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Glenn Albert Herzog

Male, age 52 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Aug 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the quiet suburban neighborhood of Laurel, Maryland, a sudden act of violence shattered the peace on a Saturday afternoon. On August 27, 2011, 52-year-old Glenn Albert Herzog was found inside his residence on Bignonia Drive, having suffered from multiple…

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Avery Mayweathers

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

Avery Mayweathers, a 36-year-old Black man, died in Los Angeles on August 27, 2026. Los Angeles County death information identified Mayweathers after he was found deceased in a parking lot. The medical examiner case associated with his death was recorded as…

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Cedric Dwight C.C. Hubbard

Male, age 34 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the heart of St. Louis, on a Thursday afternoon, the life of 34-year-old Cedric Dwight "C.C." Hubbard was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On August 27, 2026, just after 1 p.m., in the Greater Ville neighborhood, shots rang out in the 2800 block of…

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Courtney Willis

Female, age 32 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

Courtney Willis, a 32-year-old woman, was killed in a shooting on the night of August 27, 2026, in southwest Las Vegas, Nevada. The violence unfolded at an apartment in the 5100 block of West Reno Avenue, near Decatur Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, in what…

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Cynora Brady-Hill

Female, age 2 · Humboldt, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, a heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded in the small city of Humboldt, Tennessee, forever marking the community with the memory of a life cut devastatingly short. On August 27, two-year-old Cynora Brady-Hill, a young girl with her…

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David Washington

Male, age 36 · Buckeye, Arizona

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2026, the quiet of a Buckeye, Arizona neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving a family torn apart and a community in shock. Inside a home in the Sienna Hills area, 36-year-old David Washington was…

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Davonte Pollard

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

On a late summer evening in Baltimore, the life of 28-year-old Davonte Pollard was tragically cut short. On August 27, 2026, Pollard was shot in the 500 block of North Lakewood Avenue. He was one of several victims of gun violence in the city that month.…

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Gabriel Hurtado Gutierrez

Male, age 24 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2026, the life of 24-year-old Gabriel Hurtado Gutierrez was tragically cut short in Dallas, Texas. Born in San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela, Gutierrez was a beloved son, brother, and a father to a young daughter. His…

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Garnet Beckford

Male, age 21 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Thursday, August 27, 2026, the sounds of gunfire shattered the late summer peace in a New Haven, Connecticut neighborhood. Around 6:36 p.m., police were alerted by the ShotSpotter notification system to shots fired near the intersection of…

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Jamar Phillips

Male, age 17 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

Jamar Michael Phillips, a 17-year-old male, was killed during a violent confrontation along East Oglethorpe Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, during the early morning hours of August 27, 2026. Albany police were dispatched to the area at about 2:45 a.m. after…

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Jason Kelly

Male, age 43 · Braymer, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

On a tragic day in late summer, Thursday, August 27, 2026, the life of 43-year-old Jason Heith Kelly of Braymer, Missouri, was cut short in his own home. Jason, a man known for his kindness, humor, and welcoming personality, was found deceased alongside his…

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John Garrett Kelley Jr

Male, age 38 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the life of 38-year-old John Garrett Kelley Jr. was brought to a tragic and abrupt end in Savannah, Georgia. On August 27th, the quiet neighborhood surrounding East Broad and Anderson Streets was disturbed by a significant police…

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Kenneth Turner

Male, age 24 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the predawn hours of August 27, 2026, a burst of violence in Southeast Dallas irrevocably altered the course of a young man's life. Kenneth Turner, a 24-year-old man, was in the 100 block of North Jim Miller Road when he was confronted by two unknown…

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Marcus Lanier

Male, age 62 · Meridianville, Alabama

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

A quiet afternoon in Meridianville, Alabama, on August 27, 2026, was shattered by a violent domestic dispute that ended in the death of 62-year-old Marcus Lanier. Deputies from the Madison County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence in the 200…

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Nathaniel Cavazos

Male, age 25 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

A gathering of family over a meal of green chile enchiladas in Albuquerque, New Mexico, took a tragic and fatal turn on the evening of August 27, 2026. Nathaniel Cavazos, a 25-year-old man, was shot and killed during a dispute with his own cousin. The man…

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Riyan Ward

Female, age 4 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, a wave of sorrow washed over a Houston, Texas community as they learned of the untimely death of 4-year-old Riyan Ward. The young girl's life was tragically cut short on August 27, 2026, in what was a devastating and entirely…

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Saul Eduardo Estrada

Male, age 54 · Klamath Falls, Oregon

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

On the night of August 27, 2026, in the city of Klamath Falls, Oregon, the life of 54-year-old Saul Eduardo Estrada was tragically cut short. At approximately 10:56 p.m., officers from the Klamath Falls Police Department were dispatched to the 1900 block of…

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Steven Stoll

Male, age 36 · Braymer, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the quiet, rural community of Braymer, Missouri, the late summer of 2026 was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the lives of two of its residents. On the evening of Thursday, August 27, 2026, emergency services were dispatched to a residence on Route…

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Violeta Castillo

Female, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 27, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of August 27, 2026, the city of Los Angeles was the scene of a sudden and tragic act of violence. Violeta Castillo, a 45-year-old woman, was fatally shot in the head. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on a sidewalk near the…

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Andrew Sperhac

Male, age 59 · Newberry Springs, California

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of August 27, 2025, 59-year-old male Andrew Sperhac was found outside a residence on the 45500 block of Yermo Road in Newberry Springs with multiple gunshot wounds. Deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Barstow Station were…

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Raymond Charles Meier

Male, age 39 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Raymond C. Mays, 39, a Black/African American man from Sacramento, was shot shortly before 12:45 a.m. on August 27, 2025, in the 200 block of Bannon Street, a stretch of the River District near Richards Boulevard. Officers found the 39-year-old male with at…

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Timothy John Olausen

Male, age 42 · Altadena, California

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Timothy John Olausen, age 42, a White/Caucasian male from Altadena, California, was found dead at his residence on August 27, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and determined the manner of death to be suicide, caused by a gunshot…

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Tony Jerome Norman

Male, age 67 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tony Jerome Norman, 67, a Black/African American man, was walking home from the BART station in West Oakland on the evening of August 27, 2025, when gunfire erupted between two cars near the intersection of 17th and Brush streets. Loved ones said the longtime…

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Princepaul Hodges

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Princepaul Hodges, 18, a Black/African American male from Jacksonville, Florida, was shot on the evening of August 27, 2025, outside the Hollybrook Homes Apartments in the Lackawanna area and later died at the hospital. According to police dispatch that…

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Deneal P. Maxey

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 27, 2025, in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, Deneal P. Maxey, age 19, a male, was standing near a sidewalk on the 5200 block of West Gladys Avenue when two people approached and opened fire. He was struck in the head and multiple times in the body…

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Larry Ford

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2025 · 1 year ago

Larry Ford, 34, a Black male, was found just before 2 a.m. on August 27, 2025, inside a home on the 100 block of North Mason Avenue in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Responding officers discovered him with multiple gunshot wounds; he was rushed to Mount Sinai…

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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.