Deaths by Force on August 27

Deaths by Force (548)

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Ra’Shawyn Anthony Carter Jr.

Male, age 15 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, Ra'Shawyn Anthony Carter Jr., a 15-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed at Easton Town Center while attending a movie with friends. The incident occurred during an argument involving multiple teenagers, which…

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Jorge Lopez

Male, age 18 · Yemassee, South Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a quiet corner of Yemassee, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded on the evening of August 27, 2023, claiming the life of 18-year-old Jorge Lopez. A student at Battery Creek High School, Lopez was behind the wheel of a car on Etheridge Road when gunfire…

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Jane L. Moomaw

Female, age 51 · Mount-jackson, Virginia

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2023, a violent encounter in Mount Jackson, Virginia, ended the life of 51-year-old Jane L. Moomaw. The incident unfolded around 2:45 a.m. outside a residence in the 200 block of Orkney Drive. Moomaw, a female resident…

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Obie Lewis Holloway III

Male, age 21 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

Obie Lewis Holloway III, a 21-year-old Black man from Portsmouth, Virginia, was known to friends and family as a loving, caring, and funny person. With nicknames like "Snap," he was a young man who worked for the city of Portsmouth, and his loss was deeply…

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Seth Lee Hizer

Male, age 30 · Elkton, Virginia

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the life of Seth Lee Hizer, a 30-year-old male, was cut short in an incident that unfolded in the southern region of Page County, Virginia. On Sunday, August 27, 2023, emergency services received a 911 call reporting a shooting in…

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Temetrius Coker

Male, age 27 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2023, the life of 27-year-old Temetrius Trevonte 'Doodie' Coker was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. Responding to a call of a person shot at approximately 4:57 a.m., Richmond Police officers arrived at the…

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Joseph Burns III

Male, age 51 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 30, 2023, Joseph Burns III, a 51-year-old man, was found shot to death in the front yard of a vacant apartment building in the 2900 block of Prospect Avenue in Kansas City. Police discovered his body in a fetal position…

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Phillip Locklear

Male, age 55 · Maxton, North Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported shooting in the 500 block of Old Landing Road in Maxton, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 55-year-old Phillip Locklear, a…

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Nazir Parker

Male, age 17 · Braddock, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 11 p.m., an Allegheny County Housing Authority officer in Braddock, Pennsylvania, heard multiple gunshots near Margaretta and Center streets. Upon arrival, the officer discovered two 17-year-old males, identified as Nazir…

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Rimel Lamour Williamson

Male, age 17 · Braddock, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

Rimel Lamour Williamson, a 17-year-old Black/African American male from Braddock, Pennsylvania, was killed late on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in a shooting that also took the life of 17-year-old Nazir Parker. Both teens were identified by the Allegheny County…

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Charlisa Reed

Female, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the life of 22-year-old Charlisa Reed, a young female from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short by an act of sudden violence. On the morning of August 27th, Reed and a friend were leaving a restaurant on South Main Street…

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Diandre Starks

Male, age 24 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the predawn hours of August 27, 2023, a violent encounter unfolded on Rosa L. Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, that would claim the life of 24-year-old Diandre Starks, a male resident of the city. Starks was behind the wheel of a stolen Honda Pilot…

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Evangeline Gunter

Female, age 4 · Rockwood, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a quiet home in Rockwood, Tennessee, the life of a bright-eyed four-year-old girl named Evangeline Gunter was tragically cut short. On an August day in 2023, the young female was fatally shot in the chest. The person responsible was a woman who was…

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PAire R Farmer

Male, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late summer of 2023, the life of 22-year-old Paire R. Farmer, a male from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence. On August 27th, a shooting occurred in Northeast Memphis that resulted in Farmer's death and also left…

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Carlos Olvera

Male, age 27 · Palmdale, California

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, 27-year-old Carlos Olvera was fatally shot in a residence located in the 37500 block of Sabal Street in Palmdale, California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported that deputies responded to a 911 hang-up and assault call at…

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Deneisha La Vonn Huey

Female, age 42 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, 42-year-old Deneisha La Vonn Huey was fatally shot near 82nd Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in East Oakland, California. This tragic incident marked the beginning of a particularly violent week in Oakland, with at least six homicides…

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Nathaniel Alexander Grier

Male, age 61 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 5 a.m., 61-year-old Nathaniel Alexander Grier was fatally shot in the 900 block of South Union Avenue in Bakersfield, California. The Kern County Coroner's Office confirmed that Grier died at the scene from his injuries.…

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Joshua Richard Josh Troutte

Male, age 34 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, 34-year-old Joshua Richard "Josh" Troutte was fatally shot in his Dallas, Texas, home. The incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. in the 4800 block of Ash Lane. Upon arrival, Dallas police officers found Troutte with a gunshot wound; he was…

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Leigh Ann Wood

Female, age 66 · Godley, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, in Godley, Texas, 66-year-old Leigh Ann Underwood was found deceased in her home from apparent shotgun wounds. Her husband, 73-year-old Gary Neal Underwood, was discovered unconscious at the scene with a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the…

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Alfredo Antonio Martinez

Male, age 30 · Fort-hood, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 27, 2023, 30-year-old Sergeant Alfredo Martinez was found dead from a gunshot wound at Fort Cavazos, Texas. Initially, two fellow soldiers present at the scene reported that Martinez had died by suicide. However, discrepancies in their accounts and…

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Joseph Hunter

Male, age 43 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2022, a gathering of people and cars in a parking lot in the 4600 block of East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson, Arizona, turned tragic. Forty-three-year-old Joseph 'Pnut' Micheal Hunter, an African American male, was…

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Layfaye King

Male, age 19 · Blytheville, Arkansas

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022 in Blytheville, Arkansas, the life of 19-year-old Layfaye King, a male, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, August 27, 2022, King was a victim of gun violence. In the aftermath of the shooting, the Blytheville Police Department…

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Caroline Anne Ashworth

Female, age 21 · Wethersfield, Connecticut

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late summer evening in Wethersfield, Connecticut, 21-year-old Caroline Anne Ashworth, a White female, was tragically killed. On August 27, 2022, she was found in the driver's seat of a vehicle on Mountain Laurel Drive with multiple gunshot wounds to her…

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Cortavius Benford

Male, age 26 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the life of Cortavius Benford, a 26-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Waterloo, Iowa. On Saturday, August 27th, Waterloo police were dispatched to an apartment complex at 226 Palmer Drive following…

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Derrell Russell

Male, age 33 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late summer evening in Boston, the life of Derrell Russell, a 33-year-old Black / African American male from Brighton, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, August 27, 2022, at approximately 5:41 PM, police responded to a report of a person shot in the…

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Nathan Martin

Male, age 35 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in West Denver, a burst of violence shattered the peace and irrevocably altered the course of a family's life. On August 26, 2022, in the 1100 block of North Sheridan Boulevard, gunfire erupted, leaving two individuals…

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Christina Ann Rhodig Bingham

Female, age 51 · Augusta, Kansas

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet, rural outskirts of Augusta, Kansas, the morning of August 27, 2022, was shattered by a violent act that ended the life of 51-year-old Christina Ann Rhodig Bingham, a White/Caucasian female. Known to her loved ones as "Chrissy," she had a history…

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Ablos Kios

Male, age 22 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2022, Ablos Kios, a 22-year-old man from the Marshall Islands, was fatally shot at Franklin Park in Spokane, Washington. Kios, who was not a frequent visitor to the park, had ended up there after a night out with…

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Neena Pacholke

Female, age 27 · Wausau, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the community of Wausau, Wisconsin, was shaken by the sudden loss of a familiar face. Neena Pacholke, a 27-year-old White female, was a beloved morning news anchor for the local ABC affiliate, WAOW. Her journey in journalism had…

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Gary Williams

Male, age 45 · Ardmore, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the life of 45-year-old Gary Williams, a White/Caucasian male, was abruptly cut short in Ardmore, Oklahoma. On August 27th, Williams was fatally shot in the back. The incident unfolded as he was attempting to drive away in a…

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Anthony Wright Jr.

Male, age 36 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late summer evening in Lansing, Michigan, the life of Anthony Wayne Wright Jr., a 36-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On August 27, 2022, Wright was discovered inside a vehicle on the 3200 block of South Washington Avenue, suffering from a…

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DaCarri Damonte Brown

Male, age 22 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the life of 22-year-old DaCarri Damonte Brown was abruptly cut short on the streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A Black / African American male, Brown was known for his love of sports and dedication to his family and friends. His…

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Dede Ricks

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer hours of August 27, 2022, the life of Dede Ricks, a 33-year-old Black transgender woman from Ohio, was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. Authorities responded to a call of a shooting in the early morning, at approximately 3:40…

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Nymere Tinsley

Male, age 25 · Toms River, New Jersey

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of August 27, 2022, the scene at the Top Tier Hookah Lounge in Toms River, New Jersey, turned from a social gathering into one of violence and tragedy. Nymere Tinsley, a 25-year-old male from Brick Township, was fatally shot in the lower…

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Simmie Poetsema

Male, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Indianapolis, a promising life was tragically cut short, setting in motion a chain of events that would culminate in a lengthy prison sentence for the man responsible. Simmie Poetsema, a 26-year-old male and a member of…

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Trey McGillicuddy

Male, age 27 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the life of Trey LaShaune McGillicuddy, a 27-year-old male from Evansville, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On August 27, he was fatally shot during a violent robbery that unfolded at his home. Known as a devoted family man and…

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Ashton Christine Alexander

Female, age 28 · Clinton, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late afternoon quiet of a Clinton, Missouri neighborhood on August 27, 2022, a domestic dispute escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 28-year-old Ashton Christine Alexander. A female resident of the peaceful community, her life was cut…

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Dwight Ronald Lee Bartee

Male, age 23 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2022, the life of 23-year-old Dwight Ronald Lee Bartee was tragically cut short. The male victim was in the 1400 block of North 13th Street, an area bordering the Carr Square and Columbus Square neighborhoods of…

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Rodney Cunningham

Male, age 53 · Lancaster, South Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a warm August evening in 2022, a dispute at the Lancaster Motor Speedway in South Carolina tragically ended the life of 53-year-old Rodney Cunningham. A Black male, Cunningham was working as a security guard at the speedway on Saturday…

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Christopher Sherman

Male, age 24 · Rochester, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2022, the life of 24-year-old Christopher Sherman was tragically cut short on the streets of Rochester, New York. A young man and father, his death left a void in the lives of his loved ones. The incident unfolded at…

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Craig Thomas

Male, age 41 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a violent encounter in the Bronx claimed the life of 41-year-old Craig Thomas of West Hempstead, New York. On the afternoon of Saturday, August 27, police responded to a 911 call at the intersection of East 214th Street and Wilson…

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Derrick Sanders

Male, age 42 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a warm summer evening, Derrick Sanders, a 42-year-old man, was enjoying his time on the bustling Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York. It was Saturday, August 27, 2022, and the boardwalk was filled with the usual sounds and sights of a weekend…

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Joshua Thomas

Male, age 22 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 27, 2022, tragedy struck in the Bronx when 22-year-old Joshua Thomas was fatally shot. The incident unfolded around 3:50 a.m. near the intersection of East Burnside Avenue and Grand Concourse, a typically…

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Maria Rosado

Female, age 37 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2022, a tragic event unfolded in the Concourse Village section of the Bronx that claimed the life of 37-year-old Maria Rosado. Rosado, a mother of three from Yonkers, was seated in the driver's seat of a parked car…

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Orin Hoyte

Male, age 51 · New-york, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, a family's call for help took a tragic and fatal turn. A 29-year-old man, Chez Fray, was shot and killed by a police officer inside his apartment building on Nameoke Street.…

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Roquez Willy Villalba-Jimenez

Male, age 32 · Huntington-station, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Huntington Station, New York, a knock at the door tragically altered the course of a family's life. Roquez Willy Villalba-Jimenez, a 32-year-old male, was at his East 12th Street home on August 27, 2022, when he responded to…

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Zaccai James

Male, age 14 · Troy, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer evening of Saturday, August 27, 2022, in Troy, New York, the life of 14-year-old Zaccai James was tragically cut short. The young man, a male just days away from beginning his freshman year at Lansingburgh High School, was standing with a…

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Lawrence Jackson

Male, age 67 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 27, 2022 · 4 years ago

Lawrence Jackson Sr., aged 67, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2022, in Sacramento, California. The incident occurred on a Saturday evening when the Sacramento Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of Harris Avenue…

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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.