Deaths by Force on August 27

Deaths by Force (548)

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Dometri Lyndon Emery

Male, age 18 · Wasilla, Alaska

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 27, 2021, 18-year-old Dometri Lyndon Emery of Wasilla, Alaska, passed away unexpectedly. Born on April 12, 2003, to Jeremy and Chyanne Emery, Dometri was raised in Alaska, where he developed a deep appreciation for the state's cold climate and snowy…

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Jason Watson

Male, age 37 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jason Watson, a 37-year-old Black male, was shot in the early morning hours of Friday, August 27, 2021, on the 4400 block of West 28th Street in Little Rock. A ShotSpotter alert drew officers to the neighborhood around 2 a.m.; they found Watson gravely…

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Jose Florentino Ramirez Landin

Male, age 40 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the life of 40-year-old Hispanic male Jose Florentino Ramirez Landin was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On Saturday, August 28, 2021, at approximately 11:30 p.m., emergency services received a report of a…

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Dusti Dawn Davis

Female, age 36 · Huntington, West Virginia

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 27, 2021, a tragic shooting incident occurred in Huntington, West Virginia, resulting in the deaths of two individuals, including Dusti Davis, a 36-year-old resident of Huntington. The incident took place in the 300 block of Oney Avenue around 8:15…

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Samuel James Adviento

Male, age 53 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Samuel James Adviento, a 53-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life to gun violence on August 27, 2021. The incident occurred at 443 Texas St. N.E. in Albuquerque, marking one of two homicide investigations initiated by the Albuquerque…

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Leonzo Shaw

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 28-year-old Leonzo Shaw was cut short by gunfire. The incident occurred on Friday, August 27, 2021, at approximately 10:16 p.m. in the 1400 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast. When officers from the…

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Tennelle Smith

Male, age 43 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

A quiet street in Southeast Washington, D.C. was shattered by the sound of gunfire on a Friday night, leaving a community in mourning and a family searching for answers. On August 27, 2021, 43-year-old Tennelle Smith, a resident of Northeast Washington, was…

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Tony Booker

Male, age 35 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of August 27, 2021, the life of 35-year-old Tony Booker was tragically cut short in a brazen and violent attack outside his own home in Louisville, Kentucky. A Black male, Mr. Booker had just returned to his residence on Kiefer Road and pulled…

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Omar Slaten

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of August 27, 2021, a 19-year-old Black/African American male named Omar Slaten was fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His mother had sent him a text message that afternoon, and when he didn't reply, she wasn't immediately alarmed as this…

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Randy Winfrey

Male, age 17 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of Friday, August 27, 2021, a young Black / African American man lost his life to gun violence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Randy Winfrey, who was 17 years old, was shot and fatally wounded in a tragic incident that unfolded around 4:21 p.m.…

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Antonio Walker

Male, age 36 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Oklahoma City was met with the somber news of a life cut short. On the morning of August 27th, police were called to a park in the 400 block of SE 64th Street. There, they discovered the body of 36-year-old Antonio…

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Danton Munoz

Male, age 1 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, a young life was tragically cut short in Elkhart, Indiana. Danton Munoz, a one-year-old male, died on Friday, August 27, 2021. The incident that led to the child's death involved gun violence. On that Friday morning, Elkhart Police…

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Luis Mercado Perez

Male, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Indianapolis, the life of 31-year-old Luis Mercado Perez was tragically cut short by gun violence. On Friday, August 27, 2021, officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the northeast side of the…

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Mark Evans

Male, age 16 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 27, 2021, the life of 16-year-old Mark Anthony Evans was tragically cut short in Gary, Indiana. A junior at Westside Leadership Academy, the young Black male was known for his active involvement in school, where he was a…

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Kurreem Graves

Male, age 41 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On Friday, August 27, 2021, police in Kansas City, Missouri, were dispatched to a disturbance in the 7900 block of East 112th Street shortly after 2:15 a.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered 41-year-old Kurreem D. Graves slumped over in the driver’s seat of a…

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Gary Pixley

Male, age 42 · North-augusta, South Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer day in North Augusta, South Carolina, the life of 42-year-old Gary Pixley was brought to a violent end. On August 23, 2021, at a residence on Thurmond Street, Pixley was shot and killed. The initial report to North Augusta Public Safety…

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Dante Crawford Jr.

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 18-year-old Dante Crawford Jr. was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of August 27th, a shooting occurred in the 2400 block of Loyola Southway, an incident that would ultimately claim the young man's…

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Demetry Aristotle

Male, age 29 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the borough of the Bronx, a burst of gunfire shattered the morning calm, forever altering the course of several lives. On August 27, 2021, Demetry Aristotle, a 29-year-old male, was standing near the intersection of 137th Street and St. Ann's Avenue at…

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Stephen Turner

Male, age 27 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the late-summer quiet in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. When the chaos subsided, 27-year-old Stephen Turner lay grievously wounded, a single gunshot to his chest proving to be…

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Emone Fuller

Female, age 20 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Emone Fuller, a 20-year-old woman from Fresno, California, tragically lost her life on August 27, 2021, in Oakland. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 2:33 a.m., on the 1400 block of 20th Avenue in East Oakland. Fuller was found…

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Wilber Garcia Nunez

Male, age 39 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Wilber Garcia Nunez, a 39-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to reports, he died as a result of a gunshot wound. The incident occurred on a Friday, and his death was officially recorded by…

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Larry Gibb

Male · Pembroke-pines, Florida

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Larry Gibb, a 57-year-old white male, was tragically killed on August 27, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Larry and his wife, Michelle Marguerite Gibb, were temporarily staying with friends in Pembroke Pines while in the process of moving from Largo…

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Carolyn Walker

Female, age 62 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carolyn Walker, a 62-year-old woman from Aurora, IL, passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2021. Born on July 7, 1959, in Aurora, she was the daughter of Samuel and Pauline Vinson. Carolyn was a dedicated educator who retired in 2019 after many years of…

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Quenton Jamal Jordan

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quenton Jamal Jordan, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Quenton was driving in the Englewood neighborhood, specifically in the 900 block of West 59th Street, when a black sedan pulled…

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Zamir Williams

Male, age 20 · Romeoville, Illinois

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Zamir Williams, a 20-year-old African American male from Romeoville, Illinois, was tragically found dead on August 27, 2021. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in the 700 block of Honeytree Drive. According to the Will County Coroner’s…

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Travon Lamont Williamson

Male, age 21 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Travon Lamont Williamson, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the intersection of South Street and Randleman Road, where Travon and another individual were…

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Mikina Riley

Female, age 18 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mikina Denae Riley, an 18-year-old female from Hamilton, Ohio, tragically lost her life on August 27, 2021. She was fatally shot while sitting on the porch of a house attached to the Second Baptist Church on South Second Street in Hamilton. The incident…

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Fanta Bility

Female, age 8 · Sharon-hill, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of August 27, 2021, eight-year-old Fanta Bility, a Black girl, was tragically killed by police gunfire as she was leaving a high school football game in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. Fanta had attended the game at Academy Park High School with her…

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Rolando Rivera

Male, age 23 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rolando Rivera, a 23-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Lancaster, PA, tragically passed away on August 27, 2021. He was known affectionately as "Peanut" and was remembered by his family and friends as a friendly, caring, and sweet individual who loved…

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A’layla Bassett

Female, age 8 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2021, a tragedy unfolded in a Memphis, Tennessee, home that would claim the life of 8-year-old A’layla Bassett. An African American girl, A'layla was in her home on Timothy Drive in the Whitehaven neighborhood when her…

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Andre Green

Male, age 23 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of August 27, 2021, a heated argument in a second-floor hallway of the Hermitage Inn in Nashville, Tennessee, tragically cut short the life of 23-year-old Andre Green. An altercation between Green and an acquaintance escalated into a violent…

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Cecil Holmes

Male, age 39 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 39-year-old Cecil R. Holmes Jr. was brought to a tragic and violent end. On August 27, 2021, Holmes was in the parking lot of the Edgehill Homes on 11th Avenue South when he was…

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Jesus Alejandro Sillas-Trevino

Male, age 20 · Austin, Texas

Killed Aug 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jesus Alejandro Sillas-Trevino, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 27, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He was fatally shot in the 1300 block of Southport Drive around 11:33 p.m. When first responders arrived at the scene…

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Danny Darling

Male, age 58 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Danny Darling, a 58-year-old man, died on August 27, 2016, in Chicago following an incident of arson. Darling was one of the victims of a fire in the South Side of the city that claimed multiple lives. He was pronounced dead later that day at Stroger…

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Danny Robinson

Null, age 58 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Danny Robinson, age 58, was tragically killed on August 27, 2016, in Chicago. The incident occurred during a period of heightened violence in the city, where various forms of violent crime, including homicides, were escalating. His death was part of a…

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Sheila Anderson

Female, age 56 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Sheila Anderson, aged 56, was tragically killed in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27, 2016. Her death came during one of the bloodiest weekends of August, a month which proved to be one of the most violent in Chicago's recent history. The incident occurred in…

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Tommie Darling

Male, age 61 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 27, 2016, a fire erupted in a residence in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, resulting in multiple fatalities. Among the victims was 61-year-old Tommie Darling, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the incident. The fire also claimed…

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Dylan N Dent

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dylan N. Dent, aged 21, was fatally shot on August 27, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a particularly violent period for the city, with the summer of 2016 marking a spike in gun violence across Chicago. During this weekend alone, Chicago…

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Deionte Stokes

Male, age 21 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 21-year-old Deionte Stokes, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of August 27th, Stokes was fatally shot near the intersection of 10th and Magazine Street, a…

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Minesh Tyler

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 28-year-old Minesh Vincent Tyler was cut short by an act of gun violence in Baltimore, Maryland. Known affectionately as 'Manny' to his friends and family, Tyler was a father who was described as a compassionate and…

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Dejuan Strong

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the city of Detroit marked another tragic loss with the death of Dejuan Strong. A 36-year-old African-American man, Strong was killed on August 27, 2016, in what authorities have classified as a homicide. His case is one of many…

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Nashawn Jones

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the Brewerytown neighborhood of Philadelphia on the night of August 27, 2016, a 25-year-old Black male named Nashawn Jones was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 9:25 p.m. on the 1700 block of North Newkirk Street, where police responded to a…

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Charderious Fennell

Male, age 15 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 15-year-old Charderious Fennell was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On Saturday, August 27, 2016, the young male's body was discovered inside a vacant house in the Hickory Hill neighborhood. He had been shot…

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Verquell Bailey

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Verquell S. Bailey, an 18-year-old Black male from Milwaukee, was killed in a shooting during the early morning hours of August 27, 2016. Milwaukee police records released through local news outlets identified Bailey by his full name and date of birth…

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Antonio Ewing

Male, age 30 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Antonio Ewing, a 30-year-old Black/African-American man, was fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the night of August 27, 2016. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m. in the area of Wright Street. Initial news coverage placed the scene at the…

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Charlotte White

Female, age 57 · Butte, Montana

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Charlotte White, 57, female, was found dead on August 27, 2016, inside an Uptown Butte residence alongside 64-year-old Barbara Cunningham. Responding authorities reported both women had suffered gunshot wounds, and contemporaneous coverage identified the…

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Shane Slinsky

Male, age 18 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a late summer afternoon, the life of Shane Slinsky, an 18-year-old White/Caucasian male from Stamford, came to a violent and tragic end. On August 27, 2016, he was found on Wood Terrace in Bridgeport, having been shot twice in the head. First responders…

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Jeffrey Kelly

Male, age 28 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 27, 2016, tragedy struck in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Jeffrey Kelly, a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot outside a 7-Eleven convenience store located at the intersection of Centre Street and South…

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