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Jean Gibson

Female, age 37 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jean Gibson was 37 years old when she was killed in St. Louis on Sunday, August 28, 2016. The case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jose Esparza

Male, age 39 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jose Esparza, 39, was killed in Oakland, California, on August 28, 2011. The incident took place in an environment where violence, especially gun-related crimes, had been a persistent issue for many years. Oakland, particularly in East and West areas, had…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dominic Dixon

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a late summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 21-year-old Dominic Dixon was cut short. On Sunday, August 28, 2011, at approximately 7:38 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 2 a.m. block of N Street, Northwest, not far from Dunbar High School. When police…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Eric Wright

Male, age 31 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, the community of Savannah, Georgia, was struck by a senseless act of violence that cut short the life of Eric Jabar Wright. A 31-year-old man, his time on earth came to a tragic and abrupt end on Sunday, August 28, 2011. His death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Angela Profit

Female, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Angela Profit, a 46-year-old woman from Chicago, was found dead on August 28, 2011. Her case, which remains unsolved, is one of many tragic homicides that took place in Chicago during a time when violence was a significant issue in the city. Profit's death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Benny Hamilton

Male, age 21 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Benny Hamilton, a 21-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Louisiana, died on August 28, 2011. The facts that are immediately available in the information provided are painfully simple, and sometimes that is the hardest kind of story to hold: a young life…

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Brian Davis

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In August of 2011, a young man's life was cut short on the streets of Detroit. Bryant Davis, a 20-year-old male, was killed on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The incident that claimed his life occurred on the 15070 block of Schaefer Highway. Beyond these sparse…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Charles Thomas

Male, age 50 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 28, 2011, a violent incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan, claiming the life of Charles Thomas, a 50-year-old Black male. The homicide took place at a residence located at 5916 Malcolm Street on the city's east side. Law enforcement officers were…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Naim Jama

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 28, 2011, Naim Bashir Jama, a 23-year-old African-American man of Somali descent, was visiting Minneapolis from his home in Canal Winchester, Ohio. He and four friends had just left the Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center after…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Cesar Rodriguez

Male, age 19 · Whittier, California

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Cesar Rodriguez, a 19-year-old resident of Whittier, California, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2011, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 3 a.m., when Cesar and a group of friends were standing in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christina Leigh McCall

Female, age 34 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Christina Leigh McCall, a 34-year-old woman from Gastonia, NC, passed away on August 28, 2011. She was a native of Gaston County and the daughter of James Boyd and Catherine Ewing McCall. Christina, known as Christy, was a 1995 graduate of Ashbrook High…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Wilfrid Lawrence Woody Faherty

Male, age 20 · Redondo-beach, California

Killed Aug 28, 1976 · 50 years ago

Wilfrid Lawrence "Woody" Faherty, a 20-year-old from Redondo Beach, California, was tragically murdered in August 1976. His body was discovered on August 28, 1976, along Otay Lakes Road, approximately five miles east of Chula Vista city limits. The…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Daniel Laurey

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in Baltimore, tragedy struck the Laurey family. Daniel Laurey, a 44-year-old Black male, was found shot on August 28, 2021, in the 900 block of North Calhoun Street. The incident occurred at approximately 10:39 p.m., a time when the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Elio Avendano

Male, age 23 · Selma, California

Killed Aug 28, 2021 · 5 years ago

Elio Avendano, a 23-year-old resident of Selma, California, tragically lost his life on August 28, 2021. His death marked the first homicide in Selma for that year. Elio was found with multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment complex in the city. The incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jeffrey Johnson

Male, age 50 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a warm evening in Las Vegas, the life of 50-year-old Jeffrey Johnson, a male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. After enjoying time at a bar with his wife and a friend on August 28, 2016, the group decided to head to the friend's…

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Kenneth Ray Dowell

Male, age 69 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

On Sunday, August 28, 2016, 69-year-old Kenneth Ray Dowell died under violent circumstances in the Historic South-Central neighborhood of Los Angeles. First responders and investigators were dispatched to 3839 South Grand Avenue, a street lined with…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David Glasser

Male, age 44 · Becket, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, David Glasser, a 44-year-old male, found his life tragically cut short in a horrifying sequence of events that began in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His death on August 28, 2011, was not a random act of violence, but the culmination…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Edward Frampton

Male, age 58 · Becket, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On an August day in 2011, Edward Frampton, a 58-year-old male, found himself in the wrong place at the very worst time. On August 28th, he was at the Pittsfield, Massachusetts home of his friend, David Glasser. Along with another friend, Robert Chadwell, the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Robert Chadwell

Male, age 47 · Becket, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 28, 2011, Robert Chadwell, a 47-year-old man from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was one of three victims brutally murdered in a case that would unravel a web of violence and intimidation involving members of the Hells Angels and the Aryan Brotherhood.…

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Amariontae Gates

Male, age 22 · Amory, Mississippi

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On a late summer evening in Amory, Mississippi, the life of 22-year-old Amariontae Kentrale Gates of Houston, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On Friday, August 28, 2026, while visiting his father's family, Gates was shot and killed in the area of E…

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Bridger Ransom Boggs

Male, age 6 · Stotts City, Missouri

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On Friday, August 28, 2026, in the small, rural community of Stotts City, Missouri, a tragedy struck the Boggs family. Six-year-old Bridger Ransom Boggs, a boy described by his family as a "happy little man" and a "little cowboy," passed away at his home.…

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Christopher Michael Prince Sr

Male, age 48 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Friday night in Houma, Louisiana, a simmering disturbance between two men erupted into deadly violence, leaving two families to mourn and a community in shock. On August 28, 2026, 48-year-old Christopher Michael Prince Sr. was fatally…

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Cortez Durell Lilly Jr

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On a late summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., the life of 21-year-old Cortez Durell Lilly Jr. was tragically cut short. On Friday, August 28, 2026, at approximately 1:39 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 6200 block of Dix Street, Northeast, resulting in a…

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Darrell Napolitano

Male, age 22 · Kingston, Arkansas

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of Friday, August 28, 2026, the quiet of rural Madison County, Arkansas, was shattered by a fatal shooting in the Kingston area. Deputies responded to a call around 4:15 a.m. and discovered 22-year-old Darrell Napolitano deceased at a…

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Ferron Michael Ruffin Sr

Male, age 49 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Friday evening in Houma, Louisiana, a dispute between two men escalated into a fatal exchange of gunfire, leaving 49-year-old Ferron Michael Ruffin Sr. and another man dead. On August 28, 2026, shortly before 11 p.m., the Terrebonne…

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Franklin Rivera-Archaga

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 28, 2026, a young man named Franklin Rivera-Archaga, aged 20, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at approximately 8:55 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 5909 Glenmont Drive. First…

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Garrionna Coleman

Female, age 17 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 28, 2026, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the life of 17-year-old Garrionna Coleman was tragically cut short. A student at Northridge High School, she was fatally shot outside a local establishment, an event that sent ripples of grief through…

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Jaunsha Antonio Harris

Male · Mendenhall, Mississippi

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Friday, August 28, 2026, a wave of violence swept through Simpson County, Mississippi, leaving a trail of bloodshed and a community in shock. Among the victims was Jaunsha Antonio Harris, a man from Mendenhall who tragically lost his life in…

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Karen Pogosian

Female, age 52 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On a summer day in Los Angeles, California, the life of 52-year-old Karen Pogosian was tragically cut short. On August 28, 2026, Pogosian became a victim of fatal gun violence. The incident that led to her untimely death remains shrouded in mystery, with few…

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Kenneth Williams

Male, age 67 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On the night of August 28, 2026, tragedy struck in Gary, Indiana, ending the life of 67-year-old Kenneth Williams, a Black man remembered by his family as a loving father and grandfather. Williams was on duty as an armed security guard at the Metro Center in…

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Keona Nicole Hunley

Female, age 31 · Cypress, Texas

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On a tragic late summer day, the life of 31-year-old Keona Nicole Hunley was cut short in what Harris County officials have described as a heart-wrenching murder-suicide. On August 28, 2026, in the suburban community of Cypress, Texas, Hunley was shot…

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Manblessin Brightwell

Male, age 15 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the life of 15-year-old Manblessin Brightwell was tragically cut short in Florence, South Carolina. On the afternoon of Friday, August 28, 2026, he was fatally shot at a motel on West Lucas Street. The Florence County Sheriff's…

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Mary Dina Mamie Moore

Female, age 49 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the lives of Mary Dina Mamie Moore, a 49-year-old woman, and her husband, Michael Wayne Moore, were tragically cut short in a violent confrontation at their Tulsa, Oklahoma, business. On the morning of August 28th, a dispute over a…

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Michael Jackson

Male, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

Michael T. Jackson, a 39-year-old man from Milwaukee who was also known as “Mike Lee,” was shot and killed during the early morning hours of August 28, 2026, near North 27th Street and West Walnut Street. Family members remembered Jackson as a loving person…

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Miguel Tambriz Sohom

Male, age 24 · Stockton, California

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

Miguel Tambriz Sohom, a 24-year-old Guatemalan man, was fatally shot late on the night of August 28, 2026, near his home in Stockton, California. At approximately 11:06 p.m., Stockton police officers responded to the 100 block of South Sierra Nevada Street…

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Mike Wayne Moore

Male, age 61 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On a tragic Friday morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the lives of Mike Wayne Moore, 61, and his wife, Mary, were cut short in a violent confrontation at their family-owned business. The fatal incident occurred on August 28, 2026, at Mike's Towing on North Garnett…

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Raymond Nathaniel

Male, age 55 · Circle, Alaska

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the small, remote village of Circle, Alaska, the quiet life of 55-year-old Raymond Nathaniel was brought to a sudden and violent end on the evening of August 28, 2026. A man known for his generosity and willingness to help others, Raymond was a familiar…

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Ricky Beland

Male, age 67 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2026, the quiet of a South Los Angeles neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police arrived at the residence in the 1700 block of West 84th Street in the Manchester Square area, they discovered the…

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Williams Lopez Rodriguez

Male, age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 28, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 28, 2026, the life of 25-year-old Williams Lopez Rodriguez was tragically cut short in his Sandy Springs, Georgia, apartment. Concerned when they couldn't reach him, his family requested a welfare check. Responding officers from the…

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Ronnie Allen

Male, age 63 · Greenville, Alabama

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ronnie Allen, 63, a Black man, was killed in the predawn hours of August 28, 2025, in Greenville, Alabama, just as an ordinary workday was beginning. A little after 5 a.m., he pulled into the employee parking lot at Hwashin, a Hyundai supplier on the east…

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Dezmond Romero

Male, age 27 · Thornton, Colorado

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of August 28, 2025, a fatal argument in a Thornton, Colorado neighborhood claimed the life of 27-year-old Dezmond Johnathan Romero. Adams County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a shooting near East 88th Avenue and Welby…

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Derek Cantwell

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

Derek Cantwell, 41, a male White/Caucasian resident of Los Angeles County, was found dead at his home on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The county medical examiner identified him and assigned case number 2025-13696. Officials determined the manner of death to be…

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Peter Berger

Male, age 82 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

Peter Berger, 82, male, White/Caucasian, died on August 28, 2025, at his residence in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner associated his death with case number 2025-13733 and determined the manner of death to be suicide from a gunshot wound…

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William Irvin

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

William Irvin, 24, a male Hispanic from Los Angeles, was shot in broad daylight on Thursday, August 28, 2025, on the 4500 block of Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's East L.A. Station responded…

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Brandon Wamley

Male, age 25 · Hallandale, Florida

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 28, 2025, 25-year-old male Brandon Wamley—known in South Florida’s rap scene as Wam SpinThaBin—was shot in Hallandale Beach after a ShotSpotter alert drew officers to the 500 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue. Responding police found the 25-year-old…

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Alex Durante

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

Alex Durante, 15, male, was shot on the afternoon of August 28, 2025, in Chicago’s Canaryville/New City area after a group of boys gathered in a vacant lot off the 600 block of West 47th Street near Union Avenue. Shortly before 4 p.m., a confrontation…

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Kevin Doherty

Male, age 56 · Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of August 28, 2025, a white male named Kevin Doherty, age 56, was walking home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, after dropping his six-year-old son off at the Coolidge School. His life was abruptly taken in a violent encounter near Jordan Pond.…

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Chantel Sharieff

Female, age 42 · Catonsville, Maryland

Killed Aug 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet Catonsville, Maryland community, a tragic event unfolded, revealing a story of domestic turmoil that ended in the loss of three lives. On a Thursday afternoon, authorities were called to a home on Wilton Farm Drive for a welfare check after…

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