Deaths by Force on August 31

Deaths by Force (535)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Johnson

Male, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of August 31, 2016, a sense of normalcy at a gas station on the east side of Indianapolis was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 29-year-old Michael Johnson. The incident unfolded when an argument escalated, leading to a…

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Charles David Carver

Male, age 32 · Woodruff, South Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 31, 2016, 32-year-old Charles David Carver, a male, and his girlfriend, Kala Brown, disappeared after going to a large property in Woodruff, South Carolina, for a cleaning job. The property was owned by Todd Kohlhepp, a real estate agent who was…

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Lara Muscolino

Female, age 48 · Fallston, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of August 31, 2016, the life of 48-year-old Lara Muscolino, a mother of three from Fallston, Maryland, was tragically cut short in her own home. Responders, arriving at the Windswept Court residence shortly after 11:30 p.m., found Lara in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Sanborn

Male, age 23 · Binghamton, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of a young Binghamton man was tragically cut short. David Christian Sanborn, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 31, 2016, in a violent confrontation on the city's West Side. Remembered by friends and family as…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Myron Kemp

Male, age 29 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Myron Kemp, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 31, 2016, on Breckenridge Street in Buffalo, New York. His death marked a tragic chapter for his family, as he was the third son of Katrina Kemp to pass away within an eight-month period. Earlier that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keenen Devontee Hogue

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Keenen Devontee Hogue, a 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2016. According to reports, Hogue was shot and killed in the early hours of the morning in the Hyde Park neighborhood. The incident occurred…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Emanuel Vazquez

Male, age 24 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Emanuel Castro Vazquez, aged 24, was found dead on August 31, 2016, in Belle Isle, a suburb of Orlando, Florida. His body was discovered in a parked car alongside Luis Cruz-Nazario, who was also deceased. Both men had been shot multiple times. The vehicle was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Luis Cruz-Nazario

Male, age 21 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Luis Cruz-Nazario, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was found dead on August 31, 2016, in Belle Isle, a suburb of Orlando, Florida. Cruz-Nazario, who would have turned 22 the following day, was discovered alongside Emanuel Castro-Vazquez, a 24-year-old Hispanic…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Blake Shurling

Male, age 20 · Statesboro, Georgia

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Blake Shurling, a 20-year-old white male and Georgia Southern University student from Tennille, Georgia, died in the early hours of August 31, 2016, after deputies were called to a residence in the 1000 block of Planters Lane in Statesboro and found him dead…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

William Lewis Foreman

Male, age 67 · Salem, Georgia

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

William Lewis Foreman, a 67-year-old Black man from Opelika, Alabama, was found dead on the morning of August 31, 2016, along Lee Road 401 in Lee County after a passerby spotted his body and called authorities. Investigators said he had been dead for hours by…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brian B. Winters

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian B. Winters, a 33-year-old Caucasian male from Chicago, IL, tragically passed away on August 31, 2016. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. The circumstances…

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Rashon Purnell

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rashon Purnell, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on August 31, 2016, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The incident occurred early in the morning, and Rashon was identified shortly after the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Earl Short

Male, age 37 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a retired defense attorney, James Short, a 74-year-old male, was found brutally murdered in his Austin, Texas home. The discovery on April 7th revealed a scene of violence; Mr. Short had been stabbed to death, and signs of a struggle…

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Robin West

Female, age 19 · Orange, New Jersey

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, a 19-year-old female named Robin West, originally from Philadelphia, was in Union Township, New Jersey, with plans to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Her life was tragically cut short on September 1, 2016, in the city of Orange.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terry Johnson

Male, age 56 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a long-running mystery that began in Phoenix, Arizona, came to a grim conclusion. The remains of Terry Dean Johnson, a 56-year-old Caucasian male, were discovered in a burial site in Yavapai County, southwest of Flagstaff, Arizona. His…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ricky Surrell

Male, age 20 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ricky Surrell, a 20-year-old man, was fatally shot on August 31, 2011, in East Oakland, California. The shooting occurred around 7:20 p.m. on the 2400 block of 77th Avenue, a neighborhood frequently affected by violent incidents. Surrell was struck by…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Davares D Robinson

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

Davares D. Robinson, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed on August 31, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the South Side neighborhood, an area that has long struggled with issues of gun violence and poverty. Davares was one of the many…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Anthony Worrell

Male, age 28 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the night of August 31, 2011, Anthony Worrell, a 28-year-old African-American man from Roxbury, was fatally shot in Charlestown. The incident occurred at approximately 10:46 p.m. within the Bunker Hill Housing Development. Officers responding to reports of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Antwain Elisha Henderson

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 31, 2011, the life of 34-year-old Antwain Elisha Henderson was tragically cut short. Henderson was shot and killed in the 5800 block of Field Place, NE, in Washington, D.C. Following the shooting, his body was placed in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Antonio Reed

Male, age 37 · Grenada, Mississippi

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, the life of Antonio T. Reed, a 36-year-old Black man from Grenada, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2011, Reed was killed in what has been described by online sources as an act of gun violence. Information…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Richard Glenn Redick

Male, age 22 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, the life of a young American airman was cut short in Hampton, Virginia. Richard Glenn Redick Jr., a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 31, 2011. A Senior Airman in the United States Air Force, Redick was a veteran of the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Tiffany Danielle Bishop

Female, age 24 · Jackson, Georgia

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

A promising career in law enforcement was tragically cut short for 24-year-old Tiffany Danielle Bishop, a female probation officer with the Georgia Department of Corrections. On August 31, 2011, in Jackson, Georgia, Bishop was participating in a firearms…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Sean Stevens

Male, age 35 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 31, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a late summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Sean Andre Stevens was tragically cut short. On Thursday, August 31, 2006, at approximately 6:25 p.m., he was discovered inside an apartment building at 3826 2nd Street, SE, the victim of a fatal…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Adam Ramirez

Male, age 31 · Albuquerque, Alabama

Killed Aug 31, 2006 · 20 years ago

Adam Ramirez, 31, was a Hispanic/Latino man whose death has lingered in the public record more like a shadow than a fully told story. The clearest threads available online place his killing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 31, 2006, and indicate that he…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Joseph Anthony Longobardo

Male, age 32 · Pomfret, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a late summer day in 2006, the life of Joseph Anthony Longobardo, a 32-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2006, in the town of Pomfret, New York, Longobardo, a New York State Trooper, was engaged in a massive manhunt for an…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Hagop Jake Kuredjian

Male, age 40 · Stevenson-ranch, California

Killed Aug 31, 2001 · 25 years ago

Deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian, a 17-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2001, during a shootout in Stevenson Ranch, California. Kuredjian, who was 40 years old at the time, was responding to a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Isabel Rene Serafin

Female, age 2 · Wilmington, California

Killed Aug 31, 2001 · 25 years ago

On August 31, 2001, tragedy struck the harbor community of Wilmington in southern Los Angeles when two-year-old Isabel Rene Serafin lost her life. Isabel, a white toddler whose life had barely begun, died under circumstances that prompted authorities to…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Alaijo Johnson

Male, age 17 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 31, 1996 · 30 years ago

On the warm evening of August 31, 1996, Alaijo Shaune Johnson, a 17-year-old African-American male, was enjoying a quiet conversation with his girlfriend on the front porch of a residence at 3950 NE Garfield in Portland. They had been there for about an hour…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Alaijo Shaune Johnson

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 31, 1996 · 30 years ago

On the warm summer evening of August 31, 1996, Alaijo Shaune Johnson, a young African American man, was spending time with his girlfriend on the front porch of a residence at 3950 NE Garfield in Portland, Oregon. The couple had been talking for about an hour…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Dannie Boy Edwards

Male, age 25 · Burton, Ohio

Killed Aug 31, 1996 · 30 years ago

Dannie Boy Edwards, a 25-year-old man from Burton, Ohio, tragically died on August 31, 1996. His death was initially a mystery, but it later came to light that he was murdered by his foster father, Edward W. Edwards. Edward W. Edwards, a convicted murderer…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Andre Parrott

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Aug 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Andre Parrott, an 18-year-old recent graduate of Eisenhower High School in Houston, Texas, was tragically murdered on August 31, 1991. At the time of his death, Andre was preparing to move out on his own and looking forward to the arrival of his newborn…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Rebecca Heath

Female, age 21 · Russell, Alabama

Killed Aug 31, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the late summer of 1981, the life of 21-year-old Rebecca Heath, a female residing in Russell County, Alabama, and on the verge of welcoming her second child, was tragically cut short in a premeditated act of violence orchestrated by her own husband. Nine…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

George (Ted) Edward Price

Male, age 31 · Thermopolis, Wyoming

Killed Aug 31, 1921 · 105 years ago

George Edward Ted Price, a 31-year-old White male, died in Thermopolis, Wyoming, on August 31, 1921, in the hard, violent atmosphere of Prohibition, when law officers were still trying to choke off the small bootlegging operations that flourished in the rough…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Johnnie Roades

Male, age 19 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of August 31, 2021, the life of 19-year-old Johnnie Roades, a male resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was tragically cut short. Neighbors in the 3100 block of Cleveland Avenue reported hearing the sound of gunshots around 4:30 p.m., a…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Luis Antonio Ruiz-Perez

Male, age 39 · Takoma-park, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 31, 2021, a grim discovery was made in an unincorporated area of Takoma Park, Maryland. There, in an outdoor stairwell in the 6300 block of New Hampshire Avenue, the life of 39-year-old Luis Antonio Ruiz-Perez had been…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Rickey Lane Cotton Caskey

Male, age 56 · Campti, Louisiana

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Campti, Louisiana, was rocked by the violent death of a local man. Rickey Lane "Cotton" Caskey, a 56-year-old male, was killed on August 31, 2021. His life was cut short by an act of gun violence, a tragic event…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Ray

Male, age 63 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Ray was 63 years old when he died on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 303 E. 5th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Leon Golliday

Male, age 32 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Aug 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a late summer evening in Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 32-year-old Leon Golliday Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2011, Golliday was fatally shot inside his residence on Columbia Street. The incident unfolded at approximately 9:05 p.m., when…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Cory Joseph Shuman

Male, age 30 · Pomona, California

Killed Aug 31, 2001 · 25 years ago

Cory Joseph Shuman was 30 years old when he died on Friday, Aug. 31, 2001, in Pomona. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at the southwest corner of 2nd Street and Towne Avenue. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Alfonso Alvarez

Male, age 50 · Waukegan, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

Alfonso Alvarez, a 50-year-old man of Hispanic descent, was fatally shot on the evening of August 31, 2026, in Waukegan, Illinois. Born in Durango, Mexico, Alvarez was a father who found himself in a tragically random and inexplicable situation that ended his…

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Cameron Davis Capara

Male, age 33 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of August 31, 2026, tragedy struck in the parking lot of the Venture-N, a well-established gay bar in Tucson, Arizona, that had long been considered a sanctuary for the local queer community. Cameron Davis Capara, a 33-year-old man, and his…

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Charles Senase

Male, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

A sense of new beginnings filled the air for 35-year-old Charles Senase and his family as they settled back into Chicago life. Having recently moved from Iowa, the move was prompted by Charles's acceptance into college, a step towards building a brighter…

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Daniel Hunter Thompson

Male, age 29 · Woodville, Alabama

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

As the sun began to set on the small town of Woodville, Alabama, on the evening of August 31, 2026, a sense of unease settled over the community. The day had been like any other, but as night fell, the tragic news of the untimely death of Daniel Hunter…

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David Wroblewski

Male, age 41 · Starke, Florida

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 31, 2026, the quiet of a neighborhood in Starke, Florida, was broken by a fatal act of domestic violence. Inside a home on Meadows Drive, 41-year-old David James Wroblewski was shot and killed. The series of events that…

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Derrion D Davis

Male, age 38 · East Saint Louis, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of August 31, 2026, the life of 38-year-old Derrion D. Davis, a Black male from East Saint Louis, Illinois, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire at a local nightspot. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. at BB's Sports…

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Gevione Palmer

Male, age 19 · North Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 31, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Gevione Palmer was tragically cut short in a shooting on Dobson Street in North Charleston, South Carolina. Around 9 p.m., North Charleston police responded to reports of gunfire and discovered a…

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Hunter Johnson

Male, age 18 · Sedgwick, Kansas

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the life of 18-year-old Hunter Johnson was tragically cut short in Sedgwick, Kansas. In the early morning hours of August 31, 2026, law enforcement responded to a call of a shooting in the 100 block of South Commercial Avenue. Upon…

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Ian Pleasant

Male, age 26 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Aug 31, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the life of 26-year-old Ian Pleasant was cut short in a violent encounter within his Pensacola, Florida apartment. On August 31, he was found deceased from a gunshot wound, an event that would lead to the arrest of his 23-year-old…

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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.