Deaths by Force on August 31

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Ernest Staples

Male, age 38 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ernest Saunders Staples, a 38-year-old Black/African American male, died on August 31, 2021, after gunfire broke the night in the Saddlebrook Townhouses community of New Castle, Delaware. Around 10:30 p.m., New Castle County police officers were sent to the…

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Anthony McNeal

Male, age 35 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of August 31, 2021, tragedy struck on a Paterson, New Jersey, street, forever altering the lives of a local family. Anthony McNeal, a 35-year-old man from Paterson, was found lying on the sidewalk in the area of 454 Union Avenue with a…

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Caden David Hulliberger

Male, age 18 · Fremont, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in Fremont, Indiana, the life of 18-year-old Caden David Hulliberger was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2021, emergency services responded to a 911 call from a residence on Baum Street, where they found Hulliberger deceased from…

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Jeremy Dumas

Male, age 24 · Lafayette, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Lafayette, Indiana, the life of 24-year-old Jeremy Dumas was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2021, police responded to a report of a shooting near the intersection of Teal and Old Romney roads around 10:30 p.m..…

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Jonathan Blue L. Johnson

Male, age 44 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of Jonathan 'Blue' L. Johnson, a 44-year-old Black male from Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2021, Johnson was killed in his hometown. His death was determined to have been caused by force…

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Travis Deval Jones

Male, age 40 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of August 31, 2021, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Travis Deval Jones, a 40-year-old Black male, became the city's 26th homicide victim of the year. The incident unfolded just before 10 p.m. in the 4200 block of South Monroe Street on the city's south…

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Anthony Holmes

Male, age 27 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Jerome Holmes, a 27-year-old male from North Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on August 31, 2021. Information regarding the specific circumstances of his death, including the cause and manner, is not available in publicly accessible online…

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Antwan Marquis Agurs

Male, age 30 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 31, 2021, a burst of gunfire outside an apartment building on Heckle Boulevard in Rock Hill, South Carolina, forever altered the course of many lives. Thirty-year-old Antwan Marquis Agurs, a Black male, was struck by several bullets in the attack.…

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Grace Elaine Jackson

Female, age 62 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Grace Elaine Jackson, a 40-year-old Black or African American female, was a dedicated MTA bus driver in Baltimore, Maryland, a mother of four, and known by colleagues as a warm and caring individual. Her life was tragically cut short in a violent act of…

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Broderick TreySean Trey Daniels

Male, age 28 · Queens, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 31, 2021, the life of 28-year-old Broderick TreySean Trey Daniels was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The male victim was in the vestibule of his Hollis, Queens apartment building on 184th Street when he was…

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Demetris Jackson

Male, age 28 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On an August afternoon in Syracuse, New York, a dispute escalated into deadly violence, leaving a 28-year-old man, Demetris Jackson, dead from a gunshot wound. The incident, which unfolded on Lodi Street, involved a local property manager who fired the fatal…

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Elvys Familia

Male, age 38 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 31, 2021, the life of 38-year-old Elvys Familia was tragically cut short on a street in the Bronx. Responding to a 911 call about an unconscious male in the Mount Eden neighborhood, police and EMS arrived at…

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Malik Tunstall

Male, age 22 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On an evening in late August 2021, a burst of gunfire in the Soundview section of the Bronx shattered the neighborhood's calm and left two brothers with fatal injuries. Responding to a 911 call at approximately 7:20 p.m. on August 31st, police discovered…

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Price Tunstall

Male, age 24 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the evening hours of a Tuesday in the Bronx, chaos erupted in front of the Monroe Houses on Taylor Avenue. It was August 31, 2021, when gunfire shattered the neighborhood's peace, leaving two brothers critically wounded. Price Tunstall, a 24-year-old male…

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Amanda Nicole Ferrell

Female, age 30 · Salinas, California

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 31, 2021, Amanda Nicole Ferrell, aged 30, tragically lost her life in a shooting incident in Salinas, California. The incident occurred around 12:33 PM on East Bernal Drive near the intersection with Maryal Drive. Amanda, along with Michael David…

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David Erickson

Male, age 61 · Anaheim, California

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

David Erickson, a 61-year-old resident of Anaheim, California, tragically passed away on August 31, 2021. Erickson, originally from Aurora, Illinois, had served in the United States Marine Corps and later worked as a diesel mechanic. On the day of his death…

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Deondre Jekell Johnson

Male, age 23 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deondre Jekell Johnson, a 23-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2021. The incident occurred in the 700 block of Hill Street in East Bakersfield, where Johnson was found with multiple gunshot wounds. According…

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Jerome Pope

Male, age 61 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jerome Pope, a 61-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Jerome Pope was fatally shot near 2625 S. Western Ave. in the Jefferson Park…

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Michael David Ramos

Male, age 33 · Salinas, California

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael David Ramos, aged 33, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2021, in Salinas, California. On that fateful day, Ramos and Amanda Nicole Ferrell, aged 30, were standing outside a residence on East Bernal Drive near Maryal Drive when they were…

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Johnathan McWilliams

Male, age 22 · Forest-park, Georgia

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday evening, the last day of August in 2021, a mother's world was irrevocably shattered. Paulette Smith returned home from work at approximately 6:00 p.m. to the Laurel Pointe Apartments in Forest Park, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. She discovered…

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Raven Fulton

Male, age 21 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Raven Fulton, a 21-year-old Black male, left Warrenton on August 31, 2021, and ended up at Castle Pines Mobile Home Park on Mike Padgett Highway in Augusta, where the night turned deadly. Reports from the time say he was shot at about 7:33 p.m. at the trailer…

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Patrick Taylor

Male, age 39 · Fairmont, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Patrick Taylor, a 39-year-old African American male, passed away suddenly on August 31, 2021, in Fairmont, Illinois. Patrick, affectionately known as "Project Pat," was born on February 11, 1982, in Joliet, Illinois. He was a beloved member of his community…

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Jasmon Graham

Male, age 32 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jasmon Rashad Graham, affectionately known as "Jaz-O," was a 32-year-old African American male who tragically lost his life on August 31, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred on Stockton Way, where police responded to an aggravated…

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Latasha S. Tennill Tomlin

Female, age 44 · Elm-city, North Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Latasha S. Tennill Tomlin, a 44-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 31, 2021, in Elm City, North Carolina. The incident occurred as she was attempting to move out of the home she shared with her boyfriend, Adrian Tynrell Horne.…

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Margaret Peggy Fogleman

Female, age 75 · Newport, North Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Margaret "Peggy" Fogleman, a 75-year-old woman from Newport, North Carolina, tragically passed away on August 31, 2021. According to reports, Peggy died from gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband, Alvis William Fogleman, 68, in what was determined to be a…

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Raekwon Tyleek Williams

Male, age 21 · Elm-city, North Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Raekwon Tyleek Williams, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2021, in Elm City, North Carolina. The incident occurred on London Church Road, between Wilson and Elm City, where Raekwon and his mother, Latasha Tennill…

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Yulonda Basica Hollis

Female, age 49 · Kannapolis, North Carolina

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Yulonda Basica Hollis, a 49-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 31, 2021, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The Kannapolis Police Department responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting in the 900 block of Packard Avenue…

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Kyron Howerton

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kyron Rondo Howerton, a 24-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on August 31, 2021, in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA. The incident occurred around 2:45 a.m. on the corner of Marion Street, near his grandmother's house. Kyron was discovered lying…

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Marvin Mayfield

Male, age 34 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 31, 2021, Marvin Mayfield, a 34-year-old Black man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically shot and killed inside a black Hyundai Sonata. Police officers responded to reports of shots fired around 9:35 p.m. at the intersection of 3rd and Engle…

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Andre Thomas Smith

Male, age 17 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, a life was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. Andre' Thomas Smith, a 17-year-old Black male, died on August 31, 2021, following a violent encounter in the Riverside neighborhood of South Memphis. The events that led to his…

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Sharmaine Watson

Female, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of Sharmaine Latrice Moore Watson, a 35-year-old African American woman from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2021, she became a victim of gun violence in her home city. Sharmaine, born on…

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Carlos Veliz Jr.

Male, age 33 · Abilene, Texas

Killed Aug 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carlos Veliz Jr., a 33-year-old man from Abilene, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 31, 2021. His body was discovered in the parking lot of a convenience store on East South 11th Street in Abilene. According to court documents, Veliz was shot at…

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Fierro Ari

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Armani Fierro, a 20-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, was killed by gunfire on August 30, 2016. The shooting occurred in the Pilsen neighborhood, just a block away from Thalia Hall. Fierro, who was with a group of individuals, was pronounced dead after being…

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Hani N Yousef

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Hani N. Yousef, a 24-year-old Middle Eastern / Arab man, set out through Chicago's Southwest Side on the night of August 31, 2016, with another young man beside him in the car. It was late summer in the West Lawn neighborhood, and the two were driving near…

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Delon G Sims

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 31, 2016, Delon G. Sims, aged 23, was shot and killed in the Oakland neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred during a time of increased violence in the city, which saw a surge in homicides that year. Delon, known by friends as "Shorty," was…

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Brian D Winters

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian D. Winters, a 33-year-old man, was shot and killed on August 31, 2016, in Chicago. His death occurred in a particularly violent month for the city, which saw the highest number of homicides in nearly two decades. August 2016 was marked by a significant…

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James Short

Male, age 37 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late afternoon hours of August 31, 2016, the historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 37-year-old James Earl Short. A lifelong resident of the city, James, a male, was fatally shot at…

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Christopher Dwight Crawford

Male, age 35 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the afternoon of August 31, 2016, 35-year-old Christopher Dwight Crawford was fatally shot in the Sherman Park neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. near the intersection of North Kingshighway Boulevard and Highland…

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Piere Burbage

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Piere Burbage, a 29-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on August 31, 2016, in the Mantua section of the city. That evening, he was on the steps or porch area of the Mantua Haverford Community Center, also described in some reports as the Mantua…

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Sabree Jones

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the quiet of Fernhill Park in the Germantown section of Philadelphia was broken by a grim discovery. The body of 20-year-old Sabree Jones, a Black male, was found by Philadelphia Police officers at…

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Jacob Perales

Male, age 18 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jacob Perales, aged 18, was tragically murdered on August 31, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas, just a day after celebrating his birthday with his family. The incident took place on Piedmont Avenue on the southeast side of the city. Perales had gone for a walk but…

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Kevin Eliazar Gonzalez

Male, age 21 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the last day of August in 2016, a young Hispanic man named Kevin Eliazar Gonzalez, aged 21, lost his life in a violent encounter in Kansas City, Kansas. The incident, which unfolded as a drive-by shooting, abruptly ended the life of the young man. Details…

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Tony Payne

Male, age 32 · Beloit, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of Tony Payne, a 32-year-old Black/African American man from Beloit, Wisconsin, was tragically cut short. On the night of August 31, 2016, Payne was in the parking lot of the Turtle Tap bar in Beloit when he was fatally…

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Jesson Adams Iglesias

Male, age 37 · Pontiac, Michigan

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jesson Adams Iglesias, a 37-year-old man, was fatally shot on the evening of August 31, 2016, in Pontiac, Michigan. The incident occurred in the driveway of a residence on East Colgate Avenue. Reports indicate that Iglesias had been engaged in a conversation…

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Joseph Tann

Male, age 37 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joseph Tann Jr., a 37-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally shot on August 31, 2016, in Paterson, New Jersey. The incident occurred near the corner of Summer and Pearl streets. At the time of the shooting, Tann was with his friend, Tyrus…

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Marcus Ellis

Male, age 25 · Plainfield, New Jersey

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of August 31, 2016, Marcus Corey Ellis, a 25-year-old Black male from Plainfield, New Jersey, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. on the 700 block of Hillside Avenue in what would become the eighth homicide in the…

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DeAndre Phillip Tyre Johnson

Male, age 22 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 22-year-old DeAndre Phillip Tyre Johnson, a Black/African American male from Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On August 31, 2016, what began as an altercation inside a home escalated into fatal violence…

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Joseph Letke

Male, age 57 · New-albany, Indiana

Killed Aug 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joseph Theodore Letke Jr., a 57-year-old Caucasian male, died on August 31, 2016, in New Albany, Indiana. His death was the culmination of a life marked by professional success that became entangled with significant controversy and personal financial turmoil.…

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