Deaths by Force on August 3

Deaths by Force (516)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Kitara Myatt

Female, age 16 · West-chazy, New York

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of West-chazy, New York, was struck by a tragedy that would leave a lasting mark. The story revolves around Kitara Myatt, a 16-year-old female who was a student at Beekmantown Central School. She was an active and…

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Mario Sanchez Frater

Male, age 28 · Mount-vernon, New York

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, tragedy struck in Mount Vernon, New York, with the death of 28-year-old Mario Sanchez Frater. On the night of August 31, 2016, Frater was shot and killed near 14 West 4th Street in the city. The incident was one of several…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brandon Lopez

Male, age 15 · Inglewood, California

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brandon Lopez, a 15-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, was tragically shot and killed on the night of August 3, 2016. According to reports, the incident occurred shortly before 11:45 p.m. in the 4000 block of West 103rd Street. Brandon was sitting in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Clifford Cofer II

Male, age 27 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Clifford Owen Cofer II, a 27-year-old firefighter from Winter Haven, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2016, in Lakeland, Florida. Born on December 3, 1988, in Avon Park, Florida, Clifford was a dedicated firefighter with Sumter County and was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gavin Bromfield

Male, age 24 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gavin Bromfield, a 24-year-old resident of Hollywood, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2016. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 3:40 a.m., outside his family home on Alhambra Boulevard in Miramar. Gavin was shot…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

JaJuan Johnson

Male, age 18 · Belle-glade, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

JaJuan Johnson, an 18-year-old resident of Belle Glade, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2016. The incident occurred in front of his home at the 715 Mobile Home Park. According to reports, JaJuan was shot and killed in the early hours of the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keaira Palmer

Female, age 15 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

On an early Wednesday morning in Decatur, Georgia, just two weeks before her sixteenth birthday, 15-year-old Keaira Palmer's life was tragically cut short. On August 3, 2016, the female teenager was walking out of a convenience store on Glenwood Road with…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David J. Plank

Male, age 54 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

David J. Plank, a 54-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2016, in Chicago, IL. Plank was fatally shot while driving through the Avalon Park neighborhood on his way to work at Jackson Park Hospital. The incident occurred near 84th and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tavaurus Harris

Male, age 30 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a wave of violence cast a dark shadow over New Orleans, and on the night of August 3rd, Tavaurus Harris, a 30-year-old man, became one of its victims. His life was cut short by gunfire in the vicinity of the historic Louis Armstrong…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lakiesha Sutton

Female, age 23 · Ahoskie, North Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lakiesha Sutton, a 23-year-old African American woman from Ahoskie, NC, tragically lost her life on August 3, 2016. She was working as a clerk at Murphy Express Gas Station when a violent incident occurred. In the early hours of that day, a verbal altercation…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Orlando Dante Gilbert

Male, age 25 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Orlando Dante Gilbert, a 25-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2016, in Hamilton, Ohio. He was one of two victims in a drive-by shooting that took place near Maggard's Grocery & Carryout on Central Avenue. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Todd Berus

Male, age 25 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 3, 2016, Todd Berus, a 25-year-old male from Hamilton, Ohio, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred near Maggard's Grocery & Carryout on Central Avenue. Berus was in a vehicle with Orlando Gilbert, who was also killed in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rolland Jackson

Male, age 52 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rolland Jackson, a 52-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on August 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. He was shot three times outside Jeremy's food store, suffering fatal injuries to his neck, chest, and shoulder. The medical examiner determined…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Danny Ed Adams

Male, age 57 · Pomona, California

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Danny Ed Adams was 57 years old when he died on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, in Pomona. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at the rear of 120 San Lorenzo St. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jr. Neville

Male, age 51 · San Francisco, California

Found Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 3, 2011, Jr. Neville, aged 51, was killed in San Francisco, California, in what remains an unsolved homicide case. Neville's body was found on the street in the Tenderloin area, a neighborhood known for its high crime rates and struggles with drug…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jermaine E Smith

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

On August 3, 2011, Jermaine E. Smith, aged 20, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Side of the city, a region that has been heavily impacted by frequent episodes of gun violence. Smith's death was part of a broader…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ron D James

Male, age 35 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the investigations of the Kansas City Police Department, the file of 35-year-old Ron D. James remains a somber entry among the city's unsolved cold cases. On August 3, 2011, authorities were called to a scene at 2000 East 58th Street in Kansas City…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lawrence Mouzone

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

Lawrence Mouzone, a 24-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was murdered on August 3, 2011. His death was one of many that occurred during a particularly violent year in Philadelphia, with over 50 people reported murdered just in the month of August. Mouzone…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Eric Whittaker

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

Eric Whittaker, a 24-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on August 3, 2011, in South Philadelphia. He lived on the 1900 block of South 21st Street, and the shooting happened nearby at 21st and Mifflin streets. What had been an ordinary stretch…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

William Eric Robinson

Male, age 34 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late summer of 2011, the community of Sumter, South Carolina, was unsettled by the grim discovery of one of its own. William Eric Robinson, a 34-year-old man, was found deceased on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. His death was the result of a single gunshot…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christina Sneary

Female, age 14 · Ferry-pass, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

Christina Sneary, a 14-year-old girl from Ferry Pass, Florida, tragically lost her life on August 3, 2011, due to a gunshot wound. Christina, who was developmentally disabled, was shot by her older foster sister, Elena Rendell, during an argument over a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Pedro Pete Ceja

Male, age 47 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 3, 2006 · 20 years ago

Pedro Pete Ceja, a 47-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 3, 2006, in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ceja died from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred in a neighborhood…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Joseph Dan Adams

Male, age 26 · Lehi, Utah

Killed Aug 3, 2001 · 25 years ago

Joseph Dan Adams, a 26-year-old White male, was working a special DUI enforcement shift for the Lehi Police Department on the night of August 3, 2001. At approximately 11:00 p.m., he conducted a traffic stop of a suspected drunk driver at 2100 North 1200…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Aaron Stokes

Male, age 22 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the late summer of 2001, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of 22-year-old Aaron J. 'Elroy' Stokes was cut short. A Black male, Stokes fell victim to gun violence on Friday, August 3, 2001. The specific details of the events that transpired on that…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Kevin Darrell Rice Sr.

age 38 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Aug 3, 2001 · 25 years ago

Detective Kevin Darrell Rice Sr., aged 38, was a dedicated officer with the Rockford Police Department in Illinois. On the night of August 3, 2001, while off-duty and investigating suspicious activity in his sister's neighborhood, Detective Rice encountered…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Gregory Smith

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 3, 1991 · 35 years ago

On August 3, 1991, Gregory Smith, aged 28, was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. His name appears among those memorialized as homicide victims from Montgomery County for that year, indicating that his death was ruled a homicide. Unfortunately, the available public…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Robert Lee Puckett

Male, age 40 · Oakwood, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the small town of Oakwood, Georgia, a community was forever altered by a violent encounter that would ultimately claim the life of its dedicated lawman, White male Robert Lee Puckett, the 40-year-old Chief of Police. The fatal series of events began on the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Derryk Johnson

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late evening hours of Wednesday, August 3, 2016, the life of 19-year-old Derryk Johnson was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 600 block…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jerome Tallington

Male, age 40 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Aug 3, 2006 · 20 years ago

Jerome Tallington, a 40-year-old African American male from Charlotte, NC, passed away on August 3, 2006. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, as there is limited information available from online sources. The obituary published by the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Yisheng Xu

Male, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 3, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late summer of 2006, the life of Yisheng Yi Xu was tragically cut short in Chester, Pennsylvania. On August 3, 2006, the 29-year-old Asian man fell victim to gun violence. The specific details of the incident remain largely unknown to the public…

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Alberto Soto-Rodriguez

Male, age 33 · South Bend, Indiana

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

On a late summer afternoon in South Bend, Indiana, the life of 33-year-old Alberto Soto-Rodriguez was cut short by a burst of gunfire. The fatal encounter took place on Monday, August 3, 2026, in the 1000 block of College Street. Around 4:50 p.m., officers…

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Chrisline Stephen

Female, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events that shattered a Monday evening, 31-year-old Chrisline Stephen lost her life in a fatal shooting on August 3, 2026, at an apartment complex on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The incident, which police believe stemmed from a…

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Dashaun Green

Male, age 19 · Oak Park, Michigan

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 3, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Dashaun Green was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire in Oak Park, Michigan. A promising young man just two weeks shy of returning to college for his sophomore year, Green was…

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Emanuel Rodriguez Duran

Male, age 14 · Atwater, California

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In the late summer evening of August 3, 2026, in the small city of Atwater, California, the life of 14-year-old Emanuel Rodriguez Duran was tragically cut short. Emanuel, described by a family friend as a "sweet, friendly, loving kid" with a smile that could…

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Frederick Hughes

Male, age 38 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of August 3, 2026, the life of 38-year-old Frederick Hughes was tragically cut short in a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. A father of four and an expectant grandfather, Hughes was found with a fatal gunshot wound inside his…

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Jarrod Price

Male, age 46 · Palmdale, California

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Monday, August 3, 2026, the quiet of a Lancaster, California neighborhood was broken by the sound of a vehicle crashing into a front yard. The incident, which occurred around 12:43 a.m. in the 16200 block of Sweetaire Avenue, would soon…

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Jasmine Marie Smith

Female, age 27 · Campti, Louisiana

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

On the evening of August 3, 2026, a distressing call to the NATCOM 911 Center set in motion a tragic series of events in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. A vehicle was reportedly traveling south on U.S. Highway 71 near Clarence, carrying a passenger who had…

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Ky Mani Korey Reynolds

Male, age 26 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Monday, August 3, 2026, the vibrant life of 26-year-old Ky Mani Korey Reynolds of Dorchester was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded around 12:38 a.m. in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, where a dispute outside the Little…

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Teris King

Female, age 18 · Oak Park, Michigan

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

Teris King, an 18-year-old woman, was killed in Oak Park, Michigan, during the early morning hours of August 3, 2026, when a birthday celebration and pajama party at a short-term rental home erupted into deadly gunfire. King had recently graduated from high…

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Trojan Ironman Hart

Male, age 50 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 3, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Monday, August 3, 2026, the quiet of a Bronx neighborhood was shattered by the sound of multiple gunshots. When police responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:02 a.m. in front of 672 Sagamore Street, they discovered the…

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Johnathan Rosenlund

Male, age 44 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late evening hours of August 3, 2025, the life of 44-year-old Johnathan Joel Rosenlund was tragically cut short in a south Phoenix neighborhood. Phoenix Police officers responded to a call about a shooting near 24th Avenue and Broadway Road around 9:43…

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James Tall Folks Charles

Male, age 43 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 3, 2025, the life of 43-year-old James Matthew Charles, known affectionately as “Tall Folks,” was tragically cut short in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Just before 2:00 a.m., officers from the Hot Springs Police…

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Grabriela Esmeralda Marquez Avila

Female, age 27 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Aurora, Colorado, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 27-year-old Grabriela Esmeralda Marquez Avila. On August 3, 2025, a violent encounter stemming from a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal shooting…

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Akim Toure

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late evening hours of Sunday, August 3, 2025, a tragic event unfolded near Union Station in Washington, D.C. that claimed the life of Akim Toure, a 27-year-old male. Originally from Sierra Leone, Toure had immigrated to the United States as a child and…

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Adam Santiago

Male, age 21 · Stockton, California

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 3, 2025, Adam Santiago, 21, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity from Stockton, California, was shot shortly after 9 p.m. in the 8600 block of Santa Paula Way, a residential street near Kennedy Elementary School. First responders found him with a…

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Antwan Bluthenthal

Male, age 46 · San Diego, California

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

Antwan Bluthenthal, 46, a Black male, was shot on the third floor of a building at 701 Sixth Avenue in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter on the evening of August 3, 2025, after visiting the Cielo Rooftop Lounge on the fifth floor. Police and paramedics found him in…

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Brian Scott Vieyra

Male, age 34 · Victorville, California

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

Brian Scott Vieyra, 34, male, Hispanic/Latino, was found shot inside a crashed red Chevrolet Silverado shortly before midnight on Sunday, August 3, 2025, in Victorville, California. Deputies had first responded at about 11:38 p.m. to reports of gunfire in the…

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Abdul Hydara

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of August 3, 2025, a sense of normalcy still lingered in the parking lot off Laventure Drive in Chamblee, an area within metropolitan Atlanta. Abdul Hydara, a 31-year-old Gambian immigrant, stood waiting for his cousin who was…

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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.