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Deaths by Force on August 4

733 open cases in our database happened on August 4. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (506)

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Joseph Garcia

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On August 4, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, resulting in the death of 39-year-old Joseph M. Garcia. The incident took place around 3:01 a.m. in the 2100 block of South Canal Street, outside Lawrence's Fish…

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David Wild

Male, age 58 · Bolton, Mississippi

Killed Aug 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a summer day in Bolton, Mississippi, a grim discovery was made on August 4, 2023. Fifty-eight-year-old David Wild, a white male, was found deceased inside his gray 2019 Honda CR-V on a stretch of Bolton-Brownsville Road near Live Oak Road. Responding to…

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Alan Charles Snipes

Male, age 42 · Westmont, California

Killed Aug 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Alan Charles Snipes, a 42-year-old man from Westmont, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 4, 2020. The incident occurred in the 1400 block of West 113th Street. According to the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner's records, deputies…

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Juan Manuel Moreno

Male, age 40 · Long-beach, California

Killed Aug 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Juan Manuel Moreno, a 40-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2020, in Long Beach, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Moreno was shot near 728 Cerritos Avenue. The incident occurred in…

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David Phong Wettach

Male, age 50 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

The summer of 2020 was a tumultuous period for Southern California, and in the city of Long Beach, a profound mystery was added to the city's records on Tuesday, August 4th. On that day, 50-year-old David Phong Wettach, a white man, died under circumstances…

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Jarome Johnson

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 4, 2017, the life of a 26-year-old Black man named Jarome Johnson was tragically cut short. The fatal encounter occurred at the Tastee Twist ice cream stand, a local spot near North and Teutonia.…

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Javier Bueno

Male, age 46 · Pomona, California

Killed Aug 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Javier Bueno died on Friday, August 4, 2017, his 46th birthday, in Pomona. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1690 E. Mission Blvd. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case of the Pomona…

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Kelly Rhae Orsolini

Female, age 57 · Kingman, Arizona

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Kingman, Arizona, the summer of 2015 was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the life of 57-year-old Kelly Rhae Orsolini. On August 4th, a welfare check requested after reports of shots fired led Mohave County Sheriff's deputies…

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Adrian Alexander Hernandez

Male, age 17 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adrian Alexander Hernandez, a 17-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2015, in Pacoima, Los Angeles. The incident occurred near the intersection of Terra Bella Street and Bromont Avenue. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records…

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Webster Brown

Male, age 49 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Webster Anthony Brown III, a 49-year-old man, was tragically shot on August 4, 2015, while standing on the front porch of a home in the 1500 block of West 53rd Street in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 12:55 a.m.…

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Meshach Brighty

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Meshach Brighty, 21, a Black/African American male, was killed late on August 4, 2015, in Philadelphia's Wynnefield section. The earliest scene reporting described a sudden burst of gunfire just before midnight along the 5300 block of West Berks Street, where…

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Michael Nolen

Male, age 22 · Mckees-rocks, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Nolen, a 22-year-old aspiring rapper known as "Spike G," was tragically shot and killed on August 4, 2015, in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. He was visiting his brother and leaving his brother's home when he was shot inside his silver SUV. The vehicle…

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Nathaniel Kirkpatrick

Male, age 27 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Camden, New Jersey, tragedy befell a young man. On August 4, 2014, Nathaniel Kirkpatrick, a 27-year-old male resident of the city, was found shot on a sidewalk in the 2900 block of Octagon Road. The discovery was made…

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Michael Reign Goodman

Female, age 41 · Sarasota, Florida

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Reign Goodman, a 41-year-old man from Sarasota, FL, was found dead on August 4, 2014, as a result of a gunshot wound. The incident occurred at his residence on Ranchero Drive, where he lived with Karli Wilbanks, a 25-year-old woman. The Sarasota…

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Vincente Obregon

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Vincente Obregon, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. Vincente was found with multiple gunshot…

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Christopher Guajardo

Male, age 26 · Irving, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christopher Guajardo, a 26-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2014, in Irving, Texas. He was found shot dead in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant around 1 a.m. The Irving police responded to the scene and…

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Esteban Efrain Martinez

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

Esteban Efrain Martinez, an 18-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on August 6, 2013, two days after being shot on August 4, 2013. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Martinez was standing in an…

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Vadim Kogan

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Vadim Kogan was 48 years old when he died on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, three days after he was beaten in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 4300 block of West 3rd Street.…

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Anthony Flowal

Male, age 55 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

Anthony Flowal was 55 years old when he died on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, in South Park, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 378 E. 56th St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Saul Melchor

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2010 · 16 years ago

Saul Melchor, a 25-year-old Latino, was tragically killed on August 4, 2010, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Melchor was driving south on Langdon Avenue around 8:25 p.m. when gunfire erupted, striking his…

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Mario Cruz Magallon

Male, age 55 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

On Saturday, August 4, 2007, emergency responders and law enforcement officers were called to a property along the 1300 block of West Anaheim Street in the Harbor City neighborhood of Los Angeles. There they discovered fifty-five-year-old Mario Cruz Magallon…

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Douglas William Hofius

Male, age 48 · Huntington Park, California

Killed Aug 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

Douglas William Hofius was 48 years old when he died on Saturday, August 4, 2007, in Huntington Park. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 6811 Rugby Avenue. His death was ruled a…

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Terry Wilcox

Male, age 48 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

Terry Wilcox, 48, of Atlanta, was killed in the city on Saturday, August 4, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists his death as a homicide…

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Kei Sunada

Male, age 22 · Queens, New York

Killed Aug 4, 1994 · 32 years ago

In the summer of 1994, a young Japanese man named Kei Sunada, who was 22 years old, was living in the LeFrak City apartment complex in Queens, New York. On the night of August 4th, as he was returning home, his life was tragically cut short. Sunada was found…

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Norm Fournier

Male, age 51 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Aug 4, 1987 · 39 years ago

Norm Fournier, a dedicated 51-year-old male, had made it his life's work to help those in his community struggling with mental health crises. As the director of Pierce County's Office of Involuntary Commitment in Tacoma, Washington, he was known for his…

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Gustav Hoeh

Male, age 71 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 1933 · 93 years ago

On August 4, 1933, Gustav Hoeh, a 71-year-old white male, was tragically murdered in front of his haberdashery store in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a robbery attempt by George Dale, Eleanor Jarman, and Leo Minneci. Hoeh was engaged in a…

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