Deaths by Force on August 4

Deaths by Force (506)

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Tyler Zachary Gilbert

Male, age 12 · Hinsdale, New Hampshire

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, the life of a 12-year-old White male named Tyler Zachary Gilbert was tragically cut short. On August 4, 2021, the young boy from Brattleboro, Vermont, was visiting his father, 47-year-old David Lent, at his…

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Johnny Quintana

Male, age 59 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a grim discovery was made in Denver, Colorado, that brought a violent end to the life of 59-year-old Johnny Quintana. On August 4th, police were called to the 8100 block of East 29th Avenue, where they found Quintana's body. The initial…

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Julian Richard Evangelista-Short

Male, age 18 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the bright morning light of August 4, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Julian Richard Evangelista-Short, a White male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The fatal encounter occurred just before 10 a.m. at the corner of West 9th Avenue and North…

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Marschell Brumfield

Male, age 30 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marschell Brumfield, a 30-year-old man, died on August 4, 2021, due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The incident occurred at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the Las Vegas police, Brumfield and another man got into a fight…

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Ahmed Mohamed

Male, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of a young Black/African American man, Ahmed Mohamed, was tragically cut short at the age of 29. On August 4, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mohamed became a victim of fatal gun violence. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's…

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Farrillionz Woods

Male, age 36 · Sunflower, Mississippi

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On August 4, 2021, 36-year-old Farrillionz Depajarious Woods was found deceased inside a home located in the 1300 section of Highway 3, just north of Moorhead in Sunflower, Mississippi. The Sunflower County Sheriff's Department launched an investigation into…

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Alshaquir Duval

Male, age 21 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the evening hours of August 4, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the summer calm at Ferris Triangle Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Alshaquir Duval, a 21-year-old Black / African American male from Jersey…

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Archeley Brizard

Male, age 26 · Elizabeth, New Jersey

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Elizabeth, New Jersey, tragedy struck the community. Archeley F. Brizard, a 26-year-old Black / African American male, was found inside a car in the Jefferson Park area on August 4, 2021. Responding officers discovered him with…

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Grady Jilus

Male, age 29 · Linden, New Jersey

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late evening hours of August 4, 2021, the city of Linden, New Jersey, became the scene of a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 29-year-old Grady Jilus. A male resident of Linden, Jilus was discovered in a parking lot on the 600 block of…

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Delia Johnson

Female, age 42 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a warm evening in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on August 4, 2021, Delia Johnson, a 42-year-old woman, was amongst a group of people gathered for a candlelight vigil to mourn a recently deceased friend. The mood of solemn remembrance was shattered at…

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Daeshunn Duran Dupree

Male, age 25 · Riverside, California

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Daeshunn Duran Dupree, a 25-year-old resident of Colton, California, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2021, in Riverside, California. Dupree's death was the result of gun violence, a devastating event that has left his family and community in mourning.…

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Roberta Lopez

Female, age 68 · Riverside, California

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Roberta Lopez, a 68-year-old Latina woman, was home in Riverside County on the night of August 4, 2021, when something inside the residence on El Palomino Drive in Jurupa Valley erupted into a crisis that neighbors would later remember by the flashing lights…

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Latravies Hunt

Male, age 22 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Latravies Hunt, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred in the afternoon when Hunt was the victim of a drive-by shooting on Fifth Street. According to the police…

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Michael Pettis

Male, age 34 · Leesburg, Florida

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Pettis, a 34-year-old man from Leesburg, FL, was tragically shot and killed on the night of August 4, 2021. The Leesburg Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 1000 block of West Line Street at approximately 11:54 p.m. Upon arrival…

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Jaquan Crazy Montgomery

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jaquan “Crazy” Montgomery, a 21-year-old Black man from Atlanta, was killed on August 4, 2021, in a shooting at the Forest Cove apartments in southeast Atlanta. Late that Wednesday night, officers were called to the 300 block of Thomasville Boulevard at about…

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Lamarcus Collins

Male, age 42 · Lithonia, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on August 4, 2021, 42-year-old Lamarcus Collins, a male resident of Lithonia, Georgia, was fatally shot. The incident, which cut his life short, prompted an investigation by the DeKalb County police. When officers arrived at a home…

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Lawrence Hicks Jr

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Wednesday night in Atlanta, the life of 33-year-old Lawrence Hicks Jr. was tragically cut short. The evening of August 4, 2021, was shattered by gunfire at the Providence at Cascade apartments on Fairburn Road in the southwest of the city. When…

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Maurice Morris

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Maurice Morris, a 34-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on August 4, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side of the city. According to reports, two gunmen entered a home in the…

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Jeremiah Williams

Male, age 34 · Schriever, Louisiana

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 4, 2021, the life of 34-year-old Jeremiah Williams, a male resident of Schriever, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. Williams was discovered inside his Hyundai Elantra, which had crashed into a house. It was soon…

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Alibria Libby Kerns

Female, age 47 · Huntersville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alibria "Libby" Kerns, a 47-year-old woman from Rowan County, North Carolina, was reported missing in July 2021. Her remains were discovered on January 26, 2022, in a shallow grave behind a mobile home in Huntersville, North Carolina. The discovery was made…

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Shamyrion Edward Duke Alexander

Male, age 11 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Shamyrion Edward Duke Alexander, an 11-year-old boy from Dayton, Ohio, tragically passed away on August 4, 2021. Shamyrion was accidentally shot by a young relative, also around the same age, inside their home on Randolph Street. The incident occurred shortly…

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Carlos Valentine Vasquez Jr.

Male, age 48 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carlos Valentine Vasquez Jr., a 48-year-old man from Corpus Christi, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2021. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. at the Market Shopping Center in the 5800 block of Everhart Road. When police arrived at the scene…

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Edgar Barrera

Male, age 33 · Brownsville, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edgar Barrera, a 33-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on August 4, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas. Barrera was found with a gunshot wound inside a white vehicle that had collided with two other vehicles outside a small apartment complex on the 5400…

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Jonathan Kenneth Fann

Male, age 38 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jonathan Kenneth Fann, a 38-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2021, in San Antonio, TX. The cause of his death was a shooting incident that occurred on August 3, 2021. Fann was one of two victims in this incident…

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Karen Eylin Ortiz

Female, age 22 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Karen Eylin Ortiz, a 22-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on August 4, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. Born on September 10, 1998, in Laredo, Texas, Karen was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend. She was known…

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Sareena Kay Bain

Female, age 28 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sareena Kay Bain, a 28-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on August 4, 2021. She was fatally shot during a domestic dispute that escalated into a violent confrontation. The incident occurred in Southeast Bexar County, where Bain…

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Deondre Dickerson

Male, age 20 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deondre Dickerson, a 20-year-old Black man, was found in the early hours of August 4, 2016, lying in the 100 block of Cityline Avenue in northeast Atlanta, shot from behind just across from the 251 North apartment complex. It was around 1:05 a.m. when police…

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Toriyus L Keefer

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Toriyus L. Keefer, a 21-year-old male, was among the victims of Chicago's surge in violence in 2016. Keefer was shot and killed on August 4, 2016, in what was part of an especially violent month for the city. In August alone, more than 400 people were shot…

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David Lamont Hill

Male, age 45 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of David Lamont Hill, a 45-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of West Baltimore. On the evening of August 4th, in the Upton neighborhood, specifically on the 1600 block of McCulloh Street…

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Cary Smith

Male, age 47 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 47-year-old Cary Leon Smith was cut short in a fatal shooting in Kansas City, Missouri. On the evening of Thursday, August 4, 2016, police responded to a call shortly before 8 p.m. in the 6000 block of Highland Avenue.…

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William Tisdell

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

William Tisdell, a 29-year-old male, tragically lost his life on August 4, 2016, in Houston, Texas. He was fatally shot during an altercation that took place in the Acres Homes neighborhood. Tisdell and two other men were visiting friends at the Garden City…

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Roland Solis

Male, age 25 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 4, 2016, Roland Solis, 35, was killed in a shootout in the 600 block of South Sabinas Street in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred in the late afternoon and involved multiple individuals exchanging gunfire. According to the police, the…

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Joshua Calhoun

Male, age 27 · El Dorado, Arkansas

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joshua Cortez Calhoun, a 27-year-old resident of Urbana, Arkansas, tragically passed away on July 29, 2016, in Little Rock, Arkansas. His death was reported on August 4, 2016, in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Joshua was born on January 14, 1989, in Columbus…

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Billy Roark

Male, age 27 · Beattyville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the rural tranquility of Lee County, Kentucky, was shattered by a grim discovery that would unravel a complex tale of violence and betrayal. The body of Billy Ryan Roark, a 28-year-old male from Beattyville, was found on the…

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James Robert Brown

Male, age 36 · Beattyville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the community of Beattyville, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent deaths of two of its residents. Among them was James Robert Brown, a 36-year-old man known as a carpenter by trade. His life was cut short on the night of August 4…

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Norman Glover

Male, age 42 · Lawton, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Norman Russell Glover, a 42-year-old Black male, was tragically killed on August 4, 2016, in Lawton, Oklahoma. On that day, Lawton police were dispatched to a residence in the 1200 block of Northwest 31st Street after receiving reports of gunfire. Upon their…

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Kori Evans

Male, age 27 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Jackson, Mississippi, the life of 27-year-old Kori Evans was cut short by gun violence. On August 4, 2016, Evans was killed in what was reported as a double shooting. Further details regarding the specific location of the shooting, the…

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Robert Lewis Hicks

Male, age 30 · Inkster, Michigan

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a 30-year-old man, Robert Lewis Hicks, lost his life in a shooting in Inkster, Michigan. On the afternoon of Thursday, August 4, 2016, Hicks was found deceased in the driveway of a home on Wayland Court. Investigators believe he had…

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Omar Taylor

Male, age 39 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 4, 2016, the tranquility of the Willoughby Spit section of Norfolk, Virginia, was shattered by the discovery of a deceased man on the beach. The man was identified as 39-year-old Omar Taylor, a Black male resident of…

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Dominick Reece

Male, age 20 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a single act of violence abruptly ended the life of 20-year-old Dominick Reece. On the evening of August 4th, Reece was with a group of young men in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, when a gray Chevrolet Impala…

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Inez Gregory

Female, age 30 · Owensville, Missouri

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 4, 2016, the quiet community of Owensville, Missouri, became the scene of a violent tragedy at the Owensville Motor Inn. Inez Gregory, a 30-year-old female U.S. Army veteran, was staying at the motel to handle legal matters regarding her divorce and…

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Jontae Decosta

Male, age 19 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Charleston, South Carolina, the life of 19-year-old Jontae Decosta was tragically cut short. On August 4, 2016, Decosta, a young male, was shot and killed in a violent encounter that also left another person injured. The shooting took…

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David L. Hill

Male, age 45 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, tragedy struck the Upton neighborhood, forever altering the lives of one family. On August 4, 2016, 45-year-old David Lamont Hill, a male resident of the city, was in the 1600 block of McCulloh Street when he was shot. The…

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Laron G. Watkins

Male, age 21 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Laron G. Watkins, a 21-year-old male, lost his life to gun violence on the evening of August 4, 2016, in Buffalo, New York. He had just left his family's home and was heading to a party at Sperry Park, only a block away. Just five to seven minutes after his…

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Zavon Gordon

Male, age 28 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a dispute in a Brooklyn parking lot turned fatal for 28-year-old Zavon Gordon. On the evening of August 4th, Gordon, a father to a young child, found himself in an argument with another man outside of an AutoZone on Flatbush Avenue. The…

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Nick Cubas

Male, age 19 · Long-beach, California

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nick Cubas, a 19-year-old resident of Downey, California, was tragically found dead on August 4, 2016, near the 7400 block of East Willow Street in Long Beach. His body was discovered near the San Gabriel River, and he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Kenneth Hearst

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer day in Atlanta, the life of 31-year-old Kenneth Hearst, an African American man, was cut short by gunfire. On August 4, 2016, Hearst was on the porch of a residence on Hendrix Avenue in the southwest part of the city when he was struck by multiple…

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Marty Burtin

Male, age 29 · Bellwood, Illinois

Killed Aug 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marty Burtin, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 4, 2016, in Bellwood, Illinois. The incident occurred around 12:45 a.m. near his home in the 3900 block of Warren Avenue. Burtin was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead…

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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.