Death by Force

Deion I Kennedy

Male, age 20 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 20-year-old Deion I. Kennedy was cut short in a violent encounter in Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of August 5th, Kennedy was found inside his car in the parking lot of a Walmart on Outer Loop, having sustained fatal…

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James Harris

Male, age 31 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In an act of compassion that ended in tragedy, 31-year-old James Michael Harris Sr. was fatally shot in his Louisville, Kentucky, apartment in 2017. A male, Harris had offered a place to stay to Justin Curry, a man he had known for years. At the time, Curry…

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Sean Howard

Male, age 19 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the warm early morning hours of August 5, 2017, in Lexington, Kentucky, a life was cut tragically short. Sean Thomas Howard, a 19-year-old male, was fatally wounded by a gunshot while seated in a car. The incident occurred in the parking lot of Mist Lake…

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Joshua Tibbs

Male, age 23 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of 23-year-old Joshua Tibbs was tragically cut short. On August 5, 2017, the young Black / African American man was at the Route 66 Event Center when a disturbance erupted. As people scattered from the venue…

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Donald Taylor

Male, age 35 · Corinth, Mississippi

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 35-year-old Donald Dupree Taylor was tragically cut short. On Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Corinth, Mississippi, at the intersection of Meigg and Penn Streets, Taylor was killed by gunfire. A male, he was a husband and…

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Hassan Shahid

Male, age 32 · Morris Plains, New Jersey

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Hassan Shahid, a 32-year-old male, died on August 5, 2017, in a tragic event that unfolded across Morris Plains and Morris Township, New Jersey. His death was the final act in a murder-suicide that also claimed the life of his ex-girlfriend, 28-year-old…

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Laurel Chasmar

Female, age 28 · Morris Township, New Jersey

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Laurel Rae Chasmar, a 28-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 5, 2017, outside her apartment complex in Morris Plains, New Jersey. The shooter was identified as her 32-year-old ex-boyfriend and…

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Felicia Poindexter

Female, age 48 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of Felicia Mattox Poindexter, a 46-year-old Black woman from Roanoke, Virginia, was tragically cut short. On August 5th, what began as an ordinary day ended in violence at a local Family Dollar store, leaving a community in…

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Nyjai Sidney Martins Johnson

Male, age 18 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 18-year-old Nyjai Sidney Martins Johnson was tragically cut short by gun violence in Richmond, Virginia. On the evening of August 5th, in the city's Gilpin Court neighborhood, Johnson was fatally shot. This event was part of…

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Eric Cole

Male, age 4 · Crown-point, Indiana

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a heart-wrenching incident unfolded in Crown Point, Indiana, leading to the death of four-year-old Eric James Cole. The young boy was at the home of a babysitter on August 5th when he discovered a handgun. The firearm was located in a…

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Marcel Harris

Male, age 29 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Gary, Indiana, the life of 29-year-old Marcel Harris of Sauk Village was tragically cut short. On August 8, 2017, police responded to a call of a person shot in the 5400 block of West 25th Avenue. Inside a business…

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Anthony Barney Dickerson Jr

Male, age 40 · Dillon, South Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the community of Dillon, South Carolina, was rocked by the violent and untimely death of Anthony Barney Dickerson Jr. A 40-year-old male, Dickerson became a victim of gun violence on Saturday, August 5, 2017. His life was abruptly…

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Catherine Tenise Clark

Female, age 37 · Piedmont, South Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 37-year-old Catherine Tenise Clark was tragically cut short in Piedmont, South Carolina. On August 5th, the female victim was discovered deceased in a roadway, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The initial…

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Michael Hartwell

Male, age 26 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 5, 2017, violence erupted in the early morning hours in Orangeburg, South Carolina, resulting in the untimely death of 26-year-old Black male Michael Hartwell. The incident took place around 12:20 a.m. on Whittaker Parkway, drawing the attention of…

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German Garcia Paredes

Male, age 25 · Mount-rainier, Maryland

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Saturday, the quiet streets of Mount Rainier, Maryland, bore witness to a grim discovery. On August 5, 2017, a passerby happened upon the body of a young man lying on the sidewalk in the 3500 block of Rhode Island…

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Lamontrey Tynes

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 24-year-old Lamontrey Tynes, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 5, 2017, Tynes was found with gunshot wounds in the 1200 block of Sergeant Street. He was rushed to the Maryland Shock…

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Christopher Leon

Male, age 22 · Fresno, California

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christopher Leon, a 22-year-old from Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017. Leon was fatally shot while attempting to protect his family's jewelry and stereo store from thieves. The incident occurred in Southeast Fresno, where Leon…

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Dejohn Jones

Male, age 24 · Belmont, California

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

DeJohn Jones, a 24-year-old resident of Union City, was tragically killed on August 5, 2017, in Belmont, California. The incident occurred early in the morning at an apartment located on Ralston Avenue, where Jones had gone to retrieve personal belongings…

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Nathaniel Valderrama

Male, age 26 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nathaniel "Lil Nuns" Valderrama, a 26-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017. Valderrama was a victim of gun violence, and his untimely death has left a profound impact on his community. The incident occurred…

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Andre S Bryant

Male, age 31 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andre S. Bryant, aged 31, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017, in Bradenton, Florida. The incident occurred during a violent altercation at a residence in the Bayshore Gardens area. The confrontation escalated into gunfire, resulting in the deaths of…

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Anthony Edward Lee Myers

Male, age 29 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Edward Lee Myers, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on August 5, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in the 1000 block of West 17th Street. Police responded to the scene after the…

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Jessica Depizzol

Female, age 34 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jessica Lynn DePizzol, a 32-year-old woman from Ocala, Florida, was found dead in her Silver Springs Shores home on August 5, 2017. Born on February 25, 1985, in Sodus, New York, Jessica was known for her outgoing and compassionate nature. She had a deep love…

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Keith Lamar Jones

Male, age 28 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Keith Lamar Jones, aged 28, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017, in Bradenton, Florida. The incident occurred during a violent altercation at a residence on Harvard Avenue in the Bayshore Gardens area. According to reports, the confrontation began when…

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Rodney Williams

Male, age 23 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rodney Williams, a 23-year-old from Bradenton, FL, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017. The incident occurred during a violent altercation at a residence in the Bayshore Gardens area. According to reports, a group of men forcibly entered a woman's…

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Travis Wilson

Male, age 26 · Tallahassee, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Travis Wilson, a 26-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017. His death was the result of a shooting incident that spanned several blocks and also injured three other individuals. The shooting occurred in the…

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Barbara Ann Lewis

Female, age 49 · Sparta, Georgia

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Sparta, Georgia, a tragedy unfolded that left a family and community in mourning. Barbara Ann Lewis, a 49-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home on Pine Drive on the morning of Saturday, August 5, 2017. Alongside her was Harold…

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Jesse Hall

Male, age 30 · Tifton, Georgia

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 5, 2017, a tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of a Waffle House in Tifton, Georgia, that cut short the life of Jesse William Hall. The 30-year-old master grill operator was a father of three who had lived in Tifton his…

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Steven Lamar Smith

Male, age 21 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven Lamar Smith, a 21-year-old African American male from Burlington, North Carolina, was found shot to death in a vehicle on August 5, 2017. The incident occurred in Greensboro, North Carolina, where officers were called around 6 p.m. to the 900-block of…

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Calvin Gholikely

Male, age 25 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Calvin Gholikely, a 25-year-old male from Toledo, OH, tragically passed away on August 5, 2017. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of that day on the 3200 block of Lagrange Street in north Toledo. Calvin suffered…

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Tavares Jones

Female, age 41 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tavares Jones, a 41-year-old man from Youngstown, OH, was tragically killed on August 5, 2017. He was visiting his girlfriend at her apartment on Magnolia Avenue when several shots were fired through a screen door into the kitchen area of the apartment. Jones…

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Tychcius Randle

Male, age 27 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer day in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of Tychcius Randle was tragically cut short. On August 5, 2017, the 27-year-old male became a victim of gun violence. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his death, including the location of the…

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Edgar Ramirez

Male, age 17 · Crowley, Texas

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Edgar Ramirez, a 17-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2017, in Crowley, Texas. Ramirez was found dead alongside 19-year-old Matthew Lemus in a roadway in the 700 block of Hutchins Drive. Both victims had been shot, and their deaths…

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Matthew Lemus

Male, age 19 · Crowley, Texas

Killed Aug 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Matthew Lemus, a 19-year-old male from Crowley, Texas, was tragically found dead on August 5, 2017. His body, along with that of 17-year-old Edgar Ramirez, was discovered near a community pool in the Crescent Springs Ranch subdivision. Both victims had…

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Pierre Reese

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Pierre Reese, a 27-year-old male, was shot and killed on August 5, 2015, in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. This area has been among the hardest hit by gun violence in the city, which contributes to the ongoing challenges the community faces in maintaining…

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Adarius D Hayes

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adarius D. Hayes, aged 21, was shot and killed on August 5, 2015, in Chicago. He was found dead in a car on the 7500 block of South Damen Avenue in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. The incident occurred in the early morning hours, marking the beginning of…

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Cordell Bell

Male, age 23 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late afternoon of a Wednesday in Kansas City, Missouri, a call about a shooting directed police to the 14000 block of Interstate 49. Initially, their search came up empty. It wasn't until they widened their search, with the help of the Belton police…

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Tamerick Riley

age 18 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a life was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. On the evening of August 5th, 18-year-old Tamerick Riley was at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of East 96th Place. As he was walking into one of the buildings, a suspect…

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Jose Lanzot

Male, age 33 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 33-year-old Jose Lanzot was tragically cut short on a street in Buffalo, New York. On the evening of Wednesday, August 5th, Lanzot was on Vermont Street on the city's West Side when he was fatally shot. The incident, which…

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Santos Lopez-Sanchez

Male, age 36 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a life was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. Santos Lopez-Sanchez, a 36-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on August 5th in an act of gun violence. His death stemmed from an altercation that escalated to a fatal shooting.…

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Jeremiah Lane Harvey

Male, age 33 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 5, 2015, Jeremiah Lane Harvey, a 33-year-old resident of Fort Worth, Texas, was found dead following a shooting incident. According to reports, police were called to the scene in response to a gunfire complaint late that evening. Harvey was…

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Lawrence Allen Atkins

Male, age 35 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of Lawrence Allen Atkins, a 35-year-old Black / African American male, was cut short. On August 5, 2015, police responded to reports of gunshots in the vicinity of Bouchet Lane and Eastern…

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Jadarrius K. Wilkinson

Male, age 10 · Mccomb, Mississippi

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a tragedy unfolded in the Baertown community of McComb, Mississippi, forever altering the lives of a local family. On August 5th, 10-year-old Jadarrius K. Wilkinson, a young male, was at an apartment with four other children under…

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Cordell Bell

Male, age 23 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Wednesday afternoon in early August of 2015, the Kansas City Police Department received a call about a shooting. The report led them to the 14000 block of Interstate 49, just north of Missouri 150. Initially, officers were unable to locate a victim. A…

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Jovan Donaldson

Male, age 23 · Burton, South Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a domestic dispute in Burton, South Carolina, tragically cut short the life of 23-year-old Jovan Donaldson. The events that led to his death began with a call for help from a female relative who was embroiled in a heated argument…

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Latoya Cureton

Female, age 27 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the community of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was unsettled by the discovery of a young woman's body. On the evening of Wednesday, August 5th, a passerby walking near the 400 block of Green Street came across the deceased behind a…

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Pamela Burgess

Female, age 35 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 35-year-old Pamela Michelle Burgess, a vibrant and dedicated mother, was tragically cut short in Charleston, South Carolina. Known for her infectious smile and uplifting personality, she was a respected paralegal at Parker…

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Denarius Grover

Male, age 18 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Denarius D. Grover, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 5, 2015, in Fort Myers, Florida. The incident occurred in the Harlem Heights neighborhood, where Grover was found with gunshot wounds. Deputies from the Lee County…

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Carlton Deon Nipple

Male, age 34 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Aug 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of 34-year-old Carlton Deon Nipple was cut short in Augusta, Georgia, following a dispute that spiraled into violence. On Wednesday, August 5, 2015, Nipple was fatally shot in the chest. In the immediate aftermath, he was…

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