Deaths by Force on August 7

Deaths by Force (549)

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James Jeremy Owens

Male, age 40 · Stevenson, Alabama

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in Stevenson, Alabama, the life of 40-year-old James Jeremy Owens, a Caucasian male, was irrevocably altered. On August 7, 2021, Owens was found with at least one gunshot wound on County Road 287. Despite his critical injuries, he was…

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Joshua Bailey

Male, age 30 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joshua Bailey, a 30-year-old Black/African American male, was killed in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 7, 2021, after gunfire broke out in the 400 block of West 29th Street. Police reported that the shooting happened at about 11:15 a.m., turning a…

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Cameron Lindsey

Male, age 20 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of an August evening in 2021, the life of Cameron Lindsey, a 20-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Glendale, Arizona. On August 7th, just weeks before he would have celebrated his 21st birthday, Lindsey was found with gunshot wounds…

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Samuel Casas

Male, age 30 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Saturday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 30-year-old Samuel Casas was tragically cut short. On August 7, 2021, while in his vehicle near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Bell Road in the northern part of the city, he was shot during a…

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Valerie Loya-Arreola

Female, age 15 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a bright young life was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. Valerie Loya-Arreola, a 15-year-old Hispanic female, was fatally shot on Saturday, August 7, 2021. The incident was not an act of random violence, but a devastating…

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Nathaniel James Wood

Male, age 37 · Summersville, West Virginia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer day in Nicholas County, West Virginia, the life of 37-year-old Nathaniel James Wood, a White male, was tragically cut short. On August 7, 2021, deputies from the Nicholas County Sheriff's Department were called to a residence on Hookersville Road…

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Donavinh Saelee

Male, age 18 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 7, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Donavinh Saelee was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. A security guard on patrol made the grim discovery at approximately 4:40 a.m., finding Saelee's body in the area of Southeast…

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James Beckham

Male, age 69 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening hours of Saturday, August 7, 2021, a grim discovery was made in the 200 block of 49th Street, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Authorities were called to the scene at approximately 6:17 p.m., where they found 69-year-old James Clayton…

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Juwaun Williams

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, August 7, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet in the 600 block of 53rd Street, Southeast, in Washington, D.C. When the chaos subsided, 20-year-old Juwaun Williams was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency…

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Kendall Brown

Female, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., a dispute between former friends over personal belongings escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 20-year-old Kendall Brown. On August 7, 2021, Brown and two companions went to an apartment on Nelson Place…

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Prince Hinton

Male, age 31 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the warm evening hours of August 7, 2021, Prince Hinton, a 31-year-old Black male, was standing outside the Winner Gas Station in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bustling corner of West Broadway and Lyndale Avenues North became the scene of a tragedy when…

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George Gomez

Male, age 21 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 7, 2021, the quiet of a Hopkinsville, Kentucky neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Inside a home on Peach Street, 21-year-old George Gomez and 25-year-old Kierra Wallace were fatally shot. A neighbor…

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Kierra LaShae Wallace Gomez

Female, age 25 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent deaths of two young people. On August 7, 25-year-old Kierra LaShae Wallace Gomez and 21-year-old George Gomez were found shot inside a residence on Peach Street.…

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Stephon Demarcus Bruce Garner

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 7, 2021, the life of 37-year-old Stephon Demarcus Bruce Garner, a male resident of Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of a Circle K convenience store on South Third…

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Dan Presley

Male, age 51 · Tumwater, Washington

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of August 7, 2021, the life of Dana "Dan" Presley, a 51-year-old White/Caucasian male, was brought to a sudden and violent end in his Tumwater, Washington, home. Sometime during the night, an unknown assailant fired a single…

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Alyssa Rene Edlund

Female, age 27 · Haskell, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon, August 7, 2021, the life of 27-year-old Alyssa Rene Edlund was cut short in a burst of gunfire in Haskell, Oklahoma. She was in a car with her boyfriend near North Seneca Avenue and Elm Street at around 4 p.m. when the shooting…

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Angela Marie Sosa

Female, age 52 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic day in Oklahoma City, a grandmother and her grandson were lost forever. Angela Marie Sosa, a 52-year-old White/Caucasian female, and her 16-year-old grandson, Ramon Sosa, were found deceased on August 7, 2021. The community was shaken by the…

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Ramon Ivan Sosa

Male, age 16 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a tragic event unfolded in Oklahoma City that resulted in the deaths of 16-year-old Ramon Ivan Sosa and his 52-year-old grandmother, Angela Marie Sosa. The young man, known to his loved ones as Ivan, was a boxing enthusiast who enjoyed…

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Timothy Ray Buckley

Male, age 31 · Okemah, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small town of Okemah, Oklahoma, a family gathering on a summer evening in August 2021 turned into a scene of violence and loss with the death of Timothy Ray Buckley. A resident of Okemah, the 31-year-old man, was shot and killed on Saturday, August 7…

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Derrick Christopher Wilkins

Male, age 41 · Laurel, Mississippi

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic day in Laurel, Mississippi, 41-year-old Derrick Christopher Wilkins, a Black male, lost his life to gun violence on August 7, 2021. The incident prompted an investigation that led to the identification and arrest of a suspect. Following the fatal…

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Zy’Kerioun Brown

Male, age 5 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On an August evening in 2021, the life of 5-year-old Zy'Kerioun Brown was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire. The young male was inside his family's home on Old Marion Drive in Meridian, Mississippi, on August 7th when a drive-by shooting occurred.…

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Rahymachel Martinez Baro

Male, age 19 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 7, 2021, a young life was abruptly cut short in Newport News, Virginia. Rahymachel Martinez Baro, a 19-year-old male, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside an apartment building in the 500 block of…

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Raphael Tahj Pierce

Male, age 24 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events at a small family gathering in Alexandria, Virginia, a young man lost his life. Raphael Tahj Pierce, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of August 7, 2021. The incident occurred in an apartment in the Hybla Valley…

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Sergio Esquievel

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of Saturday, August 7, 2021, a violent incident unfolded in Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of 25-year-old Sergio Esquivel. A Hispanic male known to friends and family by nicknames such as 'Serg' and 'El Chavo del Ocho,' Esquivel was at…

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Khia Riley

Female, age 28 · Gaston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Gaston, South Carolina, a celebration turned to tragedy on August 7, 2021, ending the life of 28-year-old Khia Riley. A White / Caucasian woman, Khia was in her home on Sprahler Street when she was fatally shot multiple times. The…

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Manuel Manny Alejandro Rivera

Male, age 16 · Rochester, New York

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Manuel Manny Alejandro Rivera, a 16-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was tragically killed on August 7, 2021, in Rochester, New York. He was an innocent bystander at a cookout on Hague Street when a violent altercation erupted. The dispute began when a man…

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Shakeinne Jones

Male, age 35 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in the Bronx, a dispute turned deadly, leaving a 35-year-old man fatally wounded. On August 7, 2021, in the Highbridge section of the borough, Shakeinne Jones was shot multiple times. Police responded to a report of shots…

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Wayne Washington

Male, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in East New York, Brooklyn, the life of 25-year-old Wayne Washington was tragically cut short. On August 7, 2021, at approximately 11:20 p.m., gunshots shattered the night on Pennsylvania Avenue, near Riverdale Avenue.…

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Xavier Wilson

Male, age 17 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of August 7, 2021, Xavier Wilson, a 17-year-old Black male, was fatally shot just a short distance from his home in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, New York. Wilson lived in the Forest Houses public housing development on East 165th Street.…

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Alex Ramos

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alex Ramos, a 29-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2021. The incident occurred in the early morning hours in the Fruitvale district of East Oakland. Ramos was confronted by an assailant on the street in the 1500…

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Armenak Ghevinyan

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Armenak Ghevinyan, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Ghevinyan was shot near 334 S. Main St. in Downtown Los Angeles. The…

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Braulio Gomez

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Braulio Gomez, a 34-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Braulio was fatally shot near Soto Street and Valley Boulevard in the Boyle…

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Dale Howard

Male, age 21 · San-diego, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dale Howard, a 21-year-old resident of Spring Valley, California, tragically lost his life on the night of August 7, 2021, following a shooting incident at the Golden Hill Recreation Center in San Diego. The San Diego Police Department received multiple calls…

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Elias Elhania

Male, age 18 · Sunnyvale, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Elias Elhania, an 18-year-old from Sunnyvale, California, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2021. He was fatally shot during a large house party held at a home near the southern edge of Sunnyvale, which had been rented through Airbnb. The party, which…

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Michael Alderson

Male, age 66 · Huntington-beach, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Alderson, a 66-year-old real estate inspector from Anaheim, was tragically shot and killed on August 7, 2021, outside a home in Huntington Beach, California. The incident occurred in the 4500 block of Operetta Drive around 11 a.m. Alderson, along with…

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Parrish Stinson

Male, age 50 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Parrish Stinson, age 50, from Bakersfield, CA, died on August 7, 2021. His death was the result of a gang-related shooting that occurred on May 31, 2020. On that day, officers from the Bakersfield Police Department were alerted by ShotSpotter to gunshots near…

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Orestes Betancourt

Male, age 33 · Hialeah, Florida

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Orestes Betancourt, a 33-year-old resident of Hialeah, Florida, tragically lost his life on August 7, 2021. Betancourt was fatally shot at a gas station where he owned a car wash. The incident occurred when he approached a dark blue BMW, and a gunman inside…

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Sarah Swim

Female, age 29 · Titusville, Florida

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sarah Swim, a 29-year-old resident of Titusville, Florida, tragically lost her life on August 7, 2021. Sarah was found dead in her home on Coquina Avenue, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The incident was reported to the Titusville Police Department…

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Asa Wood

Male, age 59 · Commerce, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Banks County, Georgia, a dedicated servant to the community made his daily rounds, unaware that his life was about to be tragically cut short. Asa 'Junior' Wood Jr., a 59-year-old male United States Postal Service mail…

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Eduardo Gilberto Figueroa

Male, age 31 · Acworth, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer day that should have been filled with the joy of a father's first court-approved visit with his child, tragedy struck in Acworth, Georgia. Eduardo Gilberto Figueroa, a 31-year-old Hispanic male, arrived at a home on Mohawk Trail on August 7, 2021…

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Kenon Jennings

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late evening of August 7, 2021, the vibrant Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta was shattered by an act of gun violence that claimed the life of 31-year-old Kenon Jennings. A male, Jennings was discovered by Atlanta police officers near Hide Kitchen and…

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Vichea Uk

Male, age 35 · Morrow, Georgia

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of August 7, 2021, a social gathering at a home on Peacock Boulevard in Morrow, Georgia, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 35-year-old Vichea Uk, a male of Asian descent. What began as a house party with a small group…

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Ella French

Female, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Officer Ella French, a 29-year-old female police officer from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on August 7, 2021, during a routine traffic stop on the city's South Side. French, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was conducting the stop with her partner…

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Richard Ricky Labus

Male, age 42 · Lockport, Illinois

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard T. Labus Jr., known as "Ricky" or "The Ricker," was a 50-year-old white male who passed away on August 5, 2021, in Lockport, Illinois. Born in Chicago and raised in Matteson, he had been a resident of Lockport for 26 years. Labus was employed as the…

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Charles Dupre

Male, age 24 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a street in New Orleans. Charles Dupre, a 24-year-old Black male, was in the 2800 block of Magnolia Street on August 7th when he was shot multiple times. Despite the immediate response…

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TyQuarion GeRay Thomas

Male, age 20 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of TyQuarion Ge'Ray Thomas, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. On August 7, 2021, Thomas was fatally wounded in a shooting that unfolded in the Cedar Grove neighborhood.…

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Daryl Foster

Male, age 20 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Daryl Anthony Foster III, affectionately known as "Jay," was a 20-year-old African American man from Toledo, Ohio. On August 7, 2021, Jay was tragically shot and killed following an argument with another man at the Linda & Susan Arms Apartments on South Byrne…

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Jenny B Cowgill Norris

Female, age 65 · Canton, Ohio

Killed Aug 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jenny B. Cowgill Norris, a 65-year-old woman from Canton, Ohio, tragically passed away on August 7, 2021. She was born on November 13, 1955, in Millersburg, Ohio, and was a retired operator for answering services at Aultman Hospital after working there for 30…

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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.