Deaths by Force on August 8

Deaths by Force (539)

Death by Force40th anniversary

Daniel Clemente Padilla

Male, age 35 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

On August 8, 1986, a tragic incident occurred in Albuquerque, New Mexico, involving the death of 35-year-old Daniel Clemente Padilla. Padilla was found dead inside a storage shed located at his residence on Isleta Boulevard SW. The investigation revealed that…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Lori Soles

Female, age 23 · Boca Raton, Florida

Found Aug 8, 1981 · 45 years ago

On August 8, 1981, the remains of 24-year-old Lori Markham Soles were discovered near a canal west of Boca Raton, Florida. Lori's body had been left in an area that was not easily visible, and authorities suspect foul play. Despite efforts by local law…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Jane Louise Janey Allen

Female, age 13 · Royal Oak, Michigan

Killed Aug 8, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the summer of 1976, a young life was tragically cut short, leaving a mystery that has endured for decades. Jane Louise 'Janey' Allen, a 13-year-old White female from Royal Oak, Michigan, had a history of being a bit of a runaway, but had not left home in…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Cornelius Okeefe

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 1911 · 115 years ago

On a stormy Tuesday night in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 8, 1911, veteran Police Officer Cornelius O'Keefe's watch was nearing its end. At 42 years old, the patrolman with 12 years of dedicated service to the St. Louis Police Department was just five…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Raymond Roseby

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2021, tragedy struck in Las Vegas, Nevada, claiming the life of 28-year-old Raymond Roseby. The incident unfolded around 12:33 a.m. near an apartment complex on the 4900 block of South Maryland Parkway, in close proximity to…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Stephanie Jones

Female, age 21 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Aug 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of 21-year-old Stephanie Celeste Jones of Vancouver, Washington, was tragically cut short. On the evening of August 7th, she attended a party in central Vancouver with her 24-year-old boyfriend, Avreaunte Emmanuel Bennett.…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Novada Bailey

Male, age 36 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Brooklyn, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of the night. On August 8, 2021, a ShotSpotter activation and multiple calls reporting shots fired brought police to the corner of Georgia Avenue and Wortman Avenue…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Julio Cesar Centeno

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

Julio Cesar Centeno, a 32-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Centeno was shot near the intersection of South Grape Street and East 97th Street in the Watts neighborhood. The incident occurred in an…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Delano Jackson

Male, age 34 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a summer day in Oklahoma City, a dispute at a convenience store tragically escalated, ending the life of 17-year-old William Jackson. The young Black man was at a shop near Wilshire Boulevard and the Northwest Expressway on June 8, 2024, when an…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Bryham Robinson

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2001 · 25 years ago

Bryham Don Robinson, a 36-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 8, 2001, in the Atwater Village neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Robinson's death was the result of a gunshot…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Cheri Wisotsky

Female, age 46 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2001 · 25 years ago

Cheri Lynne Wisotsky, a 45-year-old woman, was tragically shot and killed on August 8, 2001, in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, she was found dead from gunshot wounds, marking…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Mary Ann Wisotsky

Female, age 64 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2001 · 25 years ago

Mary Ann Wisotsky, a 64-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2001. She was fatally shot in Atwater Village, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. The incident was part of a double homicide, as her daughter, Cheri Lynne…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Francisco Parocua

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 1996 · 30 years ago

Francisco Parocua, an 18-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 8, 1996. His death was part of a series of violent crimes committed by Bruce Millsap, a notorious serial killer active during the mid-1990s. Millsap, along with…

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Death by Force85th anniversary

Linda Works

Female, age 45 · Pasadena, California

Killed Aug 8, 1941 · 85 years ago

Linda Works, aged 45, passed away on August 8, 1941, in Pasadena, California. The circumstances surrounding her death have been a subject of investigation and speculation over the years. Initial reports indicated that her death was sudden and unexpected…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Wesley Sellars

Male · High-springs, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 1906 · 120 years ago

Special Agent Wesley C. Sellars, serving with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Police Department, met a tragic end on August 8, 1906, in High Springs, Florida. Sellars was ambushed and shot to death by two men at the railroad depot while investigating the…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

R. D. Hudson

Male · Toms-creek, Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the small community of Toms-creek, Virginia, a tragic and sudden act of violence cut short the life of Chief of Police R. D. Hudson on August 8, 1901. The male lawman was dutifully carrying out his responsibilities outside the Wise County Courthouse when…

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Dantwon Miles

Male, age 14 · Bryan, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

A summer evening block party in Bryan, Texas, turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy on August 8, 2026, when a shootout erupted, claiming the life of 14-year-old D’antwon Miles. The gathering, which had drawn a large crowd to the 1200 block of West 17th…

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Daniel Maurice Rivera

Male, age 20 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Saturday, August 8, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Daniel Maurice Rivera was tragically cut short in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Reports from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office indicate that the young man was the victim of a…

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Dante Conley

Male, age 34 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, the quiet of an Albuquerque neighborhood was disturbed by suspicious activity at the home of 34-year-old Dante Conley. Neighbors later reported hearing unusual noises and seeing a blue Ford F-150 pickup…

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Douglas James Nelson

Male, age 63 · Pickens, South Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

Douglas James Nelson, a 63-year-old man from Pickens, South Carolina, was fatally shot on August 8, 2026, at a residence on Big Foot Road. Authorities have not publicly identified his race or ethnicity in the available reporting. The Pickens County Sheriff’s…

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Dr. Shandrika Hayslett

Female, age 34 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, a joyous celebration in the Douglass community of North Memphis, Tennessee, turned into a scene of tragedy. Dr. Shandrika Hayslett, a 34-year-old woman, was attending a "trunk party," a festive send-off for her…

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Edgar De Santiago Artechi

Male, age 42 · South Gate, California

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

On a warm Saturday evening in South Gate, California, the life of 42-year-old Edgar De Santiago Artechi, a Latino man, was tragically cut short. On August 8, 2026, at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers from the South Gate Police Department were dispatched to…

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Jacob Gordon Klotz

Male, age 27 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, the life of 27-year-old Jacob Gordon Klotz of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically cut short. The night took a fatal turn at the Showgirl III nightclub on East Coliseum Boulevard, where a shooting broke…

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John D. Norman

Male, age 49 · Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events on a quiet Saturday in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 49-year-old John D. Norman lost his life in what police have described as a murder-suicide. The incident, which has left the local community in shock, unfolded on the afternoon of…

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Joshua Griffiths-Dickey

Male, age 31 · Oroville, California

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

On the warm evening of Saturday, August 8, 2026, the life of 31-year-old Joshua Griffiths-Dickey was tragically cut short in Oroville, California. At approximately 9:50 PM, multiple reports of gunshots in the vicinity of Bedrock Park, located in the 1100…

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Marione Tsegay

Female, age 26 · Fresno, California

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

A vibrant life was tragically cut short on the warm evening of Saturday, August 8, 2026, when 26-year-old Marione Tsegay was killed in Fresno, California. A recent graduate of Fresno State, the first in her family to achieve this milestone, Tsegay's future…

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Nigel Demontetavares Beckford

Male, age 19 · Boynton Beach, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of Ocean Breeze West in Boynton Beach, Florida, the life of 19-year-old Nigel Demontetavares Beckford was tragically cut short on the evening of Saturday, August 8, 2026. Nigel was found mortally wounded in the 100 block of NW 8th…

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Ricky Johnson

Male, age 20 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, the sounds of gunfire shattered the quiet of a South Dallas neighborhood. Dallas police officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Jordan Street shortly before 7 a.m. following reports of a shooting.…

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Scott Bucholz

Male, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

Scott Bucholz, a 29-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed on August 8, 2026, during a double shooting inside an apartment near 21st and Pierce streets on Milwaukee’s south side. Bucholz was with his close friend, Vanessa DeHerrera, when an evening that had…

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Shamarla Hare

Female, age 38 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

Shamarla “Asir” Hare, a 39-year-old Black/African American woman, was fatally shot in Milwaukee on the night of August 8, 2026, during what authorities say was the second scene in a series of killings that unfolded across the city in less than half an hour.…

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Shaquander Mixon

Female, age 43 · Bishopville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

On a tragic evening in Bishopville, South Carolina, the life of 43-year-old Shaquander Mixon was cut short in a hail of gunfire. On August 8, 2026, Mixon was inside her home on Nash Road when the residence was targeted in what authorities believe was a…

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Tyrone Bradley Whitaker

Male, age 44 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

On a quiet Saturday morning in Augusta, Georgia, the community was shaken by the discovery of a local man's untimely death. Forty-four-year-old Tyrone Bradley Whitaker was found deceased on the side of Boy Scout Road near Rae's Creek on August 8, 2026. The…

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Tyshawn J. Hickman

Male, age 29 · Binghamton, New York

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, the life of 29-year-old Tyshawn J. Hickman of Binghamton, New York, was tragically cut short. At approximately 5:45 a.m., while it was still dark, the sound of several gunshots echoed through the city's…

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Vanessa Rheanne DeHerrera

Female, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

Vanessa Rheanne DeHerrera, a 26-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was killed on August 8, 2026, inside an apartment at the Knitting Factory Lofts near West Pierce and South 21st streets in Milwaukee. She was the parent of two young boys and, according to her…

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Zaquan Dotson

Male, age 24 · Como, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2026 · this year

A quiet Saturday evening in Como, North Carolina, was shattered by a violent family dispute that left a young man dead. On August 8, 2026, 24-year-old Zaquan Dotson of Boykin, Virginia, was fatally shot at a residence on Bowles Place. The Hertford County…

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DMarcus Riggins

Male, age 17 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Sylacauga, Alabama, the life of 17-year-old DMarcus Riggins was tragically cut short. On August 8, 2025, in the Drew Court neighborhood, gunfire erupted, leaving the B.B. Comer Memorial High School student-athlete with a…

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Jaricho Hinkle

Male, age 21 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Friday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Jaricho Hinkle was tragically cut short. On August 8, 2025, Hinkle was involved in a shooting incident on Woodley Road. First responders found him with a gunshot wound, and he was quickly…

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Javarri Kirk

Male, age 15 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Dormont Drive in Huntsville, Alabama, the life of 15-year-old Javarri Kirk was tragically cut short in what has been described as a devastating accident. The young man, who had recently moved to Huntsville from Tennessee with his…

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Taevon Jamir Arnold

Male, age 31 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the heart of downtown Birmingham, on a summer evening, the life of 31-year-old Taevon Jamir Arnold was tragically cut short by gun violence. The shooting, which occurred on August 8, 2025, also left a woman injured. Arnold, a male remembered by his family…

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Brittany Shaw

Female, age 35 · Tustin, California

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

Before dawn on August 8, 2025, Brittany Shaw, age 35 and female, was shot inside a second-floor apartment at the Axiom Tustin complex on Tustin East Drive. Tustin police said officers were called at about 5:22 a.m., found Brittany Shaw with gunshot wounds…

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Ernesto Medina

Male, age 62 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ernesto Herrera Medina, 62, male, Latino, died on August 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. He was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, and the formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday. Records indicate the death occurred at his…

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Kevin Stead

Male, age 63 · Palmdale, California

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kevin Stead, a 63-year-old White/Caucasian male from Palmdale, California, died on August 8, 2025. According to publicly posted coroner information summarized by local death-notice outlets, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the decedent as…

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Sadie Marie Gochis

Female, age 45 · Homosassa, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 8, 2025, deputies in Homosassa Springs rushed to a home on South Palmer Avenue after a report of a domestic disturbance and gunfire. As patrol units arrived, they heard shots from inside. A juvenile who had been in the residence escaped and provided…

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Brandon Meseroll

Male, age 34 · Nampa, Idaho

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

As the sun cast its final golden rays over Nampa, Idaho on August 8, 2025, a sense of unease began to settle over a local neighborhood. Brandon Meseroll, a 34-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased, leaving a community in shock and a family grappling…

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David Rose

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Friday afternoon, August 8, 2025, the life of 33-year-old DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was cut short in a hail of gunfire near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. A United States Marine…

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Tevin Hood

Male, age 33 · Snellville, Georgia

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet suburbs of Snellville, Georgia, the life of 33-year-old Tevin Hood, a man known in the Atlanta rap scene as T-Hood, came to a violent end. On the evening of August 8, 2025, police responded to calls about a domestic dispute that had erupted at a…

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Marie Hunt

Female, age 37 · Raynham, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

Marie Hunt, a 37-year-old White female from Raynham, Massachusetts, was found dead on August 8, 2025, inside the home she shared with her partner after a 911 call drew police to 134 Elm Street just after noon. Responding officers forced entry into a locked…

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Gene Garrett Jr

Male, age 38 · Accokeek, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Accokeek, Maryland, a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving one man dead and another facing a lifetime behind bars. Gene Garrett Jr., a 38-year-old male, was shot and killed on August 8, 2025. The incident…

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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.