Death by Force

Alvin Eugene Holiday

Male, age 61 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Newport News, Virginia, a tragic event unfolded that would cut short the life of Alvin Eugene Holiday. On August 8, 2023, police were called to a residence on Stallings Court around 12:55 a.m. following reports of…

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Derek Rico Jones

Male, age 36 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2023, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Newport News, Virginia neighborhood. When police responded to a call at 12:55 a.m. in the 400 block of Stallings Court, they discovered a grim scene inside a residence. Three…

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Johnny Wayne Englehart Jr

Male, age 23 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Petersburg, Virginia, the life of 23-year-old Johnny Wayne Englehart Jr. was tragically cut short on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Englehart was found by police in the 100 block of St. Marks Street with a gunshot wound. He was quickly…

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Monroe McGilvary Jr.

Male, age 60 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2023, tragedy struck in a Newport News, Virginia home on Stallings Court. Responding to reports of gunfire shortly before 1 a.m., police officers discovered a grim scene inside the residence. Three men were found deceased, all…

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Chante Ezequil Taylor

Male, age 47 · Rural-hall, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the morning of August 8, 2023, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Forsyth County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the Woodbriar Apartments in Rural Hall, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 47-year-old Chante Ezequil Taylor…

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Jenna Boles

Male, age 19 · North-wilkesboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, 19-year-old Jenna Grace Boles of Roaring River, North Carolina, tragically lost her life in a shooting incident. Jenna was a dedicated firefighter and EMT with the Ronda Fire Department, known for her bright smile, huge heart, and…

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Jeraun Spencer

Male, age 22 · Asheville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 10, 2023, the body of 22-year-old Jeraun William Spencer was discovered in a wooded area off McKinney Road in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office initiated a homicide investigation, determining that Spencer had been…

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Joshua Evans Dominique

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, at approximately 2:11 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to a shooting incident in the 700 block of West Wyoming Street. Upon arrival, they discovered 22-year-old Joshua Evans Dominique suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He…

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Israel Teniente Escaramuza

Male, age 17 · Madison, Tennessee

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a tragic evening in Madison, Tennessee, a young life was abruptly cut short. Israel Teniente Escaramuza, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot on August 8, 2023. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in a breezeway of the Falcon View Apartments on East…

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Jerald Larnell Clark II

Male, age 40 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, at approximately 9:00 PM, Oakland police responded to reports of a shooting in the 500 block of 25th Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered 40-year-old Jerald Larnell Clark II suffering from gunshot wounds. Clark was transported to a…

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Tynisha Houston

Female, age 34 · Pasadena, California

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, at approximately 1:11 a.m., Pasadena police responded to reports of a fight accompanied by gunfire at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered 34-year-old resident Tynisha Houston…

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Angela Kay Lacroix

Female, age 58 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas, authorities discovered the bodies of 58-year-old Angela Kay LaCroix and her husband, 62-year-old Blayne LaCroix, in the master bedroom of their residence on Dove Tree Court. Responding to a welfare check requested…

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Dontrae Alvin Suarez

Male, age 18 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, 18-year-old Dontrae Alvin Suarez of San Antonio, Texas, was fatally shot during a botched carjacking in south Bexar County. The incident occurred near Highway 281 and Hume Road, where Suarez and a 15-year-old accomplice, who later turned…

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Keilan Jones

Male, age 22 · Longview, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, in Longview, Texas, 22-year-old Keilan Samar Jones was fatally shot during a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 100 block of Houston Street. Longview Police Department officers responded to the scene around 11 a.m., discovering…

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Phillip Loveday

Male, age 47 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, the body of 47-year-old Pastor Phillip Mark Loveday was discovered inside his company vehicle near Corpus Christi, Texas. Loveday, who served as the senior pastor at Faith Christian Center in Freer, Texas, had been reported missing six days…

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Ricardo De La Fuente

Male, age 19 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 8, 2023 · 3 years ago

On August 8, 2023, 19-year-old Ricardo De La Fuente Jr. was fatally shot during a botched car sale in south Bexar County, near San Antonio, Texas. De La Fuente and a relative had arranged to sell a 2006 Dodge Charger through social media, meeting the…

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Christina Chris Jackson

Female, age 43 · Wasilla, Alaska

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

White/Caucasian female Christina Jackson, age 43, was found shot inside her Wasilla, Alaska home in the pre-dawn hours of Monday, August 8, 2022. Troopers and Wasilla police raced to the address around 4 a.m. and tried to save her life, but the 43-year-old…

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Terrence Lamar Melton

Male, age 33 · Opelika, Alabama

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 8, 2022, the city of Opelika, Alabama, was pierced by the sound of gunfire, a tragic event that would claim the life of 33-year-old Terrence Lamar Melton. A Black male, Mr. Melton was discovered with gunshot wounds in a…

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Leonaldo Encarnacion

Male, age 27 · Bristol, Connecticut

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of August 5, 2022, the quiet of a Bristol, Connecticut neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunshots. Responding to reports at approximately 3:10 a.m. on Jefferson Avenue, police discovered 27-year-old Leonaldo Encarnacion, a…

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Jeanine Justice

Female, age 52 · Panther, West Virginia

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Panther, West Virginia, the life of 52-year-old Jeanine Justice, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short on August 8, 2022. The incident that led to her untimely death unfolded on Panther Creek Road, forever altering the lives…

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Josiaz JoJo Aragon

Male, age 14 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a planned meeting between two former classmates would end in a tragic and brutal death for 14-year-old Josiaz “JoJo” Aragon. On August 8, just two days before what would have been his fifteenth birthday, the young male was found…

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Brenda Mejia-Bautista

Female, age 21 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of August 8, 2022, a tragic shooting incident in Kansas City, Kansas, resulted in the death of 21-year-old Hispanic/Latino female, Brenda Mejia-Bautista. The violence unfolded at approximately 7:30 p.m. at City Park, located at North 32nd…

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Robert Thomson

Male, age 69 · Rockport, Washington

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 8, 2022, the tranquil wilderness of North Cascades National Park was shattered by the sound of gunfire. This event marked the final, violent chapter in the troubled relationship of two brothers, culminating in the death of…

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Roberto A. Flores Segura

Male, age 25 · Pasco, Washington

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Roberto A. Flores Segura, a 25-year-old resident of Pasco, WA, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2022, in a gang-related drive-by shooting. According to reports, Segura was standing outside a home near West Brown Street and North 19th Avenue when a…

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Allena Leona Allen

Male, age 45 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

An argument over a cell phone tragically escalated, leading to the death of 35-year-old Allena Leona Allen in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident unfolded on a Sunday evening at the Raintree Apartments located on Bailey Avenue. Responding to a call, Jackson…

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Jamarison Keshawn Rogers

Male, age 19 · Ridgeland, Mississippi

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jamarison Keshawn Rogers, an 18-year-old Black male from Jackson, Mississippi, lost his life on the evening of August 8, 2022. The fatal incident occurred during a party at the Wingate Hotel in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where a gathering of friends and…

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Lemuel Rodgers

Male, age 22 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Camden, New Jersey, the life of 22-year-old Lemuel T. Rodgers, a Black male, was irrevocably altered. On the night of August 8, 2022, violence erupted in the 2700 block of Federal Street. It was there that Rodgers was…

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Jaiyvian Rashad Hamilton

Male, age 23 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the afternoon of August 8, 2022, a violent incident unfolded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, claiming the life of 23-year-old Jaiyvian Rashad Hamilton. Police officers were dispatched to the southeast side of the city following reports of gunfire and a person…

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Raymond Ray Dee One

Male, age 10 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of August 8, 2022, law enforcement officials in Fort Wayne, Indiana, responded to a distress call that resulted in the discovery of a deceased child. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2100 block of Carterton Drive, located on the…

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Dasia Bowers

Female, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2022, a tragedy unfolded on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, that claimed the life of 25-year-old Dasia Bowers. A mother to a young daughter, Bowers was driving home around 12:30 a.m. While driving, she was on a video call…

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Larry Freeman

Male, age 66 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the afternoon of Monday, August 8, 2022, violence struck the Walnut Park East neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, when police officers were summoned to a scene of gunfire. Responding to the call at approximately 5:30 p.m., authorities arrived at the 5700…

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Antwine Smith

Male, age 57 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 8, 2022, a sense of purpose was tragically cut short on a Baltimore street. Antwine Smith, a 57-year-old man, was stepping out of his home in the 1800 block of Walbrook Avenue, ready to dedicate his time to others. He was…

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Brandon Moore

Male, age 24 · Bowie, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet suburban streets of Bowie, Maryland, the life of 24-year-old Brandon Johnny Moore was cut short on the evening of Monday, August 8, 2022. That night, at approximately 9:20 p.m., officers from the Bowie Police Department were dispatched to the…

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Miranda Queen

Female, age 37 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 8, 2022, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, the life of 37-year-old Miranda Queen was tragically cut short. At approximately 10:15 pm, patrol officers responded to a call for a shooting in the 12500 block of Woodstock Drive…

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Jaquise Davis

Male, age 16 · Rochester, New York

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the life of 16-year-old Jaquise Davis was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On the evening of Monday, August 8th, the young man was returning to his family’s home on Fourth Street in Rochester, New York, after finishing his…

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Darryl Williams

Male, age 57 · Nuevo, California

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Darryl Williams, a 57-year-old resident of Romoland, California, was tragically shot to death on August 8, 2022, in the vicinity of Nuevo, California. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. in the 24300 block of Gunther Road, near Mountain Avenue. According to…

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Gardiel Solorio

Male, age 26 · Downey, California

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Gardiel Solorio, a 26-year-old off-duty Monterey Park police officer, was tragically killed on August 8, 2022, in Downey, California. Solorio was shot multiple times while sitting in his car in the parking lot of an LA Fitness gym. The incident occurred in…

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Erica Yvonne Hoffman

Female, age 33 · Edgewater, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Erica Yvonne Hoffman, aged 33, tragically lost her life on August 8, 2022, in Edgewater, Florida. The incident occurred during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting held at a non-profit organization called Bridge the Gap. The meeting, which had about 20 attendees…

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Ian Lee Greenfield

Male, age 59 · Edgewater, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ian Lee Greenfield, aged 59, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2022, in Edgewater, Florida. The incident occurred during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting held at a non-profit organization called Bridge the Gap. On that fateful evening, Quinton Francis…

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Kalvin George Cowger

Male, age 27 · Sebring, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Kalvin George Cowger, aged 27, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2022, in Sebring, Florida. On that fateful morning, Kalvin was shot four times at approximately 10:30 a.m. He succumbed to his injuries a few minutes later. The incident left his family and…

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Melissa K Smith

Female, age 37 · Leesburg, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Melissa K. Smith, a 37-year-old resident of Leesburg, Florida, was tragically found dead in her home on August 8, 2022. The discovery was made in the early hours of the morning when police responded to a call reporting a deceased woman. Upon arrival, officers…

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Michael Georges

Male, age 34 · Miami, Florida

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Michael Georges, a 34-year-old resident of Miami, FL, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2022. The incident occurred outside the Jamaica House Restaurant in Miami Gardens. Georges was shot in the head during an altercation in the restaurant's parking lot.…

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Calvin Jerome Smith Jr.

Male, age 19 · Americus, Georgia

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late summer of 2022, the community of Americus, Georgia, was shaken by the violent death of 19-year-old Calvin Jerome Smith Jr. On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, the Americus Police Department requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation…

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Juan Nandi

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Juan Nandi, a 22-year-old man from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2022. Juan, who was of Hispanic descent, was walking with his fiancée in the Albany Park neighborhood when two masked gunmen approached them and opened fire. Juan heroically…

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Ronald Charles Benson

Male, age 28 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer evening in Alexandria, Louisiana, the life of 28-year-old Ronald Charles Benson, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire. The fatal shooting occurred on August 8, 2022, at the intersection of Rapides Avenue and Ball Powell Street, sending ripples…

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Austin Townsend

Male, age 21 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Austin Townsend, a 21-year-old male from Greenville, NC, tragically lost his life on August 8, 2022. The incident occurred in Rocky Mount, where Austin was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his head. He was immediately taken to UNC Health Care in Rocky…

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Marcus Young

Male, age 47 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Marcus D. Young, a 47-year-old man, was killed in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 8, 2022. Born on January 23, 1975, Mr. Young was remembered by his loved ones at funeral services held later that month in Garfield Heights. The incident that led to his death took…

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Alex Kowalyk

Male, age 16 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of August 8, 2022, a sense of normalcy for a group of friends in Pittsburgh's Uptown neighborhood was shattered by sudden violence. Sixteen-year-old Alexander Kowalyk, a male of Polish descent, was driving with his friends when they paused…

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