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Deaths by Force on August 9

763 open cases in our database happened on August 9. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (561)

Death by Force

Madgey Saleh

Male, age 23 · Queens, New York
Killed Aug 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in August 2020, the life of 23-year-old Madgey Saleh was tragically cut short in a violent encounter on the streets of Queens, New York. Saleh, a resident of the Queensbridge Houses, was standing in front of a deli on…

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Rashad Lamar Johnson

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Aug 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rashad Lamar Johnson, a 26-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Johnson was shot near 1516 Butler Ave. in the Sawtelle…

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Fernando Vasquez-Vittini

Male, age 25 · Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 9, 2020 · 6 years ago

Fernando Vasquez-Vittini, a 25-year-old Hispanic male from Scranton, PA, tragically died on August 9, 2020, in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, PA, from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide by investigators. Vasquez-Vittini was found…

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James Earl Alexander

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Aug 9, 2019 · 7 years ago

James Earl Alexander, a 34-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2019. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Alexander was fatally shot in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area. This…

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Adrian Miramontes

Male, age 22 · Wittmann, Arizona
Killed Aug 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of August 9, 2018, a family gathering in Wittmann, Arizona, turned into a scene of tragedy, leaving three men dead, including 22-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Adrian Miramontes. The young father was at the home of his fiancée, located near…

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Chaz Ashworth

Male, age 29 · Gardena, California
Killed Aug 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Thursday, August 9, 2018, Chaz Ashworth, a 29-year-old Black man, lost his life in a homicide in Gardena, California. According to Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ashworth died as a result of strangulation. His death was associated with an address at…

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Shawntaey Alexander

Male, age 43 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed Aug 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shawntaey Alexander was 43 years old when he was fatally stabbed on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in the 5500 block of Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated the killing, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his…

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Dennis Puglisi

Male, age 71 · Johnsburg, New York
Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Johnsburg, New York, a personal dispute between two brothers culminated in a tragic end. On the afternoon of August 9, 2017, the Warren County Emergency Dispatch Center received a distressing 911 call. The caller, 76-year-old George…

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Gregory McDonald

Male, age 45 · Compton, California
Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gregory Lamound McDonald, a 45-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, McDonald was fatally shot in Compton. The incident occurred on a Wednesday, and his…

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Maria Monreal

Female, age 48 · Dodge City, Kansas
Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Dodge City, Kansas, the lives of several people were irrevocably changed by a string of violent events. At approximately 10:25 a.m. on August 9, 2015, police were dispatched to a shooting at a local hardware store. Upon their arrival…

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Edward Bell

Male · Kalamazoo, Michigan
Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the night of August 9, 2015, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a heated argument culminated in the death of Edward Bell. The dispute involved George Mack, the ex-boyfriend of Bell's sister, Erica Bell. The confrontation took place outside…

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Calvin Lewis

Male, age 25 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Indianapolis, a discovery was made that would leave a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. On August 9, 2015, 25-year-old Calvin M. Lewis, a Black male, was found inside his pickup truck at 3316…

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Delshon Hayes

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Delshon Eugene Hayes Jr., a 23-year-old man from Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on August 9, 2015. The incident occurred in the Manchester Square neighborhood, specifically in the 1700 block of West Florence Avenue. On that fateful day, around…

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Rudolpho Figueroa-Garcia

Male · Willacoochee, Georgia
Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rudolpho Figueroa-Garcia, a Hispanic/Latino male, was killed on August 9, 2015, in Willacoochee, Georgia, in a burst of violence that turned a gathering at a horse training facility into a double-fatal shooting. Reports placed the gunfire at about 9 p.m. off…

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Willie James Tubner Jr

Male, age 41 · Montgomery, Alabama
Killed Aug 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

Willie James Tubner Jr., a 41-year-old male from Montgomery, Alabama, died on August 9, 2014, after gunfire erupted at the McGehee Park apartment complex on Governor’s Drive. Late that Saturday afternoon, police were called to the scene at about 5 p.m., where…

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Kathleen Schwartz

Female, age 64 · Mount Angel, Oregon
Killed Aug 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Mount Angel, Oregon, a beloved 64-year-old woman named Kathleen Marie Schwartz tragically lost her life in early August of 2014. The events that unfolded painted a grim picture of domestic violence that ended in a murder-suicide, leaving…

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Brian Jermon

Male, age 27 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Aug 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of August 9, 2013, a violent tragedy unfolded in North St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the lives of two individuals and injuring others. Police officers were summoned to a residence in the 4200 block of East Kossuth Avenue following reports of…

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Franchelle Devon Harris

Female, age 26 · Saint-louis, Missouri
Killed Aug 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 9, 2013, a violent double homicide occurred in the north St. Louis neighborhood of the 4200 block of East Kossuth Avenue. Franchelle Devon Harris, a 26-year-old female resident of the area, was inside a home that evening along with several other…

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Sugeyris White

Female, age 23 · Wilson, North Carolina
Killed Aug 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

Sugeyris Cepeda "Star" White, a 23-year-old woman from Wilson, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on August 9, 2010. The incident occurred during a domestic dispute that escalated into a fatal shooting. Sugeyris was found shot to death inside a BMW…

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Perry Young

Male, age 47 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 9, 2010 · 16 years ago

Perry Young was 47 years old when he was found dead on the night of Monday, August 9, 2010, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 27th Street and Maple Avenue. His…

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Guadalupe Chama

Female, age 18 · Santa Clarita, California
Killed Aug 9, 2009 · 17 years ago

On August 9, 2009, 18-year-old Guadalupe Chama was found dead in the 18000 block of Soledad Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, California. According to Los Angeles County coroner’s officials, she had been strangled with rubber tubing and was pronounced dead at…

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Naquain Dawtail Brown

Male, age 35 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Killed Aug 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Naquain Dawtail Brown, aged 35, was tragically shot and killed in Minneapolis on August 9, 2008. Despite efforts by local authorities, his murder remains unsolved, adding to the city's significant number of cold cases. Brown was one of many victims in a…

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Jose Villa

Male, age 36 · Paramount, California
Killed Aug 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

Jose Villa, aged 36, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2008, in Paramount, California. On that fateful day, Villa and his neighbor, Candido Salazar, were enjoying a barbecue in the parking lot of their apartment complex on Rose Street. The peaceful…

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Renata Chronis

Female, age 69 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Killed Aug 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 9, 2008, in Charlotte, North Carolina, 69-year-old Renata Chronis was tragically killed in a murder-suicide incident. Her husband, 69-year-old John Chronis, was identified as the perpetrator. The incident involved the use of a firearm. According to…

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Richard Salters

Male, age 39 · Chester, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 9, 2008 · 18 years ago

On August 9, 2008, in Chester, Pennsylvania, 39-year-old Richard Salters was tragically lost to gun violence. On the same day, 32-year-old Natalie McCready also fell victim to a fatal shooting in Chester. As of now, there is no publicly available information…

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Kendrix Nikita Thomas

Male, age 28 · Clinton, Maryland
Killed Aug 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

On August 9, 2007, a tragedy unfolded in Clinton, Maryland, that forever altered the lives of one family. Kendrix Nikita Thomas, a 28-year-old male, was killed by an act of gun violence. The specific details of the events that transpired on that late summer…

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Rashid Vanee Hill

Male, age 22 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Aug 9, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rashid Vanee Hill was 22 years old when he died on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, in South Park, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 139 E. 52nd St. His death was ruled a…

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Ziba Poursheykhi

Female, age 44 · Houston, Texas
Killed Aug 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Ziba Poursheykhi, a 44-year-old woman from Houston, TX, tragically lost her life on August 9, 2004. The circumstances surrounding her death were deeply distressing. On that fateful day, Ziba Poursheykhi was found dead in her home, and the incident was…

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Samuel Reyes Gonzalez

Male, age 22 · Paramount, California
Killed Aug 9, 2003 · 23 years ago

Samuel Reyes Gonzalez, a 22-year-old Latino male, was tragically shot and killed on August 9, 2003, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, the incident occurred on a Saturday, marking a somber day for his family and…

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Rakeim Graves

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Killed Aug 9, 1997 · 29 years ago

On a summer evening in Philadelphia, on August 9, 1997, the life of 17-year-old Rakeim Roc Graves was tragically cut short. An African American male, Graves was riding his bicycle home when he had an encounter at the corner of 52nd and Delancey Streets that…

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Robert Prongay

Male, age 38 · North Bergen, New Jersey
Killed Aug 9, 1984 · 42 years ago

In the summer of 1984, the quiet streets of North Bergen, New Jersey, became the backdrop for a chilling discovery. Robert Prongay, a 38-year-old white male, was found dead on August 10th in the very ice cream truck that had made him a familiar, friendly face…

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Vera Stevens

Female, age 45 · Camden, New Jersey
Killed Aug 9, 1969 · 57 years ago

In the summer of 1969, the city of Camden, New Jersey, was gripped by a series of brutal slayings that terrorized the community. Among the victims was Vera Stevens, a 45-year-old woman who tragically lost her life on August 9th. Her death was not an isolated…

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Margie Kyoko Tatsuno

Female, age 1 · Wahiawa, Hawaii
Killed Aug 9, 1960 · 66 years ago

Margie Kyoko Tatsuno was a 14-month-old girl from Wahiawa, Hawaii, whose life ended in one of the island's most haunting household killings of 1960. On August 9, 1960, the quiet of a small studio apartment in Wahiawa was shattered when gunfire left four…

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