Death by Force5th anniversary

Margret Ann Sanders

Female · Cumby, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Margaret Ann Sanders, a 43-year-old woman from Cumby, Texas, tragically died on August 9, 2021, from a gunshot wound to her torso. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being airlifted from the scene of the incident. Investigators determined that…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Seattle Salazar

Male, age 39 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Seattle Salazar, a 39-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on August 9, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. The incident occurred late at night at the intersection of 16th Street and Avenue U. According to the Lubbock Police Department, officers responded to a…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Sherry Stilitino

Female, age 58 · Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sherry Stilitino, a 58-year-old white female from New Kensington, Pennsylvania, passed away on August 9, 2021. Born on October 21, 1962, in New Kensington to Mary and the late Donald Stone, she was a beloved wife to Bill Stilitino, with whom she shared 38…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dearrius Portis

Male, age 29 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dearrius Portis, 29, a Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, died on August 9, 2016, after spending nearly two weeks in the hospital with a gunshot wound suffered in an Ensley shooting. The violence that set everything in motion happened on July 28, 2016, in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Marnee Causey

Female, age 23 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 9, 2016, Marnee Maxine Karen Causey, a 23-year-old woman, was fatally shot in East Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the afternoon, and her death was part of the ongoing problem of violence in the area. Marnee was remembered for her…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony D Hatchett

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony D. Hatchett, age 44, was shot and killed on August 9, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the city's South Side, where violence was particularly prevalent at the time. Hatchett's death came during one of the bloodiest months in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cortez F Tate

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cortez F. Tate, a 25-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on August 9, 2016. The incident took place in a neighborhood that was among many areas of Chicago grappling with high rates of violent crime at the time. Cortez was one of several victims of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Julius Cole

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 9, 2016, Julius Maurice Coleman, age 18, was fatally shot in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. This tragic incident was part of a broader spike in violence that marked Chicago as one of the most dangerous cities for young people in 2016.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Demarco V Kennedy

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 9, 2016, Demarco V. Kennedy, aged 32, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Rosemoor neighborhood, on the city's South Side, where Kennedy was reportedly struck by a stray bullet while inside his own home. This…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Andre Mosely

Male, age 47 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a birthday celebration in Louisville, Kentucky, turned into a scene of tragedy. Andre Mosely, a 47-year-old Black male, was one of the victims in a triple shooting that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, August 9, 2016. The incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lashay Dorsey

Female, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a celebration of life took a tragic turn in the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. On a warm Tuesday night in August, friends and family gathered for a 60th birthday party at a home near the corner of 26th and Kentucky…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jajuan Weems

Male, age 23 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 9, 2016, Jajuan Weems, a 23-year-old male, was found fatally shot on the stairs of a residence located at 692 Roselle Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The Akron Police Department responded to the scene around 7:00 p.m., but Weems was pronounced dead upon…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dorian Crawford

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dorian Corneilius Deontae Crawford, a 25-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot on August 9, 2016, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born on July 7, 1991, Crawford's life came to a tragic end following a morning shooting on the city's north side. His death…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deondre Micheal Kinney

Male, age 17 · New Plymouth, Idaho

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Tuesday evening, August 9, 2016, in the small town of New Plymouth, Idaho, the life of 17-year-old Deondre Michael Kinney was tragically cut short. Deputies from the Payette County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Bruce Brown

Male, age 48 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 9, 2016, Bruce Brown, a 47-year-old resident of northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, was fatally shot by his neighbor, 61-year-old Edward 'Ed' Holzinger. The incident stemmed from a dispute over a damaged lawnmower that Brown had borrowed from…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Elizabeth Thompson

Female, age 68 · Mahnomen, Minnesota

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer day in August 2016, the quiet farming community of Mahnomen, Minnesota, was shaken by the deaths of a local couple. Elizabeth "Betty" Thompson, a 68-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband, Lynn Thompson, age 74, were found deceased at their…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lynn Thompson

Male, age 74 · Mahnomen, Minnesota

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a quiet August morning in 2016, the tranquility of a rural Mahnomen, Minnesota farm was shattered by a 911 call reporting a shooting. When deputies from the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office arrived at the residence, they discovered a somber scene. Inside…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Andre Mosley

Male, age 47 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a birthday celebration in Louisville, Kentucky, turned into a scene of tragedy, leaving two families mourning and a community shaken. Andre Mosley, a 47-year-old Black male, was one of two individuals fatally shot on the night of August…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dorothy Neafus

Female, age 70 · Morgantown, Kentucky

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a quiet Tuesday afternoon in August 2016, a tragedy unfolded in the rural community of Morgantown, Kentucky, that would deeply shake the local residents. Inside a home on Richland Church Road, 70-year-old White female Dorothy Neafus and her husband…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kenneth Neafus

Male, age 71 · Morgantown, Kentucky

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On August 9, 2016, a tragedy unfolded in the quiet community of Morgantown, Kentucky, when 71-year-old Kenneth Neafus, a White / Caucasian male, was found deceased alongside his wife inside their rural home on Richland Church Road. Kenneth, a well-regarded…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Billy Hill

Male, age 44 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of Billy Hill, a 44-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On August 9th, Hill was fatally wounded in an incident that also claimed another life, marking a grim…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Heather Young

Female, age 42 · Millersburg, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a 42-year-old mother of three, Heather Young, was visiting her boyfriend in Onaway, Michigan. An argument led to her decision to drive back to her mother's home, a journey of about 300 miles. Before leaving town on July 30, she made a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kentera Wafer

Female, age 31 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of Kentera Arnea Wafer, a 31-year-old Black/African American woman from Saginaw, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2016, Wafer was killed in a shooting, a violent end to a life that was remembered for its…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Bilal Rodgers

Male, age 25 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Newark, New Jersey, tragedy befell 25-year-old Bilal D. Rodgers, a Black / African American male. On August 9, 2016, at approximately 11:38 p.m., gunfire erupted in the 100 block of Broad Street, striking Rodgers and a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Leander Williams

Male, age 17 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Jersey City, the sounds of a party at the Holy Ghost Tabernacle Ministries on Communipaw Avenue were tragically interrupted by gunfire. Seventeen-year-old Leander Williams was shot just before 11:30 p.m. on August 9…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kevin Morris

Male, age 42 · Poughkeepsie, New York

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the life of 42-year-old Kevin Granado Morris came to a violent end in the city of Poughkeepsie, New York. On the morning of August 9th, police responded to calls of shots fired on South Grand Avenue. There, they discovered Morris…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Wally Camara

Male, age 49 · Bronx, New York

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of an August morning in the Bronx, a hardworking man's life was tragically cut short in a sudden burst of violence. Wally Camara, a 49-year-old male employee of a convenience store, was fatally shot on August 9, 2016. The incident unfolded…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Shawn Pryor

Male, age 52 · Inglewood, California

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Shawn Pryor, a 52-year-old resident of Compton, California, was tragically shot and killed on August 9, 2016, at the King's Motel located on West Imperial Highway in Inglewood. The incident occurred shortly before 3 a.m., prompting officers from the Inglewood…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Mary Knowlton

Female, age 73 · Punta-gorda, Florida

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mary Knowlton, a 73-year-old retired librarian, tragically lost her life on August 9, 2016, in Punta Gorda, Florida, during a police demonstration gone wrong. Knowlton was participating in a "shoot/don't shoot" exercise organized by the Punta Gorda Police…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deonn Carter

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late summer of 2016, the city of Columbus, Georgia, was shaken by the senseless death of 31-year-old Deonn Carter, a beloved local figure known for his warm personality and his special bond with law enforcement. Carter, a man with autism, worked as a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Julius Coleman

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Julius Coleman, an 18-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 9, 2016, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in an area known for its high crime rates and gang activity. Julius was found with multiple…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Julius Maurice Coleman

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Julius Maurice Coleman, an 18-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on August 9, 2016, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in an area known for its high crime rates and gang-related activities. Julius was a promising…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rodney Joseph Savoy Jr.

Male, age 34 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Lafayette, Louisiana, the life of 34-year-old Rodney Joseph Savoy Jr. was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2016, Savoy was fatally shot in a violent intrusion into his home. The male victim died as a result of gun violence.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Eric Quinell Turner

Male, age 30 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Eric Quinell Turner, a 30-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2016, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply unsettling, as he was found with gunshot wounds in the 2800 block of North…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Joseph Myirski

Male, age 64 · Northampton, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in August, the quiet of a Northampton, Pennsylvania home was shattered by the sound of multiple gunshots. Inside, Joseph Myirski, a 64-year-old male, was fatally wounded in an upstairs bedroom. The events of that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Degreaun Reshun Frazier

Male, age 35 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Jackson, Tennessee, 35-year-old Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Degreaun Reshun Frazier was working undercover in a narcotics operation. It was August 9, 2016, and Frazier, a husband and father of two, was in a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Norman Alhout

Male, age 56 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

Norman Alhout, a 56-year-old male store owner from Yemen, was killed on August 9, 2011, inside Johnny’s Food Market on the 1200 block of Maryland Avenue in Wilmington, Delaware. To many people in the Browntown neighborhood, he was simply “Mr. Norman,” the man…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jonathan Walker

Male, age 20 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jonathan Walker, a 20-year-old Black man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was killed in a homicide that left few publicly accessible details behind for anyone outside the investigation. The public record that can be readily located today doesn’t preserve a clear…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dwayne Bowie

Male, age 32 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

Dwayne Bowie, a 32-year-old Black man from New Orleans, Louisiana, died on August 9, 2011. In the days that followed, the public traces of his passing appeared not in courtroom filings or police briefings, but in the quieter places where families gather names…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ruhaan Abdullah

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a young man named Ruhaan Abdullah was the victim of a homicide in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 24, his life was cut short on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. The incident that led to his death occurred at or near the address of 15068…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Brockiton Reed

Male, age 39 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in Las Vegas, the life of 38-year-old Brockiton Reed, an African-American male, was cut short by gunfire. His body was discovered on the morning of August 9, 2011, at an apartment complex located on the 4500 block of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Anthony Allan Gant

Male, age 23 · Springfield, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

Black/African American male, age 23. Anthony Allan Gant Jr. grew up in Springfield, Illinois, a 2005 Southeast High School graduate who was five days shy of his 24th birthday when his life ended on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. He was pronounced dead at St. John's…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ralph Henry Geiger

Male, age 56 · Caldwell, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ralph Henry Geiger, a 56-year-old Caucasian male from Caldwell, Ohio, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2011. Ralph was a compassionate and caring individual who was known for his willingness to help others. Unfortunately, he became a victim of the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

John Lucas

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 9, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a summer morning in Washington, D.C., the life of John William Lucas was tragically cut short. On Saturday, August 9, 2006, at approximately 4:33 a.m., Lucas was killed in the 4300 block of 4th Street, SE. The male victim's death was…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

James Hick

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 2006 · 20 years ago

James Hickman, aged 33, was fatally shot during a robbery on August 9, 2006, in Akron, Ohio. The incident took place around 1:00 a.m. on Delia Avenue. Hickman was confronted by an unknown suspect or suspects outside his residence, where he was robbed and…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Sonia Chandiramani

Female · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 9, 2006 · 20 years ago

Sonia Chandiramani, a 29-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on August 9, 2006. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Sonia was shot in the Harbor Gateway area. Her death was part of a violent incident that…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Levi Duty

Male, age 23 · Galveston, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2006 · 20 years ago

Levi Duty, a 23-year-old male from Cookeville, Tennessee, was found dead in Galveston, Texas, on August 9, 2006. His body was discovered in the trunk of a rental car, and he had died from a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators were unable to determine…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Sherry Stewart Brown

Female, age 33 · Grand Rapids, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the summer of 1996, a 33-year-old African-American woman named Sherry Stewart Brown vanished from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was reported missing on August 9th of that year, leaving her loved ones to wonder and worry about her fate. For two long years…

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