Deaths by Force on August 9

Deaths by Force (561)

Death by Force40th anniversary

Beatrice Hodge

Female, age 48 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 9, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the summer of 1986, the life of Beatrice La Rose Hodge, a 48-year-old mother known for her impressive 5'10' stature that earned her the nickname 'Tree,' came to a tragic and violent end in her Tulsa, Oklahoma home. A dedicated employee of Public Service…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Edwind Cznerniak

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 1981 · 45 years ago

On August 9, 1981, 16-year-old Edwind Cznerniak was found fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. Police discovered him with a gunshot wound to the face outside 1201 Schrock Road. Despite early investigative efforts, the case remains unsolved, with no clear leads or…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Anna Hliaras

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 1981 · 45 years ago

On August 9, 1981, Anna Hliaras, a 57-year-old woman from Dayton, Ohio, was found murdered at her home located at 903 West Grand Avenue. Anna was heavily involved in her community, particularly with the Neighborhood Association Crime Watch, and was known for…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

James Paul Freund

Male, age 29 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 1976 · 50 years ago

James Paul Freund, a 29-year-old white male, set out in the mid-1970s on a restless journey that carried him far from the cities where he had grown up and into the orbit of another young drifter, Pamela Mae Buckley. Born in Massachusetts and later raised in…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Pamela Mae Buckley

Female, age 24 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the quiet expanse of Sumter County, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on the morning of August 9, 1976. Along a secluded dirt road, the bodies of a young woman and man were found by a trucker, their lives cut short by multiple gunshots. For 44…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

JSean Omiuinque McGee

Male, age 23 · Long Beach, California

Killed Aug 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

J'Sean Omiuinque McGee was 23 years old when he died on Monday, August 9, 2021, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 3139 Fashion Avenue, a residential street in the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Obdulio De La Cruz

Male, age 37 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Obdulio De La Cruz was 37 years old when he died on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 14612 Wyandotte St. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

William Bell

Male, age 56 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

William “Bill” Bell, a 56-year-old male whose race and ethnicity have not been publicly reported, was gravely wounded during a home invasion at his residence in the 1000 block of West Prince Road in Tucson, Arizona, on August 9, 2016. Shortly before 1 p.m.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Damion Wayne Polk

Male, age 32 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael Damion Wayne Polk, aged 32, tragically passed away on August 9, 2016, in Minneapolis, MN. He was originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and had been residing in Eagan, MN. The circumstances surrounding his death involved a violent incident that led to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Angela Taylor

Female, age 32 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Angela Taylor, a 32-year-old woman from Fayetteville, NC, tragically lost her life on August 9, 2016. The circumstances surrounding her death were deeply unsettling, as it was later revealed that she had been the victim of a shooting. The incident sent…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael John Rush

Male, age 62 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael John Rush was 62 years old when he died on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, in Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near Hollywood Boulevard and North La Brea Avenue. His death…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Duane Bailey

Male · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 9, 2006 · 20 years ago

Duane Patrick Bailey, a 32-year-old resident of Gardena, California, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2006, in Los Angeles. Born in Hawaii, Duane was known for his interests in theology, martial arts, and various forms of art and music. He was a beloved…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Linda Rose Kennison

Female, age 49 · Panorama City, California

Killed Aug 9, 2001 · 25 years ago

On August 9, 2001, at approximately 5:00 a.m., a death investigation and fire were reported at 9510 Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list Linda Rose Kennison, a 49-year-old white female, as having died that day…

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Adrian Ortiz

Male, age 33 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, a violent encounter in an East Dallas neighborhood culminated in the shooting death of 33-year-old Adrian Ortiz. Dallas police were dispatched to the 3500 block of North Buckner Boulevard at approximately…

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Ahmir Alexander Frazier

Male, age 17 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

Ahmir Alexander Frazier, a 17-year-old boy from Saginaw, Michigan, was fatally shot on the night of August 9, 2026. Authorities have identified Frazier as the teenager killed in the shooting, which occurred on Saginaw’s West Side. Available reporting does not…

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Angel M. Gontarz

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

On a summer evening in Chicago, the life of 29-year-old Angel M. Gontarz was abruptly ended by a spray of bullets. The fatal encounter occurred on August 9, 2026, in the city's vibrant Little Village neighborhood. Gontarz was standing near a vehicle on the…

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Christopher Griffith Jr.

Male, age 24 · Southfield, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, a scene of violence erupted at the Hidden Gem restaurant in Southfield, Michigan, leaving two men dead and another wounded. Among the deceased was 24-year-old Christopher Griffith Jr. of Redford Township.…

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Cornell Memorial Davis

Male, age 23 · Enterprise, Alabama

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the late evening of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the life of 23-year-old Cornell Memorial Davis was tragically cut short in Enterprise, Alabama. Police were called to the Brookdale Apartments on Apache Drive around 7:40 p.m. following reports of gunfire. Inside…

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DaJuan Coffee

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, a weekend in Philadelphia was marred by a string of violent acts that left several families grieving. Among the lives tragically cut short was that of 26-year-old DaJuan Coffee. On the evening of Sunday, August 9, 2026, in the East…

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Daremiah Banks

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Daremiah Banks was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Southeast, Washington, D.C. The fatal shooting occurred around 5:26 a.m. in the 1100 block of K Street, Southeast, a…

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Darrin Z. Dorsey

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening of August 9, 2026, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Darrin Z. Dorsey, a 26-year-old man, was fatally shot in the 1300 block of West 73rd Street.…

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John Garvin

Male, age 30 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the tranquility of Canarsie Pier in Brooklyn was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When police from the 69th Precinct arrived at the scene near the Belt Parkway and Rockaway Parkway around 3:14 a.m., they…

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Johnny Jackson

Male, age 28 · Southfield, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, on August 9, 2026, the life of 28-year-old Johnny Jackson was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Southfield, Michigan. The shooting, which also claimed the life of 24-year-old Christopher Griffith Jr.…

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Johnny L. Nesmith

Male, age 46 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the life of 46-year-old Johnny L. Nesmith was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire at the P.T. Barnum public housing complex in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Around 1 a.m., multiple 911 calls flooded into…

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Joshua Scott

Male, age 27 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

On August 9, 2026, the life of 27-year-old Joshua Scott was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Jonesboro, Georgia. The incident, which was reported as a homicide, prompted an immediate response from law enforcement. Details surrounding the specific…

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Marshawn Wilson

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

A wave of violence swept through Chicago on the weekend of August 9, 2026, leaving multiple people dead and several others wounded. Among the victims was 32-year-old Marshawn Wilson, who was found unresponsive in the early hours of Sunday morning. He had been…

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Michelle Wilson

Female, age 61 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

A quiet Sunday evening on North 24th Street in Philadelphia took a tragic turn on August 9, 2026, ending the life of 61-year-old Michelle Wilson. She and her 67-year-old husband, Evans Tyree Wilson Jr., were sitting on their front porch, a familiar and…

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Paxton Barnett

Male, age 32 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the evening hours of August 9, 2026, the quiet of a Springfield, Missouri neighborhood was shattered by violence. In the 2500 block of West Water Street, a dispute escalated, culminating in a fatal shooting. When Springfield police officers arrived at the…

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Rafi Colon-White

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the life of 32-year-old Rafi Colon-White was tragically cut short in a violent shooting in North Philadelphia. The incident unfolded around 3:15 a.m. near the intersection of 8th and Oxford streets, a…

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Ricardo Graves Fallen

Male, age 20 · Lithonia, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

On a summer afternoon in Lithonia, Georgia, the life of 20-year-old Ricardo Graves Fallen was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 9, 2026, gunshots echoed through the Stonecrest Mill Apartment Homes on Evans Mill Road, forever altering the lives of those…

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Rudy Jaramillo

Male, age 44 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of Talons Crest Circle in Fort Worth, Texas, a dispute between neighbors over surveillance cameras escalated into a fatal encounter on the evening of Sunday, August 9, 2026. Rudy Jaramillo, a 44-year-old man, was found inside his…

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Sergio Raynaldo Mata

Male, age 32 · San Marcos, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, the life of 32-year-old Sergio Raynaldo Mata was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The fatal encounter unfolded around 2 a.m. in the 5000 block of Crossover Road in San Marcos, Texas. Neighbors…

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Trevaun Neal

Male, age 23 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a South Dallas neighborhood, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy in the 2700 block of Exline Street. When the violence subsided, three individuals had been struck by…

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Walter Bunch

Male, age 59 · Sardis, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Sardis, Georgia, the summer of 2026 was shattered by a tragic and violent series of events that claimed the life of 59-year-old Walter Bunch. A hardworking man who had spent his life in the timber business, Bunch was known as a…

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Rebecca Oglesby

Female, age 51 · Sardis, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Sardis, Georgia, the life of 51-year-old Rebecca Lynn Oglesby was tragically cut short on Sunday, August 9, 2026. A loving mother and grandmother, she was known for her enjoyment of cooking. Born in Augusta to the late Paulette and…

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Betty Fort

Female, age 52 · Sardis, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Sardis, Georgia, a day of unimaginable tragedy unfolded on Sunday, August 9, 2026, forever altering the lives of many. Betty “Tee” Holton Fort, a 52-year-old woman known for her giving and kind nature, was brutally killed in a…

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Jessica Carroll

Female, age 31 · Sardis, Georgia

Killed Aug 9, 2026 · this year

In the late summer of 2026, the small community of Sardis, Georgia, was shattered by a tragic and violent series of events that claimed the life of 31-year-old Jessica Rose Carroll and three others. Jessica, a resident of Sardis, was remembered by those who…

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Alexander Stevenson

Male, age 31 · Lanett, Alabama

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Lanett, Alabama, tragedy struck, forever altering the lives of a local family and sending ripples of concern through the community. On the night of August 9, 2025, in the 300 block of North 12th Court, a gathering was…

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Dominique Kimbrough

Male, age 33 · Lower Peach Tree, Alabama

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small community of Lower Peach Tree, Alabama, the life of 33-year-old Dominique Kimbrough was tragically cut short on a Saturday in August. On August 9, 2025, Kimbrough was fatally shot in an incident that also resulted in a juvenile being injured.…

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Devaughn Pita

Male, age 23 · Wahiawa, Hawaii

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

Devaughn “Deezo” Wright Pita, 23, a man from Honolulu, died after being shot on August 9, 2025, inside the housing area of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific in Wahiawa. He was taken to a nearby medical facility, where he…

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Aknico Heidengren

Male, age 33 · Oakland, California

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

On August 9, 2025, in North Oakland, Aknico Heidengren, 33, male, was shot and killed during a confrontation inside a family home on Aileen Street near Shattuck Avenue. Police said the fatal encounter unfolded on a Saturday afternoon amid a spate of citywide…

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Montray Dijon Allen

Male, age 31 · Sacramento, California

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

Montray Dijon Allen, 31, male, stepped into the warm Sacramento night in the early minutes of August 9, 2025, outside the North Avenue Apartments in Del Paso Heights. Around 12:30 a.m., police were called to the 900 block of North Avenue for a shooting…

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Paulina Lopez Gonzalez

Female, age 37 · Santa Maria, California

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

Paulina Lopez Gonzalez, 37, a Hispanic woman from Santa Maria, was fatally shot late on the night of August 9, 2025. Around 11 p.m., officers were called to the 1200 block of West Main Street near Blosser Road, where they found an adult female with…

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Wesley Brown

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

Wesley Brown, 45, a Black man from Compton, was shot around midday in the unincorporated Willowbrook area of Los Angeles County on August 9, 2025. Deputies responded at about 12:20 p.m. to the 100 block of West El Segundo Boulevard near Main Street, where…

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Latoysia Denisha Davis

Female, age 34 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

Latoysia Denisha Davis, 34, an African American woman, was found shot to death in the early morning hours of August 9, 2025, in unincorporated Orange County near Orlando. Deputies responded around 2 a.m. to reports of an aggravated battery in the 700 block of…

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Grantham Adam Chandler

Male, age 41 · Spencer, Indiana

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of a summer day in Owen County, Indiana, a grim discovery was made at a residence north of Spencer. On August 9, 2025, deputies were dispatched to a home around 3:42 p.m. following a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they found…

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Jeffrey David Fauber

Male, age 61 · Spencer, Indiana

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet area of Owen County, Indiana, the afternoon of August 9, 2025, was shattered by a tragic act of violence that claimed the lives of two men. 61-year-old Jeffrey David Fauber, a male resident of Quincy, and his 41-year-old nephew, Grantham Adam…

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Rickita Lanae Washington

Female, age 38 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Aug 9, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of August 9, 2025, law enforcement officers in Fort Wayne, Indiana, were dispatched to a residence on the city's northeast side following distinctive reports of a possible domestic battery. The emergency call directed authorities to an…

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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.