Deaths by Force on August 9

Deaths by Force (561)

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Amilton Dossantos

Male, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Boston, the life of 27-year-old Amilton Dossantos, a male, was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2017, police responded to reports of gunshots in the Dorchester neighborhood, near the intersection of Elder and Eastman…

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James Gomes

Male, age 42 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of August 9, 2017, a grim discovery was made in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. First responders were called to the scene of a vehicle engulfed in flames near Elder Street. After extinguishing the blaze, they found the bodies of two…

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Robert Green

Male, age 61 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 9, 2017, the Detroit Police Department began an investigation into the homicide of a 61-year-old African American male named Robert Green. The incident occurred at a residence located at 15760 Woodingham Drive, a residential street situated in a…

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Lonnie Whittle

Male, age 52 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lonnie Whittle, 52, a White male, was found dead on the morning of August 9, 2017, near the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Mountain Road in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police treated the discovery as a homicide, and subsequent reporting stated he had…

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Kent Potter

Male, age 63 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the community of Oklahoma City was touched by the passing of Kenton "Kent" Nelson Potter, a 63-year-old White male. Born on March 28, 1954, in Oklahoma City, he died on August 9, 2017, in the city where he had built his life. A graduate…

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Cornelius Williams

Male, age 36 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

On August 9, 2017, Cornelius Williams, 36, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas, under circumstances that point to a violent, targeted attack. Williams was driving with his 6-year-old nephew in northeast Houston when an unidentified assailant approached their…

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Timothy Barnes

Male, age 28 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Timothy Barnes, a 28-year-old Black man from Montgomery, Alabama, was still in the middle of an ordinary Wednesday evening when the calm broke. Around 7 p.m. on August 9, 2017, Montgomery Police and Fire Medics were sent to the 1200 block of Centennial Way…

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Jeremiah Jerry Pryor

Male, age 18 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 18-year-old Jeremiah 'Jerry' Pryor was tragically cut short in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. On the afternoon of August 9th, Pryor was at the Merrill Community Center, a place he frequented and where he had come to share some good…

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Gabriel George Valenzuela

Male, age 25 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet early hours of August 9, 2017, the life of Gabriel George Valenzuela, a 25-year-old Hispanic male and aspiring nurse, was tragically cut short in a burst of violence. The young man was in the driveway of his Las Vegas home on West Dewey Drive…

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Kenneth Ronald Davis

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of Kenneth Ronald Davis Jr., a 22-year-old male, was cut tragically short. On August 9, 2017, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Davis was shot in the 1200 block of W Street, Southeast. Officers…

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Brandon Williams

Male, age 38 · Stillwater, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 38-year-old Brandon James Williams came to a tragic and abrupt end inside a Stillwater, Oklahoma, bail bonds office. On August 9th, Williams, a male, entered Signature Bail Bonds for what he was led to believe was a…

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Christian Ryan Jones

Male, age 17 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

On an otherwise ordinary evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 17-year-old Christian Ryan Jones, a White male, was spending time with friends, a casual gathering that would tragically end in his untimely death. The date was August 9, 2017, and the group was at a…

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Horactio Clark

Male, age 33 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of August 9, 2017, the life of 33-year-old Horactio Clark, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Greenville, Mississippi. Responding to reports of gunfire, officers from the Greenville Police Department discovered Clark unresponsive…

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Chamari Webb

Female, age 18 · Franklin, New Jersey

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 18-year-old Chamari Webb was tragically cut short in Franklin, New Jersey. On the morning of August 9th, a dispute over money set in motion a fatal chain of events. Webb, a female, encountered a man with whom she had an…

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Eric Blocker

Male, age 25 · Bridgeton, New Jersey

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in Bridgeton, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of several families. On August 8th, 25-year-old Eric Blocker was with two companions when they were suddenly ambushed. Blocker and a…

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Timothy Lampkins

Male, age 29 · Alexandria, Indiana

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the early morning of August 9, 2017, a violent incident unfolded in Madison County, Indiana, involving 29-year-old Timothy Lampkins, an African American man from Marion. Around 3:45 a.m., Lampkins managed to call 911 from his vehicle, reporting to…

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Jerry Proctor

Male, age 44 · Clover, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Clover, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on a Wednesday in August of 2017. A friend of Jerry Proctor, a 44-year-old man, found him deceased inside his mobile home on Justin Drive. The authorities were immediately alerted, and…

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Tahara Crosby

Female, age 24 · Waterloo, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tahara Crosby, a 24-year-old Black woman, was killed on the night of August 9, 2017, in Walterboro, South Carolina, a loss that rippled through her family and a community already rattled by the sound of gunfire. Deputies were dispatched to a home on Twin Oaks…

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Laura Morris

Female, age 48 · Phelan, California

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Laura Morris, a 48-year-old White woman, was shot on the afternoon of August 9, 2017, in the 8700 block of Olivera Street in Phelan, California. According to public reporting based on statements from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, deputies…

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Makiya Walls

Female, age 12 · Victorville, California

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Makiya Walls, a 12-year-old girl from Victorville, California, tragically lost her life on August 9, 2017, in a shooting incident that shocked the community. Makiya was inside her home when Anthony Latrent Pitts Jr. opened fire into a large downstairs window…

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Devonte Jackson

Male, age 22 · Riverdale, Illinois

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Devonte L. Jackson, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically shot multiple times on August 9, 2017, in Riverdale, Illinois. The incident occurred in the first block of West 141st Street, where Jackson resided. According to the Cook County medical…

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Mario Atkins

Male, age 29 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mario Atkins, a 29-year-old man, tragically lost his life to gun violence on August 9, 2017, in Cleveland, Ohio. His body was discovered near a pool at Glenview Park in Cleveland, having suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The circumstances surrounding Mario…

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Marsha Thigpen

Female, age 62 · Ripley, Ohio

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Marsha Thigpen, a 62-year-old woman from Ripley, Ohio, tragically died on August 9, 2017. She was found unresponsive beside her pickup truck on Ripley-Day Hill Road. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head. Marsha Thigpen was a…

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Julian Hoffman

Male, age 6 · West-mifflin, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Julian Michael Hoffman, a six-year-old boy from West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on August 9, 2017. Julian was a bright and funny child who had just finished kindergarten at Emerson Elementary. He was known for his firecracker attitude and…

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Raji Raven Hickenbottom

Male, age 19 · Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raji Raven Hickenbottom, a 19-year-old male from Uniontown, PA, tragically died on August 9, 2017. He was involved in a physical altercation with another individual when a 16-year-old, Kaii McCargo, picked up a gun and fired a shot that struck Hickenbottom in…

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Roderick Jones

Male, age 50 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a life was abruptly cut short on a Philadelphia street. Roderick Jones, a 50-year-old man, was in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 9th. At approximately 12:30 p.m., in the 3000 block of Fontain…

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Anthony Scott Cash

Male, age 26 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 26-year-old Anthony Scott Cash Jr. was cut tragically short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the evening of August 9th, residents on Louise Avenue in East Knoxville heard the sound of gunfire, prompting a police response.…

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Juan San Miguel

Male, age 57 · Cleburne, Texas

Killed Aug 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Juan San Miguel, a 57-year-old Hispanic male, died on August 9, 2017, in Cleburne, Texas. He was a part-time security officer at the Jefferson County Courthouse and had previously served with the Beaumont Police Department and BISD PD. San Miguel was under…

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Marquis Mitchell

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Marquis Mitchell, a 32-year-old resident of Chicago, was killed on August 9, 2015, in a violent incident that occurred in the city's West Side. According to available reports, Mitchell was sitting inside a parked vehicle in the 1500 block of South Kildare…

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Jerome Smith

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of Jerome Edward Smith was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. Born on July 6, 1979, Smith was a 36-year-old man known to his loved ones as 'Gee Gee' or 'Black.' He was a father and a familiar face in his community…

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Dontaye Mcdaniel

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young Black man, Dontaye McDaniel, was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2015, the 23-year-old was in the 4700 block of Navarro Avenue when he was fatally shot. Details surrounding the circumstances…

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Cornelius Davis

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cornelius Davis, a 19-year-old male from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically lost his life to gun violence on August 9, 2015. The incident occurred in the university area of northeast Charlotte, where local law enforcement responded to reports of a…

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Thomas Anthony Tiernan

Male, age 19 · Lebanon, Maine

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of Thomas Anthony Tiernan, a 19-year-old White/Caucasian male from Lebanon, Maine, was tragically cut short. On August 9th, inside his family home, Thomas was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast. A graduate of Noble High School…

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Dennis Sobba

Male, age 55 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of August 9, 2015, the tranquility of a typically peaceful Little Rock neighborhood was shattered by the sound of multiple gunshots. Inside his home at 6901 Colonel Glenn Road, 55-year-old Dennis Lee Sobba and his family were…

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Jesus Ochoa-Morales

Male, age 55 · Dodge City, Kansas

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Dodge City, Kansas, the life of 55-year-old Jesus Ochoa-Morales, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in a violent series of events. On August 9, 2015, at approximately 10:25 AM, police were called to the parking lot of a Waters…

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Deairius Anderson

Male, age 24 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Deairius S. Anderson, a 24-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was found dead on August 9, 2015. Milwaukee Police officers discovered Anderson shot inside a vehicle on the 2800 block of N. 49th St. around 3:20 a.m. that day. The circumstances…

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Breon Williams

Male, age 27 · Battle-creek, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Breon Williams, a 27-year-old Black man, was killed in Battle Creek, Michigan, in the early hours of August 9, 2015, after a passing car rolled into the Park Hill neighborhood and gunfire shattered the night. He was outside near the intersection of Hanover…

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Jason Lewis Jordan

Male, age 34 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the life of 34-year-old Jason Lewis Jordan was tragically cut short. On August 9, 2015, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Jordan was seated in a vehicle at the intersection of Franklin Street and Eastern Avenue SE when…

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Javonte Richard

Male, age 25 · Mount-morris, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Javonte Equez Richard, a 26-year-old man from Mount Morris, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015. He was born in Flint, Michigan, on February 6, 1989. Richard was a graduate of Beecher High School's class of 2008. Following his graduation, he moved…

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Rolando L. Smith

Male, age 51 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

On August 9, 2015, in Detroit, Michigan, Rolando Lamar Smith, a 51-year-old Black male, lost his life in a violent incident involving a firearm. The events leading to his death unfolded at a local party store, a setting common to many neighborhoods in the…

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Brian Valley

Male, age 32 · Hazelwood, Missouri

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 9, 2015, the life of 32-year-old Brian Anthony Valley was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on a Hazelwood interstate. Valley was behind the wheel of his black Infiniti SUV, driving south on I-170 between I-270…

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Kevin Stafford

Male, age 32 · Mount-vernon, Missouri

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a dispute over a grill and an outdoor table in Mount Vernon, Missouri, escalated into a fatal encounter, claiming the life of 32-year-old Kevin Eugene Stafford. The incident, which unfolded on August 9, 2015, began when Stafford…

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Anthony Hart

Male, age 30 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a warm August night in Rock Hill, South Carolina, 30-year-old Anthony D'Mond Hart, a male resident of the city, was fatally shot. On the evening of August 9, 2015, while standing in the front yard of a relative's home on Frank…

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Hector Vasquez

Male, age 45 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer evening of August 9, 2015, in the West Columbia area of Lexington County, South Carolina, the life of 45-year-old Hector Vasquez was tragically cut short. A Hispanic man, devoted husband of twenty years, and a dedicated father to four…

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Luther Cribb

Male, age 51 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Luther Woodard “Woody” Cribb III, 51, a white man from Ladson, South Carolina, died after a late-night encounter at a convenience store in the Summerville area of Berkeley County left him mortally wounded. In the early hours of August 9, 2015, authorities…

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Sandeep Bhulai

Male, age 26 · Essex, Maryland

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Sandeep Bhulai, a 26-year-old male, had just returned home from work on August 9, 2015, and was sitting in his car in Middle River when he was approached by a group of men. The men, who had reportedly come to the neighborhood with the intention of stealing a…

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Ramsi Uthman

Male, age 18 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 18-year-old Ramsi A. Uthman, Jr. was cut tragically short on a street in Syracuse, New York. On the evening of Sunday, August 9th, Uthman was shot once in the back on South McBride Street, becoming the city's 16th homicide…

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Howard James Burley

Male, age 27 · Rosamond, California

Killed Aug 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Howard James Burley III, aged 27, tragically lost his life on August 9, 2015, in Rosamond, California. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Fernwood Street, where Burley was found shot multiple times while inside his vehicle. The Kern County Sheriff's…

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