Deaths by Force on December 14

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Lorenzo Cole

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 6, 2023, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace in the 800 block of 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. A patrolling North Precinct officer was the first to hear the shots and immediately headed towards a…

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Lorenzo Woods

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Birmingham, Alabama, the lives of two brothers were tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The incident unfolded on December 14, 2021, when 23-year-old Black male, Lorenzo Woods, was shot outside a Shell gas station on East Lake…

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Melanie Jenkins

Female, age 38 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of North Las Vegas, a tragedy unfolded on December 14, 2021, forever altering the lives of those who knew Melanie Jenkins, a 38-year-old Black / African American woman. Concerns for her welfare prompted a call to the police, leading…

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Jacques Russ

Male, age 44 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 14, 2021, a man by the name of Jacques Russ was on his way to work in Washington, D.C. At 44 years of age, the male resident of Northeast D.C. was going about his morning routine when he was confronted in the unit block…

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Matthew Kelly

Male, age 34 · Muscotah, Kansas

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet landscape of rural Kansas, the life of Matthew Kelly, a 34-year-old White male, came to a violent and tragic end on December 14, 2021. The events leading to his death began to unfold just after midnight when deputies in Cowley County were…

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Justice Dunham

Male, age 17 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the cold evening of December 14, 2021, the life of 17-year-old Justice Michael Dunham of Newport News, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Just a week after his birthday, the Woodside High School junior and varsity football player was fatally wounded by a…

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Makiba Anyana Hall

Female, age 47 · Chesterfield, Virginia

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of December 14, 2021, a domestic tragedy in Chesterfield, Virginia, claimed the life of 47-year-old Makiba Anyana Hall. The incident, which unfolded in the 7400 block of Barkbridge Road, also left her son with non-life-threatening injuries.…

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Michael Wilson Sr

Male, age 49 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a grim turn of events on a Tuesday night in Indianapolis, a family dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving a father dead and his son facing accusations of his murder. Michael Wilson Sr., a 49-year-old male, was shot and killed inside his own…

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Olivia Rose Huggler

Female, age 18 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 18-year-old Olivia Rose Huggler was tragically cut short in what authorities would describe as a murder-for-hire plot. On the evening of December 14, 2021, Olivia, a female, was at her home on Kirkwood Drive in Evansville…

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Romell Brown

Male, age 20 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early afternoon of a Tuesday in Gary, Indiana, tragedy struck, leaving a young man's life cut short. On December 14, 2021, 20-year-old Romell Brown was found lying in the street at the corner of 5th Avenue and Colfax Street, the victim of fatal…

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Trenton Gibson

Male, age 18 · Evansville, Indiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a Tuesday in Evansville, Indiana, the life of 18-year-old Trenton Gibson was tragically cut short. On December 14, 2021, at approximately 3:50 a.m., police responded to a call in the 600 block of Cross Street where they found a young…

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Kaleb Daniel Martin

Male, age 17 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of December 14, 2021, a violent incident claimed the life of 17-year-old Kaleb Daniel Martin in Kansas City, Missouri. Authorities were first alerted to the situation around 7:00 a.m. when a 911 call was placed reporting a medical emergency in…

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Tatyana Smiley

Female, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 28-year-old Tatyana Smiley came to a violent end in Saint-Louis, Missouri. On the morning of December 14th, police responded to reports of shots fired in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Inside a residence on the same…

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Bobby Keith Carter

Male, age 34 · Johnsonville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Johnsonville, South Carolina, the life of Bobby Keith Carter, a 34-year-old male, was brought to a violent and tragic end. On December 14, 2021, Carter was shot and killed on South Pine Street in the small Florence County town. When…

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Robert Lee Covington Jr

Male, age 37 · Bennettsville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Bennettsville, South Carolina, the life of 37-year-old Robert Lee Covington Jr., a male resident, was tragically cut short in a violent act that shook the local community. On the afternoon of December 14, 2021, deputies from the Marlboro…

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Fadhl Moosa

Male, age 20 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Brooklyn, a young Yemeni-American man named Fadhl Moosa was working behind the counter of his family's store, the Flatbush Deli. At 20 years old, Moosa was a hardworking individual helping out while his father was away in Yemen. The…

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Deante Kenneth Wilkins

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deante Kenneth Wilkins, a 23-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 14, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to reports, Deante was shot and succumbed to his injuries on that fateful day. His death was a significant loss to his…

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Eric Martin Steele

Male, age 55 · North-highlands, California

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Eric Martin Steele, aged 55, was found dead in his North Highlands apartment on December 14, 2021. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office initiated a homicide investigation following the discovery of his body. The investigation began after a resident of the…

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Joseph Mendez

Male, age 27 · Indio, California

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Mendez, a 27-year-old resident of Indio, California, tragically lost his life on December 14, 2021, as a result of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the 43000 block of Nairobi Drive, where Indio police responded to a call reporting shots…

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Datahji Bradford

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Datahji Bradford, a 21-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on December 14, 2021, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 5:10 p.m. near the sidewalk in the 4000 block of West Madison Street.…

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Robert Washington Jr

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Washington Jr., a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 14, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred at a Marathon gas station located in the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood.…

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Sheridan Freeman

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sheridan Freeman, a 23-year-old aspiring videographer from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on December 14, 2021. Freeman, who was inside a home in the West Pullman neighborhood, was shot around 6:30 a.m., marking the 800th homicide in Chicago for that…

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Tyrone T Smith Hayes

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of December 14, 2021, the quiet of West Pullman on Chicago's Far South Side gave way to flashing lights on the 300 block of West 120th Street. There, around 9:15 p.m., police found Tyrone T. Smith—also known publicly as Tyrone 'Smith' Hayes—a…

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Jarwine Darnell McMaster

Male, age 17 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the city of New Orleans on December 14, 2021, a burst of gun violence tragically cut short the life of 17-year-old Jarwine Darnell McMaster. The male teenager was discovered deceased alongside 60-year-old Nolan Obey at an apartment complex located on Chef…

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Nolan Obey

Male, age 60 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the city of New Orleans, on December 14, 2021, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of 60-year-old Nolan Obey. He was a Black male whose life was extinguished by gunfire in an apartment complex situated on Chef Menteur Highway. When authorities…

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Walter White

Male, age 62 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the city of Baton Rouge was unsettled by a wave of violence that claimed the life of 62-year-old Walter White, a male resident well-known in his Old South Baton Rouge neighborhood. On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 14th, White was…

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Richard Marshall Jr

Male, age 46 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard Marshall Jr., a 46-year-old man from Charlotte, NC, was tragically shot and killed on December 14, 2021. The incident occurred near South Tryon Street and Clanton Road, where Marshall was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene by…

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Treshawn Plater

Male, age 22 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Treshawn Plater, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on December 14, 2021. The incident occurred just after midnight on Thorntons Way. Police responded to reports of a shooting and found Plater…

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Timothy Wash

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Timothy Demarco Wash Jr., a 25-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 14, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Timothy, affectionately known as "TimTim," was born on September 16, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois. He later moved to Columbus, where he pursued…

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Tristan Morrison

Male, age 48 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tristan Morrison, a 48-year-old White male, tragically died on December 14, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1900 block of Kingston Street and was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead…

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Jose Cruz Rivera

Male, age 25 · Manor, Texas

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jose Cruz Rivera, a 25-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity from Manor, Texas, tragically passed away on December 14, 2021. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound. The incident occurred in the 13500 block of James Garfield Street in Manor.…

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Steven Montalvo

Male, age 17 · Manor, Texas

Killed Dec 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Steven Montalvo, a 17-year-old male student at Weiss High School in the Pflugerville Independent School District, tragically died on December 14, 2021, in Manor, Texas. The incident occurred at a home on Jamie Drive, where Montalvo was part of a group of…

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Sean Lee Banks

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 14, 2016, Sean Lee Banks, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The homicide took place amidst a period marked by high rates of violent crime in Oakland. During that year, the city recorded approximately 85 homicides, with…

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Michael Franklin

Male, age 41 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael Franklin, a 41-year-old resident of San Francisco, was killed on December 14, 2016, in Oakland, California. The incident took place at a gas station located at Edes Street and 98th Avenue in East Oakland, shortly after 9 p.m. Franklin and another…

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Darrick Gerald Smith

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold winter day in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 14, 2016, a 31-year-old Black / African American man named Derrick Smith lost his life. The circumstances surrounding his death were not widely reported in publicly available online sources, leaving a…

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Samuel Dozier

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Samuel Dozier, a 24-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, died on December 14, 2016, nine days after being shot during an attempted robbery. The incident took place on December 5, near E. 23rd and Hamilton Avenues. According to police reports, Dozier was…

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Jonathan Arroyo

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 14, 2016, the life of Jonathan Arroyo, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically cut short on a Philadelphia street. At approximately 12:41 a.m., Philadelphia Police officers were dispatched to the 1400…

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Jady Abbott

Female, age 33 · Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the community of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, was shaken by the untimely death of Jady Abbott. A 34-year-old white female, Jady's life was cut short on the evening of Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Initial accounts described the event as a…

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Paul Lavender

Male, age 49 · Corinth, Mississippi

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Corinth, Mississippi, a tragedy unfolded on the night of December 14, 2016, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Paul Lavender. A 49-year-old Black male, Paul was a man whose presence was deeply felt by his family and…

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Robert Smith

Male, age 39 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that afternoon in Columbus, Mississippi, Robert E. Smith Jr., a 39-year-old Black male, was shot and killed in his own home on December 14, 2016. The incident, which unfolded at his residence on Temple Cove, would soon reveal a…

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Keyshawn Rodriguez

Male, age 17 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 17-year-old Keyshawn Rodriguez was tragically cut short on a Wednesday night in Norfolk, Virginia. On December 14th, just before 10:00 p.m., police responded to a call about a possible gunshot victim in the 9500 block of 7th…

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Lee Dickerson

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 14, 2016, authorities in the Kansas City area were alerted to a violent incident involving a 25-year-old male named Lee David Dickerson III. Around 10:30 p.m. on that Tuesday night, law enforcement officers located Dickerson suffering from gunshot…

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Kort Woodley

Male, age 29 · Williston, South Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small town of Williston, South Carolina, the life of 29-year-old Kort Woodley, a male resident, was tragically cut short. On December 14, 2016, Woodley was killed in an act of gun violence. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, law enforcement…

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Richmond Mitchell

Male, age 30 · Estill, South Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small town of Estill, South Carolina, the life of 30-year-old Richmond Mitchell was tragically cut short on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Born on December 27, 1985, in Hampton County, Mitchell was a familiar face in the community where he had received…

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Sammy Tribble III

Male, age 32 · Clinton, South Carolina

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Sammy Tribble III was a 32-year-old Black man from Clinton, South Carolina, whose life was rooted in Newberry County family ties, church community, and the responsibilities of raising his children before it ended in gunfire on a cold December morning in 2016.…

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Deontay McKnight

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Wednesday night in December 2016, Deontay McKnight, a 21-year-old male, was at a gas station on York Road in Baltimore, simply pumping gas into his vehicle. It was around 11:30 p.m. when an individual approached him. An exchange of gunfire erupted…

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Jason Davis

Male, age 39 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 39-year-old Jason M. Davis was tragically cut short in Syracuse, New York. On the evening of December 14th, Davis was found on the city's south side with a gunshot wound to his back. He was rushed to Upstate University…

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Raheem McWhite

Male, age 32 · New-york, New York

Killed Dec 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of December 14, 2016, a sudden burst of violence shattered the evening calm on a Harlem street, claiming the life of 32-year-old Raheem McWhite. McWhite, a male resident of Washington Heights, was walking south on Lenox Avenue, between West…

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