Death by Force

Jason Shuping

Male, age 25 · Concord, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jason Shuping, a 25-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2020, while serving as a police officer in Concord, North Carolina. Officer Shuping was responding to an attempted carjacking at a fast-food restaurant when he was fatally shot.…

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Major Harris III

Male, age 17 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Major Lee Harris III, a 17-year-old Black male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2020. Known affectionately as Tre, Major was a beloved son, brother, and friend who excelled in academics and sports. He had aspirations of attending…

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Malcolm Brewton

Male, age 25 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Malcolm Brewton, a 25-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, OH, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2020. He was found shot in a vehicle near Simpson Avenue and Carpenter Drive in North College Hill. According to police reports, Brewton's…

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David Lamont Jordan

Male, age 40 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a late Wednesday evening in Nashville, the life of 40-year-old David Lamont Jordan was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that began over a blocked driveway. On December 16, 2020, as Jordan was returning to his Pappus Court residence, he found his…

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Jesus Reyes

Female, age 20 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, a young man's life was abruptly ended by a burst of gunfire that shattered the night's quiet. Jesus Reyes, a 20-year-old male, had just pulled into the driveway of his Dover Glen Drive home on…

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Lee Vern Turner Jr.

Male, age 22 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the afternoon of December 16, 2020, a young man named Lee Vern Turner Jr. was fatally shot in Nashville, Tennessee. The 22-year-old male's life was cut short outside the Tornado Bus Station located at 4031 Nolensville Pike. The incident, which occurred at…

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Samuel Hare

Male, age 54 · Arlington, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Arlington, Tennessee, the morning of December 16, 2020, brought a grim discovery that would shatter the community's sense of peace. A passing deputy on patrol noticed the front door of a residence on Noble Oak Drive standing open. This…

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Rocio Araujo

Female, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rocio Araujo, a 25-year-old Hispanic woman from Houston, Texas, tragically passed away on December 16, 2020. She was a dedicated member of the Houston Independent School District Police Department, where she served her community with passion and commitment.…

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Whitney Nicole Sewell

Female, age 29 · Rock Springs, Wyoming

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Whitney Nicole Sewell, 29, was found dead inside her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming, on December 16, 2019, after police were called that morning about a possible dead body. Officers arrived and discovered the bodies of Whitney and her husband, Hunter Jeremy…

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Luis Miguel Ortiz

Male, age 17 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 17-year-old Luis Miguel Ortiz was tragically cut short in his Albuquerque, New Mexico home. The Hispanic male was hosting a party on the evening of December 16th when the celebration turned into a scene of unimaginable…

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Frederick Robert

Male, age 16 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in Aurora, Colorado, a life was tragically cut short. Sixteen-year-old Frederick Robert, a young man, was inside an apartment at the Aurora Hills Apartments, situated near East Archer Place and South Peoria Street. It was…

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James Gray

Male, age 49 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In December of 2019, the life of James Gray, a 49-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His body was discovered by a person walking their dog near a soccer field. An investigation revealed that he had been fatally shot in the head. This…

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Riah Janae Thomas

Female, age 2 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of a bright-eyed toddler was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Two-year-old Riah Janae Thomas, a female, was shot and killed on December 16, 2019, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The incident that claimed her…

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Jeremy Eubanks

Male, age 39 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the morning of December 16, 2019, violence interrupted a quiet daily routine in Jackson, Mississippi. Jeremy Eubanks, a 39-year-old White / Caucasian male, had stepped outside his residence to warm up his vehicle before heading to work as a painter. Inside…

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Toryon Dukes

Male, age 4 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 16, 2019, in Gary, Indiana, four-year-old Toryon Dukes was asleep in his bed when gunfire erupted from outside his home. Multiple shots were fired into the residence around 1:10 a.m., with one of the bullets striking the…

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Victor Diaz

Male, age 44 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December Monday in Gary, Indiana, 44-year-old Victor Diaz Jr. became the victim of a fatal carjacking. The incident unfolded around 5 a.m. at a gas station in the 1300 block of Chase Street. After his vehicle was stolen, Diaz…

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Michael Moore

Male, age 52 · Jennings, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a late Monday night in Jennings, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, the life of 52-year-old Michael Moore came to a tragic and violent end. On December 16, 2019, at approximately 11:05 p.m., police were dispatched to the 7300 block of Sapphire Avenue…

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Lisa Sousie

Female, age 54 · Troy, New York

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a domestic tragedy unfolded in the Lansingburgh neighborhood of Troy, New York, ending the life of 54-year-old Lisa Sousie. On the morning of December 16th, the quiet of her Fifth Avenue home was shattered by a violent altercation that…

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Shane Kelly

Male, age 16 · Staten-island, New York

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the West Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island was shaken by the tragic death of 16-year-old Shane Kelly. On the evening of December 16th, the young man, a junior at Curtis High School, was fatally shot in the chest near his home. The…

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Joseph Clopton

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Joseph Clopton, a 47-year-old African American man from Chicago, Illinois, was found dead in a pond in La Porte, Indiana, on December 16, 2019. His family reported him missing on December 16 after he was last seen in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.…

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Keithroy Ambrose

Male, age 77 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

A beloved member of the New Orleans community, 77-year-old Keithroy Ambrose, a male, was tragically killed in his home on December 16, 2019. The incident occurred in the morning, at approximately 10:15 a.m., in the 1700 block of North Dupre Street in the…

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Chuck Ellis Williams

Male, age 45 · Manteo, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Chuck Ellis Williams, a 45-year-old man from Manteo, NC, passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 2019. Born on April 9, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Chuck was a beloved husband, father, and member of a large, close-knit family. He was known for his passion for…

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John Ausby

Male, age 42 · Weldon, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

John Jermaine Ausby, a 42-year-old African American man from Weldon, North Carolina, was found dead on December 16, 2019. His body was discovered in a wooded area off Sycamore Street in Weldon, a week after a Silver Alert had been issued for him. The alert…

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Olajuwon Nasir Tillman

Male, age 15 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Olajuwon Nasir Tillman, a 15-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The young teenager was a student at Parkland High School. On the evening of his death, officers responded to a call…

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Kaleb Cameron Giles

Male, age 19 · Kinston, Alabama

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small town of Kinston, Alabama, the life of 19-year-old Kaleb Cameron Giles was cut tragically short on Sunday, December 16, 2018. A resident of Kinston, Kaleb was a young man with a passion for life and a variety of talents. In his earlier years, he…

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Jose Alcaraz-Hernandez

Male, age 54 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a December night in Mesa, Arizona, a tragedy unfolded that would cut short the life of Jose Alcaraz-Hernandez, a 54-year-old Hispanic man. On December 16, 2018, what began as a regular evening at the Z's Convenience store near Dobson Road…

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Donalda Shortman

Female, age 41 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of Donalda Shortman, a 41-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the afternoon of December 16th, at approximately 2:27 p.m., police responded to a call of a woman shot near the…

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Taveon Brooks

Male, age 15 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of December 16, 2018, the life of 15-year-old Taveon Brooks, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. A sophomore at F.L. Schlagle High School, he was known as a talented point guard on the basketball team and had a…

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Brittany Green

Female, age 25 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December Sunday in Jackson, Mississippi, a young woman's life was tragically cut short. Twenty-five-year-old Brittany Green, a female, was discovered lifeless in a parking lot on December 16, 2018. She had sustained a fatal…

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Michael Jackson

Male, age 16 · Tunica, Mississippi

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of a young man named Michael Jackson was tragically cut short in Tunica, Mississippi. At the age of 16, the male teenager was fatally shot on December 16, 2018. The incident occurred at a party held on Highway 61, situated…

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Debbie Jo Whitaker

Female, age 58 · Caruthersville, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 16, 2018, the life of 58-year-old Debbie Jo Whitaker came to a violent end in Caruthersville, Missouri. Known to friends and family as 'Debbie Jo' and formally as Dovie May Green, the female victim was a dedicated home health care nurse who had…

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Lee McNowelly

Male, age 20 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 16, 2018, Lee McNowelly, a 20-year-old male, was nearing the end of his overnight shift as a security guard in a south Kansas City industrial area. He had taken the job to support himself and his wife, Lorrie, with whom…

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Robert Williams

Male, age 49 · Hillsdale, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a December evening in 2018, a call to the police in Hillsdale, Missouri, reported a shooting that would soon unravel into a homicide investigation with a startling twist. The man who was killed was Robert Williams, 49 years old. The initial report of the…

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Terrance D Smith

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the morning of Sunday, December 16, 2018, police in Saint Louis, Missouri, were alerted to a grim discovery in the Kingsway East neighborhood. Around 7:40 a.m., officers responded to a call regarding a person down in the 2600 block of Marcus Avenue. Upon…

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DaJour Murphy

Male, age 19 · Vance, South Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Da'Jour De'Quan Murphy, a 19-year-old man from Santee, South Carolina, spent most of his short life in the close-knit communities of Orangeburg County, where family ties, school, and church anchored his days. Obituary notices list his home as Montegue Street…

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Davontae Grant

Male, age 19 · Hilton-head-island, South Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Sunday evening in mid-December of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Davontae Grant was tragically cut short in a shooting at the Hilton Head Gardens apartment complex on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to…

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Matthew Marquez

Male, age 34 · Pomona, California

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Matthew Carl Marquez, a 34-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018, in Pomona, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Marquez was fatally shot, marking his death as a homicide. The incident has left a…

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Rofiah Zen

Female, age 31 · Elk-grove, California

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 16, 2018, Rofiah Zen, a 31-year-old woman from Sacramento, was found dead in Elk Grove, California. The incident occurred late Saturday night, early Sunday morning, when officers were dispatched to Elk Grove Boulevard, just east of Interstate 5…

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Rolando Soto

Male, age 38 · Fresno, California

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rolando Soto, a 38-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018. Soto was the first victim in a violent crime spree perpetrated by Gustavo Garcia, an undocumented immigrant with a prior conviction for armed robbery.…

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Sandra Marlene Dandas Navarro

Female, age 34 · Bell-gardens, California

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sandra Marlene Dandas Navarro, a 34-year-old resident of Bell Gardens, California, tragically lost her life on December 16, 2018. She was fatally shot in her home located in the 5100 block of Live Oak Street in Cudahy. Sandra operated a daycare from her…

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Cornelius Timms

Male, age 35 · Immokalee, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Cornelius Timms, a 35-year-old resident of Immokalee, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, December 16, in the 300 block of Second Street in Immokalee. According…

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Delquan Piggat

Female, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Delquan Piggat, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018, in Miami, FL. The incident occurred in the Overtown neighborhood, where Piggat and his girlfriend were walking along Northwest Seventh Avenue. Suddenly…

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Dontravious Bolden

Male, age 17 · Fort-pierce, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dontravious Bolden, a 17-year-old resident of Fort Pierce, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018. The incident occurred in the 1600 block of North 17th Street, where Bolden was shot in the early afternoon. Despite being transported to the…

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Gretchen Presnar

Female, age 39 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Gretchen Presnar, a 39-year-old woman from Homestead, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 16, 2018, in a horrific incident that has been classified as a triple murder-suicide. Gretchen, along with her 7-year-old son John Jr., was shot and killed by…

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John S. Presnar Jr

Male, age 7 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 16, 2018, a tragic incident occurred in Homestead, Florida, resulting in the death of 7-year-old John S. Presnar Jr. The young boy was shot and killed by his father, John Presnar, a 44-year-old U.S. Coast Guard electronics technician. The incident…

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McKenna Presnar

Female, age 8 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

McKenna Presnar, an 8-year-old girl from Homestead, Florida, tragically died on December 25, 2018, after being critically injured in a horrific incident on December 16, 2018. McKenna, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was the victim of a brutal shooting rampage…

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Danny Causey

Male, age 33 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 16, 2018, the life of 33-year-old Danny Thomas Causey Jr. was tragically cut short in a shooting that unfolded behind a tire shop in downtown Macon, Georgia. The incident, which also left another man wounded, set in…

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Joel Lamar Jeb Graham

Male, age 37 · Warner-robins, Georgia

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of Joel Lamar 'Jeb' Graham, a 37-year-old Caucasian man from Warner Robins, Georgia, was cut tragically short. On the morning of Sunday, December 16, police responded to a call on Ridgestone Drive and found Graham suffering…

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