Death by Force

Darlene Cecelia Gotreaux

Female, age 70 · Lake-charles, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Lacassine, a tragic story unfolded in the late days of 2018, forever altering the lives of a beloved local couple. Darlene Cecelia Gotreaux, a 70-year-old female, and her husband, Walter, were tragically found deceased in their home…

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Toneya Young

Female, age 19 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December day in New Orleans, the life of 19-year-old Toneya Young was tragically cut short. On Sunday, December 16, 2018, a concerned citizen alerted the New Orleans Police Department to a person down in a grassy area at the…

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Walter Joseph Gotreaux

Male, age 72 · Lake-charles, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In December 2018, a concerned neighbor's inability to reach 72-year-old Walter Joseph Gotreaux and his 70-year-old wife, Darlene Cecilia Gotreaux, led to a grim discovery at their Lacassine home in Jeff Davis Parish, Louisiana. Responding to a welfare check…

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Abel Corroles

Male, age 31 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Abel Corroles, a 31-year-old man, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound on December 16, 2018, in the 3000 block of Guess Road in Durham, North Carolina. The tragic incident led to a series of arrests and charges. On the day of the incident, Kevin…

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Christopher Lock

Male, age 29 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Christopher Lock, a 29-year-old male from Fayetteville, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 16, 2018. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside an upper-floor unit at an apartment complex on Duggins Way. Lock was rushed to Cape Fear…

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Dakota Watkins

Male, age 19 · Carthage, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 16, 2018, 19-year-old male Dakota Watkins was found deceased in Carthage, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding the death of the 19-year-old male remain unclear, as publicly available information is limited. As of now, there is no publicly…

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Joseph Pate

Male, age 52 · Greenville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joseph Pate, a 52-year-old man from Greenville, NC, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018. He was shot and killed while boarding a flight at the Pitt-Greenville Airport. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. outside the main entrance to the airport…

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Jordan Hopson

Male, age 19 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jordan Hopson, a 19-year-old male from Akron, Ohio, tragically died on December 16, 2018, from a gunshot wound to the head while inside his car near the intersection of Washburn Street and Longview Avenue. The incident was later determined to be a murder.…

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Terrance D. Smith

Male, age 28 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Terrance D. Smith, a 28-year-old male, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found shot multiple times in the rear of a duplex in the 700 block of East Mithoff Street. The Columbus Division of Police responded to the scene…

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Frank Powell

Male · Darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Frank Powell, a 57-year-old male plumber from Darby, PA, was tragically shot and killed on December 16, 2018, in Colwyn, Delaware County. Powell was found dead near his work van on Francis Street around 6 p.m. Investigators discovered surveillance footage…

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Heather Michelle Woodward

Female, age 39 · Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Heather Michelle Woodward, a 39-year-old woman from Phoenixville, PA, tragically passed away on December 16, 2018. Born on September 16, 1979, Heather was a devoted mother to her children, Vethan Fronheiser and Khema Woodward, and a loving daughter to Douglas…

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Cameron Griffith

Male, age 19 · Lebanon, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, just days before Christmas, the life of 19-year-old Cameron Griffith was tragically cut short in Lebanon, Tennessee. On the evening of December 16th, the young man was at the Discount Tobacco Shop on North Cumberland Street when he was…

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Lawanda Steele-Williams

Female, age 53 · Antioch, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In a quiet Antioch, Tennessee, home, a devastating scene unfolded, leaving a family and a community in mourning. Lawanda Steele-Williams, a 53-year-old female employee of the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was found dead in what investigators have…

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Shalinda Gordon

Female, age 42 · Hermitage, Tennessee

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Hermitage, Tennessee, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 42-year-old Shalinda Gordon. On December 16, 2018, Gordon, a female, became the victim of a violent act that ended in her death. The circumstances surrounding her…

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Anita Jean Randle

Female, age 54 · College-station, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anita Jean Randle, a 54-year-old woman from College Station, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 16, 2018. Anita was working as a store clerk at a Valero gas station on Rock Prairie Road when she was shot and killed during a robbery. The suspect…

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Bradley Brockman

Male, age 45 · Tyler, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Bradley Brockman, a 45-year-old man from Tyler, Texas, was tragically shot in the head on December 16, 2018, at the Westwood Shopping Center. At the time of his death, Brockman was holding a sign that read, "help me keep my kids dry," indicating he was…

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Michael Barrientos

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the night of December 16, 2018, 18-year-old Hispanic male Michael Barrientos was fatally shot in southwest Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. on the 12000 block of Huntington Glen Drive. Officers responding to the scene found Michael…

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Kenneth Smith

Male, age 47 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kenneth Ray Smith III, aged 47, was killed on December 16, 2017, in Oakland, California. His death was part of the ongoing violence in the city, which recorded a total of 72 homicides that year. Smith's death occurred near the end of a year marked by a slight…

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Marcus Irvin

Male, age 42 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 16, 2017, Marcus Irvin, a 42-year-old Oakland resident, was fatally shot. His death occurred amidst a period of heightened gun violence in Oakland, contributing to the city's alarming homicide rate for that year. Irvin's life was tragically cut…

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Keanan Samuels

Male, age 20 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Keanan Samuels, a 20-year-old Black male, was home in Wilmington, Delaware, for Christmas break from Benedict College in South Carolina when he was killed on the night of December 16, 2017. What should have been a brief return home for the holidays became…

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Jasmine Chavez

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jasmine Chavez, aged 21, was tragically killed on December 16, 2017, in Chicago's Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Just four days after celebrating her 21st birthday, Jasmine was traveling with two other individuals in a car when they were ambushed in a drive-by…

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Frankie Baez

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Frankie Baez, aged 25, was shot and killed on December 16, 2017, in Chicago's Chicago Lawn neighborhood. The tragic incident occurred during a particularly violent weekend that saw multiple shootings throughout the city. Frankie Baez, along with 21-year-old…

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Lakiya Iman Adams

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 16, 2017, Lakiya Iman Adams, a 20-year-old Black mother of one from Chicago, was sitting in a vehicle with an 18-year-old man in Englewood when a dark-colored Audi rolled past and someone opened fire. It was about 3:40 p.m. in the 5600 block of…

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Marcus Hendricks

Male, age 42 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the historic Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, a tragedy unfolded on December 16, 2017, that cut short the life of Marcus Hendricks. The 42-year-old African-American man was found having been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene. His death added to…

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Dwyone Mason

Male, age 34 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 16, 2017, violence struck the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of 34-year-old Dwyone Mason. The incident occurred over the weekend on a city street where Mason was targeted by gunfire. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds during…

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Ricardo Santiago Gonzales

Male, age 46 · Cleveland, Alabama

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Cleveland, Alabama, a tragic story unfolded that shattered a family. Ricardo Santiago Gonzales, a 46-year-old man, was killed on December 16, 2017. His life, along with that of 49-year-old Adalberta Chavez Ruiz, was cut short by an act of…

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Qunton Pruitt

Male, age 43 · Newport, Arkansas

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 16, 2017, the life of 43-year-old Quinton Pruitt, a Black male from Newport, Arkansas, was cut short. Born on May 21, 1974, Pruitt was a resident of the small city nestled in Jackson County. The circumstances surrounding his death remain largely…

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Emuel Baca

Male, age 30 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on December 16, 2017, 30-year-old Emmanuel Baca, a male resident of Greeley, Colorado, was fatally shot. The incident took place in a rural area of Weld County, located south of Keenesburg near Interstate 76. Baca was not alone at…

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Terry Capler

Male, age 36 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 36-year-old Terry Dwayne Capler was tragically cut short in his Aurora, Colorado home. On the morning of December 16th, police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Clinton Street. Inside, they discovered…

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Laila Thomas

Female, age 32 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the lives of two women were cut short in a violent act that ended in the death of the perpetrator. Laila Thomas, a 32-year-old Black female, was fatally shot on December 16, 2017. The incident, which…

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Tamala Wrencher

Male, age 32 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Tamala Marie Wrencher, a 32-year-old Black / African American woman, was tragically cut short. On December 16, 2017, in a residence near North 24th Street and West Auer Avenue, an argument…

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Loren Mason

Male, age 29 · Waverly, Virginia

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Waverly, Virginia, the life of 29-year-old Loren Anthony Mason Jr., a Black male, was cut short on the night of Saturday, December 16, 2017. A double shooting incident left Mason dead and a woman injured, sending ripples of shock and…

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Joegina Davis

Male, age 36 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of December 16, 2017, police officers in Kansas City, Missouri, were dispatched to the 9300 block of Cable Road in the southern part of the city following reports of a person lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, they discovered 36-year-old Joegina…

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Christopher Frazier

Male, age 26 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent death of 26-year-old Christopher Frazier. On December 16, Frazier was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds, a tragic event that would be investigated by the…

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Andrew Douglas Turner

Male, age 18 · Germantown, Maryland

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 18-year-old Andrew Douglas Turner was tragically cut short in what police described as a drug deal gone wrong. On the afternoon of Saturday, December 16th, authorities received a 911 call reporting a man had been shot at a…

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Damian Ramirez

Male, age 48 · New-york, New York

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a damp, snowy Saturday in December 2017, Damian Ramirez, a 48-year-old man, left the warmth of his popular Upper West Side establishment, Manhattan Brew & Vine. As he approached his car just after midnight on December 16th, a hooded…

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Mohale Ralekhetho

Male, age 39 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December Saturday in 2017, Mohale Ralekhetho, a 39-year-old male, was fatally shot in Queens, NY. He was discovered in his 2015 Mercedes Benz near his residence on 207th Street, having sustained a gunshot wound to the neck. At…

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Angelo Reyes

Male, age 22 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Angelo Reyes, a 22-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on December 16, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and led to an extensive investigation by local authorities. Angelo was found deceased…

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Santiago Nunez Romero

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Santiago Nunez Romero, a 42-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, was tragically killed on December 16, 2017. The incident occurred in the 700 block of East 81st Street in the South Los Angeles community of Florence. According to reports, Romero was…

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Brandon Reid

Male, age 27 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandon Reid, a 27-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, FL, was tragically shot and killed on December 16, 2017. The incident occurred on a Saturday night, and the details surrounding his death have been the subject of ongoing investigations. Brandon Reid's…

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Joshua Gonzales

Male, age 38 · Miami-gardens, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joshua Gonzales, a 38-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on December 16, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Florida. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. along the 2900 block of Northwest 157th Terrace. According to the Miami Gardens Police, Joshua Gonzales…

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Rhiannon Layendecker

Female, age 51 · Englewood, Florida

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rhiannon W. Layendecker, aged 51, tragically passed away on December 16, 2017, in Englewood, Florida. Her death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. According to reports, Layendecker was shot by her wife, Jessica J. Winkler…

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Jasmine Chacon-Chavez

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jasmine Chacon-Chavez, a 21-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on December 17, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. Jasmine was traveling in a car with two other individuals in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood when they were ambushed by a shooter wielding…

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Lakiya Iman Adams

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lakiya Iman Adams, a 20-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 16, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, a region often plagued by violence. On that fateful day, Lakiya was…

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Acklin Jackson

Male, age 30 · Prairieville, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December weekend in Prairieville, Louisiana, a night of revelry turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of many. Acklin Jackson, a 30-year-old male from the nearby community of Gonzales, found himself an…

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Jordan Davidson

Male, age 20 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of Jordan Armitchell Davidson, a 20-year-old Black/African American male from Shreveport, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On December 16, 2017, Davidson became a victim of gun violence. Remembered as a funny, sweet, and…

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Travaris Gourdine

Male, age 22 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Travaris Montel Gourdine, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically killed during a home invasion in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on December 16, 2017. The incident occurred at 4375 Tise Avenue, where two armed individuals broke into the residence…

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Dontiaunna Brown

Female, age 18 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dontiaunna Brown, an 18-year-old African American woman from Dayton, OH, tragically lost her life on December 16, 2017. She was shot in the neck early that morning in an apartment on Caliph Court. Responding officers found her suffering from the gunshot wound…

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