Death by Force

Mary Elizabeth McBroom

Female, age 24 · Burlington, North Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mary Elizabeth McBroom, a 24-year-old African American woman, tragically passed away on December 17, 2018, in Burlington, North Carolina. She was affectionately known as "MeMe" by her family and friends. On the morning of her death, Burlington police…

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Tyron Jodie Ervin

Male, age 22 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tyron Jodie Ervin, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 17, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred at The Retreat at McAlpine Creek Apartments in south Charlotte. Officers from the…

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Dar-Shon Darrell Marsh

Male, age 30 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Dec 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 17, 2018, Dar-Shon Darrell Marsh, a 30-year-old Black male from Akron, Ohio, was found fatally shot at 839 Stadelman Avenue. The incident occurred at approximately 11:15 PM, and Marsh was pronounced dead at the scene. The Akron Police Department…

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Meshach Omari Cornwall

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

Meshach Omari Cornwall, a 27-year-old man of African American ethnicity, tragically died on December 17, 2018, in Cleveland, OH. He was found in his home in Garfield Heights, OH, with multiple gunshot wounds. The police were called to the scene after a report…

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Eddie Tatum

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eddie Tatum, aged 34, was shot and killed on December 17, 2017, in Oakland, California. The incident took place in East Oakland, which was experiencing ongoing violence and a series of homicides at the time. Tatum was a known member of the community, and his…

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Brian Jasso

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Jasso, a 15-year-old boy, was tragically shot and killed on December 17, 2017, on Chicago's Southwest Side. Brian was delivering newspapers early that Sunday morning with his stepfather, hoping to earn extra money to buy Christmas presents for his…

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Mario Jones

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mario Jones, aged 28, was killed on December 17, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide occurred during a time when Chicago was dealing with a high number of violent incidents, particularly those involving gun violence. Jones was among the 685 homicide…

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Benjamin Ramirez

Male, age 67 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Benjamin Ramirez, a 67-year-old male, was fatally attacked on December 17, 2017, in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Ramirez's death is part of the violent incidents that occurred across the city during that year. The West Town area has…

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Jermin Beganovic

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jermin Beganovic, a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot on December 17, 2017, in Chicago. The incident occurred at his apartment on the Northwest Side, where he was killed by a fellow member of the Insane Dragons street gang. The suspect, Jesus Hernandez, 20…

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Tyrell Smith

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 17, 2017, Tyrell Smith, a 33-year-old resident of Chicago, was shot and killed in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Smith's death was one of several tragic incidents that highlighted the high rate of gun violence in the city that year. He was…

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Randy Irons

Male, age 28 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the waning days of 2017, the city of New Orleans lost a beloved son, Randy 'Bubbie' Irons Jr., a 28-year-old man known for his vibrant spirit. On the evening of Sunday, December 17, 2017, tragedy struck in the 7th Ward, where Irons was fatally wounded by…

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Edward Nunn

Male, age 54 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 54-year-old Edward L. Nunn was brought to a tragic and violent end in Phoenix, Arizona. On December 17th, he and his wife of over 20 years, Rene Cooksey, were found shot to death in their apartment. Affectionately known as…

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Joseph Benjamin Roosevelt

Male, age 37 · Yuma, Arizona

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2017, a visit to a local bar in Yuma, Arizona, turned fatal for Joseph Benjamin Roosevelt. The 37-year-old man was inside the Maverick Bar on South 4th Avenue when he was shot. First responders arrived at the scene…

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Tereso Hernandez-Reyes

Male, age 42 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2017, the life of Tereso Hernandez-Reyes, an adult male, was cut tragically short in a violent encounter on Tucson's South Side. The events of that fateful Sunday began to unfold after Hernandez-Reyes and some…

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Tyrone Mercer

Male, age 55 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Sunday in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of 55-year-old Tyrone Mercer was tragically cut short. On December 17, 2017, Mercer was discovered outside an apartment complex, the victim of a fatal shooting. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, and…

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Anthony Ryan Thompson

Male, age 26 · East-bernstadt, Kentucky

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2017, a family argument in a home on Arthur Ridge Road in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, ended in tragedy. Anthony Ryan Thompson, a 26-year-old male, was involved in a dispute with his grandfather that escalated into a…

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Kevonjua Allen

Male, age 23 · Owensboro, Kentucky

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold winter day in Owensboro, Kentucky, the life of 23-year-old Kevonjua Allen was tragically cut short. On Sunday, December 17, 2017, the young man was killed in an act of gun violence. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his death remain…

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Jose L Zapata

Male, age 19 · Mount Vernon, Washington

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 19-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Jose L. Zapata was tragically cut short in Mount Vernon, Washington. On the evening of Sunday, December 17th, within the confines of a local business complex, Zapata sustained a fatal gunshot…

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Michael K. McLaughlin

Male, age 37 · Stevenson, Washington

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Stevenson, Washington, the life of Michael K. McLaughlin, a 37-year-old Caucasian male from Tigard, Oregon, was tragically cut short. The events that led to his death on December 17, 2017, began after a weekend trip with four other…

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Marquillon Glover

Male, age 33 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 33-year-old Marquillon Glover was cut short in a tragic act of violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the evening of December 17th, outside an after-hours club in the 1600 block of South Memorial Drive, Glover was fatally shot. A…

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Ronald Parker

Male, age 45 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December Sunday in Trenton, New Jersey, the life of Ronald Parker, a 45-year-old Black man, came to a violent end. On December 17, 2017, Parker was found behind the wheel of a crashed Acura, having suffered multiple gunshot…

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Anthony Jones

Male, age 20 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December night in Richmond, Virginia, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. Anthony Josiah Jones, a 20-year-old male, and his companion, 21-year-old Dwayne Fredrick Frazier Jr., were discovered inside a vehicle in the Creighton Court…

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Dwayne Frazier

Male, age 21 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December day in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 21-year-old Dwayne Fredrick Frazier Jr. was tragically cut short. On December 17, 2017, he and another young man, 20-year-old Anthony J. Jones, were discovered deceased inside a vehicle in the…

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Rodney Leak

Male, age 41 · West-columbia, South Carolina

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2017, the festive atmosphere at City Nightz bar and grill in West Columbia, South Carolina, gave way to chaos and tragedy. Rodney T. Leak, a 41-year-old Black male, was working as a manager at the establishment on…

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Dunier Chestnut

Male, age 19 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet afternoon of a Syracuse winter, the life of 19-year-old Dunier Chestnut was tragically cut short. On Sunday, December 17, 2017, the recent graduate of Henninger High School became a victim of the city's gun violence. The incident that led to his…

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Ismael Armando Gutierrez Jr

Male, age 21 · Arvin, California

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ismael Armando Gutierrez Jr., a 21-year-old Hispanic man from Bakersfield, was killed in Arvin, California, on December 17, 2017, only hours after celebrating his birthday with family and friends. In the early morning darkness, at about 3 a.m., Arvin police…

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Jose Juan Ramos

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Juan Ramos, a 43-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Ramos was fatally shot in Exposition Park, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and…

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Elizabeth Rosado

Female, age 30 · Clearwater, Florida

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Elizabeth Rosado, a 30-year-old woman from Palm Harbor, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 17, 2017, in Clearwater, FL. Elizabeth, who was of Hispanic descent, was riding in a car with her husband, their 10-year-old daughter, and her brother when…

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Rohan Wynter

Male, age 34 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rohan Wynter, a 34-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 17, 2017. The incident occurred at Looby's Auto Repair located at 617 Delhi Street, near Colonial Drive. Wynter was found with a gunshot wound to the head and was…

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Shevone Vinson

Female, age 30 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Shevone Vinson, a 30-year-old mother of four, was tragically shot and killed on December 17, 2017, in South Miami-Dade, Florida. The incident occurred early in the morning while Vinson was sitting inside a car outside her boyfriend's family home. Witnesses…

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Thomas Snowden

Male, age 45 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet evening of a late autumn day in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a residence on Clayton Drive became the scene of a fatal shooting. On December 18, 2017, 45-year-old Thomas Snowden, a male resident of the home, was found deceased inside. The tranquility…

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VaShawn Tate

Male, age 30 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early evening of December 4, 2017, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of the 7800 block of South Coronet Court in New Orleans. Responding to a call of shots fired, Seventh District officers arrived to find a grim scene. An unresponsive Black…

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James Hines

Male, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Sunday in December of 2017, a young man's life was cut short following a dispute at his place of work in Baldwin Borough, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The victim was 21-year-old James Hines, a male employee at a Community Options Inc. group…

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Sharone Porter

Male, age 22 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 17, 2017, a dispute that began inside a Chattanooga, Tennessee nightclub spilled out into the street, ending in the tragic death of 22-year-old Sharone Porter. A Black male, Porter and his older brother, Torrie, were in…

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Tyion Taylor

Male, age 40 · Stanton, Tennessee

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2017, the community of Stanton, Tennessee, was shaken by the violent death of Tyion Deneze Taylor. The 40-year-old African American man was discovered in his car on Highway 70 on December 17th, having been shot multiple times.…

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Adrienne Lambert

Female, age 14 · Deer-park, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adrienne Christa-Fay Lambert, a 14-year-old girl from Deer Park, Texas, tragically passed away on December 17, 2017. She was an eighth-grade student at Fairmont Jr. High and was looking forward to attending Deer Park High School. Adrienne was known for her…

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Bernard Trumarde Winston-Haynes

Male, age 34 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Bernard Trumarde Winston-Haynes, a 34-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on December 17, 2017, in Killeen, Texas. The incident involved another individual, 25-year-old Courtney Jamal Nelson, who was also killed. According to reports, the…

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Cole Harrell

Male, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Cole Harrell, a 23-year-old former high school football star, was tragically shot and killed on December 17, 2017, during a fight at a house party in Northeast Houston. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. at a home near Waterside View and Catherine Bay in…

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Tyrese Pryor

Male, age 18 · Sulphur-springs, Texas

Killed Dec 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tyrese Oneal Pryor, an 18-year-old African American male from Sulphur Springs, Texas, tragically passed away on December 17, 2017. He was a senior at Sulphur Springs High School and played outside linebacker and wide receiver for the Sulphur Springs Wildcats.…

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Clay Anderson

Male, age 18 · San Bernardino, California

Found Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Clay Anderson, an 18-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, was tragically killed on December 17, 2015. His death came during a period marked by increased violence in the area, which saw a number of homicides that year. Anderson's murder, like many…

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Antreenio Hardwick

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 17, 2015, 27-year-old Antreenio Hardwick was found dead in Jacksonville, Florida. His body was discovered behind a home on Portsmouth Avenue, located on the Northside of the city. Authorities from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office confirmed the…

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Brandon L Mcknight

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brandon L. McKnight, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed on December 17, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the South Side neighborhood, an area known for its struggles with gang violence and socio-economic challenges. Brandon was…

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Willie Clifton

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Willie Clifton, aged 21, was fatally shot on December 17, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of the persistent violence affecting various neighborhoods across the city that year. The homicide occurred at a time when Chicago was experiencing a…

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Lutredze Evans

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lutredze Evans, aged 32, was killed on December 17, 2015, while working as a tow truck driver in Chicago. He was fatally shot in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood. The shooting took place near the Chicago Skyway just before 9 a.m. Evans was struck by…

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Rodney Brown

Male, age 33 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday night in Indianapolis, the life of 33-year-old Rodney Brown was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on December 17, 2015, police responded to a call and found Brown on the front porch of a house in the 3400 block of…

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Korteze Woods

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 30-year-old Korteze Woods was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. On December 17th, Woods became a victim of gun violence, a grim reality that has affected many in the city. The incident that led to his death…

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Nicholas L Patterson

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of Nicholas Lewis Patterson, a 25-year-old from Kansas City, Missouri, was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 17th, Patterson was fatally shot outside a business located at 82nd Street and Troost Avenue. When…

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Jamel Small

Male, age 21 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of December 17, 2015, 21-year-old Jamel Donte' Small was found fatally shot inside a vehicle in Durham, North Carolina. The shooting occurred on Ida Street just before 9 p.m. Durham Police responded to the scene and began an investigation into…

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