Death by Force

Maurice Graham Jr

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

Maurice Graham Jr., a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. Maurice, affectionately known as "Duece," was born on August 22, 1997, and was cherished by his family and friends. He was a devoted…

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Virgil Lee

Male, age 48 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

Virgil Lee, a 48-year-old African American man from Trotwood, OH, tragically passed away on December 19, 2018. He was found lying on the ground outside his home in the 2200 block of Kensington Drive in Dayton, OH, with multiple gunshot wounds. The incident…

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Keith A. Hawley

Male, age 27 · Union-city, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 27-year-old Keith A. Hawley of Union City, Pennsylvania, came to a sudden and violent end. A white male, Hawley was fatally shot on December 19th in an encounter with law enforcement in the parking lot of a Dollar General…

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Suzette Billis

Female, age 51 · Lakewood, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the quiet community of Lakewood, Pennsylvania, was shaken by the violent death of 51-year-old Suzette G. Bullis, a female resident. On the morning of December 19, 2018, Bullis was found deceased in her home on Como Road in Mount…

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Brittney Roxann Snow

Female, age 30 · Richmond, Texas

Killed Dec 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

Brittney Roxann Snow, a 30-year-old woman from Richmond, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 19, 2018. She was killed by her partner, Benjamin Jones, who was 29 years old at the time. The incident occurred in their home in the Harvest Green…

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Charine Young (Wilson)

Female, age 29 · Richland, Texas

Killed Dec 19, 2018 · 8 years ago

Charine Young , a 29-year-old woman from Richland, Texas, tragically died on December 19, 2018. She was reported missing on November 10, 2018, and her body was discovered in a ditch near Richland, Texas, about 175 miles away from her home in Houston. The…

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Aaron Cowart

Male, age 25 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, a community was shaken by the violent death of 24-year-old Aaron Renaldo Cowart, a male resident of Gretna, Louisiana. On the evening of Tuesday, December 19, 2017, the New Orleans Police Department was called to…

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James Forrester

Male, age 43 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, James Forrester, a 43-year-old male, was fatally shot in an act of violence that cut his life short. A beloved musician and body piercer at the Baltimore Tattoo Museum in Fells Point, Forrester was a well-known figure in the local arts…

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Christian Bracko

Male, age 35 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christian Jewell Stephen Bracko, 35, was shot late on the night of December 19, 2017, at an apartment complex at 3644 South Fort Apache Road in Las Vegas, near Spring Mountain Road. Officers were called at 11:33 p.m. and found him on the ground between two…

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Edward Budd

Male, age 47 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Edward Richard Budd, 47, male, was shot on the evening of December 19, 2017, on the 3600 block of Starbright Lane in west Las Vegas, near El Capitan Way and Spring Mountain Road. Officers called to the scene found two men who had each been struck multiple…

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Anton Kamaev

Male, age 35 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anton Kamaev, a 35-year-old white male, was visiting Pittsburgh from Russia when his life was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 19, 2017, Kamaev was a passenger in a friend's car, traveling along Second Avenue near the Hot Metal Bridge. It was…

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James Turner

Male, age 41 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Q. Turner Sr., a 41-year-old man from Nashville, Tennessee, began the morning of December 19, 2017 the way he had many times before, stepping out of his nearby home in North Nashville to head to work before dawn. The streets along 22nd Avenue North were…

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Atanacio Comacho-Cedillo

Male, age 52 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Nashville, just before 8:00 p.m. on December 19, 2017, Atanacio Comacho-Cedillo, a 52-year-old Caucasian male, was walking near the Dollar General on Hickoryview Drive. His path took him towards Nolensville Pike, a route that would…

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Brandon Hardy

Male, age 21 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandon Hardy, a 21-year-old from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot on December 19, 2017. Houston Police responded to reports of gunfire in the city's north side, where Hardy was discovered with critical injuries. The crime scene investigation revealed that…

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Brenston Markeze Prince

Male, age 41 · Gardendale, Alabama

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a December morning in 2017, tragedy struck in Gardendale, Alabama, when 41-year-old Brenston Markeze Prince, a Black male, was shot and killed. The incident, which unfolded on December 19th, was described by authorities as a domestic situation. Police were…

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Phillip Demings

Male, age 17 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2017, the life of 17-year-old Phillip Demings was tragically cut short. The Black / African American male from Weymouth was found suffering from gunshot wounds on December 19, 2017, near 344 Bowdoin Street in Boston's Dorchester…

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Christian Jewell Stephen Bracko

Male, age 35 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Las Vegas, just days before Christmas in 2017, the life of Christian Jewell Stephen Bracko was tragically cut short. The 35-year-old Black/African American man was inside an apartment complex on Fort Apache Road on December 19th when…

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Anthony Gullotto

Male, age 26 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours, the discovery of a body behind the Lake Shore Center shopping center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, began to unravel a tragic story. The deceased was identified as 26-year-old male, Anthony Gullotto of Radcliff. An autopsy would later…

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Donny Peek

Male, age 60 · Hudson, Kentucky

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small community of Hudson, Kentucky, a domestic dispute on a cold December night in 2017 turned deadly, claiming the life of 60-year-old Donny Peek. A resident of Westview, Peek was at the Centerview-Rough River Lane home of his girlfriend, Theresa…

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Jeffery Allen Moore

Male, age 55 · Hudson, Kentucky

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community near Hudson, Kentucky, a domestic disturbance escalated into a tragic and fatal series of events, leaving two men dead and a family irrevocably altered. Jeffery Allen Moore, a 55-year-old male, was killed on December 19, 2017, in a…

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Danette Ann Kane

Female, age 59 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Danette Ann Kane, aged 59, tragically passed away on December 19, 2017, in Spokane, Washington. Danette, known affectionately as Dee, was born on October 14, 1958, in Butte, Montana. She was the eldest of five daughters and attended Catholic schools…

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Elias Juarez

Male, age 16 · Moxee, Washington

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Moxee, Washington, the life of a Hispanic/Latino teenage boy, Elias Juarez, was unexpectedly cut short. The 16-year-old male passed away on December 19, 2017. His death was a sudden and tragic event that left his family and friends in…

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Rodney L. Rowsey

Male, age 53 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a family argument turned into a tragedy that would forever alter the lives of the Rowsey family. Rodney L. Rowsey, a 53-year-old Black / African American male, was shot and killed on December 19, 2017. The…

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Barry Thomas

Male, age 28 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 28-year-old Barry Thomas was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in northwest Oklahoma City. A Black male, Mr. Thomas was born on August 11, 1989. His death on December 19, 2017, marked the 87th homicide in the city for…

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Adriann Lakisha Smith

Female, age 39 · Lansing, Michigan

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet Lansing, Michigan neighborhood, a morning in December of 2017 was shattered by the sounds of gunfire and a grim discovery. Adriann Lakisha Smith, a 39-year-old Caucasian female, became the tragic victim in a domestic dispute that ended in her…

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Mikayla Norris

Female, age 18 · Liberty, Missouri

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

The story of 18-year-old Mikayla L. Norris's death unfolded dramatically across social media and news outlets in December 2017. A white female, Mikayla was a recent high school graduate from Fort Scott, Kansas, who had moved to the Kansas City area and was…

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Perseus Salichs

Male, age 33 · New-york, New York

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Perseus Salichs, a 33-year-old man, stepped out into the cold just before dawn on December 19, 2017, after a late night at the Tonic Bar off Seventh Avenue near Times Square. The bar had been letting out, the sidewalk filling with the last surge of…

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Charles Quaintance III

Male, age 38 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Charles Quaintance III, a 38-year-old male from Jacksonville, FL, was found dead on December 19, 2017. His body was discovered behind a vehicle in the parking lot of the Days Inn motel on Dix Ellis Trail, south of Baymeadows Road, around 4 a.m. The…

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Holly Given

Female, age 26 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Holly Given, a 26-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on December 19, 2017, in what has been identified as a murder-suicide in Riviera Beach, Florida. Holly, a standout athlete and popular waitress, was fatally shot by her boyfriend, Richard…

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Matthew Jafari

Male, age 19 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Matthew Jafari, a 19-year-old male from Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 19, 2017. The incident occurred at the Magnolia Court condos, where Matthew was fatally shot in the head. According to reports, Matthew was at the location to…

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Darrell Johnson

Male, age 37 · Forest-park, Georgia

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December day in Forest Park, Georgia, a sense of unease settled over the 4200 block of Jonesboro Road. It was there, at approximately 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, that police responded to a call of a person shot, a…

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Jonathan Ogeese

Male, age 22 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 22-year-old Jonathan Ogeese was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting at a motel in Decatur, Georgia. A father, Ogeese was discovered in the early hours of a Tuesday morning in December at the Glen Royal Inn and Suites on…

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Jonathon Woodrow Mimbs

Male, age 43 · Swainsboro, Georgia

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Swainsboro, Georgia, the life of 43-year-old Jonathon Woodrow Mimbs was brought to a sudden and violent end on the night of Tuesday, December 19, 2017. A male resident of Swainsboro, he passed away at Emanuel Medical Center. His death was…

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Anthony Morris

Male, age 37 · Maywood, Illinois

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Morris, a 37-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 19, 2017, inside a grocery store in Maywood, Illinois. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. when officers responded to reports of a shooting at the store located…

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Dylan DeShawn Plowden

Male, age 14 · Abbeville, Louisiana

Killed Dec 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic evening in Abbeville, Louisiana, the life of 14-year-old Dylan DeShawn Plowden was cut short. It was around 7:30 p.m. on December 19, 2017, when the sounds of gunfire pierced the air near the intersection of Schlessinger Street and Vernon Street.…

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David Chavez

Male, age 38 · Cathedral City, California

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

David Chavez, a 38-year-old man, was shot and killed on December 19, 2015, in Cathedral City, California. The tragic incident took place near the city's well-known "Candy Cane Lane," a popular destination for holiday light displays. Chavez and his pregnant…

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Ronald Vinson

Male, age 43 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ronald Boyd Vinson Jr., a 43-year-old Caucasian male known to his friends and family as 'Bubby,' was killed at his residence in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 19, 2015. Born just a day before his 44th birthday in Slidell, Louisiana, Vinson spent his…

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Vanessa King

Female, age 54 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a chilly evening in New Orleans, just six days before Christmas in 2015, the life of a 54-year-old Black woman named Vanessa King was tragically cut short. On Saturday, December 19th, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the calm in…

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James Lay

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 19, 2015, the life of 26-year-old James Lay was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. A resident of the city, Lay was an African American male whose death was reported to the Detroit Police Department during the holiday season. The incident…

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Dwaynell Debrossard

Male, age 34 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the city of Detroit, a life was cut short in 2015, leaving a family heartbroken and a community with unanswered questions. Dwaynell Debrossard, a 33 or 34-year-old man, was killed in an incident that remains an unsolved homicide. His death is a cold case…

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Nicholas C Walker

age 32 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 32-year-old Nicholas C. Walker was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. On the afternoon of Saturday, December 19th, police were dispatched to the 600 block of Elmwood Avenue. There, they discovered Walker inside a…

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James Townsend

Male, age 83 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the Kansas City community was shaken by the loss of a man described as a pillar of his community. James 'Jimmy' Townsend, an 83-year-old Black male, was a well-known and respected business owner, remembered for his firm but fair nature…

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Jesse Galvez-Valle

Male, age 38 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 19, 2015, the life of 38-year-old Jesse Galvez-Valle, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in downtown Las Vegas. At approximately 6:50 a.m., as he was walking to an apartment in the…

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Edgardo Ortiz

Male, age 26 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a Saturday afternoon stroll turned tragic for a young man from Buffalo, New York. On December 19th, 26-year-old Edgardo Ortiz, a Hispanic male, was out walking his dog, Princess, in the vicinity of Busti Avenue and Hudson Street. In an…

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Justin Ruff

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Justin Ruff, a 23-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was shot and killed on December 19, 2015. The incident took place in the 5500 block of Belmar Street at around 11:12 a.m. when officers from the Philadelphia Police Department responded to reports of a…

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Jaquan Clark

Male, age 18 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 18-year-old Jaquan Clark was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. On the evening of Saturday, December 19, 2015, in the Whitcomb Court neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, a triple shooting shattered the night's quiet.…

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Tyler Lee Andersen

Male, age 24 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of Tyler Lee Andersen, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, was cut short in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 19th, the young Army veteran died from what was determined to be an accidental shooting. The specific circumstances of the…

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Ashley Nicole Beckner

Female, age 26 · London, Kentucky

Killed Dec 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic Saturday night in London, Kentucky, the life of 26-year-old Ashley Nicole Beckner was cut short in a violent encounter. The events of December 19, 2015, unfolded at a residence on Nature's Bend Road, about nine miles east of the city, where a…

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