Deaths by Force on December 1

Deaths by Force (459)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyrone Wilson

Male, age 26 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December night in 2016, the life of 26-year-old Tyrone Wilson was tragically cut short in Jersey City, New Jersey. In the late hours of Thursday, December 1st, Wilson was struck by multiple bullets in his upper body. In a desperate attempt to save…

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Tychelle Johnson

Female, age 25 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 1, 2016, the life of 25-year-old Tychelle Johnson, a Black female and mother of three, was tragically cut short in her apartment in the Fulton area of Richmond, Virginia. Police were dispatched to the Ashley Oaks…

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James Hill

Male, age 27 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the evening hours of December 1, 2016, the life of 27-year-old James L. Hill of Kansas City, Missouri, was tragically cut short. First responders were initially called to what appeared to be a single-car accident on the southbound lanes of Bruce R. Watkins…

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Michael Gehm

Male, age 41 · Salem, Missouri

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of December 1, 2016, tragedy struck at a residence in rural Dent County, Missouri, when law enforcement officials received a distressing call regarding a shooting. The victim, 41-year-old Michael R. Gehm, a male resident who had recently…

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James Allen Jr.

Male, age 26 · Pocomoke-city, Maryland

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a December night in Pocomoke City, Maryland, the life of 26-year-old James Allen Jr. was tragically cut short. On December 1, 2016, a motorist driving near the intersection of Market and 4th streets placed a 9-1-1 call after witnessing a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Roxanne Shipman

Female, age 19 · Norwich, New York

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small city of Norwich, New York, the life of 19-year-old Roxanne “Roxy” Alexandra Shipman was tragically cut short on December 1, 2016. A vibrant and kind-hearted young woman, known for a smile that could illuminate any room, Roxanne was fatally…

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Ariyana Jones

Female, age 26 · Sacramento, California

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ariyana Jones, a 26-year-old mother of two, tragically lost her life on December 1, 2016, in Sacramento, California. Ariyana was inside her home on Tortola Way when gunshots were fired from outside, piercing through the walls and windows. She was struck while…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Marty Sepe

Female, age 46 · Mendota, California

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marty Sepe, a 46-year-old resident of Mendota, California, tragically lost her life on December 1, 2016. On that evening, Mendota police officers responded to a call reporting gunshots on the 500 block of Stamoules Street. Upon arrival, they found Marty Sepe…

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Theresa Brown

Female, age 46 · Clearlake-oaks, California

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Theresa Brown, aged 46, tragically lost her life on December 1, 2016, in Clearlake Oaks, California. The incident occurred during a violent altercation that resulted in a shooting. According to reports, Theresa Brown was identified as the victim of a fatal…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

George Angelo DeCosta

Male, age 46 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

George Angelo DeCosta, also known as Raheem RahRah, was a 46-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, who tragically lost his life on December 1, 2016. DeCosta was known for his loving and loyal nature, and he never met a stranger. He was deeply connected…

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Marqual Donell Bailey

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Marqual Donell Bailey, a 19-year-old young man from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically taken from this world on December 1, 2016. His life, full of potential and promise, was cut short by gun violence in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, a community all too…

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Reginald G. Smith

Male, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Reginald G. Smith, a 48-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2016, in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Smith was fatally shot, marking a sorrowful end to his life. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Joe McKnight

Male, age 28 · Gretna, Louisiana

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a December afternoon in 2016, a simmering road rage dispute on a bridge spanning the Mississippi River in New Orleans escalated into a tragedy that cut short the life of Joe McKnight, a 28-year-old Black male and former NFL player. The conflict, which…

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Jeffrey Thaler

Male, age 32 · Katy, Texas

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jeffrey James Thaler, a 32-year-old Caucasian male, tragically passed away on December 1, 2016, in Katy, Texas. He was a recent graduate of The University of Houston in Geophysics and a 2002 graduate of Cinco Ranch High School. Jeffrey was known for his…

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Jeffrey Todd Locke

Male, age 46 · Round-rock, Texas

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jeffrey Todd Locke, a 46-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on December 1, 2016, at his residence in Round Rock, Texas. Locke was born on March 20, 1970, in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in Arlington, Texas. He graduated from Martin High School…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jacquil Owens

Male, age 16 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jacquil Owens, aged 16, was shot on December 1, 2011, in Miami, Florida, and died four days later at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The shooting occurred while he was in his neighborhood, and police have not been able to determine a suspect in the case. Jacquil's…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Joseph Clark

Male, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 1, 2011, Joseph Anthony Clark, Sr., a 26-year-old African American male, was killed in Indianapolis, Indiana. His death was ruled a homicide, marking a violent end to the young man's life. He was discovered in the city, where he had been a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Patrick Jones

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a tragic event on Detroit's east side, a 26-year-old man, Patrick Jones, was killed in what authorities believe to be a domestic violence-related incident. The shooting occurred on December 22, 2022, when police were called to a residence around 10:45 a.m.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David B0Wen

Male, age 31 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 1, 2011, authorities in Detroit, Michigan, initiated a homicide investigation following the discovery of a body at a residence on the city's northwest side. The victim was identified as David Bowen, a 31-year-old Black male. Law enforcement…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Clyde Alston

Male, age 67 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Clyde Otis Alston, aged 67, was shot and killed on December 1, 2011, in Durham, North Carolina. Police found him inside his home after responding to a shooting call. He was taken to Duke University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Despite the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jose Hernandez

Null, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 1, 2011, 30-year-old Jose Hernandez was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of Bissonnet Street. Houston Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and found Hernandez with…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Alfonso Garcia-Benjumea

Male · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 1, 2011, Alfonso Garcia-Benjumea was tragically killed in Fort Worth, Texas, in a case that has continued to generate questions among the community. Details about the homicide indicate that the incident took place in a residential area, and local…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Victor Brian Silva

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Victor Brian Silva, a 20-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on December 1, 2011, near East Anaheim Street and North Banning Boulevard in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Harbor officials, authorities responded to a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Waqas Rehman

Male, age 42 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

On the evening of December 1, 2010, Waqas Rehman, a 42-year-old male, was working at his store, The Smoker's Shop, on Barbour Street in Hartford, Connecticut. In a sudden and violent turn of events, he was kidnapped from his business. A witness later reported…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Joya Fay Lott

Female, age 79 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

The early winter of 2001 in Los Angeles was marked by a relentless wave of violent crime, leaving communities across the metropolitan area grappling with an unsettling climate of grief and unease. On Saturday, December 1, 2001, seventy-nine-year-old Joya Fay…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Miguel Aquino

Male, age 39 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

Miguel Aquino was 39 years old when he died on Saturday, December 1, 2001. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and the Los Angeles Times Homicide Report…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Robert L. Kirby

Male, age 25 · Houston, Mississippi

Killed Dec 1, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the quiet corners of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, the life of Deputy Sheriff Robert L. Kirby, a 25-year-old lawman, was tragically cut short on a December morning in 1981. With just two years of service under his belt, Kirby was known for his dedication…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Sergio Maas

Male, age 22 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 1, 2021, 22-year-old Sergio Maas was fatally shot in his apartment at the Spanish Village apartments on Sumter Drive, near Bachman Lake in Dallas, TX. Maas, a male of Hispanic ethnicity, was found in his living room with multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Arthur Moore

Male, age 57 · Opelika, Alabama

Killed Dec 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Arthur Moore Jr., a 57-year-old man, was killed in Opelika, Alabama, on Dec. 1, 2016, after gunfire tore into the home where he was found on Avenue B. The case unfolded with the kind of sudden, brutal violence that leaves a neighborhood stunned and a family…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christopher Ravon Southerland

Male, age 16 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Dec 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the city of Newport News, Virginia, a promising young life was tragically cut short on December 2, 2011. Christopher Ravon Southerland, a 16-year-old male, was found shot to death in the backyard of a residence in the 3300 block of Roanoke Avenue. A…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Nhi A Gip

Male, age 18 · Alhambra, California

Killed Dec 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

Nhi A Gip, an 18-year-old from Alhambra, California, tragically lost his life on December 1, 2006. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Nhi A Gip died from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred in Alhambra, and it was later revealed that…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Duk Ho Jo

Male, age 77 · Downtown, California

Killed Dec 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

On the morning of Friday, December 1, 2006, emergency personnel were summoned to a harrowing scene in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. At 300 South Olive Street, located along the bustling Bunker Hill corridor, seventy-seven-year-old Duk Ho Jo, an Asian…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jesus Torres

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

On Friday, December 1, 2006, forty-six-year-old Jesus Torres, a Latino man, lost his life in Los Angeles County. His death was ruled a homicide, marking the end of a life cut short under circumstances that have remained largely obscured from public view. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Randall Duane Rogers

Male, age 37 · Eagle Rock, California

Killed Dec 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

On Friday, December 1, 2006, thirty-seven-year-old Randall Duane Rogers lost his life in the northeastern Los Angeles community of Eagle Rock. Rogers, a white male, died under circumstances that prompted authorities to initiate a homicide investigation. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Mariah R. Canales

Female · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

Mariah R. Canales was a baby girl, about six months old, when she died on Friday, December 1, 2006, somewhere in Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma. Her death was…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Anthony Luongo

Male, age 47 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 1, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the shadowy world of New York's organized crime, the ambition for power often leads to a grim and final resolution. Such was the fate of Anthony 'Buddy' Luongo, a 47-year-old male, a formidable figure within the Lucchese crime family. His story is not one…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

James Dayley

Male, age 27 · Spillertown, Illinois

Killed Dec 1, 1906 · 120 years ago

James J. Dayley, a 27-year-old male, served as the Chief of Police in Spillertown, Illinois. On December 1, 1906, he tragically lost his life while responding to a disturbance call involving several intoxicated individuals. During the incident, one of the men…

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Adrian Robinson

Male, age 47 · Biloxi, Mississippi

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Monday, December 1, 2025, a fatal shooting incident occurred at a residence on Peyton Drive in Biloxi, Mississippi, claiming the life of 47-year-old Adrian Lamar Robinson. Officers from the Biloxi Police Department responded to the scene…

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Billy Brightman

Male, age 42 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Oak Cliff community of Dallas, 42-year-old Billy Joe "B.J." Brightman was a beloved and familiar face. As the longtime manager at a Rent A Tire shop on West Camp Wisdom Road, he had built a reputation over 25 years for his strong work ethic and warm…

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Cameron Edrice-Raymond Washington-Glover

Male, age 28 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 1, 2025, a violent tragedy unfolded in the Beecher community near Flint, Michigan, claiming the lives of two young men. Cameron Edrice-Raymond Washington-Glover, a 28-year-old Black male, was found deceased alongside another victim inside a…

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Christelrose Angel Ramirez

Female, age 41 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet of her Houston home, the life of 41-year-old Christelrose Angel Ramirez came to a violent end on December 1, 2025. A woman described by her family as a bright light, loving, and always willing to help others, she had been in an on-and-off…

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Christina Kelly

Female, age 29 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 1, 2025, a violent tragedy unfolded at an apartment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, claiming the life of 29-year-old Christina Kelly. Metro Police responded to reports of an illegal shooting around 8:30 p.m. on the 4200 block of…

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Dominic Baysinger

Male, age 19 · Tempe, Arizona

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 1, 2025, 19-year-old Dominic Baysinger was fatally shot in the parking lot of Tempe Marketplace. The incident occurred in the morning, near the RoadRunner Sports store, where Baysinger had arranged to meet individuals for a private online…

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Eugene Devon Johnson

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, December 1, 2025, a violent incident claimed the life of 38-year-old Eugene Devon Johnson in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side. Officers from the Chicago Police Department were dispatched to the 10900…

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Isaiah Deonta Pruitt

Male, age 28 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 1, 2025, authorities in Genesee County were called to a residence in the Beecher community of Mount Morris Township, Michigan, following a distressing discovery. Upon entering a home located in the 12,200 block of West Kurtz…

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James Crowley Jr

Male, age 23 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 1, 2025, authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, launched a homicide investigation following a violent incident in the city's second precinct. Officers from the Jackson Police Department responded to a call on the 200 block of Sollitt Street, where…

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Justin Burton

Male, age 30 · Fishers, Indiana

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

A simmering dispute over a vape pen inside a popular Indiana tavern erupted into deadly violence, leaving a celebrated hotel manager dead just one day after his 30th birthday. The incident unfolded in the early morning hours of December 1, 2025, at the…

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Khalif Hussein

Male, age 34 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Dec 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of December 1, 2025, tragedy struck in Seattle's Chinatown-International District when Khalif Hussein, a 34-year-old male, was fatally shot at a local business. The incident occurred at the Evangadi Hookah Lounge, located at 419 Rainier Avenue…

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