Deaths by Force on December 20

Deaths by Force (451)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Rashawn Gibson

Male, age 17 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rashawn Gibson, a 17-year-old honor student at Brashear High School in Pittsburgh, PA, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2016. He was found on the porch of a friend's home in the Sheraden neighborhood, where he was later pronounced dead. Gibson…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Donnie McFarland

Male, age 34 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the fading daylight of a December evening in East Nashville, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm, leaving two men dead and a community in shock. On December 20, 2016, 34-year-old Donnie McFarland, a White / Caucasian male, was at a family member's home…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Mahri Hawkins

Male, age 30 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a December afternoon in Nashville, Tennessee, a burst of gunfire shattered the calm of the Talbot's Corner neighborhood, leaving two men dead. The incident, which occurred on December 20, 2016, claimed the life of Mahri Hawkins, a 29-year-old male, and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Daniel Lee Day

Male, age 64 · Dale, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Daniel Lee Day, a 64-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Dale, Texas, died on December 20, 2016. His death was part of an incident that authorities in Caldwell County, Texas, investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. The incident occurred at a home…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deandre Wilson

Male, age 25 · Denton, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deandre Wilson, a 25-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2016, in Denton, Texas. Wilson was shot at The Library Bar on Fry Street following an altercation between two groups of men. The incident occurred…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gina Oliphant

Female, age 54 · La-marque, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gina Oliphant, a 54-year-old woman from La Marque, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2016. Gina, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was found shot in the head at her home. The incident occurred shortly before midnight, and her husband, Johnny…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

John Paul Rickenberg

Male, age 41 · Dale, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

John Paul Rickenberg, a 41-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on December 20, 2016, in Dale, Texas. The incident occurred at a home near Lytton Springs, Caldwell County, where authorities discovered Rickenberg and another man, Daniel Lee…

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Larry Lee Mendoza

Male, age 46 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Larry Lee Mendoza, a 46-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 20, 2016, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were investigated as a murder case. Law enforcement authorities conducted a thorough…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Antwion Full

Male, age 38 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In Atlanta, Georgia, a 38-year-old African American man named Antwion Full passed away. His death, which occurred in 2011, is the subject of an unsolved homicide investigation by the Atlanta Police Department. The incident that led to Full's death took place…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jose Enrique Ruiz

Male, age 49 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, the life of Jose Enrique Ruiz, a 49-year-old Hispanic man, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On December 20th, his body was discovered at 8207 Terry Road in the city's southwest. The nature of his death was determined to…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kevin Brown

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Kevin Brown, a 22-year-old man, was drawn into what prosecutors described as a setup that began like an ordinary night and ended in violence. In December 2011, he was lured to the Clemens Court Apartments in Clinton Township under the pretext of taking…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ormar Laboy

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a man who had navigated the perilous streets of Philadelphia's underworld for the better part of three decades met a violent end. Edwin 'Capone' Laboy, a 46-year-old man, was killed in what was described as the city's most violent…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Robert Brittain

Male, age 88 · Connelly-springs, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Robert 'Bob' Brittain, an 88-year-old Caucasian male from Connelly Springs, NC, passed away on December 20, 2011. He was born on September 15, 1923, in Burke County to Frank and Ester Brown Brittain. Mr. Brittain was retired from Pauline Hosiery and enjoyed…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

James McGillivray

Male, age 53 · Placentia, California

Killed Dec 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the evening of December 20, 2011, 53-year-old white male James Patrick McGillivray was fatally stabbed in Placentia, California. The attack occurred around 8:15 p.m. in a shopping center located in the 100 block of North Bradford Avenue. Surveillance…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Daniel Stephen Dan Bessant

Male, age 25 · Oceanside, California

Killed Dec 20, 2006 · 20 years ago

Daniel Stephen "Dan" Bessant, a 25-year-old police officer from Oceanside, California, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2006. Officer Bessant was responding to a routine traffic stop in the northeast part of the city when he was fatally shot. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Manuel Martinez

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 20, 2006 · 20 years ago

Manuel Martinez was less than a year old when he died on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 903 E. 78th…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Christopher Thomas

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 20, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold winter day in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was tragically cut short. On Thursday, December 20, 2001, at approximately 1:30 a.m., 19-year-old Christopher Malik Thomas was found inside a vehicle that had crashed…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Michael Boll

Male · Northwood, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 1996 · 30 years ago

On December 20, 1996, Michael Bollman, an employee at the Car Corral used car lot, was tragically shot and killed in Northwood, Ohio. The incident took place at 230 Earl Street. At around 12:20 p.m., the Northwood Police Department responded to a call from…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Frank Mercado

Male, age 29 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 20, 1996 · 30 years ago

Frank Mercado, a 29-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Brooklyn, New York, died on December 20, 1996, his name preserved online as one of the lives cut short by gun violence. The entry is spare on the details that usually surround a death—no street corner, no…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Greg Greenhalgh

Male, age 30 · Shasta Lake, California

Killed Dec 20, 1986 · 40 years ago

On December 20, 1986, Greg Greenhalgh, a 30-year-old white male, was found stabbed to death on a punctured water bed inside his home on Beacon Street in Shasta Lake, California. The brutal nature of the crime shocked the community and left his family…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Eric Beasley

Male · Champaign, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 1986 · 40 years ago

Eric Beasley, aged 24, was shot and killed on December 20, 1986, in Champaign, Illinois. He was found late at night around 11:45 p.m. on the 800 block of North Randolph Street. Witnesses reported hearing several gunshots, but no one actually saw the shooter.…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Arthur Hick

Male · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 1981 · 45 years ago

On December 20, 1981, Arthur "Darrell" Hickman, a 30-year-old resident of Springfield, Ohio, was shot and killed at his residence located at 118 1/2 West Southern Avenue. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when emergency services received two phone calls…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Arthur Hickman

Male, age 35 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 1981 · 45 years ago

On December 20, 1981, Arthur "Darrell" Hickman, a 35-year-old Black male, was found shot to death at 118 1/2 West Southern Avenue in Springfield, Ohio. The incident occurred around 7:30 pm, when two emergency phone calls were received about a shooting at that…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Alexander Compton

Male, age 58 · Mount-carmel, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 1906 · 120 years ago

Alexander Compton, a 58-year-old white male, was serving as the Sheriff of Wabash County, Illinois, when he was tragically killed on December 20, 1906, in Mount Carmel, IL. Sheriff Compton's death was the result of a violent encounter involving a 17-year-old…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

James W. Murray

Male, age 47 · Burnet, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 1901 · 125 years ago

James W. Murray, a 47-year-old male, was the Burnet County Constable's Office - Precinct 1 officer in Texas. On December 20, 1901, he was shot and killed while investigating shots he heard near his home. As he approached the source of the disturbance, he…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Steven Lloyd

Male, age 33 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of December 20, 2021, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, were called to the O'Fallon neighborhood following a grim discovery. Just before 11:00 a.m., police officers arrived at a vacant residence located in the 4200 block of Red Bud Avenue.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Manuel Arroyo Buena

Male, age 63 · Santa Fe Springs, California

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Manuel Arroyo Buena was 63 years old when he died on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, in Santa Fe Springs. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 8025 Sorensen Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Derrick Donnell Williams

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 20, 2001 · 25 years ago

Derrick Donnell Williams, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2001. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Williams was fatally shot in East Hollywood. The incident occurred on a…

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Abubacarr Darboe

Male, age 21 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Abubacarr Darboe, a 22-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot on the night of December 20, 2025, while home in Madison, Wisconsin, for the holidays. Although some early reports listed him as 21, the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office and…

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Adrian Coreno

Male, age 19 · Whittier, California

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early evening of December 20, 2025, the sidewalks along Mills Avenue in the South Whittier area still had the ordinary rhythm of a weekend—cars gliding past, storefront lights coming on, people moving between restaurants and the nearby strip mall.…

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Albert Salazar

Male · Las Vegas, New Mexico

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Saturday, December 20, 2025, a violent domestic confrontation in the quiet rural community of Tecolote, located south of Las Vegas, New Mexico, resulted in the death of Albert Salazar. Authorities were dispatched to a residence off County…

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Alexander Burch

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a cold December day in Cleveland, Ohio, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. On December 20, 2025, Alexander Burch, a 27-year-old man, was killed in an act of gun violence. In the same incident, 31-year-old Eric Ausler also lost his life.…

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Andres Mendoza

Male, age 69 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Saturday, December 20, 2025, Montgomery police officers responded to a report of a shooting in the area of East Patton Avenue, located near Norman Bridge Road and the Southern Boulevard. Upon arrival, authorities discovered a male victim…

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Aubrey Bellamy

Male, age 23 · Madison, Tennessee

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Madison community, a sense of shock and grief lingers after the violent death of 23-year-old Aubrey Bellamy. On the evening of Saturday, December 20, 2025, a life full of promise was tragically cut short inside an apartment on Skyline Ridge Drive.…

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Bravlio Galeano Ayala

Male, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 20, 2025, a violent double shooting occurred in the Steele Creek Division of Charlotte, North Carolina. At approximately 3:30 a.m., gunfire erupted in the 800 block of Farmhurst Drive, a residential…

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Brian G. Barrett

Male, age 30 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 20, 2025, a violent confrontation in Columbia, South Carolina, claimed the life of 30-year-old Brian Gary Barrett. The fatal incident occurred late that Saturday night in the 800 block of Polo Road, located between Interstate 20 and…

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Brinte Lamont Walston

Male, age 35 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 20, 2025, a violent incident unfolded in the Sparrow Point Townhomes community of Virginia Beach, Virginia. At approximately 7:01 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a call regarding a shooting in the 1300…

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Bryson Andrew May

Male, age 19 · Frazee, Minnesota

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Bryson Andrew May, a 19-year-old male from Frazee, Minnesota, was shot during the early-morning hours of Saturday, December 20, 2025, after violence erupted inside a home on West Ash Avenue. Deputies were dispatched around 2:38 a.m. on a report of a…

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Christian White

Male, age 32 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of December 20, 2025, a violent incident occurred in the Birmingham metropolitan area involving the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Christian Scott White. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire in the 1900 block of Gadsden Highway in…

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Crystal Sexton

Female, age 51 · Sextons Creek, Kentucky

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of Saturday, December 20, 2025, authorities were called to a residence on Left Fork Holly Road in Booneville, located in Owsley County, Kentucky. Upon arrival just before 2:00 p.m., Kentucky State Police and the Owsley County Sheriff’s…

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Emerald Vanderhorst

Female, age 35 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of December 20, 2025, a violent incident unfolded on the highways of Cleveland, Ohio, claiming the life of 35-year-old female Emerald Vanderhorst. She was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle alongside two other individuals after departing a…

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Eric Ausler

Male, age 31 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a cold December evening in Cleveland, Ohio, the life of 31-year-old Eric Ausler was tragically cut short. On December 20, 2025, Ausler was a victim of gun violence in an incident that also claimed the life of 27-year-old Alexander Burch. The circumstances…

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Hannah Lee Blizard

Female, age 30 · Monett, Missouri

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 20, 2025, a violent domestic incident unfolded in Monett, Missouri, resulting in the death of 30-year-old female Hannah Lee Blizard. Law enforcement officers were dispatched to the Fairway Apartments located on the 300 block of…

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Jason D. Manes

Male, age 47 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Saturday, December 20, 2025, a violent incident unfolded at a hotel in St. Louis County, Missouri, resulting in the death of 47-year-old male Jason D. Manes. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Affton Southwest Precinct…

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Joanna Lynn Phillips

Female, age 46 · Sissonville, West Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joanna Lynn Phillips, a 46-year-old White/Caucasian woman, died on December 20, 2025, inside her home on Allens Fork Road in Sissonville, West Virginia, in a shooting that authorities immediately treated as a domestic homicide. In the early-morning hours, her…

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Jordan King

Male, age 31 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 20, 2025, 31-year-old Jordan King, a male resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was fatally shot in a double homicide that took place on a major highway. The violence erupted early Saturday morning, shortly before 2:00 a.m., as King traveled in a vehicle…

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Jose Manuel Jimiez Luna

Male, age 24 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of December 20, 2025, a violent series of events unfolded at an apartment complex located at 570 McMurray Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Jose Manuel Jimiez Luna, a 24-year-old male, was returning home from work with his wife, though the couple…

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Keymanee Rippy

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 20, 2025, a violent incident occurred in a residential area on the northwest side of Indianapolis, Indiana. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the 3900 block of…

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