Death by Force

Calvin Weaver

Female, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday night in Southeast Washington, 25-year-old Calvin Weaver was found inside a vehicle, having been shot at least twice. Police discovered him shortly after 11 p.m. in the 2600 block of Naylor Road SE after responding to a report…

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Zachary Chavez

Male, age 21 · Goodland, Kansas

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

A 21-year-old Hispanic male named Zachary Chavez died on December 20, 2018, after being shot in Goodland, Kansas. The incident occurred at a residence at 5490 County Road 23. The Sherman County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about the shooting at…

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Dashaun Gray

Male, age 20 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2018, the life of 20-year-old Dashaun Gray was tragically cut short in Camden, New Jersey. The young man was on the streets of the Lanning Square neighborhood when violence erupted. At approximately 11:01 p.m. on Thursday…

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John Bertram

Male, age 38 · Edison, New Jersey

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2018, John Bertram, a 38-year-old male, was working the night shift at the Speedway gas station on Amboy Avenue in Edison, New Jersey. Friends and family described Bertram, a resident of the Fords section of…

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Antonio Chalkey

Male, age 33 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a grim Thursday morning, December 20, 2018, the body of Antonio R. Chalkley, a 33-year-old Black male, was discovered in an alley in the 2700 block of Hull Street in Richmond, Virginia. A city code inspector made the discovery at approximately 10:14 a.m.…

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Varnoil White

Male, age 32 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 32-year-old Varnoil White, a Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri. On the evening of December 20th, White was discovered deceased, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The nature…

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Carl Boyd

Male, age 27 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Aiken, South Carolina, a knock on the door just before Christmas in 2018 shattered the evening peace and ended a young man's life. Carl Donnelle Boyd, a 27-year-old male, was at his residence on Cherokee Street on the evening of Thursday…

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Odessa Fleming-Williams

Female, age 29 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Odessa Fleming-Williams, a 29-year-old Black woman, died on December 20, 2018, in North Charleston, South Carolina, after gunfire erupted outside her home on the 4900 block of Gaynor Avenue. Near 1 a.m., the sharp cracks of shots outside pulled her awake, and…

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Latashia Robinson

Female, age 42 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold winter afternoon in Buffalo, New York, violence shattered the calm of Erb Street. On December 20, 2018, 42-year-old Latashia Robinson was fatally shot in a brazen incident that also left a 24-year-old man, Shaquille Malone, wounded. Emergency…

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Donald Ducky Adams Jr

Male, age 29 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Donald Joseph Adams Jr., a 29-year-old male, was fatally shot in his New Orleans, Louisiana, home on Thursday, December 20, 2018. Affectionately known as 'Ducky,' he was a beloved figure, remembered for his positive demeanor and unwavering support for the New…

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Danneul Lorenzo McLean

Male, age 29 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Danneul Lorenzo McLean, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 4 a.m., when McLean was found in the street suffering…

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Arthur Schultz

Male, age 54 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Arthur T. Schultz, a 54-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, passed away on December 20, 2018, in Cincinnati, OH. He was a veteran Cincinnati police officer with 28 years of service, known for his dedication and bravery. Schultz was found dead in his vehicle…

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Denisha Jones

Female, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of December 20, 2018, the life of 19-year-old Denisha Jones, a Black female, was tragically cut short in a Memphis, Tennessee, apartment. The setting was a gathering at the Peppertree Apartments, where what began as a social evening ended…

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Robbi Elizabeth Hodge

Female, age 51 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Robbi Elizabeth Hodge, a 51-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2018. She was found dead in her home on Belknap Avenue after failing to show up for work. During the welfare check, police also discovered the body of her…

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Shelly Splittgerber

Female, age 36 · Temple, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shelly Splittgerber, a 36-year-old woman from Temple, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2018. She was killed by her estranged husband, Matthew Splittgerber, who also took the life of Shelly's mother, Sherry Gray, and injured their 4-year-old…

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Sherry Gray

Female, age 64 · Temple, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sherry Gray, a 64-year-old woman from Temple, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2018. She was a retired teacher who had dedicated 34 years of her life to educating students in the Copperas Cove Independent School District. Sherry was born on…

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Jack Hernandez

Male, age 89 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 20, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jack Hernandez was 89 years old when he died on Thursday, December 20, 2018, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 210 West 7th Street. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Deangelo Tillie

Male, age 28 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 20, 2017, Deangelo Tillie, 28, was shot and killed in his apartment at Camelot Gardens Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred while his young daughter was visiting for the holidays. Two unknown assailants entered the apartment…

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Villani Campbell

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a young life was abruptly cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Villani Campbell, a 22-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on December 20th in what authorities have described as a targeted attack. The incident occurred on…

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Corday Burgess

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 20, 2017, Corday Burgess, 32, was found shot to death in Columbus, Ohio. Police responded to a report of a person lying in the grass at approximately 8:35 a.m. near the 2500 block of Courtright Road. When officers arrived, they discovered Corday…

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Keishawna Precious Rattler

Female, age 23 · Yuma, Arizona

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2017, the city of Yuma, Arizona, was rattled by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a call shortly after 5 a.m., police discovered 23-year-old Keishawna Precious Rattler suffering from a gunshot wound. The young…

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Justin Finklea

Male, age 25 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 20, 2017, 25-year-old Justin Finklea, a male resident of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was fatally shot in what his family described as a tragic accident. The incident occurred at a residence on the 400 block of West Michigan Street, where…

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Daniel C Allard

Male, age 47 · Okanogan, Washington

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Okanogan, Washington, the life of Daniel C. Allard, a 47-year-old Caucasian male, came to a tragic end in the early morning hours of December 20, 2017. What began as a domestic argument within the walls of his Elmway home escalated into a…

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David LaVell Gilmore

Male, age 26 · Poplarville, Mississippi

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the community of Poplarville, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 26-year-old David LaVell Gilmore. An African American man and a graduate of Poplarville High School, Gilmore was known to his loved ones and was…

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Jeanette Proby

Female, age 48 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Natchez, Mississippi, a wave of violence shattered the peace just days before Christmas, leaving a family and the community in mourning. On December 20, 2017, 48-year-old Jeanette Proby, a Black female, was tragically killed in a…

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Kenny Peters Sr.

Male, age 48 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a December day in 2017, the life of 45-year-old Kenny Peters Sr. was tragically cut short in his Gulfport, Mississippi, home. Authorities were called to his residence on 20th Street at approximately 4:15 a.m. to investigate…

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Alphonso Pearson

Male, age 27 · Linden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, a dispute between neighbors in Linden, New Jersey, escalated to a fatal conclusion. On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 20th, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 800 block of Cleveland Avenue. There, they found…

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Albert Ford

Male, age 50 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the city of Indianapolis was marked by a grim milestone, and at the heart of it was the tragic death of 50-year-old Albert Ford. On the evening of December 20th, the sharp crack of gunshots echoed through the 4100 block of Newburgh…

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Foster Doughty

Male, age 28 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of Foster Doughty, a 28-year-old male from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, his body was discovered in an alley in the 5500 block of Webster Street. An unidentified witness had…

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Bryan Marlowe

Male, age 23 · Loris, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2017, the life of 23-year-old Bryan DaQuan Marlowe of Chadbourn, North Carolina, was tragically cut short in Loris, South Carolina. Marlowe, a male, was discovered lying in the roadway of Redenbo Drive at…

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Eric Antonio Jones

Male, age 34 · Simpsonville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the community of Simpsonville, South Carolina, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its own. Eric Antonio Jones, a 34-year-old man, was found deceased in his residence on Willow Lane on the evening of Wednesday, December 20th.…

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Torence Peoples

Male, age 26 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On what was supposed to be a celebration of his 26th birthday, Torence Peoples, a male, tragically lost his life in a violent altercation outside a Columbia, South Carolina nightclub on December 20, 2017. The night of festivities turned fatal in the early…

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Trevonne Judge

Male, age 23 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2017, a violent altercation erupted outside the Black Pearl nightclub on Broad River Road in Columbia, South Carolina, claiming the life of 23-year-old Black male Trevonne Judge. The incident occurred around 3:00…

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Jose Ossorio

Male, age 19 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a December night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the life of 19-year-old Jose Osorio was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on December 20, 2017, gunfire erupted outside a building on Havemeyer Street. When officers from the 90th…

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Israel Orozco

Male, age 16 · Fresno, California

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Israel Orozco, a 16-year-old from Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Israel was a vibrant young man whose untimely…

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William Welch Graham

Male, age 69 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

William Welch Graham, a prominent lawyer, investor, and philanthropist, passed away on December 20, 2017, at the age of 69 in his Los Angeles home. Graham was a member of the influential family that owned and published The Washington Post for many years. His…

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DeAngelo Dominique Tillie

Male, age 28 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

DeAngelo Dominique Tillie, a 28-year-old African American male, was tragically found shot to death on December 20, 2017, at the Camelot Gardens Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting at the…

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Joseph Howard Johnson III

Male, age 68 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Wednesday in Columbus, Georgia, just five days before Christmas in 2017, the life of 68-year-old Joseph Howard Johnson III was tragically cut short in an act of violence. A retired Army staff sergeant, Johnson was working at the Columbus Pawn Shop on…

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Paul Brown III

Male, age 17 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 17-year-old Paul Brown III was tragically cut short by gun violence in Macon, Georgia. The young man, a male resident of Macon, passed away on December 20, 2017. His death prompted a police investigation into the…

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Carolyn Hall Jeffries

Female, age 68 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Carolyn Hall Jeffries, a 68-year-old African American woman, was found dead in her home on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 20, 2017. Her brother discovered her unresponsive when he went to check on her after family members had not…

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Eric Covington

Male, age 30 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eric Donta Covington, a 30-year-old African American male from Goldsboro, NC, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2017. The incident occurred late at night, around 11:52 PM, when officers responded to a call and found Eric Covington deceased. His death…

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Leonidas Brown

Male, age 32 · Burlington, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Leonidas Brown, a 32-year-old African American man from Burlington, NC, was tragically shot on December 20, 2017. Officers found him with a gunshot wound on Ross Street in Burlington, and he eventually succumbed to his injuries. The incident left his family…

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Larry Smith

Male, age 34 · Warren, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 20, 2017, Larry Maurice Smith, a 34-year-old African American male from Warren, Ohio, was fatally shot at approximately 8:45 p.m. at the Avon Oaks apartment complex located at 425 Southern Boulevard NW. Following the shooting, Smith…

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Antonio Gambill

Male, age 20 · Clairton, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Antonio Gambill, a 20-year-old Black male from Pittsburgh, tragically died on December 20, 2017, after being shot in Clairton, PA. According to police reports, Gambill was visiting Clairton and was shot while driving on Polk Avenue. He managed to drive…

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Darrell Brooks

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Darrell Brooks, a 17-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Brooks was walking along the sidewalk at 5230 Ridgestone when a suspect in a silver, two-door hatchback pulled alongside him…

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Jose Ochoa

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Ochoa, a 17-year-old high school senior, was stabbed to death on Sunday, December 20, 2015, in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. A student at Paul International High School, he had aspirations of being the first in his family to…

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Vleet Watts

Male, age 61 · Tampa, Florida

Found Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 20, 2015, Vleet Watts, aged 61, was found dead in Tampa, Florida, as the result of a homicide. He was discovered after being severely injured, and surveillance footage captured a vehicle fleeing the scene. The Tampa Police Department and Crime…

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Jacoby Wright

Male, age 17 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jacoby Wright, aged 17, was murdered on December 20, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred when Jacoby was shot in what appeared to be a targeted attack. He was found deceased at the scene, and his death has been investigated as a homicide.…

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