Death by Force

Bryant Fredell

Male, age 71 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bryant Fredell, a 71-year-old Chicago resident, was found dead on December 20, 2015. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that has faced various challenges related to violence, particularly affecting vulnerable populations like the elderly. According to…

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Devolente Simmons

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Devolente Simmons, aged 31, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Austin neighborhood, which has been one of the areas most affected by gun violence in the city. Simmons was found with…

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Timothy Lee Anderson

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the body of 30-year-old Timothy Lee Anderson, a Black male, was discovered in the desolate backyard of a vacant house in Baltimore, Maryland. On December 20th, authorities were called to the 1100 block of North Carrollton Avenue, where…

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Norma Frias

Female, age 48 · Welby, Colorado

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a long-term marriage marked by deterioration came to a tragic and violent end. Norma Frias, a 48-year-old woman, had decided to leave her husband of 34 years, Hector Frias. This decision, however, was one her husband was unwilling to…

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Drew Gibson

Male, age 27 · Wagoner, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the community of Wagoner, Oklahoma, was struck by a tragedy that left many questions in its wake. On December 20th, 27-year-old Drew Gibson, a male resident of the area, was found deceased. The circumstances of his death were…

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Jamar Small

Male, age 24 · Asbury Park, New Jersey

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, on December 20th, the community of Asbury Park, New Jersey, was shaken by a burst of gunfire on Summerfield Avenue. In the driveway of a residence, 24-year-old Jamar Small, a man celebrated as a local football star and a positive role…

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Linda Lassiter

Female, age 48 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet hours of an early Sunday morning in Portsmouth, Virginia, a sequence of events unfolded that would forever alter the lives of one family. Linda M. Lassiter, a 48-year-old woman, was spending time with her longtime boyfriend, 49-year-old Wayne R.…

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Wayne Davis

Male, age 49 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Portsmouth, Virginia, a grim discovery was made inside a wrecked car on Loren Crescent. Forty-nine-year-old Wayne Davis, a male resident of Portsmouth, was found shot to death alongside his companion, 48-year-old…

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Steven Agosto

Male, age 22 · Peekskill, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet city of Peekskill, New York, a young Hispanic man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that shattered the December night. On December 20, 2015, 22-year-old Steven Agosto was fatally shot multiple times on Park Street. Police officers on…

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Joshua Daniel Roberts

Male, age 26 · Pomona, California

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joshua Daniel Roberts, a 26-year-old man from Pomona, California, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2015. According to reports, Roberts was riding his bicycle in the 1500 block of Sheridan Avenue when he was shot from a passing car. The incident…

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Shannon Raheem

Female, age 23 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shannon Raheem, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2015, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a convenience store located at SW 216th Street and 120th Avenue. Raheem was among five…

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Antonio Walker

Male, age 21 · Sylvania, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, December 20, 2015, a night of entertainment at a local nightclub in Sylvania, Georgia, ended in tragedy with the death of 21-year-old Antonio Rodriguez Walker. The young man was at The Zone Bar & Grill, located on Highway…

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Jackie Saunders

Male, age 53 · Chickamauga, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet corner of Chickamauga, Georgia, a family drama unfolded with a tragic and fatal conclusion. Jackie Saunders, a 53-year-old male, was shot and killed on a Sunday night in December 2015, not by a stranger, but by his own sister. The incident, which…

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Deovolente Simmons

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Deovolente Simmons, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. Simmons was found with…

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Ieshea N Abdullah

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of December 20, 2015, African American female Ieshea N. Abdullah, 21, left a North Side nightclub with friends and stepped into the bitter dark of Chicago's Bucktown/West Town industrial corridor near Elston and Wabansia. A fight that had…

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Randy Kimball

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Randy Kimball, a 24-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply unsettling, as he was gunned down in a deadly shooting incident. The incident occurred in the Albany Park…

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Shane Simpson

Male, age 16 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shane Simpson, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 20, 2015, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the intersection of Castle and 11th streets, where Simpson and five other individuals were walking when…

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TaNya Williams

Female, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ta'Nya LaShay Williams, a 16-year-old African American girl from Charlotte, NC, was tragically shot on December 20, 2015. The incident occurred in the 1600 block of Vancouver Drive while Ta'Nya was sitting in a car with two other 16-year-old girls and a…

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Jami Dawn Vincent

Female, age 33 · Eddystone, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jami Dawn Vincent, a 33-year-old woman from Eddystone, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2015. Born in 1982, she was a 1998 graduate of the American Home School. At the time of her death, she was managing the Lotus Restaurant in Media…

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Leotis Martin Jr.

Male, age 51 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a quiet street in Philadelphia's East Mount Airy neighborhood, a gathering of friends to watch a football game turned into a scene of violence in the early hours of December 21, 2015. Leotis Martin Jr., a 51-year-old man, was shot and killed during an…

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Gregory Bishop

Male, age 54 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Gregory Bishop, a 54-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on December 20, 2015. He was shot at 6:15 p.m. at 2415 Southland Street and was later transported to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The incident led to the arrest of…

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Mark Ramirez

Male, age 31 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 20, 2015, Mark Angelo Ramirez, a 31-year-old Hispanic male from Amarillo, Texas, was fatally shot by police officers responding to a call about a suicidal individual. Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of S. Travis Street around 10:20 p.m.…

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Antwan Turner

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Antwan Turner was 19 years old when he was stabbed in the early hours of Sunday, December 20, 2015, in the 300 block of North Calvert Street in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated his death, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists…

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Ananias Jolley

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ananias Jolley was 17 years old when he was stabbed inside a classroom at Renaissance Academy, a public high school in the 1300 block of McCulloh Street in Baltimore, on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. He survived for almost a month before he died at Shock Trauma…

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Torrence Thomas

Male, age 32 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Torrence Thomas, a 32-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically killed on December 20, 2014. The circumstances of his death remain unsolved, adding to the list of cold cases in Jacksonville that are still awaiting resolution. Torrence's death…

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Sterling Blackmon

Male, age 20 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sterling Derrell Blackmon, a 20-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, December 20, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Earlier that evening, his mother, Trenice Blackmon, had dropped him off for his shift at Rally's restaurant in the…

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Deonta Julius

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a chilly December afternoon, just days before Christmas in 2014, a family was preparing for some last-minute holiday shopping. This festive season, however, would be forever marred by a senseless act of violence. Deonta Julius, a 31-year-old Black man, was…

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Eric Driscoll

Male, age 40 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Eric Driscoll, a 40-year-old Black man from Detroit, Michigan, is remembered here only by the pieces of his story that are known: his name, his home, and the simple, devastating fact that he died. In a city built on grit and music and motion, where…

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Jamiel Jackson

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 20, 2014, the body of 19-year-old Jamiel Jackson was discovered lying on the ground in the 4300 block of Tyler Avenue, between Petoskey and Broadstreet avenues on Detroit's west side. A resident of the…

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Jonathan Rosado

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 20, 2014, Jonathan Rosado, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident took place in the Hunting Park neighborhood, where Rosado had lived and actively participated in community programs.…

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Nicholas Riley

Male, age 30 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nicholas “Nick” Riley, a 30-year-old Black man, was found fatally shot on Saturday, December 20, 2014, inside a vehicle at the Woodland Apartments complex in the Wilmington area of Delaware. At approximately 12:43 p.m., New Castle County Police responded to a…

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Michael Simpson

Male, age 55 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a Glendale, Arizona community was shaken by the violent death of one of its residents. On the afternoon of Saturday, December 20th, police responded to a call from an apartment complex in the area. Upon arrival, they discovered the body…

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Hiram Sito Martinez

Male, age 23 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2014, a tragic event unfolded in Hartford, Connecticut, that would cut short the life of 23-year-old Hispanic male, Hiram Sito Martinez. He was in a car with another man, Dederick Jiminez, near Colt Park when the…

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Fabiano Aguiniga

Male, age 22 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Fabiano Aguiniga, a 22-year-old male, was cut short in Des Moines, Iowa. On December 20, Aguiniga sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not widely reported in extensive detail at…

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Milton Alexander Barrera

Male, age 20 · Ogden, Kansas

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Ogden, Kansas, the life of 20-year-old Milton Alexander Barrera, a male Private First Class in the U.S. Army, came to a tragic end on December 20, 2014. On that Saturday evening, emergency services were called to Ogden's Best Gun Range…

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James Christopher Hunter II

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 19-year-old James Christopher Hunter II was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. On the evening of December 20th, Hunter, a young Black man, was fatally wounded in a shooting. The violent incident prompted an…

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Rafael Ramos

Male, age 40 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in 2014, just five days before Christmas, 40-year-old Rafael Ramos, a male New York City Police Department officer, was sitting in his patrol car with his partner, Wenjian Liu. The two officers were stationed in the…

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Wen Jian Joe Liu

Male, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in Brooklyn, 32-year-old Wenjian Liu, a male police officer of Chinese-American descent, was senselessly murdered in an act of targeted violence. On December 20, 2014, he and his partner, Officer Rafael Ramos, were sitting in…

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Sayvon Marcus Burt

Male, age 21 · Roosevelt, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late afternoon of December 20, 2014, the sound of gunfire pierced the air in Roosevelt, New York. A ShotSpotter activation and a subsequent 911 call brought First Precinct Police Officers to Park Avenue around 4:15 p.m. In a nearby alleyway, they…

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Luis Doctolero Fernando Perez

Male, age 19 · Vallejo, California

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Luis Fernando Doctolero-Perez, a 19-year-old from Vallejo, California, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2014. Born on December 24, 1995, Luis was a beloved member of his community, known for his kind heart and infectious smile. He was a recent…

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Matthew Albert Garcia

Male, age 26 · Pico-rivera, California

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Matthew Albert Garcia, a 26-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2014, in the 5400 block of Rosemead Boulevard in Rosemead, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Garcia was found on a sidewalk in front…

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Rudy Hendley

age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rudy Hendley, a 35-year-old man from Los Angeles, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2014. The incident occurred in the 1900 block of East 110th Street in the Watts neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the shooting…

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William Dean Vanhorecbeek

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

William Dean VanHorecbeek Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Visalia, California, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. VanHorecbeek was born on December 1, 1990, in Sylmar, California, and was known for his love of fast cars…

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Samuel Conde

Male, age 25 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Samuel Conde, a 25-year-old resident of Bradenton, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2014. He was fatally shot during the early hours of the morning in what authorities later identified as a gang-related altercation. The incident occurred at a…

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Tarvanisha B. Boyd

Female, age 26 · Lagrange, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a life was tragically cut short in LaGrange, Georgia. Tarvanisha Benae Boyd, a 26-year-old female, was killed on Saturday, December 20, 2014, a victim of gun violence. Born on December 31, 1988, she was just shy of her 27th birthday.…

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Demontae Rhodes

Male, age 24 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Demontae Rhodes, a 24-year-old African American male from Rockford, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2014. Demontae, known as "Montae," was a beloved member of his community, a boxer, and part-owner of R&R Rhodes Enterprises. He was deeply…

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Martia Flint

Female, age 24 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Martia Flint, a 24-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2014, in Rockford, Illinois. She was a certified dental assistant and a mother to two young boys, Tobias and Tyrone Smith III. Martia was known for her dedication to…

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Tobias Smith

Male, age 4 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tobias K. Smith, a 4-year-old African American boy from Rockford, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2014. Tobias, along with his 6-year-old brother Tyrone Smith III and their mother Martia Flint, 24, were found shot to death in their…

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