Deaths by Force on December 20

Deaths by Force (451)

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Anthony Malone

Male, age 26 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Malone was a 26-year-old Hispanic man from Las Cruces, New Mexico, who worked odd jobs at barbershops and construction sites. His mother, Gabriela Trujillo, said he had a heart and cared about people. No matter what he was doing, he made time to check…

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Emilio Gonzales

Male, age 28 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter chill of an Albuquerque evening on December 20, 2021, the life of 28-year-old Hispanic male Emilio Gonzales was tragically cut short. Gonzales was on the sidewalk at 232 63rd St. NW when he became the victim of a drive-by shooting. First…

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Johnny Coles

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early moments of a Monday morning in the nation's capital, a violent encounter unfolded within the walls of an apartment near Logan Circle, leaving two men dead. Just after midnight on December 20, 2021, police were called to a residence in the 1400…

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Nycholas Hester

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early moments of a December morning in Washington, D.C., a fatal encounter unfolded inside a residence on P Street, Northwest. On Monday, December 20, 2021, just after midnight, the sound of gunfire prompted a response from the Metropolitan Police…

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Samuel Hernández

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early moments of a December morning, the life of 17-year-old Samuel Hernández was tragically cut short in Northwest Washington, D.C. On Monday, December 20, 2021, at approximately 12:28 a.m., authorities responded to the sound of gunshots in the 200…

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Tamara Ann Vandermoon

Female, age 41 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tamara Ann Vandermoon, aged 41, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Longfellow Avenue. Vandermoon was found in medical distress with a gunshot wound to her…

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LaZarius Smith

Male, age 16 · Saucier, Mississippi

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Saucier, Mississippi, the life of 16-year-old LaZarius Smith was tragically cut short in December 2021. His body was discovered on the roadside near Posey Bridge Road and Mississippi 15, the victim of what authorities would describe…

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Christopher Barnes

Male, age 26 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of December 20, 2021, tragedy struck in Richmond, Virginia, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Christopher Barnes. At approximately 7:09 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the night in the 700 block of Richmond Highway.…

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D’Lon Edwards

Male, age 37 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2021, D’Lon Edwards, a 34-year-old Black male from Indianapolis, Indiana, was found with gunshot wounds on the city's northwest side. The incident occurred in the 3900 block of Lawndale Avenue. Edwards, who was known…

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Gustavo Mayo Garcia

Male, age 34 · Goose-creek, South Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a courageous act of intervention tragically cut short the life of 34-year-old Gustavo Mayo Garcia in Goose Creek, South Carolina. On the evening of December 20th, Garcia was fatally shot while attempting to prevent an armed robbery from…

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Kerwin James

Male, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the borough of Brooklyn, a life was tragically cut short on the evening of December 20, 2021. Kerwin James, a 25-year-old man, was fatally shot in the Brownsville neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 6:35 p.m. near the corner of Newport and…

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Alejandro Gonzalez

Male, age 18 · Montclair, California

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alejandro Gonzalez, an 18-year-old from Montclair, CA, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2021, in a gang-related shooting. On that day, police responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 4400 block of Holt Boulevard. Upon arrival, they discovered a car…

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Azariah Miller

Female, age 16 · Stockbridge, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 16-year-old Azariah Miller was tragically cut short in what police believe was a gun sale that escalated into a robbery and fatal shooting in Stockbridge, Georgia. On the evening of December 20th, Miller was a passenger in a…

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Ashley Lynn Conklin Hargrove

Female, age 36 · Shipshewana, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ashley Lynn Conklin Hargrove, a 36-year-old woman from Shipshewana, Illinois, tragically passed away on December 20, 2021. Born on October 6, 1985, in Goshen, she was the daughter of Mike and Lynn (Adkins) Conklin. Ashley was a beloved mother to her three…

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Devonta J. Anderson

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Devonta J. Anderson, a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 20, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Anderson was standing on the sidewalk in the 2800 block of West 63rd Street when a vehicle drove by, and someone from inside fired…

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Trenton Jones

Male, age 27 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Trenton Jones, a 27-year-old African American male from Champaign, Illinois, was tragically killed on December 20, 2021, during a violent home invasion in Urbana. The incident occurred in the 900 block of North Division Street, where Jones was found with…

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Edwin Cisneros-Lopez

Male, age 20 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edwin Cisneros-Lopez, a 20-year-old male from Winston-Salem, NC, was tragically shot and killed on December 20, 2021. The incident occurred at the Willows Peake Apartments on Eller Way, near the intersection of U.S. 52 and Research Parkway. According to…

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Paula Henson

Female, age 47 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Paula Henson, a 47-year-old woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 20, 2021. Paula was the victim of a violent shooting that occurred at her home on Long Grass Court in Charlotte. Emergency personnel were called to the…

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Quantae Young

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quantae Young, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred at an apartment complex on Gold Rush Boulevard around 12:10 a.m. Several shots were fired during an…

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Tabitha Mary Collard

Female, age 26 · Clarksville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a heart-wrenching incident unfolded in Clarksville, Tennessee, culminating in the death of Tabitha Mary Collard, a 26-year-old woman. On the evening of December 20th, law enforcement officers were dispatched to a residence on Ringgold…

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Mason Davon Jordan

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mason Davon Jordan, a 20-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically died on December 20, 2021. He was found unresponsive on the ground at an apartment complex located at 10950 Briar Forest Drive, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite immediate…

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Reginald Bailey

Male, age 27 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a December evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 27-year-old Reginald Bailey was cut short in a burst of violence that left more questions than answers. On December 20, 2016, Bailey was fatally shot while in his vehicle. The force of the event caused…

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Roberto Carrillo-Gonzales

Male, age 46 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Roberto Carillo-Gonzales, a 46-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was fatally shot late on the night of December 20, 2016, outside a residence in central Phoenix, Arizona, in the area of 19th Avenue and Thomas Road. Emergency crews from the Phoenix Fire…

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William Antonio Bryson

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a young Black man's life was cut short on the streets of Baltimore. William Antonio Bryson, a 20-year-old male, was in the 1100 block of Ward Street on the evening of Tuesday, December 20, 2016, when violence erupted. He was caught in a…

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Luke Beeput

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm in a Northwest Baltimore neighborhood, forever altering the lives of a local family. On December 20th, Luke Beeput, a 23-year-old Black man, was on the 5200 block of Cuthbert Avenue when…

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Fareeda T. Coles

Female, age 37 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a cold December evening in Philadelphia, a discovery was made that would forever alter the lives of one family. On December 19, 2016, at approximately 11:29 p.m., police responded to a call on the 2700 block of North 3rd Street. There…

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Juan Powell

Null, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 20, 2016, Juan Powell, aged 52, was found dead in Houston, Texas. Authorities described the incident as a homicide, with Powell suffering multiple gunshot wounds. The Houston Police Department's Homicide Division responded to the scene, starting…

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Arturo Ramirez

Male, age 34 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Arturo Ramirez, age 34, was shot and killed on December 19, 2016, outside the Concord at Gulfgate Apartments in southeast Houston, Texas. The incident occurred during an altercation in the apartment complex’s parking area around 8 p.m. Ramirez tried to escape…

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Tino Faualo

Male, age 31 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

A 31-year-old Hawaiian Native man named Tino Faualo died on December 20, 2016 in Anchorage, Alaska, after being shot in the chest. The events leading to his death began with a domestic dispute at a residence on the 5400 block of Camelot Drive in east…

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Roberto Carillo Gonzales

Male, age 46 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Roberto Carillo Gonzales, a 46-year-old male, was killed in a shooting on the evening of Tuesday, December 20, 2016, outside a four-unit apartment complex in Phoenix, Arizona. The incident, which also left a woman injured, occurred near 12th Street and Rose…

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Otis Chavez

Male, age 22 · Artesia, New Mexico

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Otis Chavez, Jr., a 22-year-old resident of Artesia, New Mexico, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. There is no indication from the available sources that his death was the result of a crime or involved any suspects. Otis Chavez, Jr. was born on…

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Tyjuan T. Lee

Male, age 37 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2016, the life of 37-year-old Tyjuan T. Lee, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On December 20th, Lee fell victim to gun violence, a stark entry in the city's grim tally of homicides…

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Joshua Farrar

Male, age 35 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a transaction on the streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma, turned deadly, claiming the life of 35-year-old Joshua Farrar. On December 20th, near the intersection of West Admiral Boulevard and South Rosedale Avenue, Farrar was involved in what…

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Kenney Long

Male, age 31 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 31-year-old Kenney Long was tragically cut short in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On December 20th, Long was discovered by his mother inside a south Tulsa apartment, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The initial discovery offered…

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Beth Ann Marshall

Female, age 35 · Purvis, Mississippi

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small town of Purvis, Mississippi, a sense of unease settled over the community in the days leading up to Christmas of 2016. On the morning of Tuesday, December 20th, the crisp winter air was shattered by the sound of a gunshot that would forever alter…

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Ricardo McFarlin

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the lives of two men were tragically cut short in a Detroit basement. Ricardo McFarlin, a 32-year-old male, and former NFL player Robert Eddins were found dead on December 20, 2016, having been shot multiple times in what was described…

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Robert Eddins

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, former NFL player Robert Eddins, a 28-year-old male, was found dead in the basement of a Detroit home. His life, which had seen the highs of professional football, came to a violent and tragic end alongside his friend, Ricardo McFarlin…

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Jacqueline Hoyle

Female, age 23 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jacqueline Hoyle, a 24-year-old female, had a vibrant spirit and a smile that could light up a room. Raised in Ocean City, New Jersey, she later moved to Atlantic City, where she graduated from high school in 2011. With a passion for helping people, she was…

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Shaun Johnson

Male, age 29 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 20, 2016, the life of 29-year-old Shaun L. Johnson was tragically cut short in Camden, New Jersey. Johnson, a Black male known affectionately to some as 'Sin,' was discovered inside a parked car at the intersection of…

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Eduardo Hernandez Amezcua

Male, age 51 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning, just five days before Christmas in 2016, the peace of a Newport News, Virginia home was shattered by the sound of breaking glass. Inside, 51-year-old Eduardo Hernandez Amezcua was fatally shot during what his family…

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German Sanders

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a transaction intended to involve the exchange of a firearm took a fatal turn, ending the life of 28-year-old German Sanders, a Black / African American man from Ferguson, Missouri. On the afternoon of December 20th, in the Castle Point…

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Corey Smith

Male, age 24 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of December 20, 2016, a 24-year-old male named Corey Smith was fatally shot in the Bronx, New York. The incident occurred near the intersection of 175th Street and Crotona Park North. Responding to a call about a person shot, police discovered…

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Tyisha Davis

Female, age 23 · Thomson, Georgia

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a domestic dispute in Thomson, Georgia, escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 23-year-old Tyisha LaTay Davis. On the evening of December 20th, Davis was fatally shot in her home. The events of that night were the culmination…

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Jaylen Hayes

Male, age 19 · Calumet-city, Illinois

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jaylen Hayes, a 19-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on December 20, 2016, in Calumet City, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Burnham Avenue, close to his residence. Emergency crews found Hayes with multiple gunshot wounds…

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Antonio Johnson

Male, age 36 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Antonio DeCarlos Johnson Sr., a 36-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 20, 2016, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the Smith Homes area, specifically on Sparta Drive, where Greensboro police and Guilford…

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Bruce Vuksta Stevens

Male, age 61 · Grove-city, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Bruce Vuksta Stevens, a 61-year-old man from Grove City, Ohio, tragically died on December 20, 2016. He was sitting in his car in a parking lot when he was struck in the head by a stray bullet. Stevens was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was…

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Stephan Shyne

Male, age 27 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephan Shyne, a 27-year-old male from Dayton, OH, tragically passed away on December 20, 2016. His death was the result of a fatal shooting that occurred on Paul Laurence Dunbar Street in Dayton. The incident was part of a larger altercation that stemmed…

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Joseph Carter

Male, age 30 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, was grappling with a wave of violence that would leave a lasting impact on its residents. It was during this time, on December 20, 2016, that 30-year-old Joseph L. Carter III, a Black male, became…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.