Death by Force

Gary Keaton

Male, age 46 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Gary Keaton, a 46-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, was tragically killed on December 21, 2020. According to reports, Keaton was walking to his car when he was attacked by a group of unknown individuals. The assailants beat him and held him at gunpoint…

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James Ellison

Male, age 39 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

James Antoine Ellison, a 39-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 21, 2020. He was shot multiple times in the 3300 block of Werk Road in Cincinnati's Westwood neighborhood. The incident occurred…

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Alexis J. Douglas

Female, age 29 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet of a late December evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 29-year-old Alexis J. Douglas, a Black female, was violently cut short. On December 21, 2020, inside her Elm Hill Pike apartment, Douglas was fatally shot by a man from her past. The…

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Artie Leroy Thomas Jr.

Male, age 31 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of 31-year-old Artie Leroy Thomas Jr. was cut short in a parking lot in Nashville, Tennessee. On the evening of Monday, December 21st, an altercation unfolded in the 6000 block of Charlotte Pike, leading to the fatal shooting…

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Latrell Grandberry

Male, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a young Black / African American man named Latrell Grandberry, aged 26, was found deceased in Memphis, Tennessee. On December 21st, his life was cut short when he was discovered shot to death inside a car in the 4700 block of Manson…

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Melvin Rogers Jr

Male, age 40 · Nacogdoches, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

Melvin Rogers Jr., a 40-year-old man from Nacogdoches, Texas, was tragically shot to death on December 21, 2020. He was found on the floor of his garage early in the morning, having been shot multiple times from outside his home. His parents discovered him…

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Stevie Lamaric Franklin

Male, age 42 · Enterprise, Alabama

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the community of Enterprise, Alabama, was shaken by the violent death of 42-year-old Stevie Lamaric Franklin. A male security guard at a local lounge, Franklin was fatally shot in the back during a large altercation that broke out at…

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Edward Boo David Hallett

Male, age 23 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the brisk morning air of Saturday, December 21, 2019, the life of 23-year-old Edward Boo David Hallett, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in New Haven, Connecticut. Just before 11 a.m., gunshots echoed in the vicinity of 88 Daggett…

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Antwon Gibson

Male, age 34 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a cold Milwaukee evening on December 21, 2019, Antwon Gibson, a 34-year-old Black / African American man, met with another individual near the bustling area of Farwell and Brady Street. The encounter, which took place shortly before 10 p.m., was arranged…

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Calvin Booker

Male, age 31 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a Kansas City, Missouri, home became the scene of a grim discovery that would mark another tragic entry in the city's growing list of homicides. On the morning of Saturday, December 21st, police responded to a shooting call at a…

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Donrico Green

Male, age 18 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the night of December 21, 2019, violence erupted in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the lives of two individuals and leaving a third critically injured. Police officers were summoned to the 5700 block of Labadie Avenue…

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Rontea Woodfork

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, tragedy struck in the city of Saint-Louis, Missouri, forever altering the lives of one family. Rontea Woodfork, a 42-year-old man, was fatally wounded in a triple shooting that unfolded on the evening of Saturday, December 21st. The…

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Keon Marquis Tucker

Male, age 23 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 23-year-old Keon Marquis Tucker was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Columbia, South Carolina. On the night of Saturday, December 21st, Tucker was attending a gathering on Norman Street, a somber occasion…

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Daniel Powell

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, a burst of violence over a single weekend in Baltimore left multiple people wounded and several dead, leaving a trail of grieving families and unanswered questions. Among the lives tragically cut short was that of Daniel Powell, a…

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Destiny Harrison

Female, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the heart of Baltimore, a young, ambitious entrepreneur named Destiny Harrison, a 21-year-old female, was building a life for herself and her one-year-old daughter. Her dream, the Madam D Beauty Bar, was more than just a salon; it was a testament to her…

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Ian Dawley

Male, age 22 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon, just four days before Christmas in 2019, the life of 22-year-old Ian Dawley of Suitland, Maryland, was tragically cut short. The young man was found outside on December 21st, in the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights…

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Carlos Martinez Jr

Female, age 49 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Carlos Martinez Jr., a 49-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2019, in Miami, FL. The incident occurred in the Lakes On The Green community in northwest Miami-Dade County. Carlos Martinez Jr. was fatally shot by his father, Carlos…

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Jessie Shannon

Male, age 31 · Palm-beach-gardens, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jessie James Shannon, a 31-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2019. The incident occurred in the parking lot of Gardens Park Plaza in Palm Beach Gardens at approximately 2:30 p.m. Witnesses described the…

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Julia Caridad Martinez

Female, age 52 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Julia Caridad Martinez, aged 52, tragically lost her life on December 21, 2019, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred in the Lakes On The Green community in northwest Miami-Dade County. Julia, along with her husband Carlos Martinez Jr., was found fatally…

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Oralia Melo Meza

Female, age 38 · Smyrna, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, just four days before Christmas, the life of 38-year-old Oralia Melo Meza was tragically cut short in her Marietta, Georgia, home. A Hispanic mother of four, Meza was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, Juan Antonio Gonzalez, then 33…

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Albino Amador-Vazquez

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Albino Amador-Vazquez, a 50-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically murdered on December 21, 2019, in his home located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred early in the morning when an unidentified male suspect kicked in…

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Dion Bell

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Dion Bell, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 21, 2019, in the Grand Crossing neighborhood of Chicago, IL. According to reports, Bell was standing on the sidewalk in the 7300 block of South Blackstone Avenue at…

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Brackus Guillory

Male, age 24 · Lake-charles, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a December night in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the life of 24-year-old Brackus Guillory was tragically cut short. On December 21, 2019, Guillory, a Black male, became an unintended victim in what authorities would describe as a bystander…

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Brandon Malveaux

Male, age 26 · New-iberia, Louisiana

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in New Iberia, Louisiana, the life of 26-year-old Brandon Malveaux was tragically cut short. On December 21, 2019, in the 100 block of Cotton Street, Malveaux was shot multiple times. First responders found him at the scene and…

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William Johnston

Male, age 43 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

William Johnston, a 43-year-old male, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the Ballantyne area, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to a service call around 6:48 a.m. on Capricorn Lane.…

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Frankie McGee

Male, age 26 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Frankie McGee Jr., a 26-year-old male from Dayton, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 21, 2019. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred in the early morning hours at a home on Ethel Avenue in Dayton. McGee was one of two victims…

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Myron K.Taylor

Male, age 53 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Myron K. Taylor, a 53-year-old African American man from Dayton, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 21, 2019. Myron was well-known in his community for his dedication to helping others, having worked as a surgical technician at Grandview Hospital, a…

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Christian Moore-Rouse

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Christian Moore-Rouse, a 22-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on December 21, 2019, in Pittsburgh, PA. His body was discovered on March 3, 2020, in a wooded area near Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania. The cause of death was determined to be…

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Jerome Hill

Male, age 33 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 33-year-old Jerome Hill, an African American male, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Memphis, Tennessee. On the evening of December 21st, Hill was fatally shot at a convenience store in North Memphis, a…

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Jeffery Taylor

Male, age 7 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jeffery "Baby J" Taylor, a 7-year-old Black boy from San Antonio, Texas, tragically died on December 21, 2019. His parents, Jermaine and LaKeisha Chaney, believe that their son's death was a result of relentless bullying at school. Jeffery was the only Black…

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Danny Cochran

Male, age 44 · Benton, Arkansas

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet city of Benton, Arkansas, a distressing event unfolded on the evening of Friday, December 21, 2018. Authorities were called to a residence on Liberty Cove shortly before 6 p.m. following reports of a disturbance involving gunfire. Upon their…

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Ian Olson

Male, age 18 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold December day in 2018, the life of 18-year-old Ian R. Olson, a White male from St. Helens, Oregon, was tragically cut short. On December 21st, a housekeeper at a Motel 6 in Portland discovered a grim scene in one of the rooms. Olson had been fatally…

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Joao Alves

Male, age 42 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold December night in 2018, the life of 42-year-old Joao Alves, a Black male known to his loved ones as "Johnny," was tragically cut short. The father of five was in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on December 21st, attending a birthday party for his…

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January G. Stone

Female, age 38 · Grand-rivers, Kentucky

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Grand Rivers, Kentucky, the life of January Gail Stone, a 38-year-old White/Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short on December 21, 2018. Known for her Christian faith, she was the manager at a local Minit Mart. On that day, she…

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Johnny G. Mallory

Male, age 49 · Grand-rivers, Kentucky

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a tragic day in Grand Rivers, Kentucky, Johnny G. Mallory, a 49-year-old male, lost his life in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the lives of two other individuals. The incident, which unfolded on December 21, 2018, sent shockwaves through the…

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Robert G. Belt Jr.

Male, age 28 · Grand-rivers, Kentucky

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Grand Rivers, Kentucky, the life of 28-year-old Robert G. Belt, Jr., a white male, was tragically cut short on December 21, 2018. Known affectionately as 'Little Robert' to his family and 'Bob' to his friends, he was a loving father…

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Maryann Matthews

Female, age 53 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm on a Newark street, tragically ending the life of 53-year-old Maryann Matthews. On the night of Friday, December 21st, police were called to the 40s block of Brunswick Street around 7:10…

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Christopher Buckhalter

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the cold of a late December evening in 2018, a young man's life was cut tragically short in a shooting on the far east side of Indianapolis. Twenty-three-year-old Christopher Buckhalter was found shot in the driver's seat of his car which had rolled to a…

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Charles Kraft

Male, age 67 · Newtown, Missouri

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 21, 2018, Charles Walter Kraft, a 67-year-old male from Albia, Iowa, died following a firearm incident in the vicinity of Newtown, Missouri. Kraft, who was born in Ocheyedan, Iowa, and had a passion for the outdoors, including fishing and hunting…

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Rodney Steven Beamon Jr.

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the vibrant Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, the life of 32-year-old Rodney Steven Beamon Jr. was tragically cut short on December 21, 2018. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beamon was a man described by friends as outgoing, funny, and the life of the…

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William Barnes

Male, age 53 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the waning hours of a December day in Baltimore, tragedy befell William Barnes, a 53-year-old man whose life was cut short by gunfire. On the evening of Friday, December 21, 2018, Barnes was in the 2300 block of Healthful Lane in Southwest Baltimore when…

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Rickey Ricardo Rivas

Male, age 32 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rickey Ricardo Rivas, a 32-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on December 21, 2018. His body was discovered in a burned vehicle in East Bakersfield. The Kern County Coroner's Office determined that Rivas had died from…

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Nekecheana Shantori Phillips

Female, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Nekecheana Shantori Phillips, a 27-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 21, 2018. The incident occurred just one day after she had been granted a domestic violence injunction against her ex-boyfriend, Eric Lamar…

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Everett Davon Thompson

Male, age 38 · Saint-augustine, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Everett Davon Thompson, a 38-year-old African American male, was found dead on December 23, 2018, in a rented pickup truck in rural St. Johns County, near Saint Augustine, Florida. Thompson, who was also known as "Rabbit," was a resident of Jacksonville and…

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Jodi Anders

Male, age 41 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jodi Anders, aged 41, tragically lost her life on December 21, 2018, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred at her home on Waverly Drive, where she was found dead alongside her husband, Kenneth Anders. The West Palm Beach police conducted a…

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Nekechena Phillips

Female, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Nekechena Phillips, a 27-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 21, 2018, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred when she returned home in the afternoon and was confronted by her boyfriend, Eric Lamar Jackson. According…

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Iseir George

Male, age 18 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet days leading up to Christmas, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Jonesboro, Georgia. Iseir George, an 18-year-old male, was home from Albany State University for the holiday break when he was fatally shot on December 21, 2018. The…

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Mario Edwards

Male, age 28 · Forest-park, Georgia

Killed Dec 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 28-year-old Mario Rashad Edwards of Covington, Georgia, was tragically cut short in what authorities described as a calculated and violent act. On December 21st, his body was discovered inside a vacant apartment on College…

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