Death by Force

VaNyiah Mason

Female, age 2 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 22, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Monday, December 22, 2025, a tragedy unfolded at a residence in the 1500 block of East Long Street in Columbus, Ohio. Officers from the Columbus Division of Police were dispatched to the home around 8:30 p.m. after receiving reports of a…

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Hector Figueroa

Male, age 34 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter of 2024, the life of Hector Figueroa, a 34-year-old Hispanic man, was cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. On Sunday, December 22, 2024, Figueroa was a victim of gun violence. The circumstances surrounding his death remain largely undisclosed to…

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Clinton Green

Male, age 61 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a Glendale, Arizona, apartment on the morning of December 22, 2024, the life of 61-year-old Clinton L. Green came to a violent end. He was in his home, located near 59th Avenue and Greenway Road, when he was fatally shot. The tragic event unfolded while he…

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Donneal Eugene Jones

Male, age 41 · Moreno-valley, California

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 22, 2024, at approximately 7:21 p.m., deputies from the Moreno Valley Station responded to reports of a major traffic collision in the 13000 block of Leota Court in Moreno Valley, California. Upon arrival, they discovered 41-year-old Banning…

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Isaac Montoya

Male, age 19 · Woodland, California

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 22, 2024, Isaac Montoya, a 19-year-old resident of Woodland, California, was fatally shot near Baird Court and Powers Circle. The incident occurred around 4 p.m., and Isaac was transported to UC Davis Hospital, where he later succumbed to his…

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John C. Pipkin

Male, age 49 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 22, 2024, at approximately 8:21 p.m., Delaware State Police responded to the Budget Inn at 3 Memorial Drive in New Castle, Delaware, for a report of a shooting. Troopers found 49-year-old male John Pipkin in the motel's rear parking lot with an…

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Braddricus Hood

Male, age 33 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Macon, Georgia, the life of 33-year-old Braddricus Dewayne Hood, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 22, 2024, at approximately 11 p.m., deputies from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to…

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Delquan Harris

Male, age 23 · Lumpkin, Georgia

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of Sunday, December 22, 2024, a residence on Matilda Street in Lumpkin, Georgia, became the scene of a fatal shooting. Delquan Harris, a 23-year-old male from the nearby town of Cuthbert, was discovered with multiple gunshot…

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Lakeith Livingston

Male, age 9 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a sense of tragedy befell a Columbus, Georgia community. On the evening of December 22, 2024, 9-year-old Lakeith Livingston, a young Black male, was fatally wounded by a gunshot. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of…

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James Miller

Male, age 39 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of December 22, 2024, 39-year-old white male James Miller was fatally shot in Peoria, Illinois. Around 7:45 p.m., Peoria police responded to a report of a person shot in the 300 block of East Arcadia Avenue, located in the East Bluff…

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Renise NeNe Wolfe

Female, age 33 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a tragedy unfolded in North Las Vegas that cut short the life of Renise "NeNe" Wolfe, a 33-year-old female and beloved tattoo artist. She was found deceased in her apartment on or around Sunday, December 22, 2024, the…

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Andre Williams

Male, age 37 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 22, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Cleveland police responded to reports of a shooting in the 2600 block of East 71st Street in the city's Central neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers discovered 37-year-old Andre Williams suffering from a…

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Theresa H. Day

Female, age 51 · Manor, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

Theresa H. "Terri" Day, aged 51, was tragically found deceased in her Manor, Pennsylvania home on December 22, 2024. Authorities determined that her death resulted from a gunshot wound inflicted by her husband, Jeffrey Day, aged 62, who subsequently took his…

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Michael LaShawn Wright

Male, age 33 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2024, the life of 33-year-old Michael LaShawn Wright, a Black male from Richmond, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Just days before Christmas, on the night of December 22nd, police responded to a call for a medical emergency…

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Hector Acosta

Male, age 34 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet city of Montgomery, Alabama, the life of Héctor Luis Figueroa Acosta, a 34-year-old Hispanic male, came to an end on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The news of his passing was shared publicly through an obituary from Leak Memory Chapel, though the…

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Mario Culver

Male, age 36 · Ellenwood, Georgia

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 22, 2024, the life of 36-year-old Mario Dante Culver, a Black male from Lithonia, Georgia, was tragically cut short. Culver was fatally shot in Ellenwood, a community in DeKalb County. The grim discovery of his body was…

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Christopher Tapia

Male, age 19 · Waukegan, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

Christopher Tapia, a 19-year-old male from Zion, Illinois, was fatally shot in Waukegan on December 22, 2024. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. near South Park Avenue and Water Street, where Waukegan police responded to reports of gunfire. Upon arrival…

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Jule Gastine Dotson

Male, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

Jule Gastine Dotson, a 48-year-old man, was fatally shot on the morning of December 22, 2024, in the South Chicago neighborhood. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. in an alley located in the 8000 block of South Escanaba Avenue. Dotson, who resided in the…

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Alex Cruz

Male, age 18 · East Orange, New Jersey

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

An 18-year-old Newark man, Alex Cruz, was fatally shot in East Orange just days before Christmas in 2024. The incident unfolded on the evening of December 22, when a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of North Arlington Avenue and New Street led to a…

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Devon Williams

Male, age 34 · Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 22, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet town of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the life of 34-year-old Devon Williams was tragically cut short on December 22, 2024. A male who had moved to the area from Virginia, Williams was remembered by his girlfriend, Ashton Walker, as a 'great person'…

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Michaya Jumese Parker

Female, age 21 · Midfield, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the waning hours of a December evening, a life full of promise was tragically cut short in a devastating collision. On December 22, 2023, 21-year-old Michaya Jumese Parker was killed in a head-on crash in Midfield, Alabama. The incident, which unfolded…

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Ritchie Derrell Freeney

Male, age 35 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ritchie Derrell Freeney, 35, a Black man from Montgomery, Alabama, was shot on the evening of Friday, December 22, 2023, in what police would later treat as the beginning of a homicide case. The gunfire erupted around 7:23 p.m. in the 3300 block of McElvy…

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Quincy McMillon

Male, age 28 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of December 22, 2023, Quincy McMillon, a 28-year-old male, was working as a Lyft driver in Phoenix, Arizona, when his life was tragically cut short. Police were initially called to an apartment complex near 19th and Northern avenues around 9:00…

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Tejuan Coleman

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

Tejuan Coleman, a 31-year-old Black / African American man, spent the night of Friday, December 22, 2023, riding through Southeast Washington, D.C., in a rideshare car as the city settled into a cold winter weekend. Shortly before midnight, as the vehicle…

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Frank J. Waltrip

Male, age 45 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

Frank J. Waltrip, a 45-year-old resident of Decatur, Illinois, passed away on December 22, 2023. His death was a result of gun violence, as indicated by the National Gun Violence Memorial. Frank Waltrip is survived by his siblings, including a brother and a…

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Jamir Johnson

Male, age 31 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jamir Milan Johnson, a 31-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 22, 2023. Born on April 24, 1992, to parents Jamir and Genine, Johnson spent most of his life in Cleveland. The circumstances surrounding Johnson's death are not…

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Danshawn D. Stukes Sr.

Male, age 45 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the morning of December 22, 2023, Danshawn D. Stukes Sr., a 45-year-old Black/African American male, was found shot in the 5600 block of Sinclair Lane in Baltimore, Maryland. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, but the incident was…

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Martell Jackson

Male, age 42 · Ethel, Mississippi

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a tragic Friday night in December 2023, a party in the Hannah Heights area of Ethel, Mississippi, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 42-year-old Martell Jackson. The gathering, attended by people from Attala, Leake, and Holmes…

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Jamal Ta’Rek Thames

Male, age 21 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet city of Sumter, South Carolina, the life of 21-year-old Jamal Ta'Rek Thames was tragically cut short on the night of Friday, December 22, 2023. He was discovered inside a parked car, the victim of a fatal shooting. The vehicle was situated…

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Omarion Garvin

Male, age 18 · Bluffton, South Carolina

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet town of Bluffton, South Carolina, the holiday season of 2023 was tragically marred by an act of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Omarion Garvin. A male resident of St. Helena, Garvin was fatally shot on the evening of Friday…

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Rasheen Dupont

Male, age 26 · Bluffton, South Carolina

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the winter of 2023, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm in the parking lot of a bustling Bluffton shopping center, leaving a wake of tragedy. When police arrived, they discovered 26-year-old Rasheen Dupont, a male from Ridgeland, fatally wounded.…

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Chase Christian VanLeeuwen

Male, age 30 · Asheville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 22, 2023, 30-year-old Chase Christian Samuel Van Leeuwen was fatally shot in Asheville, North Carolina. Born on August 23, 1993, in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Chase was a passionate artist and certified audio engineer residing in Asheville. He was…

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Naeem Syeed

Male, age 44 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 22, 2023, at approximately 11:08 p.m., Fayetteville Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Orange Street and Chance Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 44-year-old…

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Vincent Kornegay

Male, age 45 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 22, 2023, at approximately 8:41 p.m., Goldsboro Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1600 block of South John Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 45-year-old Vincent Kornegay suffering…

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Kevin Benjamin Smith

Male, age 38 · Green-tree, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a quiet street in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, a devastating series of events unfolded, leading to the death of 38-year-old Kevin Benjamin Smith. On the evening of December 22, 2023, law enforcement and first responders were called to a home on Woodridge…

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Richard Wilder

Male, age 43 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 22, 2023, the life of Richard Samuel “Sammy” Wilder, a 43-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. The incident unfolded around 1:50 a.m. when a person walking along the 1400 block of Brick Church…

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Johannes Katya Johnson

Female, age 43 · Santa-maria, California

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of December 22, 2023, police in Santa Maria, California, responded to a call about a domestic disturbance involving a shooting. The call, which came in around 6:30 a.m., led officers to a home in the Lavigna gated community…

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Michelle Gonzales

Female, age 52 · Carlsbad, Texas

Killed Dec 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 22, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded in Carlsbad, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 52-year-old Michelle Gonzales and her husband, 58-year-old Randy Gonzales. According to the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Randy…

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Shundra Denise McCray

Female, age 43 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 22, 2022, the life of 43-year-old Shundra Denise McCray Vines was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. Just before 1 a.m., a Shot Spotter system, designed to detect and locate gunfire, alerted the Birmingham…

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Erin Johnson

Female, age 39 · Sheridan, Wyoming

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

Erin Nichole Johnson, a 39-year-old woman from Sheridan, Wyoming, built a quiet life that revolved around her son and her art. Raised in Sheridan, she went through the local schools and graduated from Sheridan High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in…

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Owen Miles Lawson

Male, age 13 · Sheridan, Wyoming

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

Thirteen-year-old Owen Miles Lawson, a white male from Sheridan, Wyoming, died on December 22, 2022, in what authorities later determined was a homicide involving a firearm. He lived with his mother, 39-year-old Erin Nichole Johnson, in a small mobile home…

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Mark Beilstein

Male, age 52 · Milton, West Virginia

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon just before the Christmas holiday, the quiet of a home on Woodmire Drive in Milton, West Virginia, was shattered by violence. Inside, Mark Kenneth Beilstein, a 52-year-old White male, was fatally shot on December 22, 2022. A loving…

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Joshua James Littell

Male, age 40 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet moments just before midnight on December 22, 2022, a sense of unease settled over a Northglenn, Colorado, apartment complex. Inside one of the units at 11801 Washington St., 40-year-old Joshua James Littell, a man known for his contagious…

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Tyler West

Male, age 26 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the community of Pueblo, Colorado, was shaken by the tragic death of 26-year-old Tyler West. A beloved instrumental music teacher at Pueblo South High School, West's life was cut short on December 22 in what police would later describe…

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Harry Lee Readus Jr.

Male, age 27 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a December evening in Canton, Mississippi, the life of Harry Lee Readus Jr., a 27-year-old Black/African American male, was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On December 22, 2022, while he was asleep at a residence on North Canal…

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Terence Kendrick Skipper

Male, age 33 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, a domestic dispute in Jackson, Mississippi, tragically cut short the life of 32-year-old Terence Kendrick Skipper. On the morning of Thursday, December 22, 2022, at a residence on Suncrest Drive, Skipper was fatally shot. The…

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Patrick Jones

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a cold December morning in Detroit, Michigan, just three days before Christmas in 2022, the life of 26-year-old Patrick Jones was tragically cut short. The young man, a father of two with a third child on the way, was in a house in the 12000 block of…

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Aah’Keem Robinson

Male, age 22 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Dec 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of December 22, 2022, in Newport News, Virginia, a young man’s life was cut short in a burst of gunfire. Aah’Keem Robinson, a 22-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the 300 block of Boulder Drive. The Newport News Police Department…

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