Deaths by Force on December 23

Deaths by Force (505)

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Tommy Ireland

Male, age 37 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a senseless act of violence irrevocably shattered the lives of a Detroit family. On the evening of December 23, 2024, 37-year-old Tommy Ireland, a man described by his loved ones as a 'gentle giant,' was fatally shot. The…

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Kyle KJ Earthly Jr.

Male, age 18 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late afternoon of December 23, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that cut short the life of 18-year-old Kyle 'KJ' Earthly Jr. A senior at Broadmoor High School, Earthly was known for his kind and helpful nature, a trait his family…

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Steven Keliiaa

Male, age 53 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Steven Keliiaa, a 53-year-old Native Hawaiian man, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2024, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Known for his generosity and deep love for his family, Steven was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He had a passion for…

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Madisyn Evans

Female, age 17 · Newton, Mississippi

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on December 23, 2024, the life of 17-year-old Madisyn Evans was cut short in Newton, Mississippi. A student at Newton County High School, where she was known for her involvement in softball and powerlifting, Evans was fatally shot…

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Melvin Bobo

Male, age 43 · Coffeeville, Mississippi

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small town of Coffeeville, Mississippi, the holiday season of 2024 was marred by violence with the death of Melvin Bobo. A 43-year-old Black man, Bobo was fatally shot inside a residence on Tennessee Street on the evening of December 23rd. Authorities…

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Ivan Rodriguez

Male, age 44 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Queens, New York, a 44-year-old Hispanic man named Ivan Manuel Rodriguez passed away on Monday, December 23, 2024. Rodriguez was a resident of Flushing. Further details regarding the circumstances of his death, including the cause, have not been made…

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Caleb Withington

Male, age 23 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, Caleb Withington, a 23-year-old male of South Asian descent, tragically lost his life in Cleveland, Ohio. According to the Gun Violence Archive, Caleb was fatally shot, marking him as one of the victims of gun violence on that day. Caleb…

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Brittney Hawks Funk

Female, age 30 · Mount Airy, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

Brittney Hawks Funk, a 30-year-old woman from Mount Airy, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 23, 2024, in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. The incident occurred at a residence on King Park Circle in Mount Airy, where law…

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Tomas Donard Calavera Jr.

Male, age 30 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 23, 2024, 30-year-old Tomas Donard Calavera Jr., a male of Native Hawaiian descent, was found deceased in his home in the Alamo Ranch area of far west Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas. Responding to a welfare check initiated by Calhoun County…

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David Wayne Nicholas

Male, age 43 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of December 23, 2023, the life of 43-year-old David Wayne Nicholas, a white male, was violently cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. What began as a brutal assault inside a residence on Lake Lane Northeast, escalated into a desperate plea for…

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Efrem LaRay Stallworth

Male, age 22 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

Efrem LaRay Stallworth Jr., a 22-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally wounded in a shooting in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 2023. Stallworth was struck by a single gunshot, but the wound did not immediately take his life. He survived the…

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Dingie Anthony Dean Martin

Male, age 39 · Mountain View, Hawaii

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, shortly after 2:15 p.m., Dingie Anthony Dean Martin, a 39-year-old man, was at his home on Koloa Maoli Road in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision in Puna when violence found him in the place that should have been safest—his own driveway.…

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Jamie Peterson

Male, age 33 · Port-saint-lucie, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, 33-year-old Jamie Peterson was found dead at his residence in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The discovery was made by his roommate, Jerome Marshall Jr., who reported to the authorities that he had returned home to find Peterson deceased. The…

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Matthew Kelley

Male, age 43 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 2023, in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Indianapolis, the life of Matthew Lee Kelley, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were…

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Jacob Altazan

Male, age 34 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

A Christmas weekend hunting trip in Baton Rouge turned tragic on Saturday, December 23, 2023, resulting in the death of Jacob Altazan, a 34-year-old White man. He was deer hunting with two other men in an area off Scenic Highway when he was fatally shot.…

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LaCory Demond Johnson Sr.

Male, age 43 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

LaCory Demond Johnson Sr., a 43-year-old Black male, was a lifelong resident of New Orleans, known to his loved ones as "Coe.". A father of four, with two bonus children, he was described as a peacemaker with an incredible personality and spirit. He was a…

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Patrick Shaw Jr

Male, age 29 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2023, just two days before Christmas, the life of 29-year-old Patrick Shaw Jr. was tragically cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. Shaw, a male resident of the city, was outside a home in the 1500 block of Oakdale…

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Tamine Richardson

Female, age 24 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the winter of 2023, a shooting in Baton Rouge claimed the life of 24-year-old Tamine Richardson and left another individual with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred on December 23rd on Riley Street. Richardson was transported to a local…

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Isayah Coburn

Male, age 16 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota, resulting in the death of 16-year-old Isayah Coburn. The shooting took place on East Lake Street near a light rail station in south Minneapolis. Isayah Coburn, a resident of…

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Keon Young

Male, age 13 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a festive Christmas weekend, the life of 13-year-old Keon Young, a Black or African American male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident occurred on the evening of December 23, 2023, at an…

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Abdus Turner

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, Abdus Turner, a 23-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot during an incident at the Double Take Bar located in the German Village area. The shooting occurred around 6:12 PM, prompting immediate responses from local law…

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Judah James

Male, age 28 · Woodlawn, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2023, a burst of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn stillness in Woodlawn, Maryland, leaving a popular local rap artist dead and four others wounded. The male victim was identified as 28-year-old Judah James, known in…

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Iyanla Walker

Female, age 22 · Georgetown, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2023, the life of 22-year-old Iyanla Walker was tragically cut short in Georgetown, South Carolina. A vibrant and beloved mother, she was fatally shot in an incident that unfolded outside an unlicensed nightclub in…

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Kareem Abdul Jarmon Guilford

Male, age 22 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early evening of December 23, 2023, a tragic event unfolded on the border of Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of one family. Kareem Abdul Jarmon Guilford Jr., a 22-year-old male from East Orange, was fatally shot in the…

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Ahmad Guering

Male, age 30 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, 30-year-old Black male Ahmad Guerin lost his life following a violent encounter in University City, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The incident unfolded at a Circle K gas station located in the 7400 block of Olive Boulevard, where…

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Tatiana Vargas

Female, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, 35-year-old Tatiana "Tati" Vargas was fatally shot in her home on the 3100 block of Hartville Street in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. The incident occurred just days before Christmas, devastating her family and community.…

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Adam Brockington

Male, age 28 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, 28-year-old Adam Maxwell Brockington tragically lost his life to gun violence in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident, which occurred near Everman, resulted in one fatality and four injuries. Following the shooting, the Fort Worth Police…

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Christopher Strong

Male, age 31 · Temple, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, 31-year-old Christopher Strong, affectionately known as "CC," was fatally shot in Temple, Texas. The incident occurred during the early hours of Saturday morning. Temple Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting and…

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Ethan Riley

Male, age 18 · Friendswood, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 23, 2023, in Friendswood, Texas, 18-year-old Ethan Riley was fatally shot, and another individual, 19-year-old Benjamin Bliek, sustained critical injuries. The incident occurred at the residence of 17-year-old Connor Hilton, who was subsequently…

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Jessica Craver

Female, age 41 · Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

On December 23, 2022, a tragic incident occurred in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, resulting in the deaths of two individuals in what authorities have termed a murder-suicide. The victim was identified as Jessica Craver, a 41-year-old woman from Maryland.…

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Michael Collins Jr.

Male, age 18 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Michael D. Collins, Jr., an 18-year-old resident of Boston, Massachusetts, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2022. The incident occurred in the Dorchester area of Boston, where Collins was a victim of gun violence. According to reports, Collins was…

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Jose Alvarez

Male, age 39 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of December 23, 2022, a tragic event unfolded inside an apartment in the 900 block of South Mission Road in Wichita, Kansas, forever altering the lives of several families. Jose Alvarez, a 39-year-old Hispanic man known to many as "Smiley,"…

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Neosha Kerriann Allen

Female, age 22 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 2022, a tragic event unfolded inside a Wichita, Kansas, apartment that claimed the life of 22-year-old Neosha Kerriann Allen. The incident, which occurred in the 900 block of South Mission Road at approximately 9:55 p.m., also…

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Johntae Hudson

Male, age 19 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Johntae Hudson, a 19-year-old from St. Paul, was tragically shot and killed inside the Nordstrom store at the Mall of America on December 23, 2022. The incident occurred around 7:49 p.m., and Hudson was pronounced dead at the scene. Surveillance footage…

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Colin Bastow

Male, age 42 · Medical Lake, Washington

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet town of Medical Lake, Washington, the life of Colin Bastow, a 42-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short on December 23, 2022. Remembered by friends and family as a kind-hearted Army veteran with a passion for art, woodworking…

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Demontae Cordell Robinson

Male, age 26 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Demontae Cordell Robinson, aged 26, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2022, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a broader investigation into a violent incident that occurred in the city. According to reports…

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Charleen Mitchell

Female, age 55 · Tiplersville, Mississippi

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the small community of Tiplersville, Mississippi, Charleen Mitchell, a 57-year-old woman known for her love of cooking, was fatally shot on December 23, 2022. Her death was the result of gun violence. Born in Tippah County on July 15, 1965, Charleen had…

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Mikwannza Harris

Male, age 24 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of 24-year-old Mikwannza Jamichael Harris, a Black/African American male, was cut short in Flint, Michigan. On the evening of December 23rd, officers from the Flint Township Police Department were dispatched to the 3300 block…

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Fidel Arzate Martinez

Male, age 22 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Fidel Arzate Martinez, a 22-year-old man, died on Friday, December 23, 2022, in Greenville, South Carolina. Born in Greenville, he was known as an outgoing and playful person who was also a dedicated worker. Those who knew him said he had a captivating smile…

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Kenneth Andre Davis

Male, age 55 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning, the life of 55-year-old Kenneth Andre Davis was tragically cut short in Florence, South Carolina. On December 23, 2022, Davis was involved in a fatal altercation that resulted in his death from a gunshot wound. The…

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Michael G. Morrison

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, just two days before Christmas, the life of Michael George Morrison, Jr. was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. On December 23rd, the 28-year-old male was fatally shot in the head in the 1600 block of East Eager…

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Elgin Reynolds

Male, age 40 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, on a Friday afternoon just before Christmas, the life of 40-year-old Elgin Reynolds was brought to a violent and sudden end. It was around 12:15 p.m. on December 23, 2022, when a confrontation unfolded on 165th Street.…

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Kevin King

Male, age 30 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Kevin King, a 30-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2022, following a violent incident that occurred earlier in the month. King was shot and robbed in an outdoor walkway at the Floridian Express Hotel on…

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Arthur Heard

Male, age 53 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the waning days of 2022, just two days before Christmas, a sense of tragedy pierced the festive season in southwest Atlanta. On December 23rd, 53-year-old Arthur Heard, a Black/African American man, was found deceased. His body was discovered lying face…

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Darnetha Chester Elliott

Female, age 48 · Cedartown, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the small community of Chubbtown, just outside of Cedartown, Georgia, the holiday season of 2022 was irrevocably marred by tragedy. On December 23rd, Darnetha Chester Elliott, a 48-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot in an incident that sent…

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Ebony Ciara Drayton

Female, age 29 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a December evening in Savannah, Georgia, a tragedy unfolded that would cut short the life of a young woman. On December 23, 2022, 29-year-old Ebony Ciara Drayton was shot and fatally wounded in a residence on the 500 block of Pennsylvania…

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Jewel Dantzler

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet hours of a Christmas Eve morning in Columbus, Georgia, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace and irrevocably altered the lives of two families. On December 24, 2022, in the 1600 block of Baker Plaza Drive, 18-year-old Jewel Dantzler and another…

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Tamareious Miller

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas Eve in 2022, a burst of gunfire shattered the holiday peace in Columbus, Georgia, leaving a young man dead and another critically wounded. The shooting took place around 1:00 a.m. in the 1600 block of Baker Plaza Drive. When…

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