Deaths by Force on December 23

Deaths by Force (505)

Death by Force

Ashton Laatz

Male, age 18 · Montgomery, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ashton Laatz, an 18-year-old male from Montgomery, Illinois, tragically passed away on December 22, 2022. Ashton, who was known for his kind and caring nature, had recently graduated from high school in Oswego and was looking forward to his future. He was an…

View case Share

Death by Force

Brian Toledo-Gavilanes

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brian Toledo-Gavilanes, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Albany Park neighborhood, specifically in the 4600 block of North Lawndale Avenue. According to reports…

View case Share

Death by Force

Mark Maher

Male, age 46 · Monee, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Mark Maher, a 46-year-old Caucasian male from Monee, Illinois, tragically died on December 23, 2022. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of significant investigation. On the evening of December 23, at approximately 8:30 PM, officers…

View case Share

Death by Force

Corey Carter

Male, age 46 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Corey Carter, 46, a Black man, was shot during a late-December night in New Orleans, Louisiana, when gunfire erupted in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/Boulevard in Central City. Police responding around 8:00 p.m. found two adult men wounded by…

View case Share

Death by Force

Romello Raykel Lilly

Male, age 21 · Parkton, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Romello Raykel Lilly, a 21-year-old African American male from Parkton, NC, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2022. The incident occurred in the 4700 block of Star Rite Lane in Parkton, a neighborhood off Lake Upchurch Drive. The Cumberland…

View case Share

Death by Force

Brittany Rose Snead

Female, age 33 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brittany Rose Snead, a 33-year-old woman from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 23, 2022. Brittany was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, and friend who was known for her adventurous spirit, generosity, and infectious laughter. She is…

View case Share

Death by Force

Ramir Parrish

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Ramir Parrish, a 21-year-old male, was murdered on Friday, December 23, 2022. The incident occurred in the rear parking lot of Big G's…

View case Share

Death by Force

Daniel Arroyo

Male, age 32 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Daniel Arroyo, a 32-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 23, 2022, in Laredo, Texas. He was found shot to death at around 3:30 a.m. outside a closed business located at 201 W. Del Mar Ave. The Laredo Police Department…

View case Share

Death by Force

Dontray Jefferson

Male, age 34 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Dontray Darnell Jefferson, a 34-year-old African American male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2022. Jefferson was fatally shot in the parking lot of a business located at 4131 Bennington Street. According to the Houston Police…

View case Share

Death by Force

Kendall Barney Marshall

Male, age 27 · Longview, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2022 · 4 years ago

Kendall Barney Marshall, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2022, in Longview, Texas. Kendall was born on September 30, 1995, in Marshall, Texas, and was known for his love of music, skateboarding, fishing…

View case Share

Death by Force

Jeffrey Hunter

Male, age 55 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a gathering of friends in Tucson, Arizona, took a tragic turn, ending in the death of 55-year-old Jeffrey Ray Hunter. A Black/African American male, Hunter was visiting a friend at a residence on West Blacklidge Drive on December 23rd…

View case Share

Death by Force

Victoria Ramirez

Female, age 43 · Springville, Utah

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 2020, in a Springville, Utah home, 43-year-old Hispanic female Victoria Ramirez was shot and killed as she sat at the dinner table with her two youngest daughters, aged 14 and 17. The family was preparing to eat when her…

View case Share

Death by Force

Jayse Damir Wilson

Male, age 2 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 23, 2020, Jayse Damir Wilson, a 2-year-old boy from Saint Paul, MN, tragically died from a gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred at an apartment on the 800 block of Rice Street. Medics responded to a report of a child suffering a head…

View case Share

Death by Force

Keithshon Fairley

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Wednesday morning, just two days before Christmas in 2020, the life of 23-year-old Keithshon Daquan Lamarr Fairley, a Black male from St. Paul, was tragically cut short in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. Shortly before 1…

View case Share

Death by Force

Brittney Nicole Deihs

Female, age 39 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a vibrant life was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Brittney Nicole Deihs, a 39-year-old female, was killed on December 23rd in the Portland neighborhood. A former employee of Breckinridge Memorial Hospital and a beloved…

View case Share

Death by Force

Michael Ray Crowe

Male, age 49 · Owensboro, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet city of Owensboro, Kentucky, the morning of December 23, 2020, was shattered by a tragic discovery. Michael Ray Crowe, a 49-year-old White male, was found in a residence in the 1700 block of McCulloch Avenue with a fatal gunshot wound to his…

View case Share

Death by Force

Rogelio Torres Garcia

Male, age 39 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Fern Creek in Louisville, Kentucky, the holiday season of 2020 was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 39-year-old Rogelio Torres Garcia. On the night of Wednesday, December 23rd, the sounds of gunfire pierced…

View case Share

Death by Force

Santiago Hernandez Robles

Male, age 37 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Louisville, Kentucky, tragedy struck, claiming the life of 37-year-old Santiago Hernandez Robles. On December 23, 2020, gunshots shattered the calm in the Fern Creek neighborhood. When Louisville Metro Police…

View case Share

Death by Force

Jesus Uel Garcia

Male, age 36 · Wenatchee, Washington

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, in Wenatchee, Washington, the life of 36-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Jesus Uel Garcia was tragically cut short. On December 23, 2020, Garcia was found deceased, leading local authorities to open a homicide investigation into the…

View case Share

Death by Force

Alyssa Michelle Powell

Female, age 20 · Inkster, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Just two days before Christmas, on the evening of December 23, 2020, the life of 20-year-old Alyssa Michelle Powell of Redford, Michigan, was tragically cut short in the city of Inkster. Powell, a young female with her entire life ahead of her, was discovered…

View case Share

Death by Force

Ronnie Pruitt Jr

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ronnie Pruitt Jr., a 33-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in what appeared to be a random act of violence at a BP gas station in Detroit on the evening of December 23, 2020. Pruitt and his wife, Sharnell, had stopped at the gas station located at the…

View case Share

Death by Force

Bryan Vargas

Male, age 19 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a young man's life was cut tragically short on a street in Paterson, New Jersey. Nineteen-year-old Bryan Vargas, a male resident of the city, was found lying next to a parked vehicle on Jefferson Street on the evening of December 22nd.…

View case Share

Death by Force

Sharman M. Pearson

Male, age 42 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning in Kokomo, Indiana, the life of Sharman M. Pearson II, a 42-year-old man, was tragically cut short. Just after midnight on December 23, 2020, police were dispatched to the 800 block of South Elm Street following…

View case Share

Death by Force

Jason Michael Swanson

Male, age 37 · Warsaw, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jason Michael Swanson, 37, a white man from Warsaw, Missouri, died on December 22, 2020, after a shotgun blast tore through an argument and ended everything in an instant. In the days that followed, the public picture of him came into view in two very…

View case Share

Death by Force

Tylieke Easterling

Male, age 19 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a cold Wednesday night in late December 2020, Tylieke Easterling climbed into a car traveling along the 4000 block of West Palmetto Street, a stretch of Highway 76 in Florence County, South Carolina. Tylieke Easterling, a 19-year-old Black man, had grown…

View case Share

Death by Force

Amahad Darnes

Male, age 19 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Amahad Deshawn Darnes, 19, a Black male from Aiken, South Carolina, was found dead in the woods off Atomic Road in Jackson on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. The Aiken County Coroner's Office identified him after responders were sent into the area that morning…

View case Share

Death by Force

James Solano

Male, age 16 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the Morrisania section of the Bronx, a tragic and abrupt act of violence cut short the life of 16-year-old James Solano on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Young James, a high school junior with a future full of aspirations, was fatally shot…

View case Share

Death by Force

Martin Martinez

Male, age 30 · Utica, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, the life of 30-year-old Martin Martinez Jr. was tragically cut short in Utica, New York. On the evening of December 23rd, a violent encounter unfolded that would leave a family grieving just before the holidays. Martinez, a Hispanic…

View case Share

Death by Force

Rodney Moore

Male, age 55 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a cold December morning in Rochester, New York, tragedy struck, forever altering the lives of those who knew Rodney Moore. On December 23, 2020, the 55-year-old male was found on Sawyer Street with a fatal gunshot wound. The Rochester…

View case Share

Death by Force

Antonio Zaza

Male, age 27 · Monrovia, California

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Antonio Zaza, a 27-year-old resident of Monrovia, California, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020. On that evening, Monrovia police received a call reporting gunshots at Al’s Liquors on West Duarte Road. Upon arrival, officers found Zaza lying on…

View case Share

Death by Force

Gai Wal

Male, age 24 · San-diego, California

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 23, 2020, 24-year-old Gai Wal was tragically shot and killed in the Encanto neighborhood of San Diego, California. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Bars Up Barber Shop located at 6281 Imperial Avenue. Responding to a report of…

View case Share

Death by Force

Jamiel Ringold

Male, age 32 · Wasco, California

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jamiel Ticer Ringold, a 34-year-old resident of Wasco, California, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020. The Kern County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 16th and D Streets around 6:10 p.m. Upon arrival, deputies…

View case Share

Death by Force

Yvonne Rodriguez

Female, age 46 · Whittier, California

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Yvonne Rodriguez, a 46-year-old resident of Whittier, California, tragically lost her life on December 23, 2020. Her death was the result of a violent altercation with her estranged husband, Enrique Acosta, inside a Kohl's department store in Whittier. The…

View case Share

Death by Force

RaShaad Muskrat McDonald

Male, age 27 · Palmetto, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Ra'Shaad Muskrat McDonald, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020, in Palmetto, Florida. The incident occurred at the Palmetto Trace Apartments, where McDonald was found lying on the lawn behind the complex with…

View case Share

Death by Force

Tony Mitchell

Male, age 25 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Tony Mitchell, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of intense investigation and public interest. Tony was found deceased…

View case Share

Death by Force

David Victor Bruce

Male, age 59 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

David Victor Bruce, a 59-year-old man, was found dead on December 23, 2020, in an apartment complex in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina. Alongside him, 40-year-old Julia Rena McManus was also discovered deceased. The incident took place at the Thornberry…

View case Share

Death by Force

Julia Rena McManus

Female, age 50 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Julia Rena McManus, a 50-year-old woman, was found dead on December 23, 2020, in an apartment complex in northeast Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the scene of a homicide on Brickleberry Lane, where they…

View case Share

Death by Force

Roger Michael Evans

Male, age 47 · Candler, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Roger Michael Evans, a 47-year-old white male from Candler, NC, died on December 23, 2020. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred after a night of drinking and arguing with his girlfriend, Shannon Daves. The couple had been in a…

View case Share

Death by Force

Courtney Kelley

Female, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Courtney Michell Kelley, a 26-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 23, 2020. Courtney was known for her love of writing music and songs, decorating, coloring, and most importantly, cherishing her family. She is survived by…

View case Share

Death by Force

Shandese Brunner

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Shandese Marquail Brunner, a 19-year-old male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020. Brunner was born on June 22, 2001, and attended Linden McKinley High School. He was known for his loving and caring nature, and he will be deeply…

View case Share

Death by Force

Charles Wilson

Male, age 54 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Charles Wilson, a 54-year-old Black/African American male, was found wounded in Philadelphia on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 23, 2020. At about 2:56 p.m., Philadelphia police responded to the 1700 block of North 27th Street, where they found him lying…

View case Share

Death by Force

Damon Lincoln

Male, age 24 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the late hours of December 23, 2020, what began as a celebration of his mother's birthday ended in tragedy for 24-year-old Damon Lincoln. At his home on Anthony Street in Mt. Oliver, two masked men forced their way inside, initiating a home invasion that…

View case Share

Death by Force

Jasmine Barnes

Female, age 27 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the winter of 2020, in York, Pennsylvania, the life of 27-year-old Jasmine Barnes was cut tragically short. On the afternoon of December 23, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 600 block of East Philadelphia Street. There, they found Jasmine…

View case Share

Death by Force

Masai Moore

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Masai Moore, a 20-year-old African American male from Philadelphia, PA, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020. He was shot and killed in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. According to reports, officers from the city's 24th district…

View case Share

Death by Force

Shaquille Love

Male, age 21 · Bristol-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Shaquille Love, a 21-year-old male from Bristol Township, PA, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2020. Love was an innocent bystander who was giving a friend a ride when he was fatally shot in the head through the driver's side window of his car.…

View case Share

Death by Force

William Thorton

Male, age 40 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

William H. Thornton Jr., a 40-year-old man from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, tragically passed away on December 23, 2020. He was found around 2:15 a.m. in the area of South 13th and Chestnut Streets, having succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound. The Harrisburg…

View case Share

Death by Force

Anthony Williams

Male, age 27 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

Anthony Ray Williams, a 27-year-old male from Dallas, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2020. He was found lying on the front porch of a residence on Skyfrost Drive with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate response from Dallas…

View case Share

Death by Force

Diego Martinez

Male, age 20 · Carrollton, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2020 · 6 years ago

On December 23, 2020, 20-year-old Diego Martinez from Irving, Texas, was tragically shot and killed in Carrollton, TX. The incident occurred in the garage of a friend's home in the 4300 block of Onyx Drive. Investigators believe that the suspects targeted the…

View case Share

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.