Death by Force

Annette Ann Kelley

Female, age 58 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Annette Ann Kelley, a 58-year-old woman, was found deceased in her Oklahoma City home on December 23, 2017. Her children had gone to check on her after not being able to get in contact with her. Upon entering the residence, they discovered their mother, who…

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Deandre Voss

Male, age 32 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2017, the life of 32-year-old Deandre A. Voss was tragically cut short in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Residents in the 1400 block of Greene Street, near the Villages of Hanna apartments, were startled by the sound of a…

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Delonte Corvon Walker Ross

Male, age 18 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2017, the life of 18-year-old Delonte Corvon Walker Ross, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gunshots echoed on Oxford Street, prompting a police response to a home around 3:20 a.m.…

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Gregory Warrior

Male, age 23 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

A promising life was tragically cut short on a Saturday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, when 23-year-old Gregory Warrior was fatally shot on December 23, 2017. The incident unfolded around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of Jackson Avenue, located in the city's…

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Tanya Elaine Johnson

Female, age 34 · Rolla, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 23, 2017, Tanya Elaine Johnson, a 34-year-old female, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to her upper torso in Rolla, Missouri. Emergency responders initially treated her at the scene before transporting her to Phelps County Regional Medical Center.…

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Wayne Lee Proctor Jr.

Male, age 35 · Nanjemoy, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a quiet Saturday afternoon, just two days before Christmas in 2017, a dispute between neighbors in Nanjemoy, Maryland, turned deadly, claiming the life of 35-year-old Wayne Lee Proctor Jr. The tragic events unfolded on December 23rd, when Marcus Darnell…

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Cristino Gomez II

Male, age 29 · Medford, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Medford, New York neighborhood, leaving two men dead. One of the victims was Cristino Gomez II, a 29-year-old male resident of Medford. He and his friend, Joshua…

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Dominique Johnson

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dominique Johnson, a 30-year-old community activist from Berkeley, was tragically killed in a fatal shooting on December 23, 2017, in Oakland, California. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of West Grand Avenue and Brush Street in…

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Erik Green

Male, age 38 · Vallejo, California

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Erik Green, a 38-year-old resident of Vallejo, California, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2017, due to gunshot wounds. The incident occurred following a possible altercation, leading to his untimely death. Vallejo police identified Green as the…

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Michael Bernard Tolbert

Male, age 28 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Bernard Tolbert, a 28-year-old resident of Ocala, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2017, in a shooting incident at the Queens Garden Resort. The incident occurred around midnight when gunfire erupted at the hotel located on South Pine…

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Jamiles Taylor

Male, age 15 · Tifton, Georgia

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 15-year-old Jamiles Taylor was tragically cut short in Tifton, Georgia. On the afternoon of Saturday, December 23rd, police were called to the Peterson's Apartments where they discovered the young male had been killed. The…

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Corey Hall

Male, age 32 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Corey T. Hall, a 32-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, tragically passed away on December 23, 2017. Corey was born on November 3, 1985, and was known for his generous spirit and contagious smile. He was a beloved member of his community…

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Janaria T. Moore

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Janaria T. Moore, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2017, in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side of Chicago. According to reports, Moore was standing in the 11200 block of South Michigan Avenue…

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Tyler Munster

Male, age 20 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the festive days leading up to Christmas, a season typically filled with joy and anticipation, a sudden act of violence shattered the lives of a New Orleans family. On December 23, 2017, 20-year-old Tyler Munster, a male known affectionately to his loved…

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Tyree Frederick

Male, age 23 · Eunice, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of December 23, 2017, a Christmas party at the Southeast Community Center in Eunice, Louisiana, turned tragic, ending the life of 23-year-old Tyree Frederick. The festive gathering, with approximately 100 people in attendance, was shattered by…

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Allen W Blanchard

Male, age 34 · Kelly, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Allen W. Blanchard, a 34-year-old white male from Wilmington, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2017, in Kelly, North Carolina. The incident occurred at an abandoned lumber mill off NC 210 in the Kelly community of Bladen County.…

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Ginger Ballard

Female, age 53 · Dublin, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ginger Ballard, a 53-year-old woman, tragically passed away on December 23, 2017, in Dublin, Ohio. She was the postmaster at the Dublin Post Office and was well-loved by her colleagues and friends. Ballard was known for her dedication to her job, never…

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Lance Maurice Herrera Dempsey

Male, age 52 · Dublin, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lance Maurice Herrera Dempsey, a 52-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2017, in Dublin, Ohio. He was a dedicated supervisor at the United States Postal Service and was well-respected by his colleagues. On the day of…

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Elmer Maldonado

Male, age 25 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Elmer Maldonado, a 25-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2017, in Reading, Pennsylvania. He succumbed to injuries from multiple gunshot wounds sustained in the 1600 block of Perkiomen Avenue. The incident was…

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Jeffrey Weiss

Male, age 67 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood in Churchill Borough, just outside of Pittsburgh, the life of 67-year-old Jeffrey Weiss, a male, was tragically cut short on the afternoon of December 23, 2017. What was supposed to be a peaceful holiday season was shattered by a…

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Julian DeShields

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2017, the life of 18-year-old Julian Wesley Alexander DeShields was tragically cut short on Clover Lane in Chester, Pennsylvania. The young Black male was discovered lying in the middle of the street, having been…

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Alfred Lamar Griffin

Male, age 37 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Knoxville, Tennessee neighborhood, setting in motion a chain of events that would end in the death of 37-year-old Alfred Lamar Griffin. An African American man…

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Jalen Johnson

Male, age 24 · Longview, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jalen Johnson, a 24-year-old African American male from Port Arthur, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2017, in Longview, Texas. Jalen was an active member of his community and known by his friends and family as "JDUBB of 4/5." He was an…

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Nathan Smith

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nathan Smith, a 39-year-old man, was shot and killed on December 23, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a period of increasing gun violence in the city, as Chicago was experiencing one of its deadliest years in recent times. The homicide…

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Darnell Demourelle

Male, age 30 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday in the Desire neighborhood of New Orleans, the life of Darnell Everett Demourelle was tragically cut short. On December 23, 2015, the 30-year-old man was killed by gun violence, a loss that would deeply affect his family and…

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Glenn Jr. Keller

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the midst of a year marked by a record number of homicides in Baltimore, the life of 34-year-old Glenn Jr. Keller, a Black/African American male, was cut short on the evening of December 23, 2015. The fatal incident occurred at the Frankford Plaza in…

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Robert Ellis-El

Male, age 69 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the chill of a Detroit morning, just two days before Christmas in 2015, a neighbor on Archdale Street was drawn from his home by the smell of smoke. What he discovered was a scene of horror that would forever alter the holiday season for one family. The…

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Kevin Matthews

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a family's holiday preparations were shattered by a fatal encounter with law enforcement. Kevin Matthews, a 35-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a Dearborn police officer on the afternoon of Wednesday, December…

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Ricardo Orozco-Negrete

Male, age 49 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ricardo Orozco-Negrete, 49, a Hispanic/Latino man, was discovered dead in his South Minneapolis apartment late on New Year’s Day 2015, after officers were flagged down to conduct a welfare check on the 2900 block of Cedar Avenue South. He was found bound, and…

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Maliyah Collins

Female, age 3 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Maliyah Collins, a 3-year-old girl from Las Vegas, tragically died on December 23, 2015. Her death was ruled a homicide by the Clark County Coroner's office, with blunt force trauma cited as the cause. The young girl's death shocked the community and drew…

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Pamela Estridge

Female, age 62 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 18, 2015, Pamela Sue Estridge, a 62-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found critically injured at her residence on Stonehenge Drive. Patrol officers were dispatched in response to a report of a shooting at her apartment. Upon their arrival…

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Rodney Wilson

Male, age 37 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December evening in Philadelphia, tragedy struck the family of Rodney Wilson. On Thursday, December 23, 2015, the 37-year-old Black male was discovered in the driver's seat of his 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The…

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Mackenzie Parker

Female, age 8 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet Tucson, Arizona neighborhood, a devastating tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 8-year-old Mackenzie Parker. On the evening of December 23, 2015, a series of events culminated in a horrific act of violence that left two young sisters dead.…

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Curtis Clayton

Male, age 35 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, a quiet evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was shattered by violence that would ultimately claim the life of 35-year-old Curtis Clayton. On December 23rd, masked gunmen forced their way into a garage near North Peoria Avenue and East 44th…

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Stephen Bennett Jr.

Male, age 22 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of December 23, 2015, the life of 22-year-old Stephen Bennett, Jr., a Black male from Camden, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. The fatal incident unfolded near the intersection of 6th Street and Ferry Avenue, in the shadow of the…

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Derwin Joyce

Male, age 40 · Stockton, California

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Derwin Ivory Joyce, known as "DJ," tragically lost his life on December 23, 2015, in Stockton, California. On that fateful day, officers responded to reports of shots fired in the Knickerbocker Drive area. Upon arrival, they found Derwin Joyce suffering from…

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Joshua Hur

Male, age 63 · Sanford, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joshua Hur, a 63-year-old Korean-American store owner from Sanford, FL, was tragically killed on December 23, 2015. On that evening, Hur was on his way to an evening service at Green Hill Church when he was robbed and shot multiple times outside his…

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Christopher Ruffin

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christopher Ruffin, a 33-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2015, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and Ruffin was pronounced dead at the…

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Bennie Edward Bennett Jr.

Male, age 54 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bennie Edward Bennett Jr., a 54-year-old African American male, passed away on December 23, 2015, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His death was a significant event in the local community, and it was reported in various obituaries and news articles. The…

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Jakeba Henry

Male, age 25 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jakeba Keshawn Henry, a 25-year-old African American male from Durham, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2015. The incident occurred near the intersection of Grace Lane and Liberty Street, where officers initially responded to a…

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Timothy Koker

Male, age 52 · Nelsonville, Ohio

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Timothy Koker, a 52-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Nelsonville, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 23, 2015. He was the well-respected owner of the Mine Tavern, a popular local bar in Nelsonville. Timothy was known for his active involvement…

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John Jones

Male, age 53 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, a man's life was cut short in a violent encounter that stemmed from a dispute at a nightclub. John Jones, a 53-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on the front porch of a residence on…

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Joshua Ladale Pittman

Male, age 37 · Waco, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joshua LaDale Pittman, a 37-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Waco, Texas, tragically died on December 23, 2015. He was shot and killed inside the Pick N Pay Food Mart at 504 Faulkner Lane. The incident was part of a murder-for-hire plot.…

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Hakizih Scott

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Hakizimana Scott, age 38, was tragically shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois, on December 23, 2014. He was found inside a parked car, sitting in the driver’s seat, in what was described as a targeted shooting. Scott was one of several victims of gun violence…

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Glenn R Houston

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 23, 2014, Glenn R. Houston, age 23, was fatally shot in a store located in the 400 block of East 79th Street in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred in the afternoon, and it marked the third attempt on his life. Houston was…

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Michael Austin

Male, age 45 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a shed behind a vacant home on Radnor Street on the east side of Detroit, a group of youths gathered on a Tuesday evening. Among them was 14-year-old Fred Austin. It was within the confines of this neglected structure that a handgun would tragically alter…

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Larry Chavis

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the cold of a St. Louis December in 2014, a young man named Larry Chavis became another life lost to the city's unforgiving streets. At 27 years old, his future was abruptly cut short by gunfire, a fate that would mark him as the city's 159th homicide…

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Tirrell Lewis

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Dec 23, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tirrell De'Arius Lewis, an 18-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2014, after being shot in the chest. The incident occurred in the South Cumminsville neighborhood, where Lewis was found by authorities. Despite efforts to…

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