Deaths by Force on December 23

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Danija Mitchell

Female, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet of a Birmingham, Alabama home, a story of love and aspirations tragically concluded. Danija Mitchell, a 23-year-old woman, was found dead on December 23, 2021, the victim of a homicide. She was discovered in her residence alongside her…

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Danija Danee Mitchell

Female, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Danija Danee Mitchell, a 23-year-old woman, was found dead in her Birmingham, Alabama, home on December 23, 2021, in what authorities investigated as a murder-suicide. She was discovered alongside her 26-year-old boyfriend, Xavier Alexander, after neighbors…

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Michael Johnson

Male, age 53 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of December 23, 2021, the life of Michael Johnson, a 53-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. His body was discovered inside a tent in the city's Piedmont neighborhood, the victim of a fatal…

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Christopher Pino

Male, age 32 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet days before Christmas, a sense of loss rippled through an Albuquerque, New Mexico community. On December 23, 2021, Christopher A. Pino, a 32-year-old man, passed away. His death left a void in the lives of his family and friends, who remembered…

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Gerard Dubois

Male, age 34 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a man named Gerard Dubois, aged 34, tragically lost his life. His death, which occurred on December 28, 2021, was the result of a violent altercation with his roommate. Police were called to a residence in…

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Richard P Miller

Male, age 65 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 23, 2021, the gruesome details surrounding the death of 65-year-old Richard P. Miller, a male resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, began to unfold with the arrest of his friend and co-worker, 58-year-old Eric Holland. The events leading to Holland's…

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Marcus Thomas

Male, age 37 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the early afternoon calm in a Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood. When the violence ceased, 37-year-old Marcus Thomas, a Black/African American male, lay dead from gunshot wounds. The incident, which…

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Dewayne Lee Smith

Male, age 55 · Longton, Kansas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dewayne Lee Smith, a 55-year-old White male, was tragically killed on December 23, 2021, in his hometown of Longton, Kansas. The incident that led to his death unfolded in the early morning hours during an outdoor gathering at a residence located at 205 W.…

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Robert Stricker

Male, age 57 · Longton, Kansas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small town of Longton, Kansas, Robert "Bob" S. Stricker, a 57-year-old White male, was known for his big smile and willingness to help anyone in need. His life, however, was tragically cut short on December 23, 2021, in an act of sudden and brutal…

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Bradley Cross

Male, age 51 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the busy atmosphere of a Roosters restaurant on Preston Highway in Louisville, Kentucky, a violent altercation abruptly ended the lives of two men on the evening of December 23, 2021. Bradley Cross, a 51-year-old man from Shepherdsville, was one of the…

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Michael Anthony Miller

Male, age 48 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Just two days before Christmas in 2021, a night out at a popular Louisville restaurant turned into a scene of tragedy, leaving two men dead and a community in shock. Michael Anthony Miller, a 48-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of December 23…

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Lauren Storts

Female, age 27 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas, a tragedy unfolded in a quiet neighborhood in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On December 23, 2021, which was also her 27th birthday, Lauren Storts, a White/Caucasian female, was found deceased in her home.…

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Michael Anthony Neblett

Male, age 24 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December day in Newport News, Virginia, the life of 24-year-old Michael Anthony Neblett was tragically cut short. Known affectionately as 'Neb' to his friends and family, Michael was a passionate skateboarder who was a beloved figure in his…

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Shaun Isiah Golden

Male, age 20 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December evening in Newport News, Virginia, the life of Shaun Isiah Golden, a 20-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 23, 2021, Golden was discovered inside a vehicle, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the…

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Alexia Deane Quinn

Female, age 33 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of December 23, 2021, a Christmas party in Fort Wayne, Indiana, turned into a scene of violence that would claim the life of 33-year-old Alexia Deane Quinn. A Black female, Quinn was attending a gathering when an altercation escalated into a…

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David Wesley Stotts

Male, age 45 · Seneca, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December day in 2021, the life of David Wesley Stotts, a 45-year-old Caucasian male, was cut short in Seneca, Missouri. He was found deceased from apparent gunshot wounds on December 23rd at a property located at 3966 Kentucky Road in Newton County.…

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Jason Harris

Male, age 37 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2021, a fatal shooting occurred in the Northland neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of 37-year-old Jason Harris. Police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 6800 block of Northeast…

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Marsha McFerrin

Female, age 61 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a tragedy unfolded in the Mark Twain neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri, forever altering the lives of three families. On the afternoon of December 23rd, police were called to an apartment building on Harney Avenue, where a grim…

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Shaun Vaughn

Male, age 40 · Westminster, South Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Westminster, South Carolina, the life of 40-year-old Shaun D. Vaughn was cut short in a tragic and violent encounter on December 23, 2021. The incident, which unfolded near Breezewood Drive, has left the community seeking answers and…

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Jahandar Rahman Echalty Darvish

Male, age 25 · Germantown, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of December 23, 2021, in Germantown, Maryland, a young man’s life was cut short in an act of violence that would later be unraveled with the help of social media. Jahandar Rahman Echalty Darvish, a 25-year-old male, was inside his apartment on…

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John Paul Cruz

Male, age 32 · Bryans-road, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic day in December, a 32-year-old man, John Paul Cruz of Bryans Road, Maryland, lost his life in a senseless act of violence. On December 23, 2021, Cruz was discovered fatally shot in the driver's seat of his vehicle, which was located in the 5500…

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Mye Johnson

Female, age 27 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mye Johnson, a 27-year-old Black female, was celebrating her birthday with friends in the early morning hours of December 23, 2021, in Astoria, Queens, when her life was tragically cut short. An NYPD school safety agent since 2017 and a mother to a 7-year-old…

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James Foley

Male · Markleeville, California

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

James Foley, a resident of Markleeville, California, tragically lost his life on December 23, 2021. The incident occurred at his home in the Sierra Pines Mobile Home Park, located along Highway 89 between Woodfords and Markleeville. Foley was found dead on…

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Valentina Orellana-Peralta

Female, age 14 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Valentina Orellana-Peralta, a 14-year-old girl, was shopping for a quinceañera dress with her mother two days before Christmas when her life was tragically cut short. The pair were inside a dressing room at a Burlington store in North Hollywood, Los Angeles…

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Sara Trost

Female, age 40 · Coral-springs, Florida

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sara Trost, a 40-year-old white female real estate agent, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2021, in Coral Springs, Florida. Trost was sitting in her car outside a home she was showing to potential tenants when she was ambushed and shot multiple…

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Katrayvon B. Hill

Male, age 20 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late morning of December 23, 2021, a dispute over money between cousins in Shreveport, Louisiana, ended in tragedy. Twenty-year-old Katrayvon B. Hill was shot multiple times outside a convenience store in the Allendale neighborhood. The incident…

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Hope Kennedy

Female, age 45 · Newton, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Hope Laraine Kennedy, a 45-year-old woman from Newton, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 23, 2021. She was found suffering from a gunshot wound at her home, where she lived with her boyfriend, Thomas Matthew Gardner, and their two teenage…

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Jan Mario Ramirez Andino

Male, age 18 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jan Mario Ramirez Andino, an 18-year-old Latino male from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically passed away on December 23, 2021. He was born on July 24, 2003, in Durham, Nevada, to Reyes Ramirez and Marcia Andino. Jan Mario was a beloved member of his…

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Santiago Lopez Paz

Male, age 43 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Santiago Lopez Paz, a 43-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on December 23, 2021, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. in the 1200 block of Naples Place, an apartment complex near the Cheek Road…

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Ismael Ramos

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ismael Ramos, a 42-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically died on December 23, 2021, from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred in the 5900 block of Sattler Park in northwest Harris County. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Ramos…

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Janice White

Female, age 56 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 23, 2021, Janice Yvonne White, a 56-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, was fatally shot in her kitchen. Police were called to the scene around 2:36 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting at her residence on Sunflower Circle North. When…

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Matthew Camacho

Male, age 19 · Baytown, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Matthew Lee Camacho, a 19-year-old male from Baytown, Texas, was found dead on December 23, 2021. His body was discovered inside a parked car in the 600 block of Massey Tompkins Road. The car engine was still running when officers arrived at the scene.…

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Quenten Charles Liford

Male, age 19 · Burkburnett, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quenten Charles Liford, a 19-year-old male from Burkburnett, Texas, tragically passed away on December 23, 2021, due to a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred in the 600 block of Cottonwood Street in Burkburnett. Quenten was with his…

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Reginald Jeffery

Male, age 20 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Reginald Jeffery, a 20-year-old National Guardsman, was fatally shot on December 23, 2021, in an apparent road rage incident in southeast Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred on eastbound LBJ Freeway at the Haymarket Road exit. Witnesses reported seeing a…

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Jason Hernandez

Male, age 18 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jason Hernandez, a Hispanic man from Las Vegas, was attacked on the night of September 15, 2021, inside his apartment at the Sonoma Hills Apartments on East Tropicana. Neighbors later recounted that the quiet of the evening was broken by the sudden presence…

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Damian Thomas

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December evening, the sounds of gunshots shattered the peace in the 2200 block of Mount View Place, Southeast. When officers from the Seventh District arrived at the scene around 9:32 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2016, they found two men who had…

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Devonta Williams

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 22, 2016, Devonta Williams, 22, was shot and killed at a Mobil gas station located at the corner of Arlington Road and Arlington Expressway in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred late in the afternoon, and Williams was transported to UF…

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Stephen Tucker

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephen Tucker, aged 20, was shot and killed on December 23, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide was linked to the violent activities of the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang, which was involved in a series of violent crimes…

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Derrick Jones

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derrick Jones, aged 21, was tragically shot and killed on December 23, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Jones was murdered alongside another victim, Stephen Tucker, as part of a violent incident linked to gang-related activity in Chicago. According to law…

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James Ronald Sr. Johnson

Male, age 59 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the persistent issue of gun violence in Baltimore claimed another life. On the evening of December 23rd, in the Southwest Baltimore neighborhood, a discovery was made in the 1100 block of Ward Street. There, emergency responders found a…

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Arnold A Adams

Male, age 40 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the cold of late December, just two days before Christmas in 2016, the life of Arnold A. Adams, a 40-year-old man from Wellston, Missouri, was tragically cut short on the streets of St. Louis. Remembered by some as 'Tony,' his death added to a grim…

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Edgar Morales

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Edgar Morales, an 18-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was killed on December 23, 2016. Morales, known affectionately as "Chimmy," was an aspiring plumber and a student who had a close-knit relationship with his mother. The incident occurred on the 2400…

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Nathaniel Griego

Male, age 14 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events during the holiday season, 14-year-old Nathaniel Griego, a male freshman at Dakota Ridge High School, was shot at his home in Littleton, Colorado, near West Bowles Avenue and South Simms Street. The incident occurred on a Friday…

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Damien Keith Thomas

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Damien Keith Thomas was tragically cut short. The 29-year-old male was in the 2200 block of Mount View Place, Southeast, on Friday, December 23, 2016, when gunfire erupted at approximately 9:32 p.m.…

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Charles Hawkins

Male, age 23 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a cold December evening in Wichita, Kansas, a meeting between two young men would end in tragedy, marking another homicide for the city in 2016. On December 23, 2016, Charles Hawkins, a 23-year-old Black / African American male, was…

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Barbara Jean Larson

Female, age 59 · Faribault, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Friday just two days before Christmas in 2016, the community of Faribault, Minnesota, was shaken by a tragedy that unfolded at the local Chamber of Commerce. Barbara Jean Larson, a 59-year-old Caucasian woman, was at her workplace, where she was the…

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John Korby

Male, age 36 · Cloquet, Minnesota

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Cloquet, Minnesota, the life of 36-year-old John F. Korby, a male resident, was violently cut short on December 23, 2016. A father of six, Korby was known as a loving parent and a jokester who enjoyed beading, playing softball, and…

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Savion N. Latimer

Male, age 16 · Beloit, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the cold just before Christmas, a botched drug deal in a Beloit, Wisconsin parking lot claimed the life of 16-year-old Savion N. Latimer, an African American male. The events of December 23, 2016, would unravel a story of a robbery gone wrong, leading to a…

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