Deaths by Force on December 24

Deaths by Force (546)

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Carolee Dawn Taylor

Female, age 46 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Carolee Dawn Taylor, a 46-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 24, 2019. She was a dedicated professional with a degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University and worked as a loan officer. Carolee was known…

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Derek Fields

Male, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 24, 2019 · 7 years ago

Derek Fields, a 43-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on December 24, 2019, in Houston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Fields' death was initially…

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Nino Thomas II

Male, age 29 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 24, 2018, the body of 29-year-old Nino Thomas II was discovered in a vacant lot at 501 Edgewood Avenue in Akron, Ohio. He was found at approximately 9:00 a.m., and authorities confirmed that he had died from a gunshot wound. The circumstances…

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Adrian Deon Johnson

Male, age 39 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the morning of Christmas Eve in 2018, the body of 39-year-old Adrian Deon Johnson, a Black male, was discovered at an auto detail business in Birmingham, Alabama. Johnson had been at a party at the location the night before, and a friend who returned to…

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Kwavon-tai Thomas

Male, age 18 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2018, in a CVS parking lot in North Las Vegas, Nevada, the life of 18-year-old Kwavon-tai Thomas was tragically cut short. The young Black / African American man was shot multiple times and died in his brother's arms. Witnesses reported…

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Rebecca Lancaster

Female, age 49 · Hitchins, Kentucky

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a quiet Christmas Eve in 2018, the small community of Hitchins, Kentucky, was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the life of Rebecca Lancaster, a 49-year-old female. The day, meant for festive cheer and family gatherings, turned into one of sorrow…

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Frans Younan

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Frans Younan was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. Younan, a male, was discovered unresponsive on a sidewalk in the 15800 block of Wisconsin on the city's west side. He had sustained a fatal gunshot…

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David W King

Male, age 59 · Irvington, New Jersey

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a winter afternoon in Irvington, New Jersey, the life of 59-year-old David W. King, a male resident of the township, was tragically cut short. On Monday, December 24, 2018, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the holiday eve calm in…

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Troy Ibn Branch

Male, age 29 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2018, the life of 29-year-old Troy Ibn Branch of Newark, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. In the late afternoon, shortly before 5 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting on the 200-block of Peshine Avenue. Upon their arrival…

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Hieu Nguyen

Male, age 77 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a quiet Christmas Eve in 2018, the peaceful Ashbury Lane in Virginia Beach was disrupted by a tragedy that left neighbors in shock. Inside a home, police discovered the body of 75-year-old No Nguyen. Her husband, 77-year-old Hieu Nguyen, was also found…

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Essien Edokpayi

Male, age 17 · Vacaville, California

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Essien Edokpayi, a 17-year-old from Vacaville, California, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2018. Essien was fatally shot during an altercation that occurred shortly after midnight on Christmas Eve. The incident took place in the 300 block of Bel Air…

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Jovan Reed

Male, age 32 · San-francisco, California

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jovan Reed, a 32-year-old resident of San Francisco, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2018. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in the India Basin neighborhood. Authorities were alerted to the scene by a ShotSpotter notification…

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Noe Reyes

Male, age 25 · Moreno-valley, California

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 24, 2018, Noe Reyes, a 25-year-old resident of Moreno Valley, California, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The incident occurred around 5:23 p.m. near the Rio Rancho Supermall complex on Perris Boulevard. Reyes and another man, whose…

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Kendrick Lenard Walker

Male, age 41 · Orange-park, Florida

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kendrick Lenard Walker, a 41-year-old resident of Orange Park, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2018, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred on Christmas Eve, around 8 p.m., when the Orange Park Police Department (OPPD) responded to…

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Andrew Duncan Jr

Male, age 31 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2018, in Shreveport, Louisiana, a festive evening turned into a tragedy for the family of Andrew Duncan Jr. The 31-year-old Black male was fatally shot, leaving his loved ones in shock and sorrow. Details surrounding the incident remain…

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Deidrick Paul Green Jr.

Male, age 23 · Lutcher, Louisiana

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the festive aftermath of the annual Festival of the Bonfires on Christmas Eve 2018, the celebratory atmosphere in Lutcher, Louisiana, was shattered by gunfire. Deidrick Paul Green Jr., a 23-year-old male, was caught in the deadly eruption of violence that…

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Renee Foster

Female, age 49 · Lake-charles, Louisiana

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet city of Lake Charles, Louisiana, the life of 49-year-old Renee Foster was tragically cut short on December 24, 2018. A concerned neighbor's call to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office led to a grim discovery at her Pleasant Drive home. Inside…

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Thaddeus Watis

Male, age 20 · Lutcher, Louisiana

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a festive Christmas Eve in 2018, the holiday cheer in Lutcher, Louisiana, was shattered by gunfire that left two young men dead and two others wounded. Thaddeus Watis, a 20-year-old male, was killed in the shooting that erupted outside the Neighborhood…

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Andre Smith

Male, age 55 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 24, 2018, Andre Smith, a 55-year-old male, was fatally shot in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred in the city's Glenville neighborhood. Reports indicate that the shooting took place at an auto body shop in the area. Following the incident…

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Keywontae Smiley

Male, age 22 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Keywontae Jaterrance Carter Smiley, a 22-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2018, in Fairfield Township, Hamilton, OH. Smiley was shot and killed shortly before 2 p.m. while sitting in a car with another…

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Dominique Nicole Schliske

Female, age 26 · Anahuac, Texas

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

Dominique Nicole Schliske, a 26-year-old woman from Anahuac, Texas, tragically passed away on December 24, 2018. She was found dead in her home alongside her husband, Matthew Allen Kline, 28, in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. According to the…

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Don Spriggs

Male, age 39 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 24, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 24, 2018, 39-year-old Don Spriggs, an African American male from Arlington, Texas, was fatally shot outside a game room located in the 6700 block of Brentwood Stair Road in Fort Worth. Surveillance footage captured the incident, showing a man…

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Douglas Mcclendon

Male, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Douglas McClendon, an 18-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on December 24, 2017. The incident occurred late in the afternoon on Lancashire Drive, off Old Kings Road. McClendon's death was part of a surge in teen homicides…

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Peter Hill

Male, age 35 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the vibrant city of New Orleans, a deep sadness fell over the music community on Christmas Eve of 2017. Peter Hill, a 35-year-old African-American man with a spirit as lively as the city's famed jazz funerals, was found dead. His life, deeply woven into…

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Kurtis Depina

Male, age 19 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold Christmas Eve in 2017, the life of 19-year-old Kurtis Depina, an African-American male, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Boston, Massachusetts. The incident occurred around 9:10 p.m. at 150 Wellington Hill Street in the Mattapan…

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Theresa Henry

Female, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2017, the life of 28-year-old Caucasian woman, Theresa Helen Henry, came to a tragic end in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her body was discovered in a dumpster near a construction site, the victim of a brutal homicide. The Clark County coroner later…

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Jeremy Jones

Male, age 24 · Robinsonville, Mississippi

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of December 24, 2017, a dispute that began at a nightclub in Robinsonville, Mississippi, tragically culminated in the death of 24-year-old Jeremy Jones. The initial altercation occurred at the 56 Night Club on Highway 61, where Jones allegedly…

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Marshall Washington

Male, age 37 · Kosciusko, Mississippi

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Kosciusko, Mississippi, the life of 37-year-old Marshall Washington was tragically cut short on Christmas Eve of 2017. He was a victim of gun violence, a sudden and brutal event that left the community in shock and his family in mourning.…

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Cindy Marcinczyk

Female, age 47 · Old Bridge, New Jersey

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Cliffwood Beach in Old Bridge, New Jersey, the holiday season of 2017 was shattered by a tragic event that unfolded on Christmas Eve. Forty-seven-year-old Cindy Marcinczyk was found deceased in her home in what authorities would…

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Ronald Spearman

Male, age 47 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the city of Newark, New Jersey, the holiday season of 2017 was marred by a violent and unresolved crime. On Christmas Eve, a day typically filled with festive cheer, 47-year-old Ronald Spearman, a male resident of the city, was found lifeless in an…

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Ian Noah Butler

Male, age 16 · Colonial-heights, Virginia

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Colonial Heights, Virginia, the life of 16-year-old Ian Noah Butler, a male Caucasian, was tragically cut short on Christmas Eve of 2017. Known for his love of baseball and a heart that always put others first, Ian was at a gathering with…

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Abdi Sanweyne

Male, age 27 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2017, a tragic shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, claimed the life of 27-year-old Abdi Sanweyne. The incident occurred in the early evening, shortly after 6 p.m., on the 300 block of Garfield Avenue. Sanweyne was discovered on a staircase…

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Sean Harris

Male, age 47 · Joplin, Missouri

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017, a violent confrontation unfolded at an apartment complex in Joplin, Missouri, resulting in the death of 47-year-old Sean A. Harris. Officers from the Joplin Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at a…

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Johnny Cameron

Male, age 74 · Lake-city, South Carolina

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2017, the quiet of Lake City, South Carolina, was broken by a home invasion that ended in the tragic death of a 74-year-old Black man named Johnny Cameron. Mr. Cameron was fatally shot inside his residence on Georgetown Road and was…

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Jose Herrera

Male, age 18 · Silver-spring, Maryland

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2017, a young Hispanic male named Jose Herrera Guzman, aged 18, was fatally shot in Silver Spring, Maryland. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Quebec Terrace. First responders arrived at 1010 Quebec…

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Jay Ford

Male, age 25 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the festive stillness of Christmas Eve 2017, a Syracuse street was shattered by a burst of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Jay Ford. The young man, a resident of the city, was found on Temple Street with a gunshot wound that would tragically…

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Christopher Thomas

Male, age 46 · San-pablo, California

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christopher Thomas, a 46-year-old resident of San Pablo, California, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017, due to a shooting incident. The incident occurred at a residence in the 2900 block of Rollingwood Drive, an unincorporated area of San Pablo.…

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Jimmy Grady McAny II

Male, age 26 · Modesto, California

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jimmy Grady McAny II, a 26-year-old resident of Modesto, California, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017. McAny was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot in downtown Modesto. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to his…

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Michael Alejandro Armenta

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Alejandro Armenta, a 26-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Michael was fatally shot in the Westlake area of Los Angeles. The incident…

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Ismail Abdulle

Male, age 54 · Blue Island, Illinois

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Somali male, 54, Ismail Abdulle was working the late shift as a Chicago cab driver when Christmas Eve blurred into dawn. Hours after reporting a robbery in the city, he was found dead inside his vehicle in Blue Island, Illinois, near Davis Street and Irving…

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Jerry Minard

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jerry Minard, a 24-year-old male, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. He was a victim of a double shooting that occurred on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Minard was in a vehicle heading south in the 5900 block of South…

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Zackery Talley

Male, age 27 · Monmouth, Illinois

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Zackery David Talley, a 27-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017, in Monmouth, Illinois. Born on April 11, 1990, in Davenport, Iowa, Zackery was the son of David and Kitty Talley. He moved to Kirkwood, Illinois, in 1995, where he…

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Akoya Skeith

Male, age 25 · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas Eve in 2017, the life of 25-year-old Akoya Skeith came to a violent end in a Kenner, Louisiana home. What was initially reported as a tragic accident soon unraveled into a case of homicide, with his girlfriend at the center of…

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Nakayla Bynes

Female, age 16 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nakayla JaHiya Bynes, a 16-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on December 24, 2017, in High Point, North Carolina. Nakayla was found shot in the head at a home on Garrison Street. The police were alerted to the incident after responding…

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Qumain Pratt

Male, age 27 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Qumain Pratt, a 27-year-old African American male from High Point, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of Christmas Eve, around 4:06 AM, when police were called to the intersection of Apex…

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Timothy Moore

Male · Belhaven, North Carolina

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Timothy Bernard Moore, a 27-year-old African American male from Belhaven, North Carolina, was found deceased on December 24, 2017. His body was discovered on a dirt road off of Beech Ridge Road in Belhaven. An autopsy revealed that Moore had been shot 13…

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DeMar William Jackson

Male · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

DeMar William Jackson, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on December 24, 2017, in Cleveland, OH. His death was a result of a shooting incident, which led to a series of legal actions and investigations. Following his death, law…

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Kameron Westbrook

Male, age 20 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 24, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kameron Westbrook, a 20-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on December 24, 2017. He was walking to a nearby store in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve when he became an unintended victim of a drive-by shooting.…

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