Deaths by Force on December 25

Deaths by Force (476)

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Garfield Steven Jones

Male, age 19 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Dec 25, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, December 25, 2006, a life was tragically cut short outside a nightclub in the Bladensburg area. Garfield Steven Jones, a 19-year-old male from Suitland, was fatally shot as he was leaving Irving's Club B-2, located at…

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Lucy Arnett Raymer

Female, age 32 · Asheville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 1996 · 30 years ago

Lucy Arnett Raymer, a 32-year-old woman, was found deceased on December 26, 1996, in Asheville, North Carolina. Authorities later connected her death to William Darrell Lindsey, a suspected serial killer who had confessed to multiple murders, primarily…

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Creacy Mae Millard

Female, age 29 · Mcnary, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 1936 · 90 years ago

On December 25, 1936, in the company town of McNary in Apache County, Arizona, Creacy Mae Millard, a 29-year-old African American woman, was shot to death on the main street near the Mitchell Cafe. Court records describe her and her partner, Ernest Patten as…

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Johnny Reid

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 25, 1926 · 100 years ago

On Christmas night in 1926, Johnny Reid, a 36-year-old liquor distributor for the notorious Purple Gang, was murdered in Detroit, Michigan. He was reportedly shot in the head with a sawed-off shotgun in the yard behind his residence at 3025 East Grand…

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Albert Willis

Male, age 68 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On Christmas afternoon in 2025, the holiday festivities in the Bevo Mill neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, were shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of a local resident. Albert Willis, a 68-year-old male, had stopped at a BP gas station…

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Brenden Watkins

Male, age 17 · Deltona, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On Christmas night in 2025, a holiday intended for celebration turned into a tragic scene in a residential neighborhood of Deltona, Florida. Brenden Watkins, a 17-year-old male resident of the area, was discovered with life-threatening injuries on the 2000…

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Emony Nicole Jackson

Female, age 13 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 25, 2025, a holiday gathering in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Orlando, Florida, turned into a scene of heartbreak. Around 4:45 p.m., deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office were summoned to a residence located in the…

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JaNarre Suggs

Male, age 21 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On Christmas morning, December 25, 2025, the quiet celebrations in Ocala, Florida, were shattered by the sound of gunfire in the early hours. Around 4:11 a.m., officers from the Ocala Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of West Silver Springs…

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Javarian McAbee

Male, age 27 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, officers from the Jackson Police Department responded to a distress call in the capital city of Mississippi. At approximately 2:30 a.m., law enforcement arrived at a residence located in the 1500 block…

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Keonta Pate

Male, age 21 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of December 25, 2025, a violent incident occurred in Laurinburg, North Carolina, resulting in the death of Keonta Pate, a 21-year-old male. The shooting took place at approximately 11:00 p.m. within the McIntosh Apartments complex located on Hood…

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Malik Holmes

Male, age 26 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 25, 2025, 26-year-old Malik Holmes was fatally shot in the culmination of a violent Christmas night incident in Saint Louis, Missouri. The events unfolded late in the evening when officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's…

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Octavia Stewart

Female, age 36 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 25, 2025, 36-year-old female Octavia Stewart was fatally shot during a confrontation at an apartment complex in Lauderhill, Florida, just west of Fort Lauderdale. The incident occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. at the Sunny Lake…

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Raymond McCullar

Male, age 35 · Quitman, Georgia

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 25, 2025, a violent confrontation unfolded in Quitman, Georgia, disrupting the holiday with a deadly shooting. Officers from the Quitman Police Department responded to calls regarding gunfire in the 120 block of North Culpepper…

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Stanley Lofton

Male, age 37 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of December 25, 2025, while the city was marking the Christmas holiday, a violent incident unfolded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Around 1:35 a.m., officers from the Baton Rouge Police Department were dispatched to the 500 block of Wooddale…

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William Nybourg

Male, age 40 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 25, 2025, a violent incident disrupted the holiday in a North Phoenix neighborhood, resulting in the homicide of 40-year-old William Nybourg. Phoenix Police Department officers were patrolling the area near 13th Avenue and Sequoia…

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Leah Jones

Female, age 37 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On what should have been a festive Christmas Day, a Huntsville, Alabama community was shaken by the tragic death of 37-year-old Leah Jones. On the afternoon of December 25th, Huntsville Police responded to a call of a possible shooting in progress on Uvalde…

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Dorrion Mckinnon

Male, age 17 · Palatka, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of December 25, 2024, a tragic shooting occurred in Palatka, Florida, resulting in the death of 17-year-old local resident, Dorrion McKinnon. The incident took place around 9:40 p.m. near the Palatka Daily News building on St. Johns Avenue.…

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Ana Paredes

Female, age 37 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

A holiday gathering of family and friends on Christmas Day turned into a scene of tragedy in an Indianapolis neighborhood. Inside a home in the 6400 block of Meadowlark Drive, a disturbance escalated, leading to a fatal shooting that claimed the life of…

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Cedric D Crews

Male, age 44 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

Cedric D. Crews, a 44-year-old African American male, was shot on Christmas morning, December 25, 2024, inside a home on Indianapolis’s northeast side. Just after 11 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4400 block of North Kitley Avenue—near the area of East…

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Deshawn Roberts

Male, age 28 · Kentwood, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

A Christmas day dispute in Kentwood, Louisiana, escalated to a fatal shooting, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Deshawn D. Roberts of Osyka, Mississippi. The incident occurred on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, outside the 4-Way Quick Stop convenience…

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Kevin Marshall

Male, age 20 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 25, 2024, Kevin Marshall, a 20-year-old resident of Laurinburg, North Carolina, was fatally shot in a tragic incident that also left his 18-year-old brother, Kavone Marshall, injured. The shooting occurred around 6:20 p.m. on Harrison Street in…

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Calandra Nicole Troy

Female, age 39 · Bishopville, South Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas Day, a senseless act of violence shattered a South Carolina family, leaving five children without their mother. Calandra Nicole Troy, a 39-year-old mother, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the Piedmont area just outside of Bishopville.…

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Sierra Roarx

Female, age 31 · Palmer, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas Day, December 25, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Palmer, Texas, resulting in the deaths of Sierra Ashléy Roarx, 31, and Byron M. Olivere, 55. The event took place at 241 Poinsettia Drive in Palmer, a city located just south of Dallas in…

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Exziel Rivera

Male, age 15 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On what should have been a festive Christmas morning, a tragedy unfolded in a Milwaukee neighborhood that would forever alter the holiday for two families. Fifteen-year-old Hispanic male, Exziel Rivera, was in a car with 18-year-old Nayah Vasquez near the…

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Nayah Vasquez

Female, age 18 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas morning, a day meant for celebration and togetherness, 18-year-old Hispanic female Nayah Vasquez's life was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on a Milwaukee street. The shooting occurred around 11:25 a.m. in the Silver City neighborhood…

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Jesus Rodriguez Beltran

Male, age 34 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a quiet Christmas morning in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 34-year-old Jesus Rodriguez Beltran was tragically cut short. In the early hours of December 25, 2024, at approximately 5:40 a.m., police responded to a call of a person shot at a park-and-ride…

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Veronica Alvarez-Ramirez

Female, age 44 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2024, a tragic event unfolded in west Phoenix that ended the life of Veronica Alvarez-Ramirez, a 44-year-old woman. She was inside her home in the area of 59th Avenue and Indian School Road when the unexpected violence occurred. Sometime…

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Anthony DeCarlo Campbell DjAnt

Male, age 44 · Burlington, Iowa

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas evening in Burlington, Iowa, a community was shaken by the tragic death of Anthony DeCarlo Campbell, a 44-year-old Black man known affectionately as DJ Ant Bomb. Emergency services responded to a call at a residence on Madison Avenue at…

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LeAnna Francine Carreon

Female, age 53 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2024, the life of 53-year-old LeAnna Francine Carreon, a White / Caucasian female from Des Moines, Iowa, was tragically cut short. The incident unfolded in the Sheridan Gardens neighborhood on the afternoon of December 25th, when police…

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Philip Rhinehart

Male, age 39 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of Christmas Day, December 25, 2024, the holiday calm was shattered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by reports of gunfire. Around 6:00 p.m., the Fort Wayne Police Department received calls regarding shots fired near the intersection of West Fourth and…

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Tyree Dahvon Gilyard

Male, age 23 · Palatka, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas night 2024, at approximately 9:40 PM, a tragic incident unfolded in Palatka, Florida. Tyree Gilyard, a 23-year-old male from Crescent City, was one of three victims in a shooting that occurred near the Palatka Daily News building in the 1800…

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Tyeisha Colley

Female, age 35 · Monroe, Georgia

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas Day, a family celebration in Monroe, Georgia, turned into a scene of tragedy, ending the life of 35-year-old Tyeisha Colley. A beloved Black mother, wife, and high school teacher, she was fatally shot as she and her family were leaving her…

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Kellie Barnett

Female, age 50 · Schaumburg, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kellie Barnett, a 50-year-old woman from New Lenox, Illinois, tragically lost her life on Christmas morning, December 25, 2024, in Schaumburg, Illinois. She was fatally shot by her brother-in-law, Daniel Garcia, 52, who mistook her for an intruder inside his…

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Kennedi Aniyah Flora Jones

Female, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kennedi Aniyah Flora Jones, a 19-year-old woman from Charlotte, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2024. The incident occurred late at night when officers responded to a call regarding a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the 4800…

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Kevin Marshall

Male, age 20 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kevin Marshall III, a 20-year-old man from Laurinburg, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2024, following a shooting incident. The young man was initially treated at Scotland Memorial Hospital before being transferred to UNC Medical…

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Dashawn Khan

Male, age 22 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2024 · 2 years ago

On Christmas night, December 25, 2024, a tragic incident cut short the life of 22-year-old Dashawn Anthony Khan in Richmond, Virginia. Just before 9:30 p.m., police were called to the 1400 block of Clarkson Road following reports of random gunfire. Upon their…

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Exavier Tywan Mitchell

Male, age 26 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

Exavier Tywan Mitchell, a 26-year-old male, was tragically killed in a shooting on Christmas Day 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident occurred in a parking lot, where he was met with a barrage of gunfire. At approximately 6:00 p.m. on December 25th…

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Exavier Tywan Mitchell

Male, age 26 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Christmas evening that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, a wave of violence cut short the life of 26-year-old Exavier Tywan Mitchell. The young man was in the parking lot of a Dollar General in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 25…

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Jaylen M. Carter

Male, age 21 · Eutaw, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet town of Eutaw, Alabama, the holiday spirit was shattered by violence on Christmas Day, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Jaylen Carter. The fatal incident, which marked the first and only homicide in Eutaw for the year 2023, occurred in the…

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Shaquille Lafredrick Bullard

Male, age 30 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2023, a day typically filled with joy and celebration, tragedy struck in Mobile, Alabama, with the death of 30-year-old Shaquille Lafredrick Bullard. A Black male, Bullard became a victim of gun violence, a loss that rippled through his…

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Lino Nedelec

Male, age 22 · Halawa, Hawaii

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

Lino Nedelec, a 22-year-old Native Hawaiian man from ʻAiea, died after gunfire tore through what should have been a quiet Christmas morning in Hālawa. Just before dawn on December 25, 2023, he was riding with friends inside a white sedan as they pulled away…

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David Pistole

Male, age 38 · Boise, Idaho

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

A Christmas Day gathering in a West Boise home turned tragic, ending in the shooting death of 38-year-old David Pistole. On December 25, 2023, Boise police were called to a residence on the 8000 block of West Pomona Court following reports of gunfire. Upon…

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Anna Elezibeth Haslup Terrill

Female, age 31 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

Anna Elezibeth Haslup-Terrill, a 31-year-old resident of Interlachen, Florida, tragically lost her life to gun violence on December 25, 2023. The incident occurred in Gainesville, Florida. At the time of her death, Anna was just 31 years old. Her passing has…

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Brandon McNair

Male, age 38 · Pompano-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 25, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Pompano Beach, Florida, resulting in the deaths of two male victims, including Brandon McNair. The incident took place at a convenience store located in the area of Northwest Fourth Street and 27 Avenue…

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Jamayais Bennett

Male, age 20 · Plant-city, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 25, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Plant City, Florida, resulting in the death of 20-year-old Jamayais Bennett. The incident took place at approximately 9:41 p.m. in the 1300 block of Louisiana Street. According to the incident report…

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Quaavon LaShawn Ellis

Male, age 40 · Pompano-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On December 25, 2023, 40-year-old Quaavon LaShawn Ellis tragically lost his life in a shooting incident in Pompano Beach, Florida. The Broward Sheriff's Office reported that around 8:40 p.m., deputies responded to a convenience store at 401 Northwest 27th…

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Torrell O’Neal Page

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Christmas morning in Washington, D.C., that should have been filled with peace and celebration, tragedy struck in the Brightwood area. Thirty-two-year-old Torrell O'Neal Page, a Black/African American man, was found with fatal gunshot wounds in the 1200…

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Sherell Brown

Female, age 35 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2023 · 3 years ago

Sherell Brown, a 35-year-old woman, was fatally shot in the Roseland area of Chicago. The incident occurred on December 25, 2023, when Brown was found unresponsive behind a home in the first block of East 110th Street around noon. Brown was taken to Trinity…

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