Death by Force

Roberto Velasquez

Male, age 22 · Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Christmas Day, 2019, Roberto Velasquez—a 22-year-old Hispanic/Latino male—was found dead with his parents and younger brother inside the family’s home in Rio Rancho’s Northern Meadows subdivision. Police responding after relatives grew concerned discovered…

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Aarion Earle Derritt

Male, age 39 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas morning in 2019, a dispute between friends in Aurora, Colorado, escalated into a tragedy that would end one life and irrevocably alter another. Aarion Earle Derritt, a 39-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot…

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Bertin Garcia-Jimenez

Male, age 23 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2019, the life of 23-year-old Bertin Garcia-Jimenez, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Lexington, Kentucky. Authorities were called to the Crystal Garden Apartments in the Cardinal Valley neighborhood shortly after 1 p.m.…

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Keith Winters

Male, age 51 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Christmas night in 2019, a tragic event unfolded in Milwaukee that ended the life of 51-year-old Keith Winters, a Black American male. Friends and family were left mourning the unexpected and violent death of a man described as a good person who was…

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Antoine Dickens

Male, age 40 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Christmas night in 2019, the life of Antoine Dickens, a 40-year-old man from Richmond, Virginia, was tragically cut short. In an alley within the Gilpin Court neighborhood, he and another man, 25-year-old Marquise A. Dudley, were discovered by police who…

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Kenneth Irvin Lawson

Male, age 37 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Christmas morning in 2019, the life of 37-year-old Kenneth Irvin Lawson was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire within a business on East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia. The shooting, which occurred at approximately 12:49 a.m. on December 25th…

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Marquise Dudley

Male, age 25 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Christmas night that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, a grim discovery was made in Richmond, Virginia's Gilpin Court neighborhood. On December 25, 2019, 25-year-old Marquise Dudley, a male, was found shot to death, his life tragically…

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Deborah Tucker

Female, age 54 · Damascus, Maryland

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Christmas morning that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, a tragedy unfolded within the quiet community of Damascus, Maryland, leaving family and friends reeling from the sudden and violent loss of Deborah Tucker. The 54-year-old woman…

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Andrew Isaiah Andalon

Male, age 22 · Azusa, California

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Andrew Isaiah Andalon, a 22-year-old resident of La Puente, California, was tragically killed on December 25, 2019, in Azusa, California. According to reports, Andalon was visiting acquaintances in a carport outside an apartment complex on East Hollyvale…

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Jimmy Marks

Male, age 61 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jimmy Marks, aged 61, was tragically shot and killed on December 25, 2019, in East Oakland, California. The incident occurred at approximately 12:07 a.m. on East 16th Street, an area he was known to frequent. Marks succumbed to his injuries later that morning…

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Johnny Johnson

Male · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Johnny Johnson, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on December 25, 2019. His death has been a subject of significant investigation and legal scrutiny. Johnny was known in his community and had a family who mourned his untimely demise. The…

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Juan Godinez

Male, age 22 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 25, 2019, 22-year-old Juan Godinez, a male of Hispanic descent, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Homestead, Florida. The incident occurred in the early hours of Christmas Day, around 1 a.m., when police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue…

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Venicio Perez

Male, age 17 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On December 25, 2019, 17-year-old Venicio Perez, a Hispanic male, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Homestead, Florida. The incident occurred during the early hours of Christmas Day, around 1 a.m., when police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue…

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Devonte Owens

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a Christmas night that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, tragedy struck in Columbus, Georgia. Twenty-year-old Devonte Owens, a male, found his life cut short by violence on December 25, 2019. The fatal encounter took place at the Parkway…

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Christian Allen Brewer

Male, age 27 · Cullom, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Christian Allen Brewer, a 27-year-old male from Cullom, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2019. Christian, along with his mother Shirley A. Baty Brewer, aged 48, and their neighbor Norman T. Walker, aged 51, were found dead from gunshot…

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Gavin Lowe

Male, age 12 · Herrin, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gavin Lowe, a 12-year-old boy from Herrin, Illinois, tragically died on December 25, 2019. Gavin, who was born on October 31, 2007, in Carbondale, Illinois, was an active sixth-grade student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School in Herrin. He was known…

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Irvin Garcia

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Irvin Garcia, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot multiple times while seated in his vehicle on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019, in the Belmont Central neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 2:35 a.m. in the 5800 block…

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Norman Walker

Female, age 51 · Cullom, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Norman T. Walker, a 51-year-old white male, was tragically killed on December 25, 2019, in Cullom, Illinois. Walker was one of three victims in a horrific triple homicide that occurred on Christmas Day. The other victims were Shirley A. Brewer, a 48-year-old…

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Shirley A. Baty Brewer

Female, age 48 · Cullom, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2019, in the quiet village of Cullom, Illinois, Shirley A. Baty Brewer—a 48-year-old Caucasian female, was found dead from gunfire in her home, along with her 27-year-old son, Christian, and their 51-year-old neighbor, Norman Walker.…

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Christopher Taylor

Male, age 21 · Madisonville, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Madisonville, Louisiana, the life of 21-year-old Christopher Taylor was tragically cut short on Christmas Day in 2019. A dispute with his partner, 57-year-old Harry Cleland, escalated into a fatal encounter. The altercation, which…

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Richard Gilchrist

Male, age 54 · Saint-pauls, North Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richard Sheldon Gilchrist, a 54-year-old man from Saint Pauls, NC, tragically passed away on January 3, 2020, due to injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. Richard was shot during a robbery on Christmas Day at a residence on Avery Road in Robeson County. He…

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Seth Ray-Sapp

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Seth Ray-Sapp, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, PA, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2019. Seth was an innocent bystander caught in a double shooting near West 10th Street and Keystone Road. He was struck twice in the…

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Gabriella Rodriguez

Female, age 24 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gabriella Rodriguez, a 24-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019. She was 33 weeks pregnant with her third child at the time of her death. Gabriella was killed inside the home of her ex-boyfriend…

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Gino Armendariz

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gino Maurice Armendariz, a 33-year-old Hispanic male, tragically passed away on December 25, 2019, in Houston, Texas. He was born on February 7, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, and was the son of Mauricio Hernan Armendariz and Gloria Jimenez-Lopez. Gino was…

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Hector Cabrera

Male, age 32 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Hector Cabrera, a 32-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was tragically found dead on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019. He was discovered in his SUV in the parking lot of an apartment complex off High Hill Boulevard in East Oak Cliff. Cabrera, who was known as…

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James Andre White

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

James Andre White, a 48-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 25, 2019, in Houston, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly distressing as it was determined to be a result of a shooting incident.…

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James Johnson

Male, age 15 · Buna, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

James Johnson, a 15-year-old male from Buna, Texas, tragically died on December 25, 2019, from an accidental shooting. The incident occurred at a home in a trailer park on the north side of Buna, where James was visiting his family for Christmas. According to…

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Richard Rick Britton Sr.

Male, age 54 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2019 · 7 years ago

Richard "Rick" Britton Sr., a 54-year-old male from Odessa, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on December 25, 2019. The incident occurred at 16164 W. University, where the Ector County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a shooting. Upon arrival…

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Joshua Gentry

Male, age 34 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2018, the holiday cheer in Montgomery, Alabama was shattered for one family by an act of violence that claimed the life of 34-year-old Joshua Gentry. A resident of Prattville, Gentry was discovered deceased in a residential area of the…

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Romero Deon McMorris

Male, age 27 · Fairfield, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas morning, December 25, 2018, Romero Deon McMorris, a 27-year-old Black man from the Birmingham-area community of Fultondale, was drawn into a deadly moment in Fairfield, Alabama. As the day began, gunfire erupted in a public-housing community…

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Todd A. Martin

Male, age 33 · Hamburg, Arkansas

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Christmas morning that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, tragedy struck in Hamburg, Arkansas. In the pre-dawn hours of December 25, 2018, the life of 33-year-old Todd A. Martin, a Black male from nearby Crossett, was cut short by an…

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Peggy Sanders

Female, age 34 · Montana Mines, West Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2018, the life of Peggy Lee Sanders, a 34-year-old White woman from Fairmont, West Virginia, was tragically cut short in the small community of Montana Mines. The evening was shattered by a shooting that occurred around 8 p.m., resulting…

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Darryl O’Brien

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Christmas afternoon in Washington, D.C., the festive spirit was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of a young man. Twenty-year-old Darryl O’Brien, a male resident of Southeast D.C., was discovered inside a vehicle in the 5700 block of…

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Jenna Schafer

Female, age 31 · Junction City, Kansas

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Junction City, Kansas, the holiday spirit was shattered by a grim discovery on Christmas Day 2018. Jenna Marie Schafer, a 31-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home on Grant Avenue from an apparent gunshot wound. Schafer, a…

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Jeryel Octavius McBeth

Male, age 34 · Hibbing, Minnesota

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On December 25, 2018, Jeryel Octavius McBeth, aged 34, was fatally shot in Hibbing, Minnesota. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the 2400 Block of Third Avenue East. When officers arrived at the scene, they found McBeth and another individual…

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Tavashia Hale

Female, age 27 · Como, Mississippi

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Day, December 25, 2018, a holiday gathering in the small town of Como, Mississippi, turned into a scene of tragedy for the family and friends of Tavashia Jamil Hale. The 27-year-old Black / African American female, affectionately known to her…

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Carlton Stratton

Male, age 46 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas night in 2018, a dispute in Campbell County, Virginia, escalated to a fatal shooting, ending the life of 46-year-old Carlton Stratton. The incident, which occurred at a residence on Cog Lane, cut short a day of holiday celebration for Stratton…

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Marquis Richardson

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Christmas Day that would forever be marked by tragedy, Marquis Richardson, a 30-year-old male, was killed in a shooting in Baltimore, Maryland. The incident, which occurred on December 25, 2018, cut short a life and left a family in mourning. The…

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Lourdes Padilla

Female, age 70 · Inglewood, California

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lourdes Padilla, a 70-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2018. On Christmas Day, Padilla was walking along Yukon Avenue near West 104th Street when she was confronted by a woman who attempted to steal her…

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Terry McVay

Male, age 25 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

Terry McVay, a 25-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, tragically lost his life after being found shot in a car on Christmas Day, December 25, 2018. He succumbed to his injuries on December 29, 2018. The San Bernardino Police Department launched…

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Emmanuel Watts

Male, age 44 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

Emmanuel Watts, a 44-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2018. The incident occurred at a Westar gas station located near Northwest Seventh Avenue and Broward Boulevard. Surveillance footage captured the…

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Robert Hugh Patrick Gray

Female, age 38 · Kissimmee, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

Robert Hugh-Patrick Gray, a 38-year-old Black man, was tragically shot and killed on December 25, 2018, in Kissimmee, Florida. The incident occurred in the backyard of his home, where he was involved in an argument with his girlfriend, Taniqua Kales.…

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Tonay McCall

Male, age 28 · Cordele, Georgia

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Christmas night that should have been filled with festive cheer, tragedy struck in Cordele, Georgia, ending the life of 28-year-old Tonay McCall. The young man was discovered inside a car in the parking lot of Joe's Meat Market on South Joe Wright Drive…

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Jose Hernandez

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jose Hernandez, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on December 25, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Hernandez was found dead in his car…

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Gerald Augustus Jr

Male, age 37 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a quiet Christmas morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the festive cheer was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 37-year-old Gerald Augustus Jr. Known to his loved ones as 'Punkin,' he was fatally shot in the early hours of December 25…

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Iona Louise Gatlin-Reed

Female, age 59 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

A 59-year-old Black female named Iona Louise Gatlin-Reed was tragically killed on Christmas Day in 2018 in Alexandria, Louisiana. Her death, a result of gun violence, was one of two fatal shootings that occurred that day, which authorities initially believed…

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Leon Bush

Male, age 48 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2018, Leon Bush, a 48-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. The incident occurred around 5:19 p.m. at the intersection of General Meyer Avenue and Casimier Street. Bush, who was visiting New Orleans…

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Russell Every Jr

Male, age 36 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2018, the life of 36-year-old Russell Every Jr., a Black male, was tragically cut short in New Orleans. Every Jr. was a native and resident of the city, and his death left a void in the lives of his family and friends. He was fatally…

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