Death by Force

Shawanda Robinson

Female, age 39 · Bastrop, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas morning, a sense of festive cheer was tragically shattered in the parking lot of the Eden Apartments in Bastrop, Louisiana. On Tuesday, December 25, 2018, at approximately 3:30 a.m., 39-year-old Shawanda Robinson was shot once…

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Tamyra Lea Tison

Female, age 33 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a Christmas Day in Alexandria, Louisiana, the life of 33-year-old Tamyra Lea Allen Tison came to an end. The year was 2018 when the community would learn of her passing, a sorrowful event that left family and friends to mourn her absence. Born on September…

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Henry Campbell

Male, age 28 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the waning hours of Christmas Day 2018, a dispute in Nashville tragically escalated, claiming the life of 28-year-old Henry Campbell Jr. The young man, known to friends and family as a funny, kind-hearted individual with a passion for music, was fatally…

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Kevin Daniels

Male, age 20 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Dec 25, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2018, a personal dispute in Chattanooga, Tennessee, tragically escalated, ending the life of 20-year-old Kevin Daniels. Daniels, a Black male, was shot multiple times and later succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital. The incident…

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Roosevelt Jr Junious

Male · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet early hours of a Christmas morning in Phoenix, Arizona, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family with questions that would haunt them for years. On December 25, 2017, in the parking lot of the Payless Inn on East Van Buren Street, a…

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Candy Belen Salazar

Female, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On what should have been a joyous Christmas Day in 2017, a tragedy unfolded in Phoenix, Arizona, forever altering the lives of a local family. That evening, the body of 33-year-old Candy Belen Salazar, a female, was discovered in an alley near the…

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Albert Abu

Male, age 56 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

African-American/Black male Albert Abu, age 57, was gunned down just after midnight on December 25, 2017, in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. At about 12:14 a.m., he was standing on the sidewalk in the 8100 block of South Wabash Avenue—steps from his own…

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Tyler Munster

Male, age 20 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the days leading up to Christmas in 2017, a senseless act of violence claimed the life of 20-year-old Tyler Munster in New Orleans, Louisiana. On December 23, 2017, Munster was fatally shot, a tragedy that deeply impacted his family and the community.…

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Rose Douthitt

Female, age 57 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 25, 2017, 57-year-old African American woman Rose Douthitt was found deceased in her home on Sigsbee Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Responding officers discovered her body around 4:46 p.m., noting multiple signs of trauma. An autopsy confirmed that her…

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Arlin Wayne Nugent

Male, age 49 · Scott, Arkansas

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas morning, a violent home invasion in Scott, Arkansas, shattered the peace of the holiday, leaving 49-year-old Arlin Wayne Nugent dead. The male victim was shot and killed shortly before 12:30 a.m. when two men forced their way…

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Ernest Moore Sr.

Male, age 71 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Christmas Day that should have been filled with joy, tragedy struck a Kansas City, Kansas family. Ernest Moore Sr., a 71-year-old Black/African American male, was celebrating the holiday with his loved ones at a home on Richmond Avenue on December 25…

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Shavar A. Walker

Male, age 33 · Leavenworth, Kansas

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the cold Christmas morning of December 25, 2017, in Leavenworth, Kansas, 33-year-old Shavar A. Walker, a Black/African American male, was fatally shot. The incident that claimed his life unfolded outside an apartment complex in the early hours of the…

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Wallace Bointy Jr.

Male, age 38 · Fort Cobb, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet farming town of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, the holiday season of 2017 was irrevocably marked by tragedy. Wallace Bointy Jr., a 38-year-old man and a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, was found dead on Christmas Day. The discovery prompted an…

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William Adcock

Male, age 57 · Lena, Mississippi

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Lena, Mississippi, the Christmas of 2017 was shattered by a tragic act of violence that resulted in the death of 57-year-old William Adcock. On Christmas Day, Adcock, a local carpenter, was found deceased at his home, having been…

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Lanisha Cadore

Female, age 24 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Christmas night that should have been filled with warmth and cheer, a tragic series of events unfolded that would ultimately claim the life of 24-year-old Lanisha S. Cadore. The incident, which began on December 25, 2017, in Richmond, Virginia, stemmed…

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Donald Moon

Male, age 84 · Noblesville, Indiana

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

A quiet Christmas Day in Noblesville, Indiana, was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the lives of three family members. On December 25, 2017, 84-year-old Donald Moon, a White male, and his 81-year-old wife, Joyce Moon, were found deceased in their…

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Joyce Hunter-Moon

Female, age 81 · Noblesville, Indiana

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On what should have been a festive Christmas Day in 2017, tragedy struck the Noblesville, Indiana, home of Joyce Hunter-Moon, an 81-year-old female. Joyce, along with her 84-year-old husband of 61 years, Donald Moon, were fatally shot by their 48-year-old…

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Jacoby Reed

Male, age 17 · Ferguson, Missouri

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet hours of Christmas Day in 2017, the life of 17-year-old Jacoby Reed was tragically cut short in Ferguson, Missouri. The young man, a student at Normandy High School and an employee at a local Arby's, was lost to gun violence, leaving a void in…

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Damian Hunter

Male, age 26 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas Day in 2017, a tragic shooting in Florence, South Carolina, claimed the life of 26-year-old Damian Hunter. The incident unfolded at a residence on Liberty Street, shattering the peace of the holiday. Another individual was…

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Jarvis Porter

Male, age 35 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2017, Jarvis Porter, a 35-year-old male, was fatally shot in Rochester, New York. The incident occurred inside an apartment building on Genesee Street where Porter was confronted by two men, Joshua Burns and Elzie James, who were armed…

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Rafael Cepeda

Male, age 35 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Christmas Day that should have been filled with joy, Rafael Cepeda, a 35-year-old male, was tragically killed in Hempstead, New York. He was walking from his apartment to the local train station to pick up his 11-year-old daughter, with whom he was…

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Gabriela Romero Garcia

Female, age 41 · Bellflower, California

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gabriela Romero Garcia, aged 41, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2017, in Bellflower, California. According to reports, Gabriela was found with at least one gunshot wound in the 9100 block of Rosecrans Avenue. The incident occurred around 3:18 p.m.…

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Jakkari Sampson

Male, age 24 · Fairfield, California

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jakkari Sampson, a 24-year-old resident of Fairfield, California, was tragically shot and killed on Christmas Day, December 25, 2017. The incident occurred in downtown Fairfield, where Sampson was found lying in the street in the 1000 block of Second Street…

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Salvador Anthony Fuentes

Male, age 26 · Oroville, California

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Salvador Anthony Fuentes, a 26-year-old resident of Oroville, California, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2017. On that fateful Christmas Day, Butte County Sheriff's Office deputies and detectives responded to a shooting incident in the 2900 block of…

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Cindy Jackson

Female, age 34 · Maitland, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Cindy Jackson, a 34-year-old woman from Maitland, FL, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2017. Cindy, who was celebrating her birthday on Christmas Day, was fatally shot in a rooming house on Washington Avenue in Eatonville, FL. The incident also…

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Albert Abu

Male, age 57 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

African American male Albert Abu, 57, was killed just after midnight on December 25, 2017, on a quiet stretch of the 8100 block of South Wabash Avenue in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. Standing on the sidewalk near his home, the 57-year-old man was…

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Marvin Murphy

Male, age 39 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Marvin T. Murphy, a 39-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2017, in Decatur, Illinois. On that fateful Christmas Day, Decatur Police responded to reports of shots fired at 1600 N. 32nd Street. Upon arrival, they found…

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DAngelo Robinson

Male, age 31 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of Christmas Day in 2017, a resident of Monroe, Louisiana, D'Angelo Robinson, a 31-year-old African American male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 11:15 p.m. at the Shadow Forest Apartments located on McKeen Place.…

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Fernell Richmond

Male, age 41 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, just as Christmas Day was turning into the day after, a burst of violence shattered the holiday peace. Inside a home in the 3300 block of First Street in Central City, 41-year-old Fernell Richmond was shot multiple times just…

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Dale Kephart

Male, age 68 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dale Clark Kephart, a 68-year-old male, was found deceased in his Allentown, Pennsylvania, home on Christmas Day. His death was determined to be the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The tragic event unfolded in the wake of a violent episode involving…

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Ebony Michelle Sheppard

Female, age 30 · Austin, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ebony Michelle Sheppard, a 30-year-old African American woman from Austin, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 26, 2017. She was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Travis Station Apartments in East Austin. Sheppard had been celebrating Christmas…

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Matthew Jones

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Matthew Jones, age 22, was killed on December 25, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found deceased on Christmas Day, with the circumstances indicating that his death was a homicide. Despite efforts by law enforcement to gather information and solve the…

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Angelo J Frazier

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Angelo J. Frazier, a 20-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on December 25, 2015, in Chicago. The incident occurred in the city's East Garfield Park neighborhood, an area that had been experiencing high levels of gun violence. Frazier was walking…

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Christopher Watson

Male, age 26 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of Christmas Day in 2015, a hardworking 26-year-old man named Christopher Watson left his family's holiday celebration to head to his job as a streetcar mechanic for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. He was a beloved husband, son, and…

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Sayuri Yerena

Female, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 25, 2015, 18-year-old Sayuri Casas Yerena was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place in the early morning hours, at approximately 3:59 AM, on Courtside Drive, where Sayuri was sitting in a parked vehicle with her boyfriend…

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Victor Paredes

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Victor F. Mendez-Paredes, age 21, was tragically killed on December 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department received a call in the early hours, at approximately 3:59 AM, reporting a robbery in progress in the area of 2231 Courtside Drive.…

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Johnathon Foster

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Johnathon Foster, a 35-year-old man, was murdered on December 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in the early morning hours at approximately 3:40 a.m. at Innis Avenue. Columbus Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at that…

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Wayne Nelson

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Wayne Nelson, a 29-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was tragically shot and killed on December 24, 2015, during a robbery at his home on the 2100 block of Pemberton Street. The incident occurred in the evening at approximately 6:16 p.m. Philadelphia Police…

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Juan Landron

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Juan Landron, a 43-year-old Hispanic / Latino male, was killed on Christmas night, December 25, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What should have been an evening spent inside with family, neighbors, and holiday gatherings instead ended with police rushing…

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Cameron Harris

Male, age 15 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold Christmas night in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 15-year-old Cameron Cortez Harris was tragically cut short. The African American teenager died on Friday, December 25, 2015, in what has been described as a murder or death by force. Despite the…

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Minerva Cisneros

Female, age 30 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Minerva Cisneros, aged 30, was killed on December 25, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. The tragic incident occurred at her home, and it was reported that her partner, Arturo Sigala-Villavicencio, was responsible for her death. This act of domestic violence left…

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Broderick Dominic Burden

Male, age 43 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Christmas evening that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, tragedy struck in Prichard, Alabama, forever altering the lives of a local family. Broderick Dominic Burden, a 43-year-old male, was fatally shot on December 25, 2015, in an act…

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Robert Gertos

Male, age 24 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2015, a tragic event unfolded inside a Mesa, Arizona apartment complex near US 60 and Gilbert Road. A 24-year-old man, Robert Gertos, was found inside his apartment with a fatal gunshot wound. Authorities were called to the scene at…

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Melissa Stasko

Female, age 49 · Edgewater, New Jersey

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Melissa Stasko, a 49-year-old woman, was found dead on December 25, 2015, in her Edgewater, New Jersey, apartment in a tragic murder-suicide. The discovery was made after concerned relatives in Missouri contacted police when the family failed to arrive for…

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Nellie Stasko

Female, age 8 · Edgewater, New Jersey

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On Christmas Day in 2015, eight-year-old Nellie Stasko was found dead in her Edgewater, New Jersey, apartment, the victim of a shocking act of violence that also claimed the life of her mother. The young girl, who had just celebrated her birthday days…

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David Bustamante

Male, age 37 · Hesperia, California

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

David Bustamante, aged 37, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2015, in Hesperia, California. He was shot multiple times in the parking lot of an In-N-Out Burger restaurant. The incident occurred around 3:37 p.m. when several 911 calls reported gunshots…

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William David Raff

Male, age 31 · Palo-alto, California

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

William David Raff, a 31-year-old resident of Palo Alto, California, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2015, in a confrontation with police officers. Raff, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, called 911 that night, reporting a violent emergency at…

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Thomas Carroll

Male, age 46 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Thomas Carroll, aged 46, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Breakers Avenue, where Carroll was walking when he was approached by an unknown suspect. Following a verbal…

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