Death by Force

Kylan Collier

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 25, 2015, 22-year-old Kylan D. Collier was found shot to death on the porch of his home in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of a particularly violent Christmas week in Chicago, during which 12 individuals lost…

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Leroy Roberson

Male, age 26 · Centralia, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Leroy Roberson, a 26-year-old African American male from Mt. Vernon, Illinois, was tragically shot to death on December 25, 2015, in the parking lot of a bar in Centralia, Illinois. The incident occurred outside Party Liquors, where Roberson was involved in…

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Jofre King

Male, age 30 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jofre La'Mar King, Sr., a 30-year-old African American man from Toledo, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 25, 2015. His death was ruled a homicide after he was found shot in the 800 block of Rogers Street in east Toledo. The Toledo Police Department…

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Jonathon Foster

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 25, 2015, Johnathon L. Foster, a 35-year-old Black male from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on Innis Avenue. The incident occurred around 3:40 AM, and despite the immediate response from Columbus Police and CFD Medics, Mr. Foster…

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Sayuri Casas Yerena

Female, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Sayuri Casas Yerena, an 18-year-old Hispanic female, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. She was found shot multiple times inside a vehicle along with her boyfriend, 21-year-old Victor F. Mendez-Paredes, at around 3:59 AM. The…

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Victor Paredes

Female, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Victor F. Mendez Paredes, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. He and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Sayuri Casas Yerena, were found critically injured inside a vehicle at 2231 Courtside Drive, suffering…

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Enrique Garcia-Mendoza

Male, age 25 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

Enrique Garcia-Mendoza, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2015, in Dallas, TX. He was fatally wounded while sitting in the back of a vehicle parked in front of Omar's Wheels and Tires, a Muslim-owned business. The incident…

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William Bailey

Male, age 52 · Galveston, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

William Franklin Bailey, a 52-year-old man from Galveston, Texas, tragically died on December 25, 2015. He was shot multiple times by his wife, Gwendolyn Bailey, who was 73 years old at the time. Gwendolyn called 911 early on Christmas morning and admitted to…

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Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie

Female, age 26 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2015 · 11 years ago

In December 2015, a 25-year-old woman named Meagan Leigh McCraw-Coxie and her 29-year-old husband, Johnny Joe Coxie, vanished from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The couple, who had a history of panhandling, were reported missing shortly after Meagan's mother…

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James Brown

Null, age 35 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

James Brown, age 35, was found dead on December 25, 2014, in Miami, Florida. His homicide is one of the unsolved cases that have haunted the Miami community for years. Brown was fatally shot, and the circumstances around his death remain largely unclear due…

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Derrick Mitchell

Male, age 33 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

A sense of holiday cheer was tragically shattered on Christmas Day in 2014, in a Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood. That evening, police responded to reports of a shooting and discovered the body of 33-year-old Derrick Mitchell. The man had sustained multiple…

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Kenneth Anderson

Male, age 47 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kenneth Anderson, aged 47, was shot and killed on the evening of December 24, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. in the 200 block of Kenmar, as Anderson was outside teaching his young son how to ride his bicycle. According to…

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Gary Thomas

Male, age 42 · Forrest City, Arkansas

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small city of Forrest City, Arkansas, the holiday season of 2014 was marked by a brutal act of violence that left the community shaken. On Christmas Day, December 25, 2014, Gary Thomas, a 42-year-old man, was found dead. His life was cut short in what…

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Dnoymar Russell

Male, age 16 · Frankfort, Kentucky

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

A Christmas gathering in Frankfort, Kentucky, took a tragic turn, resulting in the death of 16-year-old Dnomyar Aket Russell. On the night of December 25, 2014, at a home on Taylor Avenue, what began as a festive celebration ended in a fatal shooting. Russell…

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Susan D. Summers

Female, age 46 · Lebanon, Kentucky

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

On Christmas day in 2014, a tragic discovery was made in Lebanon, Kentucky, when 46-year-old Susan D. Summers was found lifeless in the driveway of her Parkside Drive home. It was approximately 7:00 p.m. when authorities received a call about a female lying…

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Joseph Florence

Male, age 25 · Hazelhurst, Mississippi

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 25, 2014, a violent incident disrupted the Christmas holiday in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, claiming the life of a local resident. Joseph Florence, a 25-year-old male also known affectionately as "Bubba," was the victim of a fatal shooting that…

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Bernard Walker

Male, age 16 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a snowy Christmas Day in Detroit, Michigan, what began as a festive gathering among friends ended in a devastating tragedy that claimed the life of 16-year-old Bernard Walker. The young man was spending the holiday at a friend's house on Virginia Park…

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Hezekiah Holloway

Male, age 17 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas morning in 2014, a tragic event unfolded in Charleston, South Carolina, that would cut short the life of 17-year-old Hezekiah Holloway. A male high school student known to his friends and family as a 'good kid' and a…

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Emmanuel Richardson

Male, age 25 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Emmanuel N. Richardson, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2014, in Tampa, Florida. On that fateful day, Emmanuel was found injured at a residence located in the 4600 block of North 26th Street. He was quickly…

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Mary Lou Hutson

Female, age 55 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mary Lou Hutson, a 55-year-old woman from Ocala, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2014, due to a gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred in the early hours of Christmas morning when Preston Pollard, a 23-year-old Air Force trainee…

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Richard Hutson

Female, age 36 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Richard Hutson, a 36-year-old white male from Ocala, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of Christmas Day when Preston Pollard, a 23-year-old recent graduate of Air Force basic training, drove over…

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Shannon Shavette Woods

Female, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Shannon Shavette Woods, a 22-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2014. Shannon was a vibrant young woman, remembered fondly by her family and friends. She was a psychology student at Florida State College at…

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Jeffery Marcus Coppock

Male, age 51 · Eastman, Georgia

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Gresston, Georgia, a Christmas Day in 2014 was shattered by a chilling act of violence that claimed the life of Jeffery Marcus Coppock, a 51-year-old male. The events of that day would unravel a bizarre story of paranoia and lead to…

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Rachel Pittman

Female, age 21 · Eastman, Georgia

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small town of Eastman, Georgia, the Christmas of 2014 was marked by a sudden and tragic event that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On December 25th, 21-year-old Rachel Pittman, a Caucasian woman known for her bright smile and outgoing…

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Dennis Jones

Male, age 52 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 25, 2014, Dennis Jones, a 52-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the North Lawndale neighborhood, a community on Chicago's West Side. Reports indicate that the shooting was domestic-related…

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David Scott

Male, age 23 · Hahnville, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas Day in 2014, a dispute inside a Hahnville, Louisiana bar tragically escalated, ending the life of 23-year-old David Scott. A Black male from Houston, Scott was at Butt Cuts Bar on Joe Louis Lane when an argument erupted with…

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Wilbert Simon

Male, age 23 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the festive quiet of Christmas Day 2014, a violent altercation in Lafayette, Louisiana, abruptly ended the life of 23-year-old Wilbert Simon. The young man was shot multiple times in the torso in the 100 block of Elenore Street, and despite the immediate…

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Roxanne Sanchez

Female, age 28 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roxanne Sanchez, a 28-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2014. She was involved in an argument with Benjamin Poehlman, 31, inside a home on First View Drive. During the altercation, Poehlman pulled out a gun and…

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Eric J Hunt

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Eric J. Hunt, aged 40, was killed on December 25, 2013, in Chicago. He was shot on the West Side of the city, in a neighborhood that has long faced challenges related to gun violence and crime. The incident occurred on Christmas Day, adding to the tragedy of…

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Dwayne G Trice

Male, age 40 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Dwayne G. Trice, 40, a Black man, died on December 25, 2013, in St. Louis, Missouri, leaving behind a paper trail that feels more like a quiet absence than a headline. The public-facing record is spare: a simple obituary notice that anchors him in time—born…

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Javier Alonso

Male, age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the midst of Christmas Day in 2013, the life of 18-year-old Javier Domingo Alonso was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. An obituary confirms his death on December 25, 2013, but provides no details about the circumstances. The young man's death…

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Wayne Bowden

Male, age 77 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Wayne Leroy Bowden, aged 77, was found murdered inside his home in San Antonio, Texas, on December 25, 2013. The discovery was made by his son, who had not heard from him for several days and decided to check on him. Upon entering the residence on Queens…

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Abdul Scooter Frazier

Male, age 14 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Christmas night that should have been filled with joy, a street in Newark became a scene of sorrow. Abdul “Scooter” Frazier, a 14-year-old male, was caught in a burst of gunfire that erupted on Schley Street. He was with his friend, 15-year-old Kasson…

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Kasson Mormon

Male, age 15 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Christmas night that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, tragedy struck a Newark, New Jersey street, forever altering the lives of three families. Kasson Mormon, a 15-year-old male, was visiting a friend on Schley Street on December 25…

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Rashad Daye

Male, age 25 · Plainfield, New Jersey

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas morning in 2013, a tragic event unfolded in Plainfield, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of one family. Rashad Daye, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot in the area of Park Avenue and East Ninth Street. The incident…

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Zainee Hailey

Female, age 13 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold Christmas night in Newark, New Jersey, 13-year-old Zainee Hailey was simply taking out the trash, a chore that tragically placed her in the path of unexpected violence. It was December 25, 2013, and the young girl, a student at Bragaw Avenue…

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Adam Jamal El

Male, age 25 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a cold Christmas Day in 2013, the life of 25-year-old Adam Jamal El was tragically cut short on the streets of Richmond, Virginia. The day's festivities were shattered by the sound of gunfire in the city's East End. When police arrived at the intersection…

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Bruce Duane Fleming

Male, age 69 · Deltona, Florida

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Bruce Duane Fleming, a 69-year-old Caucasian male, tragically lost his life on December 25, 2013, in Deltona, Florida. On that fateful Christmas morning, Bruce was working in his backyard at 3220 Cadehill Drive while his family prepared for their holiday…

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Eva Casara

Female, age 17 · Dolton, Illinois

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

Eva Casara, a 17-year-old African American female, tragically lost her life on December 25, 2013, in Dolton, Illinois. Eva, who was five and a half months pregnant at the time, was fatally shot in the head during an incident that unfolded as a robbery gone…

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John David Cook Jr.

Male, age 52 · Baytown, Texas

Killed Dec 25, 2013 · 13 years ago

John David Cook Jr., a 52-year-old male from Baytown, Texas, passed away on December 25, 2013. He was known for his passion for rock collecting, rebuilding muscle cars from the ground up, and restoring antique guns. Cook also enjoyed singing karaoke to Dierks…

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Charles Fambrough

Male, age 20 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of Christmas Day in 2012, the festive cheer was shattered for a Louisville family. Twenty-year-old Charles Fambrough, a Caucasian male, was found shot in the Portland neighborhood. The incident occurred around midnight in the 2400 block of…

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Jarvis Gilmore

Male, age 22 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 25, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a Christmas evening in 2012, the life of a young African-American man, Jarvis Gilmore, was tragically cut short. The 22-year-old was in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston when he was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on December 25…

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Peter O Alisigwe

Male, age 58 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 25, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold winter day in Richmond, Virginia, what should have been a festive time of year turned into a tragedy for Peter O Alisigwe. The 58-year-old Black/African American man became the victim of a brutal home invasion. Inside his own residence, a place that…

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Eduardo Matos

Male, age 43 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 25, 2009 · 17 years ago

Eduardo Matos, age 43, was killed on December 25, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His death was part of a violent year in Philadelphia, which saw a significant number of homicides, many of which occurred in neighborhoods struggling with high crime rates.…

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Margaret Sweet

Female, age 38 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Dec 25, 2008 · 18 years ago

On Christmas Eve of 2008, 38-year-old Margaret 'Mae' Sweet, a white female, was spending the holidays at her father's home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She and her father, James Egger, were taking turns visiting her stepmother who was recovering from…

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Jason Durant

Male, age 33 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 25, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Christmas morning that should have been filled with warmth and celebration, a tragedy unfolded in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, forever altering the lives of one family. Jason Durant, a 33-year-old African-American man from Providence, Rhode…

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Luis Figuero-Morales

Male, age 28 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 25, 2008 · 18 years ago

Luis Figuero-Morales, 28, a Hispanic/Latino man, died on December 25, 2008, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On a day when most homes are wrapped in quiet celebration, Luis’s story ended far too soon. The city lights that evening would have glowed against winter…

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Christopher Gullop

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 25, 2008 · 18 years ago

Christopher Gullop, aged 24, was tragically killed on December 25, 2008, in Philadelphia. He was one of many victims of violence in the city that year, which saw numerous fatal incidents involving young individuals. Christopher's death occurred during a…

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