Deaths by Force on December 27

Deaths by Force (409)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Justin Ortiz

Male, age 21 · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 21-year-old Justin T. Ortiz was tragically cut short in New Bedford, Massachusetts. On the night of December 27th, a 911 call led police to an apartment building at 51 Tallman Street, where they discovered Ortiz in a…

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Herbert Dowtin

Male, age 22 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the waning days of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the daytime quiet of a residential street in Southeast Washington, D.C., claiming the life of Herbert Dowtin. The 22-year-old man was discovered lying face down between two parked cars on the 800 block…

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Jared Banta

Male, age 21 · Frankfort, Kentucky

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jared Banta, a 21-year-old male, found his life tragically cut short in what began as a setup for a robbery. On the night of December 26, 2016, in Frankfort, Kentucky, Banta, who worked as an assistant manager at a Pizza Hut, was lured to the Country Hills…

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Demarious Kortez Spicer

Male, age 22 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Flint, Michigan. Demarious Kortez Spicer, a 22-year-old male, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was at Hurley Medical Center at the time of his death, which was the result of…

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Robert Barroso II

Male, age 28 · Battle-creek, Michigan

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, in Battle Creek, Michigan, the life of 28-year-old Robert Jason Barroso II was tragically cut short. On December 27, what began as a dispute between lifelong friends escalated into a fatal encounter that would leave one man dead and the…

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Tariq Mughal

Male, age 32 · Willingboro, New Jersey

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2016, the quiet of a Willingboro, New Jersey neighborhood was shattered by gunfire. Responding to a call shortly before 2:30 a.m., police discovered the body of 32-year-old Tariq Mughal, a male resident of the…

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Malachi Murray

Male, age 18 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

An unexpected and tragic end came to the life of Malachi Murray in Kansas City, Missouri. On a Tuesday evening, just before 7 p.m., police were called to the vicinity of East 29th Street and Oakley Avenue, a neighborhood suddenly shattered by the sound of…

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Melvin Johnson

Male, age 39 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Melvin C. Johnson Jr., aged 39, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2016, in Oakland, California. Johnson, who had previously endured the devastating loss of his son and grandson to gun violence in 2013, became a victim of the same fate. On that fateful…

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Audra Eaker

Female, age 43 · Woodstock, Georgia

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a tragedy unfolded on a Woodstock, Georgia highway that ended the life of 43-year-old Audra Eaker. On the evening of December 27th, Audra was driving her Ford Edge westbound on Highway 92 when she was fatally shot. The incident occurred…

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Christopher Brown

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 27, 2016, 23-year-old Christopher D. Brown was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood, a location that has experienced significant gun violence. Christopher, a young African American man…

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Lavontay Allen

Male, age 15 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lavontay Allen, a 15-year-old African American male from Rockford, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2016. Lavontay was a promising student and athlete, known for his aspirations to escape the violence of his neighborhood through education…

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Timothy Jones

Male, age 18 · Elgin, Illinois

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Timothy Jones, an 18-year-old African American male from Elgin, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2016. Timothy was a senior at Bartlett High School, known for his love of football and basketball. He was born on December 23, 1998, to Gretchen…

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Terrell Bruce

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the midst of an argument while driving through northwest Philadelphia on the afternoon of December 27, 2016, 33-year-old Terrell Bruce, a male real estate agent, was fatally shot. He was behind the wheel of his Ford Expedition in the Germantown…

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Alicia Scott

Female, age 29 · Eustace, Texas

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alicia Scott, a 29-year-old Caucasian woman from Eustace, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 27, 2016. Alicia was shot in the head by her husband, Daniel Scott, in what he initially claimed was an accident. Daniel Scott, who had a history of abusive…

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Marianna Reyes

Female, age 22 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Marianna Reyes, a 22-year-old woman from Fayetteville, NC, was tragically found dead on December 27, 2011. Her body was discovered in the street near her home on Waco Drive early that Tuesday morning. The circumstances surrounding her death were immediately…

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Raymond Rich

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2006, the life of 31-year-old Raymond A. Rich was cut short by an act of violence in Washington, D.C.. At approximately 12:54 a.m., Rich was shot and killed in the 1200 block of Crittenden Street, NW. The…

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Meggie Le

Female, age 17 · Scottsdale, Arizona

Killed Dec 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet, gated community of Cartona in Scottsdale, Arizona, a horrific scene unfolded on December 27, 2006, shattering the neighborhood's tranquility. Inside their home, 17-year-old Meggie Le, a female, became a victim of a violent rampage orchestrated…

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Israel Garcia

Male, age 15 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

Israel Garcia, a 15-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life to gun violence on December 27, 2006. The incident occurred in Albuquerque, a city that has faced its share of violent crimes, but the specifics of Israel's case, including the…

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Ernest Joseph Chesterton Perez

Male, age 20 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, the life of 20-year-old Ernest Joseph Chesterton Perez was tragically cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. On the evening of December 27th, the young man, a male, became the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident that led to his untimely…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Kisty Faylena Britt

Female, age 19 · Fairmont, North Carolina

Found Dec 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

On Friday, December 27, 1996, the bodies of Kisty Faylena Britt (age 19) and Randy Lee Newman (age 41) were found inside the J u0026 J Convenient Store located at the intersections of Highways 41 and 904 in Fairmont. The store had been robbed and both victims…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Randy Lee New

Male, age 41 · Fairmont, North Carolina

Found Dec 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

On Friday, December 27, 1996, the bodies of Kisty Faylena Britt (age 19) and Randy Lee Newman (age 41) were found inside the J u0026 J Convenient Store located at the intersections of Highways 41 and 904 in Fairmont. The store had been robbed and both victims…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Jerry Alter

Male, age 31 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

Jerry Alter, a male retiree, lived a quiet life with his wife, Rita, in the small town of Cliff, New Mexico, but the story of his life took a dramatic turn after his death in 2012 at the age of 81. For decades, he and his wife, both former public school…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Cara Evelyn Knott

Female, age 20 · San Diego, California

Killed Dec 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

Cara Evelyn Knott, a 20-year-old white female college student from San Diego, California, was tragically murdered on December 27, 1986. She was last seen alive while driving south on Interstate 15, returning home to El Cajon after visiting her boyfriend in…

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Daniel Maloney

Male, age 25 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Dec 27, 1981 · 45 years ago

On a tragic day in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 25-year-old Daniel T. Maloney, a Caucasian male, lost his life in the line of duty. Maloney, a police officer originally from Buffalo, New York, was the first Virginia Beach Police Officer to be fatally shot while…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Barbara Jean Narbone

Female · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 27, 1976 · 50 years ago

Barbara Jean Narbone was born on November 13, 1976, and tragically passed away on December 27, 1976, at just six weeks old. Her death was initially attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome , a diagnosis that was widely accepted at the time. However, her…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Peter Johnson

Male, age 31 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2021, a dispute between friends over an unpaid debt escalated into a fatal act of violence on the streets of Queens Village. Peter Johnson, a 31-year-old male from South Jamaica, was found with a gunshot wound to his…

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Omar Sherrieff Akers

Male, age 33 · Long-beach, California

Killed Dec 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Omar Sherrieff Akers, a 33-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2021, after succumbing to injuries sustained from a shooting incident. The incident occurred on November 29, 2021, near Gumbiner Park and the…

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Joseph Addison

Male, age 42 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Dec 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph Addison, a 42-year-old man from Youngstown, OH, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2021. He was fatally shot at an apartment complex on Tyrell Avenue on the West Side of Youngstown. The incident also resulted in injuries to three other…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Stephen Leonard Monasmith

Male, age 50 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephen Leonard Monasmith, a 50-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 27, 2016. Monasmith was fatally shot near East Anaheim Street and North Broad Avenue in Wilmington, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. According to…

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Jerzy Krolikowski

Male, age 58 · Cicero, Illinois

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jerzy C. Krolikowski, a 58-year-old male, was found dead on December 27, 2016, in Cicero, Illinois. His body was discovered in a car at the dealership where he worked, located in the 4800 block of West 16th Street. Krolikowski had suffered a gunshot wound to…

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Anthony Nelson III

Male, age 20 · East Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Nelson III was 20 years old when he died on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 4900 block of East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. His death was ruled a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Catherine Howe

Female, age 44 · Scottsdale, Arizona

Killed Dec 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet, upscale Scottsdale, Arizona, a horrific act of domestic violence shattered the peace of a family and a community. On December 27, 2006, 44-year-old Catherine Howe was tragically killed in her home. The perpetrator was her husband, Lee Howe, who…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Danny Williams

Male, age 33 · Greater-landover, Maryland

Killed Dec 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, the life of 33-year-old Danny Eric Williams was cut short in Greater Landover, Maryland. On December 27, Williams became a victim of gun violence, a stark entry in the area's history of such incidents. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Vincent Arthur McCrow

Male, age 56 · Miami, Florida

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 27, 2024, at approximately 12:01 a.m., a fatal shooting occurred at a Mobil gas station located at 20201 South Dixie Highway and 22nd Street in Cutler Bay, Miami-Dade County. The incident began as a verbal dispute between two men, escalating when…

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Kadesha Aundrea Burch

Female, age 31 · Springfield, Kentucky

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2024, the life of 31-year-old Kadesha Aundrea Burch was tragically cut short in her Springfield, Kentucky, home. A female, Burch was fatally shot in what authorities have described as a violent home invasion on…

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Rayeon McKinnon

Male, age 33 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of December 27, 2024, a burst of violence shattered the quiet near 8th Street and Montecito Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. Responding to calls of a shooting around 7:20 p.m., police officers arrived to find a man gravely wounded. The victim…

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Juwan Walker Jr.

Male, age 14 · Dover, Delaware

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Juwan Walker Jr. was a 14-year-old Black male known for his fighting spirit and kind heart. Born prematurely and weighing less than three pounds, he was affectionately called "Supa" by his family. He attended church, loved being outdoors, and even started his…

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Esmeralda Torres Lopez

Female, age 32 · Great Bend, Kansas

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a tragic Friday morning in Great Bend, Kansas, the life of 32-year-old Hispanic female Esmeralda Torres-Lopez was cut short in a violent act that ended in a dramatic police chase and the death of her suspected killer. The events of December 27, 2024, began…

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Tiffany Woods

Female, age 39 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a cold December afternoon in Hammond, Indiana, the life of Tiffany Woods, a 39-year-old Black woman, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On December 27, 2024, witnesses reported seeing her running down the street, screaming for help. Her pursuer was…

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Asiya La’Trece Roberts-Husband

Female, age 33 · Haines City, Florida

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

Asiya La’Trece Roberts-Husband, a 33-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life in a fatal drive-by shooting on December 27, 2024, in Haines City, Florida. The incident occurred while she was traveling in a white transport van with her…

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Kaveion Talbert

Male, age 19 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the heart of Louisville's Park Hill neighborhood, a young life was abruptly cut short in the days following Christmas. Kaveion Talbert, a 19-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on the evening of December 27, 2024. The incident unfolded near…

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Khalil Mahmood Esaw-El

Male, age 50 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 27, 2024, Khalil Mahmood Esaw-El, a 50-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in Rockford, Illinois. The incident occurred around 3:21 p.m. at Max Mart, located at 922 Kilburn Avenue. Upon arrival, Rockford Police officers found the…

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Harvey D. Jones Jr.

Male, age 29 · Oxon Hill, Maryland

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 27, 2024, the life of 29-year-old Harvey D. Jones Jr., a Black/African American male from Temple Hills, was tragically cut short. At approximately 12:30 a.m., officers from the Prince George's County Police Department…

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Tyrez Countess

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a winter afternoon just two days after Christmas, the life of 21-year-old Tyrez M. Countess, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 27, 2024, at approximately 1:49 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to ShotSpotter alerts in…

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Jakeva Datcher

Female, age 21 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a tragic evening in Shreveport, Louisiana, 21-year-old Jakeva Datcher, a female, lost her life in a violent shooting on December 27, 2024. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 5600 block of South Lakeshore Drive.…

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Tristavian Datcher

Male, age 21 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of December 27, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in Shreveport, Louisiana, claiming the life of 21-year-old Tristavian Datcher. The fatal encounter unfolded just before 10:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Cross Lake Apartments…

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Michael Jones

Male, age 44 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late morning hours of a December day in Trenton, New Jersey, the life of 44-year-old Michael Jones was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire. On December 27, 2024, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police responded to a ShotSpotter activation that…

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Adrienne Kim Seay

Female, age 38 · Ladson, South Carolina

Killed Dec 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic event that unfolded in Ladson, South Carolina, 38-year-old Adrienne 'Kim' Seay, a female, became a victim of a triple homicide. The devastating incident, which also claimed the lives of her father, 68-year-old John F. Childs, and her brother…

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