Deaths by Force on December 28

Deaths by Force (477)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Joshua Biggs

Male, age 18 · Pittsburg, California

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joshua Biggs, an 18-year-old resident of Pittsburg, California, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling, as it was determined to be a result of a violent incident. Joshua was found with…

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Robert Ruiz

Male, age 22 · Fontana, California

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of December 28, 2016, Robert Ruiz, a 22-year-old resident of Upland, California, was found shot to death inside a parked car in Fontana. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. in the 7200 block of North Heritage Circle, near a local park.…

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Tamu Myers

Male, age 40 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tamu Myers, a 40-year-old woman from Oakland, California, tragically lost her life on December 28, 2016. She was fatally shot at approximately 5:46 p.m. in the 900 block of 21st Street, a location known for its recycling center where Myers often collected and…

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Victor Hernandez

Male, age 22 · Fontana, California

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Victor Hernandez, a 22-year-old resident of Pomona, California, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2016, in a double fatal shooting incident in Fontana. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. at North Heritage Park, located in the 7200 block of North…

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Mackelle Lemon Burnett

Male, age 41 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mackelle Lemon Burnett, aged 41, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2016, in Tampa, Florida. The incident occurred during a home invasion at the Summit West Apartments in Temple Terrace. According to reports, two assailants forced their way into…

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Rasheed Cunningham Jr

Male, age 8 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rasheed Cunningham Jr., an 8-year-old African American boy, was tragically shot and killed on December 28, 2016, in Dania Beach, Florida, a neighborhood near Fort Lauderdale. Rasheed was walking home from his cousin's birthday party with a group of family…

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Brandon Grubbs

Male, age 21 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brandon Lee “Bubba” Grubbs, a 21-year-old White male from Augusta, Georgia, died on December 28, 2016, after he was found shot to death inside his residence on the 300 block of Barbara Road, off Old Savannah Road. Contemporary reporting says a friend came by…

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Daniel Phalon Triplett

Male, age 25 · Waynesboro, Georgia

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Waynesboro, Georgia, the life of 25-year-old Daniel Phalon Triplett was tragically cut short in December of 2016. A graduate of Burke County High School's class of 2010, the young man's body was discovered on the morning of Wednesday…

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Jamal Alexander

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Columbus, Georgia neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Nineteen-year-old Jamal Alexander, a male, was identified as the victim of this fatal shooting on December 28…

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Matthew Herring

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Matthew L. Herring, a 32-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically passed away on December 28, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Herring's death was a result of a violent…

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Rebecca Finkenhofer

Female, age 16 · Machesney-park, Illinois

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rebecca Finkenhofer, a 16-year-old girl from Machesney Park, IL, tragically lost her life on December 28, 2016. Rebecca, who was a sophomore at Harlem High School, was known for her love of music, dancing, and playing video games with her brothers. She was…

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Yuri Hardy

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Yuri Hardy, a 19-year-old African American male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2016. Yuri was an honor student at Urban Prep Academy, known for his passion for designing clothes and participating in dance competitions. On the…

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Darius Latin

Male, age 22 · Hammond, Louisiana

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 2016, the life of 22-year-old Darius Latin was tragically cut short in Hammond, Louisiana. The young man was found inside a residence on Whitmar Drive, having succumbed to fatal gunshot wounds. The community was…

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Edwin Brumfield

Male, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

A 25-year-old man, Edwin 'Eddie' Brumfield III, was fatally shot in New Orleans on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. The incident that claimed the young man's life occurred in the city's 7th Ward, a shooting that also left two other individuals wounded. Details…

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Patrick Mitchell

Male, age 38 · Ruston, Louisiana

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 2016, the life of 38-year-old Patrick Mitchell, an African American male, was tragically cut short inside a residence in Ruston, Louisiana. At approximately 3:45 AM, officers from the Ruston Police Department were…

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Christina Marie Smith

Female, age 32 · Burlington, North Carolina

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 28, 2016, 32-year-old white female Christina Marie Smith was found fatally shot inside a residence on South Main Street in Burlington, North Carolina. Police responded to the scene around 2:30 a.m. and discovered her body in a room of the home.…

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Jamon Marks

Male, age 39 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jamon Marks, a 39-year-old man from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed inside his home on Windsor Avenue on December 28, 2016. Marks was inside his house when shots were fired from outside, striking him in the head. The Montgomery County Coroner…

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Dontey Washington

Male, age 31 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dontey Morrice Washington, a 31-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. Washington was shot and killed in the front yard of a residence located at 135 Dafoste, near Interstate 10 and…

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Eddie Carter

Male, age 38 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Eddie Carter, a 38-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was found dead on December 28, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas. He was a Whataburger employee and was discovered shot and stabbed to death in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box on the Eastside off…

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Renan Medina

Male, age 44 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 28, 2016, Renan Medina, a 44-year-old Hispanic male, was the victim of a shooting in Arlington, Texas. Following the incident, he was hospitalized and succumbed to his injuries two weeks later, passing away on January 12, 2017. Renan was born on…

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Aaron Bankhead

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 28, 2011, Aaron Lamarr Bankhead, Sr., a 28-year-old Black/African American male, died in Indianapolis, Indiana. Known affectionately to his friends and family as "Bankhead," he was a resident of the city who had strong ties to the Haughville…

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Tiyon Lenard Campbell

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a cold December evening in Baltimore, the life of Tiyon Lenard Campbell, a 31-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 28, 2011, at approximately 10 p.m., Campbell was fatally shot within a residence located in the 2800 block of West…

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Jhalon Glass

Male, age 18 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, a young African-American man named Jhalon Glass, aged 18, lost his life in a violent encounter in Las Vegas. On the morning of December 28th, Glass entered a Cash America SuperPawn store located on North Durango Drive with what police…

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Danny Herrera

Male, age 19 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Danny Herrera, a 19-year-old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was tragically killed on December 28, 2011. His murder remains unsolved, leaving his family and the community in search of answers. Herrera's death is one of many unsolved murder cases in Albuquerque…

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James Gaither

Male, age 32 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

James Gaither, age 32, was tragically shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 28, 2011. The incident took place at 5542 Colerain Avenue, located in Hamilton County. The homicide occurred in the same location on the same day as the initial incident…

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Khalif Lawus

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a cold December night in 2011, the life of Khalif Lawus, a 32-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Philadelphia. The specific details of what transpired on December 28th of that year remain shrouded in mystery, leaving a family without answers…

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Candy Fisher

Female, age 38 · Battle-creek, Michigan

Killed Dec 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

On December 28, 2006, the community of Battle Creek, Michigan, was shaken by the tragic deaths of 38-year-old Candy Lynn Fisher and her 12-year-old son, Michael Devon Fisher II. The mother and son were discovered deceased in their home from gunshot wounds.…

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Michael Devon Fisher Jr.

Male, age 12 · Battle-creek, Michigan

Killed Dec 28, 2006 · 20 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that shattered a Battle Creek, Michigan family, 12-year-old Michael Devon Fisher Jr., a male, lost his life on December 28, 2006. He was discovered at his home, having been fatally shot alongside his 38-year-old mother, Candy…

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Robert Simmons

Male · White County, Arkansas

Killed Dec 28, 2001 · 25 years ago

Robert Simmons, a 23-year-old African-American man from Augusta, Arkansas, was found on December 28, 2001, when hunters came across skeletal remains off a secluded farm road in northern White County. The discovery site was remote, the winter woods quiet…

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Jessica Ann McDevitt

Female, age 24 · South Portland, Maine

Killed Dec 28, 2001 · 25 years ago

Jessica McDevitt, 24, was killed on December 28, 2001, in South Portland, Maine. According to the Maine State Police�s annual homicide summary for that year, she was shot with a handgun by her former boyfriend, 24-year-old Keegan Thomas, who then turned the…

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Alicia Kalah White

Female · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 28, 2001 · 25 years ago

Alicia Kalah White was an infant, less than a year old, when she died on Friday, December 28, 2001. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as…

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Keith Levine

Male, age 27 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Dec 28, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 1991, off-duty New York City Police Sergeant Keith Levine was murdered in Manhattan. The 27-year-old male was with friends when he witnessed an armed robbery in progress at an ATM on West 57th Street. Unhesitatingly…

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Ruth Hunter

Female · Pacifica, California

Killed Dec 28, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the evening of December 28, 1981, Ruth Hunter and her husband, Jay Hunter, were tragically shot to death in the bedroom of their home in Pacifica, California. The events surrounding their deaths were revealed through evidence and testimony at the trial of…

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Anna Mays

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 28, 1976 · 50 years ago

On December 28, 1976, Anna Mays, a 31-year-old woman, was tragically shot and killed while visiting a friend in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 1304 E. 18th Street when there was a knock on the door. Anna answered, and she was shot immediately upon…

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Warden James Brooks Jackson

Male, age 70 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Dec 28, 1941 · 85 years ago

Warden James Brooks Jackson, a 70-year-old male, met an untimely and violent end in Little Rock, Arkansas. His death was not the result of a random act of violence or an encounter with a hardened criminal, but rather a shocking betrayal from within his own…

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Chang Zou

Male, age 41 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 28, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December night in Springfield, Massachusetts, tragedy struck the community. On Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at around 10:45 p.m., police responded to a report of a gunshot victim in the vicinity of Eastern Avenue and Chapel Street. Upon their…

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Quandarious Smith

Male, age 21 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quandarious Damon Smith, a 21-year-old African American male from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2021. The incident occurred outside his family’s residence on Louisiana Drive, following a drug deal that turned deadly. According…

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Jacovian Maxwell

Male, age 36 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Dec 28, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of December 28, 2021, a burst of violence at a Macon, Georgia, gas station tragically cut short the life of 36-year-old Jacovian Maxwell. An African American male, Maxwell was at the Shell station located at 100 South Heron Street, near…

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Kathryn Person

Female, age 71 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 28, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kathryn “Krystal” Person, a 71-year-old female, was living beneath the Mulberry Street Bridge in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, when her life ended violently on the night of December 28, 2021. Police were called to the area after reports of gunfire and found…

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Kenneth Steve Ojeda

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kenneth Steve Ojeda, a 23-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2016, after being shot in the 9000 block of Compton Avenue in Compton, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Ojeda was approached by an unknown…

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Melvin Odir Flores Vasquez

Male, age 37 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 28, 2016 · 10 years ago

Melvin Odir Flores Vasquez was 37 years old when he died on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Acme John

Male, age 43 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Acme John, a 43-year-old man from the Marshall Islands who was living on Kahai Street in Honolulu. In the early morning hours of December 28, 2011, police were called to Kahai Street, just west of Kalihi Street, where John was found lying unresponsive in the…

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Deontae L Malone

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Deontae L. Malone, a 15-year-old boy from Chicago, was tragically shot and killed on December 28, 2011. The incident occurred near 65th and Mozart streets in the Marquette Park neighborhood. Deontae was shot multiple times outside his home in the late…

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Lloyd Middaugh

Male, age 42 · Anaheim, California

Killed Dec 28, 2011 · 15 years ago

Lloyd Middaugh, a 42-year-old homeless man, was found dead on December 28, 2011, near a riverbed trail in Anaheim, California. His death was part of a disturbing string of murders targeting homeless individuals in Orange County. Middaugh, who was Caucasian…

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Jay Hunter

Male · Pacifica, California

Killed Dec 28, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the evening of December 28, 1981, Jay Hunter and his wife, Ruth Hunter, were tragically shot to death in the bedroom of their home in Pacifica, California. The investigation revealed that the couple was murdered by their son, Michael Wayne Hunter. The…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Bill Watson

Male, age 41 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Dec 28, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 1976, a day that began like any other in Columbus, Georgia, would end in a tragedy that shook the community. Billy Ray 'Bill' Watson, a 41-year-old White male and a dedicated police officer, found himself in the line…

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Aaron Lamar Jackson

Male, age 23 · Tyler, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, a chaotic scene unfolded at a nightclub north of Tyler, Texas, that tragically ended the life of Aaron Lamar Jackson, a 23-year-old man from Tyler. On December 28, 2025, a shooting erupted at the Valley Blues Club…

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Albert Ruiz

Male, age 55 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 28, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early evening of December 28, 2025, the life of 55-year-old Albert Ruiz was cut short in a fatal shooting in Phoenix, Arizona. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. in the vicinity of 7th Street and Montebello Avenue, where police responded to a…

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