Death by Force

Antoine Terry

Male, age 24 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Black / African American Antoine Terry, age 24, was shot just after midnight on December 28, 2017, in the Arbor Place townhouses off Parma Avenue in New Castle, Delaware. Police were first alerted to gunfire around 10:42 p.m. on December 27, and shortly after…

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Anthony Jaurice Vance

Male, age 22 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet hours of a late December evening in 2017, the life of 22-year-old Anthony Jaurice Vance, a Black male, was tragically cut short in what would become a grim triple homicide investigation in North Las Vegas. On December 28th, Vance, along with two…

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Quintin Jakar Hicks

Male, age 20 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early evening of December 28, 2017, the life of 20-year-old Quintin Jakar Hicks, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in what would become a grim triple homicide investigation in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The scene of the violence was…

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Kerrice Lewis

Female, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, just three days after Christmas, the life of 23-year-old Kerrice Lewis, a Black woman, was brutally cut short in Washington, D.C. On the evening of December 28th, police responded to reports of gunshots and a vehicle on fire in an alley…

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Ronzay Green

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, on December 28th, a burst of gunfire shattered the morning calm in Northeast Washington, D.C., leaving a young man's life extinguished. Ronzay Green, a 23-year-old male, was fatally shot around 11:25 a.m. in the 900 block of Eastern…

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Andrew Andy Finch

Male, age 28 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 28, 2017, Andrew "Andy" Finch, a 28-year-old male, was at his home in Wichita, Kansas, completely unaware that a dispute over a video game between strangers would tragically end his life. The chain of events began with an argument…

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Teddis Burns-El

Male, age 50 · Independence, Missouri

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 2017, a domestic disturbance in Independence, Missouri, tragically ended the life of 50-year-old Teddis 'Teddy' Burns-El. The incident unfolded around 3 a.m. at a residence in the 1400 block of Osage Street. Events…

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Jane Gaddy

Female, age 51 · Winnsboro, South Carolina

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Winnsboro, South Carolina, a devastating incident unfolded on the morning of December 28, 2017, ending the life of 51-year-old Jane Porter Gaddy. Deputies from the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence on SC…

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Armani Coles

Male, age 27 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of December 28, 2017, a tragic series of events unfolded, culminating in the death of 27-year-old Armani Nico Coles, a male custodian for the D.C. school system and a devoted father to his young son. Coles was discovered with multiple gunshot…

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Sincear Michael Williams

Male, age 16 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December night in the Bronx, the festive atmosphere of a Sweet 16 party was shattered by gunfire, leaving a family to mourn the loss of a beloved son. Sixteen-year-old Sincear Michael Williams, a male resident of Clason Point, was fatally shot in…

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Teddy Gibson

Male, age 38 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, a 38-year-old man named Teddy Gibson was found deceased on the sidewalk at the intersection of Truxton Street and Worthen Street on December 28, 2017. An investigation by the New York Police Department revealed that…

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Brian Greer

Male, age 37 · Compton, California

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Keith Greer, a 37-year-old man from Compton, California, was tragically killed on December 28, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Greer was fatally shot in the 100 block of East Caldwell Street in Compton. Deputies responded to…

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David Greer

Male, age 37 · Compton, California

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

David Charles Greer, a 37-year-old man from Compton, California, was tragically killed on December 28, 2017. On that fateful evening, deputies responded to a call about a gunshot victim around 10:30 p.m. They found a car in the middle of East Caldwell Street…

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Brian Vessell

Male, age 46 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Vessell, a 46-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2017, in a violent incident that unfolded in his apartment complex. The events leading to his death began with a heated altercation involving Vessell and Tyler…

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Kaladaa Crowell

Female, age 36 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kaladaa Crowell, a 36-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on December 28, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred at a home shared by Crowell and her family, including her 11-year-old daughter, Kyra Inglett. On that…

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Kyra Inglett

Female, age 11 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kyra Inglett, an 11-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on December 28, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred at a home shared by her family and that of Marlin Joseph, who was later found guilty of her murder. The…

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Arshad Vahora

Male, age 19 · Dolton, Illinois

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arshad Vahora, a 19-year-old male of South Asian descent, tragically lost his life on December 28, 2017, during an attempted armed robbery at the Clark gas station in Dolton, Illinois. Arshad was working at his father's business when the incident occurred.…

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Omeja Glenn

Male, age 34 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Omeja Glenn, a 34-year-old man, was fatally shot on December 28, 2017, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred at McDougald Terrace, a public housing community in the city. Officers responded to the shooting in the 1200 block of Wabash Street just…

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Brandyn Beard

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandyn Beard, a 39-year-old male from Philadelphia, was killed on December 28, 2017, after what began as a night inside his apartment in the Spring Garden section of the city turned violent. He lived near 12th and Brandywine, and that night he had a couple…

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Stephen Kriebel

Male, age 58 · Boyertown, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, the life of 58-year-old Stephen J. Kriebel, a husband and father, was brought to a violent and tragic end on the morning of December 28, 2017. The perpetrator was identified as Matthew Boyer, the 32-year-old…

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Evan Derry

Male, age 20 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Evan Fields Derry was a 20-year-old male from Franklin, Tennessee, a 2015 graduate of Battle Ground Academy who had gone on to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Friends and family later described him as a creative, outdoors-loving young man…

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Romero White

Male, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 20-year-old Romero White was tragically cut short in his Memphis, Tennessee home. On December 28th, in the Walden Glen Cove neighborhood, an act of violence erupted that would not only end a young life but also tear a family…

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Anthony Green

Male, age 20 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Green, a 20-year-old male from Beaumont, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on December 28, 2017, at a car wash on Washington Boulevard. His death was the 19th homicide in Beaumont that year. Green's mother, Tracie Blackshire, and sister, Keandra…

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Kaden Green

Female, age 7 · Greenville, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 28, 2017, Kaden Green, a 7-year-old boy from Greenville, Texas, tragically died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred during a domestic disturbance at the 4200 block of Pickett Street in Hunt County. Kaden was shot while in his…

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Roderick Farris

Male, age 26 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Dec 28, 2017 · 9 years ago

Roderick Farris, a 26-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on the night of December 28, 2017, at a home in South Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. when an individual stopped a police patrol and directed officers to a residence…

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Kevin Prater

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Kevin Dennis Prater, a 31-year-old African-American male, was tragically cut short. On December 28, 2015, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Prater was shot and killed in the 1000 block of Savannah Street…

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Darnell Mayfield

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early evening of December 28, 2015, violence shattered the quiet of a Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood. Darnell Antonio Mayfield, a 34-year-old resident of the area, was in the 2300 block of Hartford Street SE when he was targeted in a shooting.…

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Dominique R Harris

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the midst of a year marked by a surge of violence in Baltimore, the life of Dominique R. Harris, a 22-year-old African-American man, was cut short on December 28, 2015. On that Monday, in the 1900 block of McHenry Street, Harris was shot multiple times. He…

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Cortez Stafford

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 28, 2015, the city of Detroit, Michigan, became the setting for a violent tragedy involving the death of 23-year-old Cortez Stafford. An African American male residing in the area, Stafford was fatally shot during an incident that would ultimately…

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Teontae Henderson-Johnson

Male, age 20 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 2015, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, were alerted to a violent incident unfolding in the southern part of the city. Officers were dispatched to a residence located at 9347 Bales Drive at approximately 12:15…

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Spencer Hutchins

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Spencer Hutchins, a 27-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on December 28, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident took place in the 500 block of West Huntingdon Street, where Philadelphia Police officers found Hutchins lying on the sidewalk with…

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Dewayne Green

Male, age 30 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the life of 30-year-old Dewayne D. Green was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On December 28th, Green was killed, leaving behind a community of family and friends who remembered him for his joyful and strong personality. Born…

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Hermelindo Morales-Rafael

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 28, 2015, 30-year-old Hermelindo Morales-Rafael was found dead in Houston, Texas, the result of a violent crime that remains unsolved. Morales-Rafael's death was among a series of homicides investigated by the Houston Police Department's Homicide…

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William Will Kenneth Anderson

Male, age 4 · Bethel, Alaska

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

William “Will” Kenneth Anderson, 4, a White male, died on December 28, 2015, in Bethel, Alaska, after a gunshot wound sustained inside Alaska State Trooper housing. Investigators said the boy had been playing alone in the living room when he obtained a…

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Brittany Engstrom

Female, age 27 · Orem, Utah

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 28, 2015, Brittany Engstrom, a 27-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in her Orem, Utah, apartment. The cause of her death was multiple gunshot wounds. The tragic events of that day unfolded after neighbors reported hearing a woman…

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David Brigham Driscoll

Male, age 37 · Orem, Utah

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a winter day in Utah, the life of a 37-year-old Caucasian male named David Brigham Driscoll came to a tragic end. The events of December 28, 2015, unfolded dramatically, beginning with concern for his former fiancée and culminating in a tense standoff with…

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Darnell Antonio Mayfield

Male, age 34 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a winter evening in Washington, D.C., 34-year-old Darnell Antonio Mayfield, a male resident of Southeast, was fatally shot. The incident occurred on Monday, December 28, 2015, at approximately 5:35 p.m. in the 2300 block of Hartford Street, SE. Police…

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Clifford Morgan

Male, age 43 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2015, a simple act of kindness tragically cut short the life of Clifford Morgan, a 43-year-old Black / African American male from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On December 28th, amidst a snowstorm, Morgan spotted a driver whose vehicle…

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Nijatolle Simms

Female, age 27 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December night in Paterson, New Jersey, the life of 27-year-old Nijatolle Simms was tragically cut short. On December 28, 2015, Simms, a Black female, was inside Andy's Liquors and Bar on North 7th Street, a local spot she was known to frequent.…

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Tyquan Rogers

Male, age 20 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the city of Newark was once again the scene of a tragedy that struck a family already intimately familiar with heartbreak. Tyquan Rogers, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Monday, December 28th. The incident…

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Corey Achstein

Male, age 28 · Suffolk, Virginia

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the waning days of 2015, a confrontation in a Suffolk, Virginia neighborhood ended in the death of 28-year-old Corey Achstein. On the evening of December 28th, Suffolk Police responded to multiple calls about a white male chasing three juveniles with a gun…

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Peter Girvan

Male, age 22 · Williamsburg, Virginia

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the community of Williamsburg, Virginia, was shaken by the violent death of 22-year-old Peter Ainsley Girvan. On the night of December 28th, gunshots echoed through the 1100 block of Wilkins Drive in nearby York County. When the noise…

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Anderson Nunez

Male, age 40 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a grim discovery that shattered the holiday season, the decomposing bodies of Anderson Nunez and his girlfriend, Rosie Sanchez, were found in their Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn apartment in early January 2016. The couple had been brutally murdered days…

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Joshua Stephen

Male, age 23 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joshua Stephen, a 23-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically passed away on December 28, 2015. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation. Joshua was found with multiple gunshot…

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Daniel Millon

Male, age 24 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a December evening in New Orleans, a dispute over a parking spot escalated into a fatal encounter that claimed the life of 24-year-old Daniel Millon. The incident unfolded on December 28, 2015, at the Hidden Lake Apartments in the 7000 block of Martin…

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Vernon Lewis

Male, age 24 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a December evening in New Orleans, a dispute over a parking spot escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 24-year-old Vernon Chance Lewis. An African American male, Lewis, along with his friend Daniel Millon, also 24, was visiting a friend at the…

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Amir Jamiel Kirby

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

Amir Jamiel Kirby, an 18-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on December 28, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. He was fatally shot while attempting to break into a home on Rodgers Avenue, north of West Broad Street. According to police…

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Luis Lopez

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 28, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 28, 2015, Luis Lopez, a 23-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was tragically lost to gun violence. The incident occurred in Chester, a city that has faced challenges with violent crime over the years. Details surrounding the circumstances…

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