Death by Force10th anniversary

Keyontae Jeremiah Ross

Male, age 15 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 15-year-old Keyontae Jeremiah Ross was tragically cut short. An African American male, he was found deceased on the morning of December 29th in College Park, an Atlanta suburb. The grim discovery was made in the front yard…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Michael Dixon

Male, age 60 · East-peoria, Illinois

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael Ray Dixon, a 60-year-old man from East Peoria, IL, tragically passed away on December 29, 2016, at his residence. Dixon was born on May 24, 1956, and was well-known in his community as a kind and compassionate individual who loved his family and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tharius Cutno

Male, age 32 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2016, a dispute that began inside a Baton Rouge bar tragically escalated, ending the life of 32-year-old Tharius Cutno. The male victim, known to many as 'T-Cutt the DJ,' was a self-employed DJ with a passion for…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Xavian Jeremiah Graves

Male, age 24 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Xavian Jeremiah Graves, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2016, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Graves was found with multiple gunshot wounds at a hotel located on Capital Boulevard. He was immediately taken to WakeMed…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony Ortiz

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Ortiz, a 25-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on December 29, 2016, in Cleveland, OH. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger incident that occurred at My Friends Restaurant in Cleveland's Edgewater…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Derick Garner

Male, age 44 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a dispute inside a Harrisburg bar tragically escalated, leading to the death of 44-year-old Derick Garner. The incident, which unfolded on December 29, 2016, has since resulted in a first-degree murder conviction for the man responsible…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Adam Kenneth Levi

Male, age 39 · Ooltewah, Tennessee

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Ooltewah, Tennessee, the life of Adam Kenneth Levi, a 39-year-old man, was brought to an abrupt and violent end. On Thursday, December 29, 2016, Levi was fatally shot within the presumed safety of his own home. At the time of his death…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Derrian Poplar

Male, age 39 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday in Memphis, the city was on the verge of marking another grim statistic in a year plagued by violence. It was around midnight on December 29, 2016, at the intersection of Vance and Lauderdale, that 39-year-old Derrian Poplar’s…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony Brown

Male, age 26 · Austin, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Brown, a 26-year-old male from Austin, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on December 29, 2016. The incident occurred in the 12900 block of Quinn Trail, where Brown was shot on his porch. He was later transported to St. David's Round Rock Medical…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rasheed Troy Edwards

Male, age 29 · Port-arthur, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rasheed Troy Edwards, a 29-year-old African American male from Port Arthur, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 29, 2016. He was fatally shot outside the Baymont Inn & Suites on Texas 73. The Port Arthur Police Department received a call about…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Van Chau

Female, age 47 · Round-rock, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Van Chau, a 47-year-old woman of Asian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on December 29, 2016, in Round Rock, Texas. The incident was determined to be a murder-suicide. Van Chau was shot and killed by her husband, Kiet Chau, who was 53 years old. Following…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Damon Brittian

Male, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of a late December day in 2011, the life of Damon Brittian, a 33-year-old man from Atlanta, Georgia, was tragically cut short. Responding to the sound of gunfire around 5 a.m. in northwest Atlanta, police discovered Brittian's body…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Zentonio Bolian

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Zentonio Bolian, a 31-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, was killed on December 29, 2011. The year 2011 was a particularly challenging period for Chicago, with numerous homicides recorded across different neighborhoods, many of which were mapped out to…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jewels Selvie

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jewels Selvie, aged 19, was killed on December 29, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of the total of 433 homicides recorded in Chicago that year. The homicide occurred during a time when the city was experiencing a slight reduction in the number…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Orlando Goines

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the final days of 2011, the body of a young man, known as Githe Goines, was discovered in a desolate scrap yard in eastern New Orleans. The 23-year-old African American man had been horrifically strangled to death, his life cut short in a violent act that…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Danny Brown

Male, age 30 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, the life of a 30-year-old Black male named Danny Brown was cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A resident and native of the city, Brown died on Thursday, December 29, 2011. His death was felt deeply by his family, including his…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Reginald Hall

Male, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 29, 2011, Reginald Hall, a 39-year-old Black male, was found dead inside a residence on Detroit’s east side, the victim of a targeted shooting that interrupted a holiday season gathering. The incident took place at a home located on Harding…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Warner Jack

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Warner Jack, aged 26, was tragically killed on December 29, 2011, in Houston, Texas. His death is classified as a homicide and falls within the broader framework of unsolved or partially solved cases managed by the Houston Police Department's Homicide…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Clifton P. Lewis

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Clifton P. Lewis, a 41-year-old African American male, was a dedicated police officer with the Chicago Police Department. On December 29, 2011, while working an overtime security detail at a grocery store on North Austin Boulevard, he was tragically shot and…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Carolyn Sue Smith

Female, age 48 · Eastpointe, Michigan

Killed Dec 29, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, the life of 48-year-old Carolyn Sue Smith of Eastpointe, Michigan, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On December 29th, a distressing call led police to her home, where they discovered a brutal scene. Carolyn and her sister were…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Mario Young

Male, age 16 · Queens, New York

Killed Dec 29, 2006 · 20 years ago

In a tragic incident in Queens, New York, a 16-year-old male named Mario Young was fatally shot. The event took place in front of a KFC restaurant on Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway. Young, a resident of Point Breeze Place in Bayswater, was shot once in…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Antonio Crutcher

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2001 · 25 years ago

On December 29, 2001, Antonio Crutcher, age 26, was tragically killed in a shooting at 2824 Westknolls Lane, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place in the evening, and Antonio was shot multiple times both inside and outside a multi-family…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Calvin Davis

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 2001 · 25 years ago

On December 29, 2001, Calvin Davis, a 30-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was shot and killed at 1344 Vine Street. Responding to reports of gunshots, Cincinnati Police found Davis at the scene, and his death was ruled a homicide. Despite efforts by…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Randy Gerald

Male, age 47 · Conway, South Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2001 · 25 years ago

On a cool evening in Conway, South Carolina, a dedicated public servant’s life was tragically cut short. Randy Gerald, a 47-year-old male Lieutenant with the Horry County Sheriff's Office, was on his way home from his shift at the J. Reuben Long Detention…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Colleen Reed

Female, age 28 · Austin, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 1991 · 35 years ago

Colleen Reed, a 28-year-old woman, was abducted on December 29, 1991, from a self-service car wash in Austin, Texas. Reed, an accountant and accounts payable supervisor for the Lower Colorado River Authority, was kidnapped by Kenneth McDuff, a notorious…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Steven Fefferman

Male, age 28 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 1986 · 40 years ago

Steven Michael Fefferman, a 28-year-old advertising executive from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically murdered on December 29, 1986. Fefferman, who worked at KXAS-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, was the victim of serial killer Ricky Lee Green. On the night of his…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Ronald Messer

Male, age 24 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 29, 1971 · 55 years ago

Ronald Messer, a 24-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, was tragically killed on December 29, 1971. He was shot at 20 East Liberty Street in Cincinnati, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident took place late at night, and despite the Cincinnati…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Darius Walker

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Just after 8:00 p.m. on December 29, 2021, gunshots echoed through the 5600 block of Woodmont Avenue, leaving 28-year-old Darius Walker, a Black male, with…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Muhammad Abdul Aziz

Male, age 42 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 29, 2021, a tragic incident unfolded inside a home on East Brookstown Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, leading to the death of 42-year-old Muhammad Abdul Aziz. The man, a husband, father, and grandfather, was fatally…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Dennis Ali Myers

Male, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dennis Ali Myers was 45 years old when he died on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 5279 W. Olympic Blvd. His death was ruled a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Carey Snyder

Male, age 63 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 29, 2011 · 15 years ago

Carey Snyder was 63 years old when he died on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Highland Park, in Northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 5813 N. Figueroa St. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Harry Garillo

Male, age 16 · New York City, New York

Killed Dec 29, 1976 · 50 years ago

Joseph Galioto, an 18-year-old White male from Buffalo, New York, is remembered here through the stark, unfinished line of what's known: that his life ended far too soon. In a city full of familiar streets and ordinary routines, his name now sits in that…

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Death by Force

Clarence Hughes

Male, age 36 · San Pablo, California

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a winter evening in San Pablo, California, the sound of gunfire shattered the night on December 29, 2025, leaving a 36-year-old man dead and another critically wounded. The deceased was later identified as Clarence Hughes Jr., a resident of the neighboring…

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Amanda Contreras

Female, age 17 · Auburn, Georgia

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Auburn, Georgia, the life of 17-year-old Amanda Contreras was tragically cut short on December 29, 2025. A promising young woman, Amanda was known by her loved ones as a caring and hardworking individual who diligently balanced two…

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Anthony Raymond Gallegos Jr.

Male, age 15 · Clovis, New Mexico

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small city of Clovis, New Mexico, the life of 15-year-old Anthony Raymond Gallegos Jr. was tragically cut short on the afternoon of Monday, December 29, 2025. Known affectionately as “Boogers” to his loved ones, Anthony was a young man who found joy in…

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Death by Force

Brian Ramirez-Ortiz

Male, age 39 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 29, 2025, the life of 39-year-old Brian Ramirez-Ortiz was cut short in a residence on South Ninth Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. An autopsy would later confirm that Ramirez-Ortiz died from a single gunshot wound to his head. The initial report…

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Death by Force

Corey Webb

Male, age 22 · Brighton, Tennessee

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of December 29, 2025, just days after Christmas, the life of 22-year-old Corey Webb was tragically cut short during a violent home invasion in Brighton, Tennessee. Webb was at his residence on John Hill Road with his girlfriend, Autumn Bishop…

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Death by Force

Cyanna Boone

Female, age 17 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the afternoon of December 29, 2025, a gathering of about 15 to 20 young people at Historic Stop Six Park in Fort Worth, Texas, took a tragic turn. An argument broke out among the group, escalating into a physical altercation. Suddenly, the sound of…

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Death by Force

Darian Barnes

Male, age 57 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, a gathering inside a home on Arlington Avenue took a tragic turn. On December 29, 2025, an argument escalated, resulting in gunfire that left 57-year-old Darian L. Barnes dead and two others, a…

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Death by Force

David Jimenez

Male, age 57 · Laveen, Arizona

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Laveen, Arizona, a gruesome discovery brought a tragic end to the life of 57-year-old David Jimenez. On December 29, 2025, Jimenez was fatally shot in his own home, but the disturbing circumstances of his death would not come to…

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Deeric Mario Richardson

Male, age 33 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic Monday morning, December 29, 2025, the life of 33-year-old Deeric Mario Richardson of Marion, South Carolina, was cut short by violence. The fatal encounter unfolded around 11:15 a.m. at the Oaks at Florence apartment complex, situated in the 300…

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Death by Force

Devin McBride Sr.

Male, age 38 · Rochester, New York

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of December 29, 2025, a tragic event unfolded within the walls of a downstairs apartment on Garson Avenue in Rochester, New York. Inside, 38-year-old Devin McBride Sr. was found deceased, having sustained at least one fatal gunshot wound to…

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Dion Travis Abraham

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

An Abington Township resident, Dion Travis Abraham, a 39-year-old man, was fatally shot on the evening of December 29, 2025, in Philadelphia's Tioga section. The incident occurred around 8:00 p.m. when police were dispatched to the 1700 block of North 17th…

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Dominga Romano

Female, age 55 · Methuen, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 29, 2025, Dominga Romano, a 55-year-old woman, was found deceased in her Methuen, Massachusetts, home on Lyndale Avenue. Concerns arose after friends and family had not heard from Romano, a beloved Spanish teacher at Lawrence High School…

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Elias Ismael Mejia

Male, age 51 · Austin, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of December 28, 2025, a Hispanic man, 51-year-old Elias Ismael Mejia, was fatally shot in what Austin police believe may have been a robbery. His body was discovered later that morning around 9:21 a.m. in his parked vehicle in the…

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Elizabeth Hernandez-Sanchez

Female, age 33 · Warrenton, Missouri

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Warrenton, Missouri, a tragic event unfolded on the evening of December 29, 2025, ending the life of 33-year-old Elizabeth Hernandez-Sanchez. A Hispanic woman, Hernandez-Sanchez was shot and killed in a violent act that also claimed…

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Fernando Hinojosa

Male, age 49 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 29, 2025, in Laredo, Texas, a violent encounter cut short the life of 49-year-old Fernando Hinojosa. The incident, which marked the city's ninth homicide of the year, unfolded in the 4700 block of Primavera Lane. Responding to a…

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Jaylin Sanders

Male, age 20 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Dec 29, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the fading light of a Monday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 20-year-old Jaylin Sanders was tragically cut short. On December 29, 2025, at approximately 8:15 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the calm on Lake View Drive, just off of Wares…

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