Deaths by Force on December 2

Deaths by Force (471)

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Michelle Tate

Female, age 34 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 34-year-old Michelle Tate was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. On the evening of December 2nd, police responded to a call at the Canyon Palms Apartments, where they discovered Tate with fatal gunshot wounds. The…

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David Nicholas Green

Male, age 30 · Twilight, West Virginia

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

David Nicholas “Davey” Green, a 30-year-old White male, died on December 2, 2021, after a hunting-related shooting in the Preston Branch area of Twilight, West Virginia. The incident unfolded in a remote wooded section of Boone County, where Green had…

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Bryan Paul Durda

Male, age 45 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a violent encounter in Portland, Oregon, claimed the life of 45-year-old Bryan Paul Durda, a White/Caucasian male. On December 2, 2021, Durda was shot in an incident that left him with life-threatening injuries. Despite medical efforts…

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Antonio Joshua Tone Martinez

Male, age 24 · Taos, New Mexico

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antonio Joshua 'Tone' Martinez, a 24-year-old resident of Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on December 2, 2021. His death was a result of gun violence, as reported by various sources. Martinez was known for his vibrant personality and his…

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Brandon Devon Malone Jr.

Male, age 6 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Highview in Louisville, Kentucky, a heartbreaking story unfolded on the night of December 2, 2021. Six-year-old Brandon Devon Malone Jr., a bright and joyful male child, lost his life to a senseless act of gun violence. The young…

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Jeffrey Hayes

Male, age 48 · Airway Heights, Washington

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of December 2, 2021, the body of 48-year-old Jeffrey Hayes was discovered in a vacant lot near Hayford and Balmer roads in Airway Heights, Washington. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at approximately 10:10 a.m. and…

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Marta Melero-Gomez

Female, age 52 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marta Melero-Gomez, a 52-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life in December 2021 following a violent encounter in her Kalamazoo, Michigan, home. The incident, which unfolded at the Cloisters Condominiums complex, was reported by neighbors who…

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Naquan Fuller

Male, age 31 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Highland Park neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, on the late morning of December 2, 2021, 31-year-old Naquan Fuller, a Black male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred in the 2100 block of Third Avenue, where Richmond police officers responded to a…

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Isaiah Michael Hagans

Male, age 25 · Cumberland, Maryland

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the community of Cumberland, Maryland, was shaken by the discovery of a young man's untimely death. Isaiah Michael Hagans, a 25-year-old male from Baltimore, was found deceased on December 2nd in a residence on Pennsylvania Avenue. The…

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Branzel Bonner Jr

Male, age 25 · Coram, New York

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a December morning in 2021, the life of 25-year-old Branzel Bonner Jr. was tragically cut short in a wooded area in Coram, New York. On December 2nd, Suffolk County police responded to a 911 call and discovered Bonner with gunshot wounds. He was quickly…

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Jamal Bryant

Male, age 27 · Bronx, New York

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of December 2, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the ordinary rhythm of a Bronx neighborhood, leaving a young man's life extinguished. Jamal Bryant, a 27-year-old male, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive inside the lobby of the…

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Matthew Rivera

Male, age 18 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Matthew Rivera, an 18-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, was killed on the evening of December 2, 2021, after a confrontation that began inside a neighborhood deli in East Harlem and spilled out into the cold air on East 119th Street. Not long before 8 p.m.…

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Diquan Harris

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Diquan Harris, a 28-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on December 2, 2021, in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 300 block of West 107th Street. Harris's death was a result…

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Miguel Angel Guel-Gonzalez

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Miguel Angel Guel-Gonzalez, a 22-year-old Hispanic male from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2021. Miguel was driving in the McKinley Park neighborhood when he became the victim of a drive-by shooting. According to reports, someone…

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Allura Pledger

Female, age 3 · Elizabeth-city, North Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Allura Pledger, a 3-year-old girl from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 2, 2021, in a triple homicide. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. near the intersection of Jordan Street and Perry Street in Elizabeth City's Third…

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Darrin Sean Tinsley

Male, age 52 · Candler, North Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darrin Sean Tinsley, a 52-year-old man from Candler, North Carolina, was found dead at his home on December 2, 2021. Tinsley, who was known for his big smiles and giving heart, was an Army veteran who loved to DJ karaoke and sing with his friends. He was the…

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De’Shay Berry

Female, age 39 · Elizabeth-city, North Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Takeyia De’Shay Berry, a 39-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on December 2, 2021, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Berry, along with her 3-year-old daughter, Allura Pledger, and 18-year-old Jaquan White, was shot and killed in a triple…

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Detreye Kenjuan Walker

Male, age 48 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Detreye Kenjuan Walker, a 48-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 2, 2021, in southeast Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred shortly after 5:15 p.m. in the 6600 block of Lawyers Road. According to the…

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Jaquan White

Male, age 18 · Elizabeth-city, North Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jaquan Tobias White, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2021, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Jaquan, affectionately known as "Bigboy," was on his way to the ballpark with his cousin when gunfire erupted at the…

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JyQuavion Marquis Daniels

Male, age 20 · Grifton, North Carolina

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

JyQuavion Marquis Daniels, a 20-year-old male from Grifton, North Carolina, tragically died on December 2, 2021. He was a member of Glory Unveiling Glory In Worship Ministries and is survived by his parents, Julius Daniels and Shakeima Clemons, as well as his…

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Latoya Gary

Female, age 43 · Upper-darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of December 2, 2021, the life of 43-year-old Latoya Gary was brought to a violent and tragic end in her Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, apartment. The woman, a mother and grandmother, was shot in the head at point-blank range as…

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David Rowan

Male, age 66 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of David Rowan, a 66-year-old male pastor from Milton, Florida, came to a tragic end in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. On the morning of Thursday, December 2, 2021, officers from the Murfreesboro Police Department were dispatched to…

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Roosevelt Allen

Male, age 56 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, the passing of Roosevelt Allen, a 56-year-old Black man, on December 2, 2021, is shrouded in conflicting information. While his death was publicly announced through an obituary, details surrounding the circumstances of his passing…

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Teddius Puryear

Male, age 27 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 27-year-old Teddius Puryear was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the young man, a resident of Memphis, fell victim to fatal gun violence. Born on January 23, 1994, he was a father…

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James Davis

Male, age 29 · Austin, Texas

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

James Davis, a 29-year-old African American male, was found dead on December 2, 2021, in Austin, Texas. His death was the result of a brutal homicide that shocked the local community. According to the police reports, James was discovered in his apartment with…

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Robert Fountain Jr.

Male, age 37 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Fountain Jr., a 37-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 2, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. Born on July 23, 1984, in East Palo Alto, California, Robert grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a dedicated family man, married to Rasheida…

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Marshall Corey Nicholas

Male, age 30 · Lancaster, California

Killed Dec 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marshall Corey Nicholas was 30 years old when he died on Thursday, December 2, 2021, in Lancaster. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds after being stabbed near Jackman Street and Fern Avenue. His death was…

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Nathaniel Burgess

Male, age 35 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nathaniel Burgess, a 35-year-old man, was a victim of homicide in San Francisco on December 2, 2016. Details surrounding the incident remain somewhat sparse, though it is known that his death contributed to the rising homicide count in the city during a…

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Curtis L Nowells

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Curtis L. Nowells, a 33-year-old man from Chicago, was killed on December 2, 2016. His death was one of the many homicides that occurred during a particularly violent year in Chicago, a time when the city saw a significant increase in shootings and murders…

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Ronald L. Allen

Male, age 73 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ronald L. Allen, a 73-year-old Black man, was driving through Chicago's Austin neighborhood before dawn on Friday, December 2, 2016, when gunfire tore into his car along the 1300 block of North Laramie Avenue. He had been heading home to Naperville after a…

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Carl A Jones

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carl A. Jones, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot on December 2, 2016, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side. The shooting took place during the early morning hours, marking another tragic loss in what became one of Chicago’s…

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Anthony Delbert Stubbs Jr

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Delbert Stubbs Jr., a 23-year-old Black man, was killed in the early morning hours of Friday, December 2, 2016, after returning to the North Side of Minneapolis from a night out with his sisters. Just past 2 a.m., he had dropped them off after they…

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Andrew Jr. Berry

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the autumn of 2016, the life of 29-year-old Andrew Berry Jr., a Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. A father of four, with his youngest child born just days after his disappearance, Berry was last seen on November 6, 2016…

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Hoigo Jajolon Lyles

Male, age 18 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cool Friday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 18-year-old Hoigo Jajolon Lyles was tragically cut short. On December 2, 2016, after being dropped off from work at an apartment complex located at 601 N. DuPont Ave., Lyles was fatally shot. At…

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Timothy Simpson

Male, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a Memphis family was devastated by the loss of 35-year-old Timothy Simpson. His life was abruptly ended, and the circumstances of his death revealed a grim and violent story. On December 2, 2016, Simpson's body was discovered inside a…

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Stephen Morales

Male, age 22 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 2, 2016, 22-year-old Stephen Morales was shot and killed at the Slate Creek Townhomes, located at 2210 Rogers Road in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m., and Morales was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the breezeway…

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Donna Loraine Martin

Female, age 35 · Flomaton, Alabama

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 36-year-old Donna Loraine Martin was tragically cut short in Flomaton, Alabama. On the evening of Friday, December 2, Martin was with Shannon Heath Bell, then 31, near the Pollard Boat Landing in Escambia County. Around 6:30…

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Satha Teeter

Female, age 19 · Mason City, Iowa

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 2, 2016, a tragic and sudden act of violence cut short the life of 19-year-old Satha Teeter, a Caucasian female from Mason City, Iowa. The events that unfolded that morning in a local apartment complex would leave a…

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James Allen

Male, age 45 · Jolo, West Virginia

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On December 2, 2016, a tragic incident occurred in McDowell County, West Virginia, involving James Allen, a 45-year-old individual. The event was reported as an apparent murder-suicide, resulting in the deaths of two people. The incident took place in the…

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Brad Fowler

Male, age 46 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brad Corey Fowler, a 46-year-old man from Pueblo, Colorado, was fatally shot in his home on December 2, 2016. The incident that led to his death began as a transaction for marijuana but escalated into a robbery. The investigation into the homicide led law…

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Fabriccio Patti

Male, age 13 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, on December 2, 2016, the life of 13-year-old Fabriccio Patti was cut tragically short. Fabriccio, a male student at Lawrence Junior High School, along with two friends, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, had devised a plan to…

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Michael Hamilton

Male, age 45 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael Hamilton, a 45-year-old man, was fatally shot inside his home in the 3800 block of South Meridian Avenue in Wichita on December 2, 2016. What initially appeared to responding officers as a shooting inside a private residence was later reconstructed as…

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Wilson Burton

Male, age 27 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening hours of December 2, 2016, a life was tragically cut short in the Beecher Terrace neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Wilson Burton, a 27-year-old male, was gunned down in the 1100 block of Fisk Court. The Jefferson County Coroner's…

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Anthony Taylor Jr.

Male, age 44 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold Detroit morning in December of 2016, the life of Anthony Taylor Jr., a 44-year-old man, was tragically cut short. Just after midnight, on December 2nd, Taylor was returning to his father's home on Huntington Road. He had been out for a late dinner…

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Dexter Dunston

Male, age 32 · Asbury Park, New Jersey

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December evening in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the life of 32-year-old Dexter Dunston was tragically cut short. On Friday, December 2, 2016, authorities responded to a 911 call around 8:00 p.m. reporting a man down on the 700 block of 3rd Avenue. Upon…

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Jarrelle James Pringle

Male, age 21 · Sandston, Virginia

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jarrelle James Pringle, a 21-year-old Black male from Sandston, Virginia, was tragically killed on December 2, 2016. His life was cut short when he was shot during a home invasion on Lewis Road in Henrico County. The incident was described by authorities as a…

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James Clark

Male, age 19 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Clark, a 19-year-old Black man, died on December 2, 2016, after violence found him on a Gary street in the middle of an ordinary afternoon. Police were sent to the 4200 block of Kentucky Street around 12:10 p.m. on a report of shots fired, and when…

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Sy-Ayre Kyles

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the west side of Indianapolis, the night of December 2, 2016, ended in tragedy for 23-year-old Sy-Ayre Kyles, a male resident of the city. Shortly before midnight, Kyles was fatally shot at a Speedway gas station in the 6300 block of Rockville Road. A…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.