Deaths by Force on December 31

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Morgan Lightner

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve 2021, a tragic sequence of events on a Birmingham, Alabama roadway claimed the life of 25-year-old Morgan Lightner. Just before 3 a.m. on December 31st, Lightner was involved in a multi-vehicle accident that caused…

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Eric Lane

Male, age 42 · Blytheville, Arkansas

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of December 31, 2021, a male named Eric Edward Lane, 42, was fatally shot on West Chickasawba Street in Blytheville, Arkansas. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Lane deceased.…

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Jumil Celadilla

Female, age 22 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, a tragic incident occurred in Lawrence, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of 22-year-old Jumil Celladiya. The incident took place in the Pearl Street area, where police were dispatched around 5:10 p.m. in response to reports of shots…

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Joshua Vigil

Male, age 17 · Riberia, New Mexico

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On New Year's Eve of 2021, the life of 17-year-old White/Caucasian male Joshua Vigil was tragically cut short in the small community of Riberia, New Mexico. A party, intended to ring in the new year, became the backdrop for a fatal confrontation that would…

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Nicholas Turrietta

Male, age 31 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, friends of 31-year-old Nicholas Ray Turrietta, a White/Caucasian male, grew concerned when they could not reach him. Peering through a window of his home on Maggies Ave NE, they saw him unconscious and…

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Santana Jackson

Male, age 15 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve 2021, a Black male named Santana Da'quan Jackson, age 15, was killed in north Minneapolis. The incident, which also left a 16-year-old male with non-life-threatening injuries, was initially reported as a drive-by shooting on…

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Cal Lock

Male, age 51 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, a Milwaukee family was plunged into grief. Cal Lock, a 51-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded in a shooting that stemmed from an argument. The incident cut short a life and left a void in the hearts of his loved ones, who…

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Fredrick Davis Jr

Male, age 19 · Stoughton, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, a young Black/African American man, 19-year-old Fredrick Davis Jr., lost his life in a shooting in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The incident, which unfolded on New Year's Eve, was not a random act of violence but the tragic culmination of a…

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Aubrey Lewis

Male, age 22 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the final moments of 2021, a New Year's Eve party in Gulfport, Mississippi, descended into chaos and violence, leaving 22-year-old Aubrey Lewis and three other men dead. The gathering, held at a residence on Lewis Avenue, was intended to be a festive…

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Corey Dubose

Male, age 23 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the final moments of 2021, a New Year's Eve party in Gulfport, Mississippi, became the scene of a tragedy that claimed the life of 23-year-old Corey Dubose and three others. The gathering, which had grown to over 100 people, was shattered by gunfire that…

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Sedrick McCord

Male, age 28 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the final moments of 2021, a New Year's Eve party on Lewis Avenue in Gulfport, Mississippi, turned into a scene of chaos and violence that would leave four men dead, including 28-year-old Sedrick McCord. The gathering, attended by a large crowd, was…

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Donta Copeland

Male, age 34 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve 2021, a burst of violence in Portsmouth, Virginia, claimed the life of 34-year-old Donta McKinley Copeland and left another man seriously injured. The shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the Hodges Manor…

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Dylan Dakota Whetzel

Male, age 20 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a grim discovery on February 1, 2021, the dismembered body of 20-year-old Dylan Dakota Whetzel was found in a wooded area of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The Stafford resident, a male, had been reported missing prior to the discovery of his remains…

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Devin Swain

Male, age 24 · Anderson, Indiana

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the waning hours of New Year's Eve 2021, a celebration at a family home in Anderson, Indiana, turned into a scene of tragedy with the death of 24-year-old Devin Swain, an aspiring rapper known locally as 'Lil Devin'. Swain was a Black / African American…

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Pierreion Frizell

Male, age 31 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of New Year's Eve, December 31, 2021, a violent incident unfolded in the Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Around 10:00 p.m., local law enforcement officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North 15th Street following urgent…

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Sean Waldon

Male, age 32 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 31, 2021, a trivial argument escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 32-year-old Sean Waldon in Overland, a suburb of Saint Louis, Missouri. The dispute, which began over the seemingly innocent topic of whose car was faster, took…

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Tera Williams

Female, age 20 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On New Year's Eve of 2021, a night that should have been filled with celebration and hope for the future, turned into a tragedy for the family of Tera Williams. A 20-year-old mother from Kansas City, Missouri, Tera was at a gathering at a friend's house to…

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Jose Luis Perez

Male, age 32 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve, a dispute inside a Spartanburg County bar turned deadly, leaving one man shot to death. Jose Luis Perez, a 32-year-old man from Boiling Springs, was inside the El Gordo Bar on Asheville Highway when an argument…

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Brian Hearon

Male, age 27 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the final hours of 2021, a burst of violence on a Buffalo street cut short the life of Brian Hearon. The 27-year-old man was discovered in a residential neighborhood, suffering from the devastating effects of multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency responders…

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Joseph Leone Jr.

Male, age 29 · Staten-island, New York

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On New Year's Eve of 2021, a troubled family history culminated in the tragic death of 29-year-old Joseph Leone Jr. on a Staten Island sidewalk. The young man, a father of three from South Carolina, had traveled to New York to help his estranged father…

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Channel Anderson

Female, age 30 · Lancaster, California

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Channel Denise Anderson, a 30-year-old resident of Lancaster, California, tragically lost her life on December 31, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Channel was found shot near 1145 W. Avenue J 9 in Lancaster. The…

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Frankie Johnson

Male, age 29 · Lancaster, California

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Frankie Reno Johnson, a 29-year-old resident of Lancaster, California, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Frankie was shot near 1145 W. Avenue J 9 in Lancaster. The incident…

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Quinton Jerome Beckwith

Male, age 33 · Malone, Florida

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quinton Jerome Beckwith, aged 33, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2021, in Malone, Florida. Beckwith's death was the result of a fatal shooting, which occurred under circumstances that shocked the local community. On that fateful New Year's Eve…

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Jaquon Anderson

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the final day of 2021, a violent home invasion in northwest Atlanta claimed the life of 21-year-old Jaquon M. Anderson. The male victim was at a residence on Bethel Drive in the early morning hours of December 31st when the fatal encounter occurred.…

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Jeffery Lamont Moore

Male, age 31 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, 31-year-old Jeffery Lamont Moore was found deceased in Atlanta, Georgia. His body was discovered inside the trunk of his own gray Dodge Charger, which had been left in the vicinity of 1770 Bolton Road in the northwestern part of the…

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Paris Bernard Thompson

Male, age 18 · Griffin, Georgia

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Paris Bernard Thompson, an 18-year-old Black male from Griffin, Georgia, was wounded in the early hours of December 31, 2021, after a shooting on the 400 block of North 9th Street. Police were called around 2:00 a.m., and Thompson was later found at a nearby…

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Anthony Watkins

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Watkins, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 31, 2021, in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to reports, Watkins was walking in the 7900 block of South Parnell Avenue around…

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Keith Adam Joseph

Male, age 37 · Washington, Louisiana

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of 2021, a 37-year-old man named Keith Adam Joseph died in Washington, Louisiana. His death, which occurred on New Year's Eve, was the result of a shooting and is being investigated as a homicide by the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office. In…

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Kenyon Coston

Male, age 27 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the final day of 2021, a Friday, Kenyon Dominique Coston’s life was tragically cut short in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the age of 27, the young man, a father of two, fell victim to gun violence. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his death…

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Royal Samuel Birden

Male, age 51 · Westwego, Louisiana

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the last day of the year, December 31, 2021, the life of Royal Samuel Birden was tragically cut short by gun violence in Westwego, Louisiana. Birden, a 51-year-old African American real estate agent, was a beloved member of his community. He was born on…

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Delores Evans Burwell

Female, age 73 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Delores Evans Burwell, a 73-year-old African American woman from Durham, NC, tragically passed away on December 31, 2021. Her death was attributed to celebratory gunfire. On New Year's Eve, Burwell was visiting friends on Robinhood Road when a stray bullet…

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Ervin Junior Ripley

Male, age 51 · Clarkton, North Carolina

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ervin Junior Ripley, a 51-year-old male from Clarkton, North Carolina, tragically died on December 31, 2021. He was fatally shot in the head during a New Year's Eve incident at his residence on Mercer-Mill Road. The incident also left Debra Purdie, 53, with a…

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Riquan Jennings

Male, age 25 · Canton, Ohio

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Riquan L. Jennings, a 25-year-old man from Canton, OH, was tragically shot to death on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2021. He was found in a vehicle on 17th Street NW, just west of Market Avenue. The Stark County Coroner's office confirmed that Jennings had…

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Shane Henry Bartek

Male, age 25 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Shane Henry Bartek, a 25-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on December 31, 2021, in Cleveland, OH. Shane was an off-duty Cleveland Police Officer who was shot and killed while attempting to prevent a carjacking. The incident…

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Tyshawn Dickerson

Male, age 15 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyshawn Antonio Dickerson Jr., a 15-year-old Black male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2021. He was found unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound in the area of Ashburton Road and Mayfair Park Place. Despite immediate…

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Adrionne Reaves

Male, age 49 · Bala-cynwyd, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Adrionne Reaves, a 49-year-old man from Bala Cynwyd, PA, tragically died on December 31, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the head. Reaves was found dead in the lobby of the Delwyn Apartments in Bala Cynwyd by Lower Merion Police at around 9:55 p.m. The incident…

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Amaige Merritt

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Amaige Malik Shakur-Merritt, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2021, in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was the only boy among five sisters and was known for his calm demeanor and passion for playing football…

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Christopher William Oakes

Male, age 29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve 2021, the life of 29-year-old Christopher William Oakes, a White male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Philadelphia. At approximately 1:55 a.m. on Friday, December 31, 2021, police responded to a call on…

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Denzel Nolan Jr.

Male, age 13 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Denzel Nolan Jr., a 13-year-old African American boy, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was killed alongside his mother, Nandi Fitzgerald, and a 28-year-old woman named Tatiana Hill, in what authorities have described as a…

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Jermel Johnson

Male, age 25 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve in 2021, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence on the streets of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Jermel Johnson, a 25-year-old male from the nearby community of Northampton, was shot around 1 p.m. at the…

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Nandi Fitzgerald

Female, age 28 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Eve 2021, a tragedy unfolded in a home in Pittsburgh's Homewood South neighborhood that would claim three lives and leave a family shattered. Nandi Fitzgerald, a 28-year-old female, was found shot and killed inside her…

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Nasir Allen

Male, age 18 · Marcus-hook, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On New Year's Eve of 2021, in the parking lot of a Wawa in Linwood, not far from Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, the life of 18-year-old Nasir Allen was tragically cut short. The young Black male was fatally shot during what authorities later described as a drug…

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Tatiana Hill

Female, age 28 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the final day of 2021, a tragedy unfolded in Pittsburgh's Homewood South neighborhood that claimed the lives of three people, including 28-year-old Tatiana 'Tay' Hill. The violence that erupted on New Year's Eve also took the lives of Hill's close friend…

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Tyrhi McCray

Male, age 21 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of New Year's Eve 2021, in Chester, Pennsylvania, tragedy struck the community. Tyrhi Keonne McCray, a 21-year-old African American male, was found with gunshot wounds at the intersection of West 7th Street and Parker Street. He was rushed to…

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Terrel Lamar Kemp

Male, age 29 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On New Year's Eve 2021, the life of 29-year-old Terrel Lamar Kemp, an African American male, was tragically cut short in his Knoxville, Tennessee, home. Kemp was a devoted father to his four children, and the fatal incident unfolded in the presence of his…

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Calogero Louis Dueñes

Male, age 24 · Humble, Texas

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Calogero Louis Dueñes, a 24-year-old man of Hispanic ethnicity, was fatally shot on December 31, 2021, in Humble, Texas. He was carrying his 6-year-old daughter's birthday cake outside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant when he was killed. His wife, Amber Uresti…

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Joshua Yates

Male, age 34 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joshua Yates, a 34-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas, was tragically found shot to death in his apartment on December 31, 2021. Beaumont Police discovered his body after responding to a welfare check in the 1500 block of Cartwright Street. Joshua Yates was a…

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Vidarious Lakeieth Cooper

Male · Atlanta, Texas

Killed Dec 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Vidarious Lakeieth Cooper, a 32-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on December 31, 2021, in Atlanta, Texas. He was fatally shot at an apartment complex on Dogwood Street shortly after 3 p.m. Responding officers found Cooper already…

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