Deaths by Force on December 4

Deaths by Force (464)

Death by Force30th anniversary

Robert Fraser

Male, age 32 · Panama City, Florida

Found Dec 4, 1996 · 30 years ago

Robert Fraser was a local in Panama City Beach who was known to help out families in his area as well as to pick up hitchhikers regularly. Robert was a self-employed subcontractor who owned a Ford F-150 that was unique in appearance and had been heavily…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

April Barnett

Female, age 18 · Austintown, Ohio

Killed Dec 4, 1986 · 40 years ago

On December 4, 1986, the body of 18-year-old female victim April Barnett, who was white, was discovered near a rest area along Interstate 71 in Ashland County, Ohio. She was a resident of Akron and had reportedly been working in or around the Austintown area…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Tyrone Whittle

Male, age 27 · Stanton, Delaware

Killed Dec 4, 1981 · 45 years ago

On December 4, 1981, male victim Tyrone Whittle, age 27, was shot to death in Stanton, Delaware, during a triple shooting that police described as an “execution-type” murder-suicide. According to contemporaneous reporting, the gunman forced entry into the…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Betty Jo Grunzweig

Female, age 37 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 4, 1981 · 45 years ago

Betty Jo Grunzweig, a 37-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on December 4, 1981, in her home located in Oakland's Trestle Glen neighborhood. She was found stabbed to death, and forensic evidence later revealed a crucial clue—skin from the perpetrator was…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Mikael Rashad McCord Sr

Male, age 26 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 26-year-old Mikael Rashad McCord Sr. was cut tragically short. On December 4, 2021, McCord was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of a vehicle in the 900 block of 25th Street North. He had sustained…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Trevor Hale

Male, age 41 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Dec 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of December 4, 2021, the calm of a residential area in Springfield, Missouri, was broken by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 11:07 p.m., local law enforcement received emergency calls reporting shots fired in the vicinity of South Fremont…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Norberto Trevino

Male, age 42 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Norberto Trevino, a 42-year-old Hispanic male, was shot and killed on the evening of Saturday, December 4, 2021. The fatal incident took place at the Plaza Fiesta, a shopping center on Buford Highway in Chamblee, Georgia, near the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Angel Vazquez

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold Saturday evening in Philadelphia, on December 4, 2021, the life of 21-year-old Angel Vazquez was tragically cut short. That night, at approximately 7:37 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers were called to the 800 block of East Westmoreland Street…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Cedric Al Tunstell

Male, age 58 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cedric Al Tunstell was 58 years old when he died on Saturday, December 4, 2021, in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds after being stabbed near 5110 Washington Blvd. His death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Duc Vinh Dam

Male, age 32 · Carson, California

Killed Dec 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

On Sunday, December 4, 2011, a family gathering place in Carson, California, became the scene of a devastating homicide when Duc Vinh Dam, a 32-year-old Asian male, was brutally stabbed to death following a confrontation with a relative. The violence occurred…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Rodney Dale Wyatt

Male, age 50 · Downtown, California

Killed Dec 4, 2006 · 20 years ago

The South Park district of Downtown Los Angeles was in the midst of a slow urban evolution in late 2006. Surrounded by light industrial warehouses, commercial storefronts, and older residential properties, the area sat just blocks away from major event hubs…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Alex Paul Valdez

Male, age 43 · Unincorporated Santa Susana Mountains, California

Killed Dec 4, 2006 · 20 years ago

Alex Paul Valdez was 43 years old when he died on Monday, December 4, 2006, after he was beaten inside a Los Angeles County jail. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 29320 The Old Road…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Althea Lyons

age 26 · Stanton, Delaware

Killed Dec 4, 1981 · 45 years ago

Althea Lyons, 26, a woman, was found shot to death inside her apartment at the Christiana Court complex off State Route 4 in Stanton, Delaware, on the morning of December 4, 1981. Police were dispatched around 6:45 a.m. after a caller reported hearing three…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Joseph Viggiano

Male · Manhattan, New York

Killed Dec 4, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the shadowy underworld of New York City, a tragic story unfolded, forever marking the lives of the Viggiano family. Joseph Viggiano, a male resident of Manhattan, found himself entangled in a dangerous web that ultimately led to his demise. His death was…

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Alex C. Ford

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of December 4, 2025, Alex C. Ford, a 28-year-old, was found deceased in Charlotte, North Carolina. The discovery was made along Tuckaseegee Road, in the vicinity of the Tuckaseegee Recreation Center, after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police…

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Bradly Eliud Toro Torres

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of December 4, 2025, a violent incident occurred on the south side of Indianapolis, Indiana, resulting in the death of 23-year-old male Bradly Eliud Toro Torres. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were…

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Ashleigh E. McKinzie

Female, age 41 · Silver Point, Tennessee

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of December 4, 2025, the life of Ashleigh E. McKinzie, a 41-year-old White female from Silver Point, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. An associate professor of sociology at Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. McKinzie…

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Enrique Ramos Jr

Male, age 33 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of December 4, 2025, a tragic incident unfolded in the parking lot of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, involving 33-year-old Hispanic male Enrique "Ricky" Ramos Jr. The events leading up to his death began…

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Frezja Matisse Baker

Female, age 31 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In early December 2025, a tragedy unfolded in Charlotte, North Carolina, involving 31-year-old Black female Frezja Matisse Baker, whose disappearance would end in the discovery of her death. Frezja, known to her friends and family as a bubbly and affectionate…

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JaRell Wheeler

Male, age 24 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of December 4, 2025, a fatal confrontation occurred at a convenience store in Lincoln, Nebraska, resulting in the death of 24-year-old JaRell Wheeler. The incident took place shortly after 11:00 a.m. at a Casey's General Store located near…

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Jessie Johnson

Male, age 39 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 4, 2025, a violent incident unfolded in the central area of Phoenix, Arizona, prompting a swift response from local law enforcement. Around 8:35 p.m., Phoenix Police officers were dispatched to the vicinity of 2nd Street and…

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Job Gamera

Male, age 60 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 4, 2025, a violent incident unfolded in Tucson, Arizona, resulting in the death of 60-year-old Job Gamera. The male victim was fatally wounded during a shooting that took place on West Sonora Street, a residential area located on the city's west…

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Michael D. Tucker

Male, age 49 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 4, 2025, 49-year-old Michael D. Tucker was found lying in the street near the intersection of Edgerton Street and Case Avenue East in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Police officers responded to reports of a gunshot around 9:12 p.m. and…

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Quan’Drevion Perkins

Male, age 19 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of December 4, 2025, a violent tragedy struck the community of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, claiming the life of 19-year-old Quan’Drevion Ja’Carey Perkins. The incident, which law enforcement officials classified as a homicide, occurred within…

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Ryan Victor Snyder

Male, age 19 · Athens, Georgia

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ryan Victor Snyder was a 19-year-old Jewish male student attending the University of Georgia who became the subject of a sudden and tragic investigation in Athens, Georgia, in early December 2025. Originally hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, he was known…

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Terri Lee Heady

Female, age 68 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On December 4, 2025, the Irvington community of Indianapolis, Indiana, was shaken by a violent incident that resulted in the death of 68-year-old female Terri Lee Heady. Heady was working at Josephine's, a clothing boutique located on East Washington Street…

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Yaddua Barraza Hernández

Male, age 36 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of December 4, 2025, the small glow of a family taco truck on West Dyna Drive in north Houston turned into a crime scene. Yaddua Barraza Hernandez, a 36-year-old man, had been closing up when two males walked up to the business; investigators say…

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Emuel Villalobos

Male, age 42 · Sun-city, California

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 4, 2024, at approximately 11:04 p.m., Menifee Police Department officers responded to a residence in the 25000 block of Antelope Road in Sun City, California, following a report of an unresponsive male. Upon arrival, they discovered 42-year-old…

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Russell McKenzie

Male, age 57 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a December morning, the life of 57-year-old Russell McKenzie, a Black male, was tragically cut short in his New Haven, Connecticut apartment. Police were dispatched to his Walnut Street residence near East Street around 1:15 a.m. on…

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Nadir McCoy

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of December 4, 2024, the life of 19-year-old Nadir McCoy was tragically cut short in a Southwest Washington, D.C. apartment. A Black/African American male from the Northwest quadrant of the city, McCoy was discovered by First District…

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Dexter Savage

Male, age 18 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the bustling heart of downtown Atlanta, on a December evening in 2024, the life of 18-year-old Dexter Devaughn Hoefer Savage Jr. was tragically cut short. The young man was in a parking lot on Nassau Street, near the State Farm Arena, engaged in the…

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Brandon Greenwood

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 4, 2024, Brandon Greenwood, a 23-year-old man, was found fatally shot inside a vehicle in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood. The incident occurred around 10:35 a.m. in the 11600 block of South Peoria Street, where authorities discovered…

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Jairus Jeremiah Gayden

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Little Woods in New Orleans, a tragic event unfolded on the afternoon of December 4, 2024. New Orleans Police Department officers responded to a medical call in the 7900 block of Bullard Avenue, where they discovered 18-year-old…

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Large King Jr.

Male, age 33 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of December 4, 2024, a celebration turned to tragedy in Omaha, Nebraska, resulting in the death of 33-year-old Large King Jr., a Black/African American male. The night began with Large and his 26-year-old brother, Nicholas King, out…

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Christina Marie Alewine

Female, age 42 · Woodward, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Wednesday evening in Woodward, Oklahoma, the life of Christina Marie Alewine, a 42-year-old female, was cut tragically short. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of a local Walmart on December 4, 2024. Alewine was pronounced dead at the scene, a…

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Gary Wayne Mulbery

Male, age 81 · Woodward, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a tragic Wednesday evening in Woodward, Oklahoma, the life of 81-year-old Gary Wayne Mulbery was cut short in a violent encounter. The incident unfolded around 5 p.m. on December 4, 2024, in the parking lot of the local Walmart. Mulbery, a resident of…

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Benjamin Walker

Male, age 45 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, the life of Benjamin Walker, a 45-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Portland, Oregon. The fatal incident occurred at a Quality Inn located in the Sumner neighborhood of Northeast…

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Celcei Johnson

Female, age 27 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the winter of 2024, the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was shaken by a violent act that claimed the life of 27-year-old Celcei Neil Johnson. A female employee at Budiman's Smokeshop & Art Gallery on Cherry Road, Johnson was at her place of work on the…

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Emad Thabet Saadalla

Male, age 49 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of December 4, 2024, a tragedy unfolded at Budiman's Smokeshop & Art Gallery on Cherry Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina, claiming the life of 49-year-old Emad Thabet Saadalla. Saadalla, a male customer at the shop, was caught in an act of…

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Rafael Perez Naranjo

Male, age 32 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of December 4, 2024, gunfire shattered the quiet around the 4800 block of Lanford Street NW in Roanoke, Virginia. When officers arrived around 6:50 p.m., they found Rafael Perez Naranjo, a 32-year-old Latino man, suffering from gunshot wounds.…

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Kyong-Cha Carcano

Male, age 66 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Dec 4, 2024 · 2 years ago

On December 4, 2024, at approximately 9:43 a.m., Killeen police responded to reports of a shooting in the 1100 block of West Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers discovered two individuals with gunshot wounds: 66-year-old Kyong Cha Carcano and…

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Esmeralda Vargas

Female, age 26 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2023, the life of 26-year-old Hispanic female Esmeralda Vargas was tragically cut short in an Omaha, Nebraska motel. Police were dispatched to the Comfort Inn and Suites near 70th and Grover Streets around 5:40 a.m.…

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Timothy Ross

Male, age 31 · Bloomfield, Connecticut

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the morning of December 4, 2023, Timothy Ross, a 31-year-old Black male from Bloomfield, Connecticut, was shot and killed in a fatal daylight encounter. The incident occurred around 8:50 a.m. in the 500 block of Bloomfield Avenue, near the busy…

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Bruce Anthony Wilson II

Male, age 39 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

Bruce Wilson, a 39-year-old man from Jacksonville, Florida, was shot and killed on December 4, 2023. The incident occurred on Jacksonville's Northside, near the intersection of Edgewood Avenue West and Bunker Hill Boulevard. Wilson was on his way to a…

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King Penro

Male, age 3 · Merrillville, Indiana

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet town of Merrillville, Indiana, a heartbreaking incident unfolded on the evening of December 4, 2023, leading to the death of a young boy named King Penro. At only three years old, the male child's life was cut tragically short by a gunshot wound.…

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Juantez D. Anderson Jr

Male, age 13 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

Juantez D. Anderson Jr., affectionately known as TJ, tragically lost his life on December 3, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio, at the young age of 13. Born on April 30, 2010, to parents Shruthi and Juantez Anderson Sr., TJ was one of five siblings, with an older…

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Travis Kitchen

Male, age 48 · Kennewick, Washington

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of south Kennewick, Washington, the life of a 48-year-old White/Caucasian man, Travis Michael Kitchen, came to a tragic end on the morning of December 4, 2023. A father of five, Kitchen was shot multiple times around 9:30 a.m.…

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Lawrence White Jr.

Male, age 43 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Dec 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 4, 2023, the city of Grand Rapids was marked by a grim discovery that shattered the morning quiet. On a sidewalk at the intersection of Hall Street and Marshall Avenue, a jogger came across the body of a man who was…

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