Death by Force

Rodderick Dontae Trammell

Male, age 36 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Rodderick Dontae Trammell, a 36-year-old man from Hamilton, Ohio, was tragically killed on December 5, 2018. He was found at the intersection of Hanover Street and Garden Avenue, suffering from major head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

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Donnell Williams

Male, age 15 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Donnell Williams Jr., a 15-year-old Black male from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was killed on December 5, 2018, inside a home on the 1900 block of Bellevue Road in the city’s Allison Hill neighborhood. Police were called to the residence around 4:20 p.m. for a…

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Christian Jimenez Santos

Male, age 16 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Christian Jimenez Santos, a 16-year-old Hispanic male from San Antonio, Texas, tragically died on December 5, 2018. He was fatally shot in the head after being chased by two teenage suspects, Juan Carlos Garcia and Salvador Garcia-Godinez, both 17 years old.…

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Isaac Kohlhaas

Male, age 18 · Temple, Texas

Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Isaac Joel Kohlhaas, an 18-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Temple, Texas, tragically passed away on December 5, 2018. He was a resident of Temple and attended Temple High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball, baseball, and fishing. His death…

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Cecilia Meza

Female, age 41 · Monrovia, California

Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On Dec. 5, 2018, 41-year-old Cecilia Meza was found dead in her upstairs apartment in the 800 block of West Colorado Boulevard in Monrovia; she was pronounced dead at 1:48 p.m. Coroner and law enforcement reports state Meza was strangled. Her 17-year-old…

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Kelsey Camila Meza

Female, age 17 · Monrovia, California

Killed Dec 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kelsey Camila Meza, known to her family as Cami, was 17 years old when she was found dead with her mother, Cecilia Meza, 41, in their apartment in the 800 block of West Colorado Boulevard in Monrovia on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. According to the Los…

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John Graves

Male, age 27 · Fresno, California

Found Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 5, 2017, John Timothy Graves, a 27-year-old father of three, was found shot inside a black Ford Mustang convertible at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and First Street in Fresno, California. The shooting occurred around midnight when another…

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Shawn Aris Lockhart

Male, age 30 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Shawn Aris Lockhart, a 30-year-old Black male, was killed in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 5, 2017, the same day he turned 30. Known to many as “Shizz,” he had roots in Chester, Pennsylvania, and built much of his adult life around work, family, and…

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Gustavous Dames

Male, age 39 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 5, 2017, Gustavous Dames, a 39-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, was shot and killed in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami. The incident took place in the area of 128 NW 15th Street while Dames was out in the community. Law enforcement…

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James A Thorton

Male, age 52 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

James A. Thornton, a 52-year-old Black male from Indianapolis, Indiana, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2017. He was discovered in the 300 block of North Mickley Avenue, located on the west side of the city. Authorities determined that the cause of…

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Shanaya Sheriee Coley

Female, age 24 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold evening in Paterson, New Jersey, 24-year-old Shanaya Sheriee Coley was preparing to leave for her job as a nursing assistant. It was December 5, 2017, and as she headed to her charcoal gray Nissan Altima just before 11 p.m., her life took a violent…

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Charles Free Jr

Male, age 36 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 5, 2017, Charles Freeman Jr., aged 36, was shot and killed inside an apartment located in the 900 block of Chateau Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident took place around 10:27 p.m., prompting District Three Officers to respond to a report of…

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Jahbrell Sturgeon

Male, age 26 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jahbrell Leon Sturgeon was a 26-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, whose life ended in a burst of gunfire late on the night of December 5, 2017, inside an apartment in the Collegeville area. When officers were called to 3090 29th Court North, they…

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Brenda Sue Lawson

Female, age 60 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brenda Sue Lawson, a 60-year-old female, found her life tragically cut short on December 5, 2017, in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. On that day, she became one of three victims in a brutal triple homicide that also claimed the lives of 46-year-old Dory…

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Chester Hornowski

Male, age 71 · Mountain Home, Arkansas

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Mountain Home, Arkansas, a place that had become a peaceful retreat for many retirees, a dispute shattered the calm and ended the life of a man who had spent his career upholding the law. Chester Hornowski, a 71-year-old male and retired…

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Dory Ann Power

Female, age 46 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 5, 2017, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the bodies of 46-year-old Dory Ann Power, 60-year-old Brenda Sue Lawson, and 40-year-old Paul D. Power were discovered inside a residence in Hot Springs, Arkansas. All three victims had sustained multiple…

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Paul D. Power

Male, age 40 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, the life of 40-year-old Paul D. Power was tragically cut short on December 5, 2017. His death was part of a grim discovery that day, when officers from the Hot Springs Police Department found…

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Eugene Stevens Sr.

Male, age 77 · Big Bend, West Virginia

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Big Bend, West Virginia, the life of 77-year-old Eugene Stevens, a Caucasian male, came to a violent end on December 5, 2017. What began as a home invasion escalated into a fatal exchange of gunfire, leaving the elderly homeowner…

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Jeremy Martin

Male, age 38 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a cold December morning in Tacoma, Washington, the life of Jeremy Martin, a 38-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2017, just after 1:30 a.m., Martin had just returned to his residence in the…

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Abigail Voeks

Female, age 27 · Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On December 5, 2017, Abigail Voeks, a 27-year-old female, was found deceased in a condominium in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Authorities discovered her body along with that of 30-year-old Zakoree Mitschke in what was being investigated as a probable murder-suicide.…

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John Earl Kennedy III

Male, age 30 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Tuesday night in Gulfport, Mississippi, the life of 30-year-old John Earl Kennedy III was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2017, police responded to a call of a home invasion at Kennedy's residence on Artes Street. Inside, they found him suffering…

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Sarai Bagley

Female, age 19 · Picayune, Mississippi

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late morning of a December day in Picayune, Mississippi, a confrontation on a street corner tragically cut short the life of 19-year-old Sarai Bagley. The young woman, a resident of Picayune, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest on Tuesday…

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Shermein Delmont Cooper

Male, age 43 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet of a December night in Saginaw, Michigan, the life of Shermein Delmont Cooper, a 43-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2017, police responded to a call at a residence on the city's East Side to find Cooper inside, the…

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Aidan Dawson

Male, age 17 · Draper, Virginia

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In December of 2017, the community of Wytheville, Virginia, was shaken by the tragic death of 17-year-old Aidan Scott Dawson, a male Caucasian. A senior at George Wythe High School, Aidan was known for his love of football and motocross, his artistic talent…

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Raymond Lewis Rodriguez

Male, age 24 · Draper, Virginia

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Draper, Virginia, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in early December 2017. Raymond Lewis Rodriguez, a 24-year-old male, and 17-year-old Aidan Dawson were found deceased on December 5, 2017, in what would unfold as…

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Shawn Basnight

Male, age 39 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic evening in Chesapeake, Virginia, the life of Shawn Edward Basnight, a 39-year-old Caucasian male, was cut short. On December 5, 2017, three individuals forcibly entered his home on Wingfield Avenue. Inside at the time were Basnight and another…

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Ladrae Walker

Male, age 26 · Niagara-falls, New York

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the community of Niagara Falls, New York, was shaken by the untimely death of 26-year-old Ladrae Walker. On the afternoon of Tuesday, December 5, 2017, Walker was fatally shot in the chest on Highland Avenue. He was rushed to Niagara…

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Pliekou Irvin Sr

Male, age 38 · Geneva, New York

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in Geneva, New York, the life of 38-year-old Pliekou Irvin Sr., a Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2017, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Irvin was sitting in a car near the intersection of Middle and Exchange Streets…

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Andrew Ortiz

Male, age 28 · San-jose, California

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andrew Ortiz, a 28-year-old resident of San Jose, California, was tragically found dead on December 5, 2017. His body was discovered in the parking lot of Mount Pleasant High School with a fatal gunshot wound. The discovery was made by school staff around 7…

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Javier Agusto Munoz

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Javier Agusto Muñoz, a 25-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on December 5, 2017, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Muñoz was walking in an alley in the 3500 block of East 6th Street shortly…

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John Timothy Graves II

Male, age 27 · Fresno, California

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

John Timothy Graves II, a 27-year-old father of three, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2017, in Fresno, California. On that fateful night, Graves was found in his black Ford Mustang convertible at the intersection of Clinton Avenue and First Street…

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Scottie Dale Pressley

Male, age 34 · Nicholson, Georgia

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Nicholson, Georgia, the evening of December 5, 2017, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 34-year-old Scottie Dale Pressley. A white male who worked in the construction industry, Pressley was a father of four known for…

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Christopher Saunders

Male, age 46 · Thibodaux, Louisiana

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in the quiet community of Chackbay, near Thibodaux, Louisiana, a long-simmering dispute between neighbors erupted into a fatal confrontation. Christopher Saunders, a 46-year-old male resident, was shot and killed on December 5, 2017, in…

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Da’Ni’Cea Maze

Male, age 17 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of 17-year-old Da’Ni’Cea Maze was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 5th, Lafayette Police were called to the Vieux Orleans Circle apartment complex in response to a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered the…

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LaQuetra Pidgeon

Female, age 34 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, LaQuetra Pidgeon, a 34-year-old Black / African American woman, died on December 7, 2017, two days after being shot in what police have described as a domestic murder-suicide in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A mother of three, Pidgeon…

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Najay Peace

Male, age 18 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Najay Peace, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on December 5, 2017, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the 300 block of South Woodcrest Street. Najay was found with gunshot wounds and was transported to a…

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Charles Freeman

Male, age 36 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Charles Freeman Jr., a 36-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2017, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the 900 block of Chateau Avenue, where responding officers found Freeman Jr. deceased inside an apartment building…

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Tyrone Armstrong

Male, age 18 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tyrone Armstrong, an 18-year-old male from Toledo, OH, tragically lost his life on December 5, 2017. Tyrone was sitting in a parked car with 25-year-old Chantel Flee when they were fired upon multiple times by an unknown suspect. The incident occurred at the…

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Jorge Guillen Jr

Male, age 22 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jorge Guillen Jr., a 22-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on December 5, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was found shot in the 400 block of South 16th Street around 5:44 p.m. and later succumbed to his injuries at Geisinger Holy…

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Holley Cullum

Female, age 16 · Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small city of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, a young life was tragically cut short on a Tuesday night in December. Holley Ann Cullum, a 16-year-old female, was at an apartment building on Smith Avenue on December 5, 2017, when she sustained a fatal gunshot…

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JaDonte Hancock

Male, age 17 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 17-year-old JaDonte Hancock, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 5, 2017, two men forcibly entered his family's home in what police believe may have been a case of…

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Lieu Nguyen

Female, age 39 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lieu Nguyen, a 38-year-old Asian woman, tragically lost her life on December 5, 2017, in Houston, Texas. She was found shot multiple times inside her car near the intersection of Addicks-Clodine Road and Bissonnet in Fort Bend County. The Fort Bend County…

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Kwaza Blue

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cold December evening in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was cut short by a sudden act of violence. Kwaza Blue, a 20-year-old male, was in the 1300 block of 1st Street, SW on Saturday, December 5, 2015, when the sound of a single gunshot broke…

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Frankie Gutierrez

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Frankie Gutierrez, aged 25, was fatally shot on December 5, 2015, in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. The shooting took place amid a particularly violent weekend in Chicago, during which several incidents of gun violence occurred across the city, leaving…

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Carl Brooks

Male, age 49 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 5, 2015, the life of a Baltimore man was tragically cut short. Forty-nine-year-old Carl Brooks, a Black male, was found at approximately 3:20 a.m. in the 2200 block of Druid Hill Avenue. He had been fatally stabbed.…

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Randy Kolwalchuk

Male, age 21 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On December 5, 2015, 21-year-old Randy Kowalchuk was tragically killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite investigations, the case remains unsolved. Little is publicly known about the exact circumstances of his death, and no suspects have been arrested in…

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Kwaza K. Blue

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of December 5, 2015, in the Southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., the sound of gunshots pierced the air, forever altering the course of one young man's life. Kwaza K. Blue, a 20-year-old male, was in the 1300 block of First Street, SW, near…

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DaQuhan Shabazz Jackson

Male, age 20 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Dec 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

DaQuhan Shabazz Jackson, a 20-year-old Black/African American male, tragically lost his life to gun violence on December 5, 2015, in Topeka, Kansas. Known to his loved ones as "Q," he was remembered for a contagious smile that could leave a lasting impression…

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