Deaths by Force on December 7

Deaths by Force (462)

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Ishmael Joseph Escalante

Male, age 24 · Merced, California

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ishmael Joseph Escalante, a 24-year-old resident of Dos Palos, California, tragically passed away on December 7, 2014, in Merced. Ishmael, known for his love of football, MMA, and dancing, was a beloved figure in his community. He was described as a gentle…

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Lontrell Lee Turner

Male, age 16 · Compton, California

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lontrell Lee Turner, a 16-year-old teenager from Compton, California, was tragically shot and killed on December 7, 2014. The incident occurred near the intersection of North Bullis Road and East Queensdale Street. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Michael Charles Ramirez

Male, age 52 · Santa-fe-springs, California

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Charles Ramirez, a 52-year-old resident of Santa Fe Springs, California, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Ramirez was shot and killed in the 9300 block of Millergrove in Whittier. The…

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Raymond Serna Sevilla

Male, age 17 · Los-banos, California

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Raymond Serna Sevilla, a 17-year-old resident of Dos Palos, California, tragically passed away on December 7, 2014, in Los Banos. Born on November 5, 1997, in Merced, he was the son of Miguel Angel and Elizabeth (Sevilla) Serna. The circumstances surrounding…

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Joshua David Merritt

Female, age 31 · Yulee, Florida

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Joshua David Merritt, a 31-year-old man from Yulee, Florida, died on December 7, 2014, following a confrontation with Nassau County deputies. The incident occurred in the Pirates Woods subdivision, where Merritt was shot and killed by deputies after an…

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Janice Katherine Schultz

Female, age 73 · Young-harris, Georgia

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the small community of Young Harris, Georgia, a quiet street was rocked by the tragic death of Janice Katherine Schultz, a 73-year-old woman. On December 7, 2014, Schultz was found deceased, a victim of gun violence. The discovery sent ripples of concern…

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Maurcell Mitchell

Male, age 16 · Harvey, Louisiana

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Harvey, Louisiana, the life of 16-year-old Maurcell Mitchell was tragically cut short on a December day in 2014. The young man, a male, fell victim to gun violence on December 7th, a Sunday that would forever be marked by loss for…

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Maceo Ellington

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Maceo T. Ellington, a 19-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on December 7, 2014. He was discovered in a burning car on Cleveland's east side, and it was determined that he died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.…

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Scottie Meeks Sr.

Male, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, the life of Scottie Meeks Sr., a 22-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On the evening of December 7th, Meeks was fatally shot. In a heart-wrenching…

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Darlene Jessica Robinson

Female, age 34 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On December 7, 2014, Darlene Jessica Robinson, a 34-year-old woman from San Antonio, TX, tragically lost her life in a double shooting incident on the West Side. Robinson was in a vehicle with her boyfriend and two children when the shooter, believed to be…

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Genaro Covarrubias

Male, age 33 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Genaro Covarrubias, a 33-year-old Hispanic male from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2014. He was fatally shot alongside Darlene Robinson, 34, in the 2300 block of Delgado Street. The couple was killed by Darlene's ex-boyfriend…

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Tuderriel Richmond

Male, age 36 · Port-arthur, Texas

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tuderriel Dwayne Richmond, a 36-year-old African American man from Port Arthur, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2014. Richmond was found fatally shot in a ditch in front of his home on 15th Street. The Port Arthur Police Department launched an…

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Marina G. Nerio Hernandez

Female, age 39 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marina G. Nerio Hernandez was 39 years old when she died on Sunday, December 7, 2014, in East Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 4061 1/2 Oakwood Ave. Her death was ruled a…

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Demetrius Eccles

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the Brightwood neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., the evening of Saturday, December 7, 2013, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 8:58 p.m., officers from the Fourth District responded to reports of gunshots in the 900 block of…

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Lamont Hall

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Saturday morning, on December 7, 2013, the life of 32-year-old Lamont William Hall was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. Known to his loved ones as 'Mon Mon,' Hall, a Black male, was found with gunshot wounds in the rear of…

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Agusto Osoria-Pachcia

Male, age 41 · Tampa, Florida

Found Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On December 7, 2013, Agustin Osorio-Pacheco, age 41, was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in Tampa, Florida. He and a friend were celebrating a birthday in the parking lot of their hotel when they were approached by armed suspects who demanded…

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Joseph Jefferson

Male, age 23 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the northern part of Las Vegas, on a Saturday night, the life of 23-year-old Joseph Deandre Jefferson, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On December 7, 2013, just before 10 p.m., gunshots shattered the evening calm near the intersection of H Street…

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Brandon Cahee

Male, age 28 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Saturday morning in Buffalo, New York, the life of Brandon Cahee, a 28-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short. On December 7, 2013, a sense of unease led an acquaintance to a house on Ericson Avenue, where they…

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Brandon Davis

Male, age 28 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Brandon Davis was a 28-year-old man from Buffalo, New York, and even with so few public details to hold onto, his name still carries the weight of a whole life that mattered. When a person dies, what the world often sees is a headline, a date, a cause, a neat…

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Darren Taylor

Male, age 27 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Darren Taylor, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot in the early hours of December 7, 2013, while he was sleeping in his apartment in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. at a residence located on Commerce Street. Authorities reported…

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Artara Benson

Female, age 46 · Manchester, Connecticut

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic evening in Manchester, Connecticut, Artara Benson, a 46-year-old Black/African American woman, became an innocent victim in a horrifying triple murder-suicide. The events of December 7, 2013, unfolded at the Dye House Apartments on Pine Street…

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Brittany S. Mills

Female, age 28 · Manchester, Connecticut

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a tragic evening in Manchester, Connecticut, the life of 28-year-old Brittany S. Mills, a Black / African American woman, was cut short. On December 7, 2013, Mills was fatally shot in her apartment at the Dye House complex on Pine Street. A graduate of…

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Kamesha Mills

Female, age 23 · Manchester, Connecticut

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of December 7, 2013, in Manchester, Connecticut, the life of 23-year-old Kamesha V. Mills, a Black / African American female, was tragically cut short in a violent sequence of events that also claimed the lives of two of her cousins. Kamesha…

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Shamar Willett

Male, age 23 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 23-year-old Shamar Willett, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On December 7, 2013, police responded to a call at a second-floor residence on Harding Place around 1:30 p.m.…

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Jayson Marquis Syrkes

Male, age 18 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the winter of 2013, the life of 18-year-old Jayson Marquis Syrkes was tragically cut short in Spotsylvania, VA. On December 7th, his body was discovered along a wood line behind his own home, the victim of a fatal shooting. The events that led to this…

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Kortez Peoples

Male, age 18 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Kortez Lamar Peoples, an 18-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Maple Heights, Ohio, tragically died on December 7, 2013, at Metro Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on June 4, 1995, to Rodney Peoples and Pamela Smith. Kortez was a…

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Danny Steele

Male, age 36 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

Danny Steele, a 36-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was fatally shot on December 7, 2013, in York, Pennsylvania. Steele was killed inside his vehicle at the intersection of North George and North streets around 2:55 a.m. The shooting was not…

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Timothy Stewart

Male, age 31 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Timothy Stewart, a 31-year-old White man from the Birmingham area, died on December 7, 2012, after a shooting that investigators traced back to the Pratt City neighborhood. Late that Friday night, a car pulled up to Brookside City Hall, and inside was…

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Marchae Jackson

Male, age 39 · Oakland, California

Found Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 7, 2012, Marchae Jackson, a 39-year-old resident of Oakland, was found dead, adding to the tragic number of homicides in the area that year. Jackson's body was discovered in a wooded area in Oakland, a part of the city that has historically faced…

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Antoine Murray

Male, age 35 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Antoine Murray, a 35-year-old male, was killed on December 7, 2012, in San Francisco, California. The circumstances of Murray's death occurred during a period of significant violent crime in the city. His homicide is among the numerous cold cases that the San…

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Russell Wright

Male, age 52 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 7, 2012, 52-year-old Russell Wright was found dead in Jacksonville, Florida. His death was investigated as a homicide, and his case was featured as an unsolved murder in the Project Cold Case database. Despite efforts to solve the case, leads have…

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Brent Jay Nickens

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold December evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Brent Jay Nickens, a 22-year-old Black male, was shot on December 7, 2012, in the 2300 block of Westwood Avenue. The promising life of this young man was…

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Shannon Bridges

Male, age 33 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On December 7, 2012, Shannon Bridges, a 33-year-old man from Akron, Ohio, was fatally shot in his driveway at 641 Bellevue Avenue. The Akron Police Department responded to the scene, but despite efforts to gather information, the case has remained unsolved.…

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Larissa Estrada

Female, age 13 · Clinton, North Carolina

Killed Dec 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

Larissa Eugenia Estrada, a 13-year-old girl from Clinton, North Carolina, tragically died on December 7, 2012. The incident occurred at her father's home in Sampson County. According to reports, Larissa was shot by her father, Edwin L. Estrada, who then took…

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Yvonne Kay Johnsonhammer

Female, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

Yvonne Kay Johnsonhammer, a 39-year-old resident of Chicago, was reported missing on December 5, 2010, and her body was discovered just a few days later, on December 7. Yvonne, known by many as a skater for the Windy City Rollers roller derby team, had…

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Dante Xavier Sweeney

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of Dante Xavier Sweeney was tragically cut short on a Baltimore street. The 22-year-old man was shot and killed on December 7, 2010, in the 5300 block of Loch Raven Boulevard. Reports from the time indicate that he was…

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Taylor Lyn Poling

Female, age 20 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Dec 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the winter of 2010, the life of 20-year-old Taylor Lyn Poling, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in her Saginaw, Michigan, apartment. On the night of December 7th, she was found shot to death, marking a violent end to a young life that was…

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Loc Van Phan

Male, age 64 · Long Beach, California

Found Dec 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

On December 7, 2009, 64-year-old Loc Van Phan was shot and killed in Long Beach, California, in what authorities believed to be a gang-related shooting. Phan was among several victims in the area who were targeted in violent incidents that year. Despite…

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Edwin Aguero

Male, age 41 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Dec 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On December 7, 2008, 41-year-old Edwin Aguero was tragically shot and killed outside a laundromat in Durham, North Carolina. His body was discovered on the sidewalk in front of the Laundry King Laundromat in Wellons Village Shopping Center on North Miami…

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Timothy Scott Abernethy

Male, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Killed Dec 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Timothy Scott Abernethy, a 43-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2008, in Houston, Texas. Officer Abernethy was a decorated officer with the Houston Police Department, serving with distinction and honor for 11 years. On the day of…

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Homer Mincey

Unknown, age 19 · Miami, Florida

Found Dec 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 7, 2007, Homer Mincey, aged 19, was murdered in Miami, Florida. Mincey's death was part of a violent incident that remains largely unsolved to this day. The circumstances around his death are not well documented, and there has been no significant…

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Robert Hogue

Male, age 31 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Dec 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold winter day in Buffalo, New York, Robert G. Hogue Jr.'s life came to an unexpected end. It was December 7, 2007, when the man, a father and son, passed away suddenly. The circumstances surrounding his death were not publicly detailed, leaving a void…

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Augustin Canales

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Found Dec 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On December 7, 2007, Augustin Canales, age 48, was found dead in Houston, Texas. The circumstances around his death were initially classified as unclear by the Houston Police Department (HPD), contributing to delays in accurately reporting his death as a…

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Ebony Chantelle Robinson

Female, age 21 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ebony Chantelle Robinson, a 21-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 7, 2007. Her body was discovered along Wrenn Road in Orange County, North Carolina, near the Durham County line. Ebony, who was affectionately known as…

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Elijah Dwayne Robinson

Male · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Dec 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Elijah Dwayne Robinson was born sleeping and tragically died on December 7, 2007, due to gun violence. His mother, Ebony Robinson, who was 21 years old and still pregnant with him, was shot and murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Kenneth Earl White Sr., who was 39…

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Anthony Cunningham

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Dec 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

In the fall of 2023, a young man's life was tragically cut short on his way to an after-school job in Northeast Washington, D.C. Seventeen-year-old Antonio Cunningham was walking to the Jersey Mike's sub shop where he worked on the afternoon of September…

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Rigoberto Alpizar

Male, age 44 · Miami-dade, Florida

Killed Dec 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rigoberto Alpizar, a 44-year-old Costa Rican-born U.S. citizen, tragically lost his life on December 7, 2005, at Miami International Airport. Alpizar, who resided in Maitland, Florida, was returning from a missionary trip to Quito, Ecuador, with his wife…

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Rossana Miliani

Female, age 26 · Bryson City, North Carolina

Killed Dec 7, 2005 · 21 years ago

Rossana Miliani, a 26-year-old woman from Miami, Florida, was last seen on December 7, 2005, in Bryson City, North Carolina. She had traveled to the area for a hiking trip and was spotted in a general store with an older man whose hair was graying. The man…

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