Deaths by Force on December 8

Deaths by Force (464)

Death by Force10th anniversary

William Schumacher

Male, age 52 · Ithaca, New York

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 8, 2016, a well-liked UPS driver, William Schumacher, a 52-year-old male from Candor, New York, tragically lost his life in what authorities have described as a senseless act of violence. Schumacher, a seasonal employee…

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James Deangelo Peoples

Female, age 22 · Delray-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Deangelo Peoples, a 22-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 2016, in Delray Beach, Florida. The incident occurred at a Chevron gas station located at 1909 W. Atlantic Ave. Peoples was attempting to enter the gas station…

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Christopher Chambers

Male, age 18 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of December 8, 2016, an argument between two teenage co-workers at a McDonald's in Jonesboro, Georgia, ended in a fatal shooting. Christopher Chambers, an 18-year-old African American male, was shot and killed by his…

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Quintavious Finley

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the chill of a December evening in southeast Atlanta, a verbal altercation escalated into a fatal encounter that claimed the life of Quintavious Finley. On Thursday, December 8, 2016, at approximately 9:20 p.m., the 21-year-old man from East Point was shot…

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Jody Carl Smith

Male, age 25 · Americus, Georgia

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jody Carl Smith, a 25-year-old male Public Safety Officer with Georgia Southwestern State University, died on December 8, 2016, from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty a day earlier. The incident that led to his death began when he responded to a…

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Nathaniel Lewis-Edwards

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nathaniel Lewis-Edwards, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on December 8, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Englewood neighborhood, a location often associated with high crime rates. According to the Cook County…

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Diamond Philip

Female, age 18 · St-james, Louisiana

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of St. James, Louisiana, a young life was abruptly cut short, leaving a void in the hearts of those who knew her. Diamond 'Deeda Bug' Phillip, an 18-year-old native of Donaldsonville, passed away at her residence on Thursday, December…

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Jason Hagen

Male, age 24 · Franklin, Louisiana

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Franklin, Louisiana, a young life dedicated to law enforcement was tragically cut short on December 9, 2016. Jason Tyler Hagan, a 24-year-old male St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Deputy, was shot and killed in an off-duty incident that stemmed…

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Ashley Renee Cozart

Female, age 26 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ashley Renee Cozart, a 26-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on December 7, 2016, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred at her residence on 900 Lowdermilk St., Apartment J. According to reports, the Greensboro police…

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Gary Morton

Male, age 66 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gary Morton, a 66-year-old male resident of Jacksonville, NC, tragically passed away on December 8, 2016. His death was determined to be a homicide, as he was found with gunshot wounds on his property behind his home on Weatherington Road. Morton's SUV was…

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Renwick Earl Davis

Male, age 29 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Renwick Earl Davis, a 29-year-old African American male, was found dead in Greensboro, North Carolina, on December 8, 2016. He was discovered in the 200 block of Wiley Street at approximately 2:40 a.m., suffering from severe head trauma. The initial…

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Anthony Stanford II

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Stanford II, a 27-year-old African American man from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on December 8, 2016. Stanford was fatally shot during a dinner party hosted by his friend, Steven Leannais, at Leannais' apartment. The incident occurred after…

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Curtis Boston Jr.

Male, age 25 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Curtis Boston Jr., a 25-year-old man from Cincinnati, OH, tragically died on December 8, 2016. His body was discovered burned in the back parking lot of a building in Cincinnati's CUF neighborhood on December 9, 2017. The Cincinnati Fire Department responded…

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Lacie Henry

Female, age 29 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lacie Henry, a 29-year-old woman from Springfield, Ohio, tragically lost her life on December 8, 2016. She was shot and killed during a home invasion robbery at her residence in the 1200 block of South Fountain Avenue. The incident involved two gunmen, one…

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Zion Vaughan

Male, age 18 · Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Zion Vaughan, an 18-year-old male from Lansdowne, PA, tragically died on December 8, 2016, from a gunshot wound to the upper abdomen. Vaughan was found lying face down in the street in the 800 block of Parmley Avenue in Yeadon, PA, and was later pronounced…

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Montrail Williams

Male, age 33 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a family argument in Memphis, Tennessee, ended in tragedy, leaving a son dead and his stepfather facing a murder charge. On the morning of December 8th, 33-year-old Montrail Williams was at his family's home on Whitney Avenue in the…

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Jordan Cass Minear

Male, age 24 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jordan Cass Minear, a 24-year-old male from Odessa, Texas, tragically passed away on December 8, 2016. He was born on May 29, 1992, in Colorado City, Texas. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound. Following his death, Odessa police launched…

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Aaron David Whatley

Male, age 43 · Long Beach, California

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

Aaron David Whatley was 43 years old when he died on Thursday, December 8, 2016, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 4900 block of Ferro Court. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Brandon Hudson

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, a promising life was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. Brandon Hudson, a 22-year-old Black male, was found deceased on the evening of December 8th. A senior at Morgan State University, he was discovered inside his off-campus…

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Brandon Johnson

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Brandon Hudson, 22-year-old man, was found dead inside his off-campus apartment in Baltimore’s Charles Village neighborhood on the night of Thursday, December 8, 2011. Police were called to the 2900 block of North Calvert Street just before 11 p.m., after…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Deriek Crouse

Male, age 39 · Blacksburg, Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

On December 8, 2011, Virginia Tech Police Officer Deriek W. Crouse, a 39-year-old male, was fatally shot in his patrol car while conducting a traffic stop on the Blacksburg campus of Virginia Tech. An Army veteran and a married father of five, Officer Crouse…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Richard Rhyne

Male, age 58 · Moore, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Richard Lee "Rick" Rhyne, a 58-year-old white male, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Moore County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. On December 8, 2011, he tragically lost his life while responding to a trespassing report at a residence on Morrison Bridge…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Mohammed Fareed

Male, age 56 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Mohammed Fareed, a 56-year-old male of Pakistani ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on December 8, 2011, in Chester, Pennsylvania. Fareed was the owner of the Sunoco APlus gas station located at 9th and Kerlin Streets. The incident occurred early in…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Julie Rowland Bowling

Female, age 45 · Nash, North Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2006 · 20 years ago

Julie Rowland Bowling, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman, was found dead in her garage in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, on December 8, 2006. Julie was a well-respected radiation oncology therapist at Nash General Hospital and co-owned Bowling’s…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Debbie Ann Friday

Female, age 30 · Highland Park, Michigan

Killed Dec 8, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the winter of 1991, the body of 30-year-old Debbie Ann Friday, a female, was discovered in a vacant building in Highland Park, Michigan, on December 14th. She had been reported missing six days earlier, on December 8th. An investigation revealed that she…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Levi Lovell

Male · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a December afternoon in 1986, the quiet of a Tulsa, Oklahoma apartment building was broken by a grim discovery. Inside his residence at 564 E. 32nd Street North, Levi Lovell, a male, was found deceased on the 8th of the month. The scene within the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Marcus Lee

Male, age 55 · Westminster, South Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, the community of Westminster, South Carolina, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. On December 8th, 55-year-old Marcus “Mark” Lee, a white male, was found brutally beaten to death in his home situated near the intersection…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Catherine Walker

Female, age 24 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

Catherine Walker, a 24-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost her life on December 8, 1986. Her death was the result of a brutal murder that shocked the local community and led to an extensive investigation. Catherine was found dead in her…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Gail Leslie Slocum

Female, age 34 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1981 · 45 years ago

On December 8, 1981, Gail Leslie Slocum, a 34-year-old white woman, was found stabbed to death in the yard of her home in Oakland's Rockridge District. Her murder was one of several brutal killings in the East Bay area during that period, which remained…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Gayle Roberta Garcia

Female, age 29 · Spring Valley, California

Killed Dec 8, 1981 · 45 years ago

Gayle Roberta Garcia, a 29-year-old realtor, was found dead on December 8, 1981, in a vacant house in Spring Valley, California. Her throat had been slashed, a detail that linked her case to a series of similar murders occurring in the region between 1979 and…

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Thaddeus Williams

Male, age 38 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Dec 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early afternoon of Wednesday, December 8, 2021, the sound of gunfire shattered the calm on the 1300 block of Pecan Street in Mobile, Alabama. When police officers arrived at approximately 1:07 p.m., they discovered the body of 38-year-old Thaddeus Lee…

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Ronald Leonard Williams

Male, age 54 · Dallas, Georgia

Killed Dec 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late fall of 2021, the family of Ronald Leonard Williams, a 54-year-old Black male, grew worried when he failed to return after borrowing a cousin's car. They reported him missing on November 28, 2021, from Gwinnett County, Georgia, sparking an…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Jessica Yvonne Rackley-Windham

Female, age 45 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2021 · 5 years ago

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, Jessica Yvonne Rackley-Windham, a 45-year-old White woman, lost her life after suffering fatal blunt-force injuries in Harbor City, a community within the city of Los Angeles, California. According to records maintained by the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Turner

Male, age 48 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Dec 8, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Turner, a 48-year-old man from Columbia, South Carolina, began December 8, 2016, like any other day on Patricia Drive, a modest residential street on the city’s southeast side. That morning, however, the quiet of the neighborhood was broken by gunfire…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Andre Delon Gayfiled

Male, age 42 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 8, 2011 · 15 years ago

Andre Delon Gayfiled was 42 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Salvador Pena Sanchez

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Dec 8, 2001 · 25 years ago

Salvador Pena Sanchez was 54 years old when he died on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, in Woodland Hills, in the southwest San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds across from 22522 Ventura Blvd. His…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Darnell Mabrey

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

On December 8, 1986, a tragic event unfolded in Oakland, California, resulting in the death of Darnell Mabrey, age 22, along with five other individuals. This incident, often referred to as the Oakland massacre, occurred in the early morning hours when David…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Dellane Mabrey

Female, age 16 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

Dellane Mabrey, a 16-year-old from Oakland, California, tragically lost her life on December 8, 1986, in a horrific mass shooting. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when David "Moochie" Welch, her former boyfriend, broke into the Mabrey family…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Dwayne Miller

Male, age 4 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

On December 8, 1986, a tragic mass murder occurred in Oakland, California, claiming the life of 4-year-old Dwayne Miller among others. The incident took place in the early morning hours when David Esco Welch, a 28-year-old heroin and cocaine dealer, broke…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Sean Orlando Mabrey

Male, age 21 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

Sean Orlando Mabrey, aged 21, was tragically killed on December 8, 1986, in what became one of Oakland's most notorious mass murders. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when David Esco "Moochie" Welch, a 28-year-old heroin and cocaine…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Valencia Morgan

Female, age 2 · Oakland, California

Killed Dec 8, 1986 · 40 years ago

Valencia Morgan, a 2-year-old girl, tragically lost her life on December 8, 1986, in a horrific massacre that took place in Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when a gun-wielding couple, David Welch and his girlfriend…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Shack Palmer

Male, age 31 · Stillwater, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 8, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the winter of 1911, a lawman’s dedication to his duty cost him his life, leaving a somber mark on the town of Stillwater, Oklahoma. Deputy Sheriff Shack Palmer, a 31-year-old male, was involved in an attempt to arrest a man who was wanted in connection…

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Alfredo Franco Garza

Male, age 53 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Dec 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of December 8, 2025, deputies with the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call regarding shots fired at a property in the 6100 block of East County Road 7260 in Lubbock, Texas. Upon arrival at the scene, law enforcement located…

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Bradi Florence

Male, age 18 · Parkersburg, West Virginia

Killed Dec 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

Bradi James Florence, an 18-year-old White male from Parkersburg, West Virginia, was fatally wounded in a shooting that began on the afternoon of December 8, 2025, near the Southwood Park basketball courts on Belmont Road in South Parkersburg. Although some…

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Chimei Zounon

Male, age 33 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, December 8, 2025, a violent disturbance shattered the quiet of the Brookwood Village Apartments in southwest Oklahoma City. Officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department were dispatched to the complex located in the…

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Crisberly Rea Lopez

Female, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

The Venezuelan woman Crisberly Yoeling Rea Lopez, a 28-year-old female, had been living in Chicago, Illinois, for less than two years when her life was violently cut short in the early morning hours of December 8, 2025. Having arrived in the United States in…

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Darryl Long

Male, age 30 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of December 8, 2025, a tragic discovery was made in the Baker Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Officers from the Atlanta Police Department responded to a distress call reporting a person shot on the 3900 block of Cornell Boulevard…

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Fidel Munoz

Male, age 51 · Culver City, California

Killed Dec 8, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of Monday, December 8, 2025, authorities in Culver City, California, were alerted to a violent incident near the border of the Palms neighborhood. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a call regarding a shooting at approximately…

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