Deaths by Force on December 9

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Patricia Ann Hester

Female, age 61 · Clam Gulch, Alaska

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 9, 2021, in the remote coastal area of Clam Gulch, Alaska, the body of a 61‑year‑old female, Patricia Ann Hester, was discovered under circumstances that immediately prompted investigators to treat the death as a homicide. The victim had been…

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Shatara Stone

Female, age 15 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

White/Caucasian female Shatara Stone, age 15, was shot in Anchorage on the afternoon of December 7, 2021, as she rode in a car with her mother through the Fairview neighborhood near East 14th Avenue and Denali Street. A single round struck the sophomore from…

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David Marcum

Male, age 41 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a life was cut short in Phoenix, Arizona, leaving questions in the wake of a sudden and violent event. David Lopez Marcum, a 41-year-old male, was at his residence near 3700 West Puget Avenue on the evening of December 8th when an…

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Donald Robie Haworth Jr.

Male, age 39 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a December afternoon in 2021, a verbal dispute in Texarkana, Arkansas, escalated into a fatal encounter for Donald Robie Haworth Jr., a 38-year-old male. The incident occurred on December 9th at a residence on Line Ferry Road. Deputies from the Miller…

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Jacob Campos

Male, age 19 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 9, 2021, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Albuquerque Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and a physical altercation near Port Road and Bluewater Road in northwest Albuquerque. Upon arrival, officers discovered three individuals…

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Candace Danielle Locklear Marcel

Female, age 34 · Cadiz, Kentucky

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold December day in 2021, the community of Cadiz, Kentucky, was shaken by a grim discovery that would unravel a tale of violence and betrayal. The body of 34-year-old Candace Danielle Locklear Marcel was found inside an abandoned vehicle on Cerulean…

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Byron Broomfield Jr.

Male, age 17 · Beloit, Wisconsin

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Byron Broomfield Jr., a 17-year-old from Rockford, Illinois, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2021, in a mass shooting incident in the Town of Beloit, Wisconsin. The Rock County Medical Examiner's Office identified Byron as one of six individuals shot…

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Dustin Tucker

Male, age 31 · Prue, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In December of 2021, the life of 31-year-old Dustin Michael Tucker of Prue, Oklahoma, was tragically cut short in a field in Osage County. A father of three boys, Tucker was a man who loved the outdoors, often spending his time fishing, hunting, and camping.…

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Justin May

Male, age 37 · Vicksburg, Mississippi

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Vicksburg, Mississippi, on a December morning, Justin Rone May, a 37-year-old man, died from a gunshot wound. The incident occurred on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the main gate of the Engineer Research and Development Center where May was employed as a…

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Dylan Owens

Male, age 18 · Fruitport, Michigan

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 9, 2021, in Fruitport Township, Michigan, 18-year-old Dylan Owens of Norton Shores was shot and killed. The White/Caucasian male was discovered inside a vehicle around 2:55 a.m. near Park Street and South 3rd Avenue…

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Jeffrey Venerable

Male, age 34 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Thursday evening in Indianapolis, what began as a family dispute tragically escalated, leaving a brother dead and a mother wounded. On December 9, 2021, 34-year-old Jeffrey Venerable was shot inside an apartment on the city's west side. He was rushed to…

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Dezron Washington

Male, age 20 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 20-year-old Dezron Washington was tragically cut short in North Charleston, South Carolina. On the evening of Thursday, December 9, authorities were called to the scene of a shooting where they found Washington, a male…

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Jeffery McFarland

Male, age 38 · Mullins, South Carolina

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small city of Mullins, South Carolina, the life of 38-year-old Jeffery Demarus McFarland was tragically cut short on December 9, 2021. Known affectionately to friends and family as 'Butt D.,' McFarland was a well-known figure in his community…

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Jake Rogers

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet of a Northeast Baltimore morning on December 9, 2021, the life of 34-year-old Jake Rogers, a dedicated employee of the city's Department of Public Works, was tragically cut short. As he was placing his three young children into his van to take…

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Aaron Vincent

Male, age 28 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie, on the evening of December 9, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative calm near the corner of East 80th Street and Flatlands Avenue. When the chaos subsided, 28-year-old Aaron Vincent, a male resident of…

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Augustin Santiago

Male, age 34 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of a December day, a dispute inside a Williamsburg bodega tragically escalated, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge. The victim, 34-year-old Augustin Santiago of Bed-Stuy, was found by emergency responders with a fatal…

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Brandon Catano

Male, age 21 · Fresno, California

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 9, 2021, 21-year-old Brandon Catano was tragically shot and killed in Fresno, California. The incident occurred around 1:00 AM in the area of Divisadero Street and San Pablo Avenue. According to reports, a physical altercation broke out among…

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Dominique T. Ware

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dominique T. Ware, a 33-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2021. Ware was working as a security guard at a dispensary in South Los Angeles when he was fatally shot during a robbery. The incident occurred near…

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Robert Riness

Male, age 49 · Cocoa-beach, Florida

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Riness, a 49-year-old cab driver from Cocoa Beach, Florida, was tragically killed on December 9, 2021. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Kensington Drive and Donna Avenue in Cocoa. Riness was in the area to pick up a…

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Angelina Lai Yen Boey

Female, age 33 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic and sudden act of violence, 33-year-old Angelina Lai Yen Boey of Atlanta, Georgia, lost her life on December 9, 2021. Born in Malaysia, she had made Georgia her home after her family moved to the United States in 2003. She was a graduate of the…

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Elijah Munson

Male, age 11 · Riverdale, Georgia

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that shattered a family's hope for a safer life, 11-year-old Elijah Munson, a Black male, was fatally shot in Riverdale, Georgia, on the evening of December 9, 2021. The Munson family had relocated to the Atlanta area from Chicago…

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Andris Wofford

Female, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andris Wofford, a 29-year-old African American woman from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically found dead in her apartment on December 9, 2021. Wofford, a mother of two young children, was discovered after her family requested a welfare check when they had not…

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Dywon Sheppard

Male, age 37 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dywon Sheppard, a 37-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on December 9, 2021, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 2400 block of West 63rd Street. According to reports, Sheppard was shot in the chest…

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Jason White

Male, age 21 · Cahokia-heights, Illinois

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jason White, a 21-year-old male from Cahokia Heights, IL, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2021. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and distressing for the local community. Jason, who was of African American descent, was found…

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Anthony W. Pemberton

Male, age 48 · Ironton, Ohio

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony W. Pemberton, a 48-year-old man from Kitts Hill, Ohio, tragically died on December 9, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the leg. The incident occurred in Ironton, Ohio, along County Road 7D. Pemberton was found unresponsive in the driveway of his home and…

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Lamond Ellis

Male, age 50 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lamond Jamael Ellis, Sr., a 50-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically passed away on December 9, 2021. He was found in the Walnut Hills neighborhood, suffering from a gunshot wound. Cincinnati Fire Department pronounced him dead at…

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Travorious Gudger

Male, age 20 · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Travorious Gudger, a 20-year-old male from Apalachicola, Florida, tragically lost his life on December 9, 2021, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Gudger was found in the rear parking lot area near Broadway of the Wawa convenience store in Fountain Hill, having been…

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Marvell Williamson

Male, age 50 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the city of Memphis, Tennessee, a 50-year-old Black male named Marvell Williamson lost his life on December 9, 2021, in a tragic sequence of events that began with an act of courage. Williamson was at a gas station on Riverdale Road in Hickory Hill when he…

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Marco Matthew Gonzales

Male, age 38 · Frankston, Texas

Killed Dec 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On December 9, 2021, Marco Matthew Gonzales, a 38-year-old male from Frankston, Texas, tragically lost his life due to multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred during an early morning hostage situation and hours-long standoff at a residence near County…

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Terrence Briggs

Male, age 35 · San Francisco, California

Found Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Terrence Briggs, a 35-year-old resident of San Francisco, was shot and killed on December 9, 2016, in the Bayview district of the city. The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m., and Briggs was found with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the…

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Derrick S Swanigan

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derrick S. Swanigan, a 34-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on December 9, 2016. Derrick was back in Chicago visiting from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he was a student. His death was part of a larger pattern of…

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Shaqwon Stidhum

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Shaqwon Stidhum, a 19-year-old, was fatally shot on December 9, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Shaqwon was one of several victims of gun violence that took place on that day, which was part…

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Otis Hatchett

Male, age 64 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Otis Hatchett, aged 64, was fatally shot on December 9, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Hatchett's death was part of a violent year in Chicago, which saw a significant rise in homicides, totaling over 760 killings by the end of 2016. This year marked a sharp…

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Martez Rodreco Ceaser

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In St. Louis, Missouri, on December 9, 2016, the life of 30-year-old Martez Rodreco Ceaser was cut short in a violent encounter. Ceaser was behind the wheel of a vehicle when he was involved in a car crash. The events surrounding the collision escalated…

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David Michael Bewig

Male, age 31 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 9, 2016, a discovery was made in the 5500 block of Etzel Avenue in St. Louis. Responding to a report of a 'suspicious auto' at 2:32 a.m., police found 31-year-old David Michael Bewig Jr. inside a car, deceased from a…

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Jarvis Hines

Male, age 58 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December morning in Memphis, Tennessee, Jarvis Hines, a 58-year-old man, was on his way to work at FedEx when his life was tragically cut short. On December 9, 2016, Hines was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident left his community and loved…

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Steven Halonen

Male, age 66 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

White/Caucasian male Steven Halonen, 66, died on December 9, 2016, in Fairbanks, Alaska. The day began and ended inside the west Fairbanks home he shared with his wife, a place that would become a crime scene before night fell. Police later documented that he…

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Ashlynn Sparks

Female, age 18 · Lipscomb, Alabama

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold December night in 2016, the life of 18-year-old Ashlynn Marissa Sparks, a female from McCalla, was tragically cut short in Lipscomb, Alabama. She and her boyfriend were sitting in a car on Circle Drive when they were ambushed in what authorities…

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Cyle Vankomen

Male, age 24 · Ogden, Utah

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the cold evening of December 9, 2016, in a quiet neighborhood in South Ogden, Utah, the life of 24-year-old Caucasian male Cyle Vankomen was tragically cut short. What began as a typical Friday night at his home on Ogden Avenue ended in a violent home…

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Kevin Nelson

Male, age 61 · Ogden, Utah

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of December 9, 2016, 61-year-old Kevin Nelson, a male resident of Ogden, Utah, was tragically killed during a violent home invasion. The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 PM at a residence located at 3636 Ogden Avenue in South Ogden…

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Tyran Jenkins

Male, age 29 · Bardstown, Kentucky

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of December 9, 2016, a chilling sequence of events unfolded in Bardstown, Kentucky, culminating in the death of 29-year-old Tyran Jenkins. A Black male, Jenkins was at the center of a police chase that ended tragically on a local…

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Julius Templeton

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a December day in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of Julius Irving Templeton, a 25-year-old male, was abruptly ended. On December 9, 2016, Templeton was fatally shot while attempting to intervene in an altercation. The incident…

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Diana Pesserl

Female, age 31 · West-bloomfield, Michigan

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet West Bloomfield, Michigan neighborhood, 31-year-old Diana Pesserl's life was tragically cut short in what appeared to be a random and senseless act of violence. On December 9, 2016, her body was discovered inside her burning car behind the old Pine…

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Amir Adams

Male, age 27 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the Bergen Square neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey, a dispute between two men escalated into a fatal act of violence, cutting short the life of 27-year-old Amir Adams. A Black male, Adams was a man with a future he was eagerly planning, including a…

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Joseph McBreen

Male, age 32 · Pemberton, New Jersey

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Pemberton Township, New Jersey, the life of 32-year-old Joseph McBreen III was tragically cut short on the evening of December 9, 2016. McBreen, a male resident of the township, was outside in the 3500 block of North Lakeshore Drive…

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Kevin Randolph

Male, age 29 · Beverly, New Jersey

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a December evening in Beverly, New Jersey, a life was cut short by gunfire. Kevin Randolph, a 29-year-old man from the neighboring town of Willingboro, was standing outside on the first block of Pine Street on December 9, 2016, when he was fatally shot.…

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John Rafter Jr

Male, age 48 · Powhatan, Virginia

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Powhatan County, Virginia, the life of 48-year-old John Rafter Jr. came to a violent and tragic end on December 9, 2016. A Capital One employee and father of three, he was discovered deceased in his home by his 13-year-old son. The…

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Andrew Ford

Male, age 24 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Dec 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Andrew Charles Ford, a 24-year-old Black male resident of Gary, Indiana, passed away suddenly on December 9, 2016. Born on November 11, 1992, in Merrillville, Indiana, he was the son of Andrew Ford, Jr. and Mary Ann Johnson. Throughout his life in the…

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