Deaths by Force on February 15

Deaths by Force (456)

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Mary Ellen OConnor

Female, age 16 · Queens, New York

Killed Feb 15, 1932 · 94 years ago

In the winter of 1932, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area of Far Rockaway, Queens, that would forever leave a dark mark on the borough's history. On February 15th, the mutilated body of 16-year-old Mary Ellen O'Connor, a white female, was found…

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Simon Samuel Sam Drummy

Male, age 51 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Feb 15, 1908 · 118 years ago

In the winter of 1908, a brave Omaha detective's life was cut tragically short in the line of duty. Samuel S. Drummy, a 51-year-old Caucasian male, was known throughout the city for his shrewd and capable detective work. On February 15th, his career and life…

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Ricky Smith Jr.

Male, age 37 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 15, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of February 15, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a New Orleans neighborhood, leaving a 37-year-old man, Ricky Smith Jr., dead and three others wounded. The male victim's life was cut short in a quadruple shooting that…

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Sfenson Simeus

Male, age 26 · Cornersville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 15, 2026 · this year

A tranquil Sunday evening on a Tennessee highway took a grim turn, leaving a family shattered by an act of sudden violence. Sfenson Simeus, a 26-year-old man, was killed in a shooting on Interstate 65 in Giles County on the night of February 15, 2026. His…

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Charbel Azouki

Male, age 44 · New-york, New York

Killed Feb 15, 2023 · 3 years ago

A quiet street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City became the backdrop for a tragedy that claimed the life of Charbel Azouki, a 44-year-old man. On a cold winter day, February 15, 2023, Azouki was fatally shot, his life cut short by an act…

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Alvaro Israel Martinez

Male, age 23 · Tyler, Texas

Killed Feb 15, 2022 · 4 years ago

On February 15, 2022, Alvaro Israel Martinez, a 23-year-old Hispanic male from Tyler, Texas, tragically lost his life in a double homicide-suicide incident at the LaQuinta Inn on South Broadway in Tyler. Martinez was found dead inside a truck with multiple…

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Victor Gomez

Male, age 37 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Feb 15, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a winter's day in Pueblo, Colorado, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a community with more questions than answers. Victor Gomez, a 37-year-old Hispanic man, was killed by gun violence on February 15, 2020. The incident that claimed his life…

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Robert Tuck

Male, age 33 · Oakland, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Robert Tuck III, aged 33, tragically lost his life on February 15, 2019, in Oakland, California. The incident occurred at a homeless camp located on the 2500 block of Wood Street in West Oakland. The fatal shooting was captured on video by a surveillance…

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Alex Michael Batista

Male, age 13 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 15, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alex Michael Batista was a thirteen-year-old Latino boy whose life was cut tragically short on Friday, February 15, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. His family roots traced through the South Bay and Harbor communities, including San Pedro, where generations…

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Frank Douglas

Male, age 26 · Willowbrook, California

Killed Feb 15, 2018 · 8 years ago

Frank Douglas, a 26-year-old resident of Willowbrook, CA, was tragically shot and killed on the morning of February 15, 2018. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. in the 300 block of East 139th Street in Willowbrook. Douglas had spent the previous evening…

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Brent K Johnson

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brent K. Johnson, aged 27, was fatally shot on February 15, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The homicide took place in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, an area that has been marked by high crime rates and ongoing struggles with violence.…

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Lashorn Evans

Male, age 18 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Wednesday evening, February 15, 2017, the life of 18-year-old Lashorn Evans, a male from DeKalb County, Georgia, was cut short in a fatal shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia. The incident unfolded shortly after 9 p.m. in the 3100 block of Gaston Drive…

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Lashorn A. Evans

Male, age 18 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet Camelot neighborhood of Chesapeake, Virginia, the evening of February 15, 2017, was shattered by violence that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Lashorn A. Evans. Police were called to the 3100 block of Gaston Drive shortly after 9 p.m.…

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Craig Days

Male, age 22 · Queens, New York

Killed Feb 15, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet residential neighborhood of Ozone Park, Queens, the evening of February 15, 2017, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 22-year-old Craig Days. That evening, at approximately 6:20 p.m., police responded to a 911 call…

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James Hofstetter

Male, age 57 · Kinnelon, New Jersey

Killed Feb 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet borough of Kinnelon, New Jersey, a call to police regarding an unknown medical emergency on February 15, 2015, led to a grim discovery at a home on Wedgewood Drive. Inside, authorities found 57-year-old James E. Hofstetter, a local construction…

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Marco W Harris

Male, age 32 · North-augusta, South Carolina

Killed Feb 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of a February Sunday in North Augusta, South Carolina, a family gathering took a tragic turn, leaving one man dead and his nephew facing criminal charges. Thirty-two-year-old Marco Wendell Harris was fatally shot on February 15…

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Charles Lee Isaac

Male, age 27 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 15, 2009 · 17 years ago

Charles Lee Isaac was 27 years old when he died on Sunday, February 15, 2009, in Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1159 N. Western Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case…

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Jose Alvarado

Male, age 25 · Kern County, California

Killed Feb 15, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jose Feliciano Alvarado, a 25-year-old man, was found dead on February 15, 2007, on a dirt access road in Kern County, California. His death was the result of multiple gunshot wounds, inflicted in what appeared to be a deliberate and targeted attack. The…

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Luis Alonso Silva

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 15, 2005 · 21 years ago

Luis Alonso Silva was 34 years old when he died on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, in Florence, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 248 W. Florence Ave. His death was ruled a…

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Andrew James Christian

Male, age 22 · Palmdale, California

Killed Feb 15, 2004 · 22 years ago

Andrew James Christian was 22 years old when he died on Sunday, February 15, 2004, in Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley of northern Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 38714 12th St. East.…

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Linda Barber

Female, age 45 · Bentley, Alabama

Killed Feb 15, 1992 · 34 years ago

On a tragic morning in Bentley, Alabama, the lives of the Barber family were irrevocably shattered. Linda Barber, a 45-year-old female, was preparing for her workday at the U.S. Postal Service on February 15, 1992, when a neighbor, 23-year-old Jason Oric…

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John Bowes

Male, age 27 · Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 15, 1990 · 36 years ago

John Andrew Bowes, a 27-year-old male from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, died on February 15, 1990, after a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartment on West Chester Pike. The death was reported as a gun violence fatality, and the surviving newspaper account…

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Iva Brubaker

Female, age 48 · Severna-park, Maryland

Killed Feb 15, 1968 · 58 years ago

Iva Brubaker, 48, was a woman living in Severna Park, Maryland, when her life ended on February 15, 1968. In the quiet, residential rhythm of Anne Arundel County, her death landed like a sudden, irreversible break in the day—one of those moments that turns a…

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Delores Young

Female, age 19 · Benton Harbor, Michigan

Killed Feb 15, 1965 · 61 years ago

In the winter of 1965, a shadow fell over Benton Harbor, Michigan, with the disappearance of 19-year-old Delores Young. The young African American woman was abducted from the city streets, her sudden absence creating a void filled with fear and uncertainty…

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