Death by Force

Wiley Lee Jackson

Male, age 63 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 17, 2023, the life of Wiley "Lee" Jackson, a 63-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Columbus, Georgia. Responding to a call about an injured person around 3:50 a.m., Columbus…

View case

Death by Force

Makel Polk

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

Makel Polk, a 23-year-old resident of Chicago, was the victim of a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of February 17, 2023. The shooting took place in the 700 block of South Lawndale Avenue in the East Garfield Park area of Chicago. According…

View case

Death by Force

Collin M. Huddleston

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the winter of 2023, a quiet Indianapolis home on Wellwood Drive became the scene of a heart-wrenching tragedy. On the morning of Friday, February 17, 2023, police responded to a report of a shooting and discovered the bodies of 20-year-old Collin…

View case

Death by Force

Kimberly Ann Huddleston

Female, age 53 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

A quiet Indianapolis neighborhood was shattered in February 2023 by a tragedy that claimed the lives of a mother and her son, and ended with the suicide of the suspect, another family member. The victims were identified as 53-year-old Kimberly Ann Huddleston…

View case

Death by Force

Duane Mays

Male, age 51 · Pittsburg, Kansas

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late afternoon of Friday, February 17, 2023, a violent altercation in Pittsburg, Kansas, tragically ended the life of 51-year-old David Duane Mays, a White male from the nearby town of Weir. The incident unfolded around 2:30 p.m. near the address of…

View case

Death by Force

Chris Eugene Boyce

Male, age 59 · Coldwater, Mississippi

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a tragic Friday in February 2023, Chris Eugene Boyce, a 59-year-old male, found his life abruptly ended in the small town of Arkabutla, Mississippi. He was visiting from his home in Lakeland, Florida, with his brother to tend to property they had inherited…

View case

Death by Force

George Auston McCain

Male, age 73 · Coldwater, Mississippi

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet, rural community of Arkabutla, Mississippi, a shocking act of violence shattered the peace on February 17, 2023, claiming the life of 73-year-old George Auston McCain and five others. McCain, a retiree from the Ford Motor Company, was known by…

View case

Death by Force

Lynda McCain

Female, age 78 · Coldwater, Mississippi

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet, rural town of Arkabutla, Mississippi, a wave of violence shattered the community on February 17, 2023, claiming the life of 78-year-old Lynda McCain and five others. A resident of Southaven, Lynda was a woman known for her radiant personality…

View case

Death by Force

Nabel Chávez

Male, age 21 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Friday afternoon in Alexandria, Virginia, a young man lost his life in what was later described as a devastating accident between best friends. On February 17, 2023, 21-year-old Nabel Christopher Chávez was fatally shot inside…

View case

Death by Force

Yvette Yvonne Lucinda Esposito

Female, age 53 · Meadowview, Virginia

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet community of Meadowview, Virginia, the life of 53-year-old Yvette Yvonne Lucinda Esposito came to a tragic and violent end on February 17, 2023. For months, the circumstances surrounding her death remained a somber mystery, leaving a void in the…

View case

Death by Force

Lamont Jones Jr.

Male, age 33 · Millville, New Jersey

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a winter evening in Millville, New Jersey, the sound of gunfire shattered the night's calm. On February 17, 2023, at approximately 10:39 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the vicinity of 4th and E Streets. Upon their…

View case

Death by Force

Leon Mack

Male, age 71 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the morning of February 17, 2023, 71-year-old Leon Mack was tragically killed in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Around 10:25 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers responded to a call on North Poplar Street in the Fourth Ward…

View case

Death by Force

Vendell Taylor Deberry

Male, age 23 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of February 17, 2023, at approximately 9:35 p.m., Laurinburg Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting at a residence on Blues Farm Road in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 23-year-old Vendell Taylor…

View case

Death by Force

Eriq Morrison

Male · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On February 17, 2023, at approximately 12:57 p.m., officers from the City of Chester Police Department responded to reports of a shooting on the unit block of East 17th Street in Chester, Pennsylvania. Upon arrival, they discovered 18-year-old Eriq Xavier…

View case

Death by Force

Kyle Jacobs

Male, age 49 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet hours of a February morning in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of Kyle Jacobs, a 49-year-old songwriter, came to a tragic end. On February 17, 2023, Jacobs was found deceased in his home from what authorities would later confirm was a…

View case

Death by Force

Cassidy Snow

Female, age 25 · Newbury-park, California

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On February 17, 2023, at approximately 1:12 a.m., Ventura County Sheriff's deputies responded to a reported assault with a deadly weapon at a residence on Sandra Court in Newbury Park, California. Upon arrival, they encountered 33-year-old Brennan Post and…

View case

Death by Force

Brittney Denise Corbitt

Male, age 19 · Newville, Alabama

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the small town of Newville, Alabama, a story of jealousy and violence unfolded, culminating in the tragic death of 19-year-old Brittney Denise Corbitt. A female and a 2020 graduate of Headland High School, Brittney's life was cut short on the evening of…

View case

Death by Force

Michael Freigang

Male, age 47 · Dothan, Alabama

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the fading light of a Thursday evening in Dothan, Alabama, the life of 47-year-old Michael Freigang came to an abrupt and violent end. On February 17, 2022, Freigang, a male resident of the city, was fatally shot by a Dothan police officer near the…

View case

Death by Force

Joseph Bailey

Male, age 32 · Magnolia, Arkansas

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Joseph Bailey, a 32-year-old man, was found with a single gunshot wound on the evening of February 17, 2022, at a home on Olive Street in Magnolia, Arkansas. Responding to a disturbance call, Magnolia police arrived at 516 Olive Street and discovered…

View case

Death by Force

Christian Feliciano

Male, age 20 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of Christian Feliciano, a 20-year-old Hispanic man from Hartford, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. Known to his loved ones as "Kiki," Christian was described by his aunt as a happy and well-known kid who was a good…

View case

Death by Force

Jeffrey Hookz Acoff

Male, age 34 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a cold February evening in 2022, the life of 34-year-old Jeffrey Hookz Acoff, a Black male from Hartford, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. In the late hours of Thursday, February 17, Hartford police were called to the 40 block of Earle Street after…

View case

Death by Force

Joda Browning

Male, age 58 · Matewan, West Virginia

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Joda 'Jody' Browning, a 58-year-old resident of Wharncliffe, West Virginia, met a tragic end on February 17, 2022. The circumstances surrounding his death are marked by violence and involve a suspect who has been identified and apprehended by the authorities.…

View case

Death by Force

Ewdy Lopez

Male, age 22 · Methuen, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of February 17, 2022, the stillness of a Methuen, Massachusetts neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunshots. When the echoes faded, a 22-year-old Black / African American man named Ewdy Lopez lay dying. A resident of…

View case

Death by Force

Lawrence Trujillo

Male, age 33 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of 33-year-old Lawrence Brian Trujillo was tragically cut short in Pueblo, Colorado. On the seventeenth of February, he was discovered deceased inside his residence located in the 2600 block of Court Street. The Pueblo County…

View case

Death by Force

Nicole Renee (Hoffert) Vasquez

Female, age 30 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the winter of 2022, the life of 30-year-old Nicole Renee Vasquez, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in what police determined to be a murder-suicide. The incident unfolded on the morning of February 17th inside a residence in the 4700…

View case

Death by Force

Isaiah Edward Elder

Male, age 19 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early evening hours of February 17, 2022, a sense of unease settled over the Maple Brook Apartments in east Louisville, Kentucky. Just before 6 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet, drawing officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department…

View case

Death by Force

Marquez Snug Brown

Male, age 16 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the cool evening of February 17, 2022, the life of 16-year-old Marquez 'Snug' Brown, a Black male, was tragically cut short by gunfire in his hometown of Natchez, Mississippi. Around 7 p.m., police responded to a 'shots fired' call near the intersection of…

View case

Death by Force

Dashawn Cox

Male, age 17 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the East End of Richmond, Virginia, a community mourned the loss of 17-year-old Dashawn Cox, an African-American male known affectionately as 'DaeDae.' A senior at Armstrong High School, Dashawn was shot and killed on the afternoon of Thursday, February…

View case

Death by Force

Rayquan Malik Gray

Male, age 25 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the evening hours of February 17, 2022, a burst of rapid gunfire shattered the night near Victory Boulevard and Freedom Avenue in Portsmouth, Virginia. Witnesses reported hearing what sounded like over 30 shots fired in quick succession. When the echoes of…

View case

Death by Force

Jasmine Andrews

Female, age 33 · Jeffersonville, Indiana

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In February of 2022, a 33-year-old woman named Jasmine Andrews was found deceased in the garage of the Jeffersonville, Indiana home she had shared with her former husband. An investigation into her death revealed she had been fatally shot. The tragic…

View case

Death by Force

Damon Lino

Male, age 24 · North-augusta, South Carolina

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of North Augusta, South Carolina, a family was plunged into mourning and a neighborhood into unease with the discovery of a young man's untimely death. Twenty-four-year-old Damon Lino Jr., a male resident of the area, was found deceased…

View case

Death by Force

Jose Osvaldo Genao Romero

Male, age 22 · Rockville, Maryland

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of February 17, 2022, a report of a shooting sent officers from the Rockville City Police Department and Montgomery County Police to the area of 14000 Cove Lane in Rockville, Maryland. At the intersection of Bradley Avenue and Fletcher Place…

View case

Death by Force

Eric Westby

Male, age 46 · Coram, New York

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 17, 2022, the quiet of a Coram, New York neighborhood was shattered by a violent home invasion that resulted in the death of 46-year-old Eric Westby. A male resident of the home on Everglades Lane, Westby was fatally…

View case

Death by Force

Ronald Green Jr

Male, age 37 · Poughkeepsie, New York

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a cold morning in February, the life of 37-year-old Ronald Green Jr. was tragically cut short in Poughkeepsie, New York. On February 17, 2022, gunshots echoed on Gifford Avenue at approximately 10:29 a.m. Ronald Green Jr. was discovered at a house with…

View case

Death by Force

Brian Curtis Probert Sr

Male, age 56 · Lucerne-valley, California

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brian Curtis Probert Sr., aged 56, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022, in Lucerne Valley, California. The incident occurred in the afternoon when deputies from the Lucerne Sheriff’s Station responded to a residence on Exeter Street following a…

View case

Death by Force

Jeric M. Wauford

Male, age 26 · Baldwin-park, California

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jeric Mosaes Wauford, a 26-year-old resident of Baldwin Park, California, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022. The incident occurred in the Irwindale area, where Wauford was fatally shot at around 11:30 a.m. near Rivergrade Road and Brooks Drive.…

View case

Death by Force

Pedro Lopez

Male, age 67 · Norwalk, California

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Pedro Lopez, a 67-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on February 17, 2022, in Norwalk, California, during a deputy-involved shooting. Lopez was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire between Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and a suspect…

View case

Death by Force

Rick Sen Seam

Male, age 20 · Stockton, California

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Rick Sen Seam, a 20-year-old resident of Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022. On that fateful day, police responded to reports of a shooting in the 4700 block of Greensboro Way at approximately 5:22 p.m. Upon arrival, officers…

View case

Death by Force

Thomas Williams

Male, age 24 · Modesto, California

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Thomas Williams, a 24-year-old resident of Modesto, California, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. while Williams was walking along the 2200 block of Coffee Road. He was fatally shot, and the circumstances…

View case

Death by Force

Darnell Wilson

Male, age 44 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Darnell Wilson, a 44-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022. Wilson was found fatally shot inside his home on Roanoke Boulevard in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood. The incident left his family and the…

View case

Death by Force

Marvin Howard Wiener

Male, age 90 · Boynton-beach, Florida

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Marvin Howard Wiener, a 90-year-old Caucasian male, passed away on February 17, 2022, in Boynton Beach, Florida. His death, along with that of his 87-year-old wife, Sondra Wiener, was the result of an apparent murder-suicide. The couple was discovered in…

View case

Death by Force

Stephen Lamar Williams

Male, age 26 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Stephen Lamar Williams Jr., a 26-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022. He was found shot in a church parking lot in Orlando, just hours before he was scheduled to move to Georgia. The circumstances surrounding…

View case

Death by Force

Roennell Demetrius Cherry

Male, age 45 · Austell, Georgia

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Austell, Georgia, the life of Roennell Demetrius Cherry, a 45-year-old man, was tragically cut short on the evening of February 17, 2022. Known affectionately as 'Meat' because his middle name was a bit too long, and 'Meechie' to his…

View case

Death by Force

Jamerion Wales

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the morning of February 17, 2022, 15-year-old Jamerion Wales was standing outside in the 5800 block of South Paulina Street in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood. At approximately 9:10 a.m., a black Chevrolet approached, and an individual inside the…

View case

Death by Force

Tremaine Wilson

Male, age 15 · Kankakee, Illinois

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Tremaine Wilson, a 15-year-old African American male from Kankakee, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2022. Tremaine was at a family residence in the early hours of the morning, asleep on a couch, when a bullet fired from outside the house…

View case

Death by Force

Mark Anthony Boitnott

Male, age 47 · Slaughter, Louisiana

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Slaughter, Louisiana, the discovery of a body inside a vehicle parked alongside a rural highway shattered the morning calm on February 17, 2022. The deceased was identified as Mark Anthony Boitnott, a 47-year-old male. The East…

View case

Death by Force

Regmond Mitchell

Male, age 25 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of February 17, 2022, in Shreveport, Louisiana, 25-year-old Regmond Mitchell, a male, was found deceased in his black sedan in the 4200 block of Barbara Avenue. He had sustained at least one gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead…

View case

Death by Force

Harley Alexander Shirley

Male, age 21 · Garner, North Carolina

Killed Feb 17, 2022 · 4 years ago

Harley Alexander Shirley, a 21-year-old White male from Clayton, North Carolina, was the son of Ronnie and Amy Shirley, who starred in the reality television series “Lizard Lick Towing.” His father confirmed his death in a social media post, writing, "He’s at…

View case

Deaths by Force on February 17

Deaths by Force (436)