Deaths by Force on February 17

Deaths by Force (436)

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Mike Dream Francisco

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Killed Feb 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

Mike "Dream" Francisco, a renowned graffiti artist from Oakland, California, was tragically murdered on February 17, 2000, at the age of 30. Francisco was a pivotal figure in the graffiti art scene, known for his vibrant and politically charged murals that…

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Damariyah Marquis Guilford

Male · Long Beach, California

Killed Feb 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

On Thursday, February 17, 2000, an infant named Damariyah Marquis Guilford died in the coastal city of Long Beach, California. He was an African American infant under one year old, born on September 14, 1999. Surviving only five months, his life ended…

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Arthur Ford IV

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

On February 17, 1999, Arthur Ford IV, a 17-year-old male, was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in front of 86 E. 8th Avenue in Franklin County. Arthur sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The details of the circumstances…

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Darryl Lane

Male, age 34 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

Darryl Lane, a 34-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on February 17, 1999, in a shooting that unfolded in the 2400 block of Madison Street. The available online reporting describes the violence as coming suddenly in the middle of a winter…

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Maryetta Griffin

Female, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Feb 17, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the cold of a February morning in 1998, the body of 39-year-old Maryetta Griffin, a female, was discovered in a desolate, abandoned garage on the north side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had been sexually assaulted and brutally strangled to death. Known as…

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Demetrius Cole

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

Demetrius Coleman, a 26-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed on February 17, 1997. The incident occurred at 2199 Courtside Drive, where Columbus Police found Coleman as a victim of a fatal gunshot wound. Despite the severity of the crime…

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Samuel Anthony Redhouse

Male, age 34 · Iyanbito, New Mexico

Killed Feb 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the quiet community of Iyanbito, New Mexico, a tragic event unfolded on the evening of February 17, 1997, forever altering the lives of many. Samuel Anthony Redhouse, a 34-year-old Navajo man and a dedicated Police Officer II with the Navajo Division of…

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Demetrius Greene

Male, age 8 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Feb 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

Demetrius TaQuon Greene, an 8-year-old African American boy, tragically lost his life on February 17, 1997, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing and involved a series of violent events that led to his…

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Demetrius Coleman

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1997 · 29 years ago

On February 17, 1997, Demetrius Coleman, a 26-year-old male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life due to a gunshot wound. The incident remains an unsolved homicide, and the case has been classified as a cold case by the Ohio Attorney General's Office.…

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Tewolde Woldu

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1993 · 33 years ago

On February 17, 1993, Tewolde Woldu, a 32-year-old cab driver originally from Ethiopia, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio. Woldu had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head and face. The incident occurred south of 940 Caldwell Place in Columbus, in…

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John Greeney

Male, age 47 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Feb 17, 1990 · 36 years ago

Deputy John W. Greeney III, aged 47, tragically lost his life on February 17, 1990, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Deputy Greeney, who had joined the Broward Sheriff's Office in 1986 after serving in the United States Air Force, was responding to an armed…

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Sher Griffiths

Male, age 36 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

On the cold evening of February 17, 1988, Detective Sherman Griffiths, a 36-year-old male and an eight-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, was part of a Drug Control Unit operation in the Dorchester neighborhood. The team was tasked with serving a…

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Phyllis Eckert

Female, age 70 · Mishawaka, Indiana

Killed Feb 17, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 17, 1988, the quiet of a Mishawaka, Indiana mobile home park was shattered by the sound of a gunshot. Responding to the noise, a witness discovered the body of 70-year-old Phyllis Eckert lying on 12th Street near Byrkit.…

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William Eric Domer

Male, age 15 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed Feb 17, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the winter of 1987, the life of a fifteen-year-old boy named William Von Eric Domer was tragically cut short. On February 17th, he was in Van Buren, Arkansas, when a man named George Kent Wallace, impersonating a police officer, staged a false arrest.…

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Donny Terry Jr

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1985 · 41 years ago

On February 17, 1995, 21-year-old Donny Terry Jr. was tragically shot while driving his gold 1980 Buick Regal in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred near 1247 Riverview Avenue. Witnesses reported that after being shot, Terry's vehicle crashed into a pole.…

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Kennard Littlejohn

Male, age 32 · Harrisburg, North Carolina

Found Feb 17, 1984 · 42 years ago

Kennard Elliott Littlejohn, a 32-year-old computer specialist from Charlotte, North Carolina, was found dead on February 17, 1984, in the Monterosa subdivision of Harrisburg. Littlejohn had recently returned from working in Saudi Arabia and was last seen…

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Dorothy Bennett

Female · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Feb 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

On February 17, 1983 at 9:34 pm, Greensboro officers were called to 2300 Sobar St. in reference to a subject down. Upon arrival, officers found Dorothy Bennett lying in the street. Bennett was transported to Moses Cone Hospital where she was pronounced dead…

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Hubert Marsh Jr

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

On February 17, 1983, Hubert Marsh Jr. was tragically killed in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department took charge of the investigation. Hubert was only 29 years old when he died, and his case remains…

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Jeffrey Bexley

Male, age 29 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Feb 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the cold, early morning hours of February 17th, 1983, the quiet of a Denver neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a report of a shooting, officers from the Denver Police Department arrived at a residence near the intersection of…

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Janelle Lee Johnson

Female, age 23 · Freemont County, Wyoming

Killed Feb 17, 1983 · 43 years ago

On February 17, 1983, 23-year-old White female Janelle Lee Johnson left Riverton for Denver to attend a modeling interview at the Vannoy Talent Center and began hitchhiking back toward Riverton that evening she was reportedly last seen around 9 p.m. at a…

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Rosemary Leger

Female, age 29 · Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1982 · 44 years ago

On February 17, 1982, Rosemary Leger, a 29-year-old woman from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, was tragically found dead from a gunshot wound. Earlier that day, her husband had reported her missing around 5:12 AM. Just over two hours later, at approximately 7:32…

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Ricky Steven Lewis

Male, age 22 · Misson, Texas

Killed Feb 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

Deputy Constable Ricky Steven Lewis, aged 22, was tragically shot to death near his patrol car in Mission, Texas, on February 17, 1979. He had just finished dropping off his partner and was heading home when he stopped an unknown individual. During the…

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Ileen Donnor

Female, age 86 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Feb 17, 1979 · 47 years ago

Ileen Donnor, an 86-year-old woman from Eugene, Oregon, passed away on February 17, 1979. Her death was later linked to a series of alleged mercy killings carried out by Otha Harrison Hart, a former nursing home employee. Hart confessed to administering…

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Craig Everetts

Male, age 35 · Worthington, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1978 · 48 years ago

On February 17, 1978, 35-year-old Craig Everetts was found deceased in the driveway of 2735 Snouffer Road in Worthington, Ohio. He was the victim of an apparent shooting, and law enforcement responded to the scene following the discovery. Despite an extensive…

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Valentine Lopez

Male, age 54 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Feb 17, 1977 · 49 years ago

Valentine D. "Val" Lopez, Jr., a 54-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was a dedicated officer with the San Antonio Police Department. On February 17, 1977, Officer Lopez responded to a call about an armed man at a bar. As he entered the bar, the suspect…

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Kenneth King Wilson

Male, age 49 · Eugene, Oregon

Found Feb 17, 1973 · 53 years ago

In the quiet city of Eugene, Oregon, the winter of 1973 was marked by a chilling mystery that began on the evening of February 16th. Kenneth King Wilson, a 49-year-old Caucasian male, left his home around 7:00 p.m. and vanished into the night. What started as…

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Raymond Carpenter

Male, age 40 · Rocklin, California

Killed Feb 17, 1970 · 56 years ago

Raymond R. Carpenter, a 40-year-old officer with the California Highway Patrol, tragically lost his life on February 17, 1970, in Rocklin, California. Officer Carpenter was conducting a routine traffic stop on Interstate 80 when he encountered a 20-year-old…

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John Doyle

Male · Pineville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 17, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the rugged landscape of Bell County, Kentucky, a law enforcement officer named Posseman John Doyle, a male, met a violent end on February 17, 1902. His death unfolded near Middlesboro, where he had joined Deputy Sheriff Charles Cecil and other members of a…

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Newton Stewart

Male, age 25 · El-paso, Texas

Killed Feb 17, 1900 · 126 years ago

Newton Stewart, a 25-year-old police officer in El Paso, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 17, 1900. Stewart was the only officer on duty at the police station on Overland Street that night when a group of soldiers from Ft. Bliss attempted to break…

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Alan Thomas Jr.

Male, age 38 · Mamou, Louisiana

Killed Feb 17, 2026 · this year

In the small town of Mamou, Louisiana, the life of 38-year-old Alan Thomas Jr. was tragically cut short on the evening of Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Thomas was discovered near his home on Railroad Avenue, having sustained a single, fatal gunshot wound to the…

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Lascelle Lee IV

Male, age 6 · Montgomery Village, Maryland

Killed Feb 17, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Montgomery Village, Maryland, a wave of sorrow spread through a neighborhood on the afternoon of February 17, 2026. Inside a townhome on Maple Leaf Drive, the life of a bright and energetic six-year-old boy, Lascelle Lee IV, was…

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Maximiliano Pineda

Male, age 49 · Lamont, California

Killed Feb 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On February 17, 2024, at approximately 7:32 p.m., 49-year-old Maximiliano Pineda was fatally shot in the 10300 block of Tatum Street in Lamont, California. Deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) responded to reports of a shooting and discovered…

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Demonte Mitchell

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On February 10, 2023, 21-year-old Demonte Mitchell was driving in Chicago's New City neighborhood when he suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred around 5:50 p.m. in the 2100 block of West 54th Street. Following the shooting, his vehicle…

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Shella Huey

Female, age 46 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late evening hours of February 17th or the early morning of February 18th, 2023, Shella Huey, a 46-year-old female, was tragically killed in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her life, and that of her longtime boyfriend, Vincent Spoto, 65, were cut short by an act of…

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Vincent Spoto

Male, age 65 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of February 17th or the early morning of February 18th, 2023, Vincent Spoto, a 65-year-old White male, was killed in Las Vegas, Nevada. He and his longtime partner, 46-year-old Shella "Bella" Huey, were discovered deceased on February 20th…

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Raysonno Williams Jr

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 17, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of Sunday, February 17, 2019, tragedy struck in a Philadelphia neighborhood, forever altering the lives of the family and friends of Raysonno Williams Jr. The 18-year-old Black male was on the 1200 block of South 60th Street when the sound of…

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Barbara Williams

Female, age 69 · Irvine, Kentucky

Killed Feb 17, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Irvine, Kentucky, a deeply unsettling event shattered the community's sense of peace. Barbara Kate Williams, a 69-year-old woman, was found deceased in her home on Hood Avenue on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Alongside her was her husband…

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Tori Plummer

Female, age 35 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Feb 17, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday night in Savannah, Georgia, the life of Tori Plummer, a 35-year-old African American woman, was tragically cut short. On February 17, 2017, inside an apartment in the Yamacraw Village public housing complex, a burst of gunfire…

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Jesusa Montecalvo

Male, age 76 · Ocean-springs, Mississippi

Killed Feb 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet coastal city of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, a tragedy unfolded that ended the life of 76-year-old Jesusa Montecalvo. On February 17, 2015, the life of the female resident was cut short in a shocking act of violence that reverberated through her…

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Jermaine Malone

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jermaine Malone, a 37-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was tragically shot on February 17, 2015, while standing in front of a home in the 1600 block of West 54th Street in the Harvard Park neighborhood. According to reports, a gunman approached Malone and…

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John Ward Deighan

Male, age 56 · Wilmington, California

Killed Feb 17, 2015 · 11 years ago

John Ward Deighan, a 56-year-old man, was found dead on February 17, 2015, in Wilmington, California. His body was discovered in the parking lot of an O'Reilly Auto Parts store on West Anaheim Street by employees arriving for work. The Los Angeles County…

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Joseph Nelson

Male, age 35 · Newburgh, Indiana

Killed Feb 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a grim discovery on February 17, 2014, the body of 35-year-old Joseph Nelson from Martinsville, Indiana, was found at the Alcoa aluminum plant in Newburgh. The male victim's remains were located within the coal-handling system of the power plant, and the…

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Steven Ascencio

Male, age 18 · Pasadena, California

Killed Feb 17, 2014 · 12 years ago

Steven Ascencio, an 18-year-old resident of Pasadena, California, tragically lost his life on February 17, 2014, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the 1400 block of El Sereno Avenue. Ascencio was struck by gunfire and pronounced…

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Albert Lorenzo Johnson Jr.

Male, age 36 · Prince-edward, Virginia

Killed Feb 17, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a quiet morning in Prince Edward, Virginia, the lives of those in a peaceful home were forever altered by a sudden and violent intrusion. On February 16, 2013, Albert Lorenzo Johnson Jr., a 37-year-old male, along with an accomplice, broke into a residence…

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Uel Rodrigues

Male, age 32 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of February 17, 2010, the quiet of a Brockton, Massachusetts neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Responding to calls at approximately 5:30 a.m., police discovered the body of 32-year-old Uel Rodrigues in the driveway of a…

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Samuel Garvin

Male, age 26 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Feb 17, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a cold winter morning in Suitland, Maryland, the life of 26-year-old Samuel Kelly Garvin was tragically cut short. On February 17, 2010, at approximately 11:44 a.m., law enforcement responded to a report of a shooting in the 4600 block of Suitland Road.…

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Issac Angelo Valdez

Male, age 21 · South Whittier, California

Killed Feb 17, 2000 · 26 years ago

Issac Angelo Valdez was 21 years old when he died on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000, in South Whittier. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 14206 Mystic St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Arthur Ford

Male, age 17 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 17, 1999 · 27 years ago

On February 17, 1999, seventeen-year-old Arthur Ford IV, a Black male, tragically died from a gunshot wound to the head in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred in front of 86 E. 8th Avenue, and it remains an unsolved homicide case. The Columbus Police…

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