Deaths by Force on February 19

Deaths by Force (476)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Travalas Acres

Male, age 40 · Newnan, Georgia

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 19, 2016, what began as a car ride to an Atlanta bar ended in the untimely death of 40-year-old Travalas Acres of Newnan, Georgia. Acres was driving his silver Kia with three passengers when he was fatally shot in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jaymere McMurtry

Female, age 16 · Harvey, Illinois

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jaymere McMurtry, a 17-year-old African American girl from Harvey, IL, was tragically shot on February 17, 2016. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead on February 19, 2016. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Terrell Sykes

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

Terrell Sykes, a 20-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 19, 2016, in Chicago, IL. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On that fateful…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gerald Pookie Levy

Male, age 17 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of February 19, 2016, a promising young life was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gerald 'Pookie' Levy, a 17-year-old male known for his athletic abilities and charming smile, died from a gunshot wound. The incident was not the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cheeontah Howard

Female, age 29 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cheeontah Howard, a 29-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on February 19, 2016, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Her death occurred outside Room 148 at the Red Carpet Inn & Suites on Broadcast Street. The incident was linked to gang activity…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Whitiker

Male, age 21 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Whitiker, a 21-year-old male from Toledo, OH, tragically passed away on February 19, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, leading to a thorough investigation by local authorities. The investigation revealed that James…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Joseph French

Male, age 16 · Maryville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Maryville, Tennessee, the life of 16-year-old Joseph Dillon French came to a tragic end in February 2016. The male teenager was being held at the Blount County Juvenile Detention Center on truancy charges. It was his fourth time in the facility. During a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Christopher Jeffries

Male, age 47 · Port-arthur, Texas

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christopher Jeffries, a 47-year-old former police officer from Port Arthur, Texas, was found dead in his home on February 21, 2016. Jeffries, who was last seen on February 19, 2016, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in a back room of his residence.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ryan Mullee

Male, age 39 · Canton, Texas

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ryan Thomas Mullee, a 39-year-old man from Canton, TX, tragically lost his life on February 19, 2016. Mullee, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was killed in what was believed to be a road rage incident on Interstate 20 near Van Zandt County. According to…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michelle Johnson

Female, age 27 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

On February 19, 2011, 27-year-old Michelle Johnson was found murdered in Oakland, California. The details surrounding her death indicate that she was the victim of a violent homicide. Johnson’s body was discovered under suspicious circumstances, pointing…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terrance Clewies

Male, age 31 · Oakland, California

Found Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

On February 19, 2011, Terrance Clewies, aged 31, was shot and killed in Oakland, California. The shooting occurred around 12:50 a.m. near the intersection of 62nd Avenue and Hilton Street. Clewies, along with Michelle Johnson, aged 27, was found inside a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Chris Jupiter

Male, age 29 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the vibrant city of New Orleans, a life was tragically cut short on Saturday, February 19, 2011. Chris Jupiter, a 29-year-old African American male, became the victim of a homicide, a case that has since grown cold, leaving a family without answers and a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Anthony Juan Trent

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the cold of a Baltimore February in 2011, a life was tragically cut short. Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Trent, a male who was known as Tyra Trent, was found lifeless in a desolate, vacant house on Virginia Avenue. The discovery sent a chill through the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terrance Dennis

Male, age 19 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, a 19-year-old male named Terrance Dennis was fatally shot on February 19, 2011. His death was not an isolated incident but rather a piece of a much larger and more sinister puzzle that would eventually be unraveled…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Vanessa Yvonne Mintz

Female, age 53 · Saluda, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

Vanessa Yvonne Mintz, a 53-year-old Caucasian woman from Saluda, North Carolina, was tragically murdered on February 19, 2011. Vanessa was found dead at the Saluda Mountain Lodge, a family-owned establishment, where she had been shot in the face with a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jerard Rogers

Male, age 15 · Brockton, Massachusetts

Killed Feb 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late hours of February 18, 2006, turning into the early morning of the 19th, a house party on Clifford Avenue in Brockton, Massachusetts, was filled with the energy of 50 to 60 young people. Among them was 15-year-old Jerard Rogers, a male sophomore at…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Darren Taylor

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

Darren Taylor was just 14 years old when his life was tragically cut short by gun violence on February 19, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois. A young teen with his whole future ahead of him, Darren was known for his bright spirit, his infectious laughter, and the…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Richard L. Vauris

Male, age 54 · Clinton-township, Michigan

Killed Feb 19, 2001 · 25 years ago

On the night of February 19, 2001, Richard L. Vauris, a 54-year-old male police officer with the Clinton Township Police Department, responded to a call on Wallis Street. Family members at a townhouse were concerned that a relative was suicidal and had…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Kyle Reynolds

Male, age 22 · Sacramento, California

Killed Feb 19, 1991 · 35 years ago

Kyle Reynolds, a 20-year-old from Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on February 19, 1991. He was one of the victims in a series of brutal murders committed by Eric Royce Leonard, who became infamously known as the "Thrill Killer." Leonard's…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Sarah Crook

Female, age 18 · Sacramento, California

Killed Feb 19, 1991 · 35 years ago

Sarah Crook, an 18-year-old student at American River College in Sacramento, California, tragically lost her life on February 19, 1991. She was one of the victims in a series of brutal murders committed by Eric Royce Leonard, who became infamously known as…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Victoria Rhone

Female, age 32 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Feb 19, 1991 · 35 years ago

On February 19, 1991, the body of a 32-year-old Black/African American woman named Victoria Rhone was discovered inside a train in a Portland, Oregon rail yard. Her death was not from natural causes; she had been brutally strangled. The initial investigation…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Barry Seal

Male, age 46 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 1986 · 40 years ago

Adler Berriman 'Barry' Seal, a 46-year-old Caucasian male, found his turbulent life as a pilot and drug smuggler brought to an abrupt and violent end in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Having transitioned from a commercial airline pilot to a key figure in the…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Hisang Ling

Female, age 48 · Vero Beach, Florida

Killed Feb 19, 1981 · 45 years ago

Hsiang Huang Ling, a 48-year-old Taiwanese woman, tragically lost her life on February 19, 1981, in a harrowing case that shocked the community. Hsiang, along with her 17-year-old daughter Ying Hua Ling, was abducted from their rural home in Vero Beach…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Ying Ling

Female, age 17 · Vero Beach, Florida

Killed Feb 19, 1981 · 45 years ago

On February 19, 1981, 17-year-old Taiwanese-American high school student Ying Hua Ling was abducted and murdered in Vero Beach, Florida, along with her 48-year-old mother, Hsiang Huang Ling. Ying Hua Ling, an award-winning math student at Vero Beach High…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Larry Ghee

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 1976 · 50 years ago

On February 19, 1976, Larry Ghee, a 26-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead in his apartment at 2462 Golden Gate Square. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to his chest. The Columbus Police Department responded to the incident, and Ghee was…

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Death by Force95th anniversary

Christopher Scheuing

Male, age 27 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Feb 19, 1931 · 95 years ago

In the winter of 1931, the life of a young, White/Caucasian man named Christopher Scheuing was cut tragically short. At the age of 27, Scheuing was a detective with the New York City Police Department, a role that placed him on the front lines of a city…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Tranquilino Lopez

Male, age 54 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Killed Feb 19, 1911 · 115 years ago

Assistant Jailer Tranquilino Lopez, a 54-year-old officer serving with the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department in Las Cruces, New Mexico, met a tragic end on February 19, 1911. His death was a result of an accidental shooting, a circumstance that highlights…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Sheila Jordan

Female, age 60 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in an East Baltimore neighborhood, forever altering the lives of three individuals and bringing a tragic end to the life of 60-year-old Shirley Jordan. The incident, a triple shooting, unfolded on…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Zenzele Davis Mdadane

Male, age 25 · Butler Township, Ohio

Killed Feb 19, 2011 · 15 years ago

Zenzele Davis Mdadane, a 25-year-old South African man, was tragically murdered on February 19, 2011, in Butler Township, Ohio. Mdadane, who was in the United States on a work visa, was lured to Dayton by Muziwokuthula S. Madonda, another South African…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Sheila Morgan

Female, age 48 · Camp-springs, Maryland

Killed Feb 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a Sunday in February 2006, Sheila Morgan, a 48-year-old female from Temple Hills, Maryland, was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident, which cut her life short, took place on February 19, 2006, in Camp Springs, Maryland. At the time of her death…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Andrea Coladangelo

Female, age 30 · Sacramento, California

Killed Feb 19, 1991 · 35 years ago

Andrea Coladangelo, aged 30, tragically lost her life on February 19, 1991, in Sacramento, California. Andrea had moved from Ohio to California in search of a fresh start. Her life was cut short in a brutal incident that occurred at a Round Table Pizza…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Fernando E. Alcivar

Male, age 24 · Santa-monica, California

Killed Feb 19, 1976 · 50 years ago

Fernando E. Alcivar, a 24-year-old student, tragically lost his life on February 19, 1976, during a mass shooting at the Computer Learning Center in downtown Los Angeles. The perpetrator, Neil Jordan Liebeskind, an 18-year-old student at the center, carried…

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Catherine Warrington

Female, age 50 · Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Thursday evening on Hilton Head Island, a burst of gunfire shattered the night's tranquility, leading to a tragic discovery. Beaufort County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of shots fired on Lark Street around 11:30 p.m. on…

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Christopher Valkosak

Male, age 39 · Supply, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Supply, North Carolina, a tragedy unfolded on Thursday, February 19, 2026, forever altering the lives of those who knew Christopher Valkosak. The 39-year-old man lost his life in an act of gun violence, a stark and sudden event that…

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Conner Welsey Walker

Male, age 19 · Thomaston, Georgia

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Thomaston, Georgia, 19-year-old Conner Welsey Walker, a Caucasian male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. at a residence on Wiley Street, where deputies found Walker in an…

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Daniel Robles De Medina

Male, age 18 · La Place, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events on a Thursday afternoon in La Place, Louisiana, 18-year-old Daniel Robles De Medina, a Hispanic male, was killed on February 19, 2026. The incident unfolded in the normally quiet Cambridge subdivision, where residents were startled…

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David A. Rodgers

Male, age 40 · Utica, Kentucky

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

A former Kentucky worship pastor, David A. Rodgers, 40, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on February 19, 2026, just days after his arrest on multiple felony sex abuse charges. Deputies from the Daviess County Sheriff's Office were dispatched…

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Dawn Dancer Morrow

Female, age 53 · Summersville, West Virginia

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

Dawn Dancer Morrow, a 53-year-old White woman from Summersville, West Virginia, died on February 19, 2026, in a shooting that authorities described as a double murder-suicide involving members of the same household. Published obituary information identifies…

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Gerard Garrett

Male, age 17 · La Place, Louisiana

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Thursday, February 19, 2026, a quiet street in the Cambridge Subdivision of La Place, Louisiana, became the scene of a sudden and violent end to two young lives. Inside a Toyota Camry, 17-year-old Gerard Garrett and 18-year-old Daniel…

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Jennifer Paquita Sanchez Solis

Female, age 19 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events, a young woman's life was cut short in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jennifer Paquita Sanchez Solis, a 19-year-old Hispanic female, was fatally shot on the morning of Thursday, February 19, 2026. The incident occurred in the 3000 block…

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Jesus Hernandez

Male, age 44 · Abilene, Texas

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 19, 2026, the city of Abilene was marked by its first homicide of the year. Jesus Hernandez, a 44-year-old Hispanic man, was found unresponsive on the pavement outside the Courtyard Park apartment complex in…

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Lamodrick Michael Lovejoy

Male, age 54 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Thursday night in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of Lamodrick Michael Lovejoy, a 54-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short. On February 19, 2026, Lovejoy was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the eastern…

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Nancy Lindwedel Dancer

Female, age 78 · Summersville, West Virginia

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

Nancy Lee Lindwedel Dancer, a 78-year-old White/Caucasian woman from Summersville, West Virginia, was killed on February 19, 2026, inside the home she shared with family members in the Tara Estates area of the city. Her obituary identifies her as Nancy Lee…

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Nyree Williams

Male, age 24 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

A burst of gunfire shattered the afternoon calm on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey, leaving a young man dead and two others wounded. Nyree Williams, a 24-year-old male, was killed in the triple shooting that unfolded on the 200 block of…

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Sean Brandon Mason

Male, age 38 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

A dispute that began on the road escalated to a fatal shooting in a grocery store parking lot, claiming the life of 38-year-old Sean Brandon Mason, a male, on the afternoon of Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The chain of events…

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Xavier Octavius Watson

Male, age 31 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Feb 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Sanford, North Carolina, a life was tragically cut short on Thursday, February 19, 2026, when 31-year-old Xavier Octavius Watson fell victim to gun violence. The incident, which unfolded in the small city, prompted a swift response…

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John Britton Britt Steele

Male, age 42 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Feb 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, just east of the bustling Tucson Marketplace Boulevard, a grim discovery was made on February 19, 2025. The body of 42-year-old John Britton 'Britt' Steele, a White / Caucasian male, was found with apparent gunshot wounds.…

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Dewayne Franklin Jr.

Male, age 36 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Feb 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of February 19, 2025, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the life of 36-year-old Dewayne Franklin Jr., a Black male, was cut short by an act of violence. Officers, responding to reports of a shooting, arrived at a residence to find Franklin Jr. on the…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.