Deaths by Force on February 1

Deaths by Force (475)

Death by Force10th anniversary

David Stockstill Jr.

Male, age 28 · Carbondale, Illinois

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Stockstill Jr., a 28-year-old African American male from Carbondale, Illinois, tragically passed away on April 6, 2016, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. His death was the result of injuries sustained from a shooting incident that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Paul Sappington

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Paul C. Sappington, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on February 1, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. According to reports, Paul was at his home in the 9000 block of South May Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood when he answered…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Roshawn Smith

Male, age 24 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night, just before midnight on February 1, 2016, the life of 24-year-old Roshawn Smith was tragically cut short in a fatal act of violence. Smith, a deacon at the Abundant Life Tabernacle Church in New Orleans, was at the corner…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Antoine Jones

Male, age 16 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Antoine Baptiste Jones, Jr., a 16-year-old African American male from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost his life on February 1, 2016, as a result of a brutal crime. Antoine was born on August 19, 1999, and was a student at Kettering-Fairmont High School. He was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Fausto Sosa

Male, age 20 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Fausto Sosa, a 20-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was tragically killed on February 1, 2016, in Trotwood, Ohio. Sosa had moved from New York to Ohio four years prior to escape the violence in his neighborhood. He was found shot to death inside a car…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nicholas Copeland

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nicholas Copeland, a 27-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on February 1, 2016, in Houston, Texas. He was fatally shot in the torso at a home on Rosemont Street in southeast Houston. The incident occurred around 5 a.m., and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tina Carter

Female, age 38 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tina Carter, a 38-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on February 1, 2016. She was fatally shot along with Nicholas Copeland, 27, at a home on Rosemont Street near Scott Street in southeast Houston. The suspected gunman, Patrick…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ameer Ross

Male, age 41 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Feb 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, a tragedy unfolded on Trinity Street in Detroit, Michigan, forever altering the lives of those who knew Ameer Ross. On the first day of February, the body of the 41-year-old African-American male was discovered, his life abruptly ended…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kenneth Koltz

Male, age 32 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Feb 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a quiet cul-de-sac in Vancouver, Washington, the afternoon of February 1, 2011, was shattered by a grim discovery. Inside a home at 12007 N.E. 40th Circle, the bodies of two men were found, marking the beginning of a double homicide investigation that…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christopher Haske

Male, age 27 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Feb 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, a grim discovery was made inside a home in Vancouver, Washington, marking the start of a perplexing and unsolved double homicide case. On the afternoon of February 1st, Christopher M. Haske, a 27-year-old male, was found deceased…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Nicole Marie Meier

Female, age 26 · Blaine, Minnesota

Killed Feb 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On February 1, 2011, the life of 26-year-old Nicole Marie Meier, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in a violent act that unfolded in a Circle Pines, Minnesota townhouse. A graduate of St. Cloud State University with a degree in Management and…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Henry Prendes

Male, age 37 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

In what was supposed to be a day of celebration for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, it quickly turned into a tragic event. Sergeant Henry Prendes, a 37-year-old White male and a 14-year veteran of the force, was fatally shot on February 1, 2006…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Gina Marie Holliday

Female, age 20 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the desolate expanse of the Las Vegas desert, a grim discovery was made on February 1, 2001. Recreational dune buggy riders stumbled upon the body of 20-year-old Gina Marie Holliday, an African-American female, in an area southeast of Sahara Avenue and…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Lynette Bibbs

Female, age 14 · Cleveland, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 1996 · 30 years ago

Lynette Laniece Bibbs, a 14-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on February 3, 1996, in Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas. Her death is linked to the infamous Texas Killing Fields, an area along the Interstate Highway 45 corridor southeast…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Tamara Fisher

Female, age 15 · La Porte, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 1996 · 30 years ago

On February 1, 1996, Tamara Catrice Fisher, a 15-year-old African American girl, and her friend Lynette Bibbs, a 14-year-old African American girl, visited a teen nightclub in Houston, Texas. After their night out, the two girls were last seen heading to a…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Martha Jimmy

Female, age 33 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Feb 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

Native American/Indigenous woman Martha Jimmy, age 33, was found dead in Anchorage on February 1, 1991. Contemporary and retrospective listings of Anchorage homicides record the death of a 33-year-old woman named Martha Jimmy that winter; her case is grouped…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Duc Dung Vo

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Feb 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

On February 1, 1991, Male Duc Dung Vo, a 41-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, was tragically killed during a robbery at his jewelry store located at 1706 Spring Garden Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Vo had moved to the U.S. in hopes of providing a better…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Gary Wayne Farmer

Male, age 27 · Bloomsbury, New Jersey

Killed Feb 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the winter of 1991, a chilling discovery was made at the Pilot Truck Stop in Bloomsbury, New Jersey. The body of Gary Wayne Farmer, a 27-year-old male truck driver from Tennessee, was found inside his own vehicle on February 5th, four days after he had…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Jackie Cardwell

Male, age 40 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 1, 1991, a knock at the door shattered the quiet of a Knoxville, Tennessee home. Inside, 40-year-old Jackie Cardwell rose to answer the summons. His wife, resting in bed, heard him speaking with a man before the sharp…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Peggy Cox

Female, age 49 · Franklin, Tennessee

Killed Feb 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

On the evening of February 1, 1991, what should have been a celebration of her 49th birthday turned into a tragedy for Peggy Cox, a widowed mother of three. Although it was her day off, Cox, a dedicated employee at a Hardee's restaurant on Murfreesboro Road…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Kenneth Shawn Mcwethy

Male, age 23 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Feb 1, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon, the 1st of February, 1986, a sense of normalcy was shattered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kenneth Shawn Mcwethy, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian male, was on duty as an officer with the Albuquerque Police Department. Mcwethy, who was…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Samson L. Freedman

Male, age 56 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 1, 1971 · 55 years ago

On a cold February afternoon in 1971, Samson L. Freedman, a 56-year-old white male, was leaving his job as a ceramics teacher at Leeds Junior High School in Philadelphia, PA. A dedicated educator and a respected voice in the community, he had spent 25 years…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Clifton Hopkins Slaton

Male, age 50 · Madisonville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 1, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the town of Madisonville, Kentucky, Clifton Hopkins Slaton, a 50-year-old man, served as a Night Patrolman. His life came to a sudden and violent end on Friday, February 1, 1901, after three years on the force. The events that led to his death began when…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

De Marcus LasJuan Else

Male, age 25 · Longview, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

De Marcus LasJuan Else, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 1, 2021, in Longview, Texas. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a house located in the 900 block of Ridgelea Avenue. According to…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

James Aaron Tant

Male, age 30 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Feb 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

James Aaron Tant, a 30-year-old male from Charlotte, NC, passed away on February 1, 2006. He was born on May 30, 1975, in Nash County. James was a crane operator and was known for his love for his son, Robert, affectionately called "Little Boogie Man". The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Isaias Castaneda

Male, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

Isaias Castaneda was 30 years old when he died on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, in South Los Angeles. According to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records summarized by the Los Angeles Times, his death followed a stabbing. His death was ruled a…

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Camille McClanahan

Female, age 40 · Williamstown, Kentucky

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

Camille Love McClanahan, a 40-year-old White/Caucasian woman from Williamstown, Kentucky, died from a gunshot wound on February 1, 2026, in an incident that authorities investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. The case began late that Sunday night when the…

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Crystal Pittman

Female, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, February 1, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Crystal Pittman, a Black / African American female, was tragically cut short in a shooting in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident unfolded in the Slavic Village neighborhood, where gunfire…

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Damon Neal

Male, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

On a Sunday evening in Los Angeles, the life of 30-year-old Damon Neal, a Black male, was tragically cut short. The incident occurred on February 1, 2026, in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood, a community now marked by the violence of that night. Neal was…

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David Michael Dyke

Male, age 45 · Fremont, Iowa

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Sunday, February 1, 2026, a fatal encounter unfolded in the parking lot of a Casey's General Store in Fremont, Iowa. The incident resulted in the death of David Michael Dyke, a 45-year-old male from the nearby rural community of Rose…

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Demarius Porter

Male, age 21 · Benton Harbor, Michigan

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of February 1, 2026, the life of 21-year-old Demarius Porter was tragically cut short in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Responding to reports of gunfire, officers from the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety initially canvassed the…

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Diamond Rice

Female, age 33 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, a late-night argument on May Street ended in tragedy, leaving 33-year-old Diamond Rice dead from a gunshot wound on February 1, 2026. Responding to reports of shots fired around 10:00 p.m., Cincinnati police…

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Jacari Clark

Male, age 24 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Lumberton, North Carolina, the life of 24-year-old Jacari Clark was tragically cut short on the afternoon of Sunday, February 1, 2026. A domestic dispute escalated into violence, resulting in a fatal shooting at the Morgan Britt Park…

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James D. Cross

Male, age 47 · Belle Rive, Illinois

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of February 1, 2026, the quiet community of Belle Rive, Illinois, was disturbed by a grim discovery. A 911 call led Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies to a parking lot on East Bonnie Road, where they found the body of 47-year-old…

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James Marquis Simmons

Male, age 35 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, February 1, 2026, a call reporting the sound of gunshots broke the quiet in Killeen, Texas. Officers were dispatched at approximately 3:59 a.m. to the parking lot of Club Blu Print on East Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Upon…

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Jerron Lucus Sr.

Male · Fordyce, Arkansas

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 1, 2026, a birthday celebration in Fordyce, Arkansas, turned tragic, ending in the shooting death of Jerron Lucus Sr. Authorities were called to the scene following reports of gunfire and discovered Lucus Sr. had…

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Kemauri Ziquan Blount

Male, age 19 · Concord, North Carolina

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Sunday, February 1, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Kemauri Ziquan Blount of Monroe, North Carolina, was tragically cut short by gun violence. The fatal incident unfolded around 11:10 p.m. at the Brooke Pointe Manor apartment complex on…

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Mhaniq Requell Wilkerson

Male, age 27 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of February 1, 2026, a violent altercation in a Seattle parking garage tragically cut short the life of 27-year-old Mhaniq Requell Wilkerson. The incident, which unfolded around 1:30 a.m. in the Sinking Ship parking garage in the Pioneer…

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Michael Harrison Overstreet

Male, age 22 · Concord, North Carolina

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the fading light of a Sunday evening in Concord, North Carolina, on February 1, 2026, the life of 22-year-old Michael Harrison Overstreet was tragically cut short. A burst of gunfire outside the Brooke Pointe Manor apartment complex on Fairington Drive…

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Michael Thomas

Male, age 46 · Bridgeport, Texas

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the quiet lakeside community of Bridgeport, Texas, a domestic dispute on the night of Sunday, February 1, 2026, ended in the tragic death of 46-year-old Michael Thomas. A white male, Thomas sustained multiple gunshot wounds at his home on Trinity Circle.…

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Niliyah Montgomery

Female, age 19 · San Bernardino, California

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Sunday, February 1, 2026, a dispute in a San Bernardino neighborhood tragically escalated, claiming the life of 19-year-old Niliyah Montgomery. The young woman, a mother to a three-year-old girl, was shot and killed outside her home…

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Pradeep Tamang

Male, age 25 · Stone Mountain, Georgia

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

A routine call concerning credit card fraud at a Holiday Inn in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on the morning of February 1, 2026, ended in tragedy with the death of 25-year-old Gwinnett County Police Officer Senior Pradeep Tamang. Officer Tamang, who was of…

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Robert Michael Bolden III

Male, age 37 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of February 1, 2026, a dispute between occupants of two vehicles on the north side of Indianapolis escalated into a fatal shooting. The incident, which took place in the 6200 block of Meridian Street West Drive, resulted in the…

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Deshaun Labraunt Lewis

Male, age 18 · Decatur, Alabama

Killed Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 1, 2025, a burst of gunfire in the parking lot of a barbecue restaurant on 12th Avenue Northwest in Decatur, Alabama, brought a tragic end to the life of 18-year-old Deshaun Labraunt Lewis. Officers from the…

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Hunter Lins

Male, age 22 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 1, 2025, a night out with friends for 22-year-old Hunter Lins turned into a tragedy that ended his life. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of the Alabama Bar & Lounge on Airport Boulevard in Mobile…

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Jekobi Douglas

Male, age 17 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early evening of Saturday, February 1, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the night on the 1200 block of Eastern Boulevard in Montgomery, Alabama, leaving a community in mourning. Seventeen-year-old Jekobi Douglas, a male resident of Montgomery, was…

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Ronald Bennett Jr.

Male, age 18 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the cool night of February 1, 2025, the life of 18-year-old Ronald Bennett Jr. was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire in Birmingham, Alabama. A student at Huffman High School, Bennett was driving a car near Legion Field when the shooting erupted.…

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Taylor Leann North

Female, age 26 · Harvest, Alabama

Killed Feb 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Harvest, Alabama, a life was tragically cut short on a Saturday, leaving a family and community in mourning. Taylor Leann North, a 26-year-old female, was fatally shot on February 1, 2025, during her shift at a Circle K gas station.…

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