Deaths by Force on February 20

Deaths by Force (442)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Heriberto Diaz-Marcial

Male, age 60 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Heriberto Diaz-Marcial, a 60-year-old Las Vegas resident, was fatally shot on February 20, 2016, in what police suspect was a robbery. Diaz-Marcial had just returned home from his job as a porter at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and was only steps away from his…

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Twynett Rivers

Female, age 42 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a 42-year-old African-American woman named Twynett Rivers vanished from a group home on Sycamore Street in Buffalo, New York. Rivers, who was a mother and grandmother, had last been seen in early January and had the added vulnerability…

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Harrison Davis

Male, age 20 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic day in Buffalo, New York, the community was struck by the loss of a young man, Harrison D. Davis IV, a 20-year-old who was fatally shot on Saturday, February 20, 2016. The incident occurred in the early afternoon on Cambridge Street, where Davis…

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Montae Fulton

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Montae Fulton, a 20-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on February 20, 2016, in Philadelphia. The incident occurred around 10:43 p.m. on the 3800 block of North Park Avenue. Montae was found inside a gray Dodge Charger, seated in the front passenger…

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James Shurtz

Male, age 27 · Snowville, Utah

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a remote area twenty miles west of Snowville, Utah, a day of target shooting among family turned into a tragedy on February 20, 2016. James Shurtz, a 27-year-old Caucasian male, was with his father, Glenn Shurtz, taking turns firing rifles on that Saturday…

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Edgar Camacho-Alvarado

Male, age 23 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On February 20, 2016, Edgar Camacho-Alvarado, a 23-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was fatally shot by Deputy United States Marshal Paul Hernandez. The incident occurred during a pursuit in a trailer park where Camacho-Alvarado and his mother…

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Jessica Ortega

Female, age 27 · Lakewood, Washington

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On February 20, 2016, Jessica Ann Marie Ortega, a 27-year-old Hispanic female, was tragically killed in a shooting in Lakewood, Washington. A loving mother of two, Jessica was a licensed practical nurse at the University Place Care Center, having recently…

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James Lee Tartt

Male · Iuka, Mississippi

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet, wooded area of Tishomingo County, near Iuka, Mississippi, a domestic dispute on a Friday afternoon escalated into a prolonged and tragic event that would end two lives. What began as a call to law enforcement evolved into a tense, six-hour…

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Sylvester Williams

Male, age 36 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 20, 2016, a night out in Jackson, Mississippi, turned tragic for 36-year-old Sylvester Williams, a Black male who found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. An altercation, in which Williams was not involved…

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Barbara Ann Hawthorne

Female, age 68 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Barbara Ann Hawthorne, a 68-year-old woman, lost her life in a senseless act of violence that shook the community. On February 20, 2016, she was one of six people killed during a shooting rampage carried out by…

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Dorothy Judy Brown

Female, age 74 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, a 74-year-old woman named Dorothy Judy Brown was one of the victims of a tragic and random act of violence on the evening of February 20, 2016. Known to her friends and neighbors in Battle Creek as Judy, she was a…

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Jose Zambrano

Male, age 23 · Taylor, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet city of Taylor, Michigan, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a sudden act of violence. Jose Luis Zambrano, a 23-year-old male, was at a house on Wellington Street on the evening of February 20, 2016, when he was fatally shot in the…

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Mary Jo Nye

Female, age 60 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold February evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a night at the theater for a group of friends ended in an unimaginable tragedy. Mary Jo Nye, a 60-year-old retired English teacher from Battle Creek, was among those who tragically lost their lives on…

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Mary Lou Nye

Female, age 63 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold February evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the life of Mary Lou Nye, a 62-year-old woman, was tragically cut short in a series of random acts of violence that stunned the community. On February 20, 2016, Nye was one of six people killed in a shooting…

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Richard Eugene Smith

Male, age 53 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Richard Eugene Smith Jr., a 53-year-old man, lost his life in a senseless act of violence. On February 20, 2016, Smith and his 17-year-old son, Tyler, were at a car dealership when they were fatally shot. The two…

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Tyler Daniel Smith

Male, age 17 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold February evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the lives of a father and son were tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Daniel Smith, a male, and his father, Richard Smith, were at a local car dealership on February…

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Roxanne Flores

Female, age 35 · Stratford, New Jersey

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of February 20, 2016, police were called to a home on Wright Avenue in Stratford, New Jersey, for a wellness check. Inside, they made a grim discovery. Thirty-five-year-old Roxanne Flores was found deceased in her bedroom from a gunshot…

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Cory J. Holmes

Male, age 40 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of Cory J. Holmes, a 40-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On the evening of February 20th, Holmes was the victim of a fatal shooting. This violent act did not just claim one life; another…

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Marquetta Yvonne Harris

Female, age 39 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

A bright smile that could light up any room was tragically extinguished on February 20, 2016, when Marquetta Yvonne Harris was killed in Richmond, Virginia. A vibrant 39-year-old woman, she was known by her loved ones as 'Quetta'. Her life was cut short by an…

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Anthony Daniels

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in February 2016, tragedy struck in the 2300 block of W. Lafayette Ave in Baltimore, Maryland, where a double shooting claimed the lives of two young men. One of the victims was 20-year-old Anthony A. Daniels. The incident, which…

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Quindell Ford

Male, age 15 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the afternoon hours of a late winter day in Baltimore, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short by gunfire. On Saturday, February 20, 2016, 15-year-old Quindell Ford and 20-year-old Anthony Daniels were shot in the 2300 block of West Lafayette…

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Giovanni Lyiscott

Male, age 18 · Carson, California

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Giovanni Lyiscott, an 18-year-old from Carson, California, tragically lost his life on February 20, 2016. According to reports, Giovanni was shot in his home located on Prondall Court. The incident occurred during an argument between Giovanni and his father…

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Kevin Magdaleno

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kevin Magdaleno, a 22-year-old Latino, was found dead on February 21, 2016, in the 500 block of East 31st Street in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. His body was discovered in a gutter by a local resident around 8 a.m. The Los Angeles County coroner's…

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Stacey Xanthe Aguilar

Female, age 22 · Hayward, California

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stacey Xanthe Aguilar, a 22-year-old woman from San Jose, California, was tragically found dead on February 20, 2016. Her body was discovered in a rural area of Fremont, riddled with multiple gunshot wounds. Aguilar had been last seen leaving a party in…

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King Carter

Male, age 6 · Miami, Florida

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

King Carter, a 6-year-old boy from Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on February 20, 2016, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred at the Blue Lake Village apartment complex in northwest Miami-Dade. King was walking across the parking lot to buy…

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Manuel Ortiz

Male, age 28 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Manuel Ortiz, a 28-year-old Hispanic male from Tampa, Florida, passed away on February 20, 2016. Known affectionately as "Macho" by his family and friends, Ortiz had moved to Tampa from New Haven, Connecticut in 2004 and quickly made the city his home. He was…

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Kavozia Walker

Male, age 22 · Douglas, Georgia

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a February evening in Douglas, Georgia, a dispute between two individuals would tragically escalate, claiming the life of a young man who sought to be a peacemaker. Kavozia Walker, a 22-year-old African American male, was at the Georgian…

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Carlos James Hemphill

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carlos James Hemphill, a 33-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on February 20, 2016, in the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Hemphill was found with a gunshot wound to the pelvis in the 8100 block of South Stewart Avenue and was…

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Darneisha Williams

Female, age 16 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic incident in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 16-year-old Darneisha Williams, a student at Broadmoor High School, died on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Her life was cut short by a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting occurred on Brady Street and was…

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William McKinley Spencer III

Male, age 25 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

William McKinley Spencer III, a 25-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Greensboro, NC, tragically died on February 20, 2016. His death was the result of a shooting incident at Georgetown Manor Apartments. Spencer was found in a wooded area near…

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Brandon Edmondson

Male, age 32 · Madison, Tennessee

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Madison, Tennessee, on the evening of February 20, 2016, a confrontation between two men escalated with fatal consequences, ending the life of 32-year-old Brandon Michael Edmondson, Sr. The incident, which took place in the 200 block of Rio Vista Drive…

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Jose Manuel Chavez Tapia

Male, age 19 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On February 20, 2016, 19-year-old Jose Manuel Chavez Tapia was found dead in his vehicle in San Antonio, Texas. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and was discovered four blocks away from the location of a drug deal gone wrong. The San Antonio…

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Warren Turner

Male, age 27 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the midst of a violent period in New Orleans, a young man named Warren June Turner was shot and killed on Sunday, February 20, 2011. The 27-year-old male's death was one of many that plagued the city, which was grappling with a high homicide rate and a…

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Sean Simmons

Male, age 27 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late winter of 2011, the life of 27-year-old Sean Simmons, a Black/African American male from New Orleans, Louisiana, came to an untimely end. On Sunday, February 20, 2011, Simmons passed away under circumstances that have not been detailed in publicly…

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Jade D. Hamilton

Female, age 16 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

On February 20, 2011, the life of 16-year-old Jade Hamilton was tragically cut short in a violent incident in St. Louis, Missouri. The teenager was sitting in a parked vehicle at Mt. Pleasant Park in south St. Louis when the shooting occurred. According to…

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Sherrieff Watkins

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Sherrieff Watkins, a 22-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was recorded among Philadelphia’s 2011 homicide victims as having been assaulted and killed on February 20, 2011. The available homicide listing places the case on the 5900 block of North 2nd…

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Jessica Lewis

Female, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the chill of a late February morning in 2011, the quiet grounds of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee, became the scene of a grim discovery. On February 20th, a visitor to the cemetery stumbled upon the body of 28-year-old Jessica Lewis, a white…

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Charleston Detron Newby

Male, age 26 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late hours of a February evening in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a police chase involving a man named Charleston Detron Newby would end in a fatal confrontation. The 26-year-old man died on February 20, 2011, after being shot multiple times by police…

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Emmeria Ellis

Female, age 48 · Edinburgh, Indiana

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the small town of Edinburgh, Indiana, the life of 48-year-old Emmeria Kay Lebo Ellis was tragically cut short on February 20, 2011. A resident of the close-knit community, Emmeria, a female, became the victim of gun violence in a case that has left…

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LittleJohn June Haynes

Male, age 39 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the city of New Orleans, on February 20, 2011, the life of LittleJohn June Haynes, a 39-year-old African American man, was violently cut short. His death was not a random act but a calculated execution rooted in the city's criminal underworld. A father of…

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Gregory Washington

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 20, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of a cold winter day in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short. On Monday, February 20, 2006, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Gregory Washington, a male, was shot and killed in the 300 block of W Street, Northwest. The…

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Mirna Palma-Roman

Female, age 34 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 20, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, the city of Phoenix was in the grip of fear, haunted by a series of brutal and seemingly random attacks. On February 20th, this wave of violence claimed the life of 34-year-old Mirna Palma-Roman. She and her co-worker, Romelia Vargas…

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Romelia Vargas

Female, age 38 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Feb 20, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, the life of 38-year-old Romelia Vargas was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that was part of a larger crime spree that had been terrorizing the Phoenix metropolitan area. A female, Vargas was working alongside Mirna…

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Teresa Lynnette Patton

Female, age 36 · Pasadena, California

Killed Feb 20, 2001 · 25 years ago

Teresa Lynnette Patton was 36 years old when she died on Tuesday, February 20, 2001, in Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 917 N. El Molino Ave. Her death was ruled a…

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Carl Sawyer

Male, age 16 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Feb 20, 1976 · 50 years ago

Carl Sawyer was a 16-year-old Native Hawaiian boy from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, spending the evening of February 20, 1976 the way a lot of students do when the lights are up and the weekend feels close: at the Waipahu High School “Jack Rabbit Carnival,” moving…

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John Mcentee

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 20, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the winter of 1971, Philadelphia Police Officer John F. McEntee, Jr., a 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who had served in Vietnam, was tragically killed. On the evening of February 20th, he was sitting in his patrol car at the corner of Woodstock and…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

John Jack Sturgus

Male, age 60 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Feb 20, 1921 · 105 years ago

John “Jack” Sturgus, a 60-year-old white male, died on February 20, 1921, in Anchorage, Alaska. In a city still shaking off its frontier edges, he had only recently been sworn in as Anchorage's first police chief, a one-man department charged with bringing…

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Joshua Kyzer

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Feb 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night, a domestic disturbance call led deputies to a grim discovery in the front yard of a home on Mike Parra Road in Columbus, Mississippi. There, they found 26-year-old Joshua Kyzer suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite 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.