Deaths by Force on February 24

Deaths by Force (380)

Death by Force20th anniversary

Iwana Patton

Female, age 35 · Daytona, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

Iwana Patton, a 35-year-old African American woman, was found dead on February 24, 2006, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her body was discovered along a dirt road, lying face down and nude, with a gunshot wound to the head. This tragic incident was part of a…

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Demetrious Miller

Male, age 19 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Feb 24, 2006 · 20 years ago

Demetrious "Dante" Miller, a 19-year-old African American male from Decatur, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2006. He was shot at around 2:15 a.m. while riding in a vehicle at the intersection of Water Street and Grand Avenue. His friend…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Darren Majeed

Male, age 30 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 24, 2001 · 25 years ago

On February 24, 2001, Darren Majeed, a 30-year-old Black male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot in what was described as a gangland-style killing. This incident marked the second murder in Chester that year, contributing to a troubling increase in…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Sherri Rae Rasmussen

Female, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 24, 1986 · 40 years ago

On February 24, 1986, Sherri Rae Rasmussen, a 29-year-old nursing director at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, was found dead in the apartment she shared with her husband, John Ruetten, in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. She had been…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Joseph Weathers

Male, age 4 · Talladega, Alabama

Killed Feb 24, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, a quiet apartment complex in Talladega, Alabama, became the scene of a heart-wrenching discovery. Four-year-old Joseph Weathers, a young white male, was found murdered in his home on February 24, 1986. His body was discovered alongside…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Michael C. Cochran

Male, age 24 · Dedham, Maine

Killed Feb 24, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the winter of 1981, the small town of Dedham, Maine, was shaken by a grim discovery that would leave a lasting mark on the community. On February 24th, the remains of 24-year-old Caucasian male, Michael Craig Cochran, were found amidst the charred debris…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Eleanor Brusenbach

Female, age 54 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Feb 24, 1971 · 55 years ago

Eleanor Brusenbach, 54, a White woman, died on February 24, 1971, in the Honolulu, Hawaii area, her last known hours later becoming the kind of grim timeline people revisit when a case never finds its ending.  One later account places her out the night…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Andrew McKnight

Male, age 67 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 24, 1971 · 55 years ago

On February 24, 1971, Andrew McKnight, a 67-year-old man, was the victim of a fatal shooting at his residence at 3712 Borden Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. McKnight, who was described as a Black male, was found dead on that day from the gunshot wounds. The case…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

David Hutchens

Male, age 55 · Charlestown, Indiana

Killed Feb 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small community of Charlestown, Indiana, the life of 55-year-old David Hutchens was cut short in a violent encounter that sent ripples of shock and sadness through those who knew him. On February 24, 2021, Hutchens was fatally shot at a residence in…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Marcia Reitman Currie

Female, age 70 · Mount-hope, New York

Killed Feb 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Mount Hope, New York, a grim discovery was made on the morning of February 24, 2021, marking the final chapter in the life of 70-year-old Marcia Reitman Currie. The events of that day unfolded after a peculiar 911 call was placed by a man…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Jose Trinidad Zavala Lopez

Male, age 39 · Rowland-heights, California

Killed Feb 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jose Trinidad Zavala Lopez, a 39-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 24, 2021, in Rowland Heights, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Lopez was found deceased in a home located in the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Antonio Valencia

Male, age 57 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antonio Valencia was 57 years old when he died on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after being stabbed near 990 1/2 E. 46th St. His death was…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

Pat Jones

Male · Dewitt, Arkansas

Killed Feb 24, 1921 · 105 years ago

Assistant City Marshal Pat G. Jones, a white male officer from DeWitt, Arkansas, set out with his father on the night of February 24, 1921, to answer what sounded like a routine disturbance call at a local rooming house. The town would have been settling into…

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Antoine Alexander

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

On a Tuesday afternoon in Chicago, a dispute between coworkers escalated into a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 32-year-old Antoine Alexander. The incident unfolded on February 24, 2026, in the parking lot of a Jewel-Osco grocery store in the…

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Baffour Asare Gundona

Male, age 34 · Woodbridge, Virginia

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

On the evening of February 24, 2026, 34-year-old Baffour Asare Gundona, a man from Alexandria, Virginia, was drawn into what police said was a planned meeting in the parking lot of Potomac Mills in Woodbridge. Just after 7 p.m., officers were called to the…

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Clifford Tennant

Male, age 47 · Palatka, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Palatka, Florida, a sudden act of violence shattered the evening of February 24, 2026, leading to the tragic death of 47-year-old Clifford Tennant. A resident of Palatka, Tennant was discovered along a wooded trail after a concerned…

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Douglas Logsdon

Male, age 52 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

Douglas Logsdon, 52, died in Los Angeles, California, on February 24, 2026, and the online record of his death is hauntingly spare, leaving behind the outline of a final scene more than a fully told life. Publicly indexed reports place him on a mountain…

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Dwight Hawkins

Male, age 37 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

On the evening of February 24, 2026, a 37-year-old man named Dwight Hawkins died in Baltimore, Maryland, following a confrontation with police. The incident began around 6:15 p.m. in the 3600 block of Belair Road, inside a liquor store in the Belair-Edison…

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Jared Strup Sr.

Male, age 39 · Melbourne, Kentucky

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of February 24, 2026, the quiet of a secluded Melbourne, Kentucky community was shattered by a call to police reporting a burglary in progress. When officers arrived at the home on Coles Road, they found the homeowner, 39-year-old…

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Jessica M. Tomlinson

Female, age 21 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

On the evening of February 24, 2026, a tragic event unfolded in a Kokomo, Indiana, apartment that resulted in the death of 21-year-old Jessica M. Tomlinson. Police were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of West Lincoln Road around 7 p.m. following a…

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Joan Repaci

Female, age 80 · Fort Pierce, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

On February 24, 2026, a devastating act of violence unfolded inside a condominium at the Harbour Isle at Hutchinson Island community in Fort Pierce, Florida, claiming the lives of Joan Repaci, an 80-year-old White woman, and her husband, Philip Repaci Sr.…

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Philip Repaci

Male, age 85 · Fort Pierce, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In a quiet condominium complex in Fort Pierce, Florida, a grim discovery was made on February 24, 2026, marking a tragic end for a long-married couple. Philip Repaci, an 85-year-old man, and his 80-year-old wife, Joan Repaci, were found deceased in the living…

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Tayvon Watson

Male, age 15 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In the evening of February 24, 2026, a 15-year-old male named Tayvon Watson was fatally shot in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in an alley within the 2400 block of 7th Street. Law enforcement officers who arrived at the…

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Terribia Dembry

Male, age 52 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In the fading light of a Houston afternoon, a family's world was irrevocably shattered. Terribia Dembry, a 52-year-old man, was fatally shot on February 24, 2026, in what appeared to be a brazen daylight attack. The incident unfolded around 12:55 p.m. near…

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Trevelle Boyer

Male, age 18 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a south Fort Worth apartment complex, leaving an 18-year-old male, Trevelle Boyer, fatally wounded. Fort Worth police were dispatched to the Mirabel Apartments in…

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Zoey Price

Female, age 7 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 24, 2026 · this year

In the quiet Dixie Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, the life of a vibrant 7-year-old girl named Zoey Price was tragically cut short on the night of February 24, 2026. A first-grader at SLAM Atlanta Charter School, known for her love of dance…

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Kikite Leu Fatu

Female, age 29 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kikite Leu Fatu was a a 29-year-old Hawaiian Native female whose family said she'd come north for a fresh start. On the evening of February 24, 2025, in Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood, she was inside a friend's motorhome at Davis Park when a bullet…

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Larry Evans

Male, age 48 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early moments of a Monday morning, just after midnight on February 24, 2025, the sound of gunshots shattered the quiet in the 1600 block of Benning Road, Northeast, in Washington, D.C. When Fifth District officers arrived at the scene near the…

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Crystal Louise Rosario

Female, age 44 · Winter Springs, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Crystal Louise Rosario, a 44-year-old woman from Winter Springs, Florida, was found dead on the evening of February 24, 2025, at the Mosswood Apartments. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire around 6 p.m. and discovered both Crystal Louise Rosario and…

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Victoria Williams

Female, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of February 24, 2025, Victoria Williams, a 31-year-old Black female, was fatally shot in the Westmont neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Vermont and Manchester avenues. Deputies…

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Nevaeh Jordan Roll

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Monday in Indianapolis, a burst of violence shattered the night, forever altering the course of a young man's life. On February 24, 2025, police responded to a report of a shooting on the northwest side of the city, in the 6700 block of…

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Denise Byrd

Female, age 40 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late morning chill of February 24, 2025, the life of 40-year-old Denise Byrd, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. First responders were called to the 5100 block of Leavenworth Road just before 11 a.m. following…

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Catherine Kitty Martin Ward

Female, age 64 · Sardis, Mississippi

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Sardis, Mississippi, a beloved 63-year-old Caucasian woman named Catherine Kitty Martin Ward met a tragic and untimely end. Her life was cut short on February 24, 2025, in an event that shook the local community. Catherine, who was known…

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Anastasia Stacey Romo

Female, age 38 · El Prado, New Mexico

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of El Prado, New Mexico, the life of 38-year-old Anastasia Stacey Romo was unexpectedly cut short on February 24, 2025. A resident of the area, she was found deceased alongside another woman, 34-year-old Ashley Casias, in what has been…

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Ashley Casias

Female, age 33 · El Prado, New Mexico

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ashley N. Maestas Casias, a 33-year-old Hispanic woman, was found fatally shot on the evening of February 24, 2025, inside a mobile home at Valencia Trailer Park off State Road 522 in the El Prado area of Taos County. Deputies with the Taos County Sheriff’s…

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Paul Jaramillo III

Male, age 34 · Anton Chico, New Mexico

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On February 24, 2025, Paul Jaramillo III, a 34-year-old Hispanic man from Anton Chico, New Mexico, was found dead inside his home following a devastating fire. Authorities responding to the scene discovered that the fire was not the only cause for…

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Derrick Duke Carter

Male, age 40 · Staten-island, New York

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York, a community was shaken by the violent death of Derrick “Duke” Carter, a 40-year-old African American man. On the day of February 24, 2025, Carter was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound, prompting a…

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Sandra Cobbler Preston

Female, age 77 · Clayton, North Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Sandra Cobbler Preston, a 77-year-old woman, was found dead inside an RV parked in the front yard of her home in Clayton, North Carolina, on February 24, 2025. Authorities responded to a distressing 911 call made by her husband, 81-year-old Roger Gray…

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Linster Rasberry

Male, age 48 · Fort Mill, South Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

Linster Rasberry, a 48-year-old Black/African American man from Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed during an early-morning shooting on February 24, 2025, in the Fort Mill area of York County, South Carolina. The shooting occurred at about 5:30 a.m. near…

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Abdulla Al Badry

Male, age 18 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of February 24, 2025, a violent altercation erupted near the Ron Kirk Pedestrian Bridge in West Dallas, Texas, leading to the tragic death of 18-year-old Abdulla Al Badry. The incident, which involved multiple individuals, quickly escalated…

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Sean Joseph Avary

Male, age 49 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Feb 24, 2025 · 1 year ago

On February 24, 2025, 49-year-old Sean Joseph Avary was fatally shot in far west Bexar County, Texas. Deputies from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call at a residence on Picardy Wheel around 6:41 p.m. Upon arrival, they…

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Elias Junior Garcia Tinajero

Male, age 16 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in Denver, the quiet grounds of Fairmount Cemetery became the scene of a grim discovery. The body of 16-year-old Elias Junior Garcia Tinajero was found on February 24, 2024. An investigation revealed that the teenager had been shot…

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Joshua Hassoni Louis

Male · Miami, Florida

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

Joshua Hassoni Louis was a victim of homicide in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was killed on February 24, 2024, in the area of Northwest 81 Street and Ninth Avenue. The incident occurred in a specific locale within Miami-Dade County, highlighting the ongoing…

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James D. Stewart

Male, age 42 · Oolitic, Indiana

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

The call came in around early afternoon on February 24, 2024, when someone reported a body discovered in the 1100 block of Lafayette Avenue in Oolitic, Indiana. Deputies arrived to find a man dead inside a camper near Salt Creek, the small, quiet edge of town…

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Kobe Stancombe

Male, age 21 · Bedford, Indiana

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 24, 2024, the life of 21-year-old male, Kobe Stancombe, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Bedford, Indiana. The incident unfolded inside a Jeep where Stancombe was an occupant, along with Casey Brown…

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Mickel Fells

Male, age 54 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 24, 2024, the Alexandria Police Department was called to the 2000 block of Levin Street, where they discovered the body of 54-year-old Mickel Fells, a Black/African American male. Fells was found deceased at…

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Dalance Stephens

Male, age 33 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

A bright Saturday afternoon in Saginaw, Michigan, turned tragic on February 24, 2024, when 33-year-old Dalance Stephens was gunned down in broad daylight. The shooting, which marked the city's fourth homicide of the year, took place around 2:15 p.m. near the…

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Tracy Samm McEvoy

Female, age 43 · Goose-creek, South Carolina

Killed Feb 24, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of February 24, 2024, 43-year-old Tracy Samm McEvoy, a White female, was killed in her Goose Creek, South Carolina, home. She was not the only victim that night; her 15-year-old son, William Allen 'AJ' McEvoy Jr.…

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