Death by Force

Mary Ann Thompson

Female, age 56 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Feb 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Mary Ann Thompson, a 56-year-old woman from Lumberton, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on February 27, 2015. She was in her bed at her home on 110 Front Street when an unknown assailant fired gunshots into her residence. Mary Ann Thompson was shot…

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Tyrone Rogers

Male, age 24 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Feb 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyrone Rogers, a 24-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on February 26, 2015. His death was a result of a violent altercation that occurred during a drug-related incident. Rogers was involved in a conspiracy to possess and…

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Christual Johnson

Female, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christual Johnson, a 23-year-old Black woman, was living in Memphis, Tennessee, when her life was cut short in late February 2015. Born on September 19, 1991, in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was remembered in the wake of her death as someone rooted in family…

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Leah Bumpus

Female, age 26 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

On February 26, 2015, Leah M. Bumpus, a 26-year-old Black female, was found deceased in Memphis, Tennessee. Her death was discovered at the Eden at Watersedge apartment complex located in the Fox Meadows neighborhood after police were called to perform a…

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Cortrelle Robinson

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cortrelle Robinson, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on February 26, 2015, in the parking lot of an apartment complex in northeast Harris County, Houston, Texas. The incident occurred late at night, and the gunman fled the…

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Matthew Cisneros

Male, age 13 · Garland, Texas

Killed Feb 26, 2015 · 11 years ago

Matthew Cisneros, a 13-year-old Hispanic boy from Garland, Texas, tragically died on February 26, 2015. Initially, there were indications that his death might have been a suicide, as he was found with a gun beside him. However, further investigation revealed…

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Raymond Vieira

Male, age 23 · Snowmass Village, Colorado

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the mountain community of Snowmass Village was touched by sadness with the passing of Raymond Joseph Vieira. A young man of 23, Raymond’s life came to an end on February 26, 2014, in the town where he had experienced so much of the…

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Ollie Davis

Male, age 29 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a February night in Louisville, Kentucky, a domestic argument between 29-year-old Ollie Davis and his girlfriend, Candra McWhorter, turned deadly. The Black male's life was cut short on February 26, 2014, in their Park Hill neighborhood…

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Christian Shane Andreacchio

Male, age 21 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of Christian Shane Andreacchio, a promising 21-year-old male on the verge of becoming one of the youngest towboat captains on the Mississippi River, was tragically cut short. On February 26, he was found in the upstairs…

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Derrick Simmons

Male, age 43 · Oakland, California

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Derrick "Big Moose" Simmons, aged 43, tragically lost his life on February 26, 2014, in Oakland, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were both violent and complex, leading to a significant investigation by local authorities. Simmons was found…

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Jose Luis Salgado

Male, age 28 · Whittier, California

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose Luis Salgado, a 28-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 26, 2014, in Whittier, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Salgado was shot and subsequently found by Whittier police responding to a call about…

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Janice Conta

Female, age 68 · Oak-lawn, Illinois

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Janice Conta, a 68-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on February 26, 2014, in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The incident was part of a devastating event that authorities have classified as an apparent murder-suicide. Janice Conta was found deceased in her…

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John Conta

Male, age 67 · Oak-lawn, Illinois

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

John Conta, a 67-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on February 26, 2014, in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The incident was part of a devastating event that authorities have classified as an apparent murder-suicide. John Conta Sr. was found deceased inside…

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Matthew Meier

Male, age 5 · Oak-lawn, Illinois

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Matthew Meier, a 5-year-old boy from Oak Lawn, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 26, 2014. The incident occurred at his grandparents' home, where he had stayed overnight following a birthday celebration. The victims of this tragic event were…

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Chavez Lamar Spearman

Male, age 21 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Chavez Lamar Spearman, a 21-year-old African American male from Lillington, North Carolina, was found dead in a vehicle on February 26, 2014, in Sanford, North Carolina. He had been shot in the face and was discovered sitting in the driveway of 2414 Shawnee…

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Kourtney Krista Dawson

Female, age 25 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kourtney Krista Dawson, a 25-year-old woman from Durham, North Carolina, was tragically killed on February 26, 2014. The incident occurred on Holloway Street near North Guthrie Avenue, where officers responded to a "shots fired" call and found Dawson wounded…

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Jerry Barker

Male, age 76 · Rusk, Texas

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jerry Lee Barker, a 76-year-old Caucasian male from Rusk, Texas, was tragically found dead in his home on February 26, 2014. He was discovered sitting in his chair with a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen. The murder weapon, a Ruger 357 revolver, was found…

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Vanessa Pitofsky

Female, age 42 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Vanessa Pitofsky, a 42-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on February 26, 2014. Vanessa was found dead in her home, and the circumstances surrounding her death were initially unclear. Vanessa was a loving daughter, wife, sister…

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Monte Pitts

Male, age 34 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Feb 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

On February 26, 2013, Monte Pitts, aged 34, was fatally shot in the backyard of a residence located at 994 Dover Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The Akron Police Department responded to the scene following the shooting, but no arrests have been made, and the case…

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Elizabeth Chase Butler

Female, age 38 · Santa-cruz, California

Killed Feb 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

Elizabeth Chase Butler, a 38-year-old detective with the Santa Cruz Police Department, tragically lost her life on February 26, 2013, while conducting a police investigation on Branciforte Avenue in Santa Cruz, California. Elizabeth, a dedicated officer with…

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Loran Baker

Male, age 51 · Santa-cruz, California

Killed Feb 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

On February 26, 2013, Sergeant Loran Lee "Butch" Baker, aged 51, tragically lost his life in Santa Cruz, California. Baker, a dedicated officer with the Santa Cruz Police Department, was known for his unwavering commitment to protecting his community. On that…

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Anthony L Harrell

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Anthony L. Harrell, a 20-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on February 26, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred in the midst of a violent year for the city, which saw a significant increase in homicides. Harrell’s case, like many others…

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Rahiem Rah Bailey

Male, age 29 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Feb 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Rahiem “Rah” Bailey, 29, a Black man from Chesapeake, was found dead in Norfolk on the evening of February 26, 2012, his life ending in a burst of violence that investigators would later describe as tied to a robbery. It happened in the Ballentine-area…

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Carolina Ramirez

Female, age 16 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Carolina Ramirez, a 16-year-old Latina, tragically lost her life on February 26, 2012, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. She was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting that also claimed the life of Meldrick Melgoza, another 16-year-old. The incident occurred around…

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Meldrick Melgoza

Male, age 16 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Meldrick Melgoza, a 16-year-old from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on February 26, 2012. Meldrick and his girlfriend, Carolina Ramirez, were both shot and killed in Wilmington, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 7…

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Trayvon Benjamin Martin

Male, age 17 · Sanford, Florida

Killed Feb 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Trayvon Benjamin Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, was fatally shot on the evening of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Martin was visiting his father and his father's fiancée at her townhouse in The Retreat at Twin Lakes, a gated community. On…

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LeCarlos Todd

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Feb 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Jackson, Tennessee, chaos and violence erupted inside the Karma Lounge, a downtown nightclub. Amidst the turmoil of a dispute that escalated tragically, 19-year-old LeCarlos Todd of Memphis was fatally wounded by…

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Terrance Brooks

Male, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Feb 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a February night in 2010, the life of Terrance Brooks, a 29-year-old Black man from Atlanta, Georgia, was tragically cut short. The events that led to his death began with a dispute at a nightclub in DeKalb County. Following the argument…

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Jeanette Sanchez

Female, age 17 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

A 17-year-old Hispanic girl's life was tragically cut short in Las Vegas following a shooting at a house party. Jannet Sanchez, a senior at Eldorado High School, was caught in the crossfire of a dispute that escalated to violence on a Friday night. She…

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Darius Crutchfield

Male, age 37 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

On February 26, 2010, Darius Lamont Crutchfield was 37 years old, a Black / African American male from Oklahoma City, when he was shot and killed, his life ending in an act of violence that added his name to a growing list of homicides in the city that year.…

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Arthur Cunningham

Male, age 23 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late winter of 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the life of Arthur Cunningham, a 23-year-old Black / African American man, came to an unexpected end. On February 26, his death was recorded, not as a result of a violent crime, but as a tragic accident.…

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Michael Nguyen

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in New Orleans, on February 26, 2010, the life of 23-year-old Michael Nguyen was tragically cut short. Responding to a call of shots fired at approximately 1:30 a.m., police discovered Nguyen in the 4800 block of Palace…

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Archer Jeffrey Frederick

Male, age 68 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the winter of 2020, a life was abruptly and violently cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. On the morning of December 10th, 33-year-old Wayne Stewart Archer, Jr., a Black male, was standing near a bus stop in the 2200 block of Garrison Boulevard.…

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Amado Lopez

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Feb 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Amado Luis "Cookie" Lopez, a 21-year-old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was tragically killed on February 26, 2009. The incident occurred in North Philadelphia, and while details about the specific circumstances of his death are somewhat limited…

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Tomas Ayala

Male, age 47 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Feb 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Tomas Ayala, a 47-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, died on February 26, 2008. The details surrounding his death are connected to the broader context of unsolved or infamous crimes in the San Antonio area during that period. While specific information on…

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Jaron Morris

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jaron Morris, a 23-year-old male, was tragically killed on February 26, 2007, in Chicago. His death occurred amid the city's struggle with increasing gun violence, particularly affecting young men in some of its most vulnerable neighborhoods. While specific…

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Asia Marie Davis

Female, age 22 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a cold February evening in 2007, the life of 22-year-old Asia Marie Davis, an African American woman, was tragically cut short in her home in the Mars Hill neighborhood on the southwest side of Indianapolis, Indiana. The grim discovery was made by her…

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Isjanna James

Female · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the early hours of February 26, 2007, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a sense of security was shattered in an Oklahoma City home. While the family slept, two gunshots were fired into the residence located on the 4200 block of NE 16th. Inside, 8-month-old…

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Jamal Slade

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the life of 19-year-old Jamal Slade was tragically cut short in Philadelphia. The young man was found deceased on the 1100 block of Louden Street, his death ruled a homicide. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death remain…

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Mondez Lloyd

Male, age 31 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Mondez Lloyd, a 31-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on February 26, 2007, in North Philadelphia. His final moments unfolded in the afternoon on the 2000 block of West Somerset Street, where police said he was shot in the neck and head around…

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Joseph Van McGhee

Male, age 26 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the winter of 2007, the life of a young Birmingham, Alabama man was cut short. Joseph Van McGhee, a 26-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on February 26, 2007. His death is listed as one of the homicides that occurred in the city that year, a fact…

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Ricardo Tapia

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

On February 26, 2002, 23-year-old Ricardo Rangel Tapia was shot and killed at 300 E. McMillan Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The shooting occurred in the Hamilton County area, and Ricardo was pronounced dead at the scene. Details regarding the circumstances of…

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Jamar Johnson

Male, age 17 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 26, 2002 · 24 years ago

Jamar Johnson was only 17 years old when his life came to an end on February 26, 2002, in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a Black / African American male, still in his teenage years, still at an age when most young people are only beginning to imagine what…

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Octavio Colindres Tabar

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 26, 2000 · 26 years ago

Octavio Colindres Tabar, a 42-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on February 26, 2000, in Downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Tabar was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred…

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Susan Eleanor Cohen

Female, age 53 · San Diego, California

Found Feb 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

On February 26, 1999, the body of 53-year-old Susan Eleanor Cohen was found in a parked van in San Diego, California. Officers responded to a report of a foul odor coming from a Dodge van on Riley Street, and upon investigating, they discovered Cohen had been…

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Gregory Hrehov

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

On February 26, 1999, Gregory Hrehov, a 38-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead at his home located at 355 Springboro Lane. Gregory suffered head trauma, including a fractured skull, which ultimately led to his death. The incident occurred…

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Benjamin Owens

Male, age 64 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Feb 26, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 26, 1998, the life of 64-year-old Benjamin Owens was tragically cut short in a robbery at a Chesapeake, Virginia, gas station. Owens, a male retiree who had taken on a part-time overnight shift at a Texaco Mart to stay…

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Oliver Wendell Smith Jr.

Male, age 27 · Forestville, Maryland

Killed Feb 26, 1997 · 29 years ago

In the early hours of February 26, 1997, a tragic story unfolded in Forestville, Maryland, forever altering the lives of a young family and a community. Oliver Wendell Smith Jr., a 27-year-old male, had just completed his shift as a Metropolitan Police…

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