Deaths by Force on February 29

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Michael Wright

Null, age 61 · San Bernardino, California

Found Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

On February 29, 2016, Michael Wright, age 61, was found dead in San Bernardino, California. His death was classified as a homicide following an investigation by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Wright was discovered with multiple injuries that…

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Edward Alvis

Male, age 34 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 29, 2016, the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, was disturbed by the sound of a loud boom. A concerned resident, Yolanda Kimbro, was awakened by the noise and peered outside to see a car still running on…

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Derwin Handy

Male, age 58 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a shooting in New Orleans claimed the life of a 32-year-old man. On the evening of March 25th, officers from the New Orleans Police Department's Second District were dispatched to the 3000 block of Eagle Street following reports of an…

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Daniel Jackson

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the city of Baltimore, on the night of February 29, 2016, a young life was tragically cut short. Daniel Jackson, a 17-year-old male, was in the 1500 block of West Baltimore Street when the sound of gunfire pierced the night. When authorities arrived, they…

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James Jamal Herbert

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the cold of late winter, the body of James Jamal Herbert was discovered, marking another life tragically cut short in a city grappling with violence. On February 29, 2016, police were called to a vacant house in the 2800 block of West Lafayette Avenue in…

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Charles Townsend

Male, age 21 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 21-year-old Charles Townsend was tragically cut short in Syracuse, New York. On the night of February 29th, Townsend was shot and subsequently died from his injuries, marking another life lost to gun violence in the city.…

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Quindell Norment

Male, age 22 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Male Quindell Norment, age 22, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Fort Worth, Texas on February 29, 2016. The incident occurred during an outbreak of gun violence that day, resulting in the young man's untimely death. The circumstances surrounding…

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Adam Edwin Barker

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late afternoon of Monday, February 29, 2016, a burst of violence shattered the day in the 2700 block of Langston Place SE in Washington, D.C. Twenty-one-year-old Adam Edwin Barker, a Black male, was shot at approximately 4:19 p.m. First responders…

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Jessica Kay Cunningham

Female, age 15 · Litchfield, Minnesota

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Harvey Township, just outside Litchfield, Minnesota, a deeply unsettling tragedy unfolded on February 29, 2016. Inside their rural home, 15-year-old Jessica Kay Cunningham, a White female, lost her life in an act of violence…

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Antonio Watkins

Male, age 25 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening of February 29, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the Hunters Ridge Apartments in Flint Township. When police arrived at the complex on Ridgecliffe Drive, they discovered 25-year-old Antonio Terrell Watkins lying in the…

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Rito Llamas-Juarez

Male, age 50 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rito Llamas-Juarez, a 50-year-old man, was fatally shot in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 29, 2016, during a pre-arranged meeting to purchase an iPhone 6 that he had found through the OfferUp application. Accompanied by family members, Llamas-Juarez was…

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Ki Johnson

Male, age 18 · Lanham, Maryland

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late winter of 2016, a violent altercation on Greenbelt Road in Lanham, Maryland, set in motion a tragedy that would take over a year and a half to reach its conclusion. On February 29, 2016, Ki Johnson, an 18-year-old male, was shot after getting into…

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Deontae Deshon Ruffin

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deontae Deshon Ruffin, a 24-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on February 29, 2016. The incident occurred in the 1500 block of West 57th Street in the Harvard Park neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Xavier McClanahan

Male, age 14 · Richmond, California

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Xavier McClanahan, a 14-year-old boy from Richmond, California, was tragically shot and killed on February 29, 2016. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. on the Richmond Greenway Trail, near Lovonya DeJean Middle School, where Xavier had previously…

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Cleveland Fulton

Male, age 17 · Palatka, Florida

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cleveland Fulton, a 17-year-old African American male from Palatka, Florida, tragically died on February 29, 2016. The incident occurred when Cleveland accidentally shot himself in the head with a handgun. The shooting took place around 5 p.m. on Benham…

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Derwin Hardy

Male, age 58 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derwin Hardy was a 58-year-old Black / African American man from New Orleans, Louisiana, and on February 29, 2016, his life ended. There is something especially heavy about a name paired with a date, because it can feel like the whole of a person gets pressed…

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Roy Veal

Male, age 17 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Sunday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 17-year-old Roy Veal was tragically cut short. On February 29, 2016, a knock at the door of his family's home on Madison Avenue would be the prelude to a fatal encounter. It was around 10 p.m. when…

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Geoffrey Glenn Gilliland

Male, age 39 · Alexis, North Carolina

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Geoffrey Glenn Gilliland, a 39-year-old white male, was found dead on February 29, 2016, in Alexis, North Carolina. His death was part of a tragic incident involving multiple victims. Gilliland, along with 33-year-old Stephanie Lynn Sanchez, was discovered…

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Giovanni Gio Gambino

Male, age 40 · Alexis, North Carolina

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Giovanni "Gio" Gambino, a 40-year-old male from Alexis, North Carolina, was tragically killed on February 29, 2016. The incident occurred in the quiet town of Alexis, where Gio lived with his wife, Crystal Gambino. The couple had a tumultuous marriage, and on…

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Stephanie Lynn Sanchez

Female, age 33 · Alexis, North Carolina

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephanie Lynn Sanchez, a 33-year-old woman tragically lost her life on February 29, 2016, in Alexis, North Carolina. Her death was part of a horrific triple homicide that took place in the home of her acquaintance, Crystal Leah Gambino. The incident began…

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Emmanuel Osei

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Emmanuel A. Osei, a 25-year-old Black male, tragically died on February 29, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. He was found lying in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on South Hamilton Road around 11:59 PM. When the Columbus Police Department officers arrived at the…

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Gavin Levi Pittman

Male, age 3 · Apison, Tennessee

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late winter of 2016, the life of a young boy from Apison, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. Three-year-old Gavin Levi Pittman, a male, died on Monday, February 29, 2016, from a gunshot wound. Described as a typical little boy who adored Elmo and…

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Kelly Bratcher

Female, age 50 · Greeneville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Greeneville, Tennessee, the life of 50-year-old Kelly Bratcher, a female, came to a tragic end on the evening of February 29, 2016. Authorities were called to her home on Oak Hills Parkway, where they discovered her deceased from gunshot…

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Alex Ryan Sanchez

Male, age 20 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alex Ryan Sanchez, a 20-year-old male, tragically lost his life on February 29, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. According to reports, Alex was found dead in the street with an apparent gunshot wound in the 6100 block of Fern Meadow Road. The Tarrant County Medical…

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Dannie Glan Neal Jr.

Male, age 27 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dannie Glan Neal Jr., a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 29, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred during what police described as a possible road rage incident. Neal was driving from Arlington to Everman…

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Zachery Andre Organ

Male, age 24 · Pampa, Texas

Killed Feb 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Zachery Andre Organ, a 24-year-old male from Pampa, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 29, 2016, due to a shooting incident. The incident occurred in the 500-block of Rider Street in Pampa, where Organ was found shot multiple times inside a home.…

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Diamond Taylor

Female · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 29, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the winter of 1996, a tragic series of events in Saint Louis, Missouri, led to the death of an infant girl named Diamond Taylor. Her life was tragically cut short before it ever truly had a chance to begin. Diamond was born prematurely on February 29…

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Kyunia Taylor

Female, age 15 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Feb 29, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the cold winter of 1996, the life of 15-year-old Kyunia Taylor, a Black female from Saint Louis, Missouri, was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence. On the morning of February 29th, the Beaumont High School freshman, who was six months…

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Ira Mack Russell McCurry

Male, age 36 · Salem, Virginia

Killed Feb 29, 1976 · 50 years ago

On the night of February 29, 1976, a dedicated 36-year-old Salem City Policeman, Ira Russell “Mack” McCurry, tragically lost his life in the line of duty in Salem, Virginia. A Vietnam War veteran who had honorably served in the U.S. Navy, McCurry was a…

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Thomas Benjamin Ben Wallace

Male, age 51 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Feb 29, 1916 · 110 years ago

In the early part of the 20th century, a tragic event unfolded in the city of Bessemer, Alabama, leading to the death of a respected lawman. Thomas Benjamin 'Ben' Wallace, the Chief of Police of the Bessemer Police Department, was a 26-year veteran of the…

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Uatisone Junior Kelemete

Male, age 20 · Bountiful, Utah

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of February 29, 2024, a tragic event unfolded in a Bountiful, Utah neighborhood that claimed the life of 20-year-old Uatisone Junior Kelemete. Born in Ili Ili, American Samoa, Kelemete was a resident of West Bountiful. He was discovered…

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Carter Gay

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Georgia

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small community of Louisville, Georgia, the life of 17-year-old Carter Daniel Gay was tragically cut short on the evening of Thursday, February 29, 2024. A junior at Thomas Jefferson Academy, Carter was found on his parents' property with a fatal…

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Righteous Hill

Male, age 35 · East Point, Georgia

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the vibrant city of Atlanta, Righteous TK “Chevy” Hill, a 35-year-old Black transgender man, was a beacon of hope and a pillar of the LGBTQ+ community. As the founder and owner of Evollusion, a hairstyling and beauty salon, he cultivated a much-needed safe…

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Courtney Robinson, Jr.

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Courtney Robinson, Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on February 29, 2024. This tragic event occurred in a city that has been grappling with high rates of gun violence. The incident resulted in the death of…

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Treyvon M. Short

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Treyvon M. Short, a 17-year-old boy, was found shot to death in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago on the night of February 29 is incorrect, as the incident actually occurred on March 1, 2024. The shooting took place around 10:20 p.m. at a residence in…

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Dwight William Alexander

Male, age 22 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon, February 29, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a North Minneapolis neighborhood. Dwight William Alexander, a 22-year-old Black/African American male from New Brighton, was sitting in a parked car in the 3900 block of…

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Devon Penn

Male, age 16 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a business parking lot in North Las Vegas, the life of a promising 16-year-old Black/African American male, Devon Penn, was tragically cut short on the afternoon of February 29, 2024. A student-athlete at Arbor View High School, Penn was known for his…

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Joshua Douglas Anders

Male, age 33 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Joshua Douglas Anders, a 33-year-old resident of Wauseon, Ohio, tragically lost his life on February 29, 2024, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. The Lucas County Coroner's Office conducted an autopsy on March 1, which revealed that Anders died…

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Sheila Hayes

Female, age 62 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On February 29, 2024, in Cincinnati's East Price Hill neighborhood, 62-year-old Sheila Asher-Hayes was fatally shot in an incident that also claimed the lives of 69-year-old Shelby Carpenter and 45-year-old Dustin Bolen. The tragedy unfolded around 9 a.m. on…

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Shelby Carpenter

Male, age 69 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

Shelby Carpenter, a 69-year-old resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically passed away on February 29, 2024, following a violent incident in East Price Hill. Carpenter was shot during a triple shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Wells Street. The…

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Joseph Martinez

Male, age 13 · Kennewick, Washington

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon in Kennewick, Washington, 13-year-old Joseph Tomas Ramirez Martinez, a Hispanic male, was at a friend's house on East Conway Street with two other teens. It was February 29, 2024, a day that would end in tragedy. Inside the home, one…

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Antwone McDougle

Male, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the last day of February 2024 was marked by tragedy for the family of Antwone McDougle, a 39-year-old Black / African American male. On that Thursday, February 29th, McDougle was found in the 2600 block of North 51st…

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Bryant Williams

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early evening of February 29, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the 100 block of South Stockton Street in Baltimore. When the echoes faded, 38-year-old Bryant Davon Williams, a Black male, was left with a life-threatening gunshot wound.…

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Cormar Deshawn Askins

Male, age 16 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of February 29, 2024, a sense of normalcy was shattered in a South Baltimore neighborhood, leaving a family and community heartbroken. Just before 10:30 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed through the 800 block of Bethune Road. When Baltimore…

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Latreasure Brashay Willis

Female, age 17 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late winter of 2024, the life of 17-year-old Latreasure Brashay Willis was cut tragically short. On the evening of February 29th, in Meridian, Mississippi, the young Black woman was killed by gun violence. Born in Hattiesburg and most recently a…

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H.C.

Male, age 37 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late afternoon of February 29, 2024, a 37-year-old man, identified by the initials H.C., was fatally shot on South Florida Avenue in Atlantic City. Authorities arrived at the scene just before 6 p.m. to find H.C. with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced…

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Drexel Mack

Male, age 41 · Independence, Missouri

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the afternoon of February 29, 2024, a tragic sequence of events unfolded at a residence in Independence, Missouri, resulting in the loss of a devoted public servant. Drexel Mack, a 41-year-old Male originally from the Bahamas, was a civil process server…

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Jarvis Person

Male, age 39 · Fenton, Missouri

Killed Feb 29, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet Fenton, Missouri neighborhood, a domestic disturbance escalated into a fatal shooting on the evening of February 29, 2024, leaving 39-year-old Jarvis Person, a male, dead. The incident unfolded at a residence on Matthews Drive, where the Jefferson…

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