Deaths by Force on February 7

Deaths by Force (472)

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Luis Valla Caranza

Male, age 23 · Brighton, Alabama

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2021, a stretch of Bessemer Super Highway in Brighton, Alabama, became the center of a sudden and deadly investigation when officers were called to a shooting scene in the 4300 block. Deputies arriving to assist Brighton Police…

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Ladarius Bloxom

Male, age 30 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of Sunday, February 7, 2021, a dispute in the Apple Valley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, tragically escalated, leaving one man dead. Ladarius Bloxom, a 30-year-old Black male, was fatally shot outside the Valley Brook Apartments…

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James Matthew Archuleta

Male, age 24 · Avondale, Arizona

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 24-year-old James Matthew Archuleta III. On the evening of February 7th, in Avondale, Arizona, what began as a road rage incident escalated into a fatal shooting. James, a resident of…

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Jimmy Ross

Male, age 33 · Helena, Arkansas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Saturday afternoon, the life of Jimmie Lee Ross, Jr., a 33-year-old Black male from Lexa, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. The incident occurred on February 6, 2021, along U.S. Highway 49 in Phillips County, near the Monroe County line. Ross was…

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Donovan Bartley

Male, age 24 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On February 7, 2021, a homicide investigation was initiated in Reno, Nevada, following the discovery of 24-year-old Donovan Bartley's body. The Reno Police Department responded to a report of multiple shots fired in the 2200 block of Tybo Avenue at…

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Martha Mimi Zuniga

Female, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 7, 2021, the life of Martha 'Mimi' Zuniga, a 26-year-old female resident of Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Police responded to a call just before 5:30 a.m. about a person down in the 8200 block of Minors…

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Jamie Stewart

Female, age 43 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jamie “Jan” Rene Stewart, a 43-year-old white woman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, grew up in the same city where her life would one day be cut short. Born on July 2, 1977, she was described as a lifelong local who loved family life, children, and simple…

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Christopher Lee

Male, age 28 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon, the life of 28-year-old Christopher Lee was cut short in a violent encounter at a Jasco gas station on West Woodrow Wilson Avenue in Jackson, Mississippi. The male victim was inside the gas station around noon on February 7, 2021, when…

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Dominick Anthony Nicholas Moye

Male, age 20 · Dumfries, Virginia

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet residential area of Dumfries, Virginia, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Dominick Anthony Nicholas Moye, a 20-year-old Black male, was found with a fatal gunshot wound on the evening of Sunday, February 7, 2021. He was discovered…

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Dwight Hill

Male, age 29 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the cold of a late January evening in 2021, the quiet of a Henrico, Virginia, neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On January 23rd, on Delmont Street, a 29-year-old man from Richmond named Dwight A. Hill was shot. First responders found him…

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Donna Howes

Female, age 54 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood on the southwest side of Indianapolis, the afternoon of Sunday, February 7, 2021, was shattered by a grim discovery. Just after 1 p.m., police officers were called to the 1000 block of Hardin Boulevard to investigate a death. Inside a…

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Charles Harris

Male, age 48 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 7, 2021, a violent incident unfolded in a residential neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of forty-eight-year-old Charles Harris. Police officers were dispatched to a home located in the 4000 block…

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Tyreze Williams

Male, age 31 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of Sunday, February 7, 2021, tragedy struck in the Westport entertainment district of Kansas City, Missouri, forever altering the life of Tyreze Williams. The 31-year-old man was in the parking lot of a strip mall at the intersection of…

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Charles Javon Byrd Jr.

Male, age 19 · Ridgeway, South Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Ridgeway, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of a young man. Nineteen-year-old Charles Javon Byrd Jr. of Blythewood was found fatally shot on February 7, 2021. His body was discovered in a parking lot situated…

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Jharrda Jerome Brown

Male, age 28 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 28-year-old Jharrda Jerome Brown was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on East Montague Avenue in North Charleston, South Carolina. A Black male, Brown succumbed to gunshot wounds on the evening of February 7, 2021.…

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Bashawn Williams

Male, age 39 · Elmira, New York

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a cold Sunday morning, the sounds of gunfire shattered the quiet of an Elmira neighborhood. On February 7, 2021, police responded to the area of West Sixth Street and Johnson Street around 1:13 A.M. to find a grim scene. Two men had been…

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Christian Gellibert

Male, age 28 · Bronx, New York

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold winter evening in the Bronx, the life of 28-year-old Christian Gellibert was tragically cut short. On February 7, 2021, at approximately 9:05 p.m., the sound of gunfire echoed at the corner of Vyse Avenue and East 181st Street in the West Farms…

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Malik Wright

Male, age 33 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February morning in Brooklyn, New York, a birthday celebration turned into a scene of tragedy, leaving a family shattered and a community in search of answers. Malik Wright, a 33-year-old man, was attending a birthday party with his girlfriend and…

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Tyrone Jones

Male, age 37 · Queens, New York

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February afternoon in Queens, New York, 37-year-old Tyrone Jones sat in his parked Jeep Cherokee, waiting for a friend to join him for lunch. It was February 7, 2021, and what should have been an ordinary day took a tragic turn in the St. Albans…

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Darius Baxstrum

Male, age 29 · Ontario, California

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darius Baxstrum, a 29-year-old resident of Ontario, California, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2021. The incident occurred at a bar located in the 1500 block of W. Holt Boulevard around 12:50 a.m. Baxstrum was involved in an altercation with George…

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Antwjuan Goldsmith

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antwjuan Goldsmith, a 30-year-old man, was fatally shot on February 7, 2021, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Officers found him lying face down with multiple gunshot wounds in the doorway of his home on the 7700 block of South Yates…

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Darryl Anthony Harrison

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darryl Anthony Harrison Jr., a 39-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Born on November 13, 1981, at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, he was the only son of Darryl and Sandra…

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Kylan DAndre Givens

Male, age 32 · Zachary, Louisiana

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Zachary, Louisiana, the life of 32-year-old Kylan D'Andre Givens was tragically cut short on Sunday, February 7, 2021. A graduate of Northeast High School and an employee at Georgia Pacific, Givens was a resident of Zachary. His life…

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Tannya Moreau

Female, age 25 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Central, just outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a tragedy unfolded that would leave a family shattered and a community in shock. Tannya Moreau, a 25-year-old mother of three, was found dead in her home on Blackwater Road on February 7…

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Dillion Zayne Wirt

Male, age 23 · Asheboro, North Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dillion Zayne Wirt was a 23-year-old White man from Asheboro, North Carolina, remembered for his kindness, warmth, and innocence. A 2017 graduate of Southwestern Randolph High School, he was a welder who also enjoyed woodworking and outdoor activities.…

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Mark Anthony Smith Jr.

Male, age 36 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mark Anthony Smith Jr., a 36-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on February 7, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 3:06 a.m. in the 800 block of Dana Place. When officers arrived at the scene, they…

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Reginald Washington

Male, age 28 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Reginald Washington, a 28-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on February 7, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 3:06 a.m. in the 800 block of Dana Place. Greensboro police responded to reports of gunfire and…

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Rebecca Landrith

Female, age 47 · Allenwood, Pennsylvania

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold February morning, the body of 47-year-old Rebecca Landrith, a female former model, was discovered by a roadside worker along an Interstate 80 exit ramp in Union County, Pennsylvania. An autopsy would later reveal the brutal nature of her death; she…

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Dajae Davis

Female, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2021, Dajae Davis, a 22-year-old female, was in her Memphis, Tennessee, apartment with her 2-year-old daughter when her life was tragically cut short. A violent dispute that erupted between two couples in a neighboring apartment…

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Preston Williams

Male, age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the afternoon of February 7, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a residential community in southeast Shelby County, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Preston Williams, an 18-year-old Black male from Memphis, Tennessee, was…

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Sonia Starks

Female, age 49 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of February 7, 2021, a sense of unease settled over a south Memphis intersection. It was there, at the corner of Horn Lake and Dixie Road, that the life of Sonia Starks, a 49-year-old African American woman, came to a violent and…

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Denene Suzanne Mosley

Female, age 53 · Gilmer, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Denene Suzanne Biedenbach Mosley, a 53-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically passed away on February 7, 2021, in Gilmer, Texas. She was born on January 23, 1968, in Butler, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Longview, Texas, before finally settling…

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Javoras Moten

Male, age 33 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On February 7, 2021, 33-year-old Javoras Moten was fatally shot outside Eli's Food Mart in Dallas, Texas. Moten was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds by responding police officers who were called to the scene around 9:46 p.m. He was later transported to…

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Laquinces Quinny Scott

Male, age 18 · Texarkana, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Laquinces Quinny Scott, an 18-year-old male from Texarkana, Texas, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2021. He was found deceased from gunshot wounds behind a building at Woodbridge Apartments around 12:30 a.m. The incident occurred following a shooting…

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Leanord Faris Gibson

Male, age 66 · Gilmer, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Leanord Faris Gibson, a 66-year-old Caucasian male, passed away on February 7, 2021, in East Mountain, Upshur County, Texas. Gibson, who was born on January 8, 1955, in French Camp, San Joaquin County, California, had moved to Texas in the late 1970s and…

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Marietta Julieze Matthews

Female, age 26 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On February 7, 2021, Marietta Julieze Matthews, a 26-year-old woman, tragically lost her life in a murder-suicide incident in Dallas, TX. The incident occurred at the Summerwood Cove Apartments in the 9800 block of Summerwood Circle. Matthews was in a…

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Patrick Mitchell

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Patrick Mitchell, a 20-year-old male, tragically lost his life on February 7, 2021, in Houston, TX. The incident occurred at 4822 Martin Luther King Boulevard around 5:10 a.m. According to reports, Mitchell was involved in a physical altercation with a…

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Rashad McCray

Male, age 27 · Longview, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

On February 7, 2021, Rashad McCray, a 27-year-old African American male, was found dead in Longview, Texas. The Longview Police Department responded to a shooting call at approximately 2:20 a.m. in the 2700 block of North Eastman Road. Upon arrival, officers…

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Tamiko Geniece Merriwether

Female, age 55 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Feb 7, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tamiko Geniece Merriwether, a 55-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on February 7, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 9800 block of Summerwood Circle. Merriwether was found dead alongside her…

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Dwight Hughes

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dwight Hughes Jr., aged 21, was killed on February 7, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a broader trend of gun violence that affected the city heavily during 2016, a year that saw a significant spike in homicides. Hughes was one of many…

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Kiair Abdellatif

Male, age 19 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet evening of February 7, 2016, in Syracuse, New York, the life of 19-year-old Kiair Abdellatif-Barrot was tragically cut short. A phone call prompted him to step outside of his residence at 623 Park St., a seemingly ordinary act that led to a fatal…

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Tyson Mitchell

Male, age 39 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the city of Memphis, Tennessee, a 39-year-old man named Tyson Mitchell lost his life on Sunday, February 7, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death point to a violent end, with online sources indicating he was the victim of a homicide that took place…

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Deshawn Cunningham

Male, age 23 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of February 7, 2016, Deshawn Cunningham, a 23-year-old African-American male, was with two other people in an alley at 1017 1st Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. At approximately 9:00 PM, a small, silver car approached the group, and shots…

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Jenna Manuel (Spinya)

Female, age 30 · Ogden, Utah

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold February evening in 2016, the life of 30-year-old Jenna Manuel, a female sometimes known as Jenna Spinya, came to a tragic and violent end in her Riverdale, Utah, home. Just before 11 p.m. on February 7th, a frantic 911 call was made by her…

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Bradley Bohay

Male, age 17 · Anadarko, Oklahoma

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small city of Anadarko, Oklahoma, the life of 17-year-old Bradley Bohay was cut tragically short on Sunday, February 7, 2016. A member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, the young man was a victim of gun violence in an incident that prompted an…

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Carlos Dewayne Bates

Male, age 29 · Pass-christian, Mississippi

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the festive aftermath of the St. Paul Carnival Association's Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian, Mississippi, on February 7, 2016, a burst of violence shattered the celebratory atmosphere, leaving two men dead and four others wounded. Carlos Dewayne…

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Isiah Major III

Male, age 43 · Pass-christian, Mississippi

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the festive aftermath of a Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian, Mississippi, on February 7, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the celebratory atmosphere, leaving two men dead and four others wounded. One of the men who lost his life was Isiah Major III, a…

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Dakari Mitchell

Male, age 21 · Inkster, Michigan

Killed Feb 7, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a young Black man named Dakari Mitchell, 21 years old, became the victim of a fatal shooting in Inkster, Michigan. On February 7th, Mitchell had arranged to meet someone to purchase a PlayStation 4 video game console he had seen…

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