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Deaths by Force on February 9

663 open cases in our database happened on February 9. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (446)

Death by Force

Richard Dean Johnson

Male, age 82 · Henderson, Nevada
Killed Feb 9, 2018 · 8 years ago

On February 9, 2018, a tragic incident occurred in Henderson, Nevada, involving an 82-year-old man named Richard Dean Johnson and his 81-year-old wife, Martha Johnson. The events unfolded when Richard Dean Johnson contacted the Henderson police, informing…

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Henry Steven Waters Jr

Male, age 20 · Banning, California
Killed Feb 9, 2017 · 9 years ago

Henry Steven Waters Jr., a 20-year-old resident of Banning, California, tragically lost his life on February 9, 2017. In the early hours of that day, at approximately 3:07 a.m., officers from the Banning Police Department responded to reports of gunshots in…

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John Sawyer

Male, age 52 · Los-angeles, California
Killed Feb 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

John Louis Sawyer, a 52-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on February 9, 2015. The incident occurred in the 8900 block of South Central Avenue in the Green Meadows neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Juan Carlos Perez

Male, age 34 · Tehachapi, California
Killed Feb 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Juan Carlos Perez, aged 34, was found dead on February 9, 2015, in Tehachapi, California. His body was discovered in the back of a pickup truck following a high-speed chase that ended in a desert area near Tehachapi Willow Springs Road and Oak Creek Road. The…

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Matthew William Rivera

Male, age 63 · Long-beach, California
Killed Feb 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Matthew William Rivera, aged 63, was found dead on February 9, 2015, in Downtown Long Beach, California. According to the Long Beach Police Department, Rivera's death was initially reported as a possible suicide. He was discovered on the Promenade near 3rd…

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Michael Ferguson

Male, age 24 · Fairmont, North Carolina
Killed Feb 9, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Ferguson, a 24-year-old male from Fairmont, NC, tragically passed away on February 9, 2015. His death has been the subject of various investigations and legal proceedings. The circumstances surrounding his death have led to multiple arrests and…

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Ernest Satterwhite Sr.

Male, age 68 · North-augusta, South Carolina
Killed Feb 9, 2014 · 12 years ago

In February 2014, Ernest Satterwhite Sr., a 68-year-old African-American great-grandfather, was fatally shot by a white police officer in North Augusta, South Carolina. The incident unfolded after Satterwhite led police on a 13-minute chase that ended in his…

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Jesse Edward Mercado

Male, age 59 · La Puente, California
Killed Feb 9, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jesse Edward Mercado was 59 years old when he died on Saturday, February 9, 2013, in La Puente, a city in the San Gabriel Valley east of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force…

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Larry Craig Cox

Male, age 67 · Climax, North Carolina
Killed Feb 9, 2012 · 14 years ago

Larry Craig Cox, a 67-year-old man from Climax, North Carolina, tragically died on February 9, 2012. His death was the result of a gunshot wound, and it occurred during a heated argument with his wife, Margaret Cox, who was 66 years old at the time. The…

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Robert Zimmerman

Male, age 39 · Westmont, California
Killed Feb 9, 2007 · 19 years ago

Robert Zimmerman was 39 years old when he died on Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, in Westmont, an unincorporated community in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 10211 S. Vermont Ave. His death was…

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Deanna Doris Gibbs

Female, age 33 · Long Beach, California
Killed Feb 9, 2004 · 22 years ago

Deanna Doris Gibbs was 33 years old when she died on Monday, February 9, 2004, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 332 E. 19th St. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Long…

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Chin Yi

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Feb 9, 2003 · 23 years ago

Chin Yi was 48 years old when he died on Sunday, February 9, 2003, in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 1224-1/2 Fedora St. His death was ruled a…

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Ronaldo Ortega

Male, age 25 · Los Angeles, California
Killed Feb 9, 2003 · 23 years ago

Ronaldo Ortega was 25 years old when he died on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, in Vermont Vista, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 508 W. 103rd St. His death was ruled a…

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Merrill Knaak

Male, age 73 · Wichita, Kansas
Killed Feb 9, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the quiet city of Wichita, Kansas, the morning of February 9, 1988, was tragically disrupted for one family. Merrill Knaak, a 73-year-old male, was discovered lifeless on the floor of his kitchen by his own son. The grim discovery at his home located at…

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