Deaths by Force on January 12

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Zachery B Brown

Male, age 67 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a winter's day in Bessemer, Alabama, the life of a 67-year-old Black / African American man, Zachery B. Brown, came to an end. It was January 12, 2021, when Mr. Brown passed away. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an investigation by local…

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Matthew Lundy

Male, age 40 · Wasilla, Alaska

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of January 12, 2021, Matthew Lundy, a 40-year-old Black male from Wasilla, Alaska, was fatally shot outside an apartment near Wasilla. Alaska State Troopers received a report around 11:30 p.m. and responded along with Wasilla police. Initial…

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Mariah Patton

Female, age 24 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 24-year-old Mariah Patton, a Black woman from Montgomery, Alabama, was tragically cut short. On January 12, she was found with gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex in the city. Despite the immediate response and…

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Kendrell Smith

Male, age 25 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the morning hours of a Tuesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a neighborhood. On January 12, 2021, police responded to a call of shots fired on Stardust Trail. Upon their arrival at the scene, they discovered the body…

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Miguel Armenta-Hernandez

Male, age 41 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On January 12, 2021, a tragic incident occurred in the Parkrose neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, resulting in the death of 41-year-old Miguel Angel Armenta-Hernandez due to gun violence. The incident began when shots were heard on NE 100th Avenue, midblock…

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Dameon J. Parker

Male, age 21 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dameon J. Parker, a 21-year-old male, was tragically killed in a shooting on January 12, 2021, in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident occurred at the Alta Woods apartments on Albermarle Road, where officers responded to a call of shots fired. Upon their…

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Ashley Bell

Female, age 32 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a 32-year-old woman, Ashley Bell, also known as Ashley Davis, was tragically killed in Indianapolis. On the afternoon of January 12th, she was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Boulevard Place, near 38th and Meridian. Emergency…

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Austin Smith

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events, 23-year-old Austin Smith of Indianapolis, Indiana, was killed in a shooting. The incident also resulted in the death of 51-year-old Melissa Smith and critically injured another woman. The violence unfolded at a home in the 3900…

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Jerrell Rahim Moten

Male, age 28 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

The afternoon of January 12, 2021, turned violent in Indianapolis, Indiana, as a wave of gunfire swept through the city, claiming multiple lives in separate incidents. Among the victims was 28-year-old Jerrell Rahim Moten, whose life was cut short on the…

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Johnny Purchase

Male, age 60 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the afternoon of January 12, 2021, tragedy struck a close-knit neighborhood on the near east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, when a well-respected community figure was fatally wounded while carrying out his work. Johnny Purchase, a 60-year-old African…

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Melissa Smith

Female, age 51 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On January 12, 2021, 51-year-old Melissa Smith, a female, was tragically killed in a shooting at a residence on North Pasadena Street in Indianapolis. Another woman was critically injured in the incident but was able to call 911 for help. A third victim…

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Michael Holmes

Male, age 40 · Lafayette, Indiana

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold January evening in Lafayette, Indiana, the life of 40-year-old Michael Holmes was tragically cut short. On January 12, 2021, Holmes was found shot in the yard of his home at the corner of Alder and Holly drives. The incident prompted an immediate…

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Darris Pierson

Male, age 31 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in St. Louis, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and tragic loss. On the evening of Tuesday, January 12th, 31-year-old Darris Pierson was in the 2900 block of Samuel Shepard Drive when he…

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Linda Gantt

Male, age 60 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On January 12, 2021, a violent series of events in Kansas City, Missouri, claimed the life of 60-year-old Linda Gantt. Officers were dispatched to the 3600 block of Olive Street just before 2:00 p.m. following multiple reports of gunfire in the area. Upon…

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Ronald Ross

Male, age 51 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of January 12, 2021, 51-year-old Ronald Ross, a male resident of Granite City, Illinois, was found with fatal gunshot wounds in the parking lot of a business located in the 200 block of Chambers Road in Riverview, a municipality in St. Louis…

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Ricardo Cardona

Male, age 40 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Hempstead, New York, a dispute over unpaid wages and work tools escalated into a fatal encounter on the evening of January 12, 2021. Ricardo Cardona, a 40-year-old man, was gunned down outside his home in what prosecutors would…

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Tyquan Hardnett

Male, age 21 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday in Manhattan, the life of 21-year-old Tyquan Hardnett was cut short in a burst of gunfire. On January 12, 2021, shortly after 1 a.m., Hardnett was shot and fatally wounded on an East Harlem street. The young man, a male…

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Anthony Terell Smith

Male, age 59 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Terell Smith, a 59-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 12, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Smith was fatally shot near 122 E. 120th St. in the…

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Van Surrell

Male, age 50 · Stockton, California

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Van Surrell, a 50-year-old resident of Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on January 12, 2021. On that evening, Stockton police responded to reports of shots fired and a vehicle collision near the intersection of North Sutter Street and Oak…

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Melvin Deloney

Male, age 40 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On January 12, 2021, Melvin Deloney, a 40-year-old African American male, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred on Americana Boulevard, where deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to…

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Keith Lamonte Winfrey

Male, age 31 · Forest-park, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of Keith Lamonte Winfrey, a 31-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short in Forest Park, Georgia. On January 12th, Winfrey was discovered deceased, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The nature of his…

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Marque R. Andrews

Male, age 21 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Tuesday afternoon in Decatur, Georgia, the life of 21-year-old Marque R. Andrews, an African American male, was tragically cut short. On January 12, 2021, Andrews was in his vehicle in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald's at the corner of Candler and…

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Saint Bailey

Male, age 1 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Saint Bailey was a 1-year-old boy in northwest Atlanta whose life was shattered inside a home on Harwell Road on January 12, 2021, when police say another child found an unsecured gun and fired it. The shot left him critically wounded, and he was rushed to…

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Andrew Contreras

Male, age 29 · Montgomery, Illinois

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andrew Contreras, a 29-year-old Hispanic male from Aurora, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on January 12, 2021, in Montgomery, Illinois. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on the Route 30 overpass near Route 31. Officers responding to the scene…

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Julius Grier

Male, age 29 · Chatham, Illinois

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Julius Grier, a 29-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on January 12, 2021, in Chatham, Illinois. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 1:15 a.m., in the 7900 block of South Harvard Avenue. According to reports, Grier…

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Charles Edward Bias

Male, age 51 · Bunnlevel, North Carolina

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Charles Edward Bias, a 51-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Bunnlevel, North Carolina, tragically passed away on January 12, 2021. He was the owner of Kerkenbush Automotive and was well-regarded in his community. Bias was shot multiple times at his…

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Tyre Little

Male, age 25 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of Tyre K. Little, a 25-year-old male from Reading, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 12th, he was discovered in the 200 block of Pearl Street, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency…

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Damien Johnson

Male, age 25 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 12, 2021, a heated argument at a South Nashville apartment complex tragically escalated, ending the life of 25-year-old Damien Johnson. The male victim was visiting his girlfriend at The Overton Brentwood Apartments on…

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KaVeon Monie

Male, age 14 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Raleigh neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, a burst of gunfire on the evening of January 12, 2021, tragically cut short the life of 14-year-old KaVeon Monie. The young male was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred on Elk Point Drive. Emergency…

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Rita Uanita Farris

Female, age 41 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of January 12, 2021, the life of 41-year-old Rita Uanita Farris was tragically cut short in Jackson, Tennessee. Around 5:30 p.m., police were called to the vicinity of 6 Carruthers Drive after reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they…

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Ronnie Turner

Male, age 64 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 64-year-old Ronnie Turner was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the afternoon of Tuesday, January 12th, Turner sustained gunshot injuries in a shooting that took place on Brookside Avenue. He was transported…

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TreVon Holloway

Male, age 22 · Antioch, Tennessee

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of January 12, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the Hickory Highlands Apartments in Antioch, Tennessee, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. TreVon Holloway, a 22-year-old male, was found in a breezeway of the…

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Jonathan Tisby

Male, age 30 · Highlands, Texas

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jonathan Tisby, a 30-year-old male, tragically died on January 12, 2021, in Highlands, TX. His death was the result of a murder committed by Fransha Brooks, who confessed to shooting him multiple times and then driving his car into a canal. The incident…

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Nichlos Montay Muldrow

Male, age 29 · Texarkana, Texas

Killed Jan 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Nichlos Montay Muldrow, a 29-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on January 12, 2021, in Texarkana, Texas. Muldrow was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Oaklawn Village Shopping Center while sitting in his car. He was…

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Randisha Love

Female, age 17 · East Point, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a seemingly ordinary Tuesday in January, a bright and promising life was tragically cut short. Randisha Love, a 17-year-old Black female, was found murdered inside her family's home in College Park, Georgia, on January 12, 2016. A junior at Westlake High…

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Tyrell George

Male, age 23 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening of January 12, 2016, the life of 23-year-old Tyrell George, a male resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. George was discovered on the side of the road near Jefferson Avenue, having sustained fatal gunshot wounds.…

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Eddie Peebles

Male, age 44 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 12, 2016, homicide investigators in Detroit, Michigan, were called to a scene following reports of a violent death. The victim was identified as Eddie Peebles, a 44-year-old African American male, whose life was taken in a particularly brutal…

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Nafice Desha Hill

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2023, a 16-year-old male named Nafis Betrand-Hill was fatally shot in North Philadelphia. On the evening of April 13th, he was with a group of friends on the 2300 block of West Montgomery Avenue when a vehicle approached. Two individuals…

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Frederick Williams

Male, age 53 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Frederick Williams, age 53, was tragically killed on January 12, 2016, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred at a METRO bus stop located in the 2200 block of Gessner. According to witnesses, an argument broke out between Williams and an unknown male.…

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Carroll Oliver

Male, age 68 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carroll Oliver, aged 68, was tragically killed on January 12, 2016, during a robbery outside the McDonald's restaurant he owned in East Houston. The incident occurred around 9:40 a.m. at the McDonald's on the 5300 block of East Freeway. Oliver was reportedly…

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James Kevin Keddie-Hill

Male, age 25 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 25-year-old James Kevin Keddie-Hill was tragically cut short. On January 12, 2016, Keddie-Hill was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of…

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Janine Appleford

Female, age 42 · Black Canyon City, Arizona

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Black Canyon City, Arizona, the life of 42-year-old Janine Appleford was cut short in a tragic and violent incident. On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, inside a home on Mud Springs Road, Janine was fatally shot. The initial report of the…

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Nate Chaney

Male, age 22 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nate Chaney, a 22-year-old Black / African American man from Charleston, West Virginia, was fatally shot on January 14, 2016. Although the date supplied for the case is January 12, contemporaneous news coverage and later law-enforcement reporting consistently…

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Timothy Brown

Male, age 23 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 23-year-old Timothy Allen Brown Jr., a male resident of Lexington, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 12, Brown was discovered in a car in the parking lot of a McDonald's at the intersection of…

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Michael Keith Beers

Male, age 34 · Waldorf, Maryland

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 12, 2016, a violent home invasion in Waldorf, Maryland, ended the life of 34-year-old Michael Keith Beers. Two masked men, armed with a gun, forced their way into a residence on Terrace Drive where Beers was visiting. The…

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Sierra Burley

Female, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a tragic event unfolded in a Baltimore apartment that abruptly ended the life of Sierra Burley. On the evening of January 12th, three armed men forced their way into the residence located on Haddon Avenue. Inside at the time were…

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Derek Mauldin

Male, age 32 · Modesto, California

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derek Mauldin, a 32-year-old resident of Modesto, California, tragically lost his life on January 12, 2016. Derek was found in the driver’s seat of his vehicle with gunshot wounds near the alleyway of F and 15th streets in Modesto. He was transported to a…

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Randisha Hamm

Female, age 17 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet College Park community just outside of Atlanta, 17-year-old Randisha Hamm, a bright and beloved female student, was found shot to death in her home on January 12, 2016. A junior at West Lake High School, she was known for her infectious smile…

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