Death by Force

Jesse Rodriguez

Male, age 59 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 12, 2014, Houston police responded to a call at 4512 Tulsa Street, where they found 59-year-old Hispanic male Jesse Rodriguez unresponsive. He was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital and was pronounced dead on July 19, 2014. The Houston Police…

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Roderick Reed

Male, age 33 · Prichard, Alabama

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the winter of 2015, the community of Prichard, Alabama, was shaken by the discovery of two individuals who had lost their lives to gun violence. Roderick Reed, a 33-year-old male, was found deceased alongside 22-year-old Charnesha Jaquail Penn on January…

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Luther D. Hill III

Male, age 43 · Morgantown, West Virginia

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Luther D. Hill III, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian man from Morgantown, West Virginia, was killed following a shooting on January 15, 2015. Hill was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer near Solomon’s Village, a residential area off Dorsey Avenue in Morgantown, with…

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John Morris

Male, age 22 · Island, Kentucky

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Island, Kentucky, the life of 22-year-old John Wayne Morris was cut tragically short on January 15, 2015. The young man, a resident of nearby Rumsey, sustained multiple gunshot wounds in an incident that would leave his family…

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Tina Zamora

Female, age 37 · Lebanon-junction, Kentucky

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, a tragedy unfolded on a Thursday afternoon, forever altering the lives of a family and shocking a close-knit community. On January 15, 2015, 37-year-old Tina J. Zamora, a mother of five, was fatally shot. The…

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Christal Summers

Male, age 34 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 15, 2015, a dispute in a Jackson, Mississippi gas station parking lot tragically escalated, ending the life of 34-year-old Christal Summers. Summers, a Black male, was a local rapper and the father of a daughter who was a…

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Eugene Hincka

Male, age 60 · Pulawski-township, Michigan

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Pulawski Township, Michigan, a dispute between business partners culminated in a tragic double homicide. On January 15, 2015, Eugene Hincka, a 60-year-old male, and his brother Henry Hincka, were found shot to death in their…

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Henry Hincka

Male, age 48 · Pulawski-township, Michigan

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Pulawski Township, Michigan, a tragic event unfolded on January 15, 2015, shattering the peace of the rural area. Henry Hincka, a 48-year-old male, was found deceased in his home, the victim of a fatal shooting. He was not…

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Christina Prestianni

Female, age 37 · Nutley, New Jersey

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a quiet Nutley, New Jersey home on Hillside Avenue, a grim discovery was made on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Inside, authorities found the bodies of 37-year-old Christina Prestianni and her live-in boyfriend, 38-year-old Christopher Minichini. Both had…

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Corey Mattison

Male, age 37 · Ashburn, Virginia

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of January 15, 2015, Corey Mattison, a 37-year-old male, was shot and killed in his Ashburn, Virginia, home in what law enforcement described as a domestic-related homicide. The incident unfolded at approximately 9:30…

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Donnie Reynolds

Male, age 18 · Kokomo, Indiana

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On January 15, 2015, the life of 18-year-old male Donnie Reynolds came to a tragic end in his apartment in Kokomo, Indiana. The events leading to his death began when Shane P. Cooper, a former schoolmate of Reynolds, became fixated on his ex-girlfriend's new…

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Cheri Simpson

Female, age 32 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the midst of downtown St. Louis's rush hour traffic on January 15, 2015, a violent encounter cut short the life of 32-year-old Cheri Simpson. Simpson was behind the wheel of her car, accompanied by her current boyfriend and another male passenger, when a…

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Kenny Burgett

Male, age 19 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In January 2015, the life of 19-year-old Kenny Burgett was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri. A confrontation with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend escalated to a fatal encounter, leaving a community in mourning and a family seeking justice. The…

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Nicholas Hunter

Male, age 30 · Foristell, Missouri

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

On January 15, 2015, emergency responders rushed to a residence on Old Cotton Road in Foristell, Missouri, following a frantic 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance. Inside the home, authorities discovered the lifeless body of 30-year-old Nicholas Hunter…

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Derrick Foster

Male, age 45 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Derrick Lenard Foster, a 45-year-old African American man, was found dead on January 15, 2015, in West Palm Beach, Florida. His body was discovered near the corner of 54th Street and Greenwood Avenue, close to St. Mary's Medical Center. Foster had suffered…

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Brandon Lee Byrd

Male, age 32 · Sugar-grove, North Carolina

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brandon Lee Byrd, a 32-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Sugar Grove, NC, tragically died on January 15, 2015. He was an auto body shop technician and a graduate of North Iredell High School, where he played basketball. Byrd was greatly loved…

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Glyn Junior Jenkins

Male, age 29 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Glyn Junior Jenkins, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically murdered on January 10, 2015, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Jenkins was walking to a store on Cascade Avenue when he was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting. Witnesses reported that a…

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April Grogan

Female, age 44 · Taft, Tennessee

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Taft, Tennessee, the life of 44-year-old April Wynette Grogan was tragically cut short in mid-January of 2015. A caretaker by profession and a native of Lincoln County, Grogan was a mother and grandmother, known for her Baptist…

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Mechelle Evette Hall-Bell

Female, age 35 · Overton, Texas

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Mechelle Evette Hall-Bell, a 35-year-old African American woman from Overton, Texas, tragically lost her life on January 15, 2015. Mechelle was a devoted mother to four children, aged between 14 and 20, and a loving grandmother to two grandchildren. Her…

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Vincent Dorsey

Male, age 49 · Desoto, Texas

Killed Jan 15, 2015 · 11 years ago

Vincent Dorsey, a 49-year-old man, was found dead inside an apartment complex in DeSoto, TX, on January 15, 2015. Neighbors reported hearing a single gunshot around 5 a.m., and responding officers initially didn't find anything. However, they returned 30…

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Ricardo Desanges

Male, age 27 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On January 15, 2014, Ricardo Desanges, a 27-year-old man, was shot and killed in Miami, Florida. His death took place in a violent encounter, which is part of an ongoing investigation by local law enforcement. The details surrounding his homicide remain…

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Geo Z Martinez

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Geo Zechariah Luna Martinez, aged 22, was tragically killed on January 15, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. Geo, who was described as a vibrant young man, lost his life in an incident that left family and friends mourning the loss of a beloved son and friend. The…

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Kendre Davis

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kendre Davis, aged 27, was fatally shot on January 15, 2014, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. The homicide took place on the street, in an area that has long struggled with high crime rates and a prevalence of gang activity. West Garfield…

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Katrina White

Female, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a promising life was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. Katrina White, a 20-year-old female, was found dead on January 15th, the victim of gun violence. She was not alone; with her was 20-year-old Dayeon Johnson, who also perished in…

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Dayeon Johnson

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 20-year-old Dayeon 'DaDa' Johnson was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. On the evening of January 15th, Johnson and a companion, 20-year-old Katrina White, were discovered inside a parked car, both having sustained fatal…

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Maura Baquedano

Female, age 29 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 15, 2014, a verbal argument in a home on North Donmoore Avenue in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ended in tragedy. Maura Baquedano, a 29-year-old Hispanic female, was struck in the head with an object and died at the scene. The…

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Gary Ingram

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On January 15, 2014, Gary Ingram, a 28-year-old male, died in Detroit, Michigan. His death is categorized as a homicide, marking one of the violent incidents reported in the city during the early weeks of that year. Police and emergency responders were…

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Gary Sims

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early evening hours of Wednesday, January 15, 2014, a tragic event unfolded on Detroit's east side that claimed the life of 28-year-old Gary Sims, a resident of the city. Known affectionately as 'G-Rock,' Sims was a loving son, brother, and father…

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Branden Agnew

Male, age 32 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet of a Southwest Philadelphia evening on January 15, 2014, the life of 32-year-old Branden Agnew was brought to a violent and sudden end. An African American male, Agnew was seated on his porch when the tranquility was shattered by the approach of…

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Patrick Alves

Male, age 23 · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2014, the sound of gunfire echoed through the area of Myrtle Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Responding to multiple 911 calls just after 1:00 a.m., police discovered a grim scene. There on the sidewalk, a young…

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Vincent Purvis

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the daylight hours of a Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., 20-year-old Vincent Purvis, a male resident of Southeast, became the victim of a fatal shooting. On January 15, 2014, at approximately 3:29 p.m., police responded to the sounds of gunshots in…

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Krystle Lauren Dikes

Female, age 20 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of January 15, 2014, 20-year-old Krystle Lauren Dikes was working her shift at Martin's Supermarket in the Cobblestone Crossing shopping center in Elkhart, Indiana. Krystle was stocking shelves at the store, where she was employed, when a…

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Rachelle Godfread

Female, age 44 · Elkhart, Indiana

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of January 15, 2014, Rachelle Lee Godfread, a 44-year-old woman, was tragically killed in a shooting at a Martin's Supermarket in Elkhart, Indiana. A man named Shawn Bair had been walking around the store for about 40 minutes before he opened…

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Kia Miller

Female, age 28 · Irmo, South Carolina

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a quiet Irmo, South Carolina subdivision, a heart-wrenching scene unfolded in January 2014, leaving a community in disbelief. Inside a two-story home in the Riverwalk neighborhood, authorities discovered the bodies of a family of four in what was…

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Kyler Devane Miller

Male, age 3 · Irmo, South Carolina

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic event that shook the Irmo, South Carolina community, three-year-old Kyler Devane Miller, a male, was found deceased in his home in what authorities have described as a triple murder-suicide. The devastating discovery was made on a Wednesday in…

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Syrai Raquel Miller

Female, age 1 · Irmo, South Carolina

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a quiet home in Irmo, South Carolina, the life of one-year-old Syrai Raquel Miller was tragically cut short in what authorities have described as a triple murder-suicide. The young female was found deceased in her bedroom, a victim of a gunshot wound to…

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Zamari Pierre Louis

Male, age 16 · Miami-gardens, Florida

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Zamari Pierre Louis, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on January 15, 2014, in Miami Gardens, Florida. On that fateful evening, Zamari was walking home from a convenience store when an unknown assailant or assailants opened…

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Randy Brown

Male, age 39 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of a January day in Savannah, Georgia, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of an East 34th Street neighborhood. When police responded to a 'shots fired' call at 2:07 a.m. on January 15, 2014, they discovered 39-year-old Randy…

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Aleria Cyrus Reed

Female, age 35 · Denham-springs, Louisiana

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Wednesday evening in Denham Springs, Louisiana, the life of Aleria Cyrus Reed was cut short. On January 15, 2014, the 35-year-old female became a victim of fatal gun violence inside a home on Grand Turk Drive. Livingston Parish…

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Jamar DeShawn Smith

Male, age 27 · Asheville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jamar DeShawn Smith, a 27-year-old African American man, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the chest on January 15, 2014, in the backyard of a home on Aurora Vista Drive in Asheville, NC. The incident occurred after a drug deal turned violent. Despite…

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Amy Gorsuch

Female, age 40 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, the life of 40-year-old Amy Suehr-Gorsuch was tragically cut short in what police determined to be a murder-suicide. On the morning of January 15th, Amy's father grew concerned when she did not return to his home, where she and her…

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Carlos Lugo

Male, age 35 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Carlos N. Lugo Jr., a 35-year-old man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, tragically died on January 15, 2014. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Lugo was the son of Ruth Bonano and Carlos N. Lugo Sr. He was trained in HVAC and is survived by his parents…

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Johnny Shivers

Male, age 36 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Wednesday night in January 2014, Johnny Shivers, a 36-year-old man, was killed in his Jackson, Tennessee, home. The incident, which also resulted in the death of his 21-year-old stepson, Markel Owens, unfolded as a violent home…

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Markel Owens

Male, age 21 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the winter of 2014, a promising life was tragically cut short in Jackson, Tennessee. Markel DeMario Owens, a 21-year-old African American male, was fatally wounded on the evening of January 15th during a violent home invasion. Owens, a student and football…

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Elizabeth Caughman

Female, age 42 · Bishop, Texas

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Elizabeth Claire Caughman, a 42-year-old Caucasian woman from Bishop, Texas, tragically passed away on January 15, 2014. She was a beloved librarian at Bishop High School and was known for her dedication to her family and her strong faith. Elizabeth was born…

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Trinidad Salazar Jr

Male, age 33 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 15, 2014 · 12 years ago

Trinidad Salazar Jr., a 33-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on January 15, 2014, in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred following an argument over roof shingles. According to reports, Trinidad Salazar Jr. had gone to the home of Ociel Garcia…

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Curtis Porter

Male, age 51 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Curtis Porter, a 51-year-old man, was shot and killed on January 15, 2013, in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood. The shooting took place in the 1300 block of South Christiana Avenue in the morning hours, around 9:30 a.m. Porter was targeted in what was…

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Gregory Michael Gordon

Male, age 22 · Waikiki, Hawaii

Killed Jan 15, 2013 · 13 years ago

Gregory Michael Gordon, a 22-year-old White male soldier stationed at Schofield Barracks, died in Waikiki, Hawaii, on January 15, 2013, after a violent encounter with Honolulu police that began in the dark, restless hours before dawn. He had served in the…

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