Death by Force10th anniversary

Ryan Christopher Contreras

Male, age 23 · Salinas, California

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ryan Christopher Contreras, a 23-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on January 16, 2016. On that fateful evening, around 9:12 p.m., Salinas police responded to a call regarding a shooting incident on the 1000 block of Atlantic…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jaquev Jones

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a chaotic Saturday night in Atlanta on January 16, 2016, a young Black man named Jaquev Jones, 21, was tragically killed. The evening was marked by a series of violent events that unfolded around a Texaco gas station on McDonough Boulevard, leaving police…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Terry Hufton

Male, age 27 · Hephzibah, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Terry Paige Hufton, a 27-year-old White male, died on January 16, 2016, in Hephzibah, Georgia, after violence erupted on Patrick Avenue. The clearest online accounts say Richmond County deputies were sent to the scene around 7 a.m. and found him lying in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Corey Ferguson

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Corey Ferguson, a 32-year-old man from Gary, Indiana, was fatally shot on January 16, 2016, during a family altercation in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. at a residence in the 11200 block of South Normal Avenue.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Quanté Donnell Little

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Quanté Donnell Little, a 31-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on January 16, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. According to the National Gun Violence Memorial, he was among several individuals who lost their lives to gun violence on that day. Details…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Devin Anderson

Male, age 17 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a life was tragically cut short in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Devin Anderson, a 17-year-old African American male and a student at Tara High School, died on Saturday, January 16, 2016. His death left his family and friends in deep…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Corrina Charlton

Female, age 59 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Corrina Charlton, a 59-year-old African American woman from Lorain, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 16, 2016. She was a lifelong resident of Lorain and was well-known in her community for her involvement in the Living Word Church and House of Healing…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gregory Webber

Male, age 21 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic act of violence that shook a Memphis community, Gregory Webber, a 21-year-old African American male, was fatally shot in a drive-by incident. The shooting occurred on January 12, 2016, in the Raleigh neighborhood of Memphis, though some sources…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Eric Manning

Male, age 26 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jan 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Eric Glen Manning Jr., a 26-year-old African American man from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically died on January 16, 2016. His death was ruled a homicide after he was found with a gunshot wound to the chest in the backyard of his home on the 5700 block of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kerry L. Baxter

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California

Found Jan 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

Kerry Baxter Jr., a 19-year-old, was tragically shot and killed on January 16, 2011, in East Oakland, California. The incident occurred near Saint Anthony Church, where Kerry was approached by two assailants after he had gone to San Antonio Park with two…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Alberto Quinto

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

Alberto Quinto, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 16, 2011, in Chicago. His death occurred in a year when the city was grappling with persistent violence. Quinto was shot multiple times, and despite efforts by emergency responders, he succumbed…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Reginald Pope

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

On January 16, 2011, the life of 19-year-old Black / African American male Reginald Pope was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. The young man became the victim of a double homicide that also claimed the life of his associate, 22-year-old Galvin…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dwane Smith

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, on January 16th, the life of 35-year-old Dwane Smith was tragically cut short inside a residence on Montrose Street in Detroit, Michigan. An African-American male, Smith became one of the city's many unsolved homicide victims from that…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Rasheen Greene

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a promising young life was abruptly cut short on the streets of Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood. Steve Green III, an 18-year-old male, was walking from a friend's house on the evening of April 9th when he was ambushed and…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Donna Scheulen Evans

Female · Apex, North Carolina

Killed Jan 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

Donna Scheulen Evans, a 53-year-old woman from Apex, NC, tragically died on January 16, 2011. She was found shot in her home office, with a gun lying beside her. The medical examiner's report revealed that Donna had been shot twice, and both shots were fatal…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Christopher Williams

Male, age 35 · Braddock, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 16, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, the life of 36-year-old Christopher Williams, a male resident of Swissvale, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Braddock, Pennsylvania. On the evening of January 16th, while working his job as a pizza delivery…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Kevin Mack

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 16, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the quiet residential neighborhood of Washington, D.C., a tragic event unfolded on January 16, 2001, shattering the community's sense of peace. On that Tuesday, a man named Kevin Mack was killed in the 5200 block of Bass Place, SE. The circumstances…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Gary Wages

Male, age 56 · Olla, Louisiana

Killed Jan 16, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the small town of Olla, Louisiana, the sense of community was shattered by the violent death of one of its own. Gary Lane Wages, a 56-year-old white male, was killed by gun violence on January 16, 2001. A lifelong resident of Olla, he was known as a man of…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Dixie Lee Hollier

Female, age 42 · Burbank, California

Killed Jan 16, 1996 · 30 years ago

Dixie Lee Hollier, a 42-year-old Warner Bros. record executive, was brutally murdered on January 16, 1996, in her Burbank, California home. The crime was committed by her daughter, Amber Bray, and Bray's boyfriend, Jeffrey Ayers. The couple meticulously…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Karen Ann Wheeler

Female, age 21 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jan 16, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the winter of 1991, a grim discovery was made in Virginia Beach, Virginia, bringing to light the tragic end of Karen Ann Wheeler's short life. On January 16, a construction worker happened upon a green military-style duffle bag discarded in a ditch along…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Mary Opitz

Female, age 17 · Fort Myers, Florida

Killed Jan 16, 1981 · 45 years ago

On January 16, 1981, 17-year-old white female Mary Opitz vanished from the parking lot of Edison Mall in Fort Myers, Florida. She had gone shopping with her mother and brother that evening, and after expressing fatigue, she told them she would wait at their…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Walter Gibbs

Male, age 21 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 16, 1971 · 55 years ago

On January 16, 1971, Walter Gibbs, a 21-year-old African American male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was found deceased under circumstances that have not been widely documented in available online sources. Specific details regarding the events leading to his…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Kevin G Carter

Male, age 36 · Lebanon, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kevin G. Carter, a 36-year-old Black male, was found dead on January 16, 2021, near Lebanon, Illinois. His body was discovered along Emerald Mound Road in rural St. Clair County. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a man down at…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Reverend William Harvey Radcliffe

Male, age 39 · Boone, Indiana

Killed Jan 16, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the dead of a winter night on January 16, 1991, a traveler named Jack Fansler made a grim discovery at a northbound rest area on Interstate 65 in Boone County. Inside the men's restroom, he found the Reverend William Harvey Radcliffe, a 39-year-old man…

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Benancio Crowley

Male, age 52 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Friday, January 16, 2026, a fatal shooting in Urbana, Illinois, claimed the life of 52-year-old Benancio Crowley of Champaign. The incident unfolded at approximately 1:48 a.m. in the 1200 block of Ellis Drive, where Urbana police…

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Danny Lyn Kaster

Male, age 52 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

On the morning of January 16, 2026, a dispute at a Phoenix gas station ended in the tragic death of 52-year-old Danny Lyn Kaster. The incident occurred at a QuikTrip located near 44th Street and McDowell Road. Kaster, a man remembered by his family as someone…

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Dantwan Wynes

Male, age 19 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the quiet hours of a Friday night in South Macon, tragedy struck, leaving a family heartbroken and a community in shock. On January 16, 2026, 19-year-old Dantwan Wynes was fatally shot on Hardwick Drive. When Bibb County sheriff's deputies arrived at the…

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Dontae White

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 16, 2026, a domestic disturbance in a Philadelphia neighborhood escalated to a fatal conclusion. Dontae White, a 35-year-old male, was shot and killed inside a residence on the 5600 block of Ridgewood Street. The tranquil…

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Gerald Jerry Winn

Male, age 61 · Bryan, Texas

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events in Bryan, Texas, 61-year-old Gerald Jerry Winn and his wife, 52-year-old Nancy Winn, were found shot in their home in the Steep Hollow community on Saturday, January 17, 2026. A distressing 911 call was made by Nancy Winn shortly…

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Jeremy Tank Rosales

Male, age 14 · Victorville, California

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the quiet residential streets of Victorville, California, the life of a promising 14-year-old male, Jeremy Tank Rosales, was tragically cut short on the evening of Friday, January 16, 2026. A young man of Hispanic / Latino descent, Rosales was known for…

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Death by Force

Jessie Bradford Jr

Male, age 24 · Macon, Mississippi

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the small community of Macon, Mississippi, the life of 24-year-old Jessie Bradford Jr. was cut short on the afternoon of January 16, 2026. The Noxubee County Sheriff's Department received a call about a shooting on Valley Street in the Pineywoods area.…

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Death by Force

Kareem Harris

Male, age 19 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

On the evening of January 16, 2026, a tragic and violent event unfolded in New Orleans, resulting in the death of 19-year-old Kareem Harris. Harris, a recent graduate of Livingston Collegiate Academy, was being pursued by an armed individual. In a desperate…

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Mark Myles

Male, age 43 · Selma, Alabama

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the quiet city of Selma, Alabama, a community was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. Mark Myles, a 43-year-old man, was fatally shot on the evening of Friday, January 16, 2026. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of 9th…

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Nancy Winn

Female, age 52 · Bryan, Texas

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Bryan, Texas, a sense of shock and sorrow descended following the violent death of 52-year-old Nancy Winn, a White female, on January 17, 2026. What began as a response to a possible shooting in the Steep Hollow neighborhood soon…

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Shyta Campbell

Female, age 37 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the evening hours of Friday, January 16, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the night at a Houston apartment complex, leaving a woman dead and a community reeling. Shyta Campbell, a 37-year-old woman, was fatally shot inside an apartment on the 6200 block…

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Steven Stone Jr.

Male, age 44 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Friday, January 16, 2026, the life of 44-year-old Steven Rena Stone Jr. was tragically cut short in a shooting in Phoenix, Arizona. The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of I-17 and Camelback Road. Phoenix police…

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Trycina Nichole Cina Whitehurst

Female, age 23 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Jan 16, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Friday, January 16, 2026, the life of 23-year-old Trycina Nichole "Cina" Whitehurst was tragically cut short in her Greenville, South Carolina, home. Deputies from the Greenville County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to her…

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Jalil Mohammad

Male, age 46 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jalil Mohammad, a 46-year-old Black man from Huntsville, Alabama, was a father of five who had custody of his children. Described by his family as a true family man who was great with his hands, he was the oldest of five siblings and owned his own home…

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Terell Cortez West

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Thursday, January 16, 2025, the life of 32-year-old Terell Cortez West was tragically cut short in a Northwest Washington, D.C. apartment. Metropolitan Police Department officers from the Second District responded to a call for a…

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Takoda Gallegos

Male, age 17 · Mishawaka, Indiana

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Mishawaka, Indiana, the life of 17-year-old Takoda Simon Gallegos, a male of Pokagon Potawatomi descent, was cut short on the evening of January 15, 2025. The fatal incident unfolded inside a residence in the 200 block of Indiana Avenue…

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Gregory Bradford

Male, age 44 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Gregory Thomas Bradford, a 44-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was fatally shot on January 16, 2025. Bradford, also known as "Lurch," was gunned down outside his exporting business in the 1600 block of SW 3rd Avenue. Witnesses reported hearing…

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Marvin Alte

Male, age 18 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Marvin Alte, an 18-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 16, 2025, in Lauderhill, Florida. The incident occurred at approximately 5:10 p.m. in the parking lot of the Inverrary Club Apartments, located at 2580 NW 56 Ave. Emergency responders transported…

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Demetrius Meechie Martin

Male, age 19 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of January 16, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in Atlanta's Mechanicsville neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Demetrius “Meechie” Martin, a 19-year-old African American male, was found by Atlanta Police…

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Helen Taylor

Female, age 27 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what marked Lexington's first homicide of the year, 27-year-old Helen Taylor was found deceased on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Police were called to the Sportsman Motel on Winchester Road around 11:15 a.m. for a report of 'unknown trouble'. Upon arrival…

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Belinda M Fuentes Herrera

Female, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Belinda M. Fuentes Herrera, a 19-year-old woman from Chicago, Illinois, was fatally shot on January 16, 2025, in the New City neighborhood on the South Side. She was driving through an alley in the 2000 block of West 47th Street when she was approached by an…

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Edith Castrejon

Female, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Edith Castrejon, a 35-year-old Hispanic woman, was fatally shot on January 16, 2025, in her home in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago. She was five months pregnant at the time of her death. The shooting occurred in the early morning hours while…

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Tanisha Weeks

Female, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tanisha Weeks, a 41-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on January 16, 2025, in a fatal shooting outside her home in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. The incident occurred in the early morning hours as she was leaving her residence…

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Uniqua Sanders

Female, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the cold of a Detroit evening on January 16, 2025, the life of 32-year-old Uniqua Sanders was tragically cut short. That night, in the parking lot of a liquor store on West Eight Mile Road, Uniqua was found in her vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound to the…

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