Death by Force

Lamir King

Male, age 21 · Atlantic City, New Jersey

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, tragedy struck in Atlantic City when 21-year-old Lamir King was found fatally shot inside his car. The incident occurred around 6:25 p.m. in the area of North Ohio Avenue, where police, responding to a report of a car crash…

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Rasheem Oshea Harriston

Male, age 24 · Martinsville, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2019, the life of 24-year-old Rasheem Oshea Hairston was tragically cut short in Martinsville, Virginia. The young man, a resident of Eden, North Carolina, was attending a New Year's Eve party at a home on Clift Street…

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Kevonte Alfred

Male, age 22 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day in 2019, the life of 22-year-old Kevonte Alfred was tragically cut short in his hometown of Gary, Indiana. The incident that led to his death was reported as an accidental shooting that occurred as New Year's Eve…

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Laura Crowley

Female, age 59 · Martinsville, Indiana

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, Laura Rose Crowley, a 59-year-old White female, was found deceased in her Martinsville, Indiana, home in the Shireman Estates neighborhood. The tragic discovery was made by her adult son, who then alerted the authorities. Inside the…

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Tommie Griffin

Male, age 39 · Anderson, Indiana

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, the community of Anderson, Indiana, was shaken by the tragic death of Tommie Griffin, a 39-year-old Black/African American man. Griffin was discovered inside his vehicle near the intersection of Ninth and Chestnut streets at…

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Belton Vindever Dandy

Male, age 39 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the winter of 2019, the life of 39-year-old Belton Vindever Dandy was tragically cut short in Spartanburg, South Carolina. On the very first day of the new year, January 1st, Dandy was found deceased inside an apartment at the Camp Croft Courts on Hanover…

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Ikeem Isaac

Male, age 28 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, Ikeem Isaac, a 28-year-old man, was walking in the 4900 block of Frederick Avenue in Baltimore when his life was tragically cut short. Just before 4:30 p.m., he was shot multiple times. Emergency services transported him to a shock…

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Tavon Hammond

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the opening hours of the new year, tragedy struck in Baltimore when 33-year-old Tavon Hammond, a Black male, was fatally shot on January 1, 2019. The incident occurred around 5:40 p.m. in the 4200 block of Berger Avenue, where Hammond was found with…

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Arthur Stevens

Male, age 30 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

The city of Rochester's new year began with violence when 30-year-old Arthur Stevens was shot and killed inside a home on Stout Street on January 1, 2019, marking the city's first homicide of the year. The incident, which occurred around 5:00 a.m., also left…

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Frank Navaroli

Male, age 27 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2019, the life of 27-year-old Frank Navaroli, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York, marking him as the city's first homicide victim of the year. The night, which had begun with festivities at a New…

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Carlos Martinez

Male, age 37 · Oxnard, California

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Carlos Martinez, a 37-year-old resident of Oxnard, California, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. on New Year's Day, when Oxnard police responded to reports of a shooting in the 1400 block of West Date…

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Deante Williams

Male, age 23 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Deante Williams, a 23-year-old resident of Citrus Heights, California, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019, in San Bernardino. The incident occurred at the Golden Star Motel located at 668 W. 5th Street. According to reports, the San Bernardino Police…

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Edgar Modesto Lopez

Male, age 43 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Edgar Modesto Lopez, a 43-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, was tragically killed on January 1, 2019. The incident occurred around 3:40 p.m. in the 3100 block of South H Street in South Bakersfield. Lopez was shot and succumbed to his injuries at…

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Gardner Leroy Keys

Male, age 55 · Merced, California

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gardner Leroy Keys, aged 55, passed away on January 1, 2019, in Merced, California. He was a retired Journeyman pressman who had worked for the San Francisco Chronicle. Gardner was known for his kind soul and strong Christian faith. He is survived by his son…

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Zeferino Santos Perfecto

Male, age 49 · Delano, California

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Zeferino Santos Perfecto, aged 49, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019, in Delano, California. The incident occurred shortly after midnight during a family gathering near 700 Fremont Street. According to reports, Perfecto was shot and subsequently…

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Schimael Deroses

Male, age 21 · Immokalee, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Schimael Deroses, a 21-year-old male from Immokalee, FL, was tragically killed on January 1, 2019. His death was ruled a homicide by the Collier County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Chadwick Circle, where law…

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Alfonzo Walker Sr

Male, age 51 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Alfonzo Walker Sr., a 51-year-old Black man, died on January 1, 2019, after violence shattered the first hours of New Year’s Day in Columbus, Georgia. Reports say the shooting happened just after midnight at the Hannah Heights apartments on Farr Road, where…

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Jamar Davis

Male, age 20 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late hours of New Year's Day 2019, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence on a Savannah street. Jamar Davis Jr., a 20-year-old male, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound on January 1, 2019, at approximately 11:30 p.m. in the 100…

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Darius Binns

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Darius Binns, a 24-year-old African American male from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically shot and killed on January 1, 2019. The incident occurred in the suburb of Calumet Park, specifically near the intersection of 124th and Ada streets. According to the…

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Travis Smart

Male, age 28 · Rosedale, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, the body of 28-year-old Travis Smart, a male resident of Rosedale, Louisiana, was discovered in a sugarcane field. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office launched an investigation after receiving a call that morning about the…

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Bertin Vasquez Mendoza

Male, age 26 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Bertin Vasquez Mendoza, a 26-year-old male, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of House Avenue, where Mendoza and another victim, 24-year-old Murilio Zurito Domingo, were found dead…

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Carnis Ferdinand Poindexter

Male, age 53 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Carnis Ferdinand Poindexter, a 53-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on the front porch of a residence in the 8300 block of Highlander Court in Charlotte, NC, early on January 1, 2019. He was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced…

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Keith Antonio Watson

Male, age 29 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Keith Antonio Watson, a 29-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a domestic dispute at the Alden Place Apartments on Larchmont Road. Watson was pronounced dead at…

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Murilio Zurito Domingo

Male, age 24 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Murilio Zurito Domingo, a 24-year-old male from Durham, NC, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019. He was one of the victims in a double homicide that occurred on New Year's Day. The incident took place in the 2000 block of House Avenue, where both…

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Nathan Lamont Roberts

Male, age 37 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nathan Lamont Roberts, a 37-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nathan was born on September 18, 1981, in Plainsfield, New Jersey, and later moved to Charlotte, where he attended Eastway…

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Ahmed Nur Osman

Male, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Ahmed Nur Osman, a 36-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 6:21 AM when the Columbus Division of Police received a call about a shooting at 5519 Leigh Run Court. Upon…

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Larry Love

Male, age 36 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 1, 2019, Larry Love, a 36-year-old African American male from Dayton, Ohio, was found deceased in the 2200 block of Hepburn Avenue. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire around 5 a.m. and discovered Love lying in the street, having suffered…

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Anibal DeJesus

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Just minutes into the new year, the celebratory sounds of fireworks in Philadelphia were tragically silenced by the city's first homicide of 2019. Anibal DeJesus, a 36-year-old Hispanic male, was found lying in the street on the 3200 block of Tampa Street in…

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Laquan Clark

Male, age 26 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the evening of New Year's Day in 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, claiming the life of 26-year-old Laquan Clark. A Black male known affectionately to friends and family as 'Popcorn,' Clark was a passenger in a…

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Carlos Demel Guy

Male, age 17 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a day meant for new beginnings, the life of 17-year-old Carlos Demel Guy was tragically cut short. The young man, known to his friends as 'Lil Los' or 'Lil Carlos,' became the first homicide victim in Shelby County, Tennessee, in the nascent hours of…

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Gregory Ballenger III

Male, age 21 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2019, a young man's life was cut tragically short in Knoxville, Tennessee. Gregory Ballenger III, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot at a nightclub formerly known as The Vibe, located on North Broadway. The incident…

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Michelle Renee Smith

Female, age 50 · New-tazewell, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, the community of New Tazewell, Tennessee, was shaken by the death of 50-year-old Michelle Renee Smith. Initially, reports suggested that Smith had died by suicide from a gunshot wound at her home on Sunset Lane. However, as…

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Paul Wing

Male, age 58 · Crossville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2019, the life of Paul Wing, a 58-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Crossville, Tennessee. In the early afternoon of January 1st, just after noon, authorities received a report of a shooting and dispatched deputies to the 100…

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Regina Morris Bryant

Female, age 58 · Selmer, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On New Year's Day of 2019, the community of Selmer, Tennessee, was shaken by the tragic death of 58-year-old Regina Morris Bryant. A Black/African American woman known for her active involvement in her church and community, Bryant was found deceased in her…

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Axel Rosado

Male, age 46 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Axel Rosado, a 46-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on January 1, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred outside a Shell gas station in the early hours of New Year's Day. Rosado was found sleeping inside his car when he was…

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Marcus Carprew

Male, age 39 · Waco, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 1, 2019, Marcus Carprew, a 39-year-old man from Waco, Texas, was tragically shot and killed outside the House of Blues nightclub. According to police reports, Carprew was involved in an argument inside the club, which escalated and moved to the…

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Roderick Winston

Male, age 50 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

On January 1, 2019, Roderick Winston, a 50-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot. His death is listed among the Americans killed with guns on that date. Despite thorough searches, there is no publicly available information detailing the…

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Timothy Deshawn Collins

Male, age 42 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago

Timothy Deshawn Collins, a 42-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on January 1, 2019, while working as a clerk at a 7-Eleven on the Northwest Side of San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred early in the morning when a masked gunman entered the…

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Timothy Smith

Male, age 39 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Black/African American male Timothy Smith, age 39, stepped into the first minutes of the new year in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and into danger he could not see. Just after 12:16 a.m. on January 1, 2018, gunfire erupted near West Fourth Avenue and D Street…

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Adrian Jashawn Porter

Male, age 21 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

The promise of a new year turned into a scene of tragedy in Huntsville, Alabama, ending the life of 21-year-old Adrian Jashawn Porter. In the early moments of January 1, 2018, what was meant to be a celebration of new beginnings at the Palladium Event Center…

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Christian Pena

Male, age 23 · Providence, Rhode Island

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of New Year's Day in 2018, tragedy struck in Providence, Rhode Island, forever altering the lives of a local family. Christian Pena, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was inside a residence when the sound of gunfire shattered the night. Multiple…

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Timothy Todd Dickson

Male, age 54 · Romance, Arkansas

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2018, the community of Romance, Arkansas, was shaken by a violent incident that resulted in the deaths of three people. Timothy Todd Dickson, a 54-year-old Caucasian male from Searcy, was found shot to death in what was determined to be a…

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Trenton Coney

Male, age 22 · Fayetteville, Arkansas

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2018, a fatal encounter unfolded in the parking lot of Arsaga's at the Depot on Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Trenton Coney, a 22-year-old Black male, was shot and killed. The incident occurred at…

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Jon Paul Steuer

Male, age 33 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2018, the life of former child actor and musician Jon Paul Steuer came to a tragic end in Portland, Oregon. The 33-year-old White male, known for his roles in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the film "Little…

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Mike Arita Hurtado

Male, age 24 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

The new year had barely begun in Kansas City, Kansas, when tragedy struck. In the early morning hours of January 1, 2018, as many were still celebrating, 24-year-old Mike Arita-Hurtado was found shot to death. The incident, which marked the city's first…

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Bryan Sweet

Male, age 23 · Spencer, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On New Year's Day 2018, the life of 23-year-old Bryan Sweet was tragically cut short in Spencer, Oklahoma. A hardworking and beloved department manager at a local Walmart, he was discovered by his family in his car outside a residence on NE 36th Street around…

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Harold Edwards

Male, age 30 · Gautier, Mississippi

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On what should have been a day of celebration, New Year's Day of 2018 turned tragic in Gautier, Mississippi, marking the untimely death of 30-year-old Harold Edwards. The day unfolded with a fatal altercation in the front yard of a home on Westpark Drive.…

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Deonta Staples

Male, age 27 · Redford-charter-township, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

On what should have been a night of celebration to welcome the new year, the festive sounds of fireworks in Redford Charter Township were tragically pierced by the sound of gunfire. Just after midnight on January 1, 2018, at a music recording studio situated…

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