Deaths by Force on January 1

Deaths by Force (884)

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Cesar Tejada

Male, age 58 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Day, 58-year-old Cesar Tejada was working as an Uber driver in Lawrenceville, Georgia, providing for his family, when his life was tragically cut short. Originally from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tejada was a…

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Crystal Lynn Murphy

Female, age 39 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

As the city of Fort Worth, Texas, rang in the New Year, a sense of foreboding pierced the celebratory atmosphere with the discovery of a local woman's untimely death. Crystal Lynn Murphy, a 39-year-old female, was found deceased on Thursday, January 1, 2026…

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David Adam Garza

Male, age 41 · Hargill, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On the evening of New Year's Day 2026, a fatal shooting in Hargill, Texas, claimed the life of 41-year-old David Adam Garza. The events unfolded at approximately 8:17 p.m. when law enforcement responded to a vehicle crash near the intersection of 5th and Gill…

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Deevelyn Lynn Bell

Female, age 47 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Fort Smith, Arkansas, 47-year-old Deevelyn Lynn Bell, a white female, died from a gunshot wound. The events that unfolded on January 1, 2026, concluded a life that began in Fort Worth, Texas. Known to her loved ones as Lynn, she was a…

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Dennis Turner

Male, age 64 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Orlando, Florida, a family cookout turned into a scene of tragedy, ending the life of 64-year-old Dennis Turner, a Black male and retired police officer. The evening of January 1, 2026, was shattered by gunfire at a home on Kozart Street…

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Desmond Tyrell Cruell

Male, age 25 · Sylva, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the quiet mountain town of Sylva, North Carolina, the new year began with a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Desmond Tyrell Cruell. On January 1, 2026, Cruell was fatally shot, sending ripples of shock and grief through the…

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Edward Williams

Male, age 47 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Oakland, California, a tragic event marked the city's first homicide of 2026. Edward Williams, a 47-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on January 1, 2026. The incident was one of two separate deadly shootings that occurred in Oakland on…

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Eugene Cortez Saunders III

Male, age 25 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Tacoma, Washington, a young man's life was tragically cut short. Eugene Cortez Saunders III, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of January 1, 2026. The incident, which marked the city's first homicide of…

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Gregario Julian Lizama Tenorio

Male, age 37 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2026, a compassionate act turned fatal for Gregario Julian Lizama Tenorio, a 37-year-old man from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The tragic event unfolded shortly after 1 a.m. in the parking lot of a Spinx gas station…

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Isaiah Atkinson

Male, age 18 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

The new year began in tragedy for the family of Isaiah Atkinson, an 18-year-old Black male who was fatally shot in the early hours of January 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. Atkinson had been attending a New Year's Eve party at an event center in a business…

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Issa Isac

Male, age 55 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

The new year began with tragedy in the Bronx when 55-year-old Issa Isac was fatally shot in what is believed to be New York City's first homicide of 2026. Isac, a hardworking rideshare driver with a decade of experience, was discovered in his vehicle near…

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Izeal Peterson

Male, age 30 · Port Richey, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

The start of the new year in Port Richey, Florida, was marked by a violent encounter that left one man dead and another injured. In the early hours of January 1, 2026, 30-year-old Izeal Peterson was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Embassy Plaza. The…

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James Bunting

Male, age 53 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Wilmington, North Carolina, a fatal shooting shattered the morning calm. James Bunting, a 53-year-old man, was found with a gunshot wound on Constitution Boulevard. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m., and despite being rushed to…

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Jarryl Slaughter

Male, age 29 · Alexander City, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On the evening of New Year's Day, January 1, 2026, the life of 29-year-old Jarryl Slaughter of Wadley, Alabama, was tragically cut short. Slaughter, a Black male, was found in a parking lot on Parkway Court in Alexander City with a single gunshot wound. First…

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Jeffery Williams

Male, age 31 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day in Dayton, Ohio, the life of 31-year-old Jeffery Williams Jr. was tragically cut short. The promising aspiring rapper was fatally shot near a bar on North Gettysburg Avenue, a place where celebrations likely turned to…

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Jeremiah Cuffee

Male, age 19 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early moments of the new year, tragedy struck in Virginia Beach, Virginia, forever altering the lives of a local family. Just 30 minutes into January 1, 2026, 19-year-old Jeremiah Cuffee became the first shooting death victim in the region for the…

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Jeremiah Thomas

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Los Angeles, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a community searching for answers. Jeremiah Thomas, a 34-year-old Black man, was pronounced dead on Thursday, January 1, 2026, the victim of a fatal shooting. The Los Angeles County…

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John Lefty Grehn

Male, age 61 · Ashland, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day, the life of John R. "Lefty" Grehn, a 61-year-old man, was tragically cut short in an Ashland, Ohio, home. The quiet afternoon of January 1, 2026, was shattered around 2:15 p.m. when police and fire personnel were dispatched to a residence…

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Jonathan Len Isgitt

Male, age 55 · Princeton, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day 2026, the life of 55-year-old Jonathan Len Isgitt came to a tragic end in Princeton, Louisiana. The fatal incident, a result of gun violence, unfolded around 11:00 a.m. in the 100 block of Robbin Lane. Isgitt, a husband and father, was a…

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Jordan Thompson

Male, age 31 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of the new year, tragedy struck in Bridgeport, Connecticut, marking the city's first homicide of 2026. On January 1, 2026, 31-year-old Jordan Thompson, a male resident of Bridgeport, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately…

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Jorden Boehm

Male, age 22 · Wolverton, Minnesota

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2026, a gathering of friends in a rural Wolverton, Minnesota home took a tragic turn, ending the life of 22-year-old Jorden Boehm. The young man from Fargo, North Dakota, was fatally shot at a party, an event that would…

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Joseph Fountain

Male, age 40 · Westbury, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day, a sense of celebration turned to tragedy in the community of New Cassel, near Westbury, New York. Joseph Fountain, a 40-year-old man, was fatally shot in an incident that shattered the dawn of the new year. The event…

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Joseph Whitt

Male, age 47 · Moss Point, Mississippi

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

Joseph William “Joey” Whitt, a 47-year-old White/Caucasian male from Moss Point, Mississippi, was killed in an extraordinary and apparently accidental shooting during the early hours of January 1, 2026. Whitt was inside his residence on River Pine Drive when…

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Julian Gabriel Quintana

Male, age 15 · Globe, Arizona

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day, the life of 15-year-old Julian Gabriel Quintana was tragically cut short. The freshman at Miami High School was attending a holiday party at a home in Central Heights, a community near Globe, Arizona, when the celebration…

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Julio Vazquez

Male, age 20 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm in a parking lot on the 1000 block of South Broadway in Lexington, Kentucky. When the violence subsided, three men had been shot. One of them was 20-year-old…

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Luis Colon

Male, age 52 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Northeast Philadelphia, a violent confrontation cut short the life of 52-year-old Luis Colon. The fatal incident, which also resulted in the death of 21-year-old Quadir Tull, unfolded on the morning of January 1, 2026, on the 7100 block…

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Marcus Allen Robinson Tynes

Male, age 37 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2026, the life of 37-year-old Marcus Allen Robinson Tynes was tragically cut short in San Antonio, Texas. The incident, which marked the city's first homicide of the year, unfolded in the parking lot of a Stout House bar…

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Mark Bell

Male, age 49 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Fort Smith, Arkansas, police were dispatched to a residence on the 2800 block of Independence Street around 4:30 p.m. following a report of a disturbance. A caller informed authorities they had heard a loud bang amidst a fight inside the…

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Mauricio Jenkins

Male, age 20 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the evening calm in a parking lot on South Broadway in Lexington, Kentucky, tragically cutting short the life of 20-year-old Mauricio Jenkins. The shooting, which occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., also…

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Michael Harrison

Male, age 26 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day, January 1, 2026, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a shooting outside a Trotwood lounge. Michael Harrison, a 26-year-old male from Dayton, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene, Sheikhs Restaurant & Lounge on Salem Avenue. The…

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Moises Jaimes

Male, age 44 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2026, a senseless act of celebratory gunfire tragically cut short the life of 44-year-old Moises Jaimes in Laredo, Texas. A devoted husband and father, Jaimes was celebrating with his family when he was struck in the head…

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Quadir Tull

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Philadelphia, a dispute escalated into a deadly shootout that resulted in the death of 21-year-old Quadir Tull and another man. The incident took place on the 7100 block of Oakland Street shortly after 11 a.m. The confrontation began when…

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QueenErRe Reed

Female, age 11 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

An 11-year-old girl's life was tragically cut short on New Year's Day in Cincinnati, Ohio. QueenEr'Re Reed was fatally shot at a playground in the city's West End. The young girl, known affectionately as "Queenie," was remembered as sweet, kind, beautiful…

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Quincy Devion Price

Male, age 25 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day, a violent encounter in Ector County, Texas, resulted in the death of 25-year-old Quincy Devion Price and serious injuries to a 21-year-old woman. The incident, which marked the county's first homicide of 2026…

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Richard Garcia

Male, age 35 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

A family dispute on New Year's Day turned fatal in Mesa, Arizona, leaving 35-year-old Richard Garcia dead from multiple gunshot wounds. The events unfolded at an apartment complex in the evening, just before 9 p.m., when Mesa Police responded to calls of…

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Sean Allen

Male, age 30 · Chico, California

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On the first day of 2026, a burst of violence in downtown Chico brought a tragic end to the life of Sean Allen, a 30-year-old man from the nearby community of Oroville. The early morning hours of New Year's Day were shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving…

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Steven Eric McCulloch

Male, age 34 · Hartselle, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On New Year's Day in Hartselle, Alabama, a dispute turned deadly, ending the life of 34-year-old Steven Eric McCulloch. The fatal encounter occurred on January 1, 2026, at a residence located in the 1100 block of Highway 36 East. Authorities from the Morgan…

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Tariq Roddy Figueroa

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

On a New Year's Day that should have been filled with hope and resolutions, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Tariq Roddy Figueroa, a 30-year-old Black/African American man from Oakland, California. The fatal encounter unfolded on January 1…

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Tazavian Jonta Webb

Male, age 23 · Farmville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

A sense of celebration on New Year's Day was tragically shattered in Farmville, North Carolina, with the shooting death of 23-year-old Tazavian Jonta Webb. On January 1, 2026, deputies from the Pitt County Sheriff's Office were called to a residence on NC-121…

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Tony Alexander Young

Male, age 30 · Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day in Des Moines, Iowa, a dispute at a downtown apartment ended in the city's first homicide of 2026. Tony Alexander Young, a 30-year-old male, was shot and critically injured before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 1, 2026.…

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Zecqurie Cannon Grant Fields

Male, age 25 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2026, the life of a promising 25-year-old Black / African American Dallas rapper, Zecqurie Cannon Grant Fields, known musically as Zeethewizard, was irrevocably altered. A celebration for the grand opening of the Pink…

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Derek Burpo

Male, age 51 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2025, the life of Derek Marcus Burpo, a 51-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. Known affectionately as "Dink" to his family, Burpo was a man of quiet dedication and…

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Elijah Mack

Male, age 65 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On New Year's Day in Bessemer, Alabama, a 65-year-old man, Elijah Mack Jr., was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a residence on 24th Street North. The incident, which marked a violent beginning to the year, prompted an investigation by local law…

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Jason Duke

Male, age 40 · Graysville, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day in Graysville, Alabama, a single act of violence shattered the fresh beginnings of the year. Jason Neal Duke, a 40-year-old male, was shot and killed on January 1, 2025. The incident, which has been described as…

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Jatavious Damailo French

Male, age 20 · Bay Minette, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jatavious Damailo French, a 20-year-old male, tragically lost his life to gun violence on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, in Bay Minette, Alabama. The incident, which cut short the young man's life, was not a random act of violence but rather the culmination…

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Lazarus Larry Tanksley-Simpkins

Male, age 30 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On New Year's Day in Mobile, Alabama, a promising life was tragically cut short. Lazarus Larry Tanksley-Simpkins, a 30-year-old male, was killed on January 1, 2025. Known to his loved ones as Larry, he was a father, son, and brother. Tanksley-Simpkins was a…

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Nathaniel Ladell Young Jr.

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 23-year-old Nathaniel Ladell Young Jr., a male, was tragically cut short. Just after 2:00 a.m. on January 1, 2025, gunfire erupted near the intersection of Greymont Avenue and Center…

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Ariel Aurelio Guarista

Male, age 23 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day in Tucson, Arizona, a young man's life was cut tragically short. Ariel Aurelio Guarista, a 23-year-old male, was found in the roadway in the 2600 block of North First Avenue with gunshot trauma. The Tucson Police…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.