Deaths by Force on January 1

Deaths by Force (884)

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Andrea Martinez

Female, age 35 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Just moments into the new year, the life of 35-year-old Andrea Martinez was tragically cut short in what became the first homicide in Colorado Springs in 2025. On January 1, 2025, a little after midnight, police were called to the 5800 block of Oakwood…

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Angel Nunez

Male, age 50 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Angel Nunez, a 50-year-old man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically lost his life in the early moments of January 1, 2025. Nunez was celebrating the arrival of the new year with his boyfriend, Chris Dillon, at Dillon’s home on Northeast 17th Court. As…

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Carmen Rosa Neira Ochoa

Female, age 56 · Kissimmee, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, tragedy struck in Kissimmee, Florida, when 56-year-old Carmen Rosa Neira Ochoa lost her life due to a stray bullet from celebratory gunfire. Ochoa, a Hispanic woman, was enjoying New Year's Eve festivities with her two daughters on the…

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Charles Mowry

Male, age 44 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Charles Mowry, a 44-year-old male from Southwest Ranches, Florida, was fatally shot on January 1, 2025. The incident occurred in Tamarac, a city in Broward County, where authorities responded to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 6 p.m. Upon…

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Christopher Iglesia

Male, age 25 · Fort Myers, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Christopher Iglesia, a 24-year-old man from Lehigh Acres, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2025. His passing was entrusted to Lee County Cremation Services in Fort Myers. Authorities reported that the fatal incident occurred outside a Mexican…

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Joseph Reese

Male, age 45 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joseph Michael Reese, a 45-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life in Tampa, Florida, on January 1, 2025. Reese, affectionately known as "Mike Reese," was a lifelong resident of Tampa, growing up in the Nuccio area and attending Hillsborough…

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Yanelis Munguia

Female, age 10 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Yanelis Munguia, a 10-year-old White female, tragically lost her life in Miami, Florida, on January 1, 2025. She was celebrating New Year's Eve with her family near NW 27th Ave. and NW 21st St. when she was struck by a stray bullet fired into the air in what…

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Kirey Thompson

Male, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2025, a life full of promise was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. Kirey Thompson, a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot outside a nightclub, a devastating end to what should have been a celebration of new…

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Gustavo Diaz Jr.

Male, age 37 · Paramount, California

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, Gustavo Diaz Jr., a 37-year-old Latino male, was found deceased in a riverbed in Paramount, California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the manner of death to be homicide, with the cause being gunshot wounds. The…

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Latoya Scrivens

Female, age 47 · Stockton, California

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of January 1, 2025, 47-year-old African American woman Latoya Scrivens was fatally shot in Stockton, California. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. in the 2400 block of Gareth Circle. Emergency responders found Latoya with a gunshot wound to…

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Marcus Brown

Male, age 25 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, Marcus Brown, a 25-year-old African American man originally from Delaware, was fatally shot outside his girlfriend's residence on the 1200 block of 65th Avenue in Oakland, California. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Brown, a father…

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Deron Baker

age 57 · East Saint Louis, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Deron E. Baker, a 57-year-old male resident of East Saint Louis, Illinois, was fatally shot on the night of January 1, 2025. The incident occurred at the John DeShields Housing Projects, a public housing complex located on McCasland Avenue. Authorities…

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Isaiah D. Magruder

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Isaiah D. Magruder, a 29-year-old African American man from Chicago, Illinois, was fatally shot in the early hours of January 1, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. in the 9400 block of South Harvard Avenue, located in the Princeton Park…

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Kaven R. Gathing

Male, age 59 · East Saint Louis, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kaven R. Gathing, a 59-year-old man, was found fatally shot inside a residence at the John DeShields Housing Projects in East St. Louis, Illinois. The tragic incident occurred late on the night of January 1, 2025, with authorities responding to reports of…

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Kilanna Gladney

Female, age 31 · Springfield, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kilanna Marie Gladney, a 31-year-old woman from Springfield, Illinois, tragically lost her life on January 1, 2025. She was born on December 10, 1993, in Decatur, Illinois. Her passing was confirmed by the Sangamon County Coroner, Jim Allmon, who identified…

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Kristina Romandine

Female, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kristina Romandine, a 33-year-old woman from Bay Minette, Alabama, was found dead inside a West Loop apartment in Chicago on January 1, 2025. Officers responded to a call of service at a residence in the 1500 block of West Warren Boulevard just before 8 p.m.…

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Martina L. Mosby

Female, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Martina L. Mosby, a 43-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed in Chicago’s first homicide of 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of January 1st at her home in the 1200 block of South Sawyer Avenue in North Lawndale. Mosby had been…

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Martinez Williams

Male, age 51 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, 51-year-old African American man Martinez Williams was fatally shot during an armed robbery at a liquor store in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood. The incident occurred around 12:31 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Racine Avenue.…

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Quaysean TAndre Isom

Male, age 22 · Kankakee, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Quaysean T. Isom, a 22-year-old African American man from Kankakee, Illinois, was fatally shot in the early hours of January 1, 2025, during a mass shooting at a New Year's Eve party. The tragic incident occurred at a residence on Pierson Parkway, where a…

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Treyvontae Ellis

Male, age 20 · Kankakee, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Treyvontae Ellis, a 20-year-old male from Kankakee, Illinois, tragically lost his life in a mass shooting at a New Year's party in Kankakee on January 1, 2025. The incident occurred inside a home on Pierson Parkway, where approximately 50 people had gathered…

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Jennifer Lyn Bernhard

Female, age 48 · Whitmore Lake, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On New Year's Day in 2025, a quiet evening in Northfield Township, Michigan, was shattered by a violent home invasion that resulted in the deaths of 48-year-old Jennifer Lyn Bernhard and her 74-year-old father, Stevie Ray Smith. Jennifer's husband, Jeffrey…

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Stevie Ray Smith

Male, age 74 · Whitmore Lake, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On New Year's Day in 2025, the quiet community of Northfield Township near Whitmore Lake, Michigan, was shaken by a violent intrusion that left two family members dead and another seriously injured. Seventy-four-year-old Stevie Ray Smith and his 48-year-old…

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Kayron Hall

Male, age 19 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On New Year's Day in New Orleans, a young man's life was cut short by gun violence. Kayron Hall, a 19-year-old male, was found unresponsive by New Orleans Police Department officers on the evening of January 1, 2025. Responding to reports of a shooting at…

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Matthew Tenedorio

Male, age 25 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2025, the vibrant celebrations on Bourbon Street in New Orleans were shattered by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Matthew Tenedorio. A male, Tenedorio was among the 15 victims…

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Percy Baytop Jr.

Male, age 41 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2025, while the city of New Orleans was otherwise occupied with celebrations and the unfolding chaos of a terror attack on Bourbon Street, a separate tragedy was taking place in a downtown parking garage. Percy Baytop Jr.…

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Terry Wayne Jones Jr

Male, age 35 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of New Year's Day 2025, the life of Terry Wayne Jones Jr., a 35-year-old male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Baton Rouge. The shooting occurred around 3:24 p.m. at the intersection of Longfellow Drive and Hollywood Street.…

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Tyson Vincent

Male, age 31 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early afternoon of New Year's Day 2025, tragedy struck in the 2600 block of Bryant Street in Houma, Louisiana, when 31-year-old Tyson Vincent, a Black male, was fatally shot. The Houma Police Department responded to reports of the shooting at…

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Jalen Lamarion Griffin

Male, age 21 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day in Natchez, Mississippi, the life of 21-year-old Jalen Lamarion Griffin was tragically cut short. On January 1, 2025, Griffin was killed in a shooting incident that also resulted in another person being injured. A graduate…

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Jason Thornton

Male, age 54 · State Line, Mississippi

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2025, a shocking act of violence shattered the peace of the small community of State Line, Mississippi. Jason Thornton, a 54-year-old man, was tragically killed in a triple homicide at a local convenience store.…

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Lester Campbell

Male, age 60 · State Line, Mississippi

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

A quiet New Year's Day morning in the small community of State Line, Mississippi, was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the lives of three people, including 60-year-old Lester Campbell, a Black male. On January 1, 2025, Campbell was at the…

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Rhonda Lynette Denson

Female, age 54 · State Line, Mississippi

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On New Year's Day in State Line, Mississippi, the life of 54-year-old Rhonda Lynette Denson was tragically cut short in a violent armed robbery. A beloved mother and manager of a local gas station, Denson was preparing to open the store with her boyfriend…

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Marco Antonio Munoz

Male, age 24 · Roswell, New Mexico

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Marco Antonio Munoz, a 24-year-old male, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2025, in Roswell, New Mexico. His passing has been classified as a homicide, with authorities confirming that he suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Munoz was discovered lying in…

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Calvin Bushnell

Male, age 40 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2025, a gathering in Kansas City, Missouri, turned tragic, leaving one man dead and another injured. Calvin Bushnell, a 40-year-old Black man, was fatally shot at a residence on Elmwood Avenue near 31st Street. The…

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David Franklin

Male, age 23 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day, 2025, the life of 23-year-old Black male David Franklin was tragically cut short in Springfield, Missouri. Officers from the Springfield Police Department were dispatched to the 1900 block of West Bennett Street…

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Mario Fowler

Male, age 46 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2025, a tragic event unfolded in the Claremont section of the Bronx, forever altering the lives of one family. Mario Fowler, a 46-year-old man, was fatally shot in what became one of the city's first homicides of the year.…

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Preston Papalia

Male, age 23 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day in Rochester, New York, a young man's life was cut short. Preston Papalia, a 23-year-old male, was shot and killed on January 1, 2025. The incident that led to his death unfolded on Curtis Street, near Santee…

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Jalea Turner

Female, age 20 · Erie, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jalea Darea Turner, a 20-year-old woman from Erie, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on January 1, 2025. She was attending an invitation-only New Year's Eve party at a residence on West 19th Street in Erie when a confrontation broke out among some of the…

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Dalyn Sheppard

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Dalyn Lee Sheppard, a 23-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2025. Sheppard was shot on the city's east side, in the 3600 block of Kirkwood Road, just south of East Livingston Avenue. Officers responded to reports of a…

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Rodline Anacreon

Female, age 27 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, 27-year-old Haitian-American woman Rodline Anacreon was fatally shot outside her apartment complex at 725 Villa Road in Springfield, Ohio. The suspect, 38-year-old Stanley Casimir, who was her ex-boyfriend and the father of their twin…

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Taronn Pate

Male, age 23 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Taronn Pate, a 23-year-old man, was tragically killed in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio, on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 3:21 a.m., on Dennison Avenue. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire…

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Toni Owensby

Female, age 22 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Toni Maree Owensby, a 22-year-old woman from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost her life in a shooting on New Year's Day, January 1, 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Dennison Avenue, where police responded to reports of gunfire at…

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Demetrius Tyreese Hines

Male, age 36 · Greenville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Demetrius Tyreese Hines, a 36-year-old man from Greenville, North Carolina, tragically lost his life in a fatal shooting on January 1, 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day at approximately 3:30 a.m. at a Speedway gas station…

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Donquiez Wilbridge

Male, age 36 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, at approximately 3:22 a.m., officers from the Fayetteville Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the Motel 6 located in the 3700 block of Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered…

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John Richards

Male, age 54 · Winston Salem, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 1, 2025, at approximately 11:20 PM, a tragic incident occurred in the 1700 block of Peachtree Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. John Derriman Richards, a 54-year-old male, was fatally shot inside his residence during what appears to be a…

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Shakeem Latif Peterson-Brock

Male, age 29 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Shakeem Latif Peterson-Brock, a 29-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in Greensboro, North Carolina, on January 1, 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day, around 1:13 a.m., in the 2600 block of Lawndale Drive. Greensboro…

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Christopher Michael Matheny

Male, age 50 · Durbin, West Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Christopher Michael Matheny, a 50-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025, while visiting family in Durbin, West Virginia. Matheny lived in Herculaneum, Missouri, and had returned to West Virginia with his two…

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Andrew Kareem Giles Jr.

Male, age 19 · Chester, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2025, the life of 19-year-old Andrew Kareem Giles Jr. was tragically cut short in Chesterfield County, Virginia. A Black male from Henrico County, he was known affectionately as 'AJ' or 'Angel Bear' to his loved…

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Clifford Roy Motton

Male, age 54 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Clifford Roy Motton, a 54-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2025. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting in the 3900 block of Helena Street just before 7:30 p.m. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found Motton…

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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.