Deaths by Force on January 1

Deaths by Force (884)

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Jose Juares

Male, age 34 · Oxnard, California

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, at approximately 12:10 a.m., 34-year-old Jose Juarez was fatally shot in Oxnard, California. The incident occurred in the 2100 block of Sierra Way, where Juarez was found with a single gunshot wound. Emergency responders transported him to…

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Julian Barajas-Lopez

Male, age 19 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of January 1, 2024, 19-year-old Julian Barajas-Lopez was fatally shot during a sideshow event in East Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the 1900 block of 36th Avenue when a fight broke out among participants, leading to gunfire…

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Miah Banks

Female, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of January 1, 2024, 26-year-old Miah Ladelle Banks was fatally shot during an underground New Year's Eve party in downtown Los Angeles. The event took place in a warehouse located in the 2300 block of Porter Street. At approximately 12:53…

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Aundair Bowser

Male, age 17 · Round-rock, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, at approximately 8:53 a.m., the Williamson County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported shooting in the 8000 block of Arezzo Drive, near Round Rock, Texas. Upon arrival, deputies discovered 17-year-old Aundair La'Truahn Bowser, a…

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Bobby Kiel

Male, age 53 · Orange, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Orange, Texas, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. Among the deceased was 53-year-old Bobby Louis Kiel Jr., a resident of Orange. The other victims were identified as his daughter, 34-year-old Porsha…

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Carlos Rogue

Male, age 21 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Carlos Rogue, a 21-year-old from Dallas, Texas, tragically passed away on January 1, 2024. His death occurred under mysterious circumstances that have since attracted considerable attention from local authorities and the community. Rogue was found…

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David Allen Garcia

Male, age 25 · Humble, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, 25-year-old David Allen Garcia tragically lost his life to gun violence in Humble, Texas. Born on January 11, 1997, in Houston, Texas, David was known for his close-knit family ties. He is survived by his mother, Ruth Garcia, and his…

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Janiya Lewis

Female, age 17 · Orange, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Orange, Texas, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, including 17-year-old Janiya Lewis. At approximately 7:50 a.m., officers from the Orange Police Department responded to a reported shooting at a…

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Jose Fernando Chacon-Navarrete

Male, age 25 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, 25-year-old José Fernando Chacón-Navarrete was found with gunshot wounds near the 6900 block of Bexar Street in Dallas, Texas. Originally from Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador, José had moved to Dallas seeking a safer life. Tragically, his…

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Naomi Riley Davis

Female, age 19 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, 19-year-old Naomi Riley Davis was found fatally shot in a southeast Austin apartment, marking the city's first homicide of the year. Austin Police Department officers responded to multiple calls reporting a shooting at approximately 8:49…

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Porsha Kiel-Lewis

Female, age 34 · Orange, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On January 1, 2024, a tragic incident unfolded in Orange, Texas, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. Among the deceased was 34-year-old Porsha Sauntavious Kiel Lewis, who was found alongside her father, 53-year-old Bobby Kiel, her daughter…

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Deshawn Eatmon

Male, age 26 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2023, the life of 26-year-old Deshawn Tanthony Eatmon, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The fatal incident unfolded around 2:20 a.m. at the Brookhaven Apartments located at 1310 James…

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Brittany Fuller

Female, age 27 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2023, the life of 27-year-old Brittany Fuller, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on January 1st, police responded to a call about a shooting in the…

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Deshawn Tanthony Eatmon

Male, age 26 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2023, the life of 26-year-old Deshawn Tanthony Eatmon, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The fatal incident unfolded at the Brookhaven Apartments located at 1310 James I. Harrison Jr.…

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Adrian Lopez

Male, age 23 · Hamden, Connecticut

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2023, a violent encounter on a Connecticut highway claimed the life of Adrian Lopez, a 23-year-old Black / African American man from Bridgeport. At approximately 2:23 a.m. on January 1st, state troopers were dispatched to…

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Dontae Quay Quay Myers

Male, age 23 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the first day of the new year, a family's nightmare was tragically revisited on the streets of New Haven, Connecticut. Dontae Quay Quay Myers, a 23-year-old Black / African American man, became the city's first homicide victim of 2023. In the mid-afternoon…

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Qualon Wilkes

Male, age 22 · Hamden, Connecticut

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2023, a violent encounter on a Connecticut highway ended the life of Qualon Wilkes, a 22-year-old Black / African American man. Wilkes, a resident of Bridgeport, was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Route 15 in Hamden…

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Abdul Hakeem Van Croskey

Male, age 24 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Abdul Hakeem Van Croskey, a 24-year-old resident of Ocala, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2023. The incident occurred in the early hours of the new year, prompting an immediate investigation by local law enforcement. According to reports, the…

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Damonta Harris

Male, age 30 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, a shooting incident occurred in Ocala, Florida, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuring four others. Damonta Harris, aged 30, was one of the victims who lost their lives in this incident. The shooting took place around 4:30…

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Doug Davidson

Male, age 33 · Milton, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Douglas Timothy Davidson Jr., a 33-year-old resident of the Pace area in Milton, Florida, passed away on January 1, 2023. He was found dead at a home in the 3900 block of Deerwood Circle in Pace, Florida, with a gunshot wound. The incident occurred early…

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Indira Kissoonchand

Female, age 50 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, a tragic incident occurred at a residence on the 7500 block of Fordham Creek Lane in Orlando, Florida. Orange County deputies responded to a shooting call around 1:07 a.m. and found three individuals shot inside the home. The victims…

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Randall Pitts

Male · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Randall Pitts, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was fatally shot in a domestic incident on January 1, 2023. The shooting occurred at a home located on Hidden Creek Road in the Northside neighborhood of Jacksonville. Pitts was taken to the hospital but…

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Jayce Sandria Pirtle

Female, age 19 · Stone Mountain, Georgia

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet residential neighborhood of Stone Mountain, Georgia, the life of 19-year-old Jayce Sandria Pirtle, an African American mother, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 2, 2023, just a day before her twentieth birthday, Pirtle and her…

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Austin McAllister

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, Austin McAllister, a 38-year-old Army veteran and father of six, was fatally shot while working as a bouncer at the Lyon's Den Hookah Lounge in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when a man…

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Jarvis Watts

Male, age 9 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 9-year-old Jarvis Watts died from multiple gunshot wounds in a home located in the 9400 block of South Wallace Street in the Washington Heights or Brainerd neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. during a…

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Jonathan Paska

Male, age 37 · Orland-park, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, a tragic incident occurred in Orland Park, Illinois, resulting in the deaths of two men, Jonathan Paska and Michael Lafrey. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning, specifically around 1:20 a.m., at a residence in the…

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Ricardo Correa

Male, age 20 · Collinsville, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ricardo Correa, a 20-year-old resident of Collinsville, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on January 1, 2023. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in the 100 block of West Main Street in Collinsville. Correa was not the only victim…

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Rodolfo Torres-Granado

Male, age 24 · Collinsville, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Rodolfo Torres-Granado, a 24-year-old resident of Collinsville, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on January 1, 2023. The incident occurred in Collinsville, marking a tragic beginning to the year for his family and community. Rodolfo, affectionately…

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Jymal Cox

Male, age 33 · Mattapan, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, a fatal shooting occurred in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of 33-year-old Jymal Cox. The incident took place early in the morning, around 5:56 a.m., in the area of 1601 Blue Hill Avenue. Boston…

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Reggie Speight Jr.

Male, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2023, the life of 28-year-old Reginald Speight Jr., a Black male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. The incident unfolded around 9:15 p.m. in the Algonquin neighborhood, specifically in the 1800 block of West Gaulbert…

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Clark Francisco Bowdry

Male, age 30 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2023, the life of Clark Francisco Bowdry, a 30-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short on a street in New Orleans. At approximately 4:03 a.m. in the 1600 block of Clio Street, police responded to a call of a…

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Damien McNally

Male, age 40 · Pineville, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the first day of the new year, a sense of tragedy befell a neighborhood in Pineville, Louisiana. Damien McNally, a 40-year-old Black man, was found fatally shot on Wood Street on January 1, 2023. The incident plunged the community into sorrow and raised…

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Jeremiah Kelly

Male, age 19 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of January 1, 2023, what began as a new year in Shreveport, Louisiana, tragically ended with the city's first homicide. Jeremiah Kelly, a 19-year-old male, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds at the Villa Norte Apartments located in the…

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Jennifer Christine Rodriguez

Female, age 41 · Middle Creek, Kansas

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On New Year's Day 2023, a grim discovery was made in a rural ditch in Miami County, Kansas. A passerby found 41-year-old Hispanic female, Jennifer Christine Rodriguez of Belton, Missouri, suffering from a gunshot wound near 299th Street and Somerset Road in…

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Rickey Beans

Male, age 44 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ricky Beans, 44, a Black/African American male, was found dead inside a residence in the 5200 block of West 8th Street North in Wichita on January 1, 2023. A friend called 911 that afternoon believing Beans was inside and unresponsive; fire crews arrived…

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Oscar Trujillo

Male, age 28 · Clovis, New Mexico

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2023, a shooting in Clovis, New Mexico, resulted in the death of 28-year-old Hispanic male, Oscar Trujillo. The incident marked the city's first homicide of the year. Trujillo was seriously injured in the altercation and later succumbed…

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Darryl Stamper

Male, age 41 · Springfield, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Darryl Eugene Stamper Jr., a 41-year-old resident of Springfield, Ohio, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident on January 1, 2023. The incident occurred in the early morning hours at 118 South Race Street in Springfield. Springfield Police Division…

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Monique Duncan

Female, age 42 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the morning of New Year's Day 2023, a tragic and violent incident unfolded within a home in Clinton, Maryland, leaving two people dead and two others wounded. Responding to a call at approximately 6:00 a.m. on Lazy Acres Road, Prince George's County police…

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David Scott Reed

Male, age 35 · Lawrence, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early moments of the new year, a celebration in Lawrence Township, Michigan, turned into a scene of tragedy, leaving two families grieving an irreversible loss. David Scott Reed, a 35-year-old man, was killed on January 1, 2023, in what was initially…

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Don David Sawyer

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2023, the life of 19-year-old Don David Sawyer, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in a burst of violence on Detroit's east side. Known to his friends as David, he had just arrived at a New Year's Eve party with…

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Joseph Lawrence Jo Jo

Male, age 16 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early moments of the new year, the life of 16-year-old Joseph Lawrence 'Jo Jo' Ivory Jr. was tragically cut short in Grand Rapids, Michigan. On January 1, 2023, the young man, a male, was fatally wounded by a gunshot, marking the city's first homicide…

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Keshawn N. Banks

Male, age 16 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early moments of the new year, a burst of violence outside a Saginaw, Michigan, gas station tragically cut short the life of 16-year-old Keshawn N. Banks. On January 1, 2023, the young man was fatally wounded in a shooting that also left a woman…

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Euel Melvin

Male, age 22 · Longs, South Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the early morning of January 1, 2023, the New Year's celebrations in Longs, South Carolina, turned tragic at a local establishment known as the G Spot Arcade Bar and Grill. Among the patrons ringing in the new year was 22-year-old Emanuel Melvin, a Black…

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Tony Williams

Male, age 52 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On New Year's Day 2023, the life of Tony Williams, a 52-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in a shooting in Norfolk, Virginia. The incident unfolded in the Berkley neighborhood, a community Williams was deeply connected to, in the 500 block of…

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Keith Holland

Male, age 45 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

A 45-year-old man, Keith Holland, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Year's Day in Newark, New Jersey. The incident took place on January 1, 2023, inside a residence on Rose Terrace. Holland, a resident of Newark, sustained multiple gunshot…

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Akeem White

Male, age 32 · Jennings, Missouri

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2023, a disturbance call led police to a grim discovery in the 8800 block of Blewett Avenue in Jennings, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. There, in the middle of the street, lay the body of 32-year-old Akeem White, a…

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Cashley C. Scott

Male, age 39 · Maxton, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 1:30 a.m., deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported shooting in the 800 block of John L. Road in Maxton, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 39-year-old Cashley Carl Scott…

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Dasia Jenis Gentry

Female, age 25 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 6:18 a.m., Winston-Salem police responded to a call regarding an unconscious female at the Microtel Inn located at 100 Capitol Lodging Court. Upon arrival, officers discovered 25-year-old Dasia Jenis Gentry in a hotel room…

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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.