Deaths by Force on January 1

Deaths by Force (884)

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Deshawn Roundtree

Male, age 32 · Greenville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 4 a.m., Greenville Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting at 2125 Silver Maple Lane, Apartment 206, in Greenville, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered two individuals with gunshot wounds…

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Jonas Padilla

Male, age 37 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 37-year-old Jonas Barrett Padilla, a resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, and a member of the Pagan's Motorcycle Club, was fatally shot while riding his motorcycle. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Bayberry Lane near Fawndale Drive…

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Juan Nikely Avalo

Male, age 33 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 33-year-old Juan Nikely Avalo was fatally shot at his residence on Burlington Avenue in Gastonia, North Carolina. The incident involved off-duty Ranlo Police Officer Kwaku "Riley" Agyapon, who used his service weapon during the…

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Julia Holland

Female, age 49 · Canton, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 49-year-old Julia Michelle Holland, a resident of Candler, North Carolina, was found deceased in the Newfound community near Canton. Holland, who worked as an Uber driver, had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the back of her head. The…

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Lyric LaElla Thomas

Female, age 5 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, just after midnight, five-year-old Lyric LaElla Thomas tragically lost her life in an accidental shooting at a residence on Moretz Avenue in Charlotte, North Carolina. Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene. In the days…

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Natasha Yvette Jones Walker

Female, age 32 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 1:42 a.m., Greensboro Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire near Cridland Road and Parkway Street in Greensboro, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 32-year-old Natasha Yvette Walker inside…

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Oscar Sorto-Ramos

Male, age 38 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of January 1, 2023, at approximately 2:50 a.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers responded to a reported shooting on Blackhawk Road in the Townes at University apartment complex, located in the University City area of…

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Raymond Ntungwen

Male, age 28 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 28-year-old Raymond Ningmua Ayumbi Ntungwen was fatally shot on West Tyvola Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from Cameroon, Raymond was a poet, musician, and father. Emergency medical personnel arrived promptly but pronounced…

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Tizhaildeil Simmons

Male, age 19 · Clinton, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, just before 1 a.m., Sampson County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of gunfire on Darkwood Lane in Clinton, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered that three individuals had been shot during a disturbance at the location.…

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Jashon Yates

Male, age 19 · Johnson-city, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On New Year's Day 2023, a celebration at the Monarch Apartments in Johnson City, Tennessee, turned tragic, ending the life of 19-year-old Jashon Yates. Yates, a resident of nearby Kingsport, was attending a party in the early morning hours when gunfire…

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Shmyia Lashea Ley

Female, age 19 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day in 2023, the life of 19-year-old Shmyia Lashea Ley was tragically cut short in Jackson, Tennessee. The young Black/African American woman was fatally shot at approximately 1:30 a.m. at the north end of Fair Acres…

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Austin Clay Milligan

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 3:30 a.m., 24-year-old Austin Milligan of Moreno Valley was fatally shot in South Los Angeles. The incident occurred near the intersection of 20th Street and Maple Avenue. Upon arrival, Los Angeles Police Department…

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Edgar Acosta

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 11:06 p.m., Edgar Acosta, a 27-year-old male, was found deceased in an alley located in the 5400 block of Via Corona Street in East Los Angeles. Responding deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department…

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James Stephens

Male, age 55 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

James Stephens, a 55-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was fatally shot on January 1, 2023, marking the city's first homicide of that year. The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day, and despite investigative efforts, no suspects have…

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Jimmie Wiede

Male, age 44 · Lincoln, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 44-year-old Jimmie Wiedeman was found deceased in his residence on Fox Lane in Lincoln, California, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Surveillance footage from within Wiedeman's home captured four individuals entering the premises…

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Jose Garcia Verduzco

Male, age 33 · Tulare, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 33-year-old Jose Garcia Verduzco was fatally shot in Tulare, California, marking the city's first homicide of the year. Authorities discovered Verduzco in a vehicle near the 500 block of Pleasant Avenue, close to Garden Elementary School…

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Kenneth Ace Rudd

Male, age 49 · Adelanto, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 49-year-old Kenneth "Ace" Rudd of Adelanto, California, tragically lost his life due to an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to reports, Rudd was cleaning his firearm when it discharged, fatally injuring him. His fiancée…

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Leonard Johnson

Male, age 37 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, at approximately 1:05 p.m., the Sacramento Police Department responded to a shooting incident near the intersection of Florin Road and Franklin Boulevard in Sacramento, California. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 37-year-old male…

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Steven Montano

Male, age 30 · Fresno, California

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 30-year-old Steven Montano was fatally shot at The Parks at Fig Garden Apartments, located on North Fruit Avenue in Fresno, California. The incident occurred shortly after 5:00 p.m., when Montano was confronted in the apartment complex's…

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Agustin Rivera Feliciano

Male, age 39 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 39-year-old Agustin "Junito" Rivera Feliciano was fatally shot in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Barclay Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Upon arrival, police found Feliciano with gunshot wounds to his upper…

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Amethyst Sistine Ame Silva

Female, age 11 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 1, 2023, 11-year-old Amethyst Sistine "Ame" Silva was tragically killed by a stray bullet during New Year's celebrations in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was outside her family's residence at the Allure Apartments on Middlecoff Road, welcoming the new…

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Dylan Reeves

Male, age 36 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Dylan Reeves, a 36-year-old from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on January 1, 2023. His death came after an incident that unfolded on New Year's Eve 2022. According to law enforcement reports, Reeves was found severely injured in the early hours of January 1…

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Jennifer Wilson

Female, age 29 · Sedgwick County, Kansas

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jennifer Wilson, a 29-year-old White female from Derby in Sedgwick County, Kansas, vanished after a turbulent night on September 1, 2002. She and her live-in roommate had argued at Jezebel's, the club where Wilson worked as an exotic dancer, and the dispute…

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Timothy Pinson

Male, age 32 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day 2022, Timothy Dean Pinson, a 32-year-old male, was found deceased in the parking lot of an apartment complex located in the 800 block of Cable Car Court, just off Valley Avenue in the Birmingham, Alabama area. Pinson had sustained a fatal…

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Robert Leon Doss

Male, age 36 · Oak Grove, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet, wooded landscape of Oak Grove, Alabama, a grim discovery was made on the first day of the new year. The body of 36-year-old Robert Leon Doss was found by an ATV rider late in the evening of January 1, 2022. His remains were located in a secluded…

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Fernando Jose Cruz-Soto

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the inaugural day of 2022, the city of Birmingham was marked by its first homicide of the year with the death of Fernando Jose Cruz-Soto. The 20-year-old male was fatally wounded by gunfire in the early hours of January 1st. The incident that claimed…

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Timothy Dean Pinson

Male, age 32 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, the life of Timothy Dean Pinson, a 32-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. He was discovered unresponsive in a silver sedan, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The vehicle was located…

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Daniel Jackson

Male, age 31 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2022, a sense of celebration was tragically cut short in Montgomery, Alabama, with the death of Daniel Jackson, a 31-year-old man. Jackson was the victim of a fatal shooting, one of two separate homicide incidents that marked a grim start…

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Eduardo Ro Castillo

Male, age 23 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix, Arizona, on January 1, 2022, a young Hispanic man named Eduardo Roman Castillo, 23, was shot and killed. The incident occurred at an apartment complex situated near the intersection of 34th Street and Chandler Boulevard at…

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James Germaine Jackson

Male, age 36 · New Edinburg, Arkansas

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2022, the life of James 'Germaine' Jackson, a 36-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in the small community of New Edinburg, Arkansas. He was fatally shot, a victim of gun violence that shattered the…

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Andre Lashun Foster

Male, age 43 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the very first day of 2022, the life of Andre Lashun Foster, a 43-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The new year was less than two hours old when violence erupted in the Argay Terrace neighborhood of…

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Dante McFallo

Male, age 18 · Gresham, Oregon

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day 2022, 18-year-old Dante McFallo, a Black male, was fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Gresham, Oregon. At the time of the incident, McFallo was on a FaceTime call with his mother, Jozi McFallo. He had been staying…

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Quayan Foster

Male, age 21 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, a tragic shooting in Portland, Oregon, claimed the lives of two men, one of whom was 21-year-old Quayan Johnell Foster, a Black male. The incident, which also left a third man wounded, marked a grim start to the year…

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Devonte Phillips

Male, age 24 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2022, a night that should have been filled with celebration in Denver, Colorado, turned tragic for 24-year-old Devonte Phillips. An accidental bump on the dance floor of The Cabin Tap House, a downtown bar, escalated into a fatal…

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Hiyaw Joya Tesfa Zewdie-Walker

Female, age 29 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day of 2022, a celebration at the Cabin Tap House in Denver's LoDo district turned into a scene of tragedy. Hiyaw 'Joya' Tesfa Zewdie-Walker, a 29-year-old female of Ethiopian origin, was caught in the crossfire of a violent altercation. An…

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Priscilla Priddy

Female, age 61 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2022, a tragedy unfolded in a central Las Vegas apartment, cutting short the life of 61-year-old Priscilla Priddy. An African American female, Priscilla was found by police around 11:30 a.m. at a residence on East Flamingo Road. She had…

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Thaddaeus L. Hudson

Male, age 39 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Thaddaeus L. Hudson, a 39-year-old White/Caucasian male, was killed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky. The fatal shooting unfolded in the Highview neighborhood near the intersection of Smyrna Parkway and Outer Loop, close to Smyrna…

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Breon Gates

Male, age 27 · Kenosha, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, the life of Breon Tre'Vaunt Gates, a 27-year-old Black / African American man from Zion, Illinois, was tragically cut short. The scene was the parking lot of Coins Sports Bar in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a…

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Jonathan Camren

Male, age 26 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early moments of New Year's Day, a life was tragically cut short in Oklahoma City. Jonathan Camren, a 26-year-old white male, became the city's first homicide victim of 2022. Just after midnight on January 1st, police were called to the intersection of…

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Brione M. Green

Male, age 31 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day 2022, a tragic sequence of events in Norfolk, Virginia, led to the death of 31-year-old Brione M. Green, a Black male. The incident, which marked the first homicide of the year in the Hampton Roads area, unfolded around 11:20 a.m. in the…

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Devon Clanton

Male, age 22 · Spring-grove, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, a festive outdoor bonfire party in Spring Grove, Virginia, turned into a scene of tragedy. Devon Clanton, a 22-year-old male from Dinwiddie County, was one of two individuals shot during the gathering. The event…

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James Sipos

Male, age 49 · Moneta, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, a fatal encounter at a pizzeria in Moneta, Virginia, resulted in the death of 49-year-old James Sipos. The events of that morning at Lago Pizza on Moneta Road would lead to the arrests of two men, unraveling a…

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Tramaz Tynes

Male, age 20 · Spring-grove, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the first day of 2022, a New Year's Eve bonfire party in Spring Grove, Virginia, ended in tragedy with the shooting death of 20-year-old Tramaz Tynes. The celebration, held in the 8600 block of Ellis Road, was attended by a large crowd estimated to be over…

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Shane Furman

Male, age 39 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of New Year's Day, January 1, 2022, the life of 39-year-old Shane LaVell Furman was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting on the west side of Indianapolis. A Black male, Furman was a father known for his skills in cutting hair and tattooing…

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Derrick Eugene Joseph Williams

Male, age 31 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day of 2022, a sense of shock rippled through the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Derrick Eugene Joseph Williams, a 31-year-old Black man, was found slain in the parking lot of a BP gas station located near the intersection of…

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Griselda Osorio Perez

Female, age 45 · Cayce, South Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet city of Cayce, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on a Monday morning in early January 2022. Inside a home on Circle Drive, the lives of two people were tragically cut short. Griselda Osorio Perez, a 45-year-old Hispanic female, was found…

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Lamberto Blanco Menchor

Male, age 43 · Cayce, South Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a quiet home on Circle Drive in Cayce, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on Monday, January 3, 2022. The bodies of 43-year-old Lamberto Blanco Menchor of Elgin and 45-year-old Griselda Osorio Perez of Cayce were found inside the residence at…

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Aaron Wilson Frazier

Male, age 25 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, a domestic dispute in a Clinton, Maryland home escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 25-year-old Aaron Wilson Frazier. A Black/African American male, Frazier was shot multiple times and later succumbed to…

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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.