Deaths by Force on January 1

Deaths by Force (884)

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Bernard Mooshka Thomas III

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, the life of 17-year-old Bernard 'Mooshka' Thomas III was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on Gelston Drive in Baltimore, Maryland. The shooting, which occurred just ninety minutes into the new year, also…

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Desmond Canada

Male, age 16 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Day 2022, the life of 16-year-old Desmond Canada was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that also claimed the life of 17-year-old Bernard Thomas. The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. in the 3600 block of Gelston…

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Kenneth Lee Brown

Male, age 46 · Elkton, Maryland

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the first day of 2022, the life of 46-year-old Kenneth Lee Brown, a male truck driver from Elkton, Maryland, was tragically cut short. In the early hours of New Year's Day, Brown was found suffering from a gunshot wound at a motel in the 200 block of East…

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Keyon T. Lovelady

Male, age 24 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the first day of the new year, tragedy struck in Buffalo, New York, claiming the life of 24-year-old Keyon T. Lovelady. A Black male, Lovelady was fatally shot on January 1, 2022, in an incident that also resulted in the death of 19-year-old Quahn K.…

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Quahn K. Lovelady

Male, age 19 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the first day of 2022, the city of Buffalo was marked by violence that claimed the life of 19-year-old Quahn K. Lovelady. In the early hours of January 1st, gunshots shattered the peace on Elmer Avenue, leaving two young men dead. Quahn, a male, was found…

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Shawn Jefferson

Male, age 49 · White-plains, New York

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the final moments of New Year's Eve 2021, the life of Shawn Jefferson, a 49-year-old man from White Plains, New York, was tragically cut short. Just before midnight, the sound of gunshots pierced the night on North Kensico Avenue. Responding to calls…

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Dalonnie Lance Wyatt-Surgeon

Male, age 26 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Dalonnie Lance Wyatt-Surgeon, a 26-year-old resident of Carmichael, California, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2022, in a shooting incident in South Sacramento. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a…

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Jeanette Gallegos

Female, age 27 · Temple-city, California

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jeanette Gallegos, a 27-year-old resident of Temple City, California, tragically lost her life on January 1, 2022, in what authorities have identified as a murder-suicide. The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day at her home on Pentland…

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Marcus Marshall

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Marcus Aaron Marshall, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2022. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Marcus was shot near 1611 E. Washington Blvd. in Downtown Los…

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Kiontaya Presley

Male, age 21 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Kiontaya Presley, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2022, in Gainesville, Florida. The incident occurred in the Holley Heights area, just west of Gainesville, marking the first fatal shooting in Alachua County for the…

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Michael Jackson

Female, age 47 · Haines-city, Florida

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Michael Andre Jackson, a 47-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 1, 2022, in Haines City, Florida. The incident occurred near North 12th Street and Avenue I, close to the New Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, around 12:20 a.m.…

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Antonio Rankin

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Antonio Rankin, a 22-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on January 1, 2022, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 5:25 a.m. in the 6000 block of South Bishop Street. Rankin was found with a gunshot wound…

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Bridget Michelle Ross

Female, age 35 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Bridget Michelle Ross, a 35-year-old woman from Peoria, Illinois, tragically passed away on January 1, 2022. Bridget, who was born on September 16, 1986, was a beloved mother and daughter, known for her spunky personality and love for her children. She was…

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Daniela Jackson

Female, age 33 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Daniela T. Jackson, a 33-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on January 1, 2022, in Peoria, Illinois. Daniela was born on August 4, 1988, and was a beloved member of her community. On the night of her death, Daniela and her husband, Levi…

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Susanna Princess Torres Garcia

Female, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Susanna Princess Torres Garcia, a 29-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on January 1, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. She was found shot to death around 8:53 AM near the 1000 block of North Hamlin Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The…

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Brandon Hardy

Male, age 38 · Grimesland, North Carolina

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Brandon Hardy, a 38-year-old man from Grimesland, NC, was shot and killed on January 1, 2022. The incident occurred at the home of Belinda Matthews, who had been in long-term relationships with both Hardy and Robert Green. According to the Pitt County…

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Darius Sikes Jr.

Male, age 30 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Darius Sikes Jr., a 30-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2022. He was found in the doorway of a residence near the 14900 block of Kinsman Road with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen area. The incident…

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Dwight Terrell

Male, age 46 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Dwight Terrell, a 46-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 1, 2022. He was fatally shot in the Roselawn neighborhood early on New Year's Day. Emergency units were called to the scene around 12:20 a.m. on Summit Road near…

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Wayne Bernard Roush

Male, age 79 · Gallipolis, Ohio

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Wayne Bernard Roush, a 79-year-old man from Gallipolis, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 1, 2022. Born on March 15, 1942, in Sissonville, West Virginia, Wayne was a retired butcher and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Eno…

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Amari Lei

Female, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On New Year's Day 2022, the life of 19-year-old Amariey Lei was tragically cut short in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. A Black transgender woman, Amariey was found shot to death on Wood Street, her death marking a sorrowful start to the new year for her family…

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Holly B Vadella

Female, age 59 · Belle-vernon, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, Holly B. Vadella, a 59-year-old female, was tragically killed in what authorities described as a senseless act of road rage. She was driving home after spending New Year's Eve with her mother when the fatal encounter…

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Jaydin Sanderson

Female, age 19 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jaydin Sanderson, a 19-year-old female from Johnstown, PA, tragically passed away on January 1, 2022. She was found in the driver's seat of her father's black sedan with a gunshot wound to her head. The circumstances surrounding her death indicated a…

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Jonathan Grimes

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic New Year's Day in Philadelphia, a vibrant life was cut short, leaving a family and community in mourning. Jonathan Grimes, a 33-year-old male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 1, 2022. The incident unfolded around 1:50 p.m. on the 100…

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Alexis Nicole Cobb

Female, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic New Year's Day in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 20-year-old Alexis Nicole Cobb was cut short. On January 1, 2022, what began as an argument between Cobb and her boyfriend of two years, 23-year-old Bryndon Smith, escalated into a fatal encounter…

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Ladarius Howard

Male, age 27 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours, at approximately 4:50 a.m., the life of 21-year-old Ladarius Daniel was tragically cut short. The young man was outside an event hall located at 1622 Dodds Ave. in Chattanooga, TN, when violence erupted. In a sudden burst of…

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Nicholas Sampson

Male, age 20 · Dyersburg, Tennessee

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2022, the life of 20-year-old Nicholas Gage Sampson was tragically cut short in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Sampson, a male, was attending a party on Light Street when violence erupted. Officers from the Dyersburg Police…

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Edward Mays

Male, age 33 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Edward Mays, a 33-year-old man from Stamford, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on January 1, 2022, at the Carriage House Inn and Suites in Lubbock, Texas. Edward, who went by the last name Mays despite a misspelling on his birth certificate, was a father…

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Felton Jones

Male, age 30 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Felton Hendrix Jones, a 30-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas, tragically passed away on January 1, 2022. According to reports, Jones was shot multiple times while sitting in his vehicle in the driveway of a house in the 2200 block of Taylor Street. He had…

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Italia McGregor

Female, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Italia McGregor, a 24-year-old woman from Bellville, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on New Year's Day, January 1, 2022, in Houston, Texas. She was the first murder victim of Houston in 2022. McGregor was at the Five Nine Bar and Lounge in southwest…

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Jorge Luis Duran

Male, age 36 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jan 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jorge Luis Duran, a 36-year-old Hispanic man, tragically lost his life on January 1, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Duran was involved in a domestic dispute that escalated into a fatal shooting. The incident occurred at a residence in Live Oak, Texas, where…

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James Darrell McDaniel

Male, age 49 · Sheffield, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the first day of 2020, the life of 49-year-old James Darrell McDaniel of Sheffield, Alabama, was tragically cut short. The male victim was fatally shot in a violent incident that would soon lead to a swift investigation and the apprehension of two…

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Rodrecus Moore

Male, age 28 · Brent, Alabama

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2020, the life of 28-year-old Rodrecus Darrell Moore was tragically cut short in Brent, Alabama. In the afternoon, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Moore was shot on South Scottsville Road. The incident led to an investigation that would…

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Jesse William Mitchell

Male, age 41 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the first day of the new year, a tragedy unfolded in Glendale, Arizona, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Jesse William Mitchell. In the early morning hours of January 1, 2020, the 41-year-old man was at a bus stop near the corner of…

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Vicente Christopher Romero-Lopez

Male, age 23 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On January 1, 2020, at approximately 2 a.m., 23-year-old Vicente Christopher Romero-Lopez was fatally shot in the driveway of a townhouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Originally from Tucumcari, Romero-Lopez had relocated to the Albuquerque area. His death…

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Gayland Delanore Allen Jr.

Male, age 24 · Golden, Colorado

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In late December 2019, the family of Gayland Delanore Allen, Jr., a 24-year-old male, grew concerned when he stopped returning their phone calls. His father went to his home in Aurora, Colorado, on December 28th and reviewed security camera footage. The video…

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Angela Wynn

Female, age 51 · Badger, Minnesota

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On New Year's Day 2020, the life of 51-year-old Angela Wynn, a White female from Badger, Minnesota, was tragically cut short. On that Wednesday, January 1st, Angela had gone to the rural Badger home of Angelo O. Borreson, 56, as an act of kindness. She had…

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Carl Anthony Dobbs Jr.

Male, age 31 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

Carl Anthony Dobbs Jr., aged 31, was tragically shot and killed on January 1, 2020, in the parking lot of Johnny Baby's bar in St. Paul, Minnesota. The incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. when Dobbs arrived at the bar. Surveillance footage captured the…

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James Derick Davis

Male, age 30 · Nicholasville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Nicholasville, Kentucky, the life of James Derick Davis, a 30-year-old White male, came to a tragic and unexpected end on New Year's Day 2020. Known to his loved ones as Derick, he was a man who found solace in the outdoors, tending…

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Darrell Hope

Male, age 40 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On New Year's Day in 2020, a walk home turned fatal for 40-year-old Darrel Hope in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the vicinity of 15th and Garnett, Hope was shot and killed, marking the city's first homicide of the year. The male victim was discovered in the street…

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Dustin Parker

Male, age 25 · Mcalester, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2020, the life of 25-year-old Dustin Parker, a male resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, was tragically cut short. Parker was working as a driver for Rover Taxi, a company he had co-founded, and was generously offering…

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Kirstan Patterson

Female, age 17 · Locust Grove, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the first day of the new year, January 1, 2020, the body of 17-year-old Kirstan Patterson was discovered at the Spring Creek Boat Ramp on the Neosho River, just south of Locust Grove, Oklahoma. The Mayes County Sheriff's Office, along with the Oklahoma…

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Amir Suluki II

Male, age 33 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2020, the life of Amir Suluki II, a 33-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in a shooting in Richmond, Virginia. The incident occurred in the Gilpin Court neighborhood, a community known to face…

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Jayshon Brooks

Male, age 24 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of New Year's Day 2020, a life was tragically cut short in Henrico County, just outside of Richmond, Virginia. Jayshon M. Brooks, a 24-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded in what was later described as an accidental shooting. The…

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La-tiyah Hood

Female, age 28 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early moments of the new year, a celebration in Richmond, Virginia, turned into a scene of tragedy, claiming the life of 28-year-old La-tiyah S. Hood. The young mother of two was attending a New Year's Eve party when she was struck by a bullet just…

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Lee Floyd Parker Jr.

Male, age 69 · Crewe, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Crewe, Virginia, the new year began with a tragedy that struck a local family. On January 1, 2020, 69-year-old Lee Floyd Parker Jr. was found deceased inside a residence on Old Nottoway Road. The Nottoway County Sheriff's Office…

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Tracey Nixon

Male, age 33 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2020, the life of 33-year-old Tracy Nixon was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that echoed through a Hampton, Virginia neighborhood, marking the city's first homicide of the year. A Black male, Nixon was…

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Darrell Smith

Male, age 36 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the first day of the new year, a burst of violence in Saint Louis brought a tragic end to the life of 36-year-old Darrell Smith. The incident, which occurred on January 1, 2020, was one of several fatal shootings that marked a grim start to the year in the…

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Deandre Davis

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the first day of 2020, the life of 21-year-old Deandre Davis, a Black male, was tragically cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. His death was one of several homicides that marked a violent start to the new year in the city. The city witnessed five killings…

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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.