Deaths by Force on January 26

Deaths by Force (493)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Darnell Lavary Wilkes

Male, age 25 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darnell Lavery Wilkes was a 25-year-old Black man from Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose life ended in the middle of an ordinary Tuesday, January 26, 2016. In the Willard-Hay area on the city's North Side, the day was already in motion when police were sent to…

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Malone Amason

Male, age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 26, 2016, 27-year-old Malone Amason was fatally shot at the Western Glen Apartments on Montana Avenue in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the apartment complex's parking lot. Responding officers…

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James Lytle

Male, age 53 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold winter day in Nashville, Tennessee, the body of a man was discovered on the side of the road in the southern part of the city. It was January 26, 2016, when a passing driver made the grim find and alerted the authorities. The man was identified as…

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Jerrell Demond Rogers

Male, age 29 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet of a Tuesday evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 29-year-old Jerrell Demond Rogers was abruptly ended by gunfire. On January 26, 2016, Rogers was found shot in the driver's seat of his black Chevrolet Impala, which had come to a stop…

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Saul Ocampo

Male, age 31 · Decatur, Alabama

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Saul Ocampo, a 31-year-old man, was killed on the evening of January 26, 2016, in Decatur, Alabama, after what authorities described as a robbery inside his own home. Police said officers were dispatched at about 6:28 p.m. to 408 6th Avenue Southwest for a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darnell Lavary Wilkes

Male, age 23 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the cold of a Minneapolis winter, the tragic story of Darnell Lavary Wilkes, a 23-year-old Black male, came to a sorrowful end. On the afternoon of January 26, 2016, a call was made to the Minneapolis Police Department about a person sleeping inside a car…

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James Quoc Tran

Male, age 33 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the fading light of a Tuesday evening on January 26, 2016, a burst of violence shattered the relative quiet of a homeless encampment in Seattle, Washington, known as "The Jungle." When the chaos subsided, 33-year-old James Quoc Tran, an Asian male, was…

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Jeannine Louise Brooks-Zapata

Female, age 45 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the damp chill of a January evening in Seattle, the life of 45-year-old Caucasian woman Jeannine Louise Brooks-Zapata was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2016, she was visiting old friends in a homeless encampment known as "The Jungle" when gunfire…

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Alonso Ivan DeLa Garza

Male, age 28 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 28-year-old Alonso Ivan DeLa Garza was tragically cut short in Flint, Michigan. A Hispanic male, Alonso was fatally wounded by gunfire on January 26th of that year. Born on September 20, 1987, he was a father to two…

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James Allan Boaz Sr.

Male, age 56 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, the life of 56-year-old James Allan Boaz Sr. was abruptly ended by gunfire in Flint, Michigan. On Tuesday, January 26th, police were called to a residence on the city's north side where they discovered Mr. Boaz, a long-time resident of…

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Antonio David Truesdale

Male, age 25 · Essex, Maryland

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday in Essex, Maryland, the life of 25-year-old Antonio David Truesdale was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2016, just before 2:00 a.m., Baltimore County Police responded to reports of a shooting in the unit block of Valley…

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Carlos Esteban Alfaro

Male, age 20 · Salinas, California

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carlos Esteban Alfaro, a 20-year-old resident of Salinas, California, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2016. Born on June 17, 1995, in Michoacan, Mexico, Carlos was walking on the sidewalk near his home on the 1200 block of Nogal Drive when he was shot…

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Malcolm Anthony Davis

Male, age 36 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Malcolm Anthony Davis, a 36-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2016. Davis was found shot to death in his pickup truck, which had crashed into a house. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that has been…

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Richard Hutchinson

Male, age 33 · Silver-springs, Florida

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Richard Allen Hutchinson Jr., a 33-year-old man from Silver Springs, FL, was tragically shot and killed on January 26, 2016. The incident occurred at his residence on 322 NE 167th Court. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, deputies were…

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William Stark Adams

Male, age 61 · Brooksville, Florida

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

William Stark Adams, aged 61, died on January 26, 2016, in Brooksville, Florida, under tragic circumstances. Adams was involved in a traffic accident on U.S. 41 and Powell Road in Brooksville. He turned his Dodge pickup truck in front of a Volkswagen sedan…

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Cory Brown

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

As of January 30, 2025, there is no publicly available information regarding the death of a 33-year-old individual named Cory D. Brown in Chicago, Illinois, on January 26, 2016. Extensive searches through online databases, including obituary archives and…

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Robert Howard Jr.

Male, age 62 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Howard Jr., a 62-year-old African American male, passed away on January 26, 2016, in Chicago, IL. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigations and legal proceedings. Howard's death was…

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Stephen Christopher Arnold

Male, age 40 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of January 26, 2016, the quiet streets of New Orleans' Holy Cross neighborhood were broken by the urgent sounds of a police raid. A team of officers, part of a Drug Enforcement Administration task force, was executing a warrant at a home…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Bryan Stuart Requena

Male, age 17 · Lumber-bridge, North Carolina

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Bryan Stuart Requena, a 17-year-old male from Lumber Bridge, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2016. Bryan, born on February 23, 1998, in Sampson County, North Carolina, was the son of Mauricio Requena and Claudia Gonzalez. He worked as…

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Glover Nucci Booker

Male, age 25 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Glover Nucci Booker, a 25-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on January 26, 2016. He was shot multiple times while leaving his grandmother's home on East 138th Street. Despite the efforts of the Cleveland police, no arrests have been…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brett Bartholomew Gorecki

Male, age 19 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brett Bartholomew Gorecki, a 19-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on January 26, 2016, at the Sonoma Canyon apartments in San Antonio, Texas. According to witnesses, Gorecki was running through the parking lot when at least three suspects opened…

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Maria Isabel Garcia

Female, age 56 · Brownsville, Texas

Killed Jan 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Maria Isabel Garcia, a 56-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on January 26, 2016, in Brownsville, Texas. The incident occurred during a chaotic shootout involving law enforcement officers and her son, Jesse Garcia. Maria Isabel…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael Ford

Male, age 30 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the cold of a Louisville winter, the life of 30-year-old Michael Ford, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On January 26, 2011, Ford was murdered at 3776 Parthenia Way. The specific circumstances surrounding his death have remained shrouded in mystery…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Diarelle Duerson

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the city of Detroit, the violent death of 26-year-old Diarelle Duerson remains a somber and unresolved case, leaving a family searching for answers and a community grappling with the persistent issue of street violence. The young man's life was cut short…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Cornell Lawson

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on the streets of Detroit, Michigan. Cornell Lawson, a 25-year-old African-American male, was killed on January 26, 2011. The incident occurred on Desner Avenue, leaving a community…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Brandon D. Gilbert

Male, age 27 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

Brandon D. Gilbert, a 27-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot on January 26, 2011. The homicide took place during what was reported to be a violent confrontation, leaving Brandon dead at the scene. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that has…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Johnny Baker

Male, age 66 · Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

Johnny Baker, a 66-year-old white male landlord in the Tulsa area, disappeared on November 19, 2010, after a day spent tending to the rental properties he owned and collecting payments from his tenants. He was retired from his earlier work but still active as…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David Moore

Male, age 29 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, a tragedy unfolded in Indianapolis that would forever mark the city and its police force. David S. Moore, a 29-year-old male officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, was a dedicated public servant, known for his…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ellen Greenberg

Female, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a snowy January evening in 2011, Ellen Rae Greenberg, a 27-year-old female teacher, was found dead in the Philadelphia apartment she shared with her fiancé. The scene was grim, with Ms. Greenberg having sustained 20 stab wounds, a significant number of…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Josheryl Byrd

Female · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

In Washington, D.C., Josheryl Byrd, an African-American/Black woman, was discovered shot to death on a cold Wednesday in late January 2006 behind Kimball Elementary School, in the 3300 block of Minnesota Avenue SE. On January 25, officers responded to the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

David Garrett

Male, age 64 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jan 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

On January 26, 2006, 64-year-old Black male David Garrett was found unresponsive in his living room at 967 Nevin Street in Akron, Ohio, around 5:30 a.m. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The Akron Police Department responded to the scene, and the case…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jeffery Alan Wroten

Male, age 44 · Hagerstown, Maryland

Killed Jan 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the winter of 2006, Jeffery Alan Wroten, a 44-year-old male correctional officer, met a tragic and untimely end. A dedicated officer with the Maryland State Division of Correction for four years, he was assigned to the Roxbury Correctional Institution, a…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Sandra Resendez

Female, age 13 · Landers, California

Killed Jan 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Sandra Resendez, a 13-year-old girl from Landers, California, tragically lost her life on January 26, 1996. The incident occurred when Martin Mendoza-Garcia, her stepfather, carried out a violent attack that resulted in the deaths of Sandra, her brother Erik…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Wendy Cervantes

Female, age 11 · Landers, California

Killed Jan 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

On January 26, 1996, Wendy Cervantes, an 11-year-old girl from Landers, California, tragically lost her life in a horrific incident. Wendy was one of the victims in a shooting spree carried out by Martin Mendoza-Garcia, who was embroiled in a domestic dispute…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Jerry Arnold Martinez

Male, age 31 · Rio Arriba, New Mexico

Killed Jan 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

On January 26, 1991, Deputy Jerry Arnold Martinez of the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department in New Mexico met a tragic end in the line of duty. Martinez, who was 30 years old at the time of his death, was part of a response to a domestic dispute that…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Glen Michael Huber

Male, age 35 · Rio Arriba, New Mexico

Killed Jan 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the quiet community of Chimayó, New Mexico, a day of tragedy unfolded on January 26, 1991, forever marking the life of Glen Michael Huber, a 35-year-old White male and a dedicated New Mexico State Police Officer. What began as a domestic dispute spiraled…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Michael R. Green

Male, age 26 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 26, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, a young man's life was cut short in an act of senseless violence in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Michael R. Green, a 26-year-old male, was working as a uniformed off-duty security officer at a local nightclub on the evening of Sunday…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Ira Free Kemp

Male, age 48 · Odon, Indiana

Killed Jan 26, 1981 · 45 years ago

For decades, the disappearance of Ira Free Kemp remained a painful mystery for his family and the small community of Odon, Indiana. A 52-year-old male, Kemp was a farmer, a musician who enjoyed playing the guitar, and a charter member of the Bethel Mennonite…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

John V. Combs

Male, age 68 · London, Kentucky

Killed Jan 26, 1971 · 55 years ago

John V. Combs, a 68-year-old man from the London, Kentucky, area, died at Marymount Hospital on January 26, 1971, in what initially passed without recognition as a homicide. More than sixteen years later, his death was tied to hospital orderly Donald Harvey…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Robert Martin

Male, age 42 · Spearman, Texas

Killed Jan 26, 1911 · 115 years ago

Robert Eli Martin, aged 42, was the Sheriff of Hansford County, Texas, and was shot and killed on January 26, 1911, in Spearman, TX. Sheriff Martin was born on March 11, 1868, in Joplin, Texas, and had served as sheriff since November 11, 1908. He left behind…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Baby Girl Arriaga

Female · Hollywood Hills, California

Killed Jan 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

On January 26, 2006, the life of Baby Girl Arriaga came to a premature and tragic end in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Identified as a Hispanic female infant who was less than a year old, she never had the chance to take her first steps…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Eric Resendez

Male, age 11 · Landers, California

Killed Jan 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Eric Resendez, an 11-year-old boy from Landers, California, tragically lost his life on January 26, 1996. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing and involved a series of violent events that led to a high-profile murder case. Eric…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Alvie Seamon

Male, age 44 · Deatsville, Alabama

Killed Jan 26, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, in the small community of Deatsville, Alabama, the life of Alvie 'Junior' Seamon Jr. came to an abrupt and violent end. On January 26th, the 44-year-old man was killed by gunfire. Following the shooting, an investigation into the…

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Andrece Dejuan Tigner

Male, age 34 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 26, 2026 · this year

On the night of January 26, 2026, the life of 34-year-old Andrece Dejuan Tigner was cut short by gunfire in an apartment complex on the south side of Indianapolis. The incident occurred in the 3300 block of Laurel Street, where officers were dispatched…

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Brianna Rodriguez-Quintana

Female, age 25 · Greenacres, Florida

Killed Jan 26, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Greenacres, Florida, a tragic event unfolded on the morning of January 26, 2026, shattering the neighborhood's peace. Brianna Rodriguez-Quintana, a 25-year-old woman, was killed in a double murder-suicide. The incident, which was…

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Christian Diaz Rendon

Male, age 36 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 26, 2026 · this year

In what should have been a moment of relief after a terrifying home invasion, a Phoenix family was instead plunged into deeper tragedy on the night of January 26, 2026. Christian Diaz Rendon, a 36-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot not by the intruder he…

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Christopher Frye-Pleasant

Male, age 22 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 26, 2026 · this year

On a Monday afternoon in St. Louis, tragedy struck at the 8th Street Restaurant in the Soulard neighborhood, claiming the life of 22-year-old Christopher Frye-Pleasant. The young man was inside the establishment on January 26, 2026, when gunfire erupted.…

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DaJour Ellison

Male, age 20 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Jan 26, 2026 · this year

In the winter of 2026, the life of 20-year-old DaJour Ellison was tragically cut short in Wilmington, North Carolina. On the evening of Monday, January 26th, the sharp sound of gunfire pierced the air in the Creekwood neighborhood. When police arrived at the…

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