Deaths by Force on January 2

Deaths by Force (412)

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Chong Ku Hwang

Male, age 56 · Central City, Alabama

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of January 2, 2021, the quiet around Linn Park in Birmingham’s Central City was broken by a grim discovery. City workers cleaning the park near the south side found Chong Ku Hwang, a 56-year-old Asian male, dead near the 700 block of 20th…

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Martell Williams

Male, age 26 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the second day of the new year in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of a young Black/African American man, Martell Williams, was tragically cut short. At 26 years old, Williams became the city's first homicide victim of 2021. He was fatally wounded by gunfire…

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Richard Gene Light Sr.

Male, age 53 · Martinsburg, West Virginia

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard Gene Light, Sr., a 53-year-old resident of Martinsburg, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021. He was born on February 12, 1968, in Martinsburg, WV. The circumstances surrounding his death are not detailed in the available sources…

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Robert C. Bobby Truhan

Male, age 39 · Martinsburg, West Virginia

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

The evening of January 2, 2021, turned deadly in Martinsburg, West Virginia, when Robert C. "Bobby" Truhan III, a 40-year-old white man, was fatally shot outside Laddie's Bar and Grill. The violence unfolded on what should have been a day of celebration, as…

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Christian Martinez

Male · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a winter day in Portland, Oregon, a family was irrevocably changed by a tragic accident. On January 2, 2021, a 23-year-old Hispanic male named Christian Martinez lost his life in a shooting that occurred inside a Northeast Portland apartment. The incident…

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Kristen A. Carey

Female, age 37 · Charlton, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold January evening in Charlton, Massachusetts, the life of 37-year-old Kristen A. Carey, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in an act of domestic violence. On January 2, 2021, police and emergency services responded to a distressing 911…

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Marquinn Hilliard

Male, age 20 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of January 2, 2021, a house party in northeast Las Vegas turned tragic, ending the life of 20-year-old Marquinn Hilliard. The young Black man had only been at the gathering on Dunsbach Way for less than 15 minutes before violence erupted. Around…

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Gavin McLain

Male, age 18 · Harlan, Kentucky

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the community of Harlan, Kentucky, the life of 18-year-old Gavin Gregory McLain was cut tragically short on the evening of January 2, 2021. A resident of Eastbrook, Gavin was known for his love of sports, particularly basketball and football. More than…

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Britanny Brianna Perry

Female, age 22 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Britanny Brianna Perry, a 22-year-old woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost her life on January 2, 2021. The circumstances surrounding her death have been the subject of significant investigation and public interest. According to available reports…

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Kenyatta Cox

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kenyatta L. Cox, a 23-year-old aspiring rapper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life in a double homicide on January 2, 2021. The incident occurred near 35th and Hampton around 12:30 a.m., marking the first two homicides of the year in…

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Paul Cataline

Male, age 51 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Paul Cataline, a 51-year-old white man, vanished just before the new year as 2020 came to a close, leaving his family in growing fear when he did not return home or make contact. Days later, on January 2, 2021, the quiet stretch of Dupont Street on Flint’s…

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Kasson Brown

Male, age 20 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey, the life of 20-year-old Kasson L. Brown was tragically cut short on the night of January 2, 2021. Brown, a Black/African American male, was fatally shot near the intersection of South 9th Street and 14th Avenue.…

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Iaisha Theresa James

Female, age 37 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic new year's weekend, the life of 37-year-old Iaisha Theresa James, a mother of six, was cut short in an act of domestic violence in her Chesapeake, Virginia home. In the early hours of January 2, 2021, a violent altercation ended with Ms. James…

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Russell Peed

Male, age 72 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 72-year-old Russell Peed, a male resident of Indianapolis, was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On the evening of January 2nd, police were called to a home in the 2000 block of North Alabama Street following reports of a…

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Brandon Legette

Male, age 38 · Moncks-corner, South Carolina

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of 38-year-old Brandon Legette was tragically cut short in a calculated act of violence that began with a deceptive message on social media. On January 2nd, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, Legette was lured to a location…

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Peter E. Franco

Male, age 28 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of January 2, 2021, the life of 28-year-old Peter E. Franco was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A native of Long Island, New York, Peter, a male, had made a life for himself in the…

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Josefina Perez De La

Female, age 37 · Queens, New York

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, a hardworking single mother's life was tragically cut short on a street in East Elmhurst, Queens. Josefina Perez De La Rosa, a 37-year-old woman who owned a small cleaning company, was shot and killed in broad daylight on the afternoon…

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Ever Gabriel Cutzan

Male, age 15 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ever Gabriel Cutzan, a 15-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. He was shot near 667 Echandia Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The incident occurred in the evening, and Ever was pronounced dead…

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Kevin Alan Najarro

Male, age 35 · Santa-maria, California

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kevin Alan Najarro, a 35-year-old resident of Santa Maria, California, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred on West El Camino Street around 4:30 p.m. when Santa Maria Police officers responded to reports…

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Luis Pablino Big Lou

Male, age 45 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Luis Pablino Ramirez, also known as "Big Lou," passed away on January 2, 2021, in Bakersfield, California, at the age of 45. His death was a significant event in the local community, given his well-known presence. The circumstances surrounding his death were…

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Mike Salinas

Male, age 40 · Fresno, California

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mike Salinas, a 40-year-old resident of Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021. The incident occurred at a Days Inn motel located on Jensen Avenue and Second Street. According to reports, Salinas was inside an upstairs room when he…

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Ruben Jose Vega

Male, age 34 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ruben Jose Vega, a 34-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021. The incident occurred in East Bakersfield, where Vega was found with apparent gunshot wounds on Oregon Street. Deputies from the Kern County…

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Rudie Rene Casillas

Male, age 39 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rudie Rene Casillas, aged 39, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021, in Bakersfield, California. The incident occurred at the Vagabond Inn located on Colony Street, where Casillas and another individual, Luise Ramirez, were found dead in a motel room.…

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Tiffany Nicole Church

Female, age 35 · Sanford, Florida

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tiffany Nicole Church, a 35-year-old woman from Sanford, Florida, was tragically found dead on January 2, 2021. Tiffany, a mother of two, had been reported missing along with her boyfriend, 26-year-old Trodarius Rainey, on January 1, 2021. The couple was last…

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Trodarius Rainey

Female, age 26 · Sanford, Florida

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Trodarius Rainey, a 26-year-old African American male, was found dead on January 1, 2021, in a wooded area of Lake Jesup Park in Sanford, Florida. Rainey and his girlfriend, Tiffany Church, a 35-year-old woman, were reported missing on December 31, 2020…

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Mark Manning

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mark Manning, a 29-year-old male from Chicago, IL, tragically passed away on January 2, 2021. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Manning's death was initially reported as a homicide…

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Darrick Kelly

Male, age 21 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darrick De'Angelo Kelly, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Darrick was a native of Danville, Virginia, and had resided in Guilford County for most of his life. He attended Dudley…

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Leonicio Guerrero

Male · Pine-swamp, North Carolina

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Leonicio Ramos Guerrero, a male of Hispanic ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on January 2, 2021, in Pine-swamp, North Carolina. Guerrero was 63 years old at the time of his death. The incident occurred at a home on Little Gap Road, where Guerrero was…

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Christopher Andraé Gillikin Jr.

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Andraé Gillikin Jr., a 21-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 2, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Gillikin was found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot of 729 Polo Dr. North, after leaving an acquaintance's…

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John Pettiford

Male, age 34 · Youngstown, Ohio

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

John A. Pettiford III, a 34-year-old African American man from Youngstown, OH, was tragically shot and killed on January 2, 2021. He was found inside his car after it crashed into another vehicle at Wirt Street and Delaware Avenue on the North Side of…

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Brodrick Moore

Male, age 40 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a harrowing turn of events that began on New Year's Day in 2021, Brodrick Moore, a 40-year-old male, was discovered deceased in Memphis, Tennessee. His death marked the city's first homicide of the new year. The investigation into his death quickly…

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Daelon Smith

Male, age 21 · Hermitage, Tennessee

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Hermitage, Tennessee, a young man’s life was tragically cut short. Daelon Smith, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed on January 2, 2021, at the Hermitage Flats Apartments located in the 5600 block of Old Hickory…

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Sherrina Young Malone

Female, age 31 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 31-year-old Sherrina Young Malone, a Black female, was tragically cut short. On January 2, 2021, while at the Wash World laundromat in the Hickory Hill neighborhood, Sherrina was the victim of a fatal…

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Devin James Wood

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 2, 2021 · 5 years ago

Devin James Wood, a 19-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically died on January 2, 2021. He was fatally shot during a suspected robbery at his home in northeast Harris County. Devin was found unresponsive from an apparent gunshot wound and was later…

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John Black

Male, age 37 · San Bernardino, California

Found Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

John Black, aged 37, was shot and killed on January 2, 2016, in San Bernardino, California. The incident took place in the 2200 block of Genevieve Street North. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire, and upon arrival, they found Black suffering from…

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Myeshia Mcdaniels

Female, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of January 2, 2016, a promising life was tragically cut short in New Orleans. Myeshia McDaniels, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Dillard University, was fatally shot while sitting in her Nissan Altima in the 3700 block of Clio Street. The…

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Antwone Deonte Smith

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 2, 2016, the life of 28-year-old Antwone Deonte Smith, an African-American male, was cut short in Las Vegas, Nevada. The incident, which marked the first homicide investigated by the Metropolitan Police…

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Judith Frum

Female, age 59 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Judith Frum, a 59-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on January 2, 2016. On that evening at approximately 7:30 p.m., police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Fair Avenue and Napoleon Avenue in Franklin County.…

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Caron Harper

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold January evening in Philadelphia, the life of 30-year-old Caron Harper was tragically cut short. An African-American male, Caron was found lying on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of Boudinot Street on January 2, 2016, suffering from a gunshot wound.…

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Tyrone TJ Miller

Male, age 38 · Cora, West Virginia

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyrone Levar “TJ” Miller, a 38-year-old Black/African American man from Holden, West Virginia, was killed on January 2, 2016, in the Cora community of Logan County. Miller, who had worked as a coal miner, was in the front yard of a residence in the Cora area…

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Lloyd Jones

Male, age 49 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky, the life of 49-year-old Lloyd Jones was brought to a violent and tragic end. On January 2, 2016, police in the suburban city of Shively were dispatched to an apartment building on Chester Road, near the…

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Deshontae Dewayne Ellis

Male, age 18 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold night in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the life of 18-year-old Deshontae Dewayne Ellis was cut short. The Black/African American male was fatally shot on January 2, 2016, in the parking lot of the Red Roof Inn in Oshtemo Township. The tragic events of that…

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Keith Joseph Williams

Male, age 60 · Warsaw, Virginia

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a day that began like many others for an avid outdoorsman, tragedy struck in the woods of Warsaw, Virginia, forever altering the lives of two families. It was January 2, 2016, when 60-year-old Keith Joseph Williams, a resident of Mechanicsville and a…

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Alessandra De Moraes-Emiliano

Female, age 37 · Schererville, Indiana

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a tragedy unfolded in the town of Schererville, Indiana, cutting short the life of Alessandra De Moraes-Emiliano, a 37-year-old woman. On the afternoon of Saturday, January 2nd, De Moraes-Emiliano was at her workplace, a local gift…

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Hripsime Minasyan

Female, age 59 · Ontario, California

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Hripsime Minasyan, aged 59, tragically lost her life on January 2, 2016, in Ontario, California. The incident occurred at Bellevue Memorial Park, where Hripsime and her husband, Misak Minasyan, were visiting a grave site. The couple was accompanied by an…

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Misak Minasyan

Male, age 60 · Ontario, California

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 2, 2016, Misak Minasyan, aged 60, was tragically killed in a shooting incident at Bellevue Memorial Park in Ontario, California. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. when Misak and his wife, Hripsime Minasyan, were visiting a grave site. The couple…

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Jose Leonardo Romero-Sule

Male, age 26 · Dade-city, Florida

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 2, 2016, Jose Leonardo Romero-Sule, a 26-year-old resident of Dade City, Florida, was tragically killed. The incident occurred at an abandoned house on Tait Avenue in Dade City, where deputies responded to reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they…

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Antwan McBee

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 2, 2016 · 10 years ago

Antwan McBee, a 16-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on January 2, 2016, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. while McBee was traveling in a vehicle in the 6300 block of South…

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