Deaths by Force on January 3

Deaths by Force (475)

Death by Force10th anniversary

John Kinlaw

Male, age 29 · Bluffton, South Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening of January 3, 2016, a dispute in the parking lot of a Dollar General on May River Road in Bluffton, South Carolina, ended in the shooting death of 29-year-old John Kinlaw. A male, Kinlaw was shot in the chest following an argument and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rosie Sanchez

Female, age 38 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a grim discovery on a Sunday evening in January 2016, the decomposing bodies of 38-year-old Rosie Sanchez and her 40-year-old boyfriend, Anderson Nunez, were found inside their Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn apartment. The couple had been brutally murdered days…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony Guzman

Male, age 20 · Fort-pierce, Florida

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Guzman, a 20-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on January 3, 2016, in Fort Pierce, Florida. The incident occurred while Anthony was walking in the area, and it is believed that he was targeted for his jewelry. Friends and family…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Norris Adams

Male, age 17 · Ocoee, Florida

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Norris Daquan Adams Jr., a 17-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 2016, in Ocoee, Florida. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when a large group of people had gathered in a parking lot shared by a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Richard James Kalecki Jr

Male, age 49 · Calumet-city, Illinois

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Richard James Kalecki Jr., a 49-year-old man, was found dead on January 3, 2016, in a cemetery in Calumet City, Illinois. His death was ruled a suicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. Kalecki was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head, and…

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Aljhean Thomas Williams

Male, age 14 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Aljhean Thomas Williams, a 14-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 3, 2016, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. when the city's gunfire detection system, ShotSpotter, alerted police to shots fired…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Eric Devone Bowen

Male, age 43 · Lake-waccamaw, North Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Eric Devone Bowen, a 43-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 2016, in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. The incident occurred outside his home on Pocosin Road, where he was shot at least once. The Columbus County Assistant…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyrone Burch

Male, age 45 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyrone Burch, a 45-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was found with a gunshot wound in a parking lot on Beatties Ford Road. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. This incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cornelius Robinson

Male, age 32 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Cornelius Robinson, a 32-year-old African American man from Parma, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed on January 3, 2016, near Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. following a heated argument between Robinson…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Dewyer

Male, age 68 · Mansfield, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In early January of 2016, a concerned citizen's call to check on a vehicle parked along Monica Court in Mansfield Township, New Jersey, led to a grim discovery. Inside his silver Dodge Avenger, police found 68-year-old James Dewyer, who had been fatally shot.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Adrin Ohaekwe

Male, age 22 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early days of 2016, the life of Adrin Ohaekwe, a 22-year-old African American man from Antioch, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On January 3rd, his body was discovered on Old Smith Springs Road in Nashville, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Victoria Cantu

Female, age 15 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

Victoria Cantu, a 15-year-old Hispanic girl, tragically lost her life on January 3, 2016, in Houston, Texas. She was found shot to death in the backseat of a car in a Whataburger parking lot in north Houston. The incident occurred after Victoria and her…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kelvin D. Patterson

Male, age 51 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

Kelvin D. Patterson, a 51-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, was found dead on January 3, 2011, in what remains an unsolved homicide. The incident is part of Miami's numerous cold cases that continue to challenge local law enforcement. The circumstances…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terrance Grevious

Male, age 38 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

Terrance Grevious was 38 years old, a Black man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his death left a quiet but unmistakable rupture in the place that shaped him. Baton Rouge is a city where people tend to know their corners of the world by heart, where names…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Napoleon Johnson

Male, age 45 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the winter of 2011, a Las Vegas family began to mourn the loss of Napoleon "Popo" Johnson. An African-American male, he was 45 years old at the time of his passing on January 3, 2011. Known to many as an auto mechanic, his life in Las Vegas came to an end…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Don Gladden

Male, age 28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jan 3, 2011 · 15 years ago

On January 3, 2011, 28-year-old Don Gladden was found dead in East Germantown, Philadelphia. His body was discovered in the driver's seat of a 2001 minivan, which had been parked along a quiet residential street near a recreation center on the 700 block of…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Shawn John

Male, age 34 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed Jan 3, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a Tuesday morning, January 3, 2006, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet near the intersection of Old Virginia Beach Road and Barberton Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At approximately 8:30 a.m., police responded to reports and discovered the body…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Shawn Gary John

Male, age 34 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Jan 3, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a Tuesday morning, January 3, 2006, the sound of gunfire shattered the calm near the intersection of Old Virginia Beach Road and Barberton Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At approximately 8:30 a.m., police received a report and responded to the scene to…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

James Brian Moulson

Male, age 30 · Jerome, Idaho

Killed Jan 3, 2001 · 25 years ago

On January 3, 2001, a tragic event unfolded in the small community of Eden, Idaho, forever altering the lives of many. James Brian Moulson, a 30-year-old White/Caucasian male and a dedicated Corporal with the Jerome County Sheriff's Department, was killed in…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Phillip Charles Anderson

Male, age 23 · Jerome, Idaho

Killed Jan 3, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the winter of 2001, a tragic event unfolded in the small community of Eden, Idaho, forever marking the date of January 3rd. On that Wednesday, Phillip Charles Anderson, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian male, was working as a Corporal for the Jerome County…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Richard Lewis Cash

Male, age 25 · Forest-park, Georgia

Killed Jan 3, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the winter of 1996, the life of 25-year-old Richard Lewis Cash, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Wednesday, January 3rd, Patrolman Cash of the Forest Park Police Department was on duty, navigating the familiar streets of…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Larry Beyers

Male, age 43 · San Diego, California

Found Jan 3, 1991 · 35 years ago

Larry Beyers, age 43, was employed as a guard by Allied Security and was working the late night shift in Lot 5 at Southwest Marine. On the night of January 3, 1991, two men attacked Beyers while he was making his rounds. The men beat and robbed Beyers and…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Ricky Marshall Mccoy

Male, age 29 · Salem, Virginia

Killed Jan 3, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in Salem, Virginia, culminating in the death of 29-year-old Virginia State Trooper Ricky Marshall McCoy. A white male, McCoy had been with the Virginia State Police for five and a half…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Anna Carroll

Female, age 68 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 3, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, the city of Philadelphia was gripped by a growing fear as a series of brutal slayings began to unfold. On January 3rd, 68-year-old Anna Carroll became one of the victims in a string of murders that would later be attributed to a…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Angela Belisle

Female, age 35 · Burlington, Vermont

Killed Jan 3, 1981 · 45 years ago

On a frigid winter day in Burlington, Vermont, the body of 35-year-old Angela Belisle, a female, was discovered outside her home on Brookes Avenue on January 3, 1981. Initially, due to the extreme weather conditions, with wind chills making it feel like 80…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Jane Thompson-bowman

Female, age 36 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1981 · 45 years ago

Jane E. Thompson-Bowman, a 36-year-old African American female police officer with the Columbus Division of Police, tragically died on January 3, 1981. She succumbed to injuries sustained eight years earlier when she was shot in the abdomen with a .25 caliber…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Connie Sue Thompson

Female, age 19 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1981 · 45 years ago

Connie Sue Thompson, a 19-year-old female hitchhiker from Michigan, tragically lost her life on January 3, 1981. Her death was the result of a heinous crime committed by Anthony and Nathaniel Cook, two brothers who were later identified as serial killers…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Samuel Leamon Sammy Younge

Male, age 21 · Tuskegee, Alabama

Killed Jan 3, 1966 · 60 years ago

Samuel Leamon 'Sammy' Younge Jr., a 21-year-old African-American man, was a Navy veteran and a dedicated civil rights activist studying political science at the Tuskegee Institute. On the evening of January 3, 1966, after a day spent registering Black voters…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Lewis Gephart

Male, age 84 · West Lafayette, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1966 · 60 years ago

On January 3, 1966, 84-year-old white male Lewis John Gephart Sr. was murdered in Coshocton County, Ohio. Gephart had extended hospitality to a man named Richard Edward Steeves, whose car had broken down in the area. Alongside his 35-year-old son, Francis…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Francis Gephart

Male, age 35 · West Lafayette, Ohio

Killed Jan 3, 1966 · 60 years ago

Francis Eugene Gephart, a 35-year-old white male, was found dead alongside his father, Lewis Gephart Sr., age 84, in their home near West Lafayette, Coshocton County, Ohio, on January 3, 1966. The double homicide shocked the local community, as both men were…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Andre Walker

Male, age 4 · Sedalia, Missouri

Killed Jan 3, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Sedalia, Missouri, a heartbreaking incident unfolded that cut short a young life. Four-year-old Andre Walker, a male child, died on Sunday, January 3, 2021, from a gunshot wound. The tragic event occurred inside his family's home where…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Charles Braxton

Male, age 57 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 3, 2021 · 5 years ago

Charles Braxton, a 57-year-old male, became the victim of a fatal shooting in Saint-Louis, Missouri, in a dispute that began over rent. The tragic events unfolded on January 3, 2021, when Braxton went to the residence of his tenant, Lamont E. Johnson, in the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Eugene Gheorge Mateiu

Male, age 47 · Lake-dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 3, 2021 · 5 years ago

Eugene Gheorghe Mateiu, a 47-year-old male of Romanian ethnicity, tragically passed away on January 3, 2021, in Lake Dallas, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, leading to a thorough investigation by local authorities. As…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Larry Ellis Jr.

Male, age 33 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Jan 3, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 3, 2016, the quiet of a Fort Washington, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 33-year-old Larry Ellis Jr. of Clinton. Prince George's County Police officers were dispatched to…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Chris Castellanos

Male, age 17 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 3, 2006 · 20 years ago

Chris Michael Castellanos, a 17-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 3, 2006, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Chris was fatally shot at the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Boyle…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Freddie Barnes

Male, age 33 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jan 3, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the winter of 1980, a 33-year-old man named Freddie Barnes was last seen leaving his home on Elm Street in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood on December 30th. What happened in the following days would leave his family with questions that have remained…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Ilsa Luise Zerbel Brandt

Female, age 38 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Jan 3, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the quiet city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the life of 38-year-old Ilsa Luise Zerbel Brandt, a German immigrant, came to a tragic and unexpected end on January 3, 1971. At eight months pregnant, she was looking forward to the birth of her child. The Brandt…

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Brayan Munoz Romero

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 3, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Brayan Munoz Romero, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on the east side of Indianapolis. The incident, which unfolded just before 7 a.m. at the…

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Christian Maradiagas Gonzalez

Male, age 17 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet at the Hawthorne Apartments on Indianapolis's east side, leaving a community shaken and two young lives extinguished. Among the victims was 17-year-old Christian Maradiagas…

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Cory Jones

Male, age 43 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, a dispute that began over a discussion about football at a Vancouver, Washington bar tragically escalated, ending the life of 43-year-old Cory Jones. Jones, a father of five and a grandfather of two, was shot…

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Daniel Mendoza

Male, age 39 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Saturday, January 3, 2026, a violent altercation at a South Side motel in San Antonio, Texas, claimed the life of 39-year-old Daniel Mendoza. The incident occurred at the Sunrise Motel in the 4500 block of South Presa Street, where…

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Daniel Nakamoto

Male, age 45 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, on the evening of January 3, 2026, a dispute inside a popular restaurant named Mac's Speed Shop located on North McPherson Church Road took a tragic and fatal turn. Daniel Nakamoto, a 45-year-old Asian man, was…

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Euridiana Ramirez Sanz

Female, age 30 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, a wellness check on the evening of January 3, 2026, led to the tragic discovery of 30-year-old Euridiana Ramirez Sanz, who had been fatally shot. Authorities arrived at an apartment on Essex Street at approximately 9…

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Gary Wilson

Male, age 55 · Riverside, Missouri

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Riverside, Missouri, the new year was tragically marked by the discovery of a family lost to violence. On the morning of Saturday, January 3, 2026, a 911 call was placed to Riverside police and fire dispatchers. The line remained…

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Gracey Adams

Female, age 25 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

On a cold January morning in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 25-year-old Gracey Kayla Hope Adams was tragically cut short. On January 3, 2026, Gracey was found fatally shot in the bedroom of a home on Kingview Drive. The promising young woman, known for her…

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James Bushrod

Male, age 55 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the early evening hours of January 3, 2026, the life of James Bushrod, a 55-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting that marked Baltimore's first homicide of the new year. The incident unfolded around 5:33 p.m. in the 700 block of…

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Jonathan Gilbert Kraemer

Male, age 25 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 3, 2026, a dispute outside a downtown Greer, South Carolina establishment tragically cut short the life of 25-year-old Jonathan Gilbert Kraemer. The male victim was fatally shot around 2:15 a.m. during a confrontation on…

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Joseph Alaniz

Male, age 42 · Juneau, Alaska

Killed Jan 3, 2026 · this year

In the quiet solitude of the Point Retreat Lighthouse, some eight miles west of Juneau, Alaska, a life came to a sudden and tragic end. Joseph Alaniz, a 42-year-old man from Big Lake, was the sole operator and groundskeeper of this remote outpost on the…

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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.