Deaths by Force on January 4

Deaths by Force (456)

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Mary Sullivan

Female, age 19 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 4, 1964 · 62 years ago

In the winter of 1964, a 19-year-old Caucasian female named Mary Sullivan had recently moved from the familiar surroundings of Cape Cod to a new life in Boston, Massachusetts. She settled into an apartment on Charles Street in the bustling Beacon Hill…

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Mingo Williams

Male, age 49 · Rosewood, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 1923 · 103 years ago

Mingo Williams, a 49-year-old black turpentine worker, was tragically killed on January 4, 1923, during the Rosewood Massacre in Rosewood, Florida. Known by the nickname "Lord God," Williams was shot through the jaw or head, and his body was found on the road…

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Sarah Carrier

Female, age 44 · Rosewood, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 1923 · 103 years ago

Sarah Carrier, a 44-year-old Black woman, was tragically killed on January 4, 1923, during the Rosewood Massacre in Rosewood, Florida. The massacre was a racially motivated attack on the predominantly Black town of Rosewood by white mobs. The violence erupted…

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Sylvester Carrier

Male, age 31 · Rosewood, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 1923 · 103 years ago

Sylvester Carrier, a 31-year-old resident of Rosewood, Florida, met a tragic end on January 4, 1923, during the infamous Rosewood massacre. This event was a racially motivated attack on the predominantly Black town of Rosewood by a white mob. The violence…

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Dick Bullard

Male, age 35 · Lame Deer, Montana

Killed Jan 4, 1902 · 124 years ago

Dick Bullard, a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer was killed on January 4, 1902, near Lame Deer on the Northern Cheyenne Agency. He and several officers rode out to take a man into custody after reports that cattle had been illegally slaughtered and the…

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Isiah Washington

Male, age 20 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jan 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early moments of a Saturday morning, a dispute between two individuals escalated to gunfire, ending the life of 20-year-old Isiah Washington in Kansas City, Missouri. The fatal encounter took place in the 7400 block of North Lewis. Following the…

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James Anderson

Male, age 23 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 2023 · 3 years ago

On January 4, 2023, 23-year-old James Anderson was fatally shot during an incident at the DeSoto Bass apartment complex in Dayton, Ohio. The shooting occurred in the 1800 block of Banker Place and resulted in the deaths of Anderson and another victim…

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Jarrin Boyles

Male, age 40 · Idabel, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the small city of Idabel, Oklahoma, a grim discovery was made on January 4, 2018. Jarrin Boyles, a 40-year-old man, was found unresponsive, lying in a pool of blood at a residential intersection. Initially, the call to police suggested a pedestrian had…

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William Chrisman

Male, age 68 · Berry-creek, California

Killed Jan 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

William Chrisman, a 68-year-old resident of Berry Creek, California, was tragically murdered on January 4, 2018. Chrisman, who had spent over 40 years working in the logging industry before retiring, was found dead outside his home. The investigation revealed…

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Jose Alfredo Rincon

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jose Alfredo Rincon, a 28-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on January 4, 2015, in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. while Rincon was using a pay phone at a gas station located in the 9900 block…

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Miguel Barboza

Male, age 37 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Miguel Barboza, a 37-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2014. The incident occurred on the 3600 block of International Boulevard in the Fruitvale district of Oakland. Barboza was involved in a possible argument…

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James Terrell Williams

Male, age 24 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Jan 4, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early evening of January 4, 2013, James Terrell Williams, a 24-year-old male, was walking in the 600 block of Homestead Avenue in Hampton, Virginia. His journey was tragically cut short, marking the city's first homicide of the new year. As he made his…

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Theresa Lorraine Clark

Female, age 51 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2012 · 14 years ago

On January 4, 2012, fifty-one-year-old Theresa Lorraine Clark lost her life in Los Angeles, California. Her death was investigated by authorities and formally cataloged into county medical examiner records as a homicide, marking one of the earliest recorded…

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Caffery D. Woods

Male, age 49 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 4, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the evening of January 4, 2008, Evangelist Caffery D. Woods, a 49-year-old mother, was shot and killed in a tragic incident in Birmingham, Alabama. She was seated in her SUV behind a duplex in the 7400 block of 2nd Avenue South when an assailant approached…

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Keith Preston

Male, age 27 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

Keith Preston was 27 years old when he died on Thursday, January 4, 2007, in the area the Los Angeles Times Homicide Report listed as Chinatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 450…

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Terrence M Arnett

Male, age 32 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 4, 2007 · 19 years ago

Terrence M Arnett was 32 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Thursday, January 4, 2007. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through…

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Salina Carmen Lucado

Female, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2005 · 21 years ago

The life of twenty-two-year-old Salina Carmen Lucado was cut tragically short on Tuesday, January 4, 2005, in Los Angeles, California. A Hispanic woman entering her early twenties, Lucado had her future stripped away on the first weekday following the New…

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Eric Brooker

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2003 · 23 years ago

Eric George Brooker, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2003, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Brooker was fatally shot, marking a somber start to the year for his family and…

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Richard Gomez Jr

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2002 · 24 years ago

Richard Gomez Jr., a 20-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2002, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Richard was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Moises Vasquez Reyes

Male, age 43 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2002 · 24 years ago

Moises Vasquez Reyes was 43 years old when he died on Friday, January 4, 2002, on the east side of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at Olympic Boulevard and McGarry Street. His death…

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Alex Eversole

Male, age 41 · Hazard, Kentucky

Killed Jan 4, 1983 · 43 years ago

In the winter of 1983, a dedicated law enforcement officer, Deputy Sheriff Alex Eversole, met a tragic end in the line of duty in Perry County, Kentucky. At 41 years old, the male deputy had been serving with the Perry County Sheriff's Office for a year…

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Lexie Gordon

Female, age 50 · Rosewood, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 1923 · 103 years ago

Lexie Gordon, a 50-year-old African American woman, was one of the victims of the Rosewood Massacre, a tragic event that took place in Rosewood, Florida, in early January 1923. The massacre was a racially motivated attack by white mobs on the predominantly…

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Charles Moranville

Male, age 38 · Santa-clarita, California

Killed Jan 4, 1909 · 117 years ago

On the night of January 4, 1909, Deputy Constable Charles A. De Moranville, aged 38, was tragically killed in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California. The incident occurred during a confrontation with John W. Allen, also known as "Arizona Jack," a ranch hand at…

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James Fenton

Male, age 33 · Oakland, California

Killed Jan 4, 1908 · 118 years ago

James J. Fenton, a 33-year-old police officer with the Oakland Police Department, tragically lost his life on January 4, 1908. Officer Fenton was patrolling the area of 7th Street and Pine Street when he encountered two men he suspected of burglary. These men…

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