Death by Force10th anniversary

LeTara Jones

Female, age 13 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the Frayser neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee, a tragic incident cut short the life of 13-year-old LeTara Jones on January 4, 2016. The young African American girl was inside a Corning Village Apartments unit when a gun was discharged in the apartment…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Allen Collins

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Found Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

Allen Collins, a 22-year-old from Oakland, California, was one of the victims of a wave of violence that marked the beginning of 2011 in the city. On January 4, 2011, Collins was found fatally shot in a separate shooting incident in West Oakland. The incident…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Benjamin West

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

Benjamin West, a 59-year-old man, was killed on January 4, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a parking lot in the Near West Side neighborhood of the city. This area, known for both its commercial activity and residential zones, has…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Nicholas Bufford

Male, age 31 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a cold winter evening in Boston, the life of Nicholas Trevon Bufford, a 31-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short. On January 4, 2011, police responded to a report of a person shot at 614 Blue Hill Avenue. Upon arrival, they found Bufford…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Avery Johnson

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the night of January 4, 2011, violence erupted at a residence on Detroit's west side, claiming the life of a young man named Avery Johnson. The 21-year-old was at a home located in the 15200 block of St. Marys Street, near Fenkell Street, when he was…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

James Rush

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

On January 4, 2011, a 25-year-old Black male named James Rush lost his life in the city of Detroit, Michigan. The incident occurred on Beechwood Avenue, a residential street on the city's west side. His death was recorded during a particularly violent period…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Clifton Turner

Male, age 42 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early moments of January 4, 2011, Clifton Antione Turner, a 42-year-old man, was fatally shot in Suitland, Maryland. The incident occurred around 12:43 a.m. in the 3900 block of Bexley Place, as he was leaving the Upscale Ballroom. Authorities…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Larry Junior Watkins

Male, age 38 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 4, 2011, the quiet community of Fort Washington, Maryland, was disturbed by a grim discovery. Larry Junior Watkins, a 38-year-old male, was found shot to death in the 2200 block of Tucker Road. The circumstances…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael DeAngelo Layne

Male, age 19 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a cold January night in 2011, a young Black/African American man named Michael DeAngelo Layne, aged 19, was walking with friends in his Temple Hills, Maryland neighborhood. Their evening of playing video games took a tragic turn when they were confronted…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jemar Lucas

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 4, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jemar Lucas was 21 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. The Atlanta Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it as a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Trisha Lynn Stubbs

Female, age 20 · Toquerville, Utah

Killed Jan 4, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet community of Toquerville, Utah, the life of 20-year-old Trisha Lynn Stubbs, a Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in early January 2006. Her body was discovered by individuals riding all-terrain vehicles on January 7, 2006, left on a rural…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Angela Ford

Female, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 4, 2001 · 25 years ago

Angela Ford was a 32-year-old mother of two children at the time of her disappearance and murder in 1999. Angela had a happy spirit. Her children remember her fondly, and remain advocates for justice for Angela. One day in 1999, Angela Ford left her house to…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Miguel Payan

Male, age 39 · Green Meadows, California

Killed Jan 4, 2001 · 25 years ago

The winter days in early January 2001 were marked by an unsettled beginning across South Los Angeles, where communities continued to grapple with frequent street violence and a heavy law enforcement presence. On Thursday, January 4, 2001, thirty-nine-year-old…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Amos Johnson Jr.

Male, age 31 · Lima, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 1991 · 35 years ago

On January 4, 1991, Amos Johnson Jr., a 31-year-old resident of Lima, Ohio, was found severely beaten in the early morning hours. Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of St. Johns Avenue at approximately 2:50 a.m. after receiving a report about a man…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Juan Pelayo

Male, age 19 · East-los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Juan Daniel Moreno Pelayo, a 19-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2021, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Juan was shot near 1234 S. Hicks Ave. The incident occurred in the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Rodney Donaldson

Male, age 28 · Compton, California

Killed Jan 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rodney Donaldson Jr., a 28-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2021, after being shot on January 2, 2021. Rodney was walking in the 500 block of North Kemp Street in Compton when he was fatally shot. Despite the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deondrick Byrd

Male, age 45 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deondrick L. Byrd, aged 45, tragically lost his life on January 4, 2016, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Byrd was shot and killed near the intersection of 6th and Wright late on the night of January 3rd, 2016. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the authorities.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Stanley Osbaldo Montes

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stanley Osbaldo Montes, a 25-year-old Latino male, was tragically shot and killed on January 4, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred near South Figueroa Street and West 42nd Place in the Vermont Square neighborhood. According to reports…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Shaukat Hussain

Male, age 49 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 4, 2006 · 20 years ago

Shaukat Hussain, a 49-year-old man of Pakistani ethnicity, was tragically killed on January 4, 2006, in Chester, Pennsylvania. His death was the result of a single gunshot wound to the head, and his body was discovered in the early morning hours of October…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Everett E Jackson

Male, age 92 · Nocona, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2001 · 25 years ago

Everett E. "Preacher" Jackson, a 91-year-old white male, passed away on February 4, 2001, at Nocona General Hospital in Nocona, Texas. A lifelong farmer from Terral, Oklahoma, Everett was admitted to the hospital with cellulitis and a fever. His condition was…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Jennie Morman

Female, age 43 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 1981 · 45 years ago

On January 4, 1981, the body of 43-year-old African American woman Jennie Morman was discovered in her apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. She had been strangled with a scarf, and her face was covered with two pillows. At the time, Morman's daughter was in a…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Shane Albert

Male, age 41 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 4, 1971 · 55 years ago

In Philadelphia, a 41-year-old man named Shane Albert, originally from Columbus, Ohio, died on January 4, 1971. Initially, the circumstances surrounding his death led authorities to rule it as an accident. However, as the investigation progressed, the case…

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Aaron Armstrong

Male · Austin, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 4, 2026, a beloved son, brother, and dedicated public servant, Aaron Armstrong, lost his life while working a private security detail in Austin, Texas. Armstrong, a White male, was a respected deputy with the Caldwell…

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Annie Strickling-Ganes

Female, age 28 · Anderson, Missouri

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the small town of Anderson, Missouri, the life of 28-year-old Annie Strickling-Ganes was cut tragically short on Sunday, January 4, 2026. A teacher in the nearby Neosho school district, her death has been preliminarily investigated as the result of an…

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Brandon Edwards

Male, age 40 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

Brandon J. Edwards, a 40-year-old White/Caucasian man from Milwaukee, was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 4, 2026, during an incident on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The shooting occurred at about 2:00 p.m. near North 107th Street and West Wabash…

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Brian Christopher Johnson

Male, age 53 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

Brian Christopher Johnson, a 53-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 4, 2026, during a domestic confrontation on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The shooting occurred at approximately 3:40 p.m. in the 6500 block of…

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Brianna N. Hawkins

Female, age 21 · Columbia, Missouri

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the quiet city of Columbia, Missouri, the life of 21-year-old Brianna N. Hawkins, a White female, was tragically cut short on the evening of Sunday, January 4, 2026. The incident unfolded around 9 p.m. at the Greens apartments on Clark Lane, where a…

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Cory Wilson Jr.

Male, age 29 · Dubuque, Iowa

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of January 4, 2026, a chaotic scene unfolded outside a Dubuque, Iowa bar that tragically ended the life of 29-year-old Cory Wilson Jr. A Dubuque police officer on routine patrol happened upon a physical altercation just before 1 a.m. in…

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David Valentine Jr.

Male, age 33 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 4, 2026, David M. Valentine Jr., a 33-year-old man from Bolivar, Tennessee, was working as a DoorDash delivery driver in Nashville. He and a female passenger had just completed a delivery and were driving in his…

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Death by Force

Dequan Marquis Hill

Male, age 37 · Gifford, South Carolina

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

An investigation is underway in the Gifford area of Hampton County, South Carolina, following a shooting incident on January 4, 2026, that resulted in the death of Dequan Marquis Hill, a Black male. The Hampton County Sheriff's Office identified Hill as the…

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Death by Force

Irease Jeffrey

Male, age 30 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

On the evening of January 4, 2026, a burst of gunfire on Hillsborough Road in Durham, North Carolina, claimed the life of 30-year-old Irease Jeffrey, a Black male known in his community as a devoted father and a rising rapper. Jeffrey was driving his 2024…

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Death by Force

Jalen Coats Stevens

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

On the evening of January 4, 2026, Jalen Coats Stevens, a 28-year-old man from Detroit, Michigan, was celebrating a recent work promotion with his brother, Glenn Stevens. The brothers were at a lounge on Grand River Avenue when an altercation that began…

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Jason Christopher Bond

Male, age 22 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of January 4, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the cold air in Cleveland, Ohio, claiming the life of 22-year-old Jason Christopher Bond. The young man sustained a fatal gunshot wound in an incident that unfolded near the intersection…

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Javier Martinez

Male, age 27 · Liverpool, Texas

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the small community of Liverpool, Texas, the life of 27-year-old Javier Martinez was abruptly ended on the evening of Sunday, January 4, 2026. The tranquil atmosphere of the 200 block of Liverpool Spur was shattered when Brazoria County Sheriff's Office…

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Death by Force

Jayden Andrew Bullard

Male, age 16 · Talbott, Tennessee

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Talbott, Tennessee, the life of 16-year-old Jayden Andrew Bullard was tragically cut short on Sunday, January 4, 2026. The teenager was one of two young men who lost their lives in a shooting that erupted during a party at an Airbnb…

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Jeremy Z. Dandridge

Male, age 35 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the heart of winter, on a Saturday night in Decatur, Illinois, the life of Jeremy Z. Dandridge, a 35-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 4, 2026, just before 9 p.m., gunfire erupted in a parking lot in the 200 block of North…

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Joseph Holt III

Male, age 65 · Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

A quiet Sunday morning in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was shattered by a string of violence that began with the death of 65-year-old Joseph Holt III. Holt was discovered in his vehicle around 7:20 a.m. in the vicinity of Watkins Park Plaza, suffering from fatal…

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Juventino Gonzalez Altamirano

Male, age 32 · Greenwood, South Carolina

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 4, 2026, the life of Juventino Gonzalez Altamirano, a 32-year-old man, was tragically cut short in Greenwood, South Carolina. His body was discovered unresponsive in the 600 block of Hall Avenue. The Greenwood County…

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Lenard Owens

Male, age 29 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

On the evening of January 4, 2026, the life of 29-year-old Lenard Owens, a male resident of Akron, Ohio, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. Responding to a call at approximately 10:11 p.m., Akron police officers arrived at the 1000 block of…

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Death by Force

Marsalous Tre-Dante Sal Vestal

Male, age 19 · Talbott, Tennessee

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

On a winter evening in Talbott, Tennessee, the life of 19-year-old Marsalous Tre-Dante Sal Vestal was tragically cut short. On January 4, 2026, the young man was killed by gun violence. He was not the only victim that night; 16-year-old Jayden Andrew Bullard…

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Matthew Traywick

Male, age 33 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

A a dispute over a parking spot at a Savannah, Georgia, Target store on January 4, 2026, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 33-year-old Matthew Traywick. The incident, which has left the community in shock, resulted in the arrest of a suspect at…

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May Dowdy

Female · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

Before dawn on January 4, 2026, May Dowdy, a woman in Memphis, Tennessee, was killed inside a home on Philsdale Avenue after what police described as a domestic argument that turned deadly. Officers were dispatched to the residence around the 2:25–2:30 a.m.…

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Schuyler Jarvell Taylor

Male, age 31 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, January 4, 2026, the life of 31-year-old Schuyler Jarvell Taylor of Whiteville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short in a shooting. The incident occurred in the parking lot of King Baba's Restaurant on Old Hickory Boulevard East…

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Tyson Hall

Male, age 36 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Jan 4, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of January 4, 2026, a dispute on Wofford Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina, tragically escalated, resulting in the death of 36-year-old Tyson Hall. Reports from the scene indicate that a fight broke out between Hall and another…

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David Lewis

Male, age 34 · Selma, Alabama

Killed Jan 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early days of the new year in Selma, Alabama, a life was tragically cut short, marking the city's first homicide of 2025. David Lewis, a 34-year-old Black male from Huntsville, was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, January 4, 2025. The incident…

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Steven Vega

Male, age 27 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jan 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a cold January evening in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a heated argument over living arrangements escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 27-year-old Steven Vega. The conflict occurred on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at a residence on Lake Street…

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Johvan Taylor

Male, age 13 · Homestead, Florida

Killed Jan 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Johvan Taylor, a 13-year-old African American boy, was tragically shot and killed on January 4, 2025, in Florida City, near Homestead, Florida. The incident occurred outside his father’s home, where gunfire erupted, leaving the young boy fatally wounded. The…

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Aaron Bowers

Male, age 39 · Temecula, California

Killed Jan 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Aaron Bowers, a 39-year-old resident of Temecula, California, was shot and killed on January 4, 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a residence on Josheroo Court. Authorities confirmed his death shortly after the shooting, and his…

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