Deaths by Force on January 5

Deaths by Force (452)

Death by Force10th anniversary

April Lazar

Female, age 28 · Chillicothe, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

April Lynn Lazar, a 28-year-old Caucasian woman from Chillicothe, Ohio, tragically lost her life on January 5, 2016. She was staying at her sister’s home in Chillicothe when she was fatally shot. According to reports, the incident occurred early in the…

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Anthony Clifton

Male, age 50 · Henderson, Texas

Killed Jan 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Clifton, a 50-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Henderson, Texas, passed away on January 5, 2016. The available information does not indicate any arrests, suspects, litigations, murder, law cases, or investigations related to his death. His…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Donald Johnson

Male, age 46 · Oakland, California

Found Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Donald Johnson, a 46-year-old Oakland resident, was fatally shot on January 5, 2011, in West Oakland. He was found in a parked car on the 1600 block of Center Street, and was pronounced dead at the scene. His death marked the third homicide in Oakland in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Deandre Garris

Male, age 34 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a cold winter day in Baltimore, the life of Deandre Garris, a 34-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On January 5, 2011, in the 2700 block of Mayfield Avenue, Garris became a victim of homicide. The exact circumstances surrounding his death…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Sotoris Matsoukas

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the cold of a Detroit winter, the life of Sotoris Matsoukas, a 30-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On January 5, 2011, he was found deceased at 9503 Harper Avenue, the victim of a homicide. His death marked another grim entry in the city's list of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ralph Arthur Painter

Male, age 56 · Rainier, Oregon

Killed Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

On January 5, 2011, Chief of Police Ralph Arthur Painter of Rainier, Oregon, lost his life in the line of duty under tragic circumstances. Chief Painter, who was 56 years old at the time of his death, responded to a call at a local car stereo shop on Rock…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Eurie Stamps

Male, age 68 · Framingham, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early hours of January 5, 2011, Eurie Stamps, a 68-year-old Black male, was at his Framingham, Massachusetts home when a SWAT team executed a search warrant. The retired grandfather of twelve was not the target of the raid; police were investigating…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terrance Calvin Hunter

Male, age 30 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a cold winter day in Oxon Hill, Maryland, the life of 30-year-old Terrance Calvin Hunter was tragically cut short. On January 5, 2011, his body was discovered in a residential area, specifically in the 6700 block of Oxon Hill Road. The initial…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kenneth Alan Cowan

Male, age 42 · Palmdale, California

Killed Jan 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Kenneth Alan Cowan was 42 years old when he died on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, four days after he was found badly hurt in his home in Palmdale. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Charles Sharpe

Male, age 54 · Westminster, Colorado

Killed Jan 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the cold of a Westminster, Colorado winter, the discovery of a man's body in a vacant field shattered the morning stillness of January 5, 2006. At the southeast corner of 70th Avenue and Federal Boulevard, a person out for a walk stumbled upon what they…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Elizabeth Davis

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

On January 5, 2006, Elizabeth Davis, age 49, was tragically shot and killed in a double homicide in Dayton, Ohio. Davis was found deceased in the kitchen of a residence on Vernon Drive, alongside 44-year-old Felicia Goodson, who was also killed in the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Felecia Goodsen-Battle

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

Felecia Goodsen-Battle was tragically killed on January 5, 2006, in Dayton, Ohio. The incident took place in the early morning hours, where she and another woman, Elizabeth Davis, were victims of a double homicide. Felecia was 44 years old at the time of her…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Mun Sim Song

Female, age 24 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Jan 5, 1996 · 30 years ago

On January 5, 1996, Mun Sim Song was found deceased in Moanalua Park. Mun Sim Song, a 24-year-old Asian / Pacific Islander woman known to people around her as “Debbie,” was found to have been shot.  The night before, she had simply vanished from the rhythm…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Bryant Howard Peney

Male, age 27 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 1996 · 30 years ago

Bryant Howard Peney, a 27-year-old white male, was a dedicated patrolman with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. On the night of January 5, 1996, while on duty, he attempted to stop a suspect hiding in a bush along a highway. During the ensuing foot…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

William Ray Tate

Male, age 33 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed Jan 5, 1981 · 45 years ago

In January of 1981, the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was shaken by the disappearance and murder of one of its own police detectives, William Ray Tate. The 33-year-old male detective vanished while following up on a missing person report. The case began when…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Harry A. Chesmore

Male, age 25 · Duluth, Minnesota

Killed Jan 5, 1911 · 115 years ago

Harry A. Chesmore, a 25-year-old patrol officer with the Duluth Police Department, was tragically killed on January 5, 1911. Officer Chesmore was transporting two robbery suspects to police headquarters when the incident occurred. The suspects, one juvenile…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

John Sullivan

Male, age 48 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Jan 5, 1911 · 115 years ago

John Sullivan, a 48-year-old White male, was a man who had made his share of enemies. As the former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, he was known for his strict enforcement of the law. On the evening of January 5, 1911, Sullivan was at his home…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Christian Lee Morris

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christian Lee Morris, a 29-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Morris was shot near 419 E. 118th St. in the Green Meadows…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Lavell Deshon Gilchrist

Male, age 36 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lavell Deshon Gilchrist, a 36-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Gilchrist was shot near 888 S. Hope St. in Downtown Los…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darrin Jerod King

Male, age 51 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the night spanning January 4 into the early morning hours of January 5, 2016, emergency responders were called to a residential property located at 1049 1/2 West 10th Place in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles. Inside the premises, authorities…

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Alex DeAndrade

Male, age 37 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of January 5, 2026, the quiet of a Mattapan neighborhood was broken by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a call shortly after midnight, Boston police officers discovered 37-year-old Alex DeAndrade in his parked car on Stow Road, suffering…

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Daniel Ramirez

Male, age 17 · North Hills, California

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the North Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, a community was shaken by the violent death of 17-year-old Daniel Ramirez, a Latino male, on the evening of January 5, 2026. The fatal incident unfolded at approximately 8:15 p.m. in the 8700 block of North…

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Daniel Rodriguez

Male, age 34 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of January 5, 2026, a domestic disturbance call led to the death of 34-year-old Daniel Rodriguez in Jacksonville, Florida. The events unfolded at the Luxor Club Apartments on Egrets Nest Drive near Bartram Park, where officers from the…

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Daphine Reed

Female, age 52 · Vicksburg, Mississippi

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In Vicksburg, Mississippi, the life of 52-year-old Daphine Reed, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short on January 5, 2026, in what police have described as a domestic violence incident. Officers from the Vicksburg Police Department…

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Gary Herendeen

Male, age 74 · Fort Mill, South Carolina

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet early days of the new year, a grim discovery was made behind a furniture marketplace in Indian Land, South Carolina. On the morning of January 5, 2026, the body of 74-year-old Gary Herendeen, a white male, was found by a delivery person in the…

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Jeffery Atkins

Male, age 49 · England, Arkansas

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

A quiet evening in England, Arkansas on January 5, 2026, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 49-year-old Jeffery Atkins. The incident, which occurred just before 7:00 p.m., left the community in shock and a family grappling with a sudden and…

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Joseph Alan Quisenberry

Male, age 32 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

On January 5, 2026, Joseph Alan Quisenberry, a 32-year-old man, died in Cleveland, Ohio. His death has been reported as a result of gun violence. As of now, details regarding the specific circumstances of the incident, including the location and time of the…

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Ke’Jaun Armstrong

Male · Fort Deposit, Alabama

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the small town of Fort Deposit, Alabama, the life of Ke’Jaun Armstrong was tragically cut short on January 5, 2026. A young man known to his friends as "6 Kj," he was remembered as sweet, kind, and caring, someone who was always making those around him…

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Kemanni Macgallister

Male, age 31 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

On a tragic Monday in Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 31-year-old Kemanni McGallister was cut short in a fatal shooting that stemmed from a domestic dispute. The incident, which occurred on January 5, 2026, concluded with McGallister succumbing to his…

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Kenneth E. Grace

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the winter of 2026, the life of 20-year-old Kenneth E. Grace was cut short in Columbus, Ohio. On the evening of January 5th, police were called to a business in the 2900 block of Hayden Road following reports of a shooting. Inside, they discovered Grace…

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Kenyon Quickley Jr.

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet residential neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore, the new year was shattered by violence. On the night of January 5, 2026, just before midnight, the sound of two gunshots echoed through the 4400 block of Marx Avenue, a street neighbors described…

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Kishmere Wright

Male, age 24 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of January 5, 2026, the city of Charlotte recorded its first homicide of the new year. Kishmere Wright, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot in the Enderly Park neighborhood. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. in the 3000 block of Carol…

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Lakisha Washington

Female, age 48 · Fort Worth, Texas

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2026, the life of 48-year-old Lakisha Washington came to a tragic end in a vacant home in east Fort Worth, Texas. A construction worker, arriving to begin his workday at a house in the 6400 block of Normandy Road, made…

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Luke Bradburn

Male, age 19 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Luke Bradburn was tragically cut short in a downtown Austin hotel room. A White male, Luke was remembered by loved ones for his humor, creativity, and the quiet kindness he extended to…

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Malik Duncan

Male, age 17 · South Bend, Indiana

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

On a cold January afternoon in South Bend, Indiana, tragedy struck, forever altering the lives of many. Malik Duncan, a 17-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting on Monday, January 5, 2026. The incident unfolded on the northeast side of the city…

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Shauna Sullivan

Female, age 69 · Honolulu, Hawaii

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of Waikiki, the life of 69-year-old Shauna Sullivan was brought to a tragic end on January 5, 2026. Her death, which has been ruled a homicide, occurred in a Waikiki apartment, sending ripples of shock through the community. First…

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Steffon Marmon

Male, age 19 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of a cold Monday morning in Jennings, a community in north St. Louis County, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Just before 2:30 a.m. on January 5, 2026, officers from the St. Louis County Police Department were dispatched to…

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Thaddeus Kirkland

Male, age 21 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed Jan 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2026, the life of 21-year-old Thaddeus Kirkland was tragically cut short in Augusta, Georgia. Responding to reports of gunfire on Hines Street shortly after 2 a.m., deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office…

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James Leon Craig Jr.

Male, age 40 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of January 5, 2025, a verbal dispute inside a Birmingham, Alabama, home escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 40-year-old James Leon Craig Jr.. The incident, which unfolded around 2:30 a.m. at a residence on 17th Court South…

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Melinda Siskey

Female, age 61 · Anniston, Alabama

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the community of Wellborn, Alabama, a tragic event unfolded that ended the life of 61-year-old Melinda Siskey. A white female, she was a cherished member of her family and community. Her life was violently taken on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in an act that…

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Paul Newell

Male, age 58 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early days of a new year, tragedy struck a Birmingham community, leaving a family to mourn the loss of a loved one. On January 5, 2025, Paul Raymond Newell, a 58-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire in the Center Point area. His life was cut…

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Ashlee Lopez Corona

Female, age 35 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the winter of 2025, the life of 35-year-old Ashlee Corona was tragically cut short in what police are describing as a murder-suicide. On the evening of January 5th, Phoenix police responded to calls of a shooting at the Avilla Gateway apartment complex…

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Willie Harvey

Male, age 39 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the chill of a January night in Phoenix, a man known as a 'gentle giant' met a violent end. Willie Harvey, a 39-year-old male, was shot and killed on January 5, 2025, during an altercation at a west Phoenix apartment complex located near 27th Avenue and…

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John Robert LaPoint

Male, age 52 · Liberal, Kansas

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

John Robert LaPoint, a 52-year-old White male, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at his home near Liberal, Kansas. His death is being investigated as a homicide. On that Sunday afternoon, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Seward County Sheriff's Office…

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Major Smith

Male, age 6 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Major Smith, a 6-year-old boy from Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2025, after suffering an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred outside his home in the 200 block of West Crawford Street. Major, who was on…

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Adrian Prado

Male, age 17 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On January 5, 2025, Adrian Prado, a 17-year-old Latino male, was found deceased on a sidewalk in Los Angeles County. The incident was recorded as the county's first homicide of 2025, with the formal pronouncement of death made at 3:12 p.m. that Sunday…

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Kylonne Edward Taylor

Male, age 18 · Aberdeen, Maryland

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of January 5, 2025, a birthday celebration in Aberdeen, Maryland, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Kylonne Edward Taylor. The male victim was attending a party at a residence in the 1300 block of North…

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Curtis Lawrence

Male, age 36 · Marrero, Louisiana

Killed Jan 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2025, a burst of violence outside a bar in the 500 block of Ames Boulevard in Marrero, Louisiana, set in motion a tragedy that would ultimately claim the life of an innocent bystander. Curtis Lawrence, a 36-year-old…

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