Deaths by Force on January 5

Deaths by Force (452)

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Ray Scott

Male, age 30 · Tunica, Mississippi

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 30-year-old Ray Jemone Scott was tragically cut short in Tunica, Mississippi. On the fifth of January, Scott became a victim of gun violence, a stark event that left a community in mourning. His death was officially noted in…

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Marvin Dennard Lewis Jr.

Male, age 29 · Pontiac, Michigan

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet cold of a Michigan winter, the life of Marvin Dennard Lewis, Jr., a 29-year-old man from Pontiac, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Friday, January 5, 2018, Lewis was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot. The shooting…

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Michael Cardona Santamarina

Male, age 22 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Michael Cardona Santamarina, 22, a man from Roanoke, Virginia, was shot on Friday afternoon, January 5, 2018, in the 1300 block of Burks Street SW. When police arrived, he and Troy Savion Gastelo were found inside a vehicle, both wounded by gunfire.…

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Alyjah Mahammad

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold January evening in 2018, the life of 19-year-old Alyjah Mahammad was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The incident unfolded on Friday, January 5, 2018, leaving a community shaken and a family grieving…

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Louis Watson

Male, age 25 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of a young Gary, Indiana man was tragically cut short. Louis Leroy Watson, a 25-year-old male, died on Friday, January 5, 2018. Known affectionately as 'Greedy' to his friends and family, Watson was a father to twin sons.…

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Matthew Boddie

Male, age 33 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early days of 2018, the life of 33-year-old Matthew Boddie, a Black male from Indianapolis, Indiana, was tragically cut short. On the evening of January 5th, Boddie was fatally shot, marking the second homicide of the new year in the city. The…

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Shawn Magerski

Male, age 36 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold Friday in Gary, Indiana, the life of 36-year-old Shawn Patrick Michael Magerski, Sr. was tragically cut short. On January 5, 2018, Magerski, a Caucasian male, became a victim of gun violence in one of two separate fatal shootings that occurred in…

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Shermaine Burger Sargent

Male, age 20 · Hammond, Indiana

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the winter of 2018, the life of 20-year-old Shermaine Burger Sargent was tragically cut short in Hammond, Indiana. On Friday, January 5th, Sargent was fatally wounded by gunfire in an incident that unfolded near Morton High School. The young man, known…

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Stefanie Pufahl

Female, age 36 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a cold Friday night in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of 36-year-old Stefanie Pufahl was tragically cut short. On January 5, 2018, police responded to a call and found the female victim in the 3700 block of Compton Avenue. She had sustained multiple gunshot…

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Amy Birnkrant

Female, age 47 · Santa-clarita, California

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Amy Suzanne Birnkrant, a 47-year-old resident of Santa Clarita, California, tragically lost her life on January 5, 2018. The incident was a devastating murder-suicide that shocked the local community. Amy, along with her daughter Drew, 20, and son Sean, 11…

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Anthony Escobedo

Male, age 21 · Bell-gardens, California

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anthony Escobedo, a 21-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2018, in Bell Gardens, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Escobedo was fatally shot in the 6500 block of Purdy Avenue. The incident occurred…

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Anthony Hernandez

Male, age 46 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Anthony Hernandez, aged 46, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2018, in San Bernardino, California. On that evening, San Bernardino police received a 911 call reporting a shooting in the vicinity of Rancho Avenue and Chestnut Street. Upon arrival…

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Drew Birnkrant

Female, age 20 · Santa-clarita, California

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Drew Birnkrant, a 20-year-old woman from Santa Clarita, California, tragically lost her life on January 5, 2018, in a harrowing incident that shook the local community. Drew, along with her mother Amy and younger brother Sean, was killed in what authorities…

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Sean Birnkrant

Male, age 11 · Santa-clarita, California

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sean Birnkrant, an 11-year-old boy from Santa Clarita, California, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2018. The incident occurred in what was later identified as a murder-suicide. Sean, along with his mother Amy Suzanne Birnkrant, 47, and his sister Drew…

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Brandon Cordell Anglin

Male, age 23 · Apopka, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Brandon Cordell Anglin, a 23-year-old father of three, was tragically shot and killed on January 5, 2018, in Apopka, Florida. The incident occurred in the 100 block of Chisholm Street, where Anglin was found lifeless in a yard between two homes. The Orange…

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Lorenzo Jamal Bell

Male, age 30 · Titusville, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lorenzo Jamal Bell, a 30-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2018, in Titusville, Florida. The incident occurred late at night on Milton Street, where a dispute between several individuals escalated into a deadly shooting.…

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Lonnie Hutcherson

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Lonnie Hutcherson, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on January 5, 2018, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 12:10 p.m. while Hutcherson was walking in the 1500 block of East 62nd…

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Janea Anjanea Denny

Female, age 22 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Janea Anjanea Denny, a 22-year-old African American woman, was tragically shot and killed on January 5, 2018, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred outside a home on Alexandria Road, where officers found her with multiple gunshot wounds. A…

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Joan Horton

Female, age 39 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Joan Horton, a 39-year-old woman from Cincinnati, OH, tragically died on January 5, 2018. She was shot during an altercation at Andy's Cafe in the Carthage neighborhood. According to police reports, Horton was involved in a fight with another woman who did…

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Brandy Smith-Rhines

Female, age 39 · La-marque, Texas

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On January 5, 2018, Brandy Nicole Smith-Rhines, a 39-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed in her home in La Marque, Texas. Born on August 1, 1978, in Galveston, Texas, Brandy was the daughter of Brenda Parson and Leon Walker, and was raised…

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Kevin Francis OToole

Male, age 60 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kevin Francis O'Toole, a 60-year-old man from New Braunfels, Texas, was found dead at the Padre Island National Seashore on December 29, 2017. His body was discovered by visitors floating in the surf about two miles south of the Malaquite Beach Visitor…

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Sandra Hogg

Female, age 44 · Bay-city, Texas

Killed Jan 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sandra Marie Hogg, aged 42, was found dead in her Bay City, Texas home on January 5, 2018, alongside her husband, Bryan Hogg, aged 44. The couple's 15-year-old son discovered their bodies after friends, unable to reach them, contacted him. Both Sandra and…

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Ricardo S. Reyes

Male, age 65 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 5, 2017, 65-year-old Ricardo Soler Reyes was tragically killed during an armed robbery at a pawn shop in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The incident occurred when robbers entered the shop, where Reyes was present as a customer.…

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Dante Swanson

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dante Swanson, a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 5, 2017, while sitting in his car in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. The shooting occurred in the 700 block of East 48th Street, shortly after Swanson had finished his shift at FedEx. He was…

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Darkyus Raymond

Male, age 24 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet of a New Orleans evening on January 5, 2017, the life of 24-year-old Darkyus Raymond, a Black male, was tragically cut short. The St. Roch neighborhood became the backdrop for a grim event when Raymond and another individual were targeted in a…

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Jared Medina

Male, age 24 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jared Medina, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, was found deceased on a sidewalk in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the morning of January 5, 2017. Initially, first responders did not suspect foul play, believing the young man may have suffered from a drug overdose as there…

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Tarak Iner

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On January 5, 2017, Tarak Underiner, a 20-year-old Ohio State University student, was tragically shot and killed at a residence in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at around 12:30 a.m. when Columbus police responded to a 911…

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Dexter Evans

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dexter Evans, a 33-year-old Houston resident, was fatally stabbed on January 4, 2017. The incident took place in the courtyard of an apartment complex in north Houston. According to initial reports, Dexter Evans had an argument with a woman in the courtyard…

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Laurie Yarbrough

Female, age 43 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Laurie Ann Yarbrough, who was 43 years old at the time of her death, passed away on January 5, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Laurie was born on September 19, 1972, and had lived in the Houston area, where she was well known to her friends and family. The…

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Mauricio Oviedo

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Found Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mauricio Oviedo, a 19-year-old from Houston, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on January 5, 2017. The incident occurred on Burning Tree Drive in the southwestern part of Houston. The homicide remained unsolved for some time, adding to the long list of…

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Isaiah Anthony Harjo

Male, age 27 · Shawnee, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold January day in 2017, the life of 27-year-old Isaiah Anthony Harjo was tragically cut short in his Shawnee, Oklahoma apartment. Harjo, a male, was discovered outside his residence at the Chapel Ridge Apartments, having sustained multiple gunshot…

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Javon Perry

Male, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Javon Perry, a 22-year-old father, was fatally shot on January 5, 2017, while pumping gas at a Marathon gas station on Gratiot Avenue and Eastburn Street on Detroit's east side. The incident occurred shortly after midnight after Perry had finished work for…

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Montia Poindexter

Female, age 23 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold January evening in 2017, the life of a young woman was tragically cut short in Newport News, Virginia. Montia Poindexter, a 23-year-old Black female, was found deceased inside a residence in the 900 block of Marcus Drive on January 5th. The…

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Tyler Buchanan

Male, age 16 · Bluefield, Virginia

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small city of Bluefield, Virginia, the life of 16-year-old Tyler Buchanan was tragically cut short in early January 2017. A student at Graham High School, Tyler was known as a loving and caring young man with a smile that could win any heart. He was…

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Jeremi Silas Gray

Male, age 25 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the winter of 2017, the life of a young man, Jeremi Silas Gray, was tragically cut short in Greenville, South Carolina. Known to his friends and family as 'Jay,' the 25-year-old male was fatally shot on January 5, 2017. In the wake of the violence, his car…

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Jeffrey Tkac

Male, age 53 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jeffrey Tkac, a 53-year-old councilmember from Bakersfield, California, tragically passed away on January 5, 2017. Tkac was found deceased in his home in Southwest Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department responded to a call at his residence on Dinard…

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Teresa Ortiz

Female, age 37 · Oxnard, California

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Teresa Ortiz, aged 37, tragically lost her life on January 5, 2017, in Oxnard, California. The incident occurred at the couple's home in the La Colonia neighborhood, where police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers found…

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Ian Sevostjanov

Male, age 10 · Clearwater, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ian Sevostjanov, a 10-year-old boy from Clearwater, Florida, tragically died on January 5, 2017. The incident occurred at the Lindru Garden Apartments on South Lincoln Avenue, where Ian lived with his mother, Olga Grusetskaja. On the morning of his death, Ian…

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Kemorie Wallace

Male, age 19 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kemorie Javon Wallace, a 19-year-old from Miami, Florida, was tragically killed on January 5, 2017. The incident occurred near the intersection of SW 200th Street and 114th Avenue, shortly before 8:30 PM. Wallace was shot multiple times and, despite his…

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Manuel Jerome Poole

Male, age 51 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Manuel Jerome Poole, a 51-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, was tragically shot to death on January 5, 2017. Poole, affectionately known as "Jabo," was found on the second-floor porch of his apartment building on 13th Street. The incident marked…

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Melinda Sue Lein

Female, age 55 · Callahan, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Melinda Sue Lein, aged 55, tragically passed away on January 5, 2017, in Callahan, Florida. Born on July 29, 1961, in Fresno, California, Melinda was a resident of Callahan at the time of her death. Her passing was a result of a shocking incident that has…

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Quinton Gray

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Quinton Gray, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. Quinton, who was a Marine Reservist, was involved in a fatal shooting incident that occurred during a road rage altercation. The incident…

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Ricardo Soler Reyes

Male, age 65 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ricardo Soler Reyes, a 65-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 5, 2017, during a violent robbery at a local pawn shop. The incident occurred when two armed suspects entered the shop, which specialized in jewelry, with the…

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Dominique Horton

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dominique Horton, a 22-year-old Black male, was killed in Columbus, Georgia, on January 5, 2017, after what began as a chaotic neighborhood gathering turned deadly. Contemporary reports said a large crowd had gathered outside an apartment complex near Cusseta…

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Dante Swanson

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dante J. Swanson, a 36-year-old African American male, was found dead on January 5, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was the result of a fatal shooting, which occurred in the early hours of the morning. Swanson was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds…

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David Murrell

Male, age 34 · Evergreen-park, Illinois

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

David T. Murrell, a 34-year-old African American male from Chicago, was tragically found shot to death in his car on January 5, 2017, in the parking lot of a Walgreens located at 8700 S. Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park, IL. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots…

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Nehemiah Jones

Male, age 28 · Paincourtville, Louisiana

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Paincourtville, Louisiana, the life of 28-year-old Nehemiah John Jones was cut short by violence on January 5, 2017. A native of Klotzville and a resident of Belle Rose, Jones was fatally wounded in a shooting that also left another…

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Marquil Cooper

Male, age 24 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Killed Jan 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Marquil Jamal Cooper, a 24-year-old African American male from Jacksonville, North Carolina, tragically passed away on January 4, 2017. His death was the result of an apparent shooting at his residence on Myrtlewood Court. Jacksonville Police responded to a…

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