Deaths by Force on January 6

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Camdon Jackson

Male, age 25 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of January 6, 2021, a burst of gunfire at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Craft Highway in the Tolmanville area of Mobile, Alabama, forever altered the lives of two families. When the chaos subsided, 25-year-old…

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Van Kennedy

Male, age 26 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of January 6, 2021, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Mobile, Alabama. Van Kennedy, a 26-year-old male, and his friend, 25-year-old Camdon Jackson, were…

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Tony Jones

Male, age 51 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early days of a new year, a wave of violence rippled through the community of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, claiming the life of a local man. On January 6, 2021, Tony Jones, a 51-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting. The incident cut short the life…

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Ada Kins

Female, age 32 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of January 6, 2021, a welfare check at a residence on Norway Avenue NE in Salem, Oregon, led to a grim discovery. Firefighters, responding to the call around 1:20 a.m., found 32-year-old Amanda Marie Mankins, a White/Caucasian female…

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Lance Norwood

Male, age 22 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 6, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of Morton Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. When police arrived at the scene around 1:00 a.m., they discovered a young man suffering from gunshot wounds. The…

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Ibrahim Sesay

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., the life of 20-year-old Ibrahim Sesay was tragically cut short. It was January 6, 2021, and the young man, a student at Delaware State University, was home from college visiting with friends. The group found…

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Donza Settles

Male, age 30 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the life of Donza Settles, a 30-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short in what marked the first homicide of the year for Tulsa, Oklahoma. On the evening of January 6th, police responded to a call at the Towne…

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Markel Tyrel Williams

Male, age 23 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

On January 6, 2021, a bright and promising life was tragically cut short in the parking lot of the Clarion Inn and Suites in Cascade Township, Michigan. Markel Tyrel Williams, a 23-year-old male from Grand Rapids, became the victim of a fatal shooting during…

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Eric Mark Mitchell

Male, age 55 · Manassas, Virginia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of January 6, 2021, a tragic series of events unfolded in Manassas, Virginia, leading to the death of 55-year-old Eric Mark Mitchell. A male of Black/African American descent, Mitchell was fatally shot in his home on Ellis Road in the Signal…

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Francis Drew

Male, age 74 · Manassas, Virginia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic and unforeseen turn of events, 74-year-old Francis Drew, a White / Caucasian male, became an innocent victim in a violent rampage that began in Manassas, Virginia, on January 6, 2021. Drew, a resident of Markham, Virginia, was simply driving in…

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Frank Peters

Male, age 35 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early days of 2021, the life of 35-year-old Frank W. Peters was tragically cut short, marking the first homicide of the new year in Kansas City, Missouri. On the evening of January 6th, police responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Peters in…

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Kierra Kimberly Rogers

Male, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Wednesday afternoon in early January 2021, the quiet atmosphere of the Penrose neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri, was shattered by the discovery of a violent crime. Officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to a…

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Karen Ruiz

Female, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Karen Ruiz, a 35-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on January 6, 2021. The incident occurred in the Pacoima area, where she was fatally shot in front of her three-year-old daughter. According to reports, Karen was dropping…

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Justin Sumlar

Male, age 31 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

On January 6, 2021, Justin Sumlar, a 31-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically shot and killed outside an auto shop on Edison Avenue in the Mixon Town area. The incident occurred in broad daylight, and Sumlar was pronounced dead at the…

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Brian Tervontia Carswell

Male, age 33 · Keysville, Georgia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 6, 2021, a grim discovery was made on Spread Oak Road near Hannah Lane in Keysville, Georgia. Responding to a call about a possible traffic accident, deputies from the Burke County Sheriff's Office found the body of…

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Damian Nesbitt

Male, age 37 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early moments of a cold January night in Columbus, Georgia, the life of Damian 'Cody' Nesbitt, a 37-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On January 6, 2021, Nesbitt was sitting in his black 2005 Lexus on 5th Avenue when he was fatally shot…

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Francisca Vazquez

Female, age 43 · Gainesville, Georgia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In early January 2021, the life of 43-year-old Francisca Vazquez was tragically cut short in what Gainesville, Georgia authorities have described as a domestic-related murder-suicide. The grim discovery was made on or around January 6th, sending shockwaves…

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Sheikh Omar Sonko

Male, age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a northwest Atlanta office park, the life of a young man with aspirations of professional soccer was cut short in a burst of violence. Sheikh Omar Sonko, a 25-year-old American-Gambian man, was discovered deceased on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 6…

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Brandon Gowdy

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brandon Gowdy, a 31-year-old Black man, was tragically killed on January 6, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to reports, a gunman fired shots from a silver-colored vehicle at…

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Tyianna Davarea Alexander

Female, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

African American Transgender female, Tyianna Davarea Alexander, age 28, was shot and killed in Chicago in the early morning hours of January 6, 2021. Just before dawn, gunfire erupted in the 800 block of West 75th Street on the South Side, where a shooter in…

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Gerald Taylor

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gerald Taylor, a 22-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on January 6, 2021. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing, as he was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the 900 block…

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Shermar DeLyncy Nash

Male, age 18 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic day in Alexandria, Louisiana, the life of 18-year-old Shermar DeLyncy Nash was cut short by an act of gun violence. The fatal encounter occurred on January 6, 2021, leaving a community to mourn the loss of the young man. The events that led to…

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Andrea Elizabeth Lucas

Female, age 56 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andrea Elizabeth Lucas, a 56-year-old woman, was tragically shot and killed on January 6, 2021, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. in the 4700 block of Mallory Court. When police arrived at the scene, they found Lucas suffering…

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David Gaines

Male, age 62 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

David Andrew Gaines, a 62-year-old Black man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on January 6, 2021. He was found suffering from a gunshot wound at the Sunoco station on East Hudson Street early in the morning and was later pronounced dead at Grant…

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David Knox

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

David Knox, a 62-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on January 6, 2021. Knox was found at a gas station on East Hudson Street in Argyle Park, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Grant Medical Center but succumbed to his…

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Jadea Jarvis

Female, age 25 · Orrville, Ohio

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jadea Yarteese Love Jarvis, a 25-year-old African American woman from Orrville, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 6, 2021. She was a mother of two young children, Zaivion and Jaeleona Crenshaw. Jadea had endured years of mental, emotional, and physical…

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Malik Amar

Male, age 43 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Malik Shaheem Amar, a 43-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Columbus, Ohio, tragically passed away on January 6, 2021. Malik was born on June 27, 1977, in West Virginia and worked as an electrician. He was a family man who loved spending time…

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Trayvon A. Hardy

Male, age 19 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Trayvon A. Hardy, a 19-year-old Black male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on January 6, 2021. He was a giving and thoughtful person with a passion for gaming and athletics. On the night of his death, Trayvon stepped outside his apartment on…

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Marcus Franchez Gibson Jr.

Male, age 15 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet hours of a winter morning, the life of a promising Pittsburgh teenager was tragically cut short. Marcus Franchez Gibson Jr., a 15-year-old African American male, died on January 6, 2021, in the borough of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. A sophomore at…

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Harry Olando Jermaine Clemons

Male, age 44 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, a charismatic and friendly 44-year-old Black/African American man named Harry Olando Jermaine Clemons Upshaw tragically lost his life on January 6, 2021. Born on December 13, 1976, to Harry Upshaw and Kim Clemons, he was…

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Ashton Allen Smith

Male, age 22 · Livingston, Texas

Killed Jan 6, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ashton Allen Smith, a 22-year-old male from Livingston, Texas, tragically passed away on January 6, 2021. He was born on January 8, 1998, in Humble, Texas, to Billy Smith and Claressa Hartman. Ashton is survived by his wife, Erin Pasket, and their daughter…

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Timothy Pellum

Male, age 33 · Fresno, California

Found Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 6, 2016, Timothy Pellum, a 33-year-old resident of Fresno, California, was killed in an incident that has limited publicly available details regarding its circumstances. Timothy had previously been involved in multiple run-ins with law enforcement…

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Eddie Lovely

Male, age 30 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Eddie E. Lovely, age 30, was fatally shot on January 6, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 8:33 PM, when Columbus Police Department officers were called to the 2300 block of Marcia Drive after reports of a man lying on the…

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Damon Swain

Male, age 49 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 6, 2016, Damon Swain, a 49-year-old man from Philadelphia, was shot multiple times on the 2600 block of North Stanley Street. The incident occurred at approximately 7:57 p.m., and police responded promptly to the scene. Damon was found lying in the…

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Djan R Robinson

Male, age 36 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 6, 2016, the body of 36-year-old Djan R. Robinson was discovered lying in the 1000 block of Highland View Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. A passerby made the grim discovery at approximately 6:18 a.m. and immediately alerted…

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Greg Laron Judge Ford

Male, age 33 · El Dorado, Arkansas

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Greg Laron “Judge” Ford was a 33-year-old Black man from Strong, Arkansas, whose life ended violently on January 6, 2016, in nearby El Dorado. He had been born in El Dorado on August 29, 1982, to Gregory Bernard Ford and Catherine Oguinn, and over the years…

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Christa Benton

Female, age 37 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 6, 2016, 37-year-old Christa Benton of Littleton, Colorado, was fatally shot by her boyfriend, David Fallon, in a tragic murder-suicide. The events of that day began unfolding hours before the fatal shooting, when Benton's 18-year-old son called…

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Marc Markie Morgan

Male, age 38 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early days of 2016, the life of 38-year-old Marc 'Markie' Morgan was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On January 6th, an altercation at a mobile home park in the 2400 block of Autumn Lake Drive escalated to a fatal conclusion. During the…

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David Knoble

Male, age 48 · Reedsburg, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small city of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the life of David Knoble, a 48-year-old White male, came to a tragic end on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. Known in the community as a talented musician, Knoble had built a life around his passion for music, serving…

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Temetrion Hegler

Male, age 17 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on January 6, 2016, 17-year-old Temetrion Hegler was shot and killed in his Kalamazoo, Michigan, residence. A senior at Loy Norrix High School, Hegler was a vibrant young man with a promising future, hoping to attend Michigan State…

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Mark Johnson

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of January 6, 2016, a violent tragedy struck the Castle Point neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of Mark Anthony Johnson. The 24-year-old male, known affectionately to his friends and family by the nickname '9 Doodie,' was…

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Jesse Campbell

Male, age 64 · Clover, South Carolina

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet, upscale area of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, a beloved figure in the community met a tragic and violent end. Jesse Campbell, a 64-year-old male, was found dead in his home on Pine Moss Lane on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. His death was the first…

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Lydell Walter Wood

Male, age 29 · Waldorf, Maryland

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Wednesday afternoon, Lydell Walter Wood, a 29-year-old man, was fatally shot in the Waldorf neighborhood where he lived. The incident, which occurred on January 6, 2016, was not a random act of violence, but rather the grim…

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Ernest Sene

Male, age 27 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Wednesday in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Ernest Sene, a 27-year-old male, was outside his residence in the Albany Houses on January 6, 2016, when violence erupted. At approximately…

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Angelica Castro

Female, age 23 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Angelica Castro, aged 23, tragically lost her life on January 6, 2016, in Lakeland, Florida. She was one of three victims in a horrific home invasion that occurred in the early hours of the morning. The incident took place at a residence on East Magnolia…

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David Washington

Male, age 24 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Washington, a 24-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, tragically lost his life on January 6, 2016, in a violent incident that shocked the local community. On that fateful morning, a 911 call led deputies to a home on East Magnolia Street, where they…

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Ronnie Charles Damon

Male, age 29 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ronnie Charles Damon, a 29-year-old former corrections officer with the Marion County Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life on January 6, 2016, in Ocala, Florida. On that evening, Marion County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call at 301 Larch Road…

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Jaylon Maddox

Male, age 15 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 6, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of January 6, 2016, 15-year-old Jaylon Maddox was walking with a 27-year-old friend, Justin Sellers, on Ember Drive in DeKalb County, Georgia, when a white car approached them. Inside the vehicle was Bruce Howard, who opened fire on the two…

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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.