Deaths by Force on January 9

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Mekhi Kareem Douglas

Male, age 21 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Saturday evening in Huntsville, Alabama, a young life was cut short. Mekhi Kareem Douglas, a 21-year-old male, was fatally wounded by gunfire on January 9, 2021. The incident unfolded near the intersection of Sparkman Drive and…

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Adrian Silva Silla

Male, age 17 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a winter evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the life of 17-year-old Adrian Silva Silla was tragically cut short. On January 9, 2021, the young man was killed, a victim of gun violence. The specific details surrounding the shooting and the circumstances that led…

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Emillio Santiago Salazar

Male, age 28 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 9, 2021, a gathering in Salt Lake City's Glendale neighborhood turned tragic. Emilio Salazar, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, was at a home on West California Avenue when a dispute erupted. Around 1:55 a.m., shots were…

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Stephen Hunter Satterwhite

Male, age 56 · Springfield, Oregon

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of January 9, 2021, the quiet of a West Springfield, Oregon, neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 1:00 a.m., officers from the Springfield Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at a local…

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Joshua Archuleta

Male, age 33 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

The death of Joshua Archuleta, a 33-year-old man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, occurred on January 9, 2021, due to gun violence. However, the provided sources do not offer detailed information about the specific circumstances of his death, such as the…

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Omari Dunn

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of Saturday, January 9, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the routine inside a business on Florida Avenue, Northeast, in Washington, D.C. Seventeen-year-old Omari Dunn, a male resident of Northwest, D.C., was inside the establishment…

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Bobby Evans

Male, age 58 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

A visit between childhood friends on a Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, took a tragic turn, ending a life and shattering a long-standing bond. On January 9, 2021, 58-year-old Bobby Evans, a Black/African American male, was at the home of his…

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John H. Harris

Male, age 28 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

John H. Harris, a 28-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on the night of January 9, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. The graduate of Bryan Station High School was remembered for his infectious smile and his love for cars. He was a cherished son to…

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Justin A. Blackhawk

Male, age 41 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Justin A. Blackhawk, aged 41, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident occurred just before 4:30 a.m. in the 5200 block of North Sherman Boulevard. According to reports, Justin was shot and killed following an…

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Nevaeha Ware

Female, age 13 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 9, 2021, the life of 13-year-old Nevaeha Ware, a Black female, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was a passenger in a vehicle when another car, described as a dark-colored vehicle with tinted windows…

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Anita Kay Walker

Male, age 52 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the winter of 2021, the community of Oklahoma City was shaken by the city's first homicide of the year. On the cold night of January 9th, a 52-year-old Black/African American woman named Anita Kay Walker, known to her loved ones as 'Nita Kay,' was found…

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Alfred Robinson

Male, age 43 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 9, 2021, the life of 43-year-old Alfred M. Robinson of Chesapeake, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Just after 5:00 a.m., dispatchers received a call reporting a gunshot disturbance in the 200 block of Poplar Avenue in…

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Alana Serio

Female, age 59 · Brownsburg, Indiana

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Brownsburg, Indiana, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the life of 59-year-old Alana Serio. On the evening of Saturday, January 9, 2021, police were called to the Brownsburg Pointe apartments in the 1000 block of Columbia Circle after…

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Myronta Jackson

Male, age 29 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Saturday afternoon in early January 2021, violence erupted in a parking lot in the southern section of Kansas City, Missouri. Shortly after 12:00 p.m. on January 9, police officers were dispatched to the 11400 block of Grandview Road following reports of…

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Devonne Mayfield

Male, age 29 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of January 9, 2021, the life of 29-year-old Devonne J. Mayfield, a Black/African American male from Summerville, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. The fatal incident unfolded in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts store…

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Darius Cooper

Male, age 25 · Gaithersburg, Maryland

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of January 10, 2021, a gathering of mourners at a candlelight vigil in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Darius Cooper. A Germantown resident, Cooper was found by Montgomery…

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Dezay Richardson

Male, age 15 · North-highlands, California

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dezay Richardson, a 15-year-old from North Highlands, California, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2021. Dezay was walking home with a friend after spending time at the Scandia Fun Center when he was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 8:00 PM…

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Katie Faith McNally

Female, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Katie Faith McNally, a 38-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on January 9, 2021. She was shot near 182 N. Mariposa Avenue in the Koreatown neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records…

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Rafael Baez

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rafael Baez, a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2021, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Baez was shot near 703 N. Fickett Street. The incident occurred in the…

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Tyson Bradley Kutzner

Male, age 35 · Carson, California

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyson Bradley Kutzner, a 35-year-old resident of Carson, California, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Kutzner was fatally shot near 18630 S. Milmore Ave. in Carson. The…

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Willie Craddick Jr

Male, age 21 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

A promising life was tragically cut short on January 9, 2021, when 21-year-old Willie Craddick Jr. was fatally shot in Atlanta, Georgia. An Athens native with considerable ambitions, his death left a void in the lives of those who knew him. Remembered as an…

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Aisha Nevell-Johnson

Female, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Aisha Nevell-Johnson, a 46-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on January 9, 2021, in Chicago, IL. She was one of the victims in a horrific shooting spree carried out by Jason Nightengale, a 32-year-old man. The incident began in the…

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Anthony Faulkner

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Faulkner, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on January 9, 2021, in a shooting spree that spanned from Chicago's South Side to Evanston. The incident occurred at the AK Food Mart convenience store located at 93rd and Halsted.…

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Damia Smith

Female, age 15 · Evanston, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Damia Smith, a 15-year-old African American girl from Evanston, IL, tragically lost her life on January 9, 2021, as a result of a violent shooting spree that spanned from Chicago to Evanston. Damia was critically wounded while riding in a car with her mother…

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Marta Torres

Female, age 61 · Evanston, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marta Torres, a 61-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on January 9, 2021, in Evanston, IL. Marta, who was a dedicated teacher's assistant at the Washington School in the Evanston/Skokie School District 65, was known for her infectious positive…

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Shanvonte Jackson

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Shanvonte Jackson, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2021, in a shooting incident in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. while Shanvonte Jackson was traveling in…

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Tiarra Robinson

Female, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tiarra Robinson, an 18-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on January 9, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. She was fatally shot while traveling in a vehicle in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. when…

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Yiran Fan

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Yiran Fan, a 30-year-old Ph.D. student from Beijing, China, was tragically shot and killed on January 9, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Fan was a fourth-year doctoral student in a joint program of the Booth School of Business and the Kenneth C. Griffin…

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Kelvin Montgomery

Male, age 49 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a January morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of Kelvin Montgomery was tragically cut short. The 49-year-old African American man was discovered around 1:00 a.m. on January 9, 2021, in a parking lot located at 9702 Greenwell…

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Blake Green

Male, age 41 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold January evening in Pittsburgh, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in the Northview Heights neighborhood, leaving a family without a loved one and a community searching for answers. The victim was Blake Green, a 41-year-old Black/African American…

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Cedric Birdsong Jr.

Male, age 21 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a cold Saturday evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 21-year-old Cedric Birdsong Jr. was tragically cut short. On January 9, 2021, the young man was fatally shot at a Raines Mart gas station located in the 5900 block of East Raines Road in the…

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Derrick Johnson

Male, age 27 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the heart of Memphis, a life was abruptly cut short on a winter afternoon. Derrick Johnson, a 27-year-old male, was at a Discount Muffler & Brakes in the 2500 block of Lamar Avenue on January 9, 2021. It was around 1:00 p.m. when the ordinary day turned…

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Christopher Gary Roberts

Male, age 15 · Dayton, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Gary Roberts, a 15-year-old male from Dayton, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on January 9, 2021. Born on September 22, 2005, in Brenham, Texas, Christopher was the youngest child of Gary and Crystal Monceaux Roberts. He was an eighth-grade…

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Eduardo Pedroza

Male, age 38 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Eduardo Pedroza, a 38-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas, was tragically found dead on January 9, 2021. He was discovered by a passing motorist on the 5700 block of Teague Road in southeast Tarrant County. The investigation into his death revealed that it…

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Gustavo Perez

Male, age 32 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gustavo Perez, a 32-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on January 9, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. His death was reported by multiple sources, including Dignity Memorial and Echovita, which noted that he was born on December 21, 1988.…

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Jerrionn Burleson

Male, age 27 · Round-rock, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jerrionn Burleson, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on January 9, 2021, in Round Rock, Texas. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning along the 1600 block of Peachtree Valley Drive. Officers from the Round…

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Kylon Deonta Smith

Male, age 36 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kylon Deonta Smith, a 36-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on January 9, 2021. He was shot multiple times at the entrance to his apartment building located at 6550 Hillcroft Street. The incident occurred around 3:50 a.m., and Kylon…

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Layvon Suell

Male, age 27 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Layvon Suell, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed outside of Space Nightclub in Houston, Texas, on January 9, 2021. Suell, an up-and-coming entertainer and father of two young daughters, had just left the nightclub when he was…

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Ricardo Xavier Rangel

Male, age 22 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ricardo Xavier Rangel, a 22-year-old Latin male, tragically passed away on January 9, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. He was found dead near a road in the 2900 block of Municipal Street, and Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced him deceased at the scene. The Dallas County…

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Vegas Blate

Male, age 16 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jan 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Vegas Blate, a 16-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on January 9, 2021, outside a daiquiri shop in southeast Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. near Browncroft and MLK. According to reports, Vegas Blate got into a fight with…

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Gerald Torry

Male · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a cold January morning in 2016, a life was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona. Gerald Torry, a young man whose presence brought light to those around him, was found dead on January 9th. The suddenness of his passing left a void in the hearts of his…

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Roger Haggins

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a violent weekend in Washington, D.C. turned tragic for a young man from Fort Washington, Maryland. Roger Lewis Haggins, a 30-year-old male, was discovered in his car late on the night of Friday, January 8th, suffering from a critical…

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Jaquan Leonard

Male, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jaquan Leonard, age 21, was fatally shot on January 9, 2016, in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood. Leonard was found suffering from gunshot wounds at the 700 block of Northwest 65th Street. Despite being transported by Miami Fire Rescue to Jackson Memorial…

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Alder Hill

Male, age 15 · Miami, Florida

Found Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On January 9, 2016, 15-year-old Alder Hill was brutally murdered while riding his bicycle home through Liberty City, Miami. Hill was ambushed, dragged into a grassy field, and shot multiple times in what police described as an "execution." Despite dozens of…

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Erick Lacey

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Erick Lacey, aged 19, was tragically killed on January 9, 2016, in Chicago. Lacey and his girlfriend were riding in a car when an unknown vehicle pulled up behind them and opened fire. Seventeen shell casings were recovered from the scene, suggesting a high…

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Raymond Blount

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Raymond Blount, aged 29, was fatally injured on January 9, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding Blount's death are unclear, with details on the exact cause of death not publicly available. The homicide adds to the alarming pattern of…

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Rashawn Coates

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rashawn Coates, a 19-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 9, 2016, in West Philadelphia. He was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 800 block of North 49th Street, only a short…

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Marquorious Rowell

Male, age 18 · Auburn, Alabama

Killed Jan 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the winter of 2016, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in Auburn, Alabama. Eighteen-year-old Marquorious Jurrell Rowell, a male known to his loved ones as 'Lil Man,' died on January 9, 2016. Early reports from authorities suggested that the cause of…

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