Deaths by Force on July 12

Deaths by Force (532)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Rodney Wayne Phillips Orr

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rodney Wayne Phillips Orr, a 34-year-old African American male, was tragically found shot to death on July 12, 2016, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Carpenter Street. Orr…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Roderick Davis Jr.

Male, age 17 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 17-year-old Roderick 'RJ' Davis Jr., an African American male from Houma, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On the night of July 11th, Davis went to Scott Lane Park with three other individuals. An argument broke out…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Donnell Eric Drakeford

Male, age 41 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Donnell Eric Drakeford, a 41-year-old African American male, passed away on July 13, 2016, at his residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were tragic, as he was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Robert Linné Reps

Male, age 54 · Matthews, North Carolina

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Linné Reps, a 54-year-old male from Matthews, NC, died unexpectedly on July 12, 2016. Born on October 6, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, Robert was the youngest of three siblings. He was survived by his father, Irwin Reps, and his two daughters, Michelle…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jervon Campbell

Male, age 22 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jervon Dazelle Campbell, a 22-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 12, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. His sudden death was met with deep sorrow from family and friends who remembered him as a cherished son, beloved grandson…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tony Ferguson

Male, age 39 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tony Ferguson, a 39-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Toledo, OH, tragically passed away on July 12, 2016, at Mercy-St. Vincent Medical Center. His death was reported in several local obituaries, and he was remembered fondly by his family and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Eric John Wagner

Male, age 41 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a local business owner's life was tragically cut short in a brazen afternoon shooting in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Eric John Wagner, a 40-year-old male, was a familiar and well-liked figure in the community, known for his ownership of a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Timothy Van Evera

Male, age 61 · Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Timothy Van Evera, a 61-year-old male from Gilbertsville, PA, tragically passed away on July 12, 2016. He was pronounced dead at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. The cause of death was determined to be a shotgun…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Errol Grant

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

Errol Grant, aged 25, was shot and killed on July 12, 2011, in Chicago's South Side. The homicide occurred in the Roseland neighborhood, an area that had experienced significant violence during that year. Grant was standing near the 200 block of West 110th…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Paris Calhoun

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

Paris Calhoun, aged 30, was fatally shot on July 12, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. This homicide took place in a year marked by elevated violence across the city, with a total of 433 homicides recorded. Although this number was slightly lower compared to the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Scott Butvilas

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

On July 12, 2011, Scott Butvilas, a 40-year-old man, was found severely beaten in the 3400 block of West Chicago Avenue in Chicago. The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on July 5, and Butvilas succumbed to his injuries a week later, on July 12. The Cook County…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jerry Clark

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a street in Hamtramck, a city enveloped by Detroit. Jerry Clark, a 26-year-old African American male, became another victim of the violence that plagued the city that year. On July 12…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Darrell Smith

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, the life of 24-year-old Darrell Smith was brought to an abrupt and violent end. The male victim was standing with a female companion at the rear of his white Infiniti on July 12, 2011. It was approximately 10 p.m. at the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Antonio Walker

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, a meeting planned for a marijuana transaction turned deadly, leaving a young man's family searching for answers that seem to have vanished into the city's shadows. Twenty-one-year-old Antonio Walker was shot multiple times on…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Patrick Green

Male, age 20 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a young life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to mourn and a community with unanswered questions. Patrick Deangelo Green, a 20-year-old African-American male, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. While he had connections to…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kayla Peters

Female, age 12 · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a quiet Kenner, Louisiana suburb, a devastating scene unfolded, leaving a family shattered and a community in shock. On Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 12-year-old Kayla Peters was found deceased in her home. The young female was discovered alongside her younger…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Nayah Peters

Female, age 1 · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a quiet Kenner, Louisiana neighborhood, a devastating scene unfolded that left a family shattered. One-year-old Nayah Peters, a female, was found deceased in her home on July 12, 2011. The discovery was made by her father, Ronald Peters, upon his return…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Nyla Peters

Female · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a quiet Kenner, Louisiana home, a devastating scene unfolded that would leave a family and a community reeling. On July 12, 2011, six-month-old Nyla Peters was found shot to death, bringing a tragic end to her short life. Nyla, a female infant, was…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Michael Dorsey

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 12, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the life of Michael Glen Dorsey was tragically cut short. On July 12, 2006, at approximately 2:05 a.m., Dorsey was shot and killed in the 1900 block of Gallaudet Street, NE. The incident left a void in…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Her Taylor Iii

Male, age 18 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 12, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a summer evening in Boston, 18-year-old Her Taylor III, a Black male, was fatally shot on July 12, 2006. The incident occurred around 6:16 p.m. in the vicinity of 194 Humboldt Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood. Taylor, a student at Belmont High School…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Sonnyrey Munoz

Male, age 35 · Tallahassee, Florida

Found Jul 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

On July 12, 2001, 35-year-old Sonnyrey Armendariz Munoz was found murdered at the Lafayette Motel in Tallahassee, Florida. His body was discovered by a cleaning staff member inside one of the rooms. Munoz had been in contact with friends the evening prior to…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Frederick Ballard

Male, age 18 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

On the night of July 12, 2001, 18-year-old male Frederick Vernell Ballard was on North Utica Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when gunfire shattered the darkness. Around 11:23 p.m., Tulsa police officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 5500 block…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Tot Harriman

Female, age 57 · Corpus Christi, Texas

Killed Jul 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

Tot Harriman, born Tran Thi Tot in Vietnam in February 1944, was a 57-year-old Vietnamese-American woman who vanished on July 12, 2001, while traveling from League City, Texas, to Corpus Christi. She had planned to relocate to Texas to be closer to her…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Oliver Lacy

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

Oliver Lacy was a 23-year-old Black/African American man who had recently moved from Chicago to Milwaukee to be closer to his fiancée and their two-year-old son, Emmanuel. Contemporary accounts reported that he had been living in Milwaukee for only a few…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Cora McGuirk

Female, age 22 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jul 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

Cora McGuirk, a 22-year-old Black female, was last seen in Seattle, Washington, on July 12, 1991. A mother of three, she had moved to Washington from Chicago after graduating high school and had initially enrolled in the electrical engineering program at the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Anthony Guillory

Male, age 26 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 12, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 12, 1986, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the scene of a brutal crime that would remain a mystery for decades to come. Anthony Maurice Guillory, a 26-year-old male, was found deceased in the street at 627 N. Boulder at…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Michael Wayne Hoing

Male, age 28 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed Jul 12, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the humid summer night of July 12, 1981, in Waterloo, Iowa, a 28-year-old White/Caucasian male police officer named Michael Wayne Hoing responded to a seemingly routine noise complaint. It was the second time that evening he and his partner, Officer Wayne…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Bruce Jacobson

Male · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Bruce A. Jacobson, an equipment technician, tragically lost his life on July 12, 1976, in Fullerton, California. His death was part of a horrific mass shooting at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). On that fateful day, Edward Charles Allaway, a…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Deborah Paulsen

Female, age 25 · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Deborah Paulsen, a 25-year-old student, tragically lost her life on July 12, 1976, during a mass shooting at California State University, Fullerton. On that fateful day, Edward Charles Allaway, a custodian at the university, opened fire in the library…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Donald Karges

Male, age 41 · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Donald Eugene Karges, aged 41, tragically lost his life on July 12, 1976, in Fullerton, California. Karges was one of the victims of a horrific mass shooting at the California State University, Fullerton library. The perpetrator, Edward Charles Allaway, was a…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Frank Teplansky

Male, age 51 · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Frank Teplansky, aged 51, tragically lost his life on July 12, 1976, in a mass shooting at California State University, Fullerton. Teplansky, a graphic artist employed by the university, was one of the victims of Edward Charles Allaway, a custodian at the…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Paul Herzberg

Male, age 30 · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Paul Frederick Herzberg, aged 30, tragically lost his life on July 12, 1976, during a horrific mass shooting at California State University, Fullerton. Herzberg, a college photographer, was one of seven victims killed in what became known as the Fullerton…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Seth Fessenden

Male · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Seth Arthur Fessenden, a Professor Emeritus at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), tragically lost his life on July 12, 1976, during a mass shooting at the university. This horrific event, known as the 1976 California State University, Fullerton…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Stephen Becker

Male, age 32 · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 12, 1976 · 50 years ago

Stephen L. Becker, a 32-year-old library assistant, tragically lost his life on July 12, 1976, during a mass shooting at California State University, Fullerton. The incident, which became known as the Cal State Fullerton library shootings, was perpetrated by…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Cornelia Crilley

Female, age 23 · New York City, New York

Killed Jul 12, 1971 · 55 years ago

Cornelia Crilley was a 23-year-old white woman who had just begun settling into a new life on Manhattan’s Upper East Side when the ordinary rhythms of a move-in day gave way to something far darker. In June 1971, she had been hauling boxes and arranging a…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Sergio Hernandez Leiva

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 12, 2021, a group of people in east Birmingham, Alabama, were on their way to work when their day was tragically cut short. An unknown individual approached the group in the 8500 block of 3rd Avenue North just after 4 a.m.…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Angel Ramos-Negron

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a quiet morning in Kansas City was disrupted by a grim discovery that would launch a homicide investigation. On Monday, July 12th, police were called to the area of East 16th Street and Oakley Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. following…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Gildardo Cosina

Male, age 46 · Pico-rivera, California

Killed Jul 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gildardo Cosina, a 46-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 12, 2021, in Pico Rivera, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Cosina was shot near the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Manning…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jesse Duron Smith

Male, age 40 · Gardena, California

Killed Jul 12, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jesse Duron Smith, a 40-year-old man from Gardena, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 12, 2016. The incident occurred in the 12900 block of South Hoover Street in the Harbor Gateway area. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Victor Santamaria Moreno

Male, age 40 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 12, 2011 · 15 years ago

Victor Santamaria Moreno was 40 years old when he was found dead on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, beside the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of multiple sharp and blunt-force injuries on the…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Rodolfo Flores

Male, age 23 · Alhambra, California

Killed Jul 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

Rodolfo Flores Jr., a 23-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 12, 2001, in Alhambra, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Rodolfo was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his young life. The incident…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Christopher Rogers

Male, age 16 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

On July 12, 1991, the life of 16-year-old Christopher Rogers was tragically cut short in Boston, Massachusetts. The male teenager was shot and killed by a Boston police officer, James E. Hall. The incident that led to the young man's death unfolded with…

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Quentin Thompson

Male, age 21 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, a wave of violence shattered an East St. Louis, Illinois family, leaving a community in mourning and grappling with an unthinkable tragedy. Among the lives abruptly cut short was that of 21-year-old Quentin L. Thompson, a young man…

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Devin May

Male, age 24 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2026 · this year

On a tragic summer day, July 12, 2026, the life of 24-year-old Devin D. May was violently cut short in what would become a devastating killing spree across East St. Louis, Illinois. May was one of five family members who lost their lives in a series of…

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Shania Thompson

Female, age 25 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2026 · this year

Shania W. Thompson, a 25-year-old woman from East St. Louis, Illinois, was killed during a series of shootings that authorities described as a targeted attack on members of the same family. Thompson died on July 12, 2026. Investigators said she was found in…

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Cherie May

Female, age 49 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, a tragedy unfolded in East St. Louis, Illinois, claiming the life of 49-year-old Cherie May and several of her family members. The grim events began to come to light with the discovery of Cherie's body, who had been fatally shot days…

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Patricia May

Female, age 74 · St. Louis, Illinois

Killed Jul 12, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, a wave of violence shattered an East St. Louis, Illinois family, leaving a community in mourning. Among the victims was 74-year-old Patricia May, a beloved mother, and grandmother. The tragedy unfolded on July 12, 2026, when Patricia…

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Adolphus Reuben Milligan

Male, age 39 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Jul 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a domestic dispute in Brighton, Alabama, a community near Bessemer, escalated to a fatal conclusion, claiming the life of 39-year-old Adolphus Reuben Milligan. On the evening of Saturday, July 12th, deputies from the Jefferson County…

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