Deaths by Force on July 14

Deaths by Force (504)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Khelif Hicks

Male, age 23 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 14, 2016, the life of 23-year-old Khelif Hicks, an African American male, was tragically cut short in Shreveport, Louisiana. Responding to a call around 4:00 a.m. in the 1100 block of Airport Drive, Shreveport Police…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lani Smith

Male, age 66 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lani Smith, a 66-year-old male resident of Lorain, OH, was tragically killed on July 14, 2016. He was found bruised and bleeding on the floor of a bathroom inside his apartment on West Ninth Street. The suspect in this case is Larry Brown, also known as Seydi…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Edward Dubinsky

Male, age 33 · Warminster, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Edward Dubinsky, a 33-year-old man from Warminster, PA, was tragically found shot to death on his front porch on July 14, 2016. The autopsy revealed that he died from a single gunshot wound to the head, and the Bucks County Coroner’s Office ruled his death a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Octavius Key

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer day in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 23-year-old Octavius Key was tragically cut short. The young black man was killed on July 14, 2016, a victim of the city's increasing wave of violent crime that year. His death left his family and friends in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Albert Keith Brown

Female, age 30 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Albert Keith Brown, a 30-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 14, 2016, in Dallas, TX. Brown was fatally shot in the head by his friend, J.T. Williams, in a parking lot on West Kiest Boulevard in Oak Cliff. According…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dameon Griffth

Male, age 23 · Crosby, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dameon Griffith, a 23-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 14, 2016, in Crosby, Texas. He was one of two victims in a deadly home invasion and robbery incident in the Barrett Station community. Griffith was critically…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Javier Alonso

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Javier Alonso, a 35-year-old Hispanic male from Houston, Texas, tragically passed away on July 14, 2016. His death was the result of a home invasion and shooting incident in the 11600 block of Alpine Vale Court in northwest Houston. Alonso was found at the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jordan Ladue

Male, age 30 · Troup, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jordan Richard LaDue, a 30-year-old man from Troup, Texas, tragically died on July 14, 2016. He was well-loved in his community and known for his friendly demeanor and passion for outdoor activities like fishing and boxing. LaDue's death was the result of a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Waylon St. Romain

Male, age 26 · Crosby, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 2016 · 10 years ago

Waylon St. Romain, a 26-year-old male, tragically lost his life on July 14, 2016, in Crosby, Texas. He was one of two men killed during a home invasion and robbery in the Barrett Station Community. The incident occurred when two armed robbers forced their way…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Demetrius E. Owens

Male, age 29 · Miami, Florida

Found Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

On July 14, 2011, Demetrius E. Owens, 29, was shot and killed in Miami, Florida. The shooting took place in the Little Haiti neighborhood and resulted in multiple fatalities, including that of Demetrius Owens. He was shot alongside others during an incident…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Rudolph Sawyer

Male, age 23 · Miami, Florida

Found Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

On July 14, 2011, 23-year-old Rudolph Sawyer was killed in a drive-by shooting in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred in the Little Haiti neighborhood, where multiple victims were targeted. Sawyer and another individual died at the scene, while two others…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Walter L Brown

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

Walter L. Brown, aged 30, was fatally shot on July 14, 2011, in Chicago. His homicide was part of a larger wave of violence that affected the city throughout that year. In 2011, Chicago experienced 433 homicides, which represented a slight decrease from the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Charlotte Clark

Female, age 21 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, the life of a young, 21-year-old white female named Charlotte Clark was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of July 15th, she was standing outside the Hutchinson Square Apartments in the Shawnee neighborhood of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Omar Lemuel Richardson

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 24-year-old Omar Lemuel Richardson, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On July 14, 2011, Richardson was shot in the 2100 block of Homewood Avenue. Details surrounding the circumstances of the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jhon Ferjuste

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jhon Ferjuste, a 22-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was assaulted on July 8, 2011, and died six days later, on July 14, 2011. His death was recorded among Philadelphia’s 2011 homicide victims, with the incident connected to the 4700 block of Rosehill…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Barbara Goldsmith

Female, age 48 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, the life of 48-year-old Barbara L. Goldsmith of Memphis, Tennessee, came to an end. An obituary published in The Commercial Appeal announced her death on July 14, 2011, but did not specify the cause. The year 2011 was marked by a series…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Roger Dale Rice Jr.

Male, age 29 · Fountain-inn, South Carolina

Killed Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a tragic series of events unfolded in Laurens County, South Carolina, culminating in the death of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Roger Dale Rice Jr., a 29-year-old Caucasian male, served as a Deputy Sheriff with the Laurens County…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Keion Gooding

Male, age 18 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 14, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 14, 2011, the life of 18-year-old Keion S. Gooding was tragically cut short. A student at Harrisburg High School, the young Black man was fatally shot around 3 a.m. in the 300 block of Crescent Street, just outside his own…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jonathan D. Guerrero

Male, age 22 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 14, 2006 · 20 years ago

On July 14, 2006, 22-year-old Jonathan D. Guerrero was tragically killed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reports indicate that he was a victim of gun violence, though specific details about the incident, such as the circumstances leading to his death and the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

William Henry Will Lash

Male, age 12 · Mclean, Virginia

Killed Jul 14, 2006 · 20 years ago

William Henry "Will" Lash, a 12-year-old Black male, died on July 14, 2006, in a tragic event that unfolded in his family's McLean, Virginia, home. His life was cut short by his own father in a murder-suicide that stunned the quiet, affluent community. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Sylvester Hockett

Male, age 23 · Clarksville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 14, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the summer of 2006, a young man's life was cut short in Clarksville, Tennessee, a victim of senseless violence that erupted from a trivial dispute. Sylvester Hockett, a 23-year-old male, was fatally wounded on July 14, 2006, after being struck in the head…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Shaun Bailey

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 2001 · 25 years ago

On July 14, 2001, Shaun Bailey, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, was shot and killed in Montgomery County. The incident has remained unsolved, with no suspects having been publicly identified or arrested since it occurred. The homicide took place in the Dayton…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Jallah Gray

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 1996 · 30 years ago

On July 14, 1996, Jallah Gray, a 16-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot in the head. The incident took place on Mt. Vernon Avenue, where police responded to the scene and discovered Gray's body. This tragic event has remained unsolved for years…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Cassandra Corum

Female · Livingston, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1996 · 30 years ago

Cassandra Marie Jeanette Corum, a 21-year-old white female, was found dead on July 14, 1996, in Livingston County, Illinois. Her body was discovered floating in the Vermilion River, nude and with a gunshot wound to the head. Duct tape had been placed over her…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Tonya Green

Female · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 14, 1991 · 35 years ago

On July 14, 1991, a violent domestic incident occurred in a Detroit, Michigan home resulting in the death of Tonya Clayton Green. The young Black female, who was six months pregnant at the time, was attacked by her husband, Gregory Vicente Green, in a kitchen…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

David Fierro

Male, age 19 · Westminster, Colorado

Killed Jul 14, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a summer afternoon in 1986, a young man's life was tragically cut short in what remains an unsolved mystery. Nineteen-year-old David Fierro, a white male, was walking home on July 14th in Westminster, Colorado. At approximately 3:45 p.m., as he passed…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Eugene Ward

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 1986 · 40 years ago

On July 14, 1986, Eugene Ward, a 70-year-old male, was killed during a robbery at his home in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at 1282 North 5th Street in Franklin County. During the robbery, Ward was struck in the jaw, an injury that led to his…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Thomas Lane

Male, age 43 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 14, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a summer evening in Denver, Colorado, a quiet fishing trip turned into a tragedy that has remained a mystery for decades. Thomas Lane, a 43-year-old white male, left his Capitol Hill apartment on July 14, 1986, for a short walk to Washington Park, a…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Thomas Harold Gentry

Male · Norwood, North Carolina

Killed Jul 14, 1986 · 40 years ago

Thomas Harold Gentry, a 48-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically murdered on July 14, 1986, in Norwood, North Carolina. He was found shot multiple times in his home, and the investigation revealed that he had been killed in an ambush-style…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Dale Stiles

Male, age 50 · Fort-stockton, Texas

Killed Jul 14, 1986 · 40 years ago

Dale Conway Stiles, a 50-year-old white male, died on January 13, 1987, after succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained six months earlier on July 14, 1986. Stiles was a Deputy Sheriff with the Pecos County Sheriff's Department in Fort Stockton, Texas. He was…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Donna Wayne

Female, age 18 · Aurora, California

Killed Jul 14, 1986 · 40 years ago

Donna Wayne, an 18-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on July 14, 1986, in Aurora, Colorado. Her case remains one of the haunting unsolved mysteries in the region. Donna had attended a party with friends on June 14, 1986, and later informed them…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Jennifer Daniels

Female · Perry, Florida

Killed Jul 14, 1981 · 45 years ago

On July 14, 1981, 8-month-old Jennifer Evonna Daniels, an African American infant from Perry, Florida, died under suspicious circumstances while in the care of her babysitter, 17-year-old Christine Falling. Jennifer's mother had briefly left her daughter with…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Gloria Jean Davy

Female, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the summer of 1966, Gloria Jean Davy, a 22-year-old female, was on the cusp of realizing her dream. An ambitious and well-regarded student nurse at South Chicago Community Hospital, she was looking forward to a future dedicated to helping others, with…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Patricia Ann Matusek

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

On the hot evening of July 13, 1966, Patricia Ann Matusek, a 20-year-old white female, was dropped off at her townhouse dormitory on Chicago's Far South Side by a friend. A student nurse at South Chicago Community Hospital, Patricia was looking forward to her…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Nina Jo Schmale

Female, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the summer of 1966, a sense of promise filled the air for Nina Jo Schmale, a 24-year-old woman dedicated to a life of caregiving. She was a student nurse, living with several of her classmates in a townhouse on East 100th Street in Chicago that served as a…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Pamela Lee Wilkening

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the summer of 1966, a sense of optimism and change was in the air, but for the family and friends of Pamela Lee Wilkening, that season would forever be marked by tragedy. A 20-year-old Caucasian female, Pamela was a bright and promising student nurse with…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Suzanne Bridget Farris

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

On a hot Chicago night in July of 1966, the life of 21-year-old Suzanne Bridget Farris was brutally cut short in an act of violence that shocked the nation. A popular and ambitious female student nurse, Suzanne was looking forward to a future dedicated to…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Mary Ann Jordan

Female, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

On the night of July 13, 1966, 20-year-old female nursing student Mary Ann Jordan made a last-minute decision to spend the night at a townhouse on Chicago's South Side that served as a dormitory for her fellow students. This seemingly innocent choice placed…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Merlita Gargullo

Female, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the summer of 1966, a sense of promise filled the air for Merlita Gargullo, a bright and hardworking 23-year-old woman. An exchange nurse from the Philippines, she had traveled to Chicago to further her training at the South Chicago Community Hospital.…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Valentina Pasion

Female, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 1966 · 60 years ago

On the night of July 13, 1966, Valentina Pasion, a 23-year-old female nursing student from the Philippines, was looking forward to a future dedicated to caring for others. Having graduated in the top ten of her class from Manila Central University School of…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Andrew Beatty

Male, age 45 · Somerset, Kentucky

Killed Jul 14, 1911 · 115 years ago

On July 14, 1911, the community of Pulaski County, Kentucky, was shaken by a violent double homicide that claimed the life of 45-year-old White / Caucasian male Andrew Jackson Beatty. A Justice of the Peace, Beatty was conducting official business in a…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

James M. Bennett

Male, age 38 · Chelan, Washington

Killed Jul 14, 1911 · 115 years ago

James M. Bennett, a 38-year-old male of White/Caucasian ethnicity, served as a deputy with the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office in Washington. On July 14, 1911, he and Deputy Frank Sinclair rode several miles north of Chelan to serve a warrant on a sheepherder…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

William Walker

Male, age 38 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 14, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the summer of 1906, the life of 38-year-old Deputy Sheriff William Walker, a White/Caucasian male, was cut short in a violent encounter near Knoxville, Tennessee. On the evening of Saturday, July 14, 1906, Deputy Walker was at his home when a local doctor…

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Death by Force145th anniversary

Henry McCarty

Male, age 21 · Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Killed Jul 14, 1881 · 145 years ago

On July 14, 1881, Henry McCarty, better known as Billy the Kid, met his demise at the age of 21 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The circumstances of his death are well-documented and involve a final confrontation with Sheriff Pat Garrett. Billy the Kid had been…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Andrew Hall

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 14, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andrew Hall, a 46-year-old African American man, tragically lost his life on July 14, 2021, in Chicago, IL. Hall was struck multiple times by gunfire around 6:20 p.m. in the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard. The incident occurred in the West Garfield Park…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

William Heath

Male, age 47 · Somerset, Kentucky

Killed Jul 14, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the quiet community of Somerset, Kentucky, a long-time resident named Billy Heath, a 76-year-old male, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2010. His death at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital marked the end of a life deeply rooted in the local area. There…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Joseph Ning

Male, age 37 · Pineville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 14, 1901 · 125 years ago

On Sunday, July 14, 1901, in the town of Pineville, Kentucky, a 37-year-old male named **Deputy Sheriff Joseph Manning** was shot and killed in the line of duty. The incident began when Deputy Manning, accompanied by a police officer from the nearby town of…

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Adonis Darrell McCloud

Male, age 19 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jul 14, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of 19-year-old Adonis Darrell McCloud was tragically cut short in Akron, Ohio. On the evening of July 14th, police responded to a call about a shooting and discovered Adonis with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a…

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