Deaths by Force on July 16

Deaths by Force (512)

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Eula Miller

Female · Odessa, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 1970 · 56 years ago

Eula "Kay" Miller, a 26-year-old woman, was found stabbed to death in her Odessa, Texas apartment on July 16, 1970. Her murder has remained unsolved for over five decades, with investigators continuing to search for answers. Despite extensive efforts by law…

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A.B. Long

Male · Paducah, Kentucky

Killed Jul 16, 1967 · 59 years ago

On July 16, 1967, the quiet routine of a Sunday in Paducah, Kentucky, was shattered by the discovery of a body at 1201 Madison Street. A.B. Long, a male business owner who operated a vending machine company from the premises, was found dead in his apartment…

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James Powell

Male, age 15 · New-york, New York

Killed Jul 16, 1964 · 62 years ago

In the heat of a New York summer on July 16, 1964, a confrontation on the Upper East Side of Manhattan would ignite days of unrest and leave a lasting scar on the city. That morning, James Powell, a 15-year-old African American boy, was attending summer…

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Constance Christine Smith

Female, age 10 · Lakeville, Connecticut

Killed Jul 16, 1952 · 74 years ago

In the summer of 1952, 10-year-old Constance Christine Smith, a White female from Wyoming, was spending time at Camp Sloane in Salisbury, Connecticut. The morning of July 16 began with a bit of turmoil for Connie; she had an altercation with some other…

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John Lowman

Male, age 42 · Elmira, New York

Killed Jul 16, 1942 · 84 years ago

John Albert Lowman, 42, a White man, was killed in Elmira, New York, in October 1942 after an evening of heavy drinking that began downtown and ended in a rented room on East Church Street. He had grown up in the Elmira area and, according to later reporting…

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John Sheridan

Male, age 47 · Queens, New York

Killed Jul 16, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the summer of 1902, the bustling streets of Long Island City in Queens, New York, became the backdrop for a tragedy that would highlight the perilous nature of police work. Detective Sergeant John J. Sheridan, a 47-year-old man and a respected veteran of…

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Richard Jarrett

Male, age 40 · South-west-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 1900 · 126 years ago

White / Caucasian Male, Richard Jarrett, was a 40-year-old dedicated law enforcement officer serving as the Sheriff of McDonald County, Missouri, when his life was violently cut short on July 16, 1900. Born into a family with a strong tradition of public…

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Eric Major

Male, age 32 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jul 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a dispute over a stolen cell phone tragically escalated, leading to the death of 32-year-old Eric Major in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident, which cut short the life of a man described by his family as smart, athletic, and always…

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Martin Segura

Male, age 40 · Long Beach, California

Killed Jul 16, 2025 · 1 year ago

Martin Segura, 40, a male Latino from Long Beach, was found dead late morning on July 16, 2025, along the Los Angeles Riverbed beneath the 91 Freeway. First responders from the Long Beach Police and Fire Departments arrived around 11:15–11:18 a.m. and…

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Moses Thomas

Male, age 61 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 16, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of July 16, 2023, Moses Clenton Thomas, 61, a man from Birmingham, Alabama, was killed in a vehicle collision at the intersection of 24th Street and 5th Avenue South in the Southside area. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m., when the calm…

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Uriel Jiminez

Male, age 49 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 16, 2023, at approximately 4:27 a.m., Greensboro Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of Hideaway Court in Greensboro, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 49-year-old Uriel Jiminez suffering from a…

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Peter Gonzalez

Male, age 43 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 16, 2023, 43-year-old Peter Gonzalez was fatally shot near an abandoned building in East Austin, Texas. At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the vicinity of East 52nd Street and Cameron Road. Upon arrival, they…

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James Knight

Male, age 19 · Griffin, Georgia

Killed Jul 16, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, a young man's life was cut short in a fatal shooting in Pike County, Georgia. Nineteen-year-old James Knight of Griffin was killed on the evening of July 16, 2022, in what authorities described as a targeted act of violence stemming…

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Brandol Guadamuz

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Brandol Guadamuz, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Guadamuz was fatally shot. The incident occurred in an unspecified…

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Leonel Sanchez Cortez

Male, age 37 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Leonel Sanchez Cortez, a 37-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2020, in Compton, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Leonel was shot near 1612 E. Alondra Blvd. The circumstances…

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Nireu Crosby

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Nireu Crosby, 24, was found strangled inside an abandoned building in the 2400 block of West 63rd Street in Chicago Lawn, on the city's Southwest Side, on the afternoon of Thursday, July 16, 2020. The Chicago Police Department investigated, and Area One…

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John Few

Male, age 34 · Elkmont, Alabama

Killed Jul 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Elkmont, Alabama, the life of 34-year-old John Few was tragically cut short in a violent confrontation. On July 16, 2018, Few had just pulled into the driveway of the home he shared with others, including 48-year-old…

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Steven William Perez

Male, age 27 · Pomona, California

Killed Jul 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Steven William Perez, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2018, in Pomona, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Perez was fatally shot. Responding officers found him suffering from a gunshot wound, and…

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Mohamoud Ibrahim

Male, age 60 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Jul 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mohamoud Ibrahim, a 60-year-old male store owner from Tampa, FL, was tragically killed on July 16, 2017, during an armed robbery at his business, the 29th Street Store. The incident occurred around 12:37 p.m. when Tampa Police responded to a report of a…

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Naoko Kaup

Female, age 84 · Jacksonville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Naoko Kaup, an 84-year-old Japanese woman, passed away on July 16, 2017, in Jacksonville, NC. She was a Hiroshima survivor and had severe medical issues, including dementia. The circumstances surrounding her death were tragic, as it was part of a suspected…

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Rey Garcia-Carmona

Male, age 37 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rey Garcia-Carmona was 37 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Sunday, July 16, 2017. The case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Antonio Gonzales

Male, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in July of 2015, the life of 29-year-old male, Antonio Gonzales, came to a tragic end in a confrontation with police in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The events that led to his death began to unfold on July 16th when Wauwatosa police…

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Qua-Shawn Chaney

Male, age 32 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jul 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a violent encounter on a street in Newark, New Jersey, claimed the life of 32-year-old Qua-Shawn Chaney. On the evening of July 16th, Chaney was on Clinton Place when he was fatally shot. The incident prompted an investigation by the…

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Gerardo Omar Melendez Verdin

Male, age 19 · Edinburg, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gerardo Omar Melendez Verdin, a 19-year-old Mexican national, was tragically found dead on July 16, 2014, in a vacant lot on the 2800 block of East University Drive in Edinburg, Texas. His death was later determined to be a homicide, and the investigation…

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Isidro Sanchez

Male, age 39 · Pasadena, California

Killed Jul 16, 2009 · 17 years ago

Isidro Sanchez was 39 years old when he died on Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds, and the location recorded for his death was North Fair Oaks Avenue and Orange Grove…

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Lucy Johnson

Female, age 31 · Cramerton, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2008 · 18 years ago

Lucy Johnson, a 31-year-old nurse from Cramerton, NC, was found dead in her home on July 16, 2008. Her death was a result of two gunshot wounds to the back of her head, and her body was discovered in an upstairs bedroom with her underwear pulled down to her…

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Jose Roberto Gomez

Male, age 44 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed Jul 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, a life was tragically cut short in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Jose Roberto Gomez, a 44-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on July 16th of that year. To date, publicly available online sources and news archives do not contain detailed…

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Raymondo Guy

Male, age 31 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 16, 1994 · 32 years ago

On July 16, 1994, 31-year-old Raymondo Guy was fatally shot in Chester, Pennsylvania. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death, including the events leading up to the shooting, the exact location, and the motive, are not readily available in public…

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Liston Rue Chunn

Male, age 44 · Douglasville, Georgia

Killed Jul 16, 1990 · 36 years ago

Liston Rue Chunn, a 44-year-old Black man from Douglasville, Georgia, died on July 16, 1990, in what began as an ordinary night at a Best Western motel and ended in terror. He was there with his fiancée, Regina Thomas, and her children, while in a neighboring…

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James Lowry

Male, age 65 · Jerome, Arizona

Killed Jul 16, 1918 · 108 years ago

In the summer of 1918, a confrontation outside a bunkhouse led to the death of Yavapai County Sheriff James Lowry, the second sheriff in the department's history to be killed in the line of duty. On July 17th of that year, Lowry, accompanied by Officer…

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Berta Kaiser

Female, age 40 · Franklin, Ohio

Killed Jul 16, 1874 · 152 years ago

The tragic loss of Berta Kaiser, a 40-year-old woman from Franklin, Ohio, on July 16, 1874, is a somber reminder of how history sometimes loses the stories of those who came before us. Though the records of her passing are scarce, and few details remain about…

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Gideon Chester

Male, age 35 · Fall River, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 16, 1852 · 174 years ago

On July 16, 1852, a significant and sensational crime occurred in Fall River, Massachusetts, involving the death of Gideon Manchester, a former constable. The events of that morning were marked by a series of burglaries and a subsequent pursuit that led to…

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