Deaths by Force on July 16

Deaths by Force (512)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Elizabeth Madison Ann Jensen

Female, age 20 · Hallwood, Virginia

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Sanford, Virginia, a young woman's life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a grieving family and a future unrealized. Elizabeth Madison Ann Jensen, a 20-year-old Caucasian female, was known for her love of horseback riding and…

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Solomon Jones

Male, age 38 · Danville, Virginia

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer day in Danville, Virginia, the life of 38-year-old Solomon Louis Jones was cut short by an act of violence. On July 16, 2016, Jones was fatally shot, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden loss. In the days that followed, the Danville…

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Malik Barbour

Male, age 20 · Lees-summit, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2016, the life of 20-year-old Malik Barbour was tragically cut short in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Responding to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of SE Long Place, police discovered Barbour on the sidewalk, having…

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Charles Hopkins

Male, age 20 · Gadsden, South Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a resident of Gadsden, South Carolina, 20-year-old Charles Hopkins, tragically lost his life in a violent encounter. On the afternoon of July 16th, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of shots…

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Jenna Manuel

Female, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of 24-year-old Jenna Manuel, a white female, was tragically cut short. On July 16, 2016, in the area of the 600 block of Maude Avenue, a violent encounter unfolded. An assailant, reportedly emerging from…

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Angel Aurelio Soto

Male, age 17 · Artesia, California

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Angel Aurelio Soto, a 17-year-old from Artesia, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 16, 2016. The incident occurred in the 18000 block of Alburtis Avenue during a party attended by approximately 30 people. Soto, who had returned to Los Angeles…

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Patrick Martinez

Male, age 35 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Patrick Martinez, a 35-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically passed away on July 16, 2016. His death was a significant event in the local community, leading to an extensive investigation by law enforcement. Martinez's death was initially…

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Raymond Arnold

Male, age 32 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Raymond Lee Arnold, a 31-year-old man from Hawthorne, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 16, 2016. The incident occurred at approximately 4 p.m. inside a barbershop called Updeh Cutz, located in a strip mall at the intersection of Crenshaw…

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Roy Fearon

Male, age 45 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Roy Fearon, a 45-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on July 15, 2016. The incident occurred just before midnight in a motel room at the Days Inn located on Jibboom Street, a riverside area known for its row of motels. Fearon…

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Bobby Eugene Willis III

Male, age 30 · Daytona-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Bobby Eugene Willis III, a 30-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The incident occurred at the Friend's Mart convenience store located at 518 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Willis had a…

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Jahlah Branch

Male, age 17 · Snellville, Georgia

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of July 2016, a house party on Aviator Circle in Snellville, Georgia, took a tragic turn. Amidst a gathering of approximately 100 teenagers, a dispute erupted, shattering the night with the sound of multiple gunshots. When the chaos subsided…

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Harold Jenkins

Male, age 26 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

A 26-year-old man, Harold Jenkins, was fatally shot in the early hours of July 16, 2016, in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans. The incident, which was rooted in a domestic dispute, led to the arrest of his ex-boyfriend. Authorities were called to the…

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Frank Buddy McCutcheon

Male, age 64 · Arden, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dr. Frank Noah "Buddy" McCutcheon Jr., a 64-year-old Caucasian male, died on July 16, 2016, at his home in Arden, North Carolina. He was a well-known plastic surgeon who had been practicing for over 32 years. Born on January 5, 1952, in Little Rock, Arkansas…

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Jamie Nathaniel Daniels

Male, age 33 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jamie Nathaniel Daniels, a 33-year-old African American male, was found dead on July 16, 2016, in Durham, North Carolina. His body was discovered on the front lawn of a retiree's home in the 600 block of Dunbar Street. The initial investigation by Durham…

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Melvin Brent Adcock

Male, age 44 · Roxboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Melvin Brent Adcock, a 44-year-old man from Roxboro, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2016. The incident occurred at Shifters Sports Bar, located west of Roxboro on Semora Road . According to reports, an argument broke out between Melvin…

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Winford Junior Murchison

Male, age 31 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Winford Junior Murchison, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2016, in Sanford, North Carolina. Murchison was shot multiple times in the lower abdomen outside the Tiki Lounge, a local bar in Sanford. The incident occurred…

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Sincere Peek

Male, age 5 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 16, 2016, five-year-old Sincere Peek tragically died after being shot in the head at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the Madisonville neighborhood, where Sincere was playing with his older brother upstairs while their mother was…

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Frank Whitlock

Male, age 27 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Frank W. Whitlock V, a 27-year-old male from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was killed in the early morning hours of July 16, 2016. He was found on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of Hunter Street, unresponsive and bleeding from a gunshot wound, after gunfire broke…

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Kevin Twist

Male, age 34 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kevin Twist, a 34-year-old man from Philadelphia, PA, tragically died on July 16, 2016, from a gunshot wound to the neck. He was found in a parking lot in the 7200 block of Frankford Avenue, and despite immediate medical attention, he was pronounced dead at…

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Emmanuel Coach

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of a young Black man, Emmanuel Coach, was tragically cut short on a street in Memphis, Tennessee. On the night of July 16, the 19-year-old was shot and killed in what was quickly determined to be a homicide. The incident marked…

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Louis Tate

Male, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a single act of violence tragically cut short the life of 28-year-old Louis Tate in Memphis, Tennessee. On the evening of July 16th, Tate was discovered lying in the road at the intersection of Lamar Avenue and Perkins Street, having…

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Brandon Grant

Male, age 30 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brandon D. Grant, a 30-year-old African American male, was found dead in East Austin on July 16, 2016. His body was discovered lying on the pavement in the 7400 block of Johnny Morris Road, near the intersection with Loyola Lane. The Austin-Travis County EMS…

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Dereck Pierre Lawton

Male, age 44 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dereck Pierre Lawton, a 44-year-old male of Black ethnicity, tragically died on July 16, 2016, in Houston, TX. Lawton was fatally shot in his apartment at 7812 Tierwester around 12:10 a.m. on July 17, 2016. According to the Houston Police Department, an…

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Melva Sue Bond

Female, age 71 · Talco, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Melva Sue Bond, aged 71, passed away on July 16, 2016, in Talco, Texas. She was a female of Caucasian ethnicity. The circumstances surrounding her death led to a significant investigation and legal proceedings. George Bond, a resident of Titus County, was…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Donald Robinson

Null, age 28 · Oakland, California

Found Jul 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

Donald Robinson, age 28, was shot and killed on July 16, 2011, at the intersection of 19th and West Streets in Oakland, California. His death was part of a particularly violent year for Oakland, which saw 110 homicides, reflecting an increase compared to…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Tony Mccoy

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

Tony McCoy Jr., aged 20, was tragically killed on July 16, 2011, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago. He was shot in broad daylight near his home on East 47th Street, an incident reportedly sparked by an argument over a basketball game. Tony was just two…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Stanley D Washington

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

Stanley D. Washington, a 28-year-old resident of Chicago, was killed on July 16, 2011. The incident occurred in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, a region of the city that has seen its share of violence over the years. Stanley was shot while on a sidewalk, a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Stephon Foster

Male, age 20 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a summer evening in Buffalo, New York, the lively sounds of a basketball game were tragically silenced by gunfire. It was July 16, 2011, when 20-year-old Stephon Foster was enjoying a game on a local court on Dodge Street. An African-American male, Foster…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Neal Kelvin

Male, age 31 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

A profound sense of loss touched a Buffalo community in the summer of 2011. On July 16th of that year, Neal Kelvin, a 31-year-old Black male, died unexpectedly. His passing was sudden, leaving family and friends to grapple with the void left by his absence.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Eloy Martinez

Male, age 37 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Found Jul 16, 2011 · 15 years ago

On July 16, 2011, 37-year-old Eloy Martinez was found shot to death in Charlotte, North Carolina. His body was discovered in a vehicle parked near West Boulevard and Barringer Drive in the early hours of the morning. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police responded to…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Amber Nicole Carlson

Female, age 19 · Laramie, Wyoming

Killed Jul 16, 2006 · 20 years ago

Amber Nicole Carlson, a 19-year-old White female, was a University of Wyoming nursing student from Denver whose life ended in Laramie, Wyoming, in the early hours of July 16, 2006, after what began as a small gathering at an off-campus house near the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Markala Marie Cooper

Female, age 17 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2006 · 20 years ago

Markala Marie Antoinnette Cooper-Smith, a 17-year-old girl of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 16, 2006, in Charlotte, NC. She was described as a good-hearted soul whose life was unexpectedly taken. The details surrounding her death…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Myron Morgan Jr

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 16, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening, tragedy struck in Northeast Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of two families. On July 16, 2001, at approximately 10:25 p.m., 18-year-old Myron Morgan Jr. was in an alley alongside #8 Evarts St., NE, when he…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Melvin Turner Jr

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 16, 2001 · 25 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of Melvin Turner Jr., a young male, was tragically cut short. On July 16, 2001, at approximately 10:25 p.m., both Turner and Myron Morgan Jr. were fatally shot in an alley located next to 8 Evarts St., NE. The…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Sharon Janice Snead

Female, age 48 · Bellflower, California

Killed Jul 16, 2001 · 25 years ago

On July 16, 2001, forty-eight-year-old Sharon Janice Snead, a Black woman, lost her life in Bellflower, California. Her sudden death brought sheriff's investigators and emergency personnel into the suburban community located in southeastern Los Angeles…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Bertha Tardy

Female, age 59 · Winona, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 1996 · 30 years ago

On a summer morning in Winona, Mississippi, the quiet downtown was shattered by a horrific discovery. On July 16, 1996, inside Tardy Furniture, four people were found shot to death, each with a bullet to the head. The owner of the store, 59-year-old Bertha…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Carmen Rigby

Female, age 45 · Winona, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 1996 · 30 years ago

On a tragic summer morning in Winona, Mississippi, the quiet routine of a downtown furniture store was shattered by brutal violence that would haunt the small town for decades. On July 16, 1996, Carmen Rigby, a 45-year-old female employee at Tardy Furniture…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Derrick BoBo Stewart

Male, age 16 · Winona, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the summer of 1996, in the small town of Winona, Mississippi, sixteen-year-old Derrick 'BoBo' Stewart was embarking on a new chapter, having just started a job at Tardy Furniture. On the morning of July 16th, what began as a regular workday descended into…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Robert Golden

Male, age 42 · Winona, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the summer of 1996, on a Tuesday morning in the small town of Winona, Mississippi, a horrific scene unfolded that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On July 16th, Robert Golden, a 42-year-old man, went to his job at Tardy Furniture, unaware that…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Carolyn Adams

Female, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 16, 1986 · 40 years ago

Carolyn Adams, a 20-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was tragically killed on July 16, 1986. Her body was discovered under a bridge, several miles away from where she was last seen alive. Carolyn's death occurred just days after her young daughter, Amanda…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Laverne Northern

Female, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 16, 1981 · 45 years ago

On July 16, 1981, the life of 18-year-old Laverne Northern was tragically cut short in Chester, Pennsylvania. At such a young age, with dreams yet to be fulfilled and a future ahead of her, Laverne's life was taken in an act of violence that has since left an…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Rhona Margaret Duncan

Female, age 16 · North Vancouver, British Columbia

Killed Jul 16, 1976 · 50 years ago

Rhona Margaret Duncan was a 16-year-old White female living in North Vancouver, British Columbia, when she was killed during the summer of 1976. Online accounts place the sequence of events on the night of July 16 and the early morning of July 17, rather than…

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Death by Force100th anniversary

Hence C. Giles

Male, age 35 · Texarkana, Arkansas

Killed Jul 16, 1926 · 100 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Friday in Texarkana, Arkansas, Policeman Hence C. Giles was shot and killed. The male officer was attempting to arrest a suspected bootlegger on July 16, 1926, when the encounter turned fatal. During a search for illegal…

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Death by Force130th anniversary

Naomi Huffman Pruitt

Female, age 46 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 16, 1896 · 130 years ago

In the summer of 1896, a tragic incident cut short the life of Naomia Pruitt, a 46-year-old white female from the area of Edinburg in Johnson County, Indiana. On July 16th, what began as a day with the prospect of a simple hunt ended in sudden and devastating…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Devon Lawrence Cartwright

Male, age 28 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Detroit, the life of 28-year-old Devon Lawrence Cartwright was tragically cut short. On July 16, 2021, on Washburn Street, a burst of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet, leaving a scene of violence that would claim…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Antwone L Brown

Male, age 48 · Madison, Illinois

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antwone L. Brown, a 48-year-old African American male from Katy, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on July 16, 2021, in Madison, Illinois. The incident occurred around 11:51 PM in the 500 block of Washington Avenue, following multiple 911 calls reporting…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Ricardo Porras Sr.

Male, age 55 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ricardo Porras Sr. was 55 years old when he died on Friday, July 16, 2021, in Lincoln Heights. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 2606 N. Broadway. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Saddam Muslih Ali

Male, age 25 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Saddam Muslih Ali, a 25-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2016. The incident occurred on 8th Street in Bakersfield, where Ali was fatally shot. The Kern County coroner's office confirmed his identity shortly…

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