Deaths by Force on July 16

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Stephanie Lininger

Female, age 46 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, July 16, 2021, police in Hot Springs, Arkansas, responded to a call regarding a possible shooting at a residence on Rocky Reef Circle. Upon their arrival at approximately 6:00 A.M., officers discovered the front door of…

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Nyiah Courtney

Female, age 6 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Washington, D.C., six-year-old Nyiah Courtney was riding her scooter near her family. Remembered as a bubbly and bright child who loved to dance and wanted to be a firefighter, the little girl was looking forward to starting the…

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Christian Franco

Male, age 22 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2021, a grim discovery was made in an industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas. Christian Franco, a 22-year-old male, was found deceased alongside 23-year-old Jesus Quintero. The two men were located inside a vehicle that…

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Jesus Francisco Quintero

Male, age 23 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2021, a grim discovery was made in an industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas. A person arriving for work happened upon a car that had crashed and, upon closer inspection, found two men inside who were unconscious and not…

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Ella James

Male, age 62 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a quiet street in Jackson, Mississippi, became the scene of a tragedy that cut short the life of a beloved member of the community. On July 16th, 62-year-old Ella James, a woman known for her kind and vibrant spirit, was found deceased…

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Langston Fields

Male, age 25 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a quiet street in Jackson, Mississippi, became the scene of a tragic event that claimed the lives of two young men. On the evening of Friday, July 16th, the lives of 25-year-old Langston Fields and 27-year-old Carlos Kemp were cut short…

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Michael C. Edwards Jr.

Male, age 31 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, what began as a gathering of friends and family on Washburn Street ended in a tragedy that claimed the life of 31-year-old Michael C. Edwards, Jr. The date was July 16, 2021, a day that would be tragically etched in the…

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Glen Lil Glen Lewis

Male, age 31 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 31-year-old Glen 'Lil Glen' Lewis was cut short by gunfire in his Chesapeake, Virginia home. On the morning of Friday, July 16th, police responded to reports of a shooting on Pond Lane. Inside the residence, they discovered…

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Karl McBride

Male, age 20 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2021, the life of 20-year-old Karl McBride, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a shooting on Chapel Drive in Richmond, Virginia. At approximately 5:44 a.m., Richmond Police were called to the 3300 block of the…

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Norman Elijah James

Male, age 38 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Norfolk, Virginia, the life of 38-year-old Norman Elijah James was tragically cut short. On July 16, 2021, in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Tidewater Drive, James was fatally shot. The incident prompted an investigation by the…

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Austin Phillips

Male, age 26 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Saint-Louis, Missouri, a young man's life was cut short following a dispute. Austin Phillips, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 16, 2021. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. near the intersection of Highmont Drive and Gage…

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William Curtis Steffen

Male, age 81 · La-belle, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 16, 2021, the community of La Belle, Missouri, was shaken by the violent death of 81-year-old William Curtis Steffen, a White male resident known affectionately to friends and neighbors as 'Bill.' The tragic discovery was made at his farmhouse near La…

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Devante Markis Jennings

Male, age 24 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a gathering at a Greenville, South Carolina park turned into a scene of violence, leaving a young man dead and several others wounded. On the evening of Friday, July 16, 2021, shots rang out at Conestee Park, a place typically filled…

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Enemias Barrera Grijalva

Male, age 41 · Clinton, Maryland

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2021, a seemingly routine single-vehicle crash on Tippett Road in Clinton, Maryland, took a grim and unexpected turn. First responders arriving at the scene discovered the driver, 41-year-old Enemias Barrera Grijalva of…

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Andrew Mejia

Male, age 32 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

A 32-year-old man named Andrew Mejia, known to some as '1 Banga,' was killed on July 16, 2021, in Manhattan. Reports indicate he died as a result of gun violence in Harlem. He was a father of five children. There is conflicting information regarding the…

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Quentin Stroman

Male, age 25 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Brooklyn, 25-year-old Quentin Stroman was shot and killed. The incident took place on July 16, 2021, just before 8:30 p.m., at the intersection of Osborn Street and Pitkin Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood. Police responded to a…

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Alex Cerda

Male, age 21 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 16, 2021, 21-year-old Alex Cerda was tragically killed in a shooting incident in Old Sacramento, California. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office confirmed that Cerda was one of the two victims who lost their lives in the shooting that occurred near…

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Joseph JoJo Reaves

Male, age 16 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joseph "JoJo" Reaves, a 16-year-old from Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2021, in a shooting incident in Old Sacramento. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office confirmed that Reaves was one of two individuals killed in the…

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Rafael Llamas Lopez

Male, age 33 · Fresno, California

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rafael Llamas Lopez, a 33-year-old man from Fresno, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 16, 2021. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. near California Avenue and Highway 99, within a homeless encampment where Lopez was residing. According to…

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Dennis Clay Castleberry

Male, age 37 · Flintstone, Georgia

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of Dennis Clay Castleberry, a 37-year-old male, was tragically cut short in what would become a homicide investigation. On July 16th of that year, in the area of Flintstone, Georgia, Castleberry was killed by gunfire. A United…

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Alexander Davis

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alexander Davis, a 29-year-old African American man from Chicago, Illinois, was tragically killed on July 16, 2021, in a shooting incident in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. The incident occurred around 11:55 p.m. when Davis and three…

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Antwan Davis

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antwan Davis, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 16, 2021, in a drive-by shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. in the 12000 block of South Union Avenue. Davis was…

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Darryl Weber Jr

Male, age 32 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Friday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an argument escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving one man dead. On July 16, 2021, 32-year-old Darryl Weber Jr. was shot and killed on Harelson Street following a dispute. The incident occurred around 10:24…

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Warren Smith

Male, age 33 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a 33-year-old man named Warren Smith Jr. was killed in a shooting in New Orleans. The incident that claimed his life occurred on Friday, July 16, 2021, in the city's 7th Ward. Born on April 15, 1988, Smith was a native of New Orleans.…

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Michelle Shelly McDonald

Female, age 31 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michelle Shelly McDonald, a 31-year-old woman from Cincinnati, OH, tragically lost her life on July 16, 2021. She was 8½ months pregnant at the time of her death. McDonald was shot by her boyfriend, Antonio Wilcox, at a party in West Price Hill. Paramedics…

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Supreia Wilson

Female, age 31 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Supreia Charielle Wilson, a 31-year-old Black woman from Columbus, OH, tragically lost her life on July 16, 2021. She was fatally shot while sitting on the front steps of her home with her boyfriend, James Wilson, when three men exited a black car and opened…

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Tyler Sitar

Male, age 22 · Scranton, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 22-year-old Tyler Sitar, a male from Dunmore, Pennsylvania, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Friday, July 16, 2021, Sitar was at a residence on William Street in Dunmore when he sustained a fatal gunshot wound to…

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Julian Ahmed Karim

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Julian Ahmed Karim, a 29-year-old male of mixed ethnicity, was found dead on July 16, 2021, in Houston, Texas. His body was discovered in the trunk of a parked car in southwest Houston. The vehicle had been in the parking garage for several days before…

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Oscar DeLaRosa

Male, age 21 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jul 16, 2021 · 5 years ago

Oscar Alazi DeLaRosa, a 21-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 16, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. His sudden death has left his family and friends in complete devastation. The circumstances surrounding his death have led to a…

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Fernando Chavez

Male, age 25 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday evening, on July 15, 2016, the life of 25-year-old Fernando Ceaser Chavez, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short. Chavez was discovered in the south parking lot of the Knights Inn Motel, located at 1624 N Black Canyon…

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Antoine Deandre Shavers

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California

Found Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Antoine Deandre Shavers, a 28-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was killed on July 16, 2016. Shavers was remembered as a family man who left behind a young daughter. He was tragically shot in Oakland, adding to the city's high homicide count for that…

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Rachee J Williams

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rachee J. Williams, aged 23, was fatally shot on July 16, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a series of violent incidents that took place during a particularly difficult year for the city. Chicago saw a significant increase in gun violence…

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Jenna Marie Manuel

Female, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of a young woman was tragically cut short. Jenna Marie Manuel, a 24-year-old Caucasian female, was found on July 16, 2016, at approximately 3:28 p.m. in the 600 block of Maude Avenue. She had sustained a…

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Jamal Eaton

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a wave of violence continued to cast a dark shadow over the city of Baltimore. On July 16th, a 24-year-old African-American man named Jamal Eaton became another victim claimed by the city's streets. In the 1400 block of Retreat Street…

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Crystal Marie Collins

Female, age 36 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Crystal Marie Collins, a 36-year-old Black woman from north Minneapolis, was killed on July 16, 2016, after a burst of gunfire shattered what had been an ordinary summer evening outside her home near 30th and Newton avenues North. Family members said she had…

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Robert Eugene Paden

Male, age 41 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2016, a gathering of people in St. Louis, Missouri, was shattered by gunfire. When the violence subsided, 41-year-old Robert Eugene Paden, a Black male, was found dead in the street at 3101 North Grand. The shooting…

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Latroyn Marell Swopes

Male, age 25 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in St. Louis, Missouri, the life of 25-year-old Latroyn Marell Swopes was tragically cut short. On July 16, 2016, at approximately 2 a.m., police responded to a call in the 5300 block of Theodosia Avenue. Upon arrival…

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Jamie Daniels

Male, age 33 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 16, 2016, 33-year-old Jamie Daniels, a pastor at the Divine Grace Worship Center in Durham, North Carolina, was found dead from a gunshot wound near Dunbar Street. Authorities initially responded to a cardiac arrest call but discovered Daniels' body.…

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Zaaric Davis

Male · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Zaaric Davis, a 5-month-old African-American male infant from the Oklahoma City area, spent his short life with his family in a northwest-side apartment complex on Lyrewood Lane, part of the Putnam Green Apartments. He was born on February 1, 2016, and…

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Jose Guadalupe González Trejo

Male, age 46 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

Hispanic/Latino male, age 46, Jose Guadalupe González Trejo finished an ordinary week in Anchorage and simply didn't show up for work on July 16, 2016. Coworkers called police because he never missed a shift, and his family was worried—silence from him was…

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Dylan Francisco

Male, age 15 · Chicopee, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the life of 15-year-old Dylan Francisco, a White male, was tragically cut short. On July 16, 2016, Dylan and a friend had been drinking and became disoriented while looking for another friend's house. In a…

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Alma Contreras

Female, age 41 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 16, 2016, Alma Contreras, a 41-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost her life to gun violence. The incident involved her boyfriend, who was identified as the suspect in her murder. The suspect, a 44-year-old man, was arrested following an…

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Gary L. Thomas-Harris Jr.

Male, age 20 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a promising young life was tragically cut short in Colorado Springs. Gary L. Thomas-Harris Jr., a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 16, 2016. The incident that claimed his life took place at a McDonald's restaurant in the city…

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Paul Ortiz

Male, age 27 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 16, 2016, the life of 26-year-old Paul Anthony Ortiz, Jr., a Hispanic male from Greeley, Colorado, was tragically cut short. Ortiz was found in the front yard of a residence on C Street with multiple gunshot wounds. Rushed…

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Roger Ratliff

Male, age 40 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of Roger Ratliff, a 40-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Reno, Nevada. On the evening of July 16th, patrol officers discovered Ratliff lying on a sidewalk along Wedekind Road, suffering from…

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Tara Simpson Lamer

Female, age 35 · Campbellsville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 16, 2016, in Campbellsville, Kentucky, the life of 35-year-old Tara Nicole Simpson Lamer was tragically cut short in her own home. A call reporting shots fired brought law enforcement to the scene, where they…

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Marzedrick Johnson

Male, age 26 · Crystal-springs, Mississippi

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a life was tragically cut short in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Marzedrick Johnson, a 26-year-old male, was killed in a shooting on July 16th. The incident prompted an investigation by local law enforcement, leading to an arrest in the…

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Lawrence Gramse

Male, age 37 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Jul 16, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the Flint, Michigan community lost a beloved father, son, and friend. Lawrence Louis 'Louie' Gramse, a 37-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Known for his humorous personality, 'Louie' or 'Lou,' as he was…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.