Death by Force

Karen Harmeyer

Female, age 64 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

In July 2017, the body of Karen Harmeyer, a 64-year-old white female, was discovered inside a tent in a wooded area of Grandview, Missouri, just south of Kansas City. For years, she had lived a transient lifestyle, residing in a makeshift camp situated behind…

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Dustin Steven Khoury

Male, age 17 · Laurel, Maryland

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Laurel, Maryland, the life of 17-year-old Dustin Steven Khoury was tragically cut short. On July 18, 2017, Khoury was found inside his car in the 1300 block of Larchdale Road, suffering from critical gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a…

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Anthony St. Hilaire

Male, age 22 · West-babylon, New York

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of June 18, 2017, a tragedy unfolded in West Babylon, New York, forever altering the lives of a local family. Anthony St. Hilaire, a 22-year-old man, was found with a gunshot wound inside his car on a residential street. The…

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Efren Chairez Diaz

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Efren Chairez Diaz, a 29-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on July 18, 2017, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Marine Avenue. Diaz was standing with a group of people when an unidentified…

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Fernando Mendez

Male, age 28 · Signal-hill, California

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 18, 2017, at approximately 1:50 a.m., 28-year-old Fernando Mendez Jr. was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Fantasy Castle, a gentlemen's club located at 2800 Walnut Avenue in Signal Hill, California. Mendez, a resident of Long Beach, was…

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Junior Aceves

Male, age 19 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Junior Ismael Aceves, a 19-year-old from Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on July 18, 2017. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 12:35 a.m., while Aceves was riding his bicycle near the 4200 block of West 103rd Street…

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Steven Alvarez

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven Alvarez, a 19-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on July 18, 2017, in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. while Alvarez was…

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Branden Newman

Male, age 19 · Delray-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Branden Newman, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on July 18, 2017, in Delray Beach, Florida. The incident occurred in front of St. John Primitive Baptist Church, located at 615 NW 1st Street. Branden, a former Atlantic High…

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James Gilson

Male, age 28 · Sanford, Florida

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Gilson, a 28-year-old man from Sanford, FL, died on July 18, 2017, from a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred at the Wyndham Place apartment complex. According to reports, the altercation began over a disagreement involving a cigar and…

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Melinda Soria

Female, age 35 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Melinda Soria, a 35-year-old resident of St. Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost her life on July 18, 2017. She was found shot to death around 8:25 a.m. in the 1100 block of James Avenue South. The incident occurred in the doorway of her mother's home, where…

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Casey Harvey

Male, age 25 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in Macon, Georgia, the life of 25-year-old Casey Harvey was tragically cut short in a violent home invasion. On July 18, 2017, deputies responded to a 911 call from the Rockland Apartments on Recreation Road just after…

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Marcelle Rey

Male, age 56 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Marcelle P. Rey, a 56-year-old man from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on July 18, 2017. The incident occurred in the South Side’s East Chatham neighborhood just before 1:30 a.m. A gunman exited a red Camaro in the 8400 block of South Maryland Avenue and…

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Michael Peterman

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Peterman, a 28-year-old man from Chicago, IL, was tragically shot to death on the night of July 18, 2017. The incident occurred in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the South Side. According to reports, Michael Peterman had invited an acquaintance…

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Bruce D. Fatboy Criddell

Male, age 14 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Reading, Pennsylvania, the life of 14-year-old Bruce D. "Fatboy" Criddell Jr. was tragically cut short. The young Black / African American male was fatally shot on July 18, 2017, in an alley in what should have been a simple transaction…

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James Plance

Male, age 45 · Smithfield, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Plance, a 45-year-old man from Smithfield, PA, was tragically shot to death on July 18, 2017. The incident was part of a complex love triangle involving Plance, his girlfriend Deana Hughes, 33, and Wiley Gambrel, 58. According to police reports, Gambrel…

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Jose Reyes

Male, age 37 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 18, 2017, Jose Reyes, a 37-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred on the 1600 block of Margaret Street. Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting are limited, and…

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Yadira Torres

Female, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 18, 2017, Yadira Torres, a 25-year-old woman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot. Details surrounding the incident, including the circumstances of the shooting and the location within Philadelphia, have not been specified in the…

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Dontae Craigen

Male, age 21 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a young man's life was cut short in Memphis, Tennessee, over what police believe was a robbery for marijuana and cash. Dontae Craigen, a 21-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 18, 2017. The incident unfolded after…

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Robert Pollard Jr

Male, age 32 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a summer evening in Memphis, Tennessee, 32-year-old Robert Pollard Jr. lost his life in a shooting that also left his mother wounded. The incident unfolded on July 18, 2017, in the Riverview neighborhood, leaving a family…

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Ernesto El Gallito Gonzales

Male, age 63 · La-feria, Texas

Killed Jul 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ernesto El Gallito Gonzales, a 63-year-old Hispanic male, was a well-respected attorney and philanthropist in the Harlingen, Texas area. Known for his passionate advocacy for his clients and his dedication to various charitable causes, Gonzales was…

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Wesley West

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 18, 2015, the life of 25-year-old Wesley West was cut short by gunfire in the 3400 block of 13th Place, SE, in Washington, D.C. At approximately 12:56 a.m., officers responded to the scene and found West suffering…

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Charles Douglas

Male, age 33 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Saturday in Washington, D.C., a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of the 1300 block of Riggs Street, NW. It was approximately 1:43 a.m. on July 18, 2015, when police responded to the sound of gunshots in the Logan…

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Jemel O'Brien

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jemel O'Brien, aged 29, was killed on July 18, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a year marked by increased violence in Chicago, where numerous homicides added to the ongoing struggles of urban crime within the city. The specifics of…

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Dewandale D Crittenden

Male, age 26 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 26-year-old Dewandale D. Crittenden was cut short in a burst of violence on the streets of Indianapolis. On the early morning of Saturday, July 18th, Crittenden was driving near the intersection of 38th Street and Keystone…

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Brandon Wallace

Male, age 31 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a violent encounter in Baton Rouge tragically cut short the life of 31-year-old Brandon Wallace. On the evening of Saturday, July 18, 2015, Wallace was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting. The incident also resulted in the death of…

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Terrell Head

Male, age 28 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Terrell Heard, 28, a Black man, was killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after a burst of gunfire tore through Brice Street during a drive-by shooting on a Saturday night in mid-July 2015. Police said the attack didn’t claim just one life—Heard was one of two…

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Montel Sewell

Male, age 35 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 35-year-old Montel Sewell, an African American male, was tragically cut short in a violent incident that remains a somber mystery. On July 18th of that year, an event unfolded at or near 9911 Dexter Avenue in Detroit…

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Ruben Camarillo

Male, age 26 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 25-year-old Ruben Camarillo was tragically cut short in Oklahoma City. On the night of Saturday, July 18th, an altercation outside of a local bar escalated to a fatal conclusion. Gunshots rang out, and when the chaos…

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Paul Jones

Male, age 31 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer day in Pittsburgh, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with unanswered questions and a community to mourn a loss. Paul Jones Jr., a 31-year-old male from the nearby borough of Duquesne, found…

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Alex Thanapong Yu

Male, age 18 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer night in Anchorage, 18-year-old Asian, Alex Thanapong Yu, a male, stepped into the Alano Club on Spenard Road—a sober space that often hosted late-night gatherings for teens and young adults—just hours before July 18, 2015 would begin to blur into…

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Mark DeAngelo Mosley Jr

Male, age 20 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man’s life was cut short on a street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mark DeAngelo Mosley Jr., a 20-year-old male, became the city's 17th homicide victim that year on the evening of Saturday, July 18th. The incident unfolded in the…

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Jonathan Whaley

Male, age 34 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Hartford, Connecticut, on July 18, 2015, a 34-year-old Black / African American man named Jonathan Whaley was tragically killed. The incident, which marked the city's 18th homicide of the year, unfolded on the porch of an apartment…

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Neal Martin Falls

Male, age 45 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Neal Martin Falls, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian man from Springfield, Oregon, died on July 18, 2015, after a violent encounter inside an apartment on Sixth Street in Charleston, West Virginia. Falls had contacted an escort named Heather Saul through the…

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Darryl Patrick Jones

Male, age 47 · Salem, Oregon

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 18, 2015, the chaotic scene of a typical Saturday night at Stars Cabaret, a gentlemen's club in Salem, Oregon, was shattered by gunfire. By the end of the turmoil, 47-year-old Darryl Patrick Jones, a male bystander, was…

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Desmond Smith

Male, age 14 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short over a dispute that began with a missing cellphone. Fourteen-year-old Desmond Smith, a male, was with two of his friends at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs on the night of Saturday, July…

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Daniel Santillano

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a life was tragically cut short in Las Vegas. Daniel Edward Santillano, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, became the 58th homicide victim in the Las Vegas area that year. On the night of Saturday, July 18th, an argument at an apartment…

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Antwon Jerane Love

Male, age 45 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a wave of violence gripped the Hi-Crest neighborhood of Topeka, Kansas, and at the center of it was the death of Antwon Jerane Love. A 45-year-old Black/African American male, Love was gunned down on July 18, 2015. The incident occurred…

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Leonardo Salinas-Lopez

Male, age 20 · Mount Vernon, Washington

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 18, 2015, a violent act shattered the pre-dawn stillness on Interstate 5 near Mount Vernon, Washington, claiming the life of 20-year-old Leonardo Salinas-Lopez, a Hispanic male. He and his 21-year-old cousin, Miguel A.…

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Miguel A. Lopez

Male, age 21 · Mount Vernon, Washington

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Miguel A. Lopez, a 21-year-old resident of Mount Vernon, WA, tragically lost his life on July 18, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on Interstate 5 near the College Way exit in Mount Vernon. Miguel was driving a vehicle with his…

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Vernell Antwan Cornelius

Male, age 23 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Black / African American male Vernell Antwan Cornelius, aged 23, was found dead on July 18, 2015, in Muskegon, Michigan. His life was cut short in what authorities have classified as a homicide, marking a tragic end for the young man. The discovery of his…

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Dustin Greer

Male, age 27 · Malden, Missouri

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of July 18, 2015, police in Malden, Missouri, responded to reports of shots fired, launching an investigation that would uncover a fatal act of violence involving a local resident. Dustin Greer, a 27-year-old male from Bloomfield, sustained…

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Misty Marion

Female, age 31 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of July 18, 2015, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, were called to a violent scene in the southern part of the city. Shortly before midnight, police officers arrived at a parking lot near a convenience store in the 7100 block of Longview…

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Alphonzo LaQuan Pyles

Male, age 22 · Greer, South Carolina

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 22-year-old Alphonzo LaQuan Pyles was tragically cut short in a parking lot near Greer, South Carolina. On the morning of July 18, 2015, Pyles was discovered shot to death, leaving his family and community searching for…

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Jeremiah Jay James Parshley

Male, age 38 · Turbeville, South Carolina

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a domestic disturbance in Turbeville, South Carolina, tragically ended the life of 38-year-old Jeremiah Jay James Parshley. On the night of Saturday, July 18, 2015, Clarendon County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a residence on…

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Traquan Singleton

Male, age 17 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 18, 2015, the life of 17-year-old Traquan Singleton was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire inside a residence on Irving Avenue in North Charleston, South Carolina. The young Black male suffered fatal gunshot wounds…

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Dustin Jackson

Male, age 37 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a July morning in 2015, a sense of celebration turned to tragedy for 37-year-old Dustin Jackson, a hardworking MTA employee from Brooklyn, New York. A man known to his friends as 'Floss,' he was enjoying his first Friday night off in…

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Ellen Zingaro

Female, age 55 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the quiet suburban life of a Ransom Oaks Drive home in Amherst, a suburb of Buffalo, NY, was shattered by a tragic event. Inside, 55-year-old Ellen M. Zingaro was found dead in the garage of her home, having been shot twice. Her death…

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Paul Bryant

Male, age 29 · Oroville, California

Killed Jul 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

Paul Bryant, a 29-year-old resident of Oroville, California, tragically lost his life on July 18, 2015. The incident occurred late at night on Lincoln Boulevard, where Bryant was found with gunshot wounds. Despite being transported to a local hospital, he…

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