Death by Force25th anniversary

Luis Moreno

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

Luis Moreno, a 26-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2001, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Moreno was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The incident occurred on…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Richard Michael Leskie

Male, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

On July 1, 1991, Richard Michael Leskie, a 39-year-old White male, was working as a police officer for the Detroit Police Department. At approximately 1:30 in the afternoon, he was actively pursuing a burglary suspect. The chase led them to a building located…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Jay Andrew Rickbeil

Male, age 40 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jul 1, 1991 · 35 years ago

On July 2, 1991, 40-year-old white male Jay Andrew Rickbeil was found dead in his Portland, Oregon apartment. Rickbeil, a paraplegic who lived on Social Security benefits, was known for his generosity and openness. He followed a New Age spiritual path and…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Louis Masgay

Male, age 50 · Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 1981 · 45 years ago

Louis Masgay, a 50-year-old man from Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, was last seen on July 1, 1981, when he was on his way to a diner in New Jersey to purchase videotapes from Richard Kuklinski. Masgay had hidden $95,000 in his van before his disappearance. His…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Tara Jane White

Female, age 19 · Mini Thni, Alberta

Killed Jul 1, 1976 · 50 years ago

Tara Jane White was an 18-year-old female from Banff, Alberta, who had completed her first year as a science student at the University of Calgary. During the summer of 1976, she was working as a waitress at a lodge in the Rocky Mountains north of Lake Louise.…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Brenda Jones

Female, age 14 · Galveston, Texas

Killed Jul 1, 1971 · 55 years ago

Brenda Jones, a 14-year-old girl, tragically lost her life on July 1, 1971. She disappeared while walking to visit an aunt in Galveston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding her death remain deeply unsettling, as her body was discovered the following day, on…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Brenda Kaye Jones

Female, age 14 · Galveston, Texas

Killed Jul 1, 1971 · 55 years ago

Brenda Kaye Jones, a 14-year-old girl from Galveston, Texas, was last seen on July 1, 1971, walking to a local hospital to visit her aunt. Tragically, her body was discovered the following day, floating in Galveston Bay near Pelican Island. Brenda's death was…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

Edward Frank Bowers

Male, age 56 · Prescott, Arizona

Killed Jul 1, 1921 · 105 years ago

In the summer of 1921, Yavapai County Undersheriff Edward Frank Bowers, a male, responded to a call on Summit Avenue in Prescott, Arizona. Reports had come in about a man who had been drinking and was discharging a rifle inside his house. Bowers, accompanied…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

Michael Lynch

Male, age 32 · New-york, New York

Killed Jul 1, 1911 · 115 years ago

On a summer evening in New York, a life of service was cut tragically short. Michael Lynch, a 32-year-old Caucasian male, was a dedicated patrolman with the New York City Police Department. For six years, he had worn the badge, assigned to the 22nd Precinct…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Marion Blue

Male · Shippenville, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 1906 · 120 years ago

Marion Blue, a man from Shippenville, Pennsylvania, died on July 1, 1906, after a shooting that later became part of the confession of Edward “Eddie” Walton, a transient killer who moved through several states under aliases including Frank Harris and Frank…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Garrett Cody

Male, age 36 · Arlington, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 1, 1901 · 125 years ago

The death of Garrett Cody, a 36-year-old resident of Arlington, Massachusetts, is a significant event that needs to be distinguished from other individuals with similar names. However, the available sources do not provide a detailed account of a Garrett Cody…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Timothy Fechter

Male, age 57 · Creston, Iowa

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early summer of 2021, a concerning situation unfolded in Creston, Iowa, when 58-year-old Timothy Fechter, a white male, was reported missing. Family members contacted the Creston Police Department on June 20th after he had last been seen in the early…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Miles Smith

Male, age 55 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 55-year-old Miles Smith was tragically cut short in his Las Vegas apartment. On the morning of Saturday, July 3rd, police were called to a residence on the 2400 block of Clifford Avenue, near the intersection of Charleston…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Roger Davon Kirksey

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Roger Davon Kirksey, a 21-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Kirksey was shot near 6300 S. Flower St. in the Vermont-Slauson…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ray L. Ligon

Male, age 83 · Fancy-farm, Kentucky

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a shocking act of violence shattered the tranquility of a rural Kentucky community and brought a tragic end to the life of an elderly man. Ray L. Ligon, an 83-year-old male from Bardwell, Kentucky, died on July 1, 2016, from a gunshot…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Eric Henry

Male, age 40 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in New Orleans, 40-year-old Eric Henry was fatally wounded by gunfire on July 1, 2016. The shooting occurred in the 8900 block of Marks Street, a residential area in the city. Henry sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jerome Fullilove

Male, age 56 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 1, 2016, Jerome Fullilove, a 56-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed outside his home on Orleans Avenue. The incident occurred early in the morning, just before 1 a.m., when Jerome was found in the street by authorities.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Russell Thurman

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Killed Jul 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Russell Thurman was 30 years old when he was killed in Oakland on Friday, July 1, 2011. The Oakland Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Oakland from 2008 through 2017, lists it as a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Charles Domunic Bryant

Male, age 38 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Charles Domunic Bryant was 38 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Friday, July 1, 2011. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through 2017…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Francisco Solis

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

Francisco Solis, a 27-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2001, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Solis was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Christina Salazar

Female, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

Christina Salazar was 24 years old when her death was recorded on Sunday, July 1, 2001. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's…

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Death by Force

Allison Che’ Che’ Rawl

Female, age 52 · College Grove, Tennessee

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 1, 2026, the quiet community of College Grove, Tennessee, was shattered by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 52-year-old Allison Che' Che' Rawl. A dedicated physical therapist of 25 years, she was known for…

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Death by Force

Brian Horter

Male, age 42 · Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the stillness of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in the Glenside area of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, was broken by the sound of a single gunshot. Multiple 911 calls alerted authorities, and at…

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Death by Force

Bryan Ortiz - Santiago

Male, age 30 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

A large fight that broke out on Madison Street in Hartford on the evening of Wednesday, July 1, 2026, tragically ended with the deaths of two men, one of whom was 30-year-old Bryan Ortiz-Santiago of Hartford. The altercation, which drew a significant police…

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Death by Force

Byron Waska

Male, age 28 · Bethel, Alaska

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

Byron Waska, a 28-year-old man, died from a gunshot wound on July 1, 2026, inside a residence in Atmautluak, a small community west of Bethel. Alaska State Troopers were notified of the death at approximately 4:05 p.m. The incident was initially reported as a…

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Death by Force

Deanna Hudson

Female, age 62 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

In a quiet neighborhood in southwest Oklahoma City, the life of 62-year-old Deanna Hudson came to a tragic end on July 1, 2026. A neighbor, concerned after noticing a sprinkler had been running for an extended period and that water was flowing down the…

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Death by Force

Edward Russell

Male, age 63 · Hendersonville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 1, 2026, the quiet of Corn Mountain Road in Hendersonville, North Carolina, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When Henderson County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene at 3:04 a.m., they discovered 63-year-old Edward…

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Death by Force

Luke Joseph Sherman

Male, age 35 · O Fallon, Missouri

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

A simmering road rage dispute on a Missouri highway tragically escalated, culminating in the shooting death of 35-year-old Luke Joseph Sherman of O'Fallon on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The fatal encounter began on westbound Interstate 64, where Sherman, driving…

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Death by Force

Tina Lucero

Female, age 58 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of Wednesday, July 1, 2026, a mother's love and desperate attempt to save her son's life ended in her own untimely death. Tina Lucero, a 58-year-old woman from Las Cruces, New Mexico, was fatally shot at a residence…

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Death by Force

Truron Roach-Martin

Male, age 24 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 1, 2026 · this year

On a summer morning in Brooklyn, the life of a 24-year-old aspiring musician was tragically cut short. Truron Roach-Martin, known by his stage name "3 Briscoe Bands," was shot and killed on July 1, 2026, near the iconic Coney Island boardwalk. The incident…

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Death by Force

Steven Bevan

Male, age 29 · Tempe, Arizona

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a summer afternoon in Tempe, Arizona, a road rage incident escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 29-year-old Steven Bevan. The white male was driving his Dodge Challenger with his two young sons, aged eight and nine, on July 1, 2025. A…

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Death by Force

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of his 21st year, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a young man with a passion for public service, ventured to Washington, D.C. A rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he had secured a coveted internship with a U.S. Congressman, a…

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Death by Force

Lawrence Meekins

Male, age 50 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, the sound of gunshots echoed through the 1800 block of E Street in Southeast, Washington, D.C. Responding to the reports at approximately 2:05 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department officers discovered a man…

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Death by Force

Green Lanot

Male, age 29 · Deltona, Florida

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Green Lanot, a Black male, age 29, was shot during the dark, early-morning hours of July 1, 2025, inside a home on the 1500 block of Flagami Terrace in Deltona after an argument escalated. Deputies said the confrontation was between Green Lanot, 29, and…

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Death by Force

Beau Hodges

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Beau Hodges, a 48-year-old male of White/Caucasian ethnicity, died on July 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. He was found at his residence, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s case associated with his death was recorded as 2025-10663, with formal…

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Death by Force

Franklin Bingham

Male, age 39 · Fremont, California

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Franklin Stephen Bingham, 39, male, White, was fatally shot late in the morning on July 1, 2025, in Fremont, California. Police dispatchers began receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls at about 10:37 a.m. reporting gunfire on Northport Loop West. Responding officers…

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Death by Force

Jeanette Stark

Female, age 81 · Vista, California

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In Vista, California, an ordinary Sunday morning turned into horror inside a quiet home on the 1200 block of Columbus Way. Deputies were called around 11 a.m. for an assault with a deadly weapon and found Jeanette Stark, 81, female, lifeless with signs of…

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Death by Force

Rodney Evans

Male, age 17 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

A bright life was extinguished on a summer evening in Gary, Indiana, leaving a family and community to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Rodney Evans, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 1, 2025. Remembered for his infectious laugh, kind heart…

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Death by Force

Ronald Jones

Male, age 66 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ronald Jones, a 66-year-old male, died on July 1, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. Late that night along the 1–100 block of West 79th Street near South Lafayette, a dark-colored sedan pulled up as Ronald Jones stood outside, and someone inside opened fire. He was…

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Death by Force

Antoine Johnson

Male, age 46 · Gwynn Oak, Maryland

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a man from Gwynn Oak, Maryland, named Antoine Johnson, tragically lost his life just days before he was set to be married. The 46-year-old was killed on the evening of July 1st in what authorities have described as a domestic dispute.…

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Death by Force

Rochelle Lewis

Female, age 48 · Haynesville, Louisiana

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Haynesville, Louisiana, a tragic story of domestic violence reached its devastating conclusion, claiming the life of 48-year-old Rochelle Lewis. On the evening of July 1, 2025, at her home on Spring Drive, Rochelle was shot multiple times…

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Death by Force

Johnny Collins

Male, age 66 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the city of Detroit became the final chapter in the life of Johnny Collins, a 66-year-old Black man. On the first of July, his life was brought to a violent end, a fact later underscored by his inclusion in the National Gun Violence…

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Death by Force

Zoey Kpanlin

Female, age 17 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early evening of July 1, 2025, a 17-year-old Black/African American girl named Zoey Kpanlin was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. in the 7000 block of Lakeland…

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Brandon Haywood

Male, age 28 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

On July 1, 2025, the life of 28-year-old Brandon Haywood Sr. was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri, due to what his loved ones have described as senseless gun violence. A father of three and a devoted partner, Brandon was remembered as a man with…

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Nadia Madrid

Female, age 46 · Roswell, New Mexico

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Nadia Madrid, 46, a female from Roswell, New Mexico, was found mortally wounded on the night of July 1, 2025, her final day traced in public records to a city she called home. Notices published in the days that followed set the date with stark simplicity—July…

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Death by Force

Roberto Pittman

Male, age 34 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

Roberto Pittman, 34, a Black man from Cincinnati, was shot and killed just after midnight on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, on McGregor Avenue near Reading Road, along the Walnut Hills/Mount Auburn line. Officers were called to the scene around midnight, found him…

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Death by Force

Cameron Pearson

Male, age 20 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a fatal encounter over a stolen firearm tragically cut short the life of 20-year-old Cameron Pearson in Sumter, South Carolina. On the afternoon of Tuesday, July 1, deputies from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a…

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Devin Mason

Male, age 27 · Lamar, South Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of July 1, 2025, a tragic series of events unfolded in Lamar, South Carolina, leading to the death of 27-year-old Darlington County Sheriff's Deputy Devin Mason. A newly minted law enforcement officer, Mason had only recently…

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