Deaths by Force on July 1

Deaths by Force (539)

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Eduardo Nunez-Ayala

Male, age 27 · Chandler, Arizona

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a life was tragically cut short in a Chandler, Arizona apartment. Eduardo Nunez-Ayala, a 27-year-old man, was shot multiple times on July 1st. The place he called home, an apartment located at 120 North McQueen Road, became the scene of…

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Talmadge Cardell Holmes Jr.

Male, age 19 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Talmadge Cardell Holmes Jr. was tragically cut short in a violent act that also claimed the lives of his mother and younger brother. On the morning of July 1, 2021, first responders were called to a residence on…

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John Randall Patrick Jr

Male, age 22 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Randall Patrick Jr., a 22-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on June 30, 2021, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The incident occurred in a second-floor bedroom of an apartment on Howard Avenue. Police responded to a report of a person shot just before 5…

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Taylor Lord

Male, age 26 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 1, 2021, a fatal incident occurred in Albuquerque, New Mexico, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Taylor Lord. The incident was identified as an apparent road rage shooting. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, officers were dispatched…

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Abraham Acosta

Male, age 32 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 1, 2021, Abraham Acosta, a 32-year-old man, was fatally shot in a violent incident that was part of a three-day string of robberies and shootings in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada. The suspect linked to Acosta's death, as well as two other homicides…

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Andy Contreras

Male, age 23 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 1, 2021, a tragic incident occurred in the northeast Las Vegas valley, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Andy Contreras. The event unfolded during a lunch break when two employees at a local business decided to engage in a fistfight. According to…

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Ruben Garcia

Male, age 36 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the heat of the Las Vegas summer, on July 1, 2021, the life of 36-year-old Ruben Garcia, a Hispanic man, was violently cut short. He was fatally shot at a convenience store in the 1700 block of Euclid Avenue, an act that was part of a wider, terrifying…

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Allen Ronald Hall

Male, age 42 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 1, 2021, a dispute in a parking lot near downtown Minneapolis turned fatal, claiming the life of 42-year-old Allen Ronald Hall, a Black male. The altercation, which involved a group of people on the 1300 block of Yale Place…

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Kou Yang

Male, age 50 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, concern grew for 50-year-old Asian male, Kou Yang of Saint Paul, Minnesota, when he hadn't been seen by family since early July. He was officially reported missing on July 22 of that year. His ex-wife, 40-year-old Karina See Her, with…

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Yosef J. Jay Timms

Male, age 32 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, on a Thursday afternoon, the life of 32-year-old Yosef J. Timms, a man known throughout his Milwaukee community as "Jay Da Barber," was tragically cut short. On July 1st, outside of his barbershop, Fade Lounge, located near Holton and…

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Demarion Dee Tillman

Male, age 15 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a tragedy struck the community of Canton, Mississippi, with the death of 15-year-old Demarion Dee Tillman. On the first of July, the young man, known to his loved ones as 'Dee,' was fatally wounded in a shooting. The incident cut short…

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Brandon Tyler Hensley

Male, age 21 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 1, 2021, a promising young life was cut short when 21-year-old Brandon Tyler Hensley was fatally shot in Roanoke, Virginia. The incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. in the 3800 block of Panorama Avenue NW, at The Cove at Peter's Creek apartment complex.…

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John Raymond Caldarera

Male, age 26 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Raymond Caldarera, a 26-year-old White male, was tragically shot and killed on the evening of July 1, 2021, in Chesapeake, Virginia. The incident unfolded in the 1200 block of Seaboard Avenue, where a dispute over a bicycle escalated into a quadruple…

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Phillip A. Scott Sr.

Male, age 45 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a dispute over a bicycle in Chesapeake, Virginia, escalated into a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 45-year-old Phillip A. Scott Sr., a Black male. The incident unfolded on the evening of July 1st in the 1200 block of…

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Ta’Meyah Caldwell

Female, age 19 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a 19-year-old woman named Ta'Meyah Caldwell was tragically killed in Petersburg, Virginia. Her life was cut short on July 1st, the victim of a shooting that occurred at a residence on Blick Street. This violent act was part of a larger…

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Darren Barnett

Male, age 37 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Saint-Louis, Missouri, the life of 37-year-old Darren Barnett was tragically cut short. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, in a parking lot located in the 8800 block of North Broadway, Mr. Barnett, a male, was fatally wounded by gunfire.…

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James Newberry

Male, age 29 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Saint-Louis, Missouri, the life of James Newberry, a 29-year-old male, was cut short by gunfire. On July 1, 2021, police were called to the 2600 block of Caroline Street in The Gate District neighborhood. There, in the backyard of a…

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Dominique Lewis

Male, age 31 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Charleston, South Carolina, a burst of violence shattered the community, leaving one man dead and a woman wounded. Dominique Lewis, a 31-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on July 1, 2021. The incident unfolded around 9:30 p.m. on…

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Perry James McIntyre

Male, age 49 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Perry James McIntyre, a 49-year-old White male, was tragically killed on July 1, 2021, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A service technician for Charter Communications, McIntyre was at a residence on Amelia Street performing his duties when he became the…

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Clark Hohrein

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of July 1, 2021, a man was found lying on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West Mulberry Street in Baltimore, suffering from a gunshot wound. The man, identified as 38-year-old Clark Hohrein, was transported to a local hospital where he…

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Kenyell Benny Wilson

Male, age 44 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kenyell Benny Wilson, a 44-year-old man, dedicated his life to curbing violence in Baltimore, but tragically, he became a victim of the very crime he fought against. On July 1, 2021, Wilson, an outreach worker for the Safe Streets program, was shot while in…

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Zachary Xayavong

Male, age 17 · Fresno, California

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Zachary Xayavong, a 17-year-old from Fresno, California, tragically lost his life after being shot in the head on July 1, 2021. The incident occurred near Rotary Park at Cedar and Sierra Avenues. When officers arrived at the scene, they found Zachary inside a…

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Ladarius Clardy

Male, age 18 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ladarius Clardy, an 18-year-old standout quarterback from Pensacola, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2021. Clardy, who had been a promising football star at Pine Forest High School and was playing for Kennesaw State University, was fatally shot…

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Kapri Ward

Male, age 29 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, on the first of July, the life of 29-year-old Kapri Kadeem Ward, an African American male, was cut short in a violent encounter at the Durant Sugarloaf Apartments in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Just after midnight, the sound of gunshots…

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Dayvon Michael Snell

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dayvon Michael Snell, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 1, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Roseland neighborhood, a community that has seen its share of violence. Dayvon was shot multiple times…

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Donzell Bailey

Male, age 30 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Donzell Bailey, a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 1, 2021, in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago, IL. He was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his forehead outside an apartment building in the 6800 block of South…

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Maximus Max Solomon Lewis

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Maximus "Max" Solomon Lewis, a 20-year-old male student from the University of Chicago, tragically died on July 1, 2021, after being struck by a stray bullet while riding a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Green Line train. Max, who was of Jewish descent, was…

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Melvin Orlando Ajtun Calderon

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Melvin Orlando Ajtun Calderon, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was found fatally shot in his car in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL, on July 1, 2021. The incident occurred early in the morning around 5:55 a.m. in the 5400 block of South Artesian…

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Keishune Thomas

Male, age 20 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 20-year-old Keishune Thomas, a male from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was cut short in a violent encounter. On the morning of July 1st, his body was discovered inside a vehicle on Tigerbend Road, the victim of a fatal gunshot…

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Antonio Luis Quinones

Male, age 26 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antonio Luis Quinones, a 26-year-old male from Raleigh, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2021. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Raleigh Boulevard, where Quinones was involved in a shooting and subsequent car crash. According to…

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Patricia May Ladebush Grant

Female, age 72 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Patricia May Ladebush Grant, a 72-year-old woman from Greensboro, NC, tragically passed away on July 1, 2021. She was affectionately known as "Pat" and was a well-loved manager at a Speedway gas station. On the day of her death, she was shot by a 19-year-old…

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Edward Hunter

Male, age 29 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edward Charles "Little Eddie" Hunter Jr., a 29-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2021. He was fatally shot inside a bar in the Franklinton neighborhood. The incident occurred following a fight between two groups of people.…

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Christopher Johnson

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in the East Germantown section of Philadelphia, a dispute between two employees at a neighborhood bar tragically escalated, leaving one man dead. Forty-four-year-old Christopher Michael Johnson, the manager of Sharon's…

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Kalvin Davis

Male, age 18 · Erie, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kalvin Davis, an 18-year-old male from Erie, PA, tragically passed away on July 1, 2021, due to a gunshot wound to the head. He was killed while sleeping in an upstairs bedroom of a duplex on West 29th Street. The shooting was part of a targeted attack, with…

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Shanyiah A. Gaines-Miles

Female, age 10 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a tragedy unfolded in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, forever altering the lives of one family. On July 1st, 10-year-old Shanyiah A Gaines-Miles, a young female, lost her life in a heartbreaking incident. The cause of her…

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Antoine Hayes

Male, age 26 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Thursday evening in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of Antoine Dashawn Hayes, a 26-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. On July 1, 2021, gunshots echoed through the Fallbrook Apartments on Dellway Villa Road in East Nashville.…

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Donald Busby

Male, age 48 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of Donald 'Donnie' Busby, a 48-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the afternoon of July 1st, police responded to reports of a shooting and found Busby inside his car which had crashed into a…

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Norman Lott

Male, age 66 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a grim discovery was made in a South Memphis neighborhood that would leave a family mourning and police searching for answers. On July 1st of that year, the body of 66-year-old Norman Lott was found lying in the road in the 1200 block…

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Layla Steele

Female, age 24 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Layla Steele, a 24-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on July 1, 2021. She was shot multiple times while holding her 1-year-old son, Zeus, during a domestic dispute with her estranged boyfriend, Zacchaeus Rashad Gaston. The incident…

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Norris Lee Williams

Male, age 38 · Snyder, Texas

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Norris Lee Williams, a 38-year-old African American male, was found deceased in his apartment in Snyder, Texas, on July 1, 2021. The Snyder Police Department responded to a call in the early morning hours regarding a gunshot victim at the Cedar Row…

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Raymond Louis Sneed IV

Male, age 25 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Raymond Louis Sneed IV, a 25-year-old African American male from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 1, 2021. He was found shot to death inside his apartment at the Alamo Estates Apartments on Midcrown Drive. The investigation revealed that…

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Samuel Loyola

Male, age 18 · Carrollton, Texas

Killed Jul 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Samuel Aron Sammy Loyola, an 18-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 1, 2021, in Carrollton, Texas. Samuel was born on August 26, 2002, in Fort Worth, Texas, and was a beloved son to Daniel and Fehilyn Loyola, as well as a…

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Rigaberto Romero

Male, age 27 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rigaberto Romero, a 27-year-old resident of San Francisco, was shot and killed on July 1, 2016, near the intersection of 24th and Shotwell streets in the Mission District. Known locally as the “ambassador of Shotwell Street,” Romero was well-regarded by many…

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Jokisha Brown

Female, age 35 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of July 1, 2016, just one day before her 36th birthday, 35-year-old Jokisha Brown was shot and killed while sitting in her Mercedes-Benz in a strip mall parking lot on Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta, Georgia. An aspiring actress and model who…

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Robert Sanders Vaughn

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Robert Sanders Vaughn, age 28, was shot and killed on July 1, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Known by his nickname "Winnie," Vaughn's death occurred during a year of heightened violence in Chicago. In 2016, the city saw an alarming number of homicides, with the…

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Quinton Lawrence

Male, age 51 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 1, 2016, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, began an investigation into a violent incident discovered along the banks of the Mississippi River. Police were dispatched to the riverfront area after receiving reports of a person down near the Merchants…

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Daniel Cruz

Male, age 53 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Daniel Cruz, aged 53, was found dead on July 1, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His body was discovered in a remote desert area in the southwest valley, raising concerns about foul play. Upon investigation, authorities confirmed that Cruz had died from multiple…

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Brandon Cole

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 1, 2016, a tragic event unfolded on the 2200 block of Tasker Street in Philadelphia. At approximately 12:31 a.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the night, prompting a response from the Philadelphia Police Department.…

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