Deaths by Force on July 21

Deaths by Force (518)

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Dorothy Glaser

Female, age 59 · Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 21, 1980 · 46 years ago

Dorothy Louise “Birdy” Glaser, a 59-year-old woman, was shot and killed on July 21, 1980, during a sniper attack on a residential street in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. According to contemporaneous reports and later court records, a gunman opened fire from the…

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Edward Smith

Male, age 14 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 21, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the summer of 1979, a sense of unease began to creep into the city of Atlanta. It was a time when children played freely in their neighborhoods, but that sense of security was about to be shattered. Fourteen-year-old Edward Hope Smith, a Black male, was…

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Ronald Dean

Male, age 33 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 21, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the warm twilight of a Shreveport, Louisiana evening on July 21, 1979, a dedicated public servant's life was tragically cut short. Ronald Euell "Ronnie" Dean, a 33-year-old White/Caucasian male, had served as a patrolman with the Shreveport Police…

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Walter Illyankoff

Male, age 40 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jul 21, 1974 · 52 years ago

Walter D. Illyankoff, a 40-year-old male, was tragically killed on July 21, 1974, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was a patrolman with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department and had served the community for 14 years. On that fateful day, Illyankoff responded…

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Steven Sickman

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

Steven Sickman, a 17-year-old Caucasian male, tragically lost his life in July 1972. His disappearance occurred on July 17, 1972, in Houston, Texas, after he was last seen leaving a party. Steven's remains were discovered much later, and his death was…

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George Stultz

Male, age 53 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

George Stultz, aged 53, was killed on July 21, 1969, during a period of civil unrest in Columbus, Ohio. While volunteering to assist with traffic management at the intersection of 18th and Main Streets, Stultz was struck by a sniper’s bullet. His death…

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Lillie Belle Mosley Allen

Female, age 27 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 21, 1969 · 57 years ago

Lillie Belle Mosley Allen, a 27-year-old Black woman, was tragically killed on July 21, 1969, during a period of intense racial unrest in York, Pennsylvania. A mother of two, she was visiting from her home in Aiken, South Carolina, when the car she was in…

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Theil Council

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 21, 1968 · 58 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. Theil Council, a male, was killed on Sunday, July 21, 1968. The incident occurred in front of 902 T Street, NW, a location that…

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Sharon Gallegos

Female, age 4 · Congress, Arizona

Killed Jul 21, 1960 · 66 years ago

In the summer of 1960, a sense of unease settled over Alamogordo, New Mexico, culminating in the tragic disappearance of a young girl. Four-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos, a Hispanic female, was playing in an alley behind her grandmother's house on July 21st…

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James Garfield Crane

Male, age 47 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 21, 1947 · 79 years ago

In the summer of 1947, a 47-year-old African American man named James Garfield Crane passed away in Atlanta, Georgia. His death on July 21st was initially not seen as suspicious. However, it would later be discovered that Mr. Crane was a victim of a female…

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Edward J. Roberts

Male, age 52 · Litchfield-park, Arizona

Killed Jul 21, 1937 · 89 years ago

Special Deputy Edward J. Roberts was a 52-year-old male law enforcement officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, serving the agricultural community around Litchfield/Litchfield Park during the 1930s. On July 21, 1937, he was killed in the…

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Jimmy Yocum

Male, age 57 · El Dorado, Arkansas

Killed Jul 21, 1937 · 89 years ago

In the summer of 1937, the life of Patrolman Jimmy Yocum, a 57-year-old White male, was cut short in the line of duty in El Dorado, Arkansas. On Wednesday, July 21, 1937, Yocum, a four-year veteran of the El Dorado Police Department, responded to a call…

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Paul Albro Read

Male, age 34 · Missoula, Montana

Killed Jul 21, 1933 · 93 years ago

In the summer of 1933, on a fateful July day in Missoula, Montana, the life of Paul Albro Read, a White/Caucasian male, was cut short by a violent encounter. Special Agent Read, an officer with the Bureau of Prohibition, was carrying out his duties during a…

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James Cockrill

Male, age 26 · Jackson, Kentucky

Killed Jul 21, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the summer of 1902, the town of Jackson, Kentucky, was gripped by the long and bloody Hargis-Cockrill Feud. Town Marshal James Cockrill, a 26-year-old male, found himself at the center of this violent conflict. On the afternoon of July 21, 1902, while…

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Collector Elisha Graham Johnson

Male, age 36 · Yulee, Florida

Killed Jul 21, 1875 · 151 years ago

Elisha Graham Johnson, a 36-year-old white male, served as a Deputy Collector for the Office of Internal Revenue and was a member of the Florida Senate. On July 21, 1875, Johnson was tragically murdered while searching for an illegal still approximately 10…

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Davis Tutt

Male, age 28 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed Jul 21, 1865 · 161 years ago

In the summer of 1865, the dusty town square of Springfield, Missouri, bore witness to a fatal encounter that would become one of the few recorded instances of a one-on-one quick-draw duel in the Old West. Davis Tutt, a man of about 28 or 29 years and a…

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Aaron Steven Graham

Male, age 46 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Jul 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a summer day in Pueblo, Colorado, the life of 46-year-old Aaron Steven Graham was tragically cut short. On July 21, 2024, Graham was discovered deceased, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The Pueblo County Coroner later confirmed his identity, and…

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Robert Milton

Male, age 32 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

On July 21, 2024, a fatal shooting occurred outside Cru Lounge in the historic Northwood section of West Palm Beach, Florida, resulting in the death of 32-year-old Robert Milton. The incident happened in the early morning hours as the establishment was…

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Akil Jones

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

Akil Jones, a 33-year-old Black man, was remembered by a former neighbor as one of six helpful brothers who once built a doghouse for her family’s husky. In the early morning hours of July 21, 2024, Akil was at a summer block party in Philadelphia’s Carroll…

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Julius Morgan Sanders

Male, age 26 · Parma, Ohio

Killed Jul 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 21, 2023, Julius Morgan Sanders, a 26-year-old Michigan native, was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Parma, Ohio, following an altercation. The incident occurred in the hallway of the apartment building, where Sanders was found with gunshot…

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Benjamin Enciso

Male, age 14 · Yakima, Washington

Killed Jul 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a tragic and heart-wrenching incident on July 21, 2023, 14-year-old Benjamin Enciso lost his life in Yakima, Washington. The events unfolded at a home near Lions Park where he and another teenager, 15-year-old Liliana Mendez, were present with a friend.…

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Michael Gillian

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On July 21, 2023, at approximately 9:29 a.m., Philadelphia police responded to a shooting incident in the 6300 block of Vine Street in the Overbrook neighborhood. Upon arrival, they discovered 35-year-old Michael Gillian suffering from multiple gunshot…

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Desi Jackson Jr.

Male, age 20 · Greenwood, Mississippi

Killed Jul 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

A 20-year-old man, Desi Jackson Jr., tragically lost his life to gun violence in Greenwood, Mississippi, on the summer evening of Thursday, July 21, 2022. The incident prompted an investigation by local law enforcement into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Devon Darien Johnson

Male, age 22 · Fairfield, Alabama

Killed Jul 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Fairfield, Alabama, the life of 22-year-old Devon Darien Johnson was tragically cut short. On July 21, 2020, Johnson was one of two victims in a shooting that occurred at an apartment complex in Jefferson County. The incident resulted…

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Zymeiia Stevens

Female, age 2 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a summer evening, the life of a 2-year-old girl named Zymeiia Stevens was tragically cut short. On July 21, 2020, a gunshot was heard around 7:30 p.m. near 105th Street and Daphne Street. Witnesses saw Zymeiia's mother, Jasmine…

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Emilio Chavez

Male, age 30 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jul 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Emilio Chavez, aged 30, tragically lost his life on July 21, 2019, in Bakersfield, California. The incident occurred in Southeast Bakersfield, where Chavez was found with multiple gunshot wounds on East Fairview Road. The Kern County coroner confirmed that…

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Jeremy Smith

Male, age 47 · Spurger, Texas

Killed Jul 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jeremy Smith, a 47-year-old man from Spurger, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on July 21, 2019. The incident occurred off County Road 4375 near Spurger, where Smith was found with a gunshot wound to his chest. Witnesses at the scene identified Wilmer…

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Kenneth Chatman

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Kenneth Chatman, a 35-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 24, 2018, following a violent altercation that occurred on July 21, 2018. Chatman was shot in the head during an argument with another man in the 4300 block…

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Derrick McGuire

Male, age 21 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jul 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man’s life was violently cut short in Gary, Indiana. Derrick McGuire, a 21-year-old male, was the victim of a fatal shooting on July 21, 2015. The brutal attack took place on 17th Avenue, near Wallace Street, where McGuire was…

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Richard Brown

Male, age 47 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, Richard Brown, a 47-year-old male, had just started a new chapter in his life, having been employed for only ten days as an unarmed security guard. Working for Nature's Finest Security, a company based in Brooklyn, his post was at an…

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Antwan James

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antwan James, a 46-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 21, 2014, in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in an alley, and he was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The…

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Jeremy Javier Caldera

Male, age 36 · Azusa, California

Killed Jul 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jeremy Javier Caldera was 36 years old when he died on Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Azusa. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 403 S. Vernon Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as an Azusa…

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Martaveous Wilson

Male, age 24 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Martaveous Wilson, a 24-year-old male, was killed by gunfire in Birmingham, Alabama on July 21, 2007, in a summer when violence seemed to hover over the city like heat off the pavement. That day ended with police and medics converging on a house at 845 42nd…

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Abraham Bevel

Male, age 52 · Long Beach, California

Killed Jul 21, 2007 · 19 years ago

Abraham Bevel was 52 years old when he died at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2007, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near West Esther Street and Santa Fe Avenue. His…

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Moises Guerra

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

Moises Guerra was thirty-eight years old when his life came to an abrupt and violent end in Los Angeles in the summer of 2004. A Latino man living in a vast metropolitan area where hundreds of families were torn apart by street violence every year, Guerra…

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Nathan Mayweather

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 21, 2003 · 23 years ago

Nathan Mayweather was 32 years old when he died on Monday, July 21, 2003, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 6th and San Julian streets. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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John Diacone

Male, age 46 · Queens, New York

Killed Jul 21, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a chilling series of events that had periodically plagued New York City claimed another life, that of a 40-year-old man named John Diacone. On July 20th, outside of Highland Park in Queens, Diacone was shot in the head at point-blank…

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Charles Lehman

Male, age 44 · Anaheim, California

Killed Jul 21, 1872 · 154 years ago

Charles F. Lehman, who served as the Town Marshal of Anaheim, California, tragically died on July 23, 1872, at the age of 44. His death was the result of a gunshot wound sustained during a violent altercation at the Anaheim Brewery on July 21, 1872. Lehman…

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