Deaths by Force on July 23

Deaths by Force (556)

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Tommy Jerome Thurman

Male, age 43 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tommy Jerome Thurman, a 43-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born on January 1, 1978, in Jamaica Queens, NY, Tommy was the son of Tommy Thurman, Sr., and Gloria English Thurman. His…

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Tyshawn Chavis

Male, age 24 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyshawn Chavis, a 24-year-old African American male from Durham, North Carolina, was tragically killed on July 23, 2021. Chavis, along with 26-year-old Donovan Bright, was found shot to death inside a car on the entrance ramp to Interstate 85 at Duke Street…

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James Henry Holland III

Male, age 52 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

James Henry Holland III, a 52-year-old man from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on July 23, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred in the Turney Town parking lot in Garfield Heights, Ohio. Upon arrival, officers found Holland with the…

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Tyrel Saurnders

Male, age 20 · Zanesville, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyrel Quentin Lee Saunders, a 20-year-old African American male from Zanesville, Ohio, was tragically killed on July 23, 2021. He was shot outside Dairy Mart on Pine Street, a location known for criminal activities. Despite the efforts of Zanesville Police to…

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Darian Simpkins

Male, age 29 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darian Simpkins, a 29-year-old man from Homestead, Pittsburgh, PA, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2021. He was shot near Quarry Field in Pittsburgh's South Side Slopes neighborhood while children were playing football. The Allegheny County Medical…

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Matthew Scott Jr.

Male, age 35 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 35-year-old Matthew Scott Jr. was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On July 23rd, he was discovered deceased along Riverside Drive, having been the victim of a fatal shooting. The Knoxville Police Department…

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Chadrick Good Jr.

Male, age 17 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Chadrick Good Jr., a 17-year-old African American male from Dallas, Texas, tragically died on July 23, 2021. He was a promising student and athlete, soon to be entering his senior year at Adamson High School and playing point guard for the Grand Prairie…

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Joshua Josh Williams

Male, age 13 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Joshua "Josh" Williams, a 13-year-old African American boy from Arlington, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2021. The incident occurred at the Artisan at Rush Creek Apartments in Southeast Arlington, where Josh and his 17-year-old brother, Kaleb…

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Kaleb Williams

Male, age 17 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Arlington, Texas, a dispute between teenagers turned deadly, ending the lives of two brothers. Kaleb Williams, a 17-year-old Black teenager, and his 13-year-old brother, Josh Williams, were shot and killed on July 23, 2021. A third…

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Kathryn Elizabeth Kramer

Female, age 80 · Richardson, Texas

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 23, 2021, Kathryn Elizabeth Kramer, an 80-year-old woman from Richardson, Texas, was tragically killed in a shooting outside a Tom Thumb grocery store. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the store located on West Arapaho Road. According to…

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Ricky S. Howard

Male, age 59 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 23, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ricky S. Howard was 59 years old when he died on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Vermont Square, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near the intersection of…

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Taylor Hayden

Female, age 25 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

A promising future was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of July 23, 2016, when 25-year-old Taylor Hayden was killed in Atlanta, Georgia. A recent graduate of Prairie View A&M University, she had just embarked on a new career and was visiting…

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Roberto Ortiz

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Roberto Ortiz, age 20, was shot and killed on July 23, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was one of many that year, as Chicago experienced a particularly violent period marked by increased homicide rates. The year 2016 recorded a dramatic spike in violent…

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Deandre Gray

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deandre Gray, age 25, was fatally shot on July 23, 2016, in Chicago. The incident took place during a particularly violent year for the city, which saw a significant rise in homicides. Gray was killed in a drive-by shooting on the South Side, an area of…

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Dennis Landry

Male, age 36 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, a city known for its vibrant life and deep-rooted complexities, the summer of 2016 was marked by a tragedy that silenced a voice within its community. On the evening of Saturday, July 23rd, a Black/African American man named…

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Delroy Peters

Male, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of Delroy Peters, a 35-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On July 23, Peters was found deceased in a home located in the 300 block of North Carrollton Avenue. He was not alone; another victim…

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Eboni Thornton

Female, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 2016, the life of 26-year-old Eboni Thornton was tragically cut short in a violent home invasion in Baltimore, Maryland. Two men forced their way into a residence on Carrolton Avenue where Thornton was present. The…

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Harrison Thornton

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a single act of violence permanently silenced a man in Detroit, Michigan. Harrison Thornton, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 23 of that year. The incident that claimed his life remains shrouded in unanswered questions, a…

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Felipe George

Male, age 40 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a warm evening in downtown Las Vegas on July 23, 2016, a Hispanic man named Felipe George, age 41, was walking along the sidewalk. The night was shattered by the sound of gunfire as a light-colored, four-door sedan approached him in the…

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Janice Grandberry

Female, age 59 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Janice Grandberry, a 59-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was found dead under suspicious circumstances on July 23, 2016. Janice was a beloved member of her community and had been actively involved with Family Promise of Albuquerque, a nonprofit…

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Bobbie Iii Odneal

Male, age 23 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Bobbie Odneal III, a 23-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on July 23, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in South Cumminsville during what was described as a quadruple shooting. Bobbie was found deceased on a sidewalk, one of two…

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Brandon Cantrell Hines

Male, age 28 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of Brandon Cantrell Hines, a 28-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On a July day, Hines was at the Valley Brook Apartments, where he suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. His death, which…

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Isaac Thomas

Male, age 26 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Phoenix, Arizona, leaving a family heartbroken and a community searching for answers. Isaac Thomas, a 26-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on July 23, 2016. His death is one of a number…

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Cameron Chap

Male, age 25 · Waterbury, Connecticut

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 2016, the life of 25-year-old Cameron Chapman, a Black male from Waterbury, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. His body was discovered inside a car just before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Dikeman and Willard…

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Daryl Wayne Belton

Male, age 22 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a summer Saturday, the life of a young Black / African American man, Daryl Wayne Belton, was tragically cut short. At 22 years old, Belton, a male resident of New Haven, Connecticut, was found lying in the street on Kensington Street…

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Lewis Bartlett III

Male, age 37 · Mount Zion, West Virginia

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lewis Maurell Bartlett III was a 37-year-old White man whose killing became part of a complicated investigation involving kidnapping, robbery, drugs and several defendants in Calhoun County, West Virginia. Contemporary reporting identified Bartlett as a…

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Jose Jaquez

Male, age 25 · Greeley, Colorado

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Greeley, Colorado. Jose Jaquez, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was a resident of the city where he was born and raised. He was a family man, married with two daughters, and was known for his…

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Xavier McCullough

Male, age 28 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Xavier Patrick McCollough, a 28-year-old Black/African American man from Topeka, Kansas, died on July 23, 2016, after a shooting that ended with his vehicle crashing into a Topeka apartment building. First responders were sent to the scene early that Saturday…

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Houston Lankford

Male, age 37 · Pineville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 37-year-old Houston Ulyss Lankford was tragically cut short in Pineville, Kentucky. A man described as an avid 'Mountain Man' who enjoyed ginseng-ing, Lankford was fatally shot in the early morning hours of July 23rd. The…

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Laquwan Kwame Frazier

Male, age 20 · Southfield, Michigan

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night, the life of 20-year-old Laquwan Kwame Frazier, a Black / African American male from Eastpointe, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On July 23, 2016, inside a home located on the 29000 block of Fairfax Street in…

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Samuel Williams

Male, age 20 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the night of July 22 leading into the early morning hours of July 23, 2016, violence erupted in the streets of Gary, Indiana, claiming the life of a young man named Samuel Williams. The 20-year-old Black male, who had ties to Mount Vernon, Illinois, but…

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Dameion Alston

Male, age 26 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer heat of July 23, 2016, a gathering in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, turned deadly, claiming the life of 26-year-old Dameion Hakeem Alston. That evening, on Warren Street, an argument erupted, shattering the night with the sound of gunfire. When…

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Marquis Jamal Burgess

Male, age 27 · Myrtle-beach, South Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a dispute escalated into deadly violence, claiming the life of 27-year-old Marquis Jamal Burgess. The incident, which also resulted in the death of 26-year-old Dameion Hakeem Alston, unfolded on July 23…

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Zia Fredericks

Male, age 27 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a life was tragically cut short in North Charleston, South Carolina. Zia Arnell Fredericks, a 27-year-old male, was killed by gun violence on July 23, 2016. The incident left a community in mourning and a family grappling with a sudden…

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Anthony Ebron

Male, age 21 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was cut short on a street in Syracuse, New York. Anthony Ebron, a 24-year-old male, was discovered on Lakeview Ave with a fatal gunshot wound to his head. The incident, which occurred in July of that year, left a void…

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Earl Simmons

Male, age 24 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. Earl Simmons, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot in the head just before 2 a.m. near Yankee Stadium on Anderson Avenue.…

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Deborah Gutierrez

Female, age 34 · Pomona, California

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deborah Gutierrez, a 34-year-old Latina, tragically lost her life on July 23, 2016, in Pomona, California. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of North San Antonio Avenue and East 1st Street. Gutierrez was in the passenger seat of a…

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Alphonso Leon Griffin

Male, age 29 · Cantonment, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alphonso Leon Griffin, a 29-year-old resident of Cantonment, Florida, tragically lost his life on the evening of July 23, 2016. Griffin was discovered with a gunshot wound in the yard of a residence located in the 200 block of Sheppard Street. Emergency…

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Ameen A. Ahmad

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ameen A. Ahmad, aged 27, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when officers responded to a shooting at an apartment complex. Upon arrival, they found Ameen Ahmad deceased…

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Ivy Abigail Torres

Female, age 36 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ivy Abigail Torres, aged 36, tragically lost her life on July 23, 2016, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred in a duplex residence located on Northwest Second Street. On that fateful day, Miami Police responded to multiple calls reporting gunfire. Upon…

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Jared Simmons Smith

Male, age 23 · Miami-gardens, Florida

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jared Simmons Smith, a 23-year-old resident of Miami Gardens, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2016. The incident occurred at an Exxon gas station located in Miami Gardens. According to reports, Jared and another individual, Emanuel Devon Hilton…

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Jason Griffin

Male, age 17 · Calumet-city, Illinois

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jason Griffin, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 23, 2016, in Calumet City, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 600 block of Hirsch Avenue, where Jason was shot multiple times and died at the scene around 3:45 p.m.…

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Joshua Omar Forbes

Male, age 25 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joshua Omar Forbes, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2016, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Born on June 3, 1991, in Wayne County, Joshua was the son of Glenn Darden and Irene Forbes. He was a father to two children and…

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Rickey McGowan

Male, age 25 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rickey McGowan, a 25-year-old male from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2016. He was one of two victims in a shooting incident that occurred early that morning on Beekman Street in South Cumminsville. The other victim, Bobbie Odneal…

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She-ar Dornal

Male, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

She-ar Dornal, an 18-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on July 23, 2016, in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dornal was found deceased in the courtyard area of the Stanley Rowe Community apartments on Lockhurst Lane. The incident…

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Joseph M. Caston

Male, age 26 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was cut tragically short on the streets of Reading, Pennsylvania. Joseph M. Caston, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Born on June 19, 1990, his death marked a grim statistic in the…

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Billy Ray Plunk

Male, age 29 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 23, 2016, a day that began like any other for 29-year-old Billy Ray Plunk, ended in a sudden and violent tragedy. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Plunk was a beloved father, son, and brother, known for his warm smile and…

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Alejandro Rodriguez

Male, age 3 · Bastrop, Texas

Killed Jul 23, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alejandro Tomas Rodriguez, a three-year-old boy from Bastrop, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 23, 2016. Alejandro was born on July 26, 2012, and was a resident of Bastrop. His death was part of a horrific incident that occurred at the Arbors of…

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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.