Deaths by Force on July 26

Deaths by Force (582)

Death by Force30th anniversary

Patrolwoman Sherry Hopper Goodman

Female, age 38 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 26, 1996, Patrolwoman Sherry Hopper Goodman, a 38-year-old White female officer with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, was on duty in Memphis, Tennessee. Having served with the department for just over four years, she was…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Isabel Martinez

Female, age 20 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed Jul 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the summer of 1996, the life of a young woman who had only recently moved to Pueblo, Colorado, came to a tragic and mysterious end. Twenty-year-old Isabel Eva Martinez, a Hispanic female, was found deceased on July 26 in the North Side apartment she shared…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Kenneth Vance

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 26, 1986 · 40 years ago

On July 26, 1986, Kenneth Clinton Vance Jr., aged 19, was tragically found dead in Columbus, Ohio. He was discovered behind a residence at 492 Kossuth Avenue, suffering from two gunshot wounds to the head inflicted by a .22 caliber firearm. The Columbus…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Bonnie Bulloch

Male, age 11 · Crawfordsville, Georgia

Killed Jul 26, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the late evening hours of a July day in 1976, a young boy's life was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that began at an Amoco service station off I-20 near Crawfordsville, Georgia. Eleven-year-old Bonnie Bulloch, a male, was at the station…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Gloria Crummett

Female, age 16 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Jul 26, 1971 · 55 years ago

On July 26, 1971, 16-year-old Gloria Crummett was found murdered in a remote area near Lemmon Valley, north of Reno, Nevada. She had been missing for ten days, having last been seen on July 16, 1971, riding a motorcycle with an unknown man. Gloria was known…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Mkher Alaverdian

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mkher Alaverdian, a 43-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 26, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Alaverdian was fatally shot near 6551 De Soto Avenue in Canoga Park. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jesus Guijarro

Male, age 21 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

On the morning of Wednesday, July 26, 2006, twenty-one-year-old Jesus Guijarro lost his life during an encounter while in institutional custody in Los Angeles. Guijarro, a Hispanic young man who had a documented history of complex and significant mental and…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

John Derrickson

Male, age 27 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

John “Swipe” Derrickson, a 27-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed by gun violence on July 26, 1991. His death happened near the intersection of Second and Grace Streets in Chester, where he was shot in the back of the head with a. 38-caliber…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

George Stillwell

Male, age 27 · Calverton, New York

Killed Jul 26, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the late summer of 1906, a dedicated lawman, Deputy Sheriff George A. Stillwell, met a tragic and untimely end. At the age of 27, he succumbed to gunshot wounds he had sustained fourteen days earlier while in the line of duty. The fatal encounter began…

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Adonis Bernard Patrick

Male, age 29 · Rockville, Virginia

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the quiet, early morning hours of July 26, 2026, in the Rockville area of Hanover County, Virginia, a call reporting an alleged suicide brought deputies to a residence on Pinhook Road. Inside, they discovered 29-year-old Adonis Bernard Patrick suffering…

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Alberto Sidonio

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, a family tragedy unfolded in a Houston, Texas, mobile home park, forever altering the lives of those involved. On the morning of July 26th, 29-year-old Alberto Sidonio was fatally shot, alongside his 17-year-old sister, Karen Rivera.…

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Alvaro Jesus Castillo-Ruiz

Male, age 29 · Gordonville, Texas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Gordonville, Texas, the life of 29-year-old Alvaro Jesus Castillo-Ruiz was tragically cut short on the night of July 26, 2026. Authorities responded to a residence in the 500 block of Oxford Drive in the Sherwood Shores area…

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Alvi Aristegui Puyg

Male, age 43 · Edinburg, Texas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

Alvi Aristegui Puyg was a 43-year-old man whose fatal shooting occurred in Edinburg, Texas, on May 19, 2024. Although one online memorial entry lists his death as July 26, 2026, multiple contemporaneous news reports and obituary information place the killing…

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Antoinio Jones Jr.

Male, age 33 · Grand Rapids, Michigan

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 26, 2026, a fatal encounter unfolded in a Grand Rapids, Michigan parking lot that would end the life of 33-year-old Antoinio Jones Jr. The incident, which began with a punch, tragically escalated to gunfire, leaving Jones…

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Ashley Reid

Female, age 33 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of 33-year-old Ashley Reid was tragically cut short in a violent act that remains under investigation. On the evening of Sunday, July 26, 2026, in Cleveland, Ohio, Reid was inside a vehicle near East 72nd Street when she was…

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Ashley Whitehead

Female, age 56 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

A summer evening at a popular food festival turned into a scene of tragedy on July 26, 2026, when 56-year-old Ashley Whitehead was fatally wounded in a shootout at the Bite of Seattle event at the Seattle Center. Whitehead, who had moved to Washington from…

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Brayden Spinks

Male, age 14 · Osceola, Arkansas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of 14-year-old Brayden Spinks was tragically cut short in Osceola, Arkansas. Remembered by his father as a "big sweet kid" who could easily bring a smile to anyone's face, Brayden was looking forward to starting the eighth…

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Brian Talo

Male, age 41 · Kent, Washington

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

A celebration of academic achievement at a family gathering in Kent, Washington, took a tragic and violent turn in the early morning hours of July 26, 2026, ending in the death of 41-year-old Brian Talo. The event, a graduation party, was filled with family…

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Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba

Male, age 44 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

On a summer evening in Seattle, Washington, 44-year-old Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba was enjoying the annual Bite of Seattle food festival at the Seattle Center with his family. The festive atmosphere was shattered on July 26, 2026, when gunfire erupted…

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Croix Clooten

Male, age 22 · Bismarck, North Dakota

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Sunday night in Bismarck, North Dakota, the life of 22-year-old Croix José Clooten was tragically cut short. On July 27, 2026, police responded to a call of a shooting just after 11:10 p.m. in the area of North 35th Street and East…

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Demontae Johnson

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

Demontae Johnson, a 20-year-old Black man from Columbus, Ohio, was fatally wounded in a shooting on the city’s southeast side in late July 2026. Although the shooting occurred on July 26, online police and news records state that Johnson remained alive for…

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Erica Martinez

Female, age 48 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, July 26, 2026, the quiet of a San Antonio neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Inside a home on the 11200 block of Sutton Place, a verbal altercation had escalated to a tragic and fatal conclusion. When police…

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Erma Qualls

Female, age 22 · Forney, Texas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

Erma Qualls, a 22-year-old woman, was shot and killed on July 26, 2026, inside a home in Forney, Texas. Police responded to the residence in the 300 block of Eagle Ridge after receiving reports of gunfire and found Qualls dead at the scene. Some later reports…

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Fernando Cortez

Male, age 21 · Yuba City, California

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

On the warm evening of July 26, 2026, in Yuba City, California, the life of 21-year-old Fernando Cortez was tragically cut short. A burst of gunfire outside a 7-Eleven on Market Street shortly before 11 p.m. left Cortez and another young man, 18-year-old…

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Gavin Bauder

Male, age 25 · Wynne, Arkansas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of Gavin Bauder, a 25-year-old man from Wynne, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. Born in 2001, Gavin was known for his outgoing personality and his love for his family and friends. He was a graduate of Wynne High School's…

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Jeremiah Haggins

Male, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 26, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Jeremiah Haggins was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. Responding to a report of a deceased person at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers from the Jackson Police Department's…

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Johnny S. McCloud

Male, age 47 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 26, 2026, the life of 47-year-old Johnny S. McCloud, a male resident of Norfolk, Virginia, was tragically cut short. Police responded to a report of a gunshot disturbance in the 200 block of W. 25th Street, near the…

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Jose Ariel Gonzalez

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

A sense of normalcy was shattered on a summer day in Chicago when Jose Ariel Gonzalez, a 40-year-old man, was violently killed. On July 26, 2026, Gonzalez became another victim of the city's ongoing gun violence. The incident that claimed his life also left a…

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Justice Faith Wells

Female, age 19 · Mooresville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

On a tragic summer day, July 26, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Justice Faith Wells was violently cut short on Interstate 77 in Mooresville, North Carolina. The young woman, who worked in security for Google, was in a vehicle with her 23-year-old boyfriend…

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Karen Rivera

Female, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

Karen Rivera, a 17-year-old female, was killed on July 26, 2026, in a double shooting outside her family’s home in the 200 block of West Canino Road in north Harris County, in the Houston area. Rivera was the mother of a 2-year-old daughter and was outside…

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Leshawn Rucker

Male, age 38 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, a dispute between childhood friends in a Pittsburgh neighborhood ended in tragedy, leaving one man dead and the other facing a homicide charge that would later be dismissed. The life of 38-year-old Leshawn Rucker was cut short on…

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Michael Jakwon Hill

Male, age 20 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Sunday, July 26, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Michael Jakwon Hill was tragically cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. Responding to a call of a person shot at approximately 4:06 p.m., Montgomery police and fire medics arrived at the…

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Moses Mendoza

Male, age 18 · Yuba City, California

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

An aspiring military member's life was tragically cut short in a late-night shooting that claimed two lives and injured another in Yuba City, California. On the evening of July 26, 2026, 18-year-old Moses Mendoza was fatally shot outside a 7-Eleven on Market…

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Terence McGraw

Male, age 46 · Selma, Alabama

Killed Jul 26, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 26, 2026, the quiet streets of Selma, Alabama, were disturbed by a grim discovery. Terence McGraw, a 46-year-old man, was found lying on the side of the road in the 300 block of St. Ann Street. Tragically, he had been shot…

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Clay Hargrave

Male, age 55 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a late Saturday night in Washington, D.C., a dispute that began inside a lounge spilled out into the street, ending in the tragic death of 55-year-old Clay Hargrave. A Black male from White Plains, Maryland, Hargrave was shot and killed on July 26, 2025…

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Andres Orellana

Male, age 39 · Salinas, California

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Andres Orellana, 39, a Salvadoran man from Salinas, was shot and killed on the evening of July 26, 2025. Around 7 p.m., a ShotSpotter activation drew officers to the area near Cesar Chavez Park, where they found Andres Orellana, 39, suffering from multiple…

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Don Trowbridge

Male, age 78 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Don Trowbridge, 78, a male of White/Caucasian ethnicity, died in Los Angeles on July 26, 2025. According to information attributed to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner and reported publicly, the death occurred in a backyard and was…

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Michelle Booker-Stewart

Female, age 51 · San Diego, California

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Michelle Booker-Stewart, 51, a Black woman, was found fatally wounded at her home in San Diego’s Oak Park neighborhood on the morning of July 26, 2025. Police were called at approximately 9:47 a.m. to the 5500 block of Timothy Drive for a report of a…

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Christian Jones

Male, age 18 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the life of 18-year-old Christian Jeremiah Jones was tragically cut short by gun violence in Albany, Georgia. On July 26th, the young man was fatally shot, a devastating event that would soon unravel a complex and sorrowful family…

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Louis Allen

Male, age 39 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a tragic event unfolded in Decatur, Georgia, ending the life of 39-year-old Louis Allen. On the afternoon of Saturday, July 26th, police were called to the scene on Glenwood Road where Allen's body was discovered in an alleyway behind a…

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Donovan Russell

Male, age 25 · South Bend, Indiana

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the pre-dawn hours of a July Saturday in South Bend, Indiana, the life of 25-year-old Donovan R. Russell was brought to a violent and tragic end. On July 26, 2025, around 3 a.m., police responded to reports of gunfire in the 3900 block of Sheridan Plaza.…

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Roger Marvin Swedzinski

Male, age 67 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet, rural area of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the life of 67-year-old Roger Marvin Swedzinski, a white male, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On the morning of Saturday, July 26, 2025, a friend visiting his home in the 700 block of Hathaway Road made…

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Elijah Ming

Male, age 34 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the afternoon of July 26, 2025, a tragic sequence of events unfolded in Kansas City, Kansas, culminating in the death of 34-year-old Elijah Ming, a Black / African American male. A nine-year veteran of the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department, Deputy Ming…

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Anthony Tolbert

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Anthony Tolbert, 28, a male and Black/African American, was found shot in the early morning darkness of July 26, 2025, on the 11600 block of South Church Street in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. Police discovered the 28-year-old with gunshot wounds…

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Lacey Lombas

Female, age 34 · Marrero, Louisiana

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

A fishing trip among a group of acquaintances in Marrero, Louisiana, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 34-year-old Lacey Lombas. The events of that day escalated from a verbal disagreement to a fatal struggle, leaving a community in shock and a family…

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Demeetrous Eugene Martin

Male, age 44 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the light of a Saturday afternoon, tragedy struck on a Minneapolis street, forever altering the lives of those who knew Demeetrous Eugene Martin, a 44-year-old Black male. On July 26, 2025, in what police would later describe as an act of "brazen…

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Michael Alfred Johnson

Male, age 27 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Black/African American male Michael Alfred Johnson, 27, was shot just after midnight on July 26, 2025, in Minneapolis's East Phillips neighborhood, near 24th Street East and 18th Avenue South. Responding officers found him with at least one life-threatening…

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Amanda Liston

Female, age 41 · Crenshaw, Mississippi

Killed Jul 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what was initially investigated as a fatal car accident, the death of 41-year-old Amanda Liston of Crenshaw, Mississippi, is now being investigated as a homicide. On July 26, 2025, Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on…

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