Deaths by Force on July 27

Deaths by Force (503)

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Sylvester Brunson

Male, age 49 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

Sylvester Brunson, 49, a Black male, was found fatally wounded after a stabbing at the intersection of Dearborn and Dudley Streets in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood on July 27, 2009. Officers responded to a call for a person stabbed; he was identified later as…

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North Woodall

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

On July 27, 2009, North E. Woodall, an 85-year-old decorated war veteran, was found murdered in his home at 1028 Walton Avenue, Dayton, Ohio. Woodall, who had served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, retired as a sergeant major in the U.S. Army, and was…

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Harold Brown

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 27, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a summer evening in Birmingham, Alabama, a young man's life was cut short in a confrontation over a stolen car. Twenty-year-old Harold Brown, a male, was at the corner of 54th Street and Park Avenue Southwest with three other individuals on July 27, 2009.…

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Chirstian Taylor

Male, age 18 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 7, 2015, a 19-year-old Black male named Christian Taylor was shot and killed by police in Arlington, Texas. Taylor, a college football player at Angelo State University, was unarmed at the time of the incident, which took…

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Thomas Williams

Null, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

On July 27, 2008, Thomas Williams, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place during a violent weekend that saw multiple shootings across the city, a reminder of the persistent gun violence affecting many Chicago…

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Ramon Rolon

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Ramon Rolon, a 40-year-old resident of Chicago, was fatally shot on July 27, 2008. The incident occurred in a violent context typical of Chicago during that period, where homicide rates were notably high, particularly in neighborhoods suffering from economic…

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Bryant Curtis

Male, age 23 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

Bryant Curtis, 23, a Black man from St. Louis, Missouri, enters the public record more like a shadow than a headline: a name tied to a death, but with few widely accessible, independently published details that explain exactly what happened, where it…

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Greg McKendry

Female, age 60 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church was filled with the sounds of a children's musical performance. Among the congregation on July 27, 2008, was Gregory 'Greg' McKendry, a 60-year-old man known for…

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Linda Kraeger

Female, age 61 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 27, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Knoxville, Tennessee, the sounds of a children's musical at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church were tragically interrupted by violence. It was July 27, 2008, and 61-year-old Linda Kraeger was in attendance with her…

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Artis Lee

Male, age 27 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On July 27, 2007, Artis Lee, a 27-year-old resident of San Francisco, was killed in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood. Lee was shot to death in an area known for ongoing gang activity and violence. This homicide occurred during a particularly tumultuous…

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Daniel Pina

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Daniel Pina, aged 17, was shot and killed on July 27, 2007, in Chicago during a time when the city was facing significant challenges related to gang violence and crime. His death occurred in a year marked by elevated levels of violent incidents, particularly…

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Samuel Epps

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Samuel Epps, a 30-year-old Black man, was killed in the early hours of July 27, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. It happened around 2:15 a.m. on the 1700 block of West Baltimore Street, a stretch of the city that could still be busy at night but turn treacherous…

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George Valentino Cortez Jr.

Male, age 23 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Phoenix, Arizona, 23-year-old Police Officer George Valentino Cortez, Jr. was nearing the end of his shift. A dedicated officer with two years on the force, he responded to what seemed like a routine call at a check-cashing store…

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Lavone Smith

Male, age 25 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 27, 2007 · 19 years ago

Lavone Smith was 25 years old when he died on Friday, July 27, 2007, after he was stabbed while being held in the Los Angeles County jail system. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds suffered at 450 Bauchet St.…

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Uel Galindo

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 27, 2005 · 21 years ago

On July 27, 2005, 25-year-old Manuel Galindo was found shot to death in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 315 South of Henderson Road in Franklin County. Galindo suffered a gunshot wound to the heart and lungs, which ultimately led to his death.…

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Eyo Nyong

Male, age 26 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jul 27, 2005 · 21 years ago

On the evening of July 27, 2005, a 26-year-old African-American male named Eyo Nyong, who was also known by the nickname "Black," was standing in the vicinity of a bar's parking lot in the 3500 block of North Vancouver Avenue in Portland, Oregon. A well-known…

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Marvin Gross

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer day in Washington, D.C., the life of 20-year-old Marvin Gross was cut short by gunfire. On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at approximately 3:25 a.m., Gross was shot and killed at the intersection of Suitland Parkway and Firth…

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Patricia Marie Viola

Female, age 42 · Bogota, New Jersey

Killed Jul 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

In the quiet borough of Bogota, New Jersey, Patricia Marie Viola, a 42-year-old Caucasian female, lived a life centered around her family. A devoted wife to her husband, James, and a loving mother to their two children, Christine and Michael, she was known…

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Samuel McDaniel

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 27, 2002 · 24 years ago

On July 27, 2002, 25-year-old Black male Samuel Dujuane McDaniel was fatally shot at 2019 Central Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred in the city's West End neighborhood, and despite initial investigations, the case remains unsolved. The…

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Dayomine Owens

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 27, 2000 · 26 years ago

On July 27, 2000, Dayomine Owens, a 28-year-old male, was murdered in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, and Owens was pronounced dead on the same day. Specific details about the circumstances of his death remain unclear, and the case…

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Frank Williams

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 27, 1999 · 27 years ago

Frank Williams was the victim of a homicide that occurred in Dayton, Ohio on June 16, 1999. His death was among the numerous violent incidents in Montgomery County that year, and his case remains unsolved. The Ohio Attorney General’s office includes his…

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Leigh Ann Vandiver Barton

Female, age 27 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 27, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, the life of 27-year-old Leigh Ann Vandiver Barton, a white female, came to a brutal and tragic end in her suburban Atlanta, Georgia, apartment. On July 27th, while she slept, her husband, Mark Orrin Barton, bludgeoned her to death with…

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Crystal Proctor

Female, age 20 · Fairborn, Ohio

Killed Jul 27, 1997 · 29 years ago

On July 27, 1997, the body of 20-year-old Crystal Proctor was found in a cornfield off Osborn Road in Fairborn, Ohio. Authorities from the Clark County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene, and an autopsy conducted by the Montgomery County Coroner's…

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Jerry Emmert

Male, age 30 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the summer of 1993, a night out for 30-year-old Jerry Emmert and his friends took a tragic and fatal turn in Indianapolis. The evening of July 26th began with the group renting a limousine and visiting the Patio Nightclub. An altercation at the club…

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James Brian King

Male, age 14 · Telico, Texas

Killed Jul 27, 1993 · 33 years ago

James Brian King, a 14-year-old Caucasian male from Telico, Texas, was tragically murdered on July 27, 1993. His stepbrother, Jason Eric Massey, was later found guilty of the crime. Massey, who was 20 years old at the time, had a history of animal cruelty and…

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Antonio Alvarez

Male, age 52 · Eugene, Oregon

Killed Jul 27, 1992 · 34 years ago

Just after dawn on July 16, 1992, a patrol officer rolled through Washington-Jefferson Park at West 2nd Avenue and Washington Street in Eugene and found a man in a sleeping bag who would not wake. The victim, Antonio Alvarez, male, age 52, had been attacked…

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Raymond August

Male, age 28 · Oakland, California

Killed Jul 27, 1989 · 37 years ago

Raymond August, a 28-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on July 27, 1989. His death was part of a series of random and senseless shootings that terrorized the Oakland area during that period. The perpetrator, Charles Arnett…

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Ruby P. Swisher

Female, age 81 · Ormand Beach, Florida

Killed Jul 27, 1989 · 37 years ago

On July 27, 1989, 81-year-old white female Ruby P. Swisher died while residing at Bowman's Nursing Home in Ormond Beach, Florida. Initially, her death was considered to be from natural causes. However, subsequent investigations revealed that she was one of…

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Andrew P. McCumber

Male · Sandia Park, New Mexico

Killed Jul 27, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a summer day, the 27th of July in 1988, a group of individuals on a picnic stumbled upon a grim discovery in a remote area east of North 14, near the Bernalillo County line in New Mexico. Their outing turned to horror with the finding of two decomposed…

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Rebecca Spencer

Female, age 27 · Warwick, Rhode Island

Killed Jul 27, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a summer night in July of 1987, the life of 27-year-old Rebecca Spencer, a Caucasian female, was brought to a brutal and untimely end in her Warwick, Rhode Island, home. A newly divorced mother of two, she was in the process of moving and starting a new…

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Ruben Almanza

Male, age 37 · Corpus-christi, Texas

Killed Jul 27, 1984 · 42 years ago

Ruben Almanza, a 37-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 27, 1984, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Sergeant Ruben Almanza was a dedicated officer with the Corpus Christi Police Department and a Vietnam War veteran. On the fateful day, Sergeant…

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Virginia Mochel

Female, age 34 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 27, 1980 · 46 years ago

Virginia Mochel, a 34-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life in a case that became part of a chilling series of crimes. On July 17, 1980, Virginia, who worked as a bartender at the Sail Inn in West Sacramento, California, disappeared from the…

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Gilbert Williams

Male, age 37 · Carol-city, Florida

Killed Jul 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

Gilbert Williams, aged 37, was one of the victims in a tragic mass murder that occurred on July 27, 1977, in Carol City, Florida. This incident, known as the Carol City murders, involved a home invasion at a reputed drug house. The perpetrators, John Errol…

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Henry Clayton

Male, age 35 · Carol-city, Florida

Killed Jul 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

Henry Clayton, a 35-year-old African American man, was one of the victims in a tragic mass murder that occurred on July 27, 1977, in Carol City, Florida. This incident was part of a series of murders known as the Carol City murders, which were perpetrated by…

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Livingston Stocker

Male, age 33 · Carol-city, Florida

Killed Jul 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

Livingston Stocker, a 33-year-old resident of Carol City, Florida, was tragically murdered on July 27, 1977. Stocker, a Vietnam veteran and small-time marijuana dealer, was one of the victims in what became known as the Carol City murders. On the evening of…

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Claudette Poirier

Female, age 15 · Saint-Lucien, Quebec

Killed Jul 27, 1977 · 49 years ago

Claudette Poirier was a 15-year-old girl living with her family in the Drummondville area of Quebec when she vanished on July 27, 1977. Although that date is often associated with her death, the available records establish it as the date of her disappearance…

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Patricia Franklin

Female, age 30 · San Diego, California

Killed Jul 27, 1974 · 52 years ago

On July 27, 1974, Patricia Franklin, a 30-year-old nurse residing in Linda Vista, California, was tragically murdered in her home. That evening, Billy Lee Chadd, who had intended to commit a burglary, broke into her residence. Upon discovering Patricia…

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Harvey Biggs

Male, age 33 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 27, 1924 · 102 years ago

In the summer of 1924, Little Rock Police Officer Harvey L. Biggs, a male, had been with the department for only four days when he and his partner were assigned to investigate a report of auto parts being stolen. The officers were informed that several men…

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Dave Barton

Male, age 61 · Knoxville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 27, 1902 · 124 years ago

Dave Barton was a 61-year-old male marshal serving the small community of Knoxville in rural Pendleton County, Kentucky, when his life came to a sudden end on Sunday, July 27, 1902. In this crossroads town, listed among the scattered settlements of Pendleton…

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John Lally

Male · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 27, 1900 · 126 years ago

A New Orleans Police Corporal, John Lally, was killed in the line of duty while trying to capture a dangerous fugitive who had already killed two other officers. The events leading to Corporal Lally's death began three days earlier when three officers…

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Gabriel J. Porteous

Male · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 27, 1900 · 126 years ago

In the summer of 1900, a manhunt for a violent fugitive in New Orleans culminated in the death of Sergeant Gabriel J. Porteous. The events leading to this tragic conclusion began on July 23rd, when three police officers approached a man who, without warning…

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Alan Griffin

Male, age 62 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jul 27, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of July 27, 2026, the quiet of the 500 block of Woodbrook Drive in north Montgomery, Alabama, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When first responders arrived at approximately 5:55 p.m., they discovered the body of 62-year-old Alan…

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Elizabeth Valdez

Female, age 28 · Corpus Christi, Texas

Killed Jul 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 27, 2026, the life of 28-year-old Elizabeth Gonzalez was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Corpus Christi, Texas. Police responded to a call about a shooting at a residence in the 4100 block of Christie Street…

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Michael Lamont Lil Mike

Male, age 18 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the early morning of July 27, 2024, a violent incident unfolded in downtown St. Louis involving 18-year-old Michael Lamont Moore-Pittman, known to friends and family as 'Lil Mike.' At approximately 3:30 a.m., officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police…

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Alejandro Troncozo

Male, age 19 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Jul 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On July 27, 2024, at approximately 1:55 a.m., Raleigh Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire in the Highgate Place area. Shortly thereafter, another call reported a vehicle collision into a tree in the 2400 block of Milburnie Road. Upon…

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Ha Li

Male, age 65 · Chino, California

Killed Jul 27, 2024 · 2 years ago

On July 27, 2024, at approximately 8:56 p.m., Chino Police officers responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a residence in the 3900 block of Pepper Tree Lane. Upon arrival, they discovered two adult males inside the home, both suffering from gunshot…

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Justine Mitchell

Male, age 27 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia, a dispute at the Peyton Place apartment complex escalated into a tragedy that claimed two lives. On July 27, 2023, 27-year-old Justine Mitchell and 28-year-old Devon Boyd were shot multiple times and died at the…

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Jason Scott Franey

Male, age 41 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 27, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late afternoon of July 27, 2023, tragedy struck in the Southern District of Baltimore. Jason Scott Franey, a 41-year-old white male, was found suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds in the 3400 block of Potee Street. The call came in around…

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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.