Deaths by Force on July 29

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Angelo Joel Lopez

Female, age 24 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the warm summer night of July 29, 2021, in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of 24-year-old Angelo Joel Lopez was tragically cut short. A Hispanic male known for his charismatic charm and a smile that could light up any room, he was fatally shot on Elliott…

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Desmond Wray

Male, age 35 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer morning in Hartford, Connecticut, the life of a 35-year-old Black / African American man, Desmond Wray, was tragically cut short. On July 29, 2021, at approximately 11:31 a.m., the city's ShotSpotter system alerted police to gunfire near the…

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Alicia Heywood

Female, age 42 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the light of a summer afternoon on July 29, 2021, the life of Alicia Heywood, a 42-year-old White / Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short. A resident of South Easton, Massachusetts, and a former Hyde Parker, she was gunned down in the Roslindale…

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Hector Rodriguez Rojas

Male, age 30 · Kenosha, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the life of 30-year-old Hector Rodriguez Rojas, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short. On July 29, 2021, at approximately 4:58 p.m., Rojas was fatally shot while riding his moped in the area of 52nd Street and…

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Kendra Dvorak

Female, age 43 · Pawnee, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kendra Dvorak, a 43-year-old woman from Pawnee County, Oklahoma, was a longtime elementary school teacher whose life was intertwined with the small rural community she served. On the evening of July 29, 2021, that close-knit world was shaken when she was…

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Arusher Sturdevant

Male, age 29 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 29-year-old Arusher Sturdevant, a Black male from Greenville, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of July 29th, officers from the Greenville Police Department were called to a residence on JoAnn Circle…

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Michael Tomario Pruitt

Male, age 44 · Laurel, Mississippi

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a tragedy unfolded in Laurel, Mississippi, that cut short the life of Michael Tomario Pruitt, a 44-year-old male. On the evening of July 29th, Pruitt was found with a gunshot wound in the 100 block of North 17th Avenue. The Laurel…

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Antonio Devon Bishop

Male, age 24 · Ypsilanti, Michigan

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Antonio Devon Bishop, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on July 29, 2021. The incident that led to his death was a violent encounter fueled by a domestic dispute. Bishop was in a relationship with a woman whose former boyfriend…

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Leonard Pettigrew

Male, age 58 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of a beloved Trenton, New Jersey man was cut short in a tragic act of violence that stunned his community. Leonard Pettigrew Sr., a 58-year-old male known for his green thumb and friendly demeanor, was fatally shot on July 29…

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Omar Gordo Marroquin

Male, age 25 · New Brunswick, New Jersey

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 25-year-old Omar Gordo Marroquin was tragically cut short in New Brunswick, New Jersey. On the morning of July 29th, police responded to the area of Comstock Street and Joyce Kilmer Avenue to find Marroquin suffering from…

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Keith Roberts

Male, age 58 · Hopewell, Virginia

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Hopewell, Virginia, the summer of 2021 was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of Keith A. Roberts. A 58-year-old man, Roberts was found lying on the roadside, the victim of a fatal shooting. His death on July 29…

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Christian Cox

Male, age 35 · Anderson, Indiana

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer evening of July 29, 2021, a dispute over a speeding car on a residential street in Anderson, Indiana, tragically cut short the life of 35-year-old Christian Michael Cox. The white male was a manager at a local Tire Barn and was known as an…

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Elijah Ellis

Male, age 20 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Elijah Charles Ellis, a 20-year-old male, had a bright future ahead of him, with dreams of moving to Florida for school and then heading to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He had already taken a step toward that dream, having appeared in a Dr.…

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Lelan-Eric W Sharp

Male, age 22 · Seymour, Indiana

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 29, 2021, the life of 22-year-old Lelan-Eric W. Sharp, a male from North Vernon, Indiana, was cut tragically short. Sharp was discovered in a vehicle in Seymour, Indiana, suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. A…

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Shawndrick Parker

Male, age 27 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of July 29, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the ordinary evening at a gas station on Lyell Avenue in Rochester, New York. When the chaos subsided, 27-year-old Shawndrick Parker lay dead, the victim of a fatal shooting. Another man was also…

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Gary Steven Vines

Male, age 26 · Westmont, California

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gary Steven Vines, a 26-year-old resident of Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Vines was fatally shot near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and West…

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Jennifer Nicole Carmona

Female, age 40 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jennifer Nicole Carmona, a 40-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on July 29, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Jennifer was fatally shot near 140 N. Avenue 21 in the Lincoln…

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Brandon Burney

Male, age 30 · Americus, Georgia

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of July 29, 2021, the life of 30-year-old Brandon Marquis Burney, an African American male, was tragically cut short in Americus, Georgia. At approximately 7:05 PM, officers from the Americus Police Department and emergency medical personnel…

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Darius Deonta Grayer

Male, age 23 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a burst of violence on a Macon, Georgia street claimed the life of 23-year-old Darius Deonta Grayer. The young man was discovered with a gunshot wound late on a Thursday night, July 29th, in the 1200 block of Fort Hill Street. He was…

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Angelo Williams

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Angelo Williams, a 44-year-old African American man, was tragically shot to death on July 29, 2021, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. on the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street. According to reports…

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Jorge Sanchez

Male, age 30 · Carpentersville, Illinois

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jorge Sanchez, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021, in Carpentersville, Illinois. Born on January 25, 1991, in Mexico, Jorge was the son of Emigdio and Guadalupe Sanchez. His untimely death was the result of a fatal shooting…

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Kevin Stephens

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kevin Stephens, a 22-year-old African American male, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on July 29, 2021, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 12:50 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Peoria Street. According…

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Marquise Richardson

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marquise Richardson, a 14-year-old African American boy, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Marquise was sitting in a parked car with a 29-year-old man in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the Far South Side when the incident…

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Tavarion Wheat

Male, age 19 · Sauk-village, Illinois

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tavarion Wheat, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 29, 2021, in Sauk Village, Illinois. The incident occurred in the 20000 block of Jeffrey Avenue, where Wheat was found with fatal injuries. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Victor I Hunt

Male, age 24 · Urbana, Illinois

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Victor Isaiah Jamal Hunt, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021, in Urbana, Illinois. Victor, affectionately known as "Zae," was born on April 23, 1997, in Seattle, Washington, and later moved to Urbana, where he was…

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Kar’Nas Coleman

Male, age 16 · Kenner, Louisiana

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 16-year-old Kar’Nas Coleman was tragically cut short. An African American male, Coleman was fatally wounded by gunfire on July 29, 2021, in Kenner, Louisiana. The incident led to the arrest of a 15-year-old, who was…

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Jacqueline Jackie Hernandez Vargas

Female, age 16 · Wilson, North Carolina

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jacqueline "Jackie" Hernandez Vargas, a 16-year-old girl from Wilson, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on July 29, 2021. The incident occurred in a mobile home located on Canal Street NE in Wilson. Jacqueline, who was of Hispanic descent, was found…

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Marqueise Coleman

Male, age 19 · Saint-pauls, North Carolina

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marqueise Ny'Trell Coleman, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021, in Saint Pauls, North Carolina. Coleman, affectionately known as "Queise," was a promising football star who had recently graduated from St. Pauls High…

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Tracey Lee McKoy

Female, age 50 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tracey Lee McKoy, a 50-year-old woman from Wake Forest, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on July 29, 2021, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Tracey, along with her 48-year-old sister, Tammy Yvette Lamb, was on her way to visit a sick relative in the…

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Darnay Allmond

Male, age 20 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darnay Daylawn Allmond, a 20-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021. Allmond was a vibrant individual who was working two jobs while attending the University of Cincinnati, with aspirations of running…

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Kaylian Redd

Male, age 20 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kaylian T. Redd, a 20-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on July 29, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 1:42 a.m. when officers were dispatched to the area of 1435 N. Cassady Avenue on a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they…

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Ana G Tratras

Female, age 59 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ana G. Tratras, a 59-year-old woman from Pittsburgh, PA, tragically lost her life on July 29, 2021. She was killed in what was determined to be a double murder-suicide. Ana Tratras was shot inside her home on Gilkeson Road in Mt. Lebanon by her 25-year-old…

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Benjamin Franklin Dixon III

Male, age 33 · Braddock, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Thursday morning in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, the life of 33-year-old Benjamin Franklin Dixon III, an African American male, was tragically cut short. On July 29, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Dixon was found in the 1200 block…

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John G Tratras

Male, age 65 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

John G. Tratras, aged 65, passed away on July 29, 2021, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was of Greek ethnicity and resided in Mt. Lebanon, PA. John Tratras, along with his wife Ana Tratras and their son George Tratras , died in what was determined to be a tragic double…

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Raymond Gaters

Male, age 55 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Raymond Gaters, 55, a Black male from Memphis, Tennessee, was killed on July 29, 2021, in a burst of violence that unfolded at the Washington Apartments in the 1900 block of Asa Drive in southwest Memphis. Responders converged on the complex after reports of…

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Bengie Cooper

Female, age 56 · Texarkana, Texas

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Bengie Michelle Cooper, a 56-year-old African American woman from Texarkana, TX, tragically lost her life on July 29, 2021. She was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Creekside Apartments in Texarkana, Texas. The incident occurred in the afternoon when…

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Jorden Jovan Lehman

Male, age 15 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jorden Jovan Lehman was a 15-year-old male from the San Antonio area whose life ended in a shooting on July 29, 2021. Public memorial records identify him by that spelling, while some San Antonio news reports, relying on information from the Bexar County…

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Valerie Junius

Female, age 36 · Katy, Texas

Killed Jul 29, 2021 · 5 years ago

Valerie Junius, a 36-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on July 29, 2021, in Katy, Texas. Valerie was on the phone with her mother when her husband, Lawrence Reed, allegedly shot her multiple times. The incident occurred in their…

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Denear D Scott

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 29, 2016, Denear D. Scott, a 17-year-old male, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a particularly violent year in Chicago, which saw a significant spike in homicides compared to previous years. Scott's death took…

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Paul Farlinger

Male, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Paul Farlinger, aged 49, was fatally shot on July 29, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, which has experienced its share of violent crimes over the years. Farlinger's death was part of a larger trend in 2016…

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Ural J Durant

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ural J. Durant, age 21, was fatally shot on July 29, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the Ashburn neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side. According to reports, Ural was standing near an SUV parked in the 2400 block of West 79th Street…

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Mbiganyi Lashani

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mbiganyi Lashani, a 41-year-old man originally from Botswana, was fatally shot on July 29, 2016, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The incident occurred at around 5:58 a.m., and responding officers found Lashani unresponsive at the scene in the 6500…

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Johnathan Alonzo Lane

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 28, 2016, 23-year-old Johnathan Alonzo Lane was shot in Chicago, Illinois. He succumbed to his injuries three days later, on July 31st. Lane was remembered by those who knew him as an outspoken young man with a passion for cooking. He worked as a chef…

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Marquetta Toran

Female, age 54 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 54-year-old Marquetta Toran was tragically cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. On the morning of Friday, July 29th, a call was made to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reporting a 'person down' in an alley. When…

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Dominique Turner

Male, age 26 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a promising life was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Missouri. Dominique Rashad Turner, a 26-year-old man, was fatally wounded in a shooting on Thursday, July 28, 2016. He was discovered inside a vehicle at the intersection of 35th…

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Michael Beatty

Male, age 33 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

On July 29, 2016, 33-year-old Michael Beatty was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place in the 1100 block of East 18th Avenue. At approximately 11:23 PM, police officers responded to a report of a man who had been shot. Upon arrival, they…

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Treyveon-Kindell Thompson

Male, age 21 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the deep hours of July 29, 2016, Black/African American male, Bobby Dwayne Thompson, 21, was killed in Anchorage, Alaska. A lifelong Anchorage resident born in 1995, he died that Friday when his life was taken on a city street. His death would later be…

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Malik Brown

Male, age 19 · Greenville, Mississippi

Killed Jul 29, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 19-year-old Malik Brown was tragically cut short in Greenville, Mississippi. On the evening of July 29th, Brown was shot and killed on Union Street, becoming another young victim of gun violence. His death prompted an…

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