Death by Force

Kenneth Sprague

Male, age 38 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a wave of violence was sweeping through Memphis, Tennessee, with a notable increase in homicides plaguing several neighborhoods. It was against this backdrop of rising crime that the life of Kenneth Sprague, a 38-year-old Caucasian…

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Arnulfo Macias

Male, age 44 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a Hispanic male named Arnulfo Macias, aged 44, tragically lost his life in Memphis, Tennessee. On the second of July, what should have been a day like any other, turned into his last. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an…

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Larry Duncan

Male, age 42 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama, a dispute escalated into gunfire, tragically ending the life of 42-year-old Larry Darnell Duncan on July 2, 2017. Duncan, a husband and father, was not involved in the initial conflict but…

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Ernest Purdi

Male, age 28 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of 28-year-old Ernest Purdi, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On July 2, 2017, Purdi was killed, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. The circumstances surrounding his death were not…

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Pratikkumar Jagani

Male, age 25 · Berlin, Connecticut

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2017, a tragedy unfolded at the Days Inn on the Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, Connecticut, ending the life of 25-year-old Pratikkumar Jagani. Jagani, a male motel clerk, was found by police behind the front desk with a fatal…

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Reginald May

Male, age 44 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer day in Bridgeport, Connecticut, tragedy struck when 44-year-old Reginald May was fatally shot. The incident, which occurred on July 2, 2017, unfolded in front of May's apartment building on Alice Street, where he was shot once in the chest.…

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Ronald Simmons

Male, age 44 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2017, a long-simmering dispute between neighbors in Bridgeport, Connecticut, tragically escalated, ending the life of 44-year-old Ronald Simmons, a Black male. The conflict, which reportedly began over a parking space…

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Jeffrey Whitmore

Male, age 43 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer afternoon, a trip to the laundromat turned into a scene of tragedy. Jeffrey Whitmore, a 43-year-old Black / African American man, was shot and killed on July 2, 2017, in Kansas City, Kansas. The incident occurred at approximately 3:40 p.m. outside…

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Ricardo Uribe

Male, age 18 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2017, a weekend that should have been filled with holiday celebrations turned tragic for a young man from Kansas City, Kansas. Ricardo Uribe, an 18-year-old male, was caught in a burst of violence that ended his life. The…

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Jennifer Espitia

Female, age 29 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer night in Seattle, Washington, the life of 29-year-old Jennifer Espitia was tragically cut short on July 2, 2017. She was in an Uber with her 31-year-old husband, Cameron Espitia, after the couple had attended a wedding. An argument erupted between…

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Kub Herr

Male, age 30 · Madison, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 30-year-old Kub Herr, a Hmong man and father of two, was tragically cut short in Madison, Wisconsin. On the evening of Sunday, July 2nd, what began as a dispute between friends escalated into a fatal act of violence. Herr…

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Vernardo Washington

Male · Cruger, Mississippi

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of July 1, 2017, which bled into the early morning of July 2, 2017, a male named Vernardo Washington was fatally shot at Club CJ's, a nightclub located just outside of Cruger, Mississippi, in Holmes County. The events that transpired on that…

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Cornelius Laverne Wallace

Male, age 32 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of Cornelius Laverne Wallace, a 32-year-old Black or African American man from Muskegon, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On the evening of July 2nd, an argument broke out between several men on Ivory Avenue in Muskegon…

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Donnell Andrew Dabney Jr.

Male, age 23 · Petersburg, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer morning in Petersburg, Virginia, the life of Donnell Andrew Dabney Jr., a 23-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. He passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Southside Regional Medical Center. His death was the result of a violent…

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Phineas Neville

Male, age 28 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of July 2, 2017, the life of 28-year-old Phineas Rufus Neville was tragically cut short in Lynchburg, Virginia. Responding to a call, police found Neville at an apartment complex on Rivermont Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds. He was a…

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Devonte Hicks

Male, age 20 · Lake-city, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in Lake City, South Carolina, the life of 20-year-old Devonte Hicks was tragically cut short. On July 2, 2017, Hicks was shot on Salters Street. Following the shooting, he was driven towards Main Street where an ambulance was flagged down…

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McGill Cason

Male, age 22 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the warm summer of 2017, the life of 22-year-old McGill Robert Cason was tragically cut short in North Charleston, South Carolina. On the night of July 2nd, Cason was leaving a party when he was fatally shot. The young man, a father to two children, was…

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Dionay Smith

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, on the evening of July 2nd, 24-year-old Dionay Smith was found deceased in his Baltimore, Maryland apartment located in the 1400 block of Argyle Avenue. An investigation revealed he had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. The case drew…

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Malcolm Antonio Parker

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of Malcolm Antonio Parker, a 47-year-old Black male from Baltimore, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On July 2, 2017, Parker became a victim of a homicide in the city. Details surrounding the specific circumstances of his…

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Andrew Guzman

Male, age 19 · Planada, California

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andrew Guzman, a 19-year-old resident of Planada, California, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2017, following a violent altercation. The incident occurred on July 4, 2017, when a gunfight broke out between rival gangs on Carson Street in Planada.…

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Brandin Tyrone Pryor

Male, age 37 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brandin Tyrone Pryor, a 37-year-old man from Inglewood, California, was tragically killed on July 2, 2017. According to reports, Pryor was fatally shot in the 400 block of East Tamarack Avenue. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when Inglewood police…

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Gregory Vance Troulman

Male, age 63 · Palmdale, California

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gregory Vance Troulman, a 63-year-old resident of Littlerock, California, was found dead on July 2, 2017, in a desolate area near 70th Street East and East Avenue M in Palmdale. Responding to a medical rescue call at approximately 1:33 a.m., sheriff's…

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James Jamison Oliver

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Jamison Oliver, a 43-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Oliver was fatally shot near the rear of 224 E. Boyd St. in Downtown Los…

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Dennis Feacher

Male, age 36 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dennis Feacher, a 36-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on the night of July 2, 2017, in West Palm Beach, Florida. The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. at the north parking lot of 5209 Broadway Avenue. According to reports, the situation…

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Paul Wilson

Male, age 44 · Auburn, Georgia

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Paul Allen Wilson, a 44-year-old white male, was a beloved husband who lived in Auburn, Georgia. On the night of July 2, 2017, his life was tragically cut short in an act of violence that stemmed from a neighborhood dispute. After returning home from his job…

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Arthur Smith

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arthur L. Smith, a 47-year-old African American male, was found dead on July 2, 2017, in Chicago, IL. His death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head, and it was ruled a homicide. Smith was discovered in a vehicle on the Far South Side of Chicago…

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Demesheo Lovelace

Male, age 36 · Decatur, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Demesheo Martez Lovelace, a 36-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2017, in Decatur, Illinois. Lovelace, affectionately known as "Pooder," was born on December 16, 1980, and was a beloved member of his community. He attended…

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Keon Lee

Male, age 21 · Riverdale, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Keon Lee, a 21-year-old male, was tragically shot in the head on July 2, 2017, in the first block of 138th Street in Riverdale, IL. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed that Keon Lee was pronounced dead at 4:15 a.m. on the same day. The…

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Quetica Locke

Female, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 2, 2017, 36-year-old Quetica Locke was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois. According to the National Gun Violence Memorial, Locke was among several individuals who lost their lives to gun violence in Chicago on that date.…

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Tommy Jarad Maddox

Male, age 24 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tommy Jarad Maddox, a 24-year-old male, was tragically shot to death on July 2, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in front of an apartment complex on Kimmerly Woods Drive. According to reports, Maddox was involved in an argument with a…

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Devereaux Kynard

Male, age 27 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Devereaux Kynard, a 27-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2017. He was born on February 13, 1990, to Orlando D. Kynard and the late Tamara Green-Kynard. Devereaux graduated from Woodward High School in 2008 and later attended…

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Jonathan Taylor

Male, age 27 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jonathan Taylor, a 27-year-old male, tragically died on July 2, 2017, in Cincinnati, OH, from a gunshot wound. The circumstances surrounding his death led to a significant investigation and legal proceedings. The investigation into Jonathan Taylor's death…

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Keshawndrae Carter

Male, age 19 · Lorain, Ohio

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Keshawndrae Carter, a 19-year-old male from Lorain, Ohio, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2017. He was shot and killed shortly after leaving a church service. Carter was on his way home when he was approached and shot by an unknown assailant while asking…

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Jeremiah Jones

Male, age 19 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2017, the life of 19-year-old Jeremiah Isaiah Jones of Turtle Creek was cut short on a desolate road in Wilkins Township, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jones, a Black / African American male and a former standout…

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Veronica Santana Costa

Female, age 41 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Veronica Santana Costa, a 41-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on July 2, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was killed in a murder-suicide incident at Hall Manor, a public housing unit in the city. The incident occurred…

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Charles Eugene Smith

Male, age 31 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, a burst of gunfire in a North Nashville neighborhood claimed the life of 31-year-old Charles Eugene Smith. The shooting, which occurred on July 2nd, also left two other individuals wounded, turning a Sunday evening into a scene of…

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Damico Lawrence

Male, age 27 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 27-year-old Damico Lawrence, a male resident of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the night of Sunday, July 2, 2017, Lawrence was fatally wounded in a shooting that took place at the Hamilton Inn in…

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Demonte Ziegler

Male, age 18 · Sugar-land, Texas

Killed Jul 2, 2017 · 9 years ago

Demonte Ziegler, an 18-year-old male, tragically lost his life on July 2, 2017, in Sugar Land, Texas. The incident occurred during a house party in the Greatwood Neighborhood near the Grand Parkway. According to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Ziegler…

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Moses J Vanpelt

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Moses J. Vanpelt, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed on July 2, 2015, in the Riverdale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. This area has been plagued by frequent incidents of violence, particularly gun-related crimes, which have contributed significantly…

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Joseph R Gutierrez

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joseph R. Gutierrez, aged 20, was tragically shot and killed on July 2, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent holiday weekend, which saw multiple shootings across the city. Reports indicate that Joseph was riding a…

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James Moore

Male, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, on the evening of July 2nd, tragedy struck the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. James Moore, a 28-year-old African-American man, was on the front porch of a residence when he was shot multiple times. Emergency services…

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John Bullock

Male, age 68 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a man named John Allen Bullock, aged 46, had recently moved to Louisville, Kentucky, seeking a new chapter in his life. He found a residence at 1133 South Second Street in the historic Old Louisville neighborhood, a three-story building…

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Florence Filatreau

Female, age 64 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2015, a devastating fire tore through a three-story apartment building on South 2nd Street in Old Louisville, Kentucky, claiming the life of 51-year-old Florence Filatreau. Firefighters arrived to find the building…

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Thresa Shultz

Female, age 51 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2015, a devastating fire tore through a three-story apartment building on South 2nd Street in the Old Louisville neighborhood, claiming the life of 51-year-old Thresa Shultz, a Caucasian female. The blaze, which was…

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Travis Williams

Male, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the heat of a New Orleans afternoon on July 2, 2015, a young man's life was cut short in a burst of violence that continues to baffle investigators. Travis Williams Jr., a 22-year-old male, was diligently at work, crouched underneath a house in the 600…

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Jermal Jerrell

Male, age 22 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jermal “Melly” Jarrell, 22, a Black man, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, July 2, 2015. In the days that followed, his name moved through the city the way hard news always does—fast, heavy, and shared in fragments: a young life cut short, a family…

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Bradley Depenis

Male, age 34 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bradley De’Penis, a 34-year-old Black man, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 2, 2015, leaving behind a circle of relatives, friends, and former classmates who remembered him as someone they had known since childhood and carried with them into adulthood.…

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Patricia Platero

Female, age 49 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 2, 2015 · 11 years ago

Patricia Platero, 49, a Native American woman from Albuquerque, was discovered on July 2, 2015, when a passerby noticed a human hand protruding from beneath a poured concrete slab in a field on the city's West Side near Coors Boulevard and Central. Police and…

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