Deaths by Force on July 30

Deaths by Force (511)

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Roger Von Amelunxen

Male, age 41 · Queens, New York

Killed Jul 30, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 30, 1980, Roger Von Amelunxen, a 41-year-old white male, was on his way home from his job as a United States Customs Patrol Officer at Kennedy Airport. At approximately 3:20 a.m., near the intersection of 72nd Street and…

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Janice Lewis

Female · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 30, 1979 · 47 years ago

Janice Lewis was a female Philadelphia resident whose life ended on July 30, 1979, after a violent domestic shooting that left her family grieving and her community shaken. The known public details of her death are limited, but what is available paints a…

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Albert Ochoa Garza

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 30, 1979 · 47 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Albert Ochoa Garza, aged 48, was shot and killed on July 30, 1979, while intervening in a robbery at a jewelry store located at 2607 Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. He was off-duty at the time and had stopped by the store to visit the owner…

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Sandra Talbott

Female, age 27 · Sedgwick County, Kansas

Killed Jul 30, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the summer of 1977, the life of 27-year-old Sandra Talbott, a female resident of El Dorado, Kansas, came to a tragic and mysterious end. On the evening of July 10th, she was dropped off at St. John's Church to enjoy a bingo game. When her mother returned…

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Curtis John Ramsdell

Male, age 45 · Columbia Heights, Minnesota

Killed Jul 30, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the summer of 1977, the community of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was shaken by the tragic death of one of its own. Curtis John Ramsdell, a 45-year-old White / Caucasian male, was a dedicated police officer with 14 years of service to the Columbia Heights…

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Joanne Dorion

Female, age 17 · Fabreville, Quebec

Killed Jul 30, 1977 · 49 years ago

Joanne Dorion, a 17-year-old female from Fabreville in Laval, Quebec, vanished during the early hours of July 30, 1977, while making the familiar trip home from work. She was employed as a medical secretary at Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur Hospital in Cartierville…

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Jessie Warren

Null · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 30, 1975 · 51 years ago

On July 30, 1975, Jessie Warren, a 36-year-old woman from Dayton, Ohio, was tragically killed in her home. The incident took place in Dayton, Montgomery County, where authorities responded to the scene of what has been classified as a homicide. The case…

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Willie Boyd

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 30, 1975 · 51 years ago

Willie Boyd was a 31-year-old man whose death on July 30, 1975, in Dayton, Ohio, remains unsolved. Boyd was found dead in Montgomery County, and his case is still listed as an open homicide by the Ohio Attorney General. The available details do not provide…

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Elyse Rapp

Female, age 21 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Jul 30, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the summer of 1975, 21-year-old white female Elyse Rapp from Hollywood, Florida, was found dead under circumstances that would later be linked to a chilling series of unsolved homicides known as the Flat-Tire Murders. These crimes, which spanned from early…

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Ronnie Gene Wiebe

Male, age 20 · Fullerton, California

Killed Jul 30, 1973 · 53 years ago

Ronnie Gene Wiebe, a 20-year-old white male from Fullerton, California, was found dead in July 1973. Born on June 14, 1953, in Madera County, California, Ronnie Gene Wiebe’s life was tragically cut short when he became one of the victims of Randy Kraft, a…

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George Kent

Male, age 24 · Scranton, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 30, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the summer of 1910, a call regarding a threat to a homeowner's property sent Scranton Police Department Patrol Wagon Driver George D. Kent and his fellow officers into a situation that would turn fatal. On Saturday, July 30, 1910, the officers responded to…

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Frank Holmes

Male, age 35 · Granite-city, Illinois

Killed Jul 30, 1902 · 124 years ago

Frank Holmes, a 35-year-old white male, was a patrolman with the Granite City Police Department in Illinois. On July 30, 1902, he tragically lost his life in the line of duty. The incident occurred around 2:00 am when Patrolman Holmes responded to a…

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Mads Sorenson

Male, age 45 · Cook County, Illinois

Killed Jul 30, 1900 · 126 years ago

Mads Sorenson, a 45-year-old Norwegian-American man, passed away on July 30, 1900, under circumstances that later raised suspicions. Sorenson had taken out two life insurance policies, and on the day of his death, both policies were active simultaneously—one…

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Billy Duren

Male, age 20 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 30, 2026 · this year

In the late morning of July 30, 2026, a sense of unease settled over a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood as police responded to what was initially reported as an injury accident at the intersection of 48th Terrace and Vermont Avenue. Upon arrival, officers…

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Travion Cooper

Male, age 19 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 30, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 30, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Travion Cooper was tragically cut short in the O'Fallon neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Police were dispatched to the 4400 block of Red Bud Avenue shortly before 8:30 a.m. following a…

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Antonio Quatez Simmons

Male, age 24 · Mayflower, Arkansas

Killed Jul 30, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet town of Mayflower, Arkansas, a welfare check on a Tuesday afternoon led to a somber discovery that would leave the community in search of answers. On July 30, 2024, officers with the Mayflower Police Department were dispatched to the First…

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Anthony Scott

age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 30, 2024 · 2 years ago

Anthony Scott, aged 33, tragically lost his life to gun violence on July 30, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Englewood neighborhood, a community that has faced significant challenges with crime and violence over the years. According…

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Herbert Lee

Male, age 36 · Bridgeton, New Jersey

Killed Jul 30, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 30, 2022, a dispute in the parking lot of the Maple Gardens Apartments in Bridgeton, New Jersey, turned deadly, claiming the life of 36-year-old Herbert R. Lee Jr. A father of six, Lee was a bystander who intervened in the…

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Jesstavioun Moore

Male, age 18 · Monroe, Louisiana

Killed Jul 30, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of July 30, 2022, the quiet of the Oak Manor Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Jesstavioun Moore, a Black male. The Monroe Police Department continues to seek answers and justice…

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Victor Alfonso Duarte

Male, age 27 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Jul 30, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer evening in Tucson, Arizona, the life of Victor Alfonso Duarte was tragically cut short. On July 30, 2020, the 27-year-old man was killed by an act of gun violence. The specific details surrounding the shooting remain scarce in publicly available…

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Diane McDonough

Female, age 69 · Deming, New Mexico

Killed Jul 30, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet town of Deming, New Mexico, a tragedy unfolded on July 30, 2020, ending the life of 69-year-old Diane McDonough, a female. The events of that day were set in motion by a chilling phone call to emergency dispatch. Diane's 83-year-old husband…

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Frankie A. Rodriguez

Male, age 24 · Cutler, California

Killed Jul 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Frankie A. Rodriguez, a 24-year-old resident of Cutler, California, tragically lost his life on July 30, 2015, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred in front of his father's house, where Frankie was gunned down by a gang member. According to reports…

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Luis Pierson

Male, age 42 · Lennox, California

Killed Jul 30, 2009 · 17 years ago

Luis Pierson was 42 years old when he died on Thursday, July 30, 2009, four days after he was beaten in Lennox, an unincorporated community in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died…

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Bilal Lavender

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 30, 2005 · 21 years ago

On a summer day in 2005, the life of 18-year-old Bilal Lavender was tragically cut short in Chester, Pennsylvania. The young man was killed by gunfire on July 30, 2005. Subsequent investigation by law enforcement led to the identification of a suspect.…

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Robert Ray Gooch

Male, age 70 · La Puente, California

Killed Jul 30, 2003 · 23 years ago

Robert Ray Gooch was 70 years old when he died on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, in La Puente, a city in the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 447…

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Joshua Flores

Male, age 17 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Jul 30, 1994 · 32 years ago

Joshua Flores, a 17-year-old from San Bernardino, California, tragically passed away on July 30, 1994. His death was a significant event in the community, leading to a thorough investigation by local authorities. Joshua's untimely demise was the result of a…

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Reishee Wootsen

Male, age 18 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 30, 1993 · 33 years ago

Reishee Wootsen, an 18-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed by gunfire on July 30, 1993, in a shooting that court testimony later described as growing out of a street fight that did not appear to involve him. Public memorial records identify…

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Joseph Soliz

Male, age 51 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 30, 1992 · 34 years ago

On July 30, 1992, 51-year-old Joseph Soliz, a Hispanic man, was inside his west Denver home when two intruders forced their way in and opened fire, fatally shooting him during a sudden and violent home invasion. The attackers burst into the residence…

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Dana S. Ridenour

Female, age 45 · Anaheim, California

Killed Jul 30, 1990 · 36 years ago

Dana Sue Houser Ridenour, born on February 15, 1945, in Wichita County, Texas, passed away on August 1, 1990, in Anaheim, Orange County, California. She was 45 years old at the time of her death. The circumstances surrounding her death have been a subject of…

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Victoria Codona Adolph

Female, age 92 · Long-beach, California

Killed Jul 30, 1937 · 89 years ago

Victoria Codona Adolph, a renowned circus performer from the famous Codona family, passed away in 1983 at the age of 92. She was born in 1891 in Vera Cruz, Mexico, and became a celebrated slackwire artist. Throughout her career, she performed with prestigious…

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Robert Normand

Male, age 47 · Burbank, California

Killed Jul 30, 1920 · 106 years ago

Deputy City Marshal Robert L. Normand, aged 47, tragically lost his life on July 30, 1920, in Burbank, California. On that fateful night, Marshal Normand and a constable observed a suspicious vehicle driving without its lights on at the intersection of Third…

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