Deaths by Force on July 31

Deaths by Force (511)

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Henry Lawrence

Male, age 37 · Olmito, Texas

Killed Jul 31, 1910 · 116 years ago

Henry B. Lawrence, a 37-year-old male, met a tragic end on July 31, 1910, in Olmito, Texas. He was serving as a Special Deputy for the Cameron County Sheriff's Office at the time of his death. Lawrence was part of a posse that included Texas Rangers Quirl…

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Christopher Farmer

Male, age 40 · Nicoma Park, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Friday, July 31, 2026, a domestic disturbance in a Nicoma Park, Oklahoma, home culminated in the shooting death of 40-year-old Christopher Farmer. Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a residence on Timber Road shortly…

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Mar Shawn Oliver Johnson

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 31, 2026 · this year

On the night of July 31, 2026, a burst of violence in a north Columbus, Ohio neighborhood claimed the life of 23-year-old Mar Shawn Oliver Johnson and left another person hospitalized. The incident unfolded around 10:05 p.m. in the 4300 block of Le Marie…

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Greg Smith

Male, age 69 · Fort Myers, Florida

Killed Jul 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Greg Smith, 69, a male resident of Fort Myers, was found dead on July 31, 2025, near the back of a property off Billy's Creek Drive by Ortiz Avenue. Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office cordoned off the home and the area behind it, working through…

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Neville A. Johnson Jr.

Male, age 22 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 31, 2023 · 3 years ago

Neville A. Johnson Jr., 22, male, died on July 31, 2023, in Chester, Pennsylvania, after being lost to gun violence. Public memorial records place his birth on February 5, 2001, and his death on that summer Monday, while a gun-violence memorial entry…

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Elmer Gene Richards

Male, age 54 · Center, Texas

Killed Jul 31, 2023 · 3 years ago

Elmer Gene Richards, a 54-year-old man from Center, Texas, tragically passed away on July 31, 2023, under suspicious circumstances. Richards' death quickly drew attention, as local authorities investigated the incident as a potential homicide. At the time of…

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Johnny Lee Marbury

Male, age 33 · Childersburg, Alabama

Killed Jul 31, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the life of 33-year-old Johnny Lee Marbury, a Black male from Childersburg, Alabama, was cut short by gunfire. On the evening of Sunday, July 31, police responded to a call in the Stately Homes housing community. There, they found…

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Thomas Gardner

Male, age 45 · Clover, South Carolina

Killed Jul 31, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, a grim discovery was made in a quiet home in Clover, South Carolina, unraveling a story of desperation and concealed tragedy. On July 31, authorities performing a welfare check at a residence on Griggs Road found the body of 45-year-old…

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Jose Salvador Zavala

Male, age 22 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 31, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jose Salvador Zavala, a 22-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2019, in Compton, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Zavala was fatally shot on that fateful Wednesday. The incident…

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Shawn David Jackson

Male, age 49 · Jonesboro, Georgia

Killed Jul 31, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the summer of 2019, the life of 49-year-old Shawn David Jackson, a male from Jonesboro, Georgia, came to a tragic and violent end. On July 31st, what began as a domestic dispute over infidelity escalated into a fatal confrontation. His live-in girlfriend…

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Susan Liu

Female, age 45 · El Monte, California

Killed Jul 31, 2018 · 8 years ago

Susan Liu, a 45-year-old Asian woman, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in the city of El Monte in eastern Los Angeles County. Authorities and coroner officials recorded her death as a homicide, noting the primary cause of death under the classification of…

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Trequan Jones

Male, age 20 · Flint, Michigan

Killed Jul 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of Trequan Jones, a 20-year-old male from Flint, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On July 31st, he was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting. Although he was rushed to Hurley Medical Center in critical condition, he…

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Domanic Jamal Nelson

Male, age 22 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Jul 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Fort Washington, Maryland. Domanic Jamal Nelson, a 22-year-old male from District Heights, was fatally shot on Friday, July 31, 2015. The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Palmer Road…

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William Sands

Male, age 51 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jul 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a tragic event unfolded in the Highbridge section of the Bronx. William Sands, a 51-year-old man, was fatally shot on the evening of Thursday, July 31st. The incident occurred just across the street from his own home, shattering the…

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Justin Acevedo

Male, age 22 · Brookhaven, Georgia

Killed Jul 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer afternoon in 2014, a verbal confrontation between two young men who lived in the same Brookhaven, Georgia, apartment complex escalated into the city's first homicide. Justin Acevedo, a 22-year-old male, was shot in the chest on July 31, 2014, on…

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Alexander Mahan

Male, age 19 · Stockton, California

Killed Jul 31, 2012 · 14 years ago

Alexander Mahan, a 19-year-old activist from Stockton, California, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2012. Mahan, who was involved in the Occupy Stockton and Occupy Oakland movements, was shot to death in the 400 block of Caribrook Way. The incident…

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Santiago Morales

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 31, 2009 · 17 years ago

Santiago Morales was 23 years old when he was stabbed to death on the evening of Friday, July 31, 2009, in the Florence area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds suffered in the 200 block…

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Eric Ford

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Eric Ford, a 22-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 31, 2008. The incident occurred at a gas station, where Ford was fatally wounded in what was later determined to be a targeted shooting. The case remained…

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Richard Carter

Male, age 30 · Oakland, California

Killed Jul 31, 2008 · 18 years ago

Richard Carter, a 30-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 31, 2008. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of MacArthur Boulevard near Canon Avenue. Carter's death was part of a series of violent events that…

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Edwin Alexander Orozco

Male, age 16 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Edwin Alexander Orozco, a 16-year-old Latino youth, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2007, in Los Angeles, California. The incident occurred in broad daylight at approximately 12:55 p.m. on the 1032 block of North Ardmore Avenue in Hollywood. According to…

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Jason Ayala

Male · Florence-Firestone, California

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

On Monday, July 31, 2007, an infant was born inside a residential property in the 1200 block of East 75th Street in Florence-Firestone, an unincorporated neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Jason Ayala was a full-term newborn baby boy of Latino heritage who…

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Boo Lee

Male, age 20 · Rowland Heights, California

Killed Jul 31, 2007 · 19 years ago

Boo Lee was 20 years old when he died early on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Rowland Heights, in the eastern San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 19715 Sirius Drive. His death was ruled a…

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Juvenal Alcaraz Gomez

Male, age 52 · Rosemead, California

Killed Jul 31, 2005 · 21 years ago

Juvenal Alcaraz Gomez was 52 years old when he died on Sunday, July 31, 2005, in Rosemead, a city in the western San Gabriel Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at New and Hellman avenues. His death was…

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Arturo Anguiano

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 31, 2000 · 26 years ago

Arturo Anguiano, a 20-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 31, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Arturo was fatally shot, marking a somber day for his family and community. The…

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Larry Ranson

Male, age 38 · Hahnville, Louisiana

Killed Jul 31, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the summer of 1998, the body of 38-year-old Larry Ranson, a male resident of Luling, was discovered along Louisiana Highway 3160 near Hahnville on the morning of July 31st. Initially, investigators were perplexed as there were no visible signs of trauma on…

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Rigoberto Fernandez

Male, age 33 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Jul 31, 1994 · 32 years ago

Rigoberto Fernandez, aged 33, tragically lost his life on July 31, 1994, in San Bernardino, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were shrouded in mystery and led to an extensive investigation by local authorities. Fernandez's death was…

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Kazem Selahyarzi

Male, age 39 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 31, 1987 · 39 years ago

Kazem Selahyarzi, a 39-year-old male of other racial background, lived in Denver, Colorado, when his life was cut short in the summer of 1987. On July 31 of that year, in a quiet residential stretch of the city, he was inside his home in the 1900 block of…

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Frank DAmato

Male, age 23 · Newtown Sandy Hook, Connecticut

Killed Jul 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the summer of 1975, a violent outburst shattered the tranquility of the Sandy Hook village in Newtown, Connecticut, culminating in the death of 23-year-old Frank D'Amato. On July 31st, D'Amato, a male member of the Bridgeport chapter of the Hells Angels…

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Salvatore Saffioti

Male, age 34 · Newtown Sandy Hook, Connecticut

Killed Jul 31, 1975 · 51 years ago

On a summer evening in 1975, the tranquility of Sandy Hook, a village in Newtown, Connecticut, was shattered by a violent confrontation that left two men dead. On July 31st, Salvatore Saffioti, a 34-year-old male, was fatally shot at the Sandy Hook Hotel.…

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Sam D. Mauldin

Male · Luxor, Arkansas

Killed Jul 31, 1915 · 111 years ago

In the summer of 1915, the life of Sheriff Sam D. Mauldin of Mississippi County, Arkansas, came to a violent end during a raid on an illicit establishment. On the fateful day of Saturday, July 31st, Sheriff Mauldin, a male lawman, led a posse of officers to a…

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William R. Johnson

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Killed Jul 31, 1852 · 174 years ago

William R. Johnson, a 34-year-old Deputy Sheriff, tragically lost his life on July 31, 1852, in Oakland, California. He was serving with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office at the time of his death. The incident occurred while Deputy Johnson was…

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