Death by Force

Jesus Garcia

Male, age 22 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jesus Garcia, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the night of his death, law…

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Andrew Maloy

Male, age 33 · San Bernardino, California

Found Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 4, 2017, 33-year-old Andrew Maloy was shot and killed in San Bernardino, California. The incident took place late in the evening, and the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department responded to the call following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers…

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Tyrone Burdine

Male, age 56 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of July 4, 2017, Tyrone Burdine, a 56-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot while celebrating the holiday with neighbors in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. At approximately 8:15 p.m., as Burdine stood in front of a home on the…

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Leroy Ruffin

Male, age 57 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2017, Leroy Ruffin, a 57-year-old male, was found deceased in Indianapolis. The cause of his death was determined to be a gunshot wound. Initial reports from law enforcement indicated that they were treating the case as a homicide…

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Brian Mitchell

Male, age 29 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Fourth of July in St. Louis, Missouri, a day meant for celebration was marred by violence that claimed the life of 29-year-old Brian Mitchell. The young man was fatally shot in the city, one of several victims of gun violence that plagued the…

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Harry Atkins

Male, age 34 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of the Fourth of July in 2017, the life of 34-year-old Harry Atkins was cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. Atkins, a male, was found shot in the chest around 1:30 a.m. The incident took place in the 2800 block of North Grand Boulevard, a…

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Pamela E Price

Female, age 24 · Williston, Vermont

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of Pamela Estelle Price, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian woman, came to a sudden and tragic end. A resident of St. George, Vermont, she passed away on the Fourth of July, leaving her family and friends heartbroken. Her obituary…

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Paul Henry

Male, age 39 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the night of July 4, 2017, the community of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was shaken by violence that led to the death of Paul Eian LaVar Henry, a 39-year-old Black/African American male. Pittsfield Police responded to reports of a shooting near John Street…

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Jody M. Sevier

Male, age 34 · Manchester, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jody M. Sevier, a 34-year-old White/Caucasian male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Manchester, Kentucky. The events of that day unfolded at a residence on KY HWY 2467 in Clay County, where Sevier was found deceased from a gunshot wound. The…

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Jeremih Brown

Male, age 5 · Louisville, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Louisville, Mississippi, a tragic incident cut short the life of a young boy. Five-year-old Jeremih Ireon Brown passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at his home. His death was the result of what was reported as an accidental shooting.…

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Corey Thompson

Male, age 44 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the warm summer twilight of July 3, 2017, in Muskegon, Michigan, a dispute ignited that would tragically extinguish a life. Corey Thompson, a 44-year-old Black man and father of seven, found himself in a confrontation alongside his brother. The heated…

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Jaharry Smith

Male, age 16 · Mount-morris, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the life of 16-year-old Jaharry Smith was tragically cut short in Mount Morris, Michigan. On the Fourth of July, a day typically filled with celebration, Smith was fatally shot in what authorities described as a robbery gone wrong. The…

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Devyn Andre Reed

Male, age 21 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of the Fourth of July in 2017, a celebration at a Hampton, Virginia home turned into a scene of tragedy. Devyn Andre Reed, a 21-year-old Black male, was at a large gathering in the 500 block of Patterson Avenue when gunfire erupted shortly…

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Bobby Slack

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in St. Louis, what began as a Fourth of July in 2017 ended in tragedy for 24-year-old Bobby Slack. Just a short time after leaving his mother's home in north St. Louis, the young man was discovered shot and killed. He was found in the…

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Harry Lee Atkins

Male, age 34 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 4, 2017, violence erupted in the darkness of a holiday weekend in St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of Harry Lee Atkins. The 34-year-old Black male was discovered by authorities around 1:30 a.m. in the 3500 block of…

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Charles Edward Watson Jr

Male, age 46 · Halethorpe, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Fourth of July in 2017, Charles Edward Watson Jr., a 46-year-old male from Halethorpe, Maryland, was fatally shot in the Arbutus area of Baltimore County. The deadly encounter unfolded in the 1000 block of South Beechfield Avenue, where Watson was…

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Demarco Robinson

Male, age 33 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late afternoon heat of the Fourth of July, a dispute escalated into fatal violence that claimed the life of 33-year-old Demarco Robinson of Lanham, Maryland. On that Tuesday in 2017, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Robinson was a passenger in a car near a…

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Ronnie Banks

Male, age 56 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a summer evening in 2017, the life of 56-year-old Ronnie Banks was tragically cut short in a West Baltimore convenience store. The male victim was inside the store, located on North Cary Street, on July 4th when he was shot in the upper body. Despite being…

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Christoper Ross

Male, age 40 · Cicero, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the early morning of July 4, 2017, in Cicero, New York, 40-year-old Christopher Ross was fatally shot by his brother-in-law, James Ball. The tragic incident occurred at Ball's home on Chinkapin Circle, where the two men had been drinking and became engaged…

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Alejandro Ruben Cruz

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Alejandro Ruben Cruz, a 25-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Cruz was fatally shot, marking another somber entry in the city's ongoing…

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Michael Dorrough

Male, age 21 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Dorrough, a 21-year-old from Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in a shooting incident. The events leading to his death began at the Firehouse Bar on White Lane, where an altercation occurred between Dorrough and Troy…

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Dewayne Johnson

Male, age 24 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dewayne Johnson, a 24-year-old resident of Fort Myers, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in a shooting incident. Johnson was celebrating the Fourth of July with his family in Lehigh Acres before heading to Fort Myers to watch fireworks at the…

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Joshua Allen Monroe

Male, age 31 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joshua Allen Monroe, a 31-year-old resident of Saint Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017. The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. in the 2600 block of Miriam Street South in Gulfport, Florida. Monroe was shot multiple times during a…

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Nigel Williams

Male, age 23 · Wildwood, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Nigel Williams, a 23-year-old resident of Wildwood, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017. The incident occurred just after midnight when Williams was shot in his home on County Road 229-P. Despite being rushed to Ocala Regional Medical Center, he…

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Patrick Tranchida

Male, age 42 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Patrick Tranchida, a 42-year-old father of three, was tragically found dead on July 4, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His body was discovered in front of a vacant home at 2009 NW 21st Avenue around 8:30 a.m. by a local resident, Henry Rucker. Tranchida…

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Kelvin Willis

Male, age 39 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of the Fourth of July in 2017, a day meant for celebration, tragedy struck in Macon, Georgia, ending the life of 39-year-old Kelvin Willis. Bibb County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call of a person shot on Houston Avenue shortly after…

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Sincere Jordan

Male, age 10 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the heat of a Fourth of July afternoon in 2017, while the sounds of celebration filled the air, a tragedy unfolded inside a northwest Atlanta apartment that would cut short the life of a promising young boy. Ten-year-old Sincere Jordan, a beloved son and…

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Zyshonne Zy Hindsman

Male, age 18 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, on the Fourth of July, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Atlanta, Georgia. Zyshonne 'Zy' Hindsman, an 18-year-old male, was shot and killed, a victim of gun violence that stemmed from what began as a group fistfight. The…

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Aaron Gordon

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Aaron Gordon, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred at the Riverside Village Apartment complex on the Far South Side of Chicago. Aaron was sitting in his car with his girlfriend…

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Raheem Khary Lawrence McAllister

Male, age 18 · Raleigh, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raheem Khary Lawrence McAllister, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. at a McDonald's near the downtown Raleigh fireworks show. McAllister was…

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Raymond Deonta Lee

Male, age 28 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raymond Deonta Lee, a 28-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a shooting early that Tuesday morning. According to the Rocky Mount Police Department, Lee was one…

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Paul Robertson

Male, age 79 · Greenfield, Ohio

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Paul Robertson, a 79-year-old man from Clarksburg, OH, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Greenfield, OH. The incident was part of a violent crime spree carried out by Jeffrey Ryan Holsinger, who was later identified as the perpetrator. Holsinger…

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Steven Mottie Jr

Male, age 35 · Greenfield, Ohio

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven Mottie Jr., a 35-year-old man from Greenfield, Ohio, tragically died on July 4, 2017. His death was unexpected and occurred at his home. Steven was born on December 31, 1981, in Washington Court House, Ohio, to Steven E. and Debbie Roberts Mottie. He…

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William Thomas

Male, age 19 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 4, 2017, 19-year-old William Thomas was tragically shot and killed in the backyard of a residence located at 739 Oak Street in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, OH. The incident occurred around 1:19 a.m., and Thomas was found with a gunshot wound to the back.…

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Javard Lane

Male, age 19 · Allentown, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the life of a young Black / African American man, Najeer T. Lane, was cut short by gunfire. On Thursday, September 1, 2022, the 22-year-old was pronounced dead just after midnight on the 1000…

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Joseph LaTorre

Male, age 30 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Joseph LaTorre, a 30-year-old male of Italian-American heritage, was shot and killed on the evening of July 4, 2017, in Chester, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred around 11:25 p.m. on the 1100 block of Brown Street, where police responded to reports of…

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Anthony McCardell Johnson

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony McCardell Johnson, a 30-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was fatally shot on July 4, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Johnson and his wife were in the process of moving out of their apartment at the Chartwell Court Apartments on Ella Boulevard…

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Caroline Guzman

Female, age 15 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

On July 4, 2017, 15-year-old Caroline Guzman was tragically shot and killed at her home on the South Side of San Antonio, Texas. Caroline was outside playing with two other children, a 12-year-old boy and a 2-year-old, when she was struck in the chest by a…

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Ezekial Gonzales

Male, age 18 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ezekial Gonzales, an 18-year-old Hispanic male from Lubbock, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017. He was fatally shot at a house party in the 2000 block of 48th Street. When police arrived at the scene, they found Gonzales lying on the ground…

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Oziel Garcia

Male, age 19 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2017 · 9 years ago

Oziel Garcia, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2017, in Dallas, Texas. Garcia was a recent high school graduate who had plans to attend the University of North Texas. He was known to be a quiet, shy, and hardworking individual…

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Jamar Samuel

Male, age 26 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jamar Samuel, aged 26, was fatally shot on July 4, 2015, in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. The incident occurred at around 11:20 p.m. on the 1000 block of Connecticut Street, near the Potrero Terrace public housing complex. Jamar was found lying…

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Fred Brooks

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Found Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Fred Brooks, a 22-year-old resident of Oakland, California, was fatally shot on July 4, 2015, during a violent night in the city. The incident occurred as part of a series of shootings that took place across Oakland during Independence Day celebrations.…

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Thomas Quass

Male, age 41 · Miami, Florida

Found Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Thomas Quass, a 41-year-old male from Miami, Florida, was tragically shot and killed in the Wynwood neighborhood on July 4, 2015. According to reports, Quass was walking to his car with his girlfriend in the early hours of the morning when they were…

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Ceaser Rivera

Male, age 27 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ceaser Rivera was a 27-year-old Hispanic man from New Orleans whose life was cut short after a brutal early-morning attack on the city’s streets. In the predawn stillness of Independence Day weekend, while most people were asleep or celebrating somewhere far…

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Ryan Alexander

Male, age 26 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of the Fourth of July in 2015, the life of Ryan Alexander, a 26-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Boston. The holiday, a time typically marked by celebration and fireworks, became a day of mourning…

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Martez Simmons

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

A sense of celebration on the Fourth of July in 2015 was tragically cut short for the family of Martez Simmons. On that summer day in Detroit, Michigan, the 26-year-old Black male was shot and killed on Wykes Street. In a particularly heartbreaking detail…

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James Roseboro

Male, age 33 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a violent act cut short the life of a Buffalo man. On the Fourth of July, 33-year-old James Roseboro was shot and killed. The incident occurred on Montana Avenue in Buffalo, New York, marking a tragic end to the holiday for the…

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Adam Abaker

Male, age 31 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the morning of July 4, 2015, Adam Abaker, a 33-year-old African-American / Black male taxi driver in Oklahoma City, was working another shift behind the wheel of his Green Taxi cab as the city eased into the Independence Day weekend. His cab ended up near…

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