Death by Force

Tyrik Middleton

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyrik Middleton, aged 26, was fatally shot on July 4, 2015, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The tragic incident occurred in the 1700 block of South 53rd Street, where Philadelphia Police Officers responded at approximately 8:44 p.m. They found Tyrik suffering…

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Jose Rodriquez

Male, age 23 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of the Fourth of July in 2015, a young man named Jose Luis Morales-Rodriguez, aged 23, was fatally shot in Nashville, Tennessee. He had driven a friend to the intersection of Amelia Drive and Amelia Court to visit a young woman who lived there.…

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Carol A. (Pratt) Jorgenson

Female, age 75 · Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet seaside town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the Fourth of July celebrations of 2015 were shattered by a grim discovery that rocked the tight-knit community. Carol Pratt Jorgensen, a 75-year-old Caucasian female, was found dead in her Lakeside Drive…

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Eric Jorgensen

Male, age 40 · Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer day in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the life of 40-year-old Eric Jorgensen, a White male, was tragically cut short. On July 4, 2015, a concerned family friend requested a welfare check on Eric's parents, leading to a grim discovery that would unravel a…

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Kevin Marquis Brown

Male, age 25 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July in 2015, a violent altercation at a Little Rock, Arkansas apartment complex left two young men dead. Kevin Marquis Brown, a 25-year-old male, and Terrence Slaughter, aged 26, both succumbed to gunshot wounds…

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Terrence Slaughter

Male, age 26 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 4, 2015, a violent altercation in the parking lot of the Briarwood Apartments in Little Rock, Arkansas, left two men dead. One of these men was 26-year-old Terrence Slaughter. Police responded to a call about a person down…

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Edward Brooks

Male, age 39 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2015, the holiday celebrations were shattered by a grim discovery in a wooded area of West Rock Ridge State Park in Hamden, Connecticut. Law enforcement responded to reports of an explosion around 11:00 a.m. and found the body of a…

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Mirta Rivera

Female, age 41 · Lawrence, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2015, a day meant for celebration, tragedy struck the life of 41-year-old Hispanic female, Mirta Rivera, in her Lawrence, Massachusetts home. In the early morning hours, while Rivera was asleep in her bed, a bullet tore through the…

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Ronald Pinel

Male, age 25 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of July 4, 2015, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a burst of gunfire shattered the holiday celebrations, leaving a community shaken and a family grieving. Ronald Pinel, a 25-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally wounded in the chaos that…

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Dwayne Gene Dillard

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of the Fourth of July in 2015, a burst of gunfire shattered the holiday festivities in the 2600 block of Douglas Place in Southeast Washington, D.C. When the chaos subsided, 23-year-old Dwayne Gene Dillard, a male resident of Southeast D.C.…

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Jaundora Shoulders

Female, age 64 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Louisville, Kentucky, on the evening of July 4, 2015, the life of 64-year-old Jaundora Shoulders, a Black female, came to a tragic and abrupt end. Inside her home in the Chickasaw neighborhood, near the corner of 40th and Kentucky streets, she was shot and…

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Shannon Engle

Female, age 22 · London, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in what should have been a celebratory time. Twenty-two-year-old Shannon Engle, a white female from London, Kentucky, was killed on July 4, 2015. The incident that led to her untimely death…

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Tyron Jones

Male, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Tyron LeRay Jones, a 28-year-old Black man from Louisville, Kentucky, spent much of his life in the Beecher Terrace housing complex, trying to raise his children in a neighborhood he knew could be dangerous. On Saturday, July 4, 2015, the holiday that was…

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Clayton Mosley

Male, age 23 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

A 23-year-old Black man, Clayton L. Mosley, was shot and killed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 4, 2015. The shooting occurred in the 700 block of S. 22nd St. on a holiday marked by violence in the city. The incident is believed to have taken place shortly…

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Mario Dancer

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a warm Fourth of July evening in 2015, a celebration at a house party in Milwaukee turned into a scene of violence, leaving 31-year-old Mario Dancer, a male, dead. The festivities, filled with the sounds of neighbors setting off fireworks, took a dark turn…

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Christopher Rhodes

Male, age 25 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christopher Rhodes, a 25-year-old white male from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, spent the night of July 3, 2015, into the early hours of Independence Day in Del City, a working-class suburb east of his hometown. In the dark, just off Interstate 40 at Fantasy…

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Courtney Brister

Male, age 29 · Foxworth, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 29-year-old Courtney L. Brister, a male resident of Marion County, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On the Fourth of July, in the town of Foxworth, Brister was fatally wounded in a shooting incident. The event prompted…

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Raheem Gilbert

Male, age 27 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

A holiday visit to family turned fatal for Raheem L. Gilbert, a 27-year-old man from Camden, New Jersey, on Saturday, July 4, 2015. He had recently moved to West Virginia and was back in his former city when the deadly encounter occurred. That evening, at…

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Wayne Height

Male, age 24 · Bridgeton, New Jersey

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, on the Fourth of July, a young man's life was cut tragically short in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Wayne 'Markey' Height, a 24-year-old male, was found with a critical gunshot wound on the 100 block of York Street shortly after 10:00 p.m.. He…

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Betty Johnson

Female, age 76 · Saint-joseph, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Caucasian Betty Johnson, 76, was a resident of a rural area just outside Saint Joseph, Missouri, where she lived with her husband and teenage grandson. On the early morning of July 4, 2015, the quiet holiday weekend was shattered when authorities were…

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James Johnson

Male, age 72 · Saint-joseph, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 3, 2015, authorities in rural Buchanan County, near St. Joseph, Missouri, began investigating the double homicide of a married couple found dead in their home. The victims were identified as 72-year-old James Aunon Johnson and his 76-year-old wife…

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Azhawn Harvey

Male, age 20 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Azhawn Harvey, a 20-year-old male, was caught in a burst of violence on the Fourth of July in 2015 while at Thornden Park in Syracuse, New York. A dispute escalated into a shooting, and Harvey was struck in the head. He was rushed to the hospital and clung to…

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Keith Jeffries

Male, age 42 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a dispute over a dice game in Brooklyn turned deadly, claiming the life of 42-year-old Keith Jeffries. The incident unfolded in the early morning hours of July 4th at the Kingsborough Houses in Crown Heights. Jeffries, a male resident…

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Victor Benitez

Male, age 28 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July in 2015, Victor Benitez, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, found his life tragically cut short on a sidewalk in his hometown of Hempstead, New York. A father of two, Benitez was known for his dedication to his…

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Dylan Antonio Brown

Male, age 15 · Manteca, California

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Dylan Antonio Brown Jr., a 15-year-old student at East Union High School in Manteca, California, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when a bullet was fired into a home on West Yosemite Avenue…

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Melissa Esquivel-Flores

Female, age 16 · Orland, California

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On July 4, 2015, 16-year-old Melissa Esquivel-Flores from Orland, California, tragically lost her life. The case remained unsolved for nearly seven years before a significant breakthrough occurred. On January 23, 2022, Alfredo Ruvalcaba, a 60-year-old man…

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Ruben Breedlove

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ruben Breedlove, a 28-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2015, in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. while…

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La’Menzo Burnett Jr.

Male, age 17 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

La’Menzo Burnett Jr., a 17-year-old from St. Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. when Burnett was shot in the head at 2011 Queensboro Ave. S. He was immediately taken to the hospital and placed on…

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Virgil Desouza Sanders

Male, age 40 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Virgil Desouza Sanders, a 40-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on July 4, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. His death was a significant event that led to an extensive investigation by local authorities. Virgil's untimely demise was…

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Blake Bernard Berry Jr

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Blake Bernard Berry Jr., a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2015, in Columbus, Georgia. His death, which occurred on a day of national celebration, cast a dark shadow over the community and left his family seeking…

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Nena Harris

Female, age 34 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic evening, Nena Rahman Harris, a 38-year-old FBI special agent, lost her life in a public park in Chamblee, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. The incident, which unfolded on Saturday, July 4, 2015, was determined by police to be a domestic-related…

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Rasheedah Evans

Female, age 16 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

A Fourth of July celebration turned into a tragedy when 16-year-old Rasheedah Evans was killed inside her College Park home. The young female was sitting on her living room couch watching a movie when a stray bullet, believed to be from celebratory gunfire…

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Stephen Murphy

Male, age 23 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a Fourth of July celebration in Atlanta's Pittsburgh community was shattered by violence, leaving a young man dead. Stephen Murphy, a 23-year-old male, was shot and killed on the evening of Saturday, July 4th. The incident occurred near…

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Zachery Lenard Clark

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the warm evening of the Fourth of July, 2015, a sense of tragedy befell a community in Columbus, Georgia. Zachery Lenard Clark, a 35-year-old man, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident cut short a life that had been woven into the…

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Amari Brown

Male, age 7 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Amari Brown, a 7-year-old African American boy, was tragically killed on July 4, 2015, in Chicago, IL. Amari was struck in the chest during a drive-by shooting around midnight while watching fireworks in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. The incident occurred…

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Randy Bowser-Smith

Male, age 21 · Quincy, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Randy T. Bowser-Smith, a 21-year-old African American male from Quincy, Illinois, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015. Born on March 9, 1994, in Moline, Illinois, Randy was known for his love of music and his close relationships with family and friends.…

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Amer Mahmood

Male, age 48 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

48-year-old Amer Mahmood, a male of Pakistani ethnicity, was tragically killed on July 4, 2015, in Durham, NC. Mahmood, a devoted husband and father, was working at the Joy Food Mart when he was shot during an armed robbery. The suspect, 26-year-old Dmarlo…

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Antron Oshea Bowman

Male, age 25 · Tabor-city, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Antron Oshea Bowman, a 25-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on July 4, 2015, near Tabor City, North Carolina. The incident occurred in Columbus County, and the investigation into his death remains ongoing. The Columbus County Sheriff's Office…

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Domingue Summers

Male, age 18 · Whiteville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Dominique Summers, an 18-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015, in Whiteville, North Carolina. Dominique was pronounced dead at Columbus Regional Healthcare System following an apparent gunfight that also left another…

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Kevin Stephens

Male, age 29 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kevin Lamont Stephens, also known as "Kel-bo," was a 29-year-old African American male who tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015, in Lumberton, North Carolina. Kevin was found shot in the area of Meadowview apartments at approximately 5:15 AM and was…

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Jose Luis Morales-Rodriguez

Female, age 23 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of the Fourth of July in 2015, a sense of celebration was tragically cut short for 23-year-old Jose Luis Morales-Rodriguez in Nashville, Tennessee. He had driven a friend to the intersection of Amelia Drive and Amelia Court to visit a young…

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Joshua Fox

Male, age 28 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2015, a day typically marked by celebration, 28-year-old Joshua Fox’s life was tragically cut short in a North Knoxville, Tennessee home. Inside the residence located on Atlantic Avenue, Fox was in a back bedroom when he sustained a…

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Quincy Jett

Male, age 35 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, on the Fourth of July in 2015, Quincy Jett, a 35-year-old Black male, was shot and killed. He was inside his vehicle at the Forrest Pine Apartments, located in the 1500 block of Stribling Road in East Memphis, when the fatal incident…

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Christavian Jerrod Baker

Male, age 37 · Brownfield, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Christavian Jerrod Baker, a 37-year-old man from Brownfield, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015. The incident occurred in Brownfield, where Baker was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding his death led to a significant investigation and…

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Jakeivon Hatley

Male, age 21 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jakeivon Hatley, a 21-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was fatally shot on July 4, 2015. He was sitting in his car at the intersection of Bruton Road and Buckner Boulevard in Pleasant Grove when he was shot around 5:20 p.m. Hatley was later pronounced dead at…

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Wesley Keene

Male, age 55 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2015 · 11 years ago

Wesley Lane Keene, a 55-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2015, while working as a security guard at KLAD Manufacturing in Houston, Texas. He was born on May 28, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas, and graduated from Sam…

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Wesley Willis

Male, age 49 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

Wesley Willis, a 49-year-old man, was tragically killed in San Francisco on July 4, 2014. Willis was found in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco after being shot. The Bayview neighborhood, known for facing challenges related to gun violence, was the…

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Marcus D Ellison

Male, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 4, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 31-year-old Marcus D. Ellison was tragically cut short in Indianapolis, Indiana. On the Fourth of July, Ellison was shot multiple times. He was rushed to the hospital for medical attention but ultimately succumbed to his…

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