Deaths by Force on July 4

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Janina Ford

Female, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Janina Ford, a 45-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on July 4, 2021, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred during a Fourth of July celebration in the Austin neighborhood. According to reports, Calvin Gonnigan, a 34-year-old man, opened…

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Michael Anthony Charles Johnson

Male, age 21 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Anthony Charles Johnson, a 21-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021. The incident occurred late Sunday night outside his home in the 600 block of Haungs Avenue. Johnson was one of four…

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Harry Hughes

Male, age 69 · Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 4, 2021, the sounds of what neighbors mistook for holiday fireworks shattered the pre-dawn quiet on North 11th Street in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. It wasn't until later that morning that the tragic reality of those noises…

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Lebron Keir Robinson

Male, age 10 · Bastrop, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the warm evening of the Fourth of July, 2021, tragedy struck the town of Bastrop, Louisiana, forever altering the lives of a local family. Ten-year-old Lebron Ke'ir Robinson was enjoying the holiday at his home when he was senselessly struck and killed in…

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Robbert Armstrong

Male, age 30 · Hammond, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the holiday calm at a Waffle House on West Thomas Street in Hammond, Louisiana. Inside the restaurant, 30-year-old Robbert Armstrong, a male resident of nearby Ponchatoula…

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Brandon Bowens

Male, age 33 · Wilson, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brandon Jamall Bowens, a 33-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021, in Wilson, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when officers responded to a shots fired call at approximately 3:12 a.m.…

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Tony Randall Luellen

Male, age 37 · Sanford, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tony Randall Luellen, a 37-year-old male from Sanford, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021. The incident occurred at a residence on Womack Lake Road in Sanford. According to reports, Tony Luellen was involved in an argument with his…

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Travell Moore

Male, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Travell Moore, a 16-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the South End neighborhood, where Travell was shot while sitting in a vehicle on South Boulevard. The shooting…

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Raymond English

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Raymond English, a 35-year-old white male from Columbus, Ohio, tragically passed away on July 4, 2021. He was discovered in an alley behind Azelda Street early that morning, having been shot. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene at around…

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Sean Johnson

Male, age 34 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sean Orlando Johnson, a 34-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically passed away on July 4, 2021. He was born on April 1, 1987, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Johnson's death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred after a car crash on Winneste Avenue…

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Salahaldin Mahmoud

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Salahaldin Mahmoud, a 21-year-old young entrepreneur, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2021, in West Philadelphia. He was attending a community party at a clothing store called Premiere Bande when the incident occurred. At around 10:42 p.m., multiple…

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Sircarr Johnson Jr.

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

In West Philadelphia, a young Black man named Sircarr Johnson Jr. was celebrating a milestone on July 4, 2021. At 23 years old, the male fashion designer and new father was hosting a community barbecue to mark the grand opening of his clothing store, Premiere…

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Tyron Rozier

Male, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyron Rozier Jr., a 17-year-old male from Philadelphia, PA, was tragically murdered on July 4, 2021. He was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the 2100 block of West Sedgley Avenue and was pronounced dead shortly after by medical personnel. The incident…

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Kelby DVonte Bugg Shorty

Male, age 7 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kelby DVonte Bugg Shorty, a 7-year-old African American boy from Memphis, Tennessee, lost his life in a senseless act of violence on the Fourth of July in 2021. The young boy, known affectionately as 'Bugg,' was outside with other children, enjoying the…

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Alvin Ray Murray

Male, age 22 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alvin Ray Murray II, a 22-year-old male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. He was one of three victims killed during a block party in the Hamilton Park neighborhood. The incident occurred shortly after 11:00 p.m. when multiple…

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Hassan Blazer

Male, age 19 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Hassan Blazer, a 19-year-old male, was tragically killed on July 4, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred during a block party in the Hamilton Park neighborhood, where a large crowd had gathered to celebrate Independence Day. The celebration turned…

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Herbert Bendy

Male, age 47 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Herbert Bendy III, a 47-year-old African American man from Beaumont, Texas, tragically passed away on July 4, 2021. He was involved in an ongoing disturbance with Bryant Keith Thomas, a 36-year-old Beaumont man, at the Excellent Car Wash in the 5000 block of…

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Jacory Lucas

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 4, 2021, Jacory Lucas, a 30-year-old male from Houston, Texas, was among the individuals who lost their lives to gun violence on that day. His name is listed in the National Gun Violence Memorial, which honors those killed by firearms across the…

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Jamaud Jermaine Guilford

Male, age 22 · Waco, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jamaud Jermaine Guilford, a 22-year-old male from Waco, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021. Guilford, who was African American, was fatally shot in the early hours of the morning while driving a vehicle with another male victim on Waco Drive near…

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John Edward Meredith Jr.

Male, age 40 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Edward Meredith Jr., a 40-year-old African American male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically passed away on July 4, 2021. He was a beloved husband, father, and brother, known for his outgoing personality and dedication to his family and friends. John was…

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John Kentreal Hightower

Female, age 19 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Kentreal Hightower, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. He was one of two individuals shot shortly after 10:30 p.m. while attending a gathering at 3011 Park Row Avenue. The other…

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Justin Rice

Male, age 26 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Justin Rice, a 26-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on July 4, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. Justin was fatally shot during an altercation outside a hookah lounge called Vybrations Luxury Lounge. The incident began as a confrontation…

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Mi’quarius Alexander

Male, age 17 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mi'quarius Alexander, a 17-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021, during a shooting incident in the Hamilton Park neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. The shooting occurred during an unofficial community block party that had…

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Ronnie Joseph Berry

Male, age 61 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ronnie Joseph Berry, a 61-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2021. He was fatally shot in the 2900 block of Gould Street in South Dallas. Berry was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was later pronounced dead at a nearby…

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Carmen Johnson

Female, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carmen Johnson, 48, was found dead inside a residence in the 1500 block of South Homan Avenue in North Lawndale, on Chicago's West Side, on the afternoon of Sunday, July 4, 2021. The Chicago Police Department investigated her death, and Area Four detectives…

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Andrew Churchill

Male, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Andrew Michael Churchill, a 28-year-old Black male, died on July 4, 2016, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The public record that remains online is strikingly thin, which gives the case an even heavier feeling: a young man’s life ending in the city on a…

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Michael J Griffin

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael J. Griffin, age 40, was shot and killed on July 4, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent year for Chicago, which saw a spike in gun-related homicides and a rise in overall crime rates. Griffin's killing was part…

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Erica Hunt

Female, age 20 · Opelousas, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2016, 20-year-old Erica Hunt, a Black female from Opelousas, Louisiana, vanished. She had a young daughter, who was only two years old at the time of her disappearance. Erica was last seen at the residence she shared with her sister…

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Samuel Wayne Jackson

Male, age 31 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the afternoon of July 4, 2016, a violent outbreak of gunfire erupted in the North St. Louis neighborhood near the 4200 block of West Page Boulevard. The chaotic scene unfolded around 11:55 a.m. amidst the Independence Day holiday weekend, a period often…

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James Swanson

Male, age 28 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Swanson, a 28-year-old resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot on July 4, 2016. The incident occurred in the Fineview neighborhood, one of the city’s areas with a higher rate of violent crime. Swanson’s homicide, like many others in the…

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Darrien Killion

Male, age 30 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 30-year-old Darrien James Killion, a male, was tragically cut short on the Fourth of July in 2016. The holiday, a time typically marked by celebration and community, became the backdrop for a sorrowful event in the Frayser…

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Armando Cardona

Male, age 45 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the warm evening hours of July 4, 2016, a festive gathering at a Phoenix, Arizona mobile home park turned into a scene of tragedy. Armando Cardona, a 45-year-old White/Caucasian male, was fatally shot in what appeared to be a random act of violence. The…

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Naomi Innis

Female, age 35 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of the Fourth of July in 2016, a celebration at a Phoenix, Arizona mobile home park turned into a scene of tragedy. Naomi Camille Innis, a 35-year-old female, was fatally shot at the Southern Meadows trailer park located at 4001 West Southern…

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Thomas Barnes

Male, age 28 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Tucson, Arizona, a gathering of friends and family turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 28-year-old Thomas Barnes. The incident unfolded on July 4, 2016, at a residence in the 2000 block of East 36th Street, where a…

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Johnny Winfield

Male, age 42 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the heat of the Fourth of July in 2016, a day typically marked by celebration, tragedy struck in Little Rock, Arkansas, forever altering the lives of one family. Johnny Winfield, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally wounded by gunfire, his life abruptly…

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Sheena Graves

Female, age 19 · Charleston, West Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Sheena Graves, a 19-year-old Black/African American woman from Charleston, West Virginia, was fatally shot on the night of July 4, 2016, during a burst of gunfire outside the Littlepage Terrace apartments on Charleston’s West Side. The shooting was reported…

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Xavier Sanchez

Male, age 55 · Bosque Farms, New Mexico

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2016, a day typically marked by celebration, the community of Bosque Farms, New Mexico, was struck by tragedy with the death of Xavier Sanchez. The 55-year-old man from the nearby community of Peralta fell victim to gun violence. His…

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Christopher Porter

Male, age 38 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer afternoon on the Fourth of July in 2016, the life of 38-year-old Christopher Porter, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in a shocking act of violence at his own home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The friendly atmosphere of a…

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Francis Leon Shubert

Male, age 75 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a quiet tragedy unfolded in a southwest Oklahoma City mobile home, leaving two men dead and a community in shock. The life of 75-year-old Francis Leon Shubert was cut short on July 4, 2016, in what police would later describe as a…

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Will Allen Turner

Male, age 51 · Starkville, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the morning of July 4, 2016, 51-year-old Will Allen Turner was found deceased in the driveway of his home on Walter Bell Road in Starkville, Mississippi. The Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Department was called to the scene at approximately 9 a.m. and…

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Lamonte Jacobs

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a Fourth of July block party on Detroit's east side turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of one family. Lamonte Jacobs, a 21-year-old male, was enjoying the holiday festivities in the 5300 block of Cooper Street…

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Gregory Delrio Whitlow

Male, age 34 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Hampton, Virginia, the life of 34-year-old Gregory Delrio Whitlow was tragically cut short. On July 4, 2016, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police responded to calls of a shooting in the 100 block of West Mercury Boulevard. Upon arrival…

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Kevin Buie

Male, age 43 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Hampton, Virginia, the life of 43-year-old Kevin Randolph Buie was tragically cut short. On July 4, 2016, Buie, also known to friends and family as 'Randy,' was killed in an act of gun violence. A Black male, he was a father and a…

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Deshawn D. Smith

Male, age 20 · Bristol, Indiana

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deshawn Daman Smith, a 20-year-old man from the Elkhart area, was discovered in the dim, early hours of a Tuesday morning in Bristol, Indiana—his body lying in the roadway on State Line Road, just east of Tasha Drive. Deputies and paramedics were called to…

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Terrenzalo Walker

Male, age 22 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. Terrenzalo Walker, a 22-year-old male, was fatally shot on the Fourth of July in the Peabody Darst Webbe neighborhood. The…

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Abray Tony White

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Abray Tony White, a 33-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically killed on July 4, 2016. According to reports, White was standing at the southwest corner of Harvard Boulevard and West 62nd Street in the Harvard Park neighborhood when an…

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Jadira Bridget Torres Fuentes

Female, age 21 · Dos-palos, California

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jadira Bridget Torres Fuentes, a 21-year-old woman from Firebaugh, California, tragically lost her life on July 4, 2016, in a violent incident near Dos Palos. The circumstances surrounding her death were particularly harrowing, as she was killed in a…

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Joseph Carlos Barela

Male, age 33 · South-gate, California

Killed Jul 4, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joseph Carlos Barela, a 33-year-old Latino man, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2016, in South Gate, California. Barela, who was homeless at the time, was riding his bicycle along a dirt path beside the Los Angeles River, west of the 710 Freeway and…

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