Deaths by Force on July 4

Deaths by Force (737)

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Jaleel Sinclair

Male, age 20 · Pembroke, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

Jaleel Tyquan Sinclair, a 20-year-old man from Fairmont, North Carolina, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of July 4, 2026, in Pembroke. The gunfire erupted as the community was celebrating Lumbee Homecoming, an annual gathering that had brought…

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Jaydon Williams

Male, age 21 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

Jaydon Williams, a 21-year-old man from North Carolina, traveled to South Florida with friends for a Fourth of July vacation that ended in a fatal shooting inside a short-term rental home in Hollywood. The group had rented an Airbnb at 1923 Funston Street and…

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Jerome Baker

Male, age 22 · Selma, Alabama

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On the Fourth of July, 2026, in Selma, Alabama, a day of celebration turned into a scene of tragedy with the death of 22-year-old Jerome Baker. In the early morning hours, at approximately 2:33 a.m., gunfire erupted at a gathering on the 1500 block of Mabry…

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Kamari Graham

Male, age 23 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the warm evening of the Fourth of July, 2026, the life of 23-year-old Kamari Graham was tragically cut short in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The holiday celebrations were pierced by an act of violence that left a community in mourning and a family grappling…

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Meah Bordenave-Jenkins

Female, age 19 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On the night of the Fourth of July, 2026, in Compton, California, the life of 19-year-old Meah Bordenave-Jenkins, a Black female with a promising future, was tragically cut short by an act of senseless gun violence. Meah was a bright and compassionate nursing…

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Michael Minor Jr.

Male, age 31 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

An early Fourth of July celebration in 2026 at a Natchez, Mississippi nightclub turned into a scene of violence that left two men dead and another person wounded. The Adams County Sheriff's Office was called to JROC's on Lower Woodville Road around 5:44 a.m.…

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QorDarius McClure

Male, age 16 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On the night of the Fourth of July, 2026, amidst the sounds of celebration in Atlanta, Georgia, a burst of gunfire on Washington Street SW shattered the evening's festivities. When Atlanta Police responded to the scene around 10:00 PM, they discovered two…

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Randolph Hannon

Male, age 32 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, 2026, a dispute at a Natchez, Mississippi nightclub called JROC's on Lower Woodville Road escalated into a fatal shooting. The life of 32-year-old Randolph Hannon was cut short in the ensuing violence. Another…

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Rashad Lamar Lumpkin

Male, age 36 · Vidalia, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of the Fourth of July, 2026, the life of Rashad Lamar Lumpkin, a 36-year-old man from Atlanta, was tragically cut short on a street in Vidalia, Georgia. At approximately 3:13 a.m., the Vidalia Police Department received a call reporting…

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Redarion Davis

Male, age 12 · Nacogdoches, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

A sense of holiday celebration was tragically cut short in Nacogdoches, Texas, during the Fourth of July weekend of 2026, leaving a community in mourning and a family devastated by the loss of 12-year-old Redarion Davis. The young boy, who was looking forward…

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Robert Tovar

Male, age 35 · Grand Prairie, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On the evening of July 4, 2026, a holiday celebration turned into a scene of violence and loss in Grand Prairie, Texas. Robert Tovar, a 35-year-old Hispanic man, found himself in a fatal altercation in an alleyway. The sounds of Independence Day festivities…

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Rodney Eugene Houston

Male, age 63 · Tyler, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, 2026, the life of 63-year-old Rodney Eugene Houston, a Black Non-Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Tyler, Texas. Houston was at the Relax Inn on East Gentry Parkway when the incident unfolded. Around…

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Tavaris Rhodes

Male, age 22 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On the evening of the Fourth of July, 2026, the sounds of celebration were tragically interrupted by gunfire on West 26th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. Officers from the 12th Street Division were dispatched to the 4309 block of the street at 8:49 p.m.…

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Teonnie Tillman

Female, age 17 · West Des Moines, Iowa

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

A festive Fourth of July gathering in West Des Moines, Iowa, turned into a scene of tragedy in 2026, leaving a community in mourning and a young life cut short. On that evening, 17-year-old Teonnie Tillman was attending a large party in the 1100 block of 20th…

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Thomas Wilson

Male, age 33 · Red Bluff, California

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the small city of Red Bluff, California, the Fourth of July took a tragic turn in 2026, marking a day of loss and sorrow for the family and friends of Thomas Charles Wilson. At 33 years old, Thomas's life was abruptly cut short in a violent incident that…

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Tray Young

Male, age 30 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

As the Fourth of July fireworks painted the Baton Rouge sky, a tragedy unfolded that would cut short the life of 30-year-old Tray Young. On that summer evening in 2026, details surrounding the moments leading to his death remain shrouded in the initial chaos…

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Tyler Smith

Male, age 18 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Tyler Jay Smith was tragically cut short in Lexington, Kentucky. A recent graduate of Lafayette High School, Smith was at a gathering with five other young adults at a home on…

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Xavier Bautista

Male, age 32 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of the Fourth of July, 2026, tragedy struck in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the death of 32-year-old Xavier Bautista. A resident of the city and a valued employee of the Department of Public Works, Bautista was of Dominican descent. He…

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Xavier Pringle

Male, age 38 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2026 · this year

On a summer evening in Miami, Florida, a dispute between roommates escalated into a fatal encounter, leaving one man dead and the other facing a murder charge. The victim, 38-year-old Xavier Pringle, was shot and killed on Saturday, July 4, 2026. The tragic…

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La’Byrion Caffey

Male, age 20 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the warm evening of the Fourth of July, 2025, tragedy struck in Montgomery, Alabama, when 20-year-old La'Byrion Caffey, a Black male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred at approximately 6:21 p.m., prompting a swift response from Montgomery Police and…

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Patricia Odoms

Female, age 65 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the warm evening of the Fourth of July, 2025, in Mobile, Alabama, the life of 65-year-old Patricia Wheat Odoms was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence. A beloved member of her community, Ms. Odoms' sudden and violent death sent ripples of shock…

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Dennis Wayne Morris

Male, age 67 · Topock, Arizona

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small community of Topock, Arizona, the Fourth of July holiday in 2025 took a tragic turn, ending in the violent death of 67-year-old Dennis Wayne Morris. A White/Caucasian male, Morris was fatally shot inside a residence on East Nogales Drive. The…

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Frederick Williams

Male, age 62 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late evening hours of the Fourth of July, the sound of gunshots shattered the holiday calm on Karen Court in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responding to a call about a shooting at approximately 9:42 p.m., police officers arrived to a grim scene. They…

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Zoey Kelley-Hickman

Female, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the life of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley-Hickman was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. The young woman, who had dreams of becoming a firefighter, was found deceased on July 4th inside an apartment located in the 1700 block of Benning…

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Angela Montgomery

Female, age 60 · Butler, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of the Fourth of July in Butler, Georgia, a family dispute ended in tragedy, leading to the death of 60-year-old Angela Montgomery. Angela was found deceased inside a residence with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The female victim was…

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Cody Chavous

Male, age 33 · Austell, Georgia

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic turn of events on the Fourth of July, 33-year-old Cody Chavous, a male resident of Austell, Georgia, was fatally shot during an attempted carjacking at a Cobb County apartment complex. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. at the 300 Riverside…

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Brandon Mendez Cabrera

Male, age 25 · Santa Maria, California

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Just before midnight on July 4, 2025, fireworks still crackled over Santa Maria when police were dispatched at about 11:22 p.m. to the 300 block of West Lolita Lane. Officers found Brandon Mendez Cabrera, 25, a man from Santa Maria, suffering from multiple…

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David DeJesus Lira-Mojica

Male, age 23 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of the Fourth of July, 2025, a dispute between two former friends culminated in a fatal shooting on the banks of Eagle Creek in Indianapolis. David DeJesus Lira-Mojica, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed during the altercation. The…

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Esteban Herrera

Male, age 52 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Just after midnight on July 4, 2025, Esteban Herrera, 52, male, was discovered unresponsive with gunshot wounds in the 3400 block of West 62nd Place in Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood. Officers responding around 2 a.m. found Esteban Herrera, 52, male, at the…

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Marco Velasquez-Sierra

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Hispanic/Latino. Marco Velasquez-Sierra, age 36, male, was found with a gunshot wound to the head late on July 4, 2025, in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood. Responding officers located Marco Velasquez-Sierra around 11:55 p.m. in the 6400 block of South…

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Martez L. Jones Jr

Male, age 32 · Champaign, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the first minutes of July 4, 2025, 32-year-old Black male, Martez L. Jones Jr., a man, was outside a business along the 1900 block of West Bradley Avenue in Champaign when multiple shots rang out. Police were called at 12:36 a.m. to reports of gunfire…

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Meeyah Smith

Female, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Sixteen-year-old Meeyah Smith was shot and killed on the night of July 4, 2025, in Chicago’s Avalon Park neighborhood. Around 11 p.m., on the 1200 block of East 83rd Street, an assailant approached on foot and opened fire on Meeyah Smith and a 35-year-old…

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Shabrya L Hudson

Female, age 17 · Alton, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of July 4, 2025, the quiet of Alton's Oakwood Avenue was broken by gunfire that pierced the walls of a home in the 900 block. Inside, 17-year-old Shabrya L. Hudson, a Black female, was struck by a bullet while she sat in her apartment.…

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Harold Wayne Hall

Male, age 51 · Fort Thomas, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, a domestic dispute shattered the peace of the Fourth of July evening in 2025, culminating in the tragic death of 51-year-old Harold Wayne Hall. A respected figure in the local sports scene, Hall's life was cut…

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Aaron Hill

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of July 4, 2025, a dispute in the 3500 block of Esther Place in Southeast Baltimore turned deadly, resulting in the shooting death of 38-year-old Aaron Hill. A Black male, Hill was found by police officers who responded to calls of gunfire at…

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Cortez D Boston

Male, age 26 · Dequincy, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of the Fourth of July, a celebration in Dequincy, Louisiana, turned tragic, ending in the death of 26-year-old Cortez D. Boston. At approximately 10 p.m., deputies from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 1100 block of…

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Mario Martinez Ramirez-Hernandez

Male, age 26 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of the Fourth of July, 2025, while Minneapolis was alight with celebratory fireworks, a tragedy unfolded in the southern part of the city. Mario Martinez Ramirez-Hernandez, a 26-year-old Hispanic male from St. Paul, was found unconscious on the…

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Justin Scott

Male, age 18 · Geismar, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of the Fourth of July 2025, a celebration at a home on Dave Miller Road in Geismar, Louisiana, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Justin Scott, a male resident of the area. The gathering took a dark turn when an…

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Ryan Anthony Nabors

Male, age 28 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Ryan Anthony Nabors, age 28 was killed in the early morning hours of July 4, 2025 in Minneapolis. Riding an electric scooter along Dupont Avenue North at about 2:35 a.m., he and another man heard gunfire. Nabors collapsed from gunshot wounds, and was…

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Adrione Triggs

Male, age 45 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the Fourth of July in Jackson, Mississippi, a domestic dispute tragically escalated, leaving 45-year-old Adrione Triggs, a Black male, dead from gunshot wounds. The incident, which took place in the afternoon on the 1100 block of AME Logan Street, led to a…

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Damien Strickland

Male, age 30 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the warm evening of the Fourth of July, 2025, in Natchez, Mississippi, the life of Damien La'Mahr Strickland was tragically cut short. The 30-year-old male was at the Holiday Apartments when he was killed by gunfire. Emergency services responded to the…

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Gabriel King

Male, age 23 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

A holiday celebration turned tragic in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers. On the Fourth of July, 2025, 23-year-old Gabriel Alexander King was fatally wounded in a shooting that shattered the festive…

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Joe Montoya

Male, age 41 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joe Montoya, 41, male, was shot on the evening of July 4, 2025, near the intersection of Zuni Road SE and San Pablo Street SE in Albuquerque. Officers found him around 6:30 p.m. with at least one gunshot wound and he was rushed to the University of New Mexico…

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Alex Carter

Male, age 47 · Coram, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, a domestic dispute in a Coram, New York, home ended in the death of 47-year-old Alex Carter. The male victim was fatally shot at his Townehouse Drive residence following a physical altercation with his…

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Rogereale Howard

Male, age 39 · Utica, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the life of 39-year-old Rogereale M. 'Reese' Howard was cut short in Utica, New York. On the night of July 4th, what should have been a festive holiday turned into a scene of violence at the corner of James Street and Howard Avenue.…

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Tyrone Simmons

Male, age 29 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours after a night of Fourth of July celebrations, the sounds of fireworks that had filled the Brooklyn air were tragically pierced by the sound of gunfire. On a residential block in the New Lots neighborhood, a 29-year-old Black man…

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Vance Mims

Male, age 17 · Albany, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Vance Mims III, a 17-year-old male, tragically lost his life in July 2025, a victim of gun violence that unfolded on the Fourth of July in Albany, New York. On that evening, Mims had gone to enjoy the fireworks display at Empire State Plaza with his family…

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Mary Elizabeth Ervin

Female, age 30 · Hickory, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2025 · 1 year ago

Mary Elizabeth Ervin, 30, female, from Hickory, North Carolina, was found dead on the evening of July 4, 2025, inside a room at the Deluxe Inn on Highway 70 SW. Officers responding to a call about an unresponsive woman around 6:40 p.m. discovered Ervin with…

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