Deaths by Force on July 4

Deaths by Force (737)

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Delario Montrell Jackson

Male, age 35 · Athens, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the summer of 2022, the life of 35-year-old Delario Montrell Jackson was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in the small community of Athens, Louisiana. On the Fourth of July, a day typically marked by celebration, Jackson, a Black male, was…

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Orlando Puryear Jr

Male, age 24 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

A promising life was cut short on the Fourth of July in Shreveport, Louisiana, when 24-year-old Orlando Puryear Jr., a male and former standout football player, was killed in a violent exchange of gunfire. The incident unfolded as a rolling shootout, a…

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Michael Allen Lea

Male, age 61 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Michael Allen Lea, a 61-year-old man from Greensboro, NC, tragically died on July 4, 2022. He was found shot early that morning on Floyd Street and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The police investigation revealed that his daughter, Mikayla Nicole…

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Hillary Plouck

Female, age 31 · Rowlett, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

On July 4, 2022, Hillary Plouck, a 31-year-old woman, was found with gunshot wounds at a Valero gas station in Rowlett, Texas. She was accompanied by her sister, Hayley Plouck, who was also injured in the incident. The Rowlett Police Department responded to…

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Richard Alan Rose Jr

Male, age 32 · Midland, Texas

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Richard Alan Rose Jr., a 32-year-old man from Midland, Texas, tragically passed away on July 11, 2022, at Midland Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 22, 1990, in Galveston, Texas, and is survived by his daughter, Blaikely Sue Rose, his parents, Sherri…

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Stephen Strauss

Male, age 88 · Highland Park, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Stephen Straus, an 88-year-old white male from Highland Park, Illinois, was tragically killed on July 4, 2022, during a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Stephen was known for his warmth…

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Jacquelyn Sundheim

Female, age 63 · Highland Park, Illinois

Killed Jul 4, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jacquelyn “Jacki” Lovi Sundheim, a 63-year-old white female from Highland Park, Illinois, was tragically killed on July 4, 2022, during a mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade. She had long been a beloved member of the North Shore…

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Donald Gene Jordan

Male, age 66 · Mountain View, Alaska

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

A Black / African American male, Donald Gene Jordan, age 66, died on July 4, 2020 in Mountain View, Alaska. He passed away at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Donald was born December 15, 1953 in Huntsville, Alabama, served in the U.S. Army as a mechanic…

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Abel (Molly) Rivera-Mojica

Male, age 35 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Abel Rivera-Mojica, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male from Wilmington, Delaware, was fatally shot during a violent Fourth of July night on the city's West Side. The shooting happened at about 9:01 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2020, in the 300 block of North…

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Gavin Hall

Male, age 20 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Gavin Hall, a 20-year-old White male, died on July 4, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska, from a single gunshot wound to the head. The incident occurred at a small gathering of friends at a home he shared with his roommate. His death was the result of a shooting that…

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Tristan Amaru Shakur Smith

Male, age 23 · Hot Springs, Arkansas

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Hot Springs police officers conducted a welfare check at the intersection of Mica and Maiden Streets. They discovered 23-year-old Tristan Amaru Shakur Smith deceased in the backseat of a parked car, having…

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Joshua Issiah Foreman

Male, age 26 · Huntington, West Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, a tragic incident occurred in Huntington, West Virginia, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Joshua Foreman. The event unfolded near midnight when Huntington Police responded to a shooting incident. Joshua Foreman and another individual…

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Timothy Dunlap

Male · Madison, West Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, a fatal shooting occurred in Madison, West Virginia, resulting in the death of Timothy Dunlap. The incident took place on Workman's Branch Road, where Darren Allen Harless, a 27-year-old man from Madison, was identified as the suspect. Darren…

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Joshua Lopez

Male, age 24 · Worcester, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2020, a dispute over a restaurant bill in Worcester, Massachusetts, escalated into a fatal act of violence, claiming the life of 24-year-old Hispanic male, Joshua Lopez. The young man was seated in the back of a vehicle…

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Noe Hernandez

Male, age 35 · Lynn, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a warm Fourth of July evening in 2020, a celebratory cookout on Fayette Street in Lynn, Massachusetts, turned into a scene of tragedy. Among the attendees was 35-year-old Noe Hernandez, a Hispanic man from Lynn. Around 10 p.m., as the festivities were…

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Antonio Gardiner

Male, age 36 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of the Fourth of July in 2020, 36-year-old Antonio Gardiner, a male from Oxon Hill, Maryland, was looking forward to a holiday cookout with his family. Before heading to his aunt's house, he stopped by his mother's home, sharing laughter and…

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Davon Thomas McNeal

Male, age 11 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the evening of the Fourth of July in 2020, 11-year-old Davon Thomas McNeal, a male, was attending a community peace cookout organized by his mother in the Anacostia neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. As the event was winding down around 9:20 p.m.…

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Mary Catherine Tesmer

Female, age 34 · Zumbro Falls, Minnesota

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Mary Catherine Tesmer, aged 34, passed away at her home in rural Zumbro Falls, Minnesota, on July 5, 2020. She was born on September 21, 1985, in Rochester to Catherine and David Tesmer. Mary was a well-rounded individual who excelled academically and…

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Jose D. Hernandez

Male, age 38 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, a life was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. Jose D. Hernandez, a 38-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, died on July 4th from a gunshot wound sustained during a dispute in the Newburg neighborhood. Though he had spent a…

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Jatavion Alexander

Male, age 27 · Hugo, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Jatavion Alexander was killed during the early morning hours of July 4, 2020, in Hugo, Oklahoma. Alexander, a 27-year-old Black/African American man, was found after the Hugo Police Department received a report of gunfire in the 800 block of South H Street.…

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Cortez Shelby

Male, age 41 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

A holiday celebration turned tragic in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving one man dead and several others wounded. Cortez Shelby, a 41-year-old male, was fatally shot on July 4, 2020, during an incident at a local sports bar. The shooting resulted in the death of…

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Marchae Smith

Male, age 39 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, on the Fourth of July, a 39-year-old man named Marchae Sentel Smith died in Jackson, Mississippi. His passing was noted in an obituary, marking his date of birth as July 16, 1980, and his day of death as July 4, 2020. Despite the…

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Francisco Javier Gonzalez

Male, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 4, 2020, a tragic and violent event unfolded on the streets of southwest Detroit that claimed the life of 39-year-old Francisco Javier Gonzalez, a Hispanic male. He and his family were driving in their Dodge Durango when…

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Gerry Griffith

Male, age 42 · Eastpointe, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a festive Fourth of July in 2020, the life of 42-year-old Gerry Griffith, a male resident of Eastpointe, Michigan, was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence. Remembered by loved ones as a caring and loving family man who cherished cars and…

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Maria Gonzalez

Female, age 39 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

An evening at the Pablo Davis Elder Living Center in Southwest Detroit turned tragic for 61-year-old Maria Victoria Gonzalez. On a Sunday in October 2013, a fellow resident, 66-year-old Mike Reda, entered the center armed with a long gun and opened fire.…

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Earl Cohen

Male, age 46 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer afternoon, the Fourth of July was tragically cut short for a Newark man. Earl Cohen, a 46-year-old male resident of Newark, was fatally shot on the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue. The incident, which also claimed the life of 36-year-old Nekeya…

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Nekeya Grady

Female, age 36 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer day that was supposed to be for celebration, tragedy struck in Newark, New Jersey, forever altering the lives of two families. Nekeya Grady, a 36-year-old Black/African American female from Willingboro, was fatally shot on July 4, 2020. The…

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Andrew Baylor Hoover

Male, age 26 · Broadway, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Andrew Baylor Hoover, a 26-year-old male from Timberville, Virginia, was fatally shot on July 4, 2020, in Broadway, Virginia, following a series of altercations. The man charged in his death was Antone James Tavares, a 21-year-old from Mathias, West Virginia.…

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Daniel D. Yancey II

Male, age 29 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 4, 2020, tragedy struck in the Park Place section of Norfolk, Virginia, forever altering the lives of the family and friends of Daniel D. Yancey II. A Black male, 29-year-old Daniel, was fatally wounded in a shooting that…

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Fred Swick

Male, age 39 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic Fourth of July in 2020, 39-year-old Fred Swick, a male resident of Spotsylvania, Virginia, lost his life in a violent roadside confrontation. The evening took a fatal turn when Fred and his 38-year-old brother, Joe Swick, were discovered deceased…

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Joe Swick

Male, age 38 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a tragic Fourth of July evening in 2020, a road rage incident in Spotsylvania, Virginia, escalated into a fatal encounter that claimed the life of 38-year-old Joe Swick and his brother, Fred Swick. The two brothers were found deceased in their vehicle in…

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Ryan Lee Logsdon

Male, age 26 · New-albany, Indiana

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the afternoon of July 4, 2020, authorities in New Albany, Indiana, were summoned to a residence in the 1800 block of East Spring Street following a distress call regarding a deceased individual. Upon arrival just after 3:30 p.m., law enforcement officers…

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Cameron Caterr

Male, age 18 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a warm Fourth of July evening in 2020, the life of 18-year-old Cameron J. Carter was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri. The young Black man was found shot in the 500 block of DeBaliviere Avenue, near Delmar Boulevard, leaving a community in…

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Charles Hampton

Male, age 37 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the night of July 4, 2020, police in Kansas City, Missouri, responded to reports of a shooting in the southern part of the city. Officers arrived at the scene near the intersection of 69th Street and Prospect Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Upon arrival, they…

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John Young III

Male, age 42 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2020, a holiday meant for celebration turned tragic for 42-year-old John Young III in the Dutchtown neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Young, a male known to his loved ones as 'Redd,' was found lying on the ground with gunshot…

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Michael ‘Tre’ Goodlow III

Male, age 4 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a warm Fourth of July evening in 2020, the sounds of celebration turned to tragedy for the family of Michael ‘Tre’ Goodlow III. The four-year-old boy was enjoying the holiday festivities with his family in St. Louis, Missouri, watching fireworks light up…

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Tiewyon Wiley

Male, age 28 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a summer morning in Saint Louis, Missouri, the Fourth of July in 2020 was marked by tragedy. Tiewyon Wiley, a 28-year-old male, was discovered inside a car on the 700 block of Thrush Avenue, having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The discovery was made at…

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Karson Amari Ray Walker

Male, age 4 · Galivants-ferry, South Carolina

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

A bright and energetic four-year-old boy named Karson Amari Ray Walker from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was known for a smile that could captivate a room. He was born on December 15, 2015, to his parents Samantha Lea Warner and Dondi Dion Walker Jr. Karson…

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John Dennis Watts V

Male, age 24 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On the Fourth of July in 2020, a day typically marked by celebration, tragedy struck in Temple Hills, Maryland, ending the life of 24-year-old John Dennis Watts V of Baltimore. He was a Black/African American male. The evening was shattered by gunfire around…

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Shana Lloyd

Female, age 35 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

A sense of holiday celebration was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of July 4, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland, when 35-year-old Shana Lloyd was killed in a shooting. The incident occurred around 2:15 a.m. in the 100 block of South Monroe Street…

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Lauren Ajax

Female, age 17 · Vestal, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, a tragedy unfolded in a quiet Vestal, New York neighborhood that claimed the life of a promising young woman. Seventeen-year-old Lauren Ajax, a female student at Vestal High School, died on July 4th in her family’s home on Rano…

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RaShawn Cummings

Male, age 21 · Massapequa, New York

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

A Fourth of July celebration in a quiet Massapequa neighborhood tragically turned into a scene of violence and loss, leaving a young man dead. RaShawn Cummings, a 21-year-old male from Hempstead, was shot and killed on July 4, 2020, during a house party on…

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Gabriel A. Rodriguez

Male, age 35 · San-bernardino, California

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Gabriel A. Rodriguez, aged 34, was tragically shot and killed on July 3, 2020, in San Bernardino, California. The incident occurred in the 100 Block of West 17th Street, where officers responded to reports of a shooting just after 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, they…

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Jace Young

Male, age 6 · San-francisco, California

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

On July 4, 2020, six-year-old Jace Young was tragically shot while watching fireworks with his family on Whitfield Court in San Francisco. The incident occurred around 10:44 p.m., and Jace was struck by gunfire, suffering severe injuries. Despite being rushed…

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Janessa Del Valle

Female, age 19 · Bonita, California

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Janessa Izeth Del Valle, a 19-year-old resident of Bonita, California, tragically lost her life on July 4, 2020. The incident occurred in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Briarwood Road, south of state Route 54. Janessa was fatally shot during a…

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Leo Juarez Moreno

age 49 · Salinas, California

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Leo Juarez Moreno, aged 49, tragically passed away on July 4, 2020, in Salinas, California. Born on October 22, 1970, in Roswell, New Mexico, Leo had been a resident of Salinas for over 30 years. He was well-known in the community and is survived by his…

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Sean Deandra Smith

Male, age 53 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Sean Deandra Smith, a 53-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Sean Deandra Smith was shot near the 600 block of East 81st Street in the…

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Devonte Lanard

Male, age 28 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 4, 2020 · 6 years ago

Devonte Lanard Davis, a 28-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 4, 2020. Devonte was shot and killed while setting off fireworks with his daughter and other neighborhood children. The incident occurred around 9:30…

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