Deaths by Force on July 5

Deaths by Force (816)

Death by Force15th anniversary

Joseph Winston

Male, age 26 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, a burst of violence on a Dorchester street cut short the life of Joseph Winston, a 26-year-old African-American man from Boston. On the fifth of July, Winston was on Columbia Road when gunfire erupted, leaving him fatally wounded.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lashon Washington

Male, age 39 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, the life of 39-year-old Lashon J. Washington, an African-American man from Dorchester, Massachusetts, was tragically cut short. On the fifth of July, Washington, affectionately known as "Disco," was found murdered in front of 310…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Courtez Mccullom

Male, age 57 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

On July 5, 2011, the body of Courtez Mccullom, a 57-year-old Black / African American male, was discovered in Detroit, Michigan. The grim finding occurred in the 6900 block of Burwell Street, a residential area located on the city's west side. His death came…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Mead Camper

Male, age 31 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

I am unable to provide a synopsis for the death of Mead Camper from Detroit, MI, as there are no online sources that contain information about an individual with that name and the specified circumstances. Searches for this name and variations of the incident…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Gilbert Gonzales

Male, age 17 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Gilbert Gonzales, 17, a Hispanic/Latino male, was found shot to death on July 5, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was discovered in an alleyway near North Pecos Road and Lake Mead Boulevard with multiple gunshot wounds, and the case was classified as a homicide…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Donald Robinson

Null, age 50 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

On July 5, 2011, Donald L. Robinson, a 50-year-old male, was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. The homicide took place in Montgomery County, and the Dayton Police Department responded to the scene. Donald Robinson sustained fatal injuries, and his death was…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Brandon Deshawn Blanton

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Brandon Deshawn Blanton, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on July 5, 2011. According to reports, Blanton was fatally shot in the 7800 block of South Vermont Avenue in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood. The incident…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Darryl Hill

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the summer of 2006, a family was struck by tragedy in Washington, D.C. Darryl Antione Hill, a 30-year-old male, became the victim of a violent crime that has yet to be solved. On the night of Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at approximately 11:30 pm, he was shot…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Nancy Venegas

Female, age 16 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 5, 2001 · 25 years ago

Nancy Venegas, a 16-year-old Hispanic female, tragically lost her life on July 5, 2001, in Austin, Texas. The incident was part of a murder-suicide that also claimed the lives of 17-year-old Veronica Vasquez and 17-year-old Oscar Rangel. According to police…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Bruce Charles Weinstein

Male, age 46 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Jul 5, 1996 · 30 years ago

Bruce Charles Weinstein, a 46-year-old bookmaker and gambler, disappeared on July 5, 1996, from his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The circumstances of his disappearance were highly suspicious and led to a extensive and complex investigation. Weinstein's family…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Larry Nelson

Male, age 41 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Jul 5, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the summer of 1986, the city of Tulsa was marked by a mystery that began in the early morning hours of the Fourth of July weekend. On Saturday, July 5th, the body of a 41-year-old male, Larry Denton Nelson, was discovered in his vehicle. The car was parked…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Charles Hutchins

Male, age 27 · Sheridan, Colorado

Killed Jul 5, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the summer of 1986, a life was tragically cut short in Sheridan, Colorado. On July 5th, Charles 'Tommy' Hutchins, a 27-year-old white male, was found deceased inside an adult bookstore located at 3901 S. Santa Fe Drive. The cause of his untimely death was…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Murray Wilson

Male · Belle-center-village, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 1986 · 40 years ago

Village Marshal Murray Wilson Griffin, aged 65, was shot and killed with his own weapon on July 5, 1986, in Belle Center, Ohio. Marshal Griffin, a World War II veteran, had served with the Belle Center Village Police Department for 25 years. He responded to a…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Anna Belle Wilson Lavette

Female, age 55 · Immokalee, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 1981 · 45 years ago

On July 5, 1981, the partially decomposed body of Anna Belle Wilson Lavette, aged 55, was discovered in a wooded area in Immokalee, Florida. The details surrounding her death remain largely unclear, and the case has remained unsolved for decades. It was…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Billy Lynn Stevenson

Male, age 5 · Bethel, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 1981 · 45 years ago

Billy Lynn Stevenson, a 5-year-old white male from Bethel, Ohio, was tragically killed on July 6, 1981, in a brutal home invasion that claimed the lives of his entire household. Billy Lynn was the son of Billy Franklin Stevenson Sr., a 48-year-old fireworks…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Lynda Stevenson

Female, age 36 · Bethel, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 1981 · 45 years ago

Lynda Stevenson, a 36-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on July 5, 1981, in Bethel, Ohio. She was married to Billy Stevenson, a fireworks dealer, and together they had a young son, Billy Jr., who was only 5 years old at the time.…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

John H. Johnston

Male, age 42 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Jul 5, 1911 · 115 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 5, 1911, a domestic disturbance call from the Albert Hotel at 119 S. West Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, set in motion a tragic chain of events. Sergeant John H. Johnston, a 42-year-old male officer with the Salt Lake City…

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Death by Force115th anniversary

John Radcliffe

Male, age 61 · Vilas, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 5, 1911 · 115 years ago

John Radcliffe, a 61-year-old White/Caucasian man who served as sheriff of Vilas County, Wisconsin, was fatally shot during an attempt to arrest two fugitives near Conover in the summer of 1911. Online historical records differ slightly on the precise timing…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Diego Gasca

Male, age 34 · Cass Lake, Minnesota

Killed Jul 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2021, the life of 34-year-old Diego Gasca, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Cass Lake, Minnesota. Gasca was attending a house party when he became involved in a verbal…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Charles Montgomery

Male, age 42 · Merrillville, Indiana

Killed Jul 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 42-year-old Charles D. Montgomery was cut short in Merrillville, Indiana. On the night of July 5th, multiple gunshots rang out in the 5400 block of Fillmore Street, the very block where Montgomery resided. When authorities…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jeffery Adams

Male, age 52 · Hiram, Georgia

Killed Jul 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In what should have been a simple task of moving belongings from a former residence, a long-standing neighborhood dispute in Hiram, Georgia, escalated into a tragic and fatal encounter for 52-year-old Jeffery Scott Adams. On July 5, 2016, Adams, a man…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Shondrica Dejoie

Female, age 36 · Sorrento, Louisiana

Killed Jul 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer day in Sorrento, Louisiana, the life of 36-year-old Shondrica Dejoie came to a tragic and violent end. On July 5, 2016, a devastating series of events unfolded, leaving a community in shock and a family shattered. Ms. Dejoie, a mother, was shot…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Maria Zamora

Female, age 35 · Grandview, Iowa

Killed Jul 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a summer day in Grandview, Iowa, the life of 35-year-old Maria Zamora, a Hispanic female, was tragically cut short. On July 5, 2006, Zamora was found shot to death outside her home. The perpetrator was her estranged husband, 40-year-old Gustavo Sierra. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Nydia Delos Chavarria

Female, age 40 · Athens, California

Killed Jul 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

Nydia Delos Chavarria was 40 years old when she died on Wednesday, July 5, 2006, in Athens, in South Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 11735 S. Berendo Ave. Her…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Savino Garcia Zilonzochilt

Male, age 53 · Bell, California

Killed Jul 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

Savino Garcia Zilonzochilt was 53 years old when he died on Wednesday, July 5, 2006, in Bell. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 7201 Atlantic Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Veronica Vasquez

Female, age 17 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 5, 2001 · 25 years ago

On July 5, 2001, in Austin, Texas, a tragic incident occurred that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Veronica Vasquez. Veronica, a female student at Reagan High School, was fatally shot by 17-year-old Oscar Rangel, who then took his own life shortly after.…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Fred Davis

Male, age 68 · Cherryville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 5, 1991 · 35 years ago

On July 5, 1991, William Fred Davis, a 68-year-old white male, and his 67-year-old wife, Margaret Davis, were brutally murdered in their rural Rutherford County, North Carolina home. The assailant, Phillip Lee Ingle, entered their unlocked residence armed…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Edward Dowell

Male, age 30 · Bethel, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 1981 · 45 years ago

Edward Dowell, a 30-year-old male, was tragically killed in Bethel, Ohio, on July 5, 1981. He was visiting his brother-in-law, Billy Stevenson, a fireworks dealer, when a horrific crime took place. Stevenson, his wife Lynda, their 5-year-old son Billy Jr.…

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Arthur Lee Johnson III

Male, age 21 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson III was tragically cut short in a brazen drive-by shooting in Miramar, Florida. Johnson was a passenger in a distinctive lime-green Lamborghini Urus, accompanied by his…

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Brianna DreamDoll Bri Johnson

Female, age 21 · Hollywood, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

Brianna “DreamDoll Brii” Johnson, a 21-year-old woman also known online as “ItGirlBri,” was fatally shot during the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, in Miramar, Florida. Although some memorial listings associated her with nearby Hollywood, authorities…

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Chap Narypech

Male, age 42 · Stockton, California

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 42-year-old Chap Narypech was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Stockton, California. The incident was one of two separate and unrelated homicides that marked a violent end to the Fourth of July…

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Christine McWilliams

Female, age 43 · Rittman, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the small community of Rittman, Ohio, the life of 43-year-old Christine McWilliams was tragically cut short on Sunday, July 5, 2026. A graduate of Rittman High School and a Licensed Practical Nurse who had transitioned into a career in medical…

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Christopher Chris Hutchinson

Male, age 46 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 46-year-old Christopher "Chris" Hutchinson was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in Indianapolis, Indiana. The incident unfolded on the city's northeast side, near the intersection of 25th Street…

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Christopher Washington Conway

Male, age 29 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A holiday weekend in Boston was marred by a wave of violence that left a community in mourning and a family grappling with an unthinkable loss. In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, Christopher Washington-Conway, a 29-year-old Black man, was…

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Dalonte Dametrius Young

Male, age 30 · Hagerstown, Maryland

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

Dalonte Dametrius Young, a 30-year-old man from Hagerstown, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of July 5, 2026. At approximately 3:30 a.m., Hagerstown Police Department officers were dispatched to the first block of East Antietam Street after…

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Darwin Maldonado-Vargas

Male, age 20 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A wave of violence swept through the city of St. Louis during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 28, 2026, resulting in a series of shootings that left three people dead and four others wounded in just a four-hour span. One of the lives claimed in this…

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Demiceo Thompson

Male, age 23 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Sunday night, the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio was disturbed by the sound of gunfire. On July 5, 2026, at approximately 11:45 p.m., police officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Haldy Avenue after receiving reports of a…

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Devante O. Tweety Elliott

Male, age 34 · Leesville, South Carolina

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 34-year-old Devante O. "Tweety" Elliott was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that erupted during a large Fourth of July weekend gathering in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. The shooting…

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Iris Taina Vazquez

Female, age 39 · Albany, New York

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A holiday weekend in Albany, New York, was shattered by violence that left 39-year-old Iris Taina Vazquez dead. On the afternoon of Sunday, July 5, 2026, police responded to reports of a shooting on Washington Avenue near Sprague Place. There, they found…

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Jack Hutchings

Male, age 24 · Peterborough, New Hampshire

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A quiet evening in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on July 5, 2026, was shattered by a violent altercation between two neighbors that left a young man dead and an off-duty police officer injured. Jack Hutchings, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot during the…

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Jalin Rios

Male, age 22 · Niagara Falls, New York

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 22-year-old Jalin Rios was tragically cut short in Niagara Falls, New York. Rios was the victim of a fatal shooting that occurred during a large gathering in the alley behind a former establishment known as the…

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Jalunta Hawkins

Male, age 26 · Rosenberg, Texas

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, a Sunday, the life of 26-year-old Jalunta Hawkins, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Rosenberg, Texas. The fatal encounter unfolded around 4:30 a.m. at The Henry at Rosenberg Apartments…

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James Cosey

Male, age 43 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 43-year-old James Cosey was cut short in a parking garage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Police responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Cosey with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a…

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James Hart

Male, age 51 · Olathe, Kansas

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

On the evening of July 5, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of an Olathe, Kansas apartment complex, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and devastating loss. James Hart, a 51-year-old man from Kansas City, Missouri, was found suffering from…

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JaRon J. Johnson

Male, age 18 · Lebanon, Kentucky

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, the life of 18-year-old JaRon J. Johnson of Campbellsville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence in the 1200 block of Penick…

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Jarvis Anderson

Male · Grenada, Mississippi

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the quiet of Grenada, Mississippi, was shattered by violence that would ultimately claim the life of a man named Jarvis Anderson. The initial reports from the Grenada Police Department indicate that the fatal…

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Jayla Brown

Female, age 19 · Niagara Falls, New York

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A wave of sorrow swept through Niagara Falls, New York, in the early hours of July 5, 2026, when 19-year-old Jayla Brown was tragically killed. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. near the intersection of Highland Avenue and Fairfield Avenue…

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Jayla Raquel Davis

Female, age 18 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, chaos erupted in Fort Wayne, Indiana, culminating in the tragic death of 18-year-old Jayla Raquel Davis. A Black female, Jayla was at a gathering in the 1100 block of Greene Street when gunfire broke out at…

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