Deaths by Force on July 5

Deaths by Force (816)

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Jessica Bradley

Female, age 38 · Milford, Delaware

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In a quiet Milford, Delaware community, the life of 38-year-old Jessica Bradley was tragically cut short on July 5, 2026, in an apparent murder-suicide. A chilling 9-1-1 call was received by authorities at approximately 4:15 p.m. from a man who stated he had…

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Joe Ybarra Jr

Male, age 27 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 27-year-old Joe Ybarra Jr. was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 700 block of North Ithaca Avenue at approximately 12:36…

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Jordan Jennings

Male, age 23 · Fallston, Maryland

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, a sprawling house party on Willow Vale Drive in Fallston, Maryland, dissolved into chaos and violence, leaving 23-year-old Jordan Jennings of Windsor Mill dead and another man critically wounded. The festive gathering, held…

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Joselyn Martinez

Female, age 32 · San Jose, California

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A Fourth of July celebration in San Jose turned into a scene of tragedy, forever altering the lives of a local family. On July 5, 2026, gunshots shattered the festive atmosphere of a party, leaving 32-year-old Joselyn Martinez fatally wounded. A mother of…

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Kaleb Michael Nash

Male, age 21 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 21-year-old Kaleb Michael Nash was tragically cut short in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The young man was the victim of a fatal shooting that unfolded on State Avenue. The Fayetteville Police Department…

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Karl Liggans

Male, age 38 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

As the sun beat down on the summer streets of Kansas City, Missouri, a life was tragically cut short, leaving a community in mourning and a family grappling with a profound loss. On the evening of July 5, 2026, Karl Liggans, a 38-year-old male, was found…

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Keith Breazell

Male, age 36 · Fresno, California

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, the sounds of Fourth of July celebrations in a Fresno, California neighborhood were tragically interrupted by gunfire. At approximately 12:50 a.m., police were dispatched to the area of East Dakota Avenue and North Abby…

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Kenerick Wimley

Male, age 28 · Natchez, Mississippi

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A trip to a local grocery store on a Sunday evening in Natchez, Mississippi, turned into a scene of violence and tragedy, leaving a young man dead and a community in shock. On July 5, 2026, 28-year-old Kenerick Wimley was shot and killed at the Southside…

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Keyonte Mingo

Male, age 17 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 17-year-old Keyonte Mingo was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. The young Black / African American male was a passenger in a vehicle when gunfire erupted, striking the car and fatally wounding…

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Kristy Syed

Female, age 42 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 42-year-old Kristy Syed was tragically cut short in a dirty alley on Milwaukee's south side. Around 1:00 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the 2700 block of S. 10th Street. There, they…

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Lamond Rashod Goodier

Male, age 20 · Fort Wayne, Indiana

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

Lamond Rashod Goodier, a 20-year-old Black man from Fort Wayne, Indiana, died after a disturbance erupted at a Shell gas station during the early morning hours of July 5, 2026. At approximately 3:00 a.m., Fort Wayne police were dispatched to the station at…

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Layla Williamson

Female, age 19 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

Layla Williamson, a 19-year-old woman from Austin, was fatally shot during a chaotic confrontation outside Bare Cabaret in northeastern Travis County during the early morning hours of July 5, 2026. Authorities have not publicly confirmed her race or…

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Marcus McNealy

Male, age 41 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, the life of 41-year-old Marcus McNealy was tragically cut short in a parking lot in Wichita, Kansas. Just before 1 a.m., officers were called to the 2000 block of East 21st Street North following reports of a…

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McKinley McWilliams

Female, age 13 · Rittman, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

As the sun set on a warm summer evening in Ohio on July 5, 2026, a sense of unease began to settle over the McWilliams family. Their 13-year-old daughter, McKinley, a bright and vibrant Caucasian girl, had not returned home. A search was quickly organized…

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Milton Moore III

Male, age 36 · Stockton, California

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 36-year-old Milton Moore III was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Stockton, California. The incident was one of two separate deadly shootings that occurred in the city on the same day, marking the…

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Montana Weathers

Male, age 10 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

Montana Weathers, a 10-year-old boy from Chicago, was visiting relatives in Gary, Indiana, during the Fourth of July holiday weekend when gunfire shattered a family gathering in the 200 block of Chase Street. Shortly before 1 a.m. on July 5, 2026, shots were…

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Phillip Sheppard

Male, age 19 · Pensacola, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Phillip Devon Monte Sheppard Jr. was cut short in a burst of gunfire that erupted in downtown Pensacola, Florida. The shooting, which also left six other individuals wounded, occurred around…

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Qvanta Johnson

Male, age 23 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the summer of 2026, the life of 23-year-old Qvanta Johnson was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire on Bethel Street in Richmond, Virginia. On the night of July 5th, Johnson was shot and killed, while another man was wounded but survived. The…

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Reginald Pryor

Male, age 25 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 25-year-old Reginald A. Pryor II was tragically cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. Pryor sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound in the 400 block of Granby Street. Norfolk Police officers responded to a…

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Robert Miller

Male, age 40 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 40-year-old Robert Miller was tragically cut short in a burst of violence on a Jacksonville, Florida, street. Responding to reports of a shooting in the 800 block of Calvert Street, near Norwood Avenue…

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Robert Murchison Jr.

Male, age 25 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, the life of Robert Murchison Jr., a 25-year-old man, was cut short by gunfire in the Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts. The incident, which occurred at a home in the area, stemmed from a dispute that…

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Ronald Cleveland Brown III

Male, age 39 · Leesville, South Carolina

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

Ronald Cleveland Brown III, a 39-year-old man, was killed shortly after midnight on July 5, 2026, when gunfire erupted during a large gathering in the 500 block of Solomon Street in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. Brown and another local man, Devante O.…

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Thaddeus Clark

Male, age 38 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, the lively atmosphere of a large block party in Compton, California, was shattered by gunfire. Thaddeus Clark, a 38-year-old Black man from Rialto, was fatally wounded in the street, his life cut short by multiple…

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Tonzaih Johnson

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2026, a sense of unease settled over a residence in the 200 block of East Hudson Street in Columbus, Ohio. Inside, a dispute between roommates was escalating, though no one could have predicted the tragic turn it was…

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Travis Deonard Washington

Male, age 24 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

A holiday weekend in Boston was marred by violence that resulted in the death of Travis Deonard Washington, a 24-year-old man from Roxbury. In the early morning hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, gunfire erupted in the vicinity of 500 Blue Hill Avenue. When…

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Trey-Von Dunbar

Male, age 22 · Waterbury, Connecticut

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of July 5, 2026, a night of socializing turned tragic outside the LA 42 Night Club on East Main Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. Just after midnight, gunfire erupted, shattering the weekend quiet and leaving two young people with fatal…

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VT Wood-Davion Olden Hornsby

Male, age 23 · Austin, Texas

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the pre-dawn hours of July 5, 2026, the life of 23-year-old VT Wood-Davion Olden Hornsby was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire outside an after-hours nightclub in northeast Austin, Texas. The chaotic scene unfolded in the crowded parking lot of…

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Zaniya Dawkins

Female, age 18 · Waterbury, Connecticut

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

An aspiring nurse with a bright future, 18-year-old Zaniya Dawkins had her life tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in the early morning hours of July 5, 2026. Having just celebrated her eighteenth birthday two weeks prior, Zaniya was looking…

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Scott Ries

Male, age 51 · Rittman, Ohio

Killed Jul 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Rittman, Ohio, a midsummer evening turned into a scene of unimaginable tragedy, claiming the life of a dedicated public servant. On the night of July 5, 2026, 54-year-old Rittman Police Sergeant Scott Ries, a male with a long and…

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Jamari Evans

Male, age 27 · Talladega, Alabama

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the community of Talladega, Alabama, was shaken by a grim discovery that unfolded within the walls of an apartment on Old Shocco Road. On July 5th, a welfare check requested by a concerned grandmother led police to a tragic scene where…

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Jeffreon Keith

Male, age 40 · Talladega, Alabama

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a summer day in Talladega, Alabama, the life of 40-year-old Jeffreon Quejuantay 'Nuke' Keith was tragically cut short. On July 5, 2025, he was found deceased inside a residence on the 1500 block of Old Shocco Road in what authorities would soon classify as…

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Nicholas Keith

Male, age 44 · Talladega, Alabama

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the community of Talladega, Alabama, was shaken by a grim discovery that unfolded within the walls of an apartment on Old Shocco Road. On July 5th, officers conducting a welfare check stumbled upon a tragic scene, finding the bodies of…

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Querida Flores

Female, age 30 · Talladega, Alabama

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a concerned relative's call for a welfare check led to a grim discovery in Talladega, Alabama. On the afternoon of July 5th, police entered an apartment in the 1500 block of Old Shocco Road, where they found the bodies of four adults.…

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Zariah Finley Dodd

Female, age 16 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of July 5, 2025, 16-year-old Zariah Finley Dodd, a Black female, was found shot to death in the grass at Marivue Park in west Phoenix, near 55th Avenue and Osborn Road. She had left a group home in Surprise, Arizona, the previous evening…

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William Red Henderson

Male, age 38 · Poplar Grove, Arkansas

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a July weekend, tragedy struck the small community of Poplar Grove, Arkansas, forever altering the lives of those involved. William 'Red' Henderson, a 38-year-old man, was fatally shot on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The incident unfolded…

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Daquane (Dream) Johnson

Female, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2025, the life of Daquane 'Dream' Johnson, a 28-year-old Black transgender woman, was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. Just before 1 a.m., officers on patrol were flagged down in the 2000 block of Benning Road…

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Honesty Cheadle

Female, age 3 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of July 5, 2025, the life of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Washington, D.C. The young female was seated in a parked car with her family in the 1000 block of 14th Street…

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Zarie Williams

Female, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Saturday, the Eckington neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On July 5, 2025, just after 11:00 p.m., 23-year-old Zarie Williams, a resident of Northwest, D.C., was fatally shot in the 100…

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Anthony Darnell Steele

Male, age 27 · Clewiston, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Anthony Darnell Steele, 27, a Black/African American male from Clewiston, Florida, died on July 5, 2025, after being shot in the area of 944 Kentucky Avenue near Clewiston. Deputies arrived shortly after 3:30 p.m. to find Anthony Darnell Steele, 27, with…

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Anthony Steven Romero

Male, age 17 · Port Charlotte, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On July 5, 2025, 17-year-old Anthony Steven Romero, male, Hispanic/Latino, was shot and killed during a confrontation in the 22000 block of Hernando Avenue in Port Charlotte, Florida. Around 5:20 p.m., deputies responded to a 911 call and found two teenagers…

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Xzaria Randall

Female, age 18 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the first quiet hours of July 5, 2025, 18-year-old woman Xzaria Randall was shot on Rover Road near 103rd Street on Jacksonville’s Westside, where a party had drawn a crowd. Officers responding around 1 a.m. found 18-year-old woman Xzaria Randall with…

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Courtney Whitney

Female, age 46 · Vallejo, California

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small hours of July 5, 2025, in Vallejo, California, Courtney Whitney, 45, female, was lying in bed when a single round pierced the wall of her home and struck her. Officers responded around 1:36 a.m. to the area of Admiral Callaghan Way, where she was…

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Cruzita Plascencia

Female, age 27 · Pittsburg, California

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On July 5, 2025, 27-year-old Cruzita Plascencia, a woman from Pittsburg, was fatally shot just after 1 a.m. outside a home on Harbor Drive in Bay Point, an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County. Deputies from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Muir…

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Daniel C Zartner

Male, age 35 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Daniel C. Zartner, 35, male, White/Caucasian, died on July 5, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. According to county records and local reporting, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified Daniel C. Zartner, 35, male, and listed the death…

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Jossias Lopez

Male, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jossias Lopez, 30, a Hispanic man from Los Angeles, was found late morning on Saturday, July 5, 2025, along the railroad tracks near 82nd Place and Maie Avenue by Animo Pat Brown Charter High School in the unincorporated Firestone Park area. Deputies…

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Donnie Hand

Male, age 51 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, a deadly shooting in east Columbus claimed the life of 51-year-old Donnie Keith Hand. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 12:00 P.M., police responded to a call in the 2800 block of Reese Road. Upon arrival, they discovered Hand…

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Robert Marks

Male, age 42 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Robert Marks, 42, a male from Los Angeles, was found in a vehicle on July 5, 2025. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified him and recorded the manner of death as suicide, with a gunshot wound to the chest listed as the cause. The…

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Jaykavion Gary

Male, age 16 · Valdosta, Georgia

Killed Jul 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning, the life of 16-year-old Jaykavion Gary of Valdosta, Georgia, was tragically cut short. On July 5, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., law enforcement responded to a call of a shooting in the 1900 block of Baytree Place…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.