Deaths by Force on July 6

Deaths by Force (513)

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Charles Huckeba

Male, age 26 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 6, 1977 · 49 years ago

On July 6, 1977, a 26-year-old male Baltimore County Police Officer named Charles Alan Huckeba was shot and killed in the line of duty. Having served with the department for less than a year, he was responding to a domestic disturbance in Lansdowne. As…

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Samuel Johnson

Male, age 68 · Hamptom, Virginia

Killed Jul 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the summer of 1975, on the sixth of July, the body of 68-year-old Samuel Johnson, a Black or African American male, was discovered alongside the County Street off-ramp of Interstate 64 in Hampton, Virginia. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. His…

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Lawrence Anderson

Male, age 29 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 6, 1973 · 53 years ago

Lawrence Anderson, a 29-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically passed away on July 6, 1973. His death was a result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. Anderson was found dead in his apartment, having suffered multiple stab…

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Samuel Smith

Male · Sacramento, California

Killed Jul 6, 1973 · 53 years ago

Samuel Smith, a resident of Sacramento, California, passed away on July 6, 1973. His death was a significant event in the local community, drawing considerable attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Samuel Smith's death was not a natural one; it…

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Carlton Phillips

Male, age 49 · Presley Junction, Arkansas

Killed Jul 6, 1957 · 69 years ago

In the summer of 1957, a dedicated lawman's life was tragically cut short in the small community of Presley-junction, Arkansas. Deputy Sheriff Carlton Phillips, a 49-year-old male, had served his county for eight years, a familiar and respected figure in the…

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Dale F Kearney

Male · Aguilar, Colorado

Killed Jul 6, 1930 · 96 years ago

In the small town of Aguilar, Colorado, a dedicated Prohibition Agent named Dale F. Kearney met an untimely and violent end. At the age of 30, the male lawman was walking down a street on July 6, 1930, when he was ambushed and fatally shot. The brazen attack…

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Howell Jackson Bud Lynch

Male, age 65 · Gainesboro, Tennessee

Killed Jul 6, 1922 · 104 years ago

In the quiet spring of 2017, the life of Howell Jackson Lynch, Jr., a man of 65 years, came to a peaceful close at his home in New Orleans, Louisiana. Born on March 15, 1952, in Pulaski, Tennessee, his journey was one marked by service, scholarship, and a…

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John Dozier Altman

Male, age 81 · Ravenel, South Carolina

Killed Jul 6, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the summer of 1909, in the small town of Ravenel, South Carolina, a routine law enforcement action turned deadly, claiming the life of Deputy Dispensary Constable John Dozier Altman. The incident unfolded at the town's railroad station when Dispensary…

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J. Willet Miller

Male, age 34 · Blowing-rock, North Carolina

Killed Jul 6, 1909 · 117 years ago

J. Willet Miller, a 34-year-old male police officer from Blowing Rock, North Carolina, died on July 6, 1909. He was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a subject for possessing whiskey. Miller had initially gone to the subject's home around…

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William Will Griffith

Male, age 30 · Jefferson, Texas

Killed Jul 6, 1904 · 122 years ago

William Will Griffith, a 30-year-old male, died on July 6, 1904, in Jefferson, Texas. He was a deputy sheriff in Marion County. Griffith was shot in the bowels and was taken to Dr. Armstrong’s office, where he succumbed to his injuries at 7:30 p.m. He was…

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Raishaun Mason

Male, age 23 · Annapolis, Maryland

Killed Jul 6, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2025, the life of 23-year-old Raishaun Tylek Mason was irrevocably altered on Bens Drive in Annapolis, Maryland. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 1:40 a.m., police officers discovered the young man…

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Michael Allen Gall

Male, age 49 · Altoona, Florida

Killed Jul 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

On July 6, 2024, at approximately 1 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to 20332 Wood Duck Road in Altoona, Florida, following reports of a house fire. Upon extinguishing the flames, Lake County Fire Rescue personnel discovered the body of 49-year-old…

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James N. Mitchell

Male, age 47 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jul 6, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a summer evening in Columbus, Georgia, the life of James N. Mitchell, a 47-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On Thursday, July 6, 2023, at approximately 8:58 p.m., police officers were dispatched to a Motel 6 located in the 3000 block of Victory…

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Marsha June Norton

Female, age 69 · Gloucester, Virginia

Killed Jul 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

An evening in Gloucester, Virginia, turned tragic when 69-year-old Marsha June Norton, a female, was shot and killed in her home on Burke View Drive. The incident, which occurred on July 6, 2022, prompted a swift response from the Gloucester County Sheriff's…

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Im Sook Han

Female, age 67 · Arcadia, California

Killed Jul 6, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet suburban neighborhood of Arcadia, California, a grim discovery was made on the evening of Monday, July 6, 2020. Inside a home on the 500 block of Los Altos Avenue, the body of 67-year-old Im Sook Han, an Asian female, was found. The tranquility…

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Daniel Patrick Combs

Male, age 32 · Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Killed Jul 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2017, the discovery of a man's body inside a vehicle parked outside a dermatology clinic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, brought a sad end to the life of Daniel Patrick Combs. The 32-year-old male was found on July 6, 2017. His last known…

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Jorge Arturo Aguilar

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jorge Arturo Aguilar, a 28-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2017, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Aguilar was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The…

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Rosa Fernandez-Mendoza

Female, age 30 · Glendale, Arizona

Killed Jul 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in July 2015, the quiet of a Glendale, Arizona neighborhood was broken by the sound of an argument followed by a single gunshot. Shortly after, a resident discovered the body of 30-year-old Rosa Fernandez-Mendoza in an…

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Benny Smith

Male, age 84 · Grenada, Mississippi

Killed Jul 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Benny Brown Smith was an 84-year-old man from Grenada, Mississippi, whose quiet life came to an abrupt and tragic end on Monday, July 6, 2015. He died at his home in Grenada, a town he had long called his own, with arrangements later noting that his passing…

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Devin Guidry

Male, age 21 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Detroit, Michigan, a young man’s life was tragically cut short over a pair of sunglasses and flip-flops. Devin Guidry, a 21-year-old male, was walking with a relative near Outer Drive and Van Dyke on July 6, 2015, when the fatal…

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Omar Moore

Male, age 24 · Stone-mountain, Georgia

Killed Jul 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was tragically cut short in what should have been the safety of his own home. In the early morning hours of July 6th, the life of 24-year-old Omar Moore was irrevocably altered. Residing at the Ashgrove Apartments on…

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Abraham Davidson

Male, age 23 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2014, a holiday weekend was shattered by violence in Bridgeport, Connecticut, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Abraham Davidson. A lifelong resident of the city, Davidson was on Barnum Avenue when he was fatally…

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Quinton Hill

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of July 6, 2014, in Columbus, Mississippi, the life of 31-year-old Quinton Hill was irrevocably altered. A knock at the door of his Fourth Avenue South home just before 2:30 a.m. prompted him to respond. Tragically, as he went…

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Miquel Shine

Male, age 22 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of July 6, 2014, Miquel Garnell Shine II, a 22-year-old man from North Charleston, South Carolina, crossed paths for the last time with people he knew. Earlier, there had been simmering tension over something small and petty: a pair of…

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Antonio Cortez

Male, age 37 · San-francisco, California

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Antonio Cortez, aged 37, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2014, in San Francisco, California. His death was a result of a violent incident that shook the local community. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling, as it was later…

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Schiquille Salter

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Schiquille Salter, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 6, 2014, in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a porch/hallway area, a location that has seen its share of violence over…

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Barbara Seamster Hogue

Female, age 64 · Chesterfield, Virginia

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a summer evening in Chesterfield, Virginia, the life of 64-year-old Barbara Seamster Hogue, a female, came to a tragic and unexpected end. On July 6, 2013, police were called to a residence on Lark Hill Lane in the quiet Bon Air neighborhood after reports…

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Roberto Alcazar Valencia

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

Roberto Alcazar Valencia, a 29-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on July 6, 2009, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the early morning hours, around 7:40 a.m., when neighbors reported hearing gunshots and subsequently called…

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George T. Johnson

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 6, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, a trivial traffic dispute tragically escalated, ending the life of 25-year-old George T. Johnson on July 6, 2007. The senseless act of violence stemmed from a minor disagreement on the road, a fleeting moment of…

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Deborah Thorton

Female, age 39 · Downtown, California

Killed Jul 6, 2002 · 24 years ago

On July 6, 2002, Deborah Thorton, a 39-year-old Black woman, died after being strangled in Downtown Los Angeles. Coroner records list her date of death as July 6, 2002, and give the location tied to an address at 822 Werdin Place. The Los Angeles Times…

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Albert Oliver

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jul 6, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the summer of 1989, a promising life was tragically cut short in Columbus, Georgia. Albert L. 'Bert' Oliver III, a 31-year-old man, was last seen on July 6 of that year, a day that would end in violence and loss. Oliver gave an acquaintance, Scott Lynn…

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George Gsellman

Male, age 67 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 6, 1937 · 89 years ago

George Gsellman, a 67-year-old white male, passed away on July 6, 1937, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death was later linked to a series of murders committed by Anna Marie Hahn, a German-born American serial killer who poisoned elderly men in Cincinnati between…

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Daniel Norton

Male, age 47 · Dubuque, Iowa

Killed Jul 6, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the summer of 1904, the life of Patrolman Daniel Norton, a 47-year-old male, was cut tragically short in the line of duty. On the evening of Wednesday, July 6th, Norton, a five-year veteran of the Dubuque Police Department, responded to a domestic…

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