Death by Force

Ada Franco

Female, age 23 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a warm Sunday afternoon in July 2014, Amanda Franco, a 23-year-old woman from Lexington, Kentucky, sat on the front porch of a home along Race Street as children played nearby and the neighborhood moved through an ordinary summer day. It was just after 3…

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Rajko Utvic

Male, age 37 · Racine, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer day in Racine, Wisconsin, the life of a 37-year-old Caucasian male named Rajko Utvic came to a tragic end. The events of July 6, 2014, unfolded after two Racine police officers responded to a 911 call in the 3000 block of Durand Avenue. The call…

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Steven Schultz

Male, age 23 · Kingston, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Steven Schultz, a 23-year-old White male from Kingston, Wisconsin, died on July 6, 2014. What began as a tragic report of a fatal incident in the small Green Lake County village quickly drew the attention of local investigators. As details emerged…

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Damon Ratcliff.

Male, age 34 · Saginaw, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 34-year-old Damon Ratcliff, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Saginaw, Michigan. On the evening of July 5th, Ratcliff was found suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle at the intersection of 11th and Annesley…

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Orlando Walker

Male, age 30 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a dispute between two neighborhood groups erupted in gunfire, tragically cutting short the life of an innocent bystander. Orlando Walker, a 30-year-old male, was caught in the crossfire on July 6, 2014, on…

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Jeffrey Brady Westerfield

Male, age 47 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2014, what should have been a day of celebration for Patrolman Jeffrey Brady Westerfield, his 47th birthday, turned into a tragedy that shook the city of Gary, Indiana. Westerfield, a male veteran of the Gary Police…

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Devon Powell

Male, age 23 · Mariners-harbor, New York

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of a July day in Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, the life of 23-year-old Devon Powell was tragically cut short. On July 6, 2014, Powell was found unconscious and unresponsive near 86 Arlington Place. He had sustained a fatal gunshot…

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Donn Wynn

Male, age 34 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a violent encounter on a Brooklyn street tragically cut short the life of 34-year-old Donn Wynn. On the evening of July 6th, Wynn was in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood when gunfire erupted in front of 180 Lefferts Place. He was…

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Kuwan Collins

Male, age 40 · Concord, New York

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2014, in the Concord section of Staten Island, New York, a 40-year-old male named Kuwan Collins was tragically killed. He was the second victim in a violent two-day crime spree perpetrated by Tyrell Brown. Less than an…

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Tamecca Haskins

Female, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2014, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, 32-year-old Tamecca Haskins was shot and killed. The shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. outside 180 Lefferts Place. Haskins was with a 34-year-old man, Donn Wynn…

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George Allen Billups Jr.

Male, age 52 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

George Allen Billups Jr., a 52-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on July 6, 2014. The incident occurred in the 800 block of West 92nd Street in the Vermont Vista neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County…

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James McKinney

Male, age 29 · Hayward, California

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

James McKinney, a 29-year-old resident of Hayward, California, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2014, in an incident involving the Hayward Police Department. The events unfolded at the Phoenix Lodge on West A Street, where police responded to reports of…

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Joseph Francis Baker

Male, age 36 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Joseph Francis Baker, a 36-year-old male from Jacksonville, FL, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2014. The incident occurred at 6303 Catoma Street, where Baker was fatally shot during a dispute. The altercation reportedly stemmed from an argument over an…

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Sandy Celin

Female, age 31 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sandy Celin, a 31-year-old woman from Miami, Florida, was tragically killed on July 6, 2014. Her body was discovered in a trash can in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. The investigation revealed that she had been shot in the head. The suspect, Damien…

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Tyquavious Charles

Male, age 21 · Miami-dade, Florida

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tyquavious Charles, a 21-year-old resident of Miami-Dade, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2014. The incident occurred in Northwest Miami-Dade, where a shooting took place at NW 61st Street and 19th Avenue. The shooting resulted in the deaths of…

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Donald Ray

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Donald Ray, a 21-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 6, 2014, in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred on the street, where Donald Ray was fatally shot. His death was a significant loss to his community and…

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Kezon Lamb

Female, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kezon Lamb, a 19-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 6, 2014, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. in the Uptown neighborhood as he was driving with another man and a woman. Shots were fired at their vehicle, a…

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William Allen

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On July 6, 2014, 25-year-old William Allen from Chicago, Illinois, succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained during a violent Fourth of July weekend. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office reported that Allen was pronounced dead shortly before 2:30 p.m. on…

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James Rube

Female, age 29 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2014, a disturbance on Big Cypress Street in Houma, Louisiana, ended in the tragic death of 29-year-old James Conrad Rube II. Rube, a resident of nearby Gray, was knocking on the door of his ex-girlfriend's house at…

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Lennell L. Walton

Male, age 35 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lennell L. Walton, a 35-year-old male, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2014, in Columbus, OH. Walton was fatally shot inside Club Vission on Eastland Square Drive around 2 a.m. He was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead…

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Melvin Crayton

Male, age 18 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the life of 18-year-old Melvin Crayton was tragically cut short. On Sunday, July 6, 2014, in the area of East 25th Street, Crayton was shot. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., a time when the day…

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Andres Hernandez

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jul 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

Andres Hernandez was 34 years old when he died on Sunday, July 6, 2014, in Historic South-Central Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 3815 Wall Street. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Christopher Ballard

Male, age 38 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 6, 2013, the sound of gunfire shattered the predawn quiet at the intersection of 53rd and E Streets in Southeast Washington, D.C. Responding to the alert at approximately 2:14 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department…

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Terry L Patterson

Male, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Terry L. Patterson, 49, was fatally shot on July 6, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois, during a particularly violent holiday weekend in the city. The shooting occurred in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, an area known for high crime rates and ongoing struggles…

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Jerimiah Milsap

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jerimiah Milsap, a 24-year-old decorated Navy veteran, was shot and killed on July 6, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a family gathering for the Fourth of July weekend in the Near West Side neighborhood. The gathering, which was…

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Justin King

Male, age 27 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Justin Jamel King, 27, a Black man, was killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of July 6, 2013, after gunfire erupted inside a home on St. Katherine Avenue. Police were dispatched around 1:30 a.m. on reports of shots fired, and when…

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Donald Coates

Male, age 37 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Donald Coates, a 37-year-old Black man from Detroit, Michigan, died under circumstances that remain difficult to reconstruct from publicly accessible reporting. His name appears in online discussions and databases that speak broadly about violence and loss…

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Marcel T Cornell

Male, age 19 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Marcel T. Cornell was a 19-year-old Black male from St. Louis, Missouri, whose life ended too soon. The details of exactly when and how it happened aren’t included in the information available here, and that absence leaves a hollow space where the story…

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Annette Plater

Female, age 46 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Annette Plater, a 46-year-old African-American woman, was tragically killed in Omaha, Nebraska on July 6, 2013. Her life was cut short when she was found shot to death inside a vehicle. The car was located near her mother's residence on Franklin Street…

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Ronald Jones

Male, age 23 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a summer evening in Buffalo, New York, the life of 23-year-old Ronald Jones was tragically cut short. On July 6, 2013, gunshots shattered the night on Norway Park. When police responded to a 911 call shortly after 10:30 p.m., they discovered that a…

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Curtis Jr Stanford

Male, age 29 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On July 6, 2013, Curtis Jr. Stanford, aged 29, was shot and killed near Findlay Market in Cincinnati, Ohio. His body was discovered in Roselawn after being shot multiple times. The Cincinnati Police Department has actively investigated the case, but the…

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Mikal Kirkland

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

On July 6, 2013, Mikal Kirkland, age 25, was killed in Columbus, Ohio, during a shooting that also injured Devin Skelton, age 28. The incident occurred around 4:13 a.m. near the intersection of Kimball Place and East Fulton Street, outside an after-hours…

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Gregory Frazier

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the summer of 2013, a life was cut tragically short on the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gregory P. Frazier, a 31-year-old African-American male, was found fatally shot on the morning of Saturday, July 6th. The discovery was made around 11:30 a.m. in…

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Mary Swierzewski

Female, age 59 · East-rockhill, Alabama

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the summer of 2013, a quiet home in East Rockhill, Pennsylvania, became the scene of a heart-wrenching tragedy that cut short the life of 59-year-old Mary Swierzewski. On the evening of Saturday, July 6, a caregiver for Mary, who had unspecified…

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Rodney J. Smith

Male, age 21 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Jul 6, 2013 · 13 years ago

Rodney J. Smith, a 21-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on July 6, 2013, in Cincinnati, OH. The circumstances surrounding his death involved a violent incident where he was shot and killed at a gas station in Madisonville.…

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Zachary A Berrios

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Zachary A. Berrios, an 18-year-old resident of Chicago, was shot and killed on July 6, 2012. The homicide took place on the sidewalk in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, a community that has faced significant challenges with violent crime over the years.…

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Christopher Etheridge

Male, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

In Detroit, Michigan, the life of Christopher Etheridge, a 27-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short. His death, which occurred at 14876 Ohio, has been classified as a homicide. The circumstances surrounding his murder remain shrouded in…

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Quinn Thomas

Male, age 46 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a late summer evening in Detroit, Michigan, the life of Quintin Thomas, a 48-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short. On September 10, 2011, on Virginia Park Avenue, Thomas was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding his death remain…

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Jeremy Rodgers

Male, age 25 · Charleston, Mississippi

Killed Jul 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jeremy Lamar Rodgers was a 25-year-old Black man from Charleston, Mississippi, remembered by those close to him as more than just a name in an online memorial. On remembrance pages created in his honor, family and friends refer to him by his nickname “JRock,”…

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Bryiant Mayfield

Male, age 35 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Bryiant A. Mayfield, a 35-year-old Black man from Chester, Pennsylvania, died on July 6, 2012. The online record that survives about him is strikingly thin, which makes the outline of his life stand out all the more. His obituary says he was the son of Ernest…

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James Lane-Sims

Male, age 20 · Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, a young man's life was cut short in a senseless act of violence that continues to haunt his family and the city of Mckeesport, Pennsylvania. James Lane-Sims, a 20-year-old white male, was known as a hardworking and ambitious individual…

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L D Reed

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

Marshall D. Reed, aged 21, was fatally shot on July 6, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident was part of the broader gun violence affecting the city, especially during a period when Chicago was struggling to deal with high rates of homicides. His death was…

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Vance Williams

Male, age 19 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

On July 6, 2010, Vance Williams, a 19-year-old Black male from Baltimore, Maryland, was killed in the city’s eastern side, with the incident recorded in public homicide listings as occurring in the 1500 block of E. Hoffman Street. That address places the…

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Justin Tyre

Male, age 23 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

Justin Tyre, a 23-year-old Black man, was killed in Detroit, Michigan on July 6, 2010, in a case that has lingered for years without a public resolution. The incident is tied to Westbrook on Detroit’s west side, with records placing it at the 13500 block of…

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Exiquio Martinez

Male, age 43 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jul 6, 2010 · 16 years ago

On the night of July 6, 2010, violence erupted in the 2400 block of Myrtle Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. 43-year-old Exiquio Martinez, a male resident of the area, was present at the location alongside another man when the situation unfolded. It was…

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Sharif Allah

Male, age 33 · San Francisco, California

Found Jul 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

Sharif Allah, age 33, was found dead on July 6, 2009, in a shallow grave at McLaren Park in San Francisco. Allah had gone missing on October 20, 2007, and his body was discovered nearly two years later. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance and…

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Michelle Coleman

Female, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Killed Jul 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

Michelle Coleman, a 21-year-old African American woman and nursing student at Florida A&M University, was fatally shot on July 6, 2009, during a birthday party in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The incident occurred when three armed men, dressed…

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Will Harvey

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 6, 2009 · 17 years ago

Will Harvey, aged 28, was fatally shot on July 6, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. His death added to the city's troubling record of homicides during that year, which saw a persistent increase in gun-related violence. The incident occurred during a period when…

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