Deaths by Force on July 9

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Shane Leon Melton

Male, age 45 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the community of Sylacauga, Alabama, was unsettled by an act of violence that claimed the life of one of its residents. Shane Leon Melton, a 45-year-old male, was fatally shot on Friday, July 9, 2021. The incident was reported as a…

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Jasmine Laannastasha Pettway

Female, age 24 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. Jasmine Laannastasha Pettway, a 24-year-old female, was fatally shot on the morning of July 9, 2021. The incident occurred at approximately 10:21 a.m. at the Avalon…

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James Jackson

Male, age 23 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

James Jackson, a 23-year-old Black / African American male, was identified as the victim in a homicide investigation that began on July 9, 2021, after police in Trainer, Pennsylvania, found his body inside a vehicle in Delaware County. Officers had been…

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Herbert Brown

Male, age 40 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 9, 2021, the quiet of a Fort Smith, Arkansas neighborhood was broken by the sound of several gunshots. It wasn't until approximately 6:25 a.m. that the outcome of that violence was discovered. Police responded to a call…

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Zaydanielys Zai Rodriguez Irizarry

Female, age 7 · Heber City, Utah

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of July 9, 2021, seven-year-old Hispanic female Zaydanielys "Zai" Rodriguez Irizarry was in her bedroom at the Wasatch Commons Apartments in Heber City, Utah, when her life was tragically cut short. A stray bullet pierced through the wall of…

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Kiyon Jackson

Male, age 43 · Davenport, Iowa

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Davenport, Iowa, the life of 43-year-old Kiyon Jackson was tragically cut short. On July 9, 2021, police responded to a call about a disturbance in the 1400 block of College Avenue. Upon their arrival at approximately 8:30 p.m., they…

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Travis Beutler

Male, age 28 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 9, 2021, a tragic shooting incident occurred near Paradise Park in Reno, Nevada, resulting in the death of 28-year-old Travis Beutler, a resident of Reno. The incident involved multiple victims, with Travis Beutler being the fatality, and two other…

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Muntsier Sharfi

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting. Twenty-four-year-old Muntsier Sharfi, a male from Bristow, Virginia, was discovered inside an overturned vehicle on July 8, 2021, in the 3300 block…

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Willie Lorenzo Parker III

Male, age 45 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a summer Friday in Washington, D.C., the life of Willie Lorenzo Parker III came to a violent end. On July 9, 2021, the 45-year-old man was in the 1400 block of 41st Street, Southeast, when gunfire erupted at approximately 10:59 p.m.…

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Chelsea Lynn Lynch

Female, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On her 28th birthday, July 9, 2021, Chelsea Lynn Lynch was tragically shot and killed in Louisville, Kentucky. A mother of four, her death marked the 105th homicide in the city for that year. Her children, who were between the ages of 6 and 13 at the time…

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Quinshawn Dewayne Lucious

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Mississippi

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late Friday night in Lowndes County, Mississippi, the sound of an altercation pierced the air on Swedenburg Circle, followed shortly by the eruption of gunfire from multiple weapons. When deputies arrived around 10 p.m. on July 9, 2021, they found…

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Shuna Hurd

Female, age 18 · Corinth, Mississippi

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, the life of 18-year-old Shauna Lee Kemp Hurd was tragically cut short in Corinth, Mississippi. The young woman, a resident of the city, passed away on July 7, 2021. While the specific details surrounding the circumstances of her death…

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Tommy D. Burton

Male, age 23 · Columbia, Mississippi

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young man's life was tragically cut short in Columbia, Mississippi. Tommy DaQuan Burton, a 23-year-old Black male, was at a residence on Gates Road on the evening of Friday, July 9th. It was there that violence erupted, and the sound…

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Jennifer Vorn

Female, age 24 · Plainfield, New Jersey

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in a brazen daylight shooting in Plainfield, New Jersey. On the afternoon of Friday, July 9, 2021, Jennifer Vorn, a 24-year-old female from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was the victim of a…

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Calvin R. Byas

Male, age 40 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of July 9, 2021, a 40-year-old man named Calvin Raymond Byas was fatally shot outside of his Norfolk, Virginia home. The tragic event unfolded in the presence of his wife. Emergency responders were called to the 7900 block of Old Ocean View…

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Laura Gentry

Female, age 44 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a brutal act of violence in Indianapolis led to the death of 44-year-old Laura Gentry, a white female whose final moments of bravery would prove crucial in bringing her killer to justice. On the morning of July 9th, Indianapolis…

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David Nickolitich Pugach

Male, age 26 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet hours of a July evening in 2021, a simmering dispute erupted into deadly violence at a Spartanburg, South Carolina, gas station, claiming the life of 26-year-old David Nickolitich Pugach. The fatal encounter, which also left another individual…

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James Glover III

Male, age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of July 9, 2021, tragedy struck in the 1500 block of Presstman Street in Baltimore, Maryland, where 39-year-old James Glover III, a Black male, was found shot to death. The incident, which was reported at approximately 7:16 p.m., was quickly…

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Joseph Frazier

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a young life was cut short on the streets of Baltimore. Joseph Frazier, a 24-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on July 9th. The incident occurred in the afternoon, at approximately 2:44 p.m., in the 1200 block of North Potomac…

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Bernd Bernie Storch

Male, age 82 · Santa-barbara, California

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 9, 2021, Bernd Bernie Storch, aged 82, and his wife, Miyako Storch, aged 87, were found dead in their home on Arbolado Road in Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara Police Department responded to a call regarding suspicious deaths at the…

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Dequann Williams

Male, age 23 · Compton, California

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dequann Lamont Williams, a 23-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on July 9, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Williams was fatally shot near 1514 Long Beach Blvd. in Compton. The…

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Miyako Storch

Female, age 87 · Santa-barbara, California

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Miyako Storch, aged 87, and her husband Bernd Storch, aged 82, were found dead in their home on Arbolado Road in Santa Barbara, California, on July 9, 2021. The Santa Barbara Police Department responded to the scene following reports of suspicious deaths.…

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Adolphus Butler

Male, age 18 · Daytona-beach, Florida

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Adolphus Butler, an 18-year-old resident of Daytona Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on July 9, 2021. Butler was found dead in the hallway of an apartment complex located at 1290 Ninth Street. The initial discovery was made by first responders who…

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Mickel Elijha Burrell-Baker

Male, age 25 · Belle-glade, Florida

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mickel Elijha Burrell-Baker, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on July 9, 2021, in Belle Glade, Florida. Mickel was fatally shot in front of a home on Southwest Avenue H. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. when Mickel stepped…

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Gregory Arnett

Male, age 52 · Warner-robins, Georgia

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a fatal encounter in a Warner Robins, Georgia, Walmart parking lot cut short the life of 52-year-old Gregory Lee Arnett. On the evening of July 7th, Arnett was sitting in his parked vehicle at the Walmart on Booth Road when he was…

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Jada Golson

Female, age 23 · Tifton, Georgia

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the summer of 2021, a house party in Tifton, Georgia, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Jada Golson. On the night of Friday, July 9th, law enforcement was called to a residence in the 4800 block of Union Road, where a…

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Naeem James

Male · Lithonia, Georgia

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

On July 9, 2021, Naeem James, a Black man from Lithonia, was fatally shot on Salem Trail in DeKalb County, a killing that left behind the outline of an ordinary summer day suddenly broken by violence. The public details released at the time were spare, but…

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Christopher Williams

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Williams, a 39-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 9, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Roseland neighborhood, where Williams was shot while walking down the street to a grocery store. Surveillance…

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Tyshawn Ross

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyshawn Ross, a 47-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on July 9, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred inside a residence in the West Pullman neighborhood, where Ross was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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William Billy Earl Collins

Male, age 53 · Doyline, Louisiana

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Doyline, Louisiana, a decorated law enforcement officer's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. William 'Billy' Earl Collins Jr., a 53-year-old male, who served as a Webster Parish Sheriff's Deputy and a Doyline Police…

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Andrew Montgomery

Male, age 23 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andrew Montgomery, a 23-year-old male from Laurinburg, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 9, 2021. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when Laurinburg police responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle on the US 74…

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Kaleal McLaurin

Male, age 24 · Laurinburg, North Carolina

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kaleal McLaurin, a 24-year-old African American male, passed away on July 9, 2021, in Laurinburg, North Carolina. His death has been a subject of investigation, with various sources providing information on the circumstances surrounding his demise. According…

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Logan Carl Jones

Male, age 23 · Cary, North Carolina

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Logan Carl Jones, a 23-year-old white male from Cary, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on July 9, 2021. Logan was born on January 31, 1998, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and spent most of his life in Cary. He was known for his strong work ethic and was…

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Mary Lou Black

Female, age 86 · Aberdeen, North Carolina

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Mary Lou Black, an 86-year-old woman from Aberdeen, NC, was tragically killed on July 9, 2021. She and her husband, D.P. Black, 91, were found shot to death in their home on Roseland Road during a welfare check. The couple was well-known and respected in…

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Carell Robinson III

Male, age 19 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of July 9, 2021, the life of 19-year-old Carell Robinson III was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The young man from Memphis, Tennessee, was at a Cook Out restaurant in the midtown area of the city, caught in the midst of a…

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Twuan West Jr.

Female, age 27 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 9, 2021, a dispute outside a Super 8 motel on Murfreesboro Pike in South Nashville turned deadly, claiming the life of 27-year-old Twuan West Jr. West, a Black man from Clarksville, was at the motel when an argument erupted…

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Richard Allen Powell

Male, age 38 · Webster, Texas

Killed Jul 9, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard Allen Powell, a 37-year-old man from Webster, Texas, tragically lost his life on July 9, 2021. Powell, who was known to use methamphetamine, had driven to a gas station in Webster where his car got stuck in the mud. Another man tried to help him but…

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John Field

Male, age 50 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Denver, Colorado, 50-year-old John Field was attending a family gathering on his block near 1st and Broadway. While walking his dog on July 9, 2016, a dark Chevy Camaro sped by, coming dangerously close to his pet. In a moment of anger…

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Leander E Winford

Male, age 59 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Leander E. Winford, aged 59, was fatally shot on July 9, 2016, in Chicago. The incident occurred during a period of intense violence in the city, which saw a sharp increase in homicides. Leander Winford was killed in the West Side neighborhood of Chicago, an…

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Koma Davis

Male, age 36 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the life of 36-year-old Koma Davis was cut short by an act of violence in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans. On the evening of Saturday, July 9, 2016, Davis was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting. The incident prompted an…

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Nallely Martinez

Female, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a young mother's life was tragically cut short in the Detroit metropolitan area, leaving behind a grieving family and a case that remains a somber mystery. Nallely Martinez, a 27-year-old resident of Melvindale, Michigan, passed away on…

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Martha Medina

Female, age 43 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of July 9, 2016, a tragic sequence of events unfolded on the southwest side of Detroit, Michigan, claiming the lives of two women. Martha Veronica Rodriguez Rios, a 42-year-old female, arrived at a residence on the 8000 block of…

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Juan Antonio Collado

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of Saturday, July 9, 2016, a 39-year-old Hispanic male named Juan Antonio Collado lost his life on a Philadelphia street. At approximately 1:27 a.m., Philadelphia Police officers were called to the 800 block of West Wingohocken Street.…

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Malcolm Evans

Male, age 19 · Bear, Delaware

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Malcolm Evans, a 19-year-old Black man, left his family's home in the Rutledge neighborhood of Bear, Delaware, shortly after 4 a.m. on July 9, 2016. The Delaware State University student was driving to his part-time job at FedEx when a single gunshot was…

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Debra Johnson

Female, age 66 · Horatio, Arkansas

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Horatio, Arkansas, a grim discovery was made on a Saturday afternoon in July. Responding to a disturbance call on Cottage Hill Road, Sevier County deputies encountered a man leaving the residence who they would soon identify as…

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Llewellyn Don Brown

Male, age 70 · Horatio, Arkansas

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a quiet family homeplace in Horatio, Arkansas, became the scene of a tragedy that cut short the life of Dr. Llewellyn Don Brown. A respected 70-year-old male, he was visiting his hometown from Cave Creek, Arizona, when his life was…

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Melissa Moran

Female, age 42 · Kearneysville, West Virginia

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

Melissa Moran, a 42-year-old White woman, was killed on July 9, 2016, at the Kearneysville, West Virginia, home she shared with her husband, Jerald W. Moran II. The case unfolded early that Saturday morning, when the couple was found dead inside the residence…

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John Arthur Kipper Garrett

Male, age 46 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Jul 9, 2016 · 10 years ago

John Arthur Garrett Jr., also known as 'Kipper,' was born on October 23, 1969, in Kitzingen, Germany, and later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he spent most of his life. He passed away on July 9, 2016, at the age of 46. Garrett was a beloved member of…

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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.