Deaths by Force on June 18

Deaths by Force (510)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Demetrist Glover

Male, age 29 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 18, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a neighborhood in Oxon Hill, Maryland. When patrol officers arrived at the 1400 block of Southern Avenue at approximately 2:05 a.m., they discovered a man lying outside…

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Elwin Coste

Male, age 17 · Bronx, New York

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Elwin Coste, a 17-year-old male who was described in Dominican press as Dominican, came to the Bronx in mid-June 2016 to see family and spend time near his grandfather’s home on Tiffany Street, a visit that was supposed to be brief and familiar. He had roots…

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Arnold Mendez

Male, age 33 · Norwalk, California

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Arnold Mendez, a 33-year-old resident of Norwalk, California, tragically lost his life on June 20, 2016, after being shot on June 18, 2016. Mendez was walking north from his home on Claressa Avenue around 11:30 p.m. when a dark-colored, four-door vehicle…

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Deshawn Brown

Male, age 17 · Oakland, California

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deshawn Brown, a 17-year-old from Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2016. He was shot in the 2100 block of Harrington Avenue around 10 p.m. during a surge of violence in the area. The incident was part of a broader pattern of violence…

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Rafael Cervantes Ortuno

Male, age 30 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rafael Cervantes Ortuno, aged 30, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2016, in Sacramento, California. His death was the result of a violent incident that occurred during a robbery. On that fateful day, Antonio Alfonso Reyna entered a residence with the…

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Santiago Vargas-Ramirez

Male, age 45 · Meadow-valley, California

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Santiago Vargas-Ramirez, aged 45, tragically passed away on June 18, 2016, in Meadow Valley, CA. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the day of his death, Santiago…

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Amparo Moreno

Female, age 44 · Lehigh-acres, Florida

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Amparo Moreno, a 44-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on June 18, 2016, in Lehigh Acres, Florida. The incident occurred outside her home on 9th Street West, where she was involved in a heated argument with her husband, Placido Moreno-Torres.…

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Emily Tensley

Female, age 27 · Bartow, Florida

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Emily Tensley, a 27-year-old resident of Bartow, Florida, tragically lost her life on June 18, 2016. She was found unresponsive in the breezeway of her apartment complex, Azalea Gardens, after being shot. Despite immediate efforts by police and paramedics to…

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Ricardo Vaca

Male, age 20 · Lehigh-acres, Florida

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ricardo Vaca, a 20-year-old resident of Lehigh Acres, Florida, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2016. The incident occurred when Vaca attempted to intervene in a domestic dispute between his neighbors, Placido Moreno-Torres and Amparo Moreno. According to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Wilfredo Maldonado-Roman

Male, age 24 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Wilfredo Maldonado-Roman, a 24-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed outside Tu Casa Boriqua Sports Bar on Lake Underhill Drive in Orlando, Florida, on June 18, 2016. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cameron Wilkins Jr.

Male, age 21 · Waycross, Georgia

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the community of Waycross, Georgia, was shaken by a violent act that claimed the life of 21-year-old Cameron Wilkins Jr., an African American male. On the evening of June 18th, gunfire erupted at the Garlington Heights apartments, a…

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Enrique Ramirez Trejo

Male, age 49 · Covington, Georgia

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a warm evening in June 2016, Enrique Ramirez Trejo, a 49-year-old man, left his job as the general manager at El Charro, a Mexican restaurant in Covington, Georgia, for the last time. After a long career of more than two decades at the restaurant, his…

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Felicia Williams

Female, age 32 · Waycross, Georgia

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Waycross, Georgia, the life of 32-year-old Felicia Nicole Jefferson Williams, an African American woman, was tragically cut short. On June 18, 2016, what should have been an ordinary night turned into a scene of violence at the…

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Kenneth Holloway Jr.

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a dispute over a bottle of liquor at a birthday party in Columbus, Georgia, ended in the shooting death of 25-year-old Kenneth Holloway Jr. The male victim, affectionately known as 'Baby Kenny,' was killed on Saturday, June 18, 2016.…

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Prakash Patel

Male, age 40 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Macon, Georgia, a beloved member of the community, Prakash Patel, was tragically killed. The 40-year-old Indian man was working as a clerk at the Gary Food Mart and Sunoco Gas Station on Bloomfield Drive when two…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Alejandro Jano Fuentes

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alejandro "Jano" Fuentes, a 45-year-old male singer of Mexican descent, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. Fuentes, who had gained fame as a top 10 finalist on Mexico's version of "The Voice" in 2011, was shot multiple times…

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Ciara Faires

Female, age 23 · Mattoon, Illinois

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ciara Jade Faires, a 23-year-old woman from Mattoon, Illinois, tragically passed away on June 18, 2016. She was pronounced dead at 1:17 a.m. at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Ciara was known for her love of the beach, her passion for cooking, and her…

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Margaret Shanahan

Female, age 65 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Dr. Margaret Shanahan, a 65-year-old Caucasian woman, was found dead on June 18, 2016, in her Hyde Park home in Chicago, IL. She was a prominent Jungian psychotherapist, well-regarded in her field. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head, and…

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Michael Brown

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael A. Brown, a 23-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2016, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. Michael's death was a result of a…

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James Baker

Male, age 64 · Amelia, Ohio

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

James E. Baker, a 64-year-old Caucasian male from Amelia, Ohio, tragically passed away on June 18, 2016. He was the owner of KayJay Gun Shop and was well-regarded in his community. Baker was fatally shot in the neck during a concealed carry class at his gun…

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SaDario Wagner

Male, age 24 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Sa'Dario Wagner, a 24-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on June 18, 2016, in Cleveland, OH. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a larger criminal incident that led to multiple arrests and legal proceedings.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keith Jackson

Male, age 47 · Smyrna, Tennessee

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a summer evening in Smyrna, Tennessee, a dispute between two men escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 47-year-old Keith Jackson. The Black / African American man was shot and killed on Saturday, June 18, 2016, following a heated…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Benito Ruiz Gonzales

Male, age 35 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Benito Ruiz Gonzales, a 35-year-old Hispanic male, passed away on June 18, 2016, in Beaumont, Texas. His death was a significant event in the local community, and it has been the subject of various investigations and legal proceedings. The circumstances…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael D. Hedges

Male, age 57 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Michael Hedges, a 57-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona, enters the public record in the spare language of a single obituary notice: a name, an age, a city, and the simple statement that he “passed away” on June 18, 2011. The brief line was published in The…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lionell Clay

Male, age 35 · Oakland, California

Found Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

On June 18, 2011, 35-year-old Lionell Clay was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The shooting occurred in the 800 block of 19th Street. Clay's death was one of many homicides in Oakland that year, contributing to a sharp rise in the city's homicide rate…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David Matthews

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Washington, D.C., the life of David Andrew Matthews was tragically cut short. On June 18, 2011, at approximately 12:31 a.m., the 32-year-old man was shot and killed in the unit block of Longfellow Street, Northwest.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Asad Al Muhanna

Male, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Asian / Pacific Islander male, age 48, Asad Al Muhanna was killed in Chicago on June 18, 2011. Public records list his name, age, and date of death in Chicago, and note that he died by homicide. These details place him amid a violent year for the city, when…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Kenna Favors

Female, age 44 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

On June 18, 2011, police officers in Detroit, Michigan, responded to a call at a residence located at 3407 25th Street. Upon arrival at the home on the city's west side, authorities discovered the body of Kenna Favors. The 44-year-old Black female had died…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael Hunter

Male, age 30 · Durham, North Carolina

Found Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

On June 18, 2011, 30-year-old Michael Hunter was shot and killed while driving on the Durham Freeway in North Carolina. A car pulled alongside his vehicle, and someone inside opened fire. Hunter managed to drive his car for another 200 yards before crashing…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Hakim Nicholas

Male, age 16 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Hakim Nicholas, a 16-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was tragically killed on June 18, 2011. He was shot and lost his life in a neighborhood incident that highlighted the ongoing issue of violence affecting young people in Philadelphia at the time. Hakim…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dekar Jones

Male, age 32 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the summer of 2011, the life of 32-year-old Dekar Kareen Jones was cut short by gunfire in Norfolk, Virginia. On the early morning of June 18th, a dispute escalated into a fatal shooting on Selden Avenue, leaving Jones, a local man, dead and a community in…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ruben Fematt

Male, age 48 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ruben Fematt, a 48-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on June 18, 2011, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 1:50 a.m., in the alley behind his home on North Sanford Avenue. According to the Los Angeles…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jarriel Hitchcock

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Jun 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

On June 18, 2006, Jarriel Hitchcock, aged 22, was shot and killed in Akron, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. when Jarriel was driving his vehicle near the intersection of Bellevue Avenue and Magennis Avenue in Summit County. During the…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Ashley Barker

Female, age 19 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Jun 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 18, 2006, the life of 19-year-old Ashley Barker was tragically cut short in Lafayette, Louisiana. A patrol officer discovered the young White female deceased in her silver 1998 Mitsubishi Galant, approximately a mile from…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Adrian Pa-Man Ramirez Garza

Male, age 22 · Odessa, Texas

Killed Jun 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Adrian Pa-Man Ramirez Garza, a 22-year-old Hispanic male from Odessa, Texas, tragically died on June 18, 2006. He was shot at a party in west Odessa after a fight escalated out of control. Adrian was taken to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, where he…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Huy Ngo

Male, age 17 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jun 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Huy Ngo, a 17-year-old Vietnamese-American male, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2006, in Houston, Texas. He was killed alongside Maria Aparece, 23, in a brutal crime spree that involved carjacking, robbery, rape, and murder. The couple was in Aparece's…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Maria Aparece

Female, age 23 · Houston, Texas

Killed Jun 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Maria Aparece, a 23-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life on June 18, 2006. Maria, also known as "Sally," was a resident of Sugar Land, TX. Her death was a result of a brutal crime that shocked the community. Maria Aparece and her…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Opal Hensley

Female, age 40 · Barberton, Ohio

Killed Jun 18, 1996 · 30 years ago

On June 18, 1996, Opal Hensley, aged 40, was found deceased in Barberton, Ohio, located in Summit County. Her death was determined to be a homicide, and the case remains unsolved. The incident was part of a series of cold cases that the Ohio Attorney…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Robert Howard Hinson

Male, age 59 · Columbus, North Carolina

Killed Jun 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

Corporal Robert Howard Hinson, aged 59, was a dedicated officer with the Columbus County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. On the night of June 18, 1991, he responded to a breaking and entering call at the county airport. Tragically, this call was a ruse…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

William James Truesdale

Male, age 53 · Lakewood, Colorado

Killed Jun 18, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the late morning light of June 18, 1986, a day that marked his wedding anniversary and fell just two months shy of his planned retirement, Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff William James Truesdale was working an off-duty security job at the Citywide Bank on…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Yolanda Johnson

Female, age 22 · Sacramento, California

Killed Jun 18, 1986 · 40 years ago

On June 18, 1986, the decomposing body of 22-year-old African American female Yolanda Johnson was discovered in the closet of an abandoned duplex on Fourth Avenue in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California. Her remains were found by police after a…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

Robert Arnow

Male, age 33 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Jun 18, 1921 · 105 years ago

Robert Edward Arnow, a 33-year-old white male, met a tragic end on June 18, 1921, in Gainesville, Florida. Deputy Sheriff Arnow was attempting to arrest a man for carrying a concealed weapon when the incident occurred. Accompanied by a local police chief…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

John Spell

Male, age 41 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Jun 18, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night on June 18, 1906, Denver Patrolman John Spellman, a 41-year-old male, was walking his beat on 19th Street. His shift had been a typical one in a part of the city that respectable family men usually avoided after dark. For…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Michael Bright

Male, age 53 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jun 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Bright, a 53-year-old man, found his life tragically cut short on the evening of Friday, June 18, 2021, in what should have been the safety of his own home in Louisville, Kentucky. The residence on Shibley Avenue, located off Seatonville Road, became…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Angela Beard

Female, age 55 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Angela Beard, a 55-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost her life on June 18, 2021, in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred near 6519 S. Vermont Avenue in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Roy Robert Harris Jr

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Roy Robert Harris Jr., a 30-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on June 18, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Harris was shot near 1321 E. 115th St. in the Watts neighborhood.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ronald Graves

Male, age 30 · Exmore, Virginia

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Saturday evening in June 2016, a series of violent events unfolded in Northampton County, Virginia, culminating in the death of 30-year-old Ronald Graves of Portsmouth. The tragic chain of events began on Frederick Douglass Road in Exmore, where…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Edilberto Flores-Placios

Male, age 48 · Duncan, South Carolina

Killed Jun 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of June 18, 2016, a residence on East Main Street in Duncan, South Carolina, became the scene of a violent and tragic event. Edilberto Flores-Palacio and his roommate, Edgar Ruben Cojon-Lopez, were enjoying a day off from their jobs at a local…

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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.