Deaths by Force on June 21

Deaths by Force (558)

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Andrew Goodman

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Mississippi

Killed Jun 21, 1964 · 62 years ago

On a hot summer day in Mississippi, June 21, 1964, a 20-year-old white, Jewish civil rights worker from New York named Andrew Goodman was murdered. He, along with two other activists, James Chaney, a 21-year-old Black man from Mississippi, and Michael…

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James Earl Chaney

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Mississippi

Killed Jun 21, 1964 · 62 years ago

James Earl Chaney, a 21-year-old African American man from Meridian, Mississippi, was a passionate and committed civil rights activist. His dedication to the cause of racial equality ultimately led to his death on June 21, 1964, in Neshoba County…

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Al Watson

Male · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 21, 1920 · 106 years ago

Al Watson, a drifter, was murdered on June 21, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois. He was involved in a notorious case known as 'The Case of the Ragged Stranger.' Al Watson, whose age and ethnicity are not explicitly documented, was killed by Carl Otto Wanderer, a…

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Ruth Anna Johnson Wanderer

Female, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 21, 1920 · 106 years ago

Ruth Anna Johnson Wanderer, a 21-year-old woman from Chicago, Illinois, met a tragic end on June 21, 1920. Ruth, who was pregnant at the time, was shot and killed during what initially appeared to be a robbery attempt. The incident occurred in the vestibule…

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Floyd Scroggins

Male, age 64 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Jun 21, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the summer of 2025, the life of 64-year-old Floyd Scroggins, a male resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of June 21st, officers from the Shreveport Police Department were dispatched to the 4100 block of Crosby…

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Amanda Warmack

Female, age 39 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Jun 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 39-year-old Amanda Warmack was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence. Her death, which has been ruled a homicide, has left a void in the lives of those who knew her and has prompted an ongoing investigation by law…

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Valerio Echeverrya

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

Valerio Ramon Echevarria, a resident of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on June 21, 2024, at the age of 30. He was born on November 25, 1993, and his life came to an end unexpectedly, leaving behind a legacy of cherished memories for his loved ones. The…

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Dwight Sanders

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 21, 2024 · 2 years ago

Dwight Dontaye Sanders, 46, was beaten to death on the night of Friday, June 21, 2024, in the 5400 block of West Congress Parkway in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. The Chicago Police Department investigated, and Area Four detectives were…

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William Nelson

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On June 21, 2023, at approximately 8:02 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to a call on the 6000 block of Regent Street, where they discovered 40-year-old William Nelson suffering from a gunshot wound. The officers immediately transported him to…

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Leo D. Franklin

Male, age 47 · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Killed Jun 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic incident on June 21, 2022, a 47-year-old Maryland resident, Leo D. Franklin, was killed in a shooting at a motel in Stafford, Virginia, a community near Fredericksburg. The male victim was found at the Red Roof Inn located on Warrenton Road. The…

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Ammon Riveria

Male, age 20 · Randallstown, Maryland

Killed Jun 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early evening of a Tuesday in Randallstown, Maryland, a young life was abruptly ended. Twenty-year-old Ammon Riveria, a male resident of the area, was found suffering from a fatal gunshot wound on June 21, 2022. The discovery was made in the 8700 block…

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Andrew Coffey

Male, age 34 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jun 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Rochester, New York, tragedy struck the life of 34-year-old Andrew Coffey. On June 21, 2022, police responded to a call on Lang Street around 2:30 p.m. where they made a grim discovery. Coffey, a male resident of the city, was found…

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Adrian Deron Garner

Male, age 48 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Jun 21, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the summer of 2020, on June 21st, the life of 48-year-old Adrian Deron Garner, a male resident of Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Around 11 a.m. that morning, at the intersection of Southern Avenue and Hemlock Street in the Park Duvalle…

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Sherry Adams

Female, age 65 · Santa-maria, California

Killed Jun 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Sherry Adams, aged 65, tragically died on June 21, 2019, in Santa Maria, California. Her death was part of a harrowing incident involving her husband, Claude "Bodie" Adams, and their son, Seth Adams. The sequence of events began with Claude Adams, who was…

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Benjamin Zapata

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

On the first day of summer, June 21, 2019, a baby boy named Benjamin Zapata died in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was less than a year old. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined his death was a homicide, though…

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David Williams

Male, age 50 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Jun 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Summerville, South Carolina, the life of 50-year-old David Williams, a male, came to a sudden and violent end in his home. In the early morning hours, his daughter was startled awake by a loud noise. Upon investigating, she discovered her…

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Edmond Deonta Dill

Male, age 21 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Jun 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

On June 21, 2015, a violent incident unfolded in the North St. Louis neighborhood known as The Greater Ville, claiming the life of 21-year-old Edmond Deonta Dill. It was a Sunday afternoon, coinciding with Father’s Day, when police officers were summoned to…

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Kenneth Kinard

Male, age 30 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jun 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

On June 21, 2015, Kenneth Kinard, 30, a Black/African American male, was fatally shot during a pool party at a North Phoenix apartment complex in Phoenix, Arizona. He was attending a social gathering at the complex when an argument broke out among people at…

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Justin Williams

Male, age 20 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jun 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was cut short in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving a family to grapple with a future he would never see. Justin Williams, a 20-year-old father, was killed on June 21, 2015. His death was the result of a homicide. Just two…

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Martel Taylor

Male, age 18 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Jun 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, the life of 18-year-old Martel Taylor was tragically cut short in a late-night shooting in Detroit, Michigan. The incident unfolded shortly before midnight on June 21st in an alley on Monroe Street in the city's Greektown neighborhood.…

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Almicar Ponce Jr

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Almicar Ponce Jr., a 21-year-old Native American, tragically lost his life on June 23, 2015, after being shot in the head in the Historic South-Central area of Los Angeles. The incident occurred in the early hours of June 21, 2015, when Ponce was standing on…

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Ismael Galarraga-Brown

Male, age 17 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Jun 21, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ismael Lazaro Galarraga-Brown, a 17-year-old teenager from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on June 21, 2015. The incident occurred in the 1800 block of West 43rd Street in the Vermont Square neighborhood. According to reports…

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Cesar Daniel Verdugo

Male, age 35 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 21, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet, predawn hours of Thursday, June 21, 2012, a California Highway Patrol officer traveling through the rugged foothills of the Verdugo Mountains spotted flames flickering against the hillside. At approximately 2:56 a.m., emergency dispatchers…

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Shui Fan Tsang

Female, age 51 · Rosemead, California

Killed Jun 21, 2004 · 22 years ago

On Monday, June 21, 2004, authorities were called to a scene in Rosemead, California, where fifty-one-year-old Shui Fan Tsang died under circumstances that investigators determined to be a homicide. Tsang, an Asian woman residing in the San Gabriel Valley…

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Maurice Law

Male, age 18 · Palmdale, California

Killed Jun 21, 2000 · 26 years ago

Maurice Law was 18 years old when he died on Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in Palmdale. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at the rear of 44755 2nd St. East. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Emmanuel Malan

Male · Manhattan, New York

Killed Jun 21, 1995 · 31 years ago

Emmanuel Malan, a male taxi driver, was killed on June 21, 1995, during the last stretch of a violent, fast-moving rampage that had already spilled from New Jersey into New York City. By the time Malan’s shift intersected with the wrong passenger, police in…

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Robert Bartone

Male, age 22 · Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Killed Jun 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

On June 21, 1972, 22-year-old Robert Bartone, a male resident of Delanco, New Jersey, was inside the Heritage Office Building at 383 Kings Highway North in nearby Cherry Hill when an ordinary afternoon of office work was shattered without warning. The…

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Stephen B. Robinson

Male, age 42 · Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Killed Jun 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

Stephen B. Robinson, a 42-year-old male from Cinnaminson, New Jersey, went to work on June 21, 1972, not knowing that an ordinary afternoon would turn into one of the most notorious mass shootings in the state's history. That day he was inside the Heritage…

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Charles Merkel

Male, age 37 · Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Killed Jun 21, 1972 · 54 years ago

Charles Merkel, a 37-year-old man from Cherry Hill, walked into what should have been a routine workday at the Heritage Office Building on Kings Highway on June 21, 1972. The low, unassuming structure at 383 Kings Highway North, sometimes called the Heritage…

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John Swearingen

Male · Jefferson, Iowa

Killed Jun 21, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the quiet town of Jefferson, Iowa, a tragic series of events unfolded in June of 1902, culminating in the death of City Marshal John Swearingen. A male of unknown age, Swearingen was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, June 21, 1902, while attempting…

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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.