Deaths by Force on June 5

Deaths by Force (517)

Death by Force75th anniversary

Lester Kenneth Setser

Male, age 32 · Decatur, Arkansas

Killed Jun 5, 1951 · 75 years ago

In the midst of a tense labor strike that had gripped the town of Decatur, Arkansas, Constable Lester Kenneth Setser, a 32-year-old White male, found himself on duty, trying to maintain peace. It was on June 5, 1951, that a disturbance call from the Pluss…

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Marcaus Odem

Male, age 43 · Goodwater, Alabama

Killed Jun 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

A quiet Saturday evening in Coosa County, Alabama, turned tragic on June 5, 2021, ending the life of 43-year-old Marcaus Odem of Sylacauga. Odem was walking along U.S. Highway 280 near Goodwater when he was struck by a vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run incident.…

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Jamison Jaron Weeden

Male, age 28 · Okmulgee, Oklahoma

Killed Jun 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the life of Jamison Jaron Weeden, a 28-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short. On June 5, 2021, Weeden was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds near the 1300 block of…

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Hilber Martinez-Velasquez

Male, age 20 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Jun 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet morning hours of June 5, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the peace in a Hyattsville, Maryland neighborhood, leaving two young men dead and a community searching for answers. Twenty-year-old Hilber Martinez-Velasquez, a male resident of the…

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Jose Velasquez-Lemos

Male, age 20 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Jun 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a June day, the lives of two young men were cut short in a burst of violence that left a community searching for answers. Jose Velasquez-Lemos, a 20-year-old male, and his companion, Hilber Martinez-Velasquez, also 20, were found…

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Abraham Mireles

Male, age 25 · South-gate, California

Killed Jun 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Abraham Mireles, a 25-year-old resident of South Gate, California, tragically lost his life on June 5, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Mireles died from a penetrating gunshot wound to the head. The incident…

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Kaleb Andrew Davis

Male, age 22 · East Saint Louis, Illinois

Killed Jun 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On June 5, 2021, in East St. Louis, Illinois, Kaleb Andrew Davis, a Black male, age 22, was killed by gunfire. Public memorial records list the date and place of the killing, while a funeral notice confirms the identity of the male, age 22, as Kaleb Andrew…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jonathon McKinsey

Male, age 28 · Gloucester, Virginia

Killed Jun 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a quiet Gloucester Point neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon in June, the lives of many were irrevocably altered by a tragic and violent series of events. Jonathan 'Jack' Alan McKinsey, a 28-year-old male, was enjoying a pool party with his girlfriend…

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Ivan Anders Garcia

Male, age 26 · East Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 5, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ivan Anders Garcia was 26 years old when he died on Sunday, June 5, 2011, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds in the 1400 block of South Garfield. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Joshua Guzman

Male · West Hills, California

Killed Jun 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

On June 5, 2006, emergency personnel and law enforcement were called to respond to the death of an infant in the western San Fernando Valley. The child was identified as Joshua Guzman, an infant boy of Latino heritage who was less than one year old.…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Kenneth Leroy Callihan

Male, age 59 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 5, 2006 · 20 years ago

Kenneth Leroy Callihan was 59 years old when he died on Monday, June 5, 2006, in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma on 30th Street east of…

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Donna Lynn Ervin

Female, age 47 · Manchester Square, California

Killed Jun 5, 2001 · 25 years ago

Donna Lynn Ervin was 47 years old when she died on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, in the Manchester Square area of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 7516 S. Western Ave. Her death was ruled a…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Abram Benavidez

Male, age 54 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jun 5, 1976 · 50 years ago

On the morning of June 5, 1976, in Portland, Oregon, 54-year-old Abram Benavidez, a male and a member of the Native American/Indigenous community, was found dead in an alley behind homes in the 4300 block of North Montana Avenue. Police were called at…

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Aaron L Reese

Male, age 58 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Aaron L. Reese, age 58, was killed on June 5, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri, after what police described as a family dispute that turned deadly inside a townhome in the 9700 block of Locust Street, near East 97th Terrace, East 99th Street and Holmes Road.…

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Aleasha Harrison

Female, age 58 · Sarcoxie, Missouri

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the small town of Sarcoxie, Missouri, a tragedy unfolded on the morning of June 5, 2026, ending the life of 58-year-old Aleasha Christine Harrison. The quiet of the morning was shattered when the Jasper County Sheriff's Office received a dispatch call at…

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Alejandro Casillas

Male, age 33 · Lancaster, California

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Alejandro Casillas Jr., a 33-year-old male, was reported missing after he was last known to have disappeared on a Sunday at approximately 3:00 a.m. in the Lancaster, California area. For several days, his family searched and hoped he would be found alive…

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Alex Carl Wilson

Male, age 56 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Alex Carl Wilson, a 56-year-old man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died after a shooting on Friday night, June 5, 2026, in the St. George area. The incident unfolded at a home on Tiger Bend Road near 7 Pines Avenue, where deputies said Wilson had gone to pick…

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Anshul Kuncha

Male, age 28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Anshul Kuncha, a 28-year-old Indian man, was killed in North Philadelphia while working a late-night pizza delivery shift, a job he reportedly took on part-time while building his life in the United States. Online reports identify him as a native of…

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Jesse Braswell

Male · Newport News, Virginia

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of June 5, 2026, the life of Boatswain's Mate Seaman Jesse Dean Braswell was cut short by a shooting incident aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. The vessel was docked at the Newport News Shipyard in Virginia at the…

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Calvin Smith

Male, age 34 · Aynor, South Carolina

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Aynor, South Carolina, the evening of June 5, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 34-year-old Calvin Smith. A resident of Galivants Ferry, Smith was fatally shot following a heated argument that also…

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Corey Ray

Male, age 24 · Camden, Alabama

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Friday, June 5, 2026, the life of 24-year-old Corey Ray was tragically cut short in Camden, Alabama. Responding to a call at approximately 7 p.m. on Ann Street, law enforcement officers discovered Ray inside a vehicle, suffering from a…

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Craig Anthony Williams

Male, age 21 · Timmonsville, South Carolina

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet, early morning hours of Friday, June 5, 2026, a wave of violence shattered the peace in Timmonsville, South Carolina, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Craig Anthony Williams, a 21-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on Byrd…

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Craig Beeth

Male, age 50 · Pinellas Park, Florida

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of June 5, 2026, the quiet of a Pinellas Park, Florida, business was shattered by the sound of a single gunshot. Responding to a call at approximately 4:44 a.m., deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to…

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Dallas Duncan

Female, age 32 · Baytown, Texas

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Baytown, Texas, a tragedy unfolded on June 5, 2026, leaving two people dead and a community in shock. The life of 32-year-old Dallas Duncan was cut short in what law enforcement officials have described as a murder-suicide. The…

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Diego Pereira

Male, age 31 · Miami Beach, Florida

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Friday, June 5, 2026, a dispute inside a Miami Beach sports bar escalated into a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 31-year-old Diego Pereira. The incident began with a physical altercation between Pereira and another…

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Forrest Self

Male, age 34 · Foley, Alabama

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Foley, Alabama, Forrest Blake Self, a 34-year-old man known for his generous spirit and love for the outdoors, found his life tragically cut short on the evening of June 5, 2026. A devoted father to his two sons, Johnathan and…

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Idarrious Iantron Bowie

Male, age 27 · Brandon, Mississippi

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

On the evening of June 5, 2026, the life of 27-year-old Idarrious Iantron Bowie was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Brandon, Mississippi. A former standout football player for Morton High School, Ole Miss, and Jackson State University, Bowie was…

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Isaac Wavy Bradley

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Isaac “Wavy” Bradley, a 32-year-old male, was killed on June 5, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, when gunfire erupted in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. Bradley was known across Chicago as a chef, restaurant owner, and entrepreneur whose work had made him a…

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Jaliyah Katherine Watts

Male · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Jaliyah Katherine Watts, an 11-month-old female, died on June 5, 2026, after a shooting inside an apartment in the Orlando, Florida, area. She was killed alongside her 2-year-old sister, Tiana Rae Watts, in what authorities described as a murder-suicide…

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Nasir Majied

Male, age 22 · Towson, Maryland

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Nasir Majied, a 22-year-old male Towson University student, was driving north on York Road in Towson, Maryland, on Friday afternoon, June 5, 2026, when an ordinary trip through the busy downtown area turned deadly. Around 3:20 p.m., just before the Towson…

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Robert Bob Haswell Sr.

Male, age 67 · Ashland, Nebraska

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the small, tight-knit community of Ashland, Nebraska, a shocking act of violence shattered the local peace on a late spring afternoon. On June 5, 2026, 67-year-old Robert "Bob" Haswell Sr., a man known in his community as "Drywall Bob," was shot and killed…

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Tiana Rae Watts

Female, age 2 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

On the evening of June 5, 2026, a devastating tragedy unfolded in an Orlando, Florida, apartment complex, culminating in the death of two-year-old Tiana Rae Watts and her infant sister. The harrowing events began when Orange County Sheriff's deputies…

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Vincent Singletary

Male, age 65 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Hamilton, Ohio, the summer of 2026 was tragically marked by the untimely death of Vincent Singletary, a 65-year-old man known for his friendly and outgoing nature. On the afternoon of Friday, June 5, 2026, police were called to a…

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Walter Cauldle

Male, age 36 · Norcross, Georgia

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

Walter Cauldle, a 36-year-old man, was killed after a shooting in Norcross, Georgia, on Friday, June 5, 2026. Police said the violence unfolded in the 2200 block of Pelican Drive, where officers were called to a report of a person shot. When they arrived…

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Willie Redmond

Male, age 53 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jun 5, 2026 · this year

In the quiet city of Dayton, Ohio, the life of 53-year-old Willie Redmond was tragically cut short on the evening of Friday, June 5, 2026. Redmond, a man known for his strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit, was fatally shot inside a residence on…

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Tahjir N. Pipkin

Male, age 19 · New Castle, Delaware

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tahjir N. Pipkin, a 19-year-old Black male from New Castle, Delaware, died on June 5, 2025, after being shot multiple times in the upper body in the Rose Hill Gardens neighborhood. Police were called around 9:25 p.m. to the 100 block of Ryan Avenue, where…

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Marcus Cunningham Jr

Male, age 22 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic turn of events on June 5, 2025, 22-year-old Marcus Cunningham Jr. was found shot to death inside an apartment at the Autumn Trace Apartments on Rocky Creek Road in Macon, Georgia. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office responded to a call and discovered…

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Carlos Hernandez

Male, age 19 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Carlos Hernandez, 19, male, Latino, died in Los Angeles on June 5, 2025, after being taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. County records list his manner of death as an accident, with the cause specifically recorded as a gunshot wound of the…

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Joshua Ledesma

Male, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On June 5, 2025, in East Los Angeles, Joshua Ledesma, 30, a male of Latino ethnicity, was shot in a residential driveway on the 500 block of Bradshaw Avenue, less than a block from Eastmont Intermediate School just hours after its graduation ceremony.…

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Tracy Renee Harpert

Female, age 57 · Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tracy Renee Harpert, 57, a White/Caucasian woman, died on June 5, 2025, on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County. Family obituary notices list the place of death as Palos Verdes Estates, reflecting a quiet coastal community where Tracy Renee…

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Chad Wirsing

Male, age 51 · Freeport, Illinois

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Chad Wirsing, 51, a male from Freeport, Illinois, was found dead on the morning of June 5, 2025, inside a home in the 1700 block of South Galena Avenue. Officers arrived after a call reporting two people shot and discovered two men with gunshot wounds; the…

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Joseph J. Martin

Male, age 59 · Pontiac, Illinois

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joseph J. Martin, a 59-year-old male of White/Caucasian ethnicity from Pontiac, Illinois, died on June 5, 2025. He was found inside a residence in the city alongside his 25-year-old son, Braden Martin, both deceased from gunshot wounds. Authorities publicly…

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Krystal Rivera

Female, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

Krystal Rivera, 36, a female Chicago police officer of Puerto Rican descent, died on June 5, 2025, after being struck by a single round fired by her partner during a late-night foot chase in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The pursuit began just before 10…

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Claribel Torres-Duran

Female, age 42 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic day in June, a vibrant life was cut short in a quiet neighborhood. Claribel Torres-Duran, a 42-year-old woman, became a victim of a devastating act of violence that also claimed the life of her young daughter. Born in Manacla, Dominican Republic…

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Evangelina Velasquez

Female, age 10 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of a Thursday in Hamilton Township, a quiet neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunshots, marking the tragic end for 10-year-old Evangelina Velasquez. Evangelina, a fourth-grade student at Foundation Academy Charter School in…

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Rolando Acte Mejia

Male, age 36 · Howell, New Jersey

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours, the quiet streets of Howell, New Jersey, became the backdrop for a tragic discovery. Rolando Acte Mejia, a 36-year-old male, was found deceased inside his vehicle on White Street. The initial response from the Howell Police…

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Reagan Wilson

Female, age 21 · Lebanon, Missouri

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a late Thursday night in Lebanon, Missouri, the life of 21-year-old Reagan Lynn Wilson was tragically cut short. On June 5, 2025, police responded to a call of a shooting at a residence in the 700 block of North Adams Avenue just before midnight. Inside…

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JR Anthony Monteleone III

Male, age 47 · Prospect, Oregon

Killed Jun 5, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of June 5, 2025, a call drew Jackson County deputies to a residence in the 2000 block of Shelly Drive outside Prospect, Oregon, where they found 47-year-old JR Anthony Monteleone III suffering from a gunshot wound. A Mercy Flights ambulance…

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