Deaths by Force on March 1

Deaths by Force (444)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Shannon Kitchens

Male, age 55 · Mccordsville, Indiana

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

On March 1, 2016, the life of 55-year-old Shannon Dean Kitchens of Mccordsville, Indiana, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting. His body was discovered by a passerby on the side of a rural road in Hancock County. Kitchens, a long-time welder, was a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Aletha Amanii Marie Burke

Female, age 6 · Sanford, Florida

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Aletha Amanii Marie Burke, a six-year-old girl from Sanford, Florida, tragically lost her life on March 1, 2016. Aletha was playing on the living room floor of a family member's house when she discovered a loaded pistol underneath the couch. The gun…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jalen Devar Bell

Male, age 21 · North-port, Florida

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jalen Devar Bell, a 21-year-old African American male from North Port, FL, tragically lost his life on March 2, 2016, following a shooting incident at Blue Ridge Park. Bell was found unconscious behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger truck with a gunshot wound to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jarrod Swinton

Male, age 25 · Daytona-beach, Florida

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jarrod Swinton, a 25-year-old resident of Daytona Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 1, 2016. Swinton, who was known for his love of riding dirt bikes, breeding dogs, and spending time with his family, was involved in a fatal altercation that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kendol Mutin

Male, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday in New Orleans, the life of Kendol J. Mutin, a 26-year-old male, was abruptly ended. On March 1, 2016, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Mutin was shot and killed as he opened the door to his home in the 1700 block of Piety Street in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Andre Davis

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Andre Davis, a 30-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on March 1, 2016, in Philadelphia, PA. He was found lying on the ground in a park on the 700 block of Cobbs Creek Parkway, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the prompt arrival of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyrell Jones

Male, age 20 · Homestead, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 1, 2016, the quiet of a Homestead, Pennsylvania, neighborhood was broken by the discovery of a young man's body. Twenty-year-old Tyrell Jones was found lying unresponsive on the ground in the 1200 block of Sarah Street…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Carlos Swist

Male, age 43 · Austin, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Carlos Ray Swist, a 43-year-old man tragically died on March 1, 2016, in Austin, Texas. Swist was a delivery driver for a florist company and was driving a company van when he was shot and killed. The incident occurred after an altercation at a convenience…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Mondell Peterson

Male, age 34 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Mondell Peterson, a 34-year-old male of African American ethnicity, was fatally shot on March 1, 2016, in the 4100 block of Wilshire Boulevard in Dallas, TX. The Dallas Police Department has been investigating Peterson's murder as a cold case, seeking the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Stefan Hofer

Male, age 29 · Euless, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Stefan Hofer, a 29-year-old male police officer of European descent, tragically died on March 1, 2016, in Euless, Texas. Officer Hofer was shot and killed while responding to a report of suspicious activity at J.A. Carr Park. As he and his partner…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Levi Phillip

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Found Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Levi Phillip, a 22-year-old Oakland resident, was shot and killed on March 1, 2011, in the Brookfield Village neighborhood of Oakland. The incident took place on the 300 block of Darien Avenue around 4 p.m. Phillip was one of several victims of gun violence…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Stanley Mcgraw

Male, age 56 · Oakland, California

Found Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On March 1, 2011, Stanley McGraw, aged 56, was shot and killed on the 1600 block of 94th Avenue in Oakland, California. The incident was part of a particularly violent year in Oakland, which saw 110 homicides. McGraw's case is one of many that exemplify the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Robert Lee Simmons Jr.

Male, age 46 · Toccoa, Georgia

Killed Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the small city of Toccoa, Georgia, a family's concern on March 1, 2011, led to a grim discovery that would evolve into a years-long mystery. Robert Lee Simmons Jr., a 46-year-old African American male, was found unresponsive by his family members inside…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dewayne Sykes

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Dewayne Sykes, aged 19, was tragically killed on March 1, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly difficult time for the city as it faced persistent gun violence, with many incidents involving young victims like Dewayne. The…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Sullivan Jr. Gradney

Male, age 63 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

In a tragic turn of events that unfolded within the walls of their own home, a Baton Rouge man, Sullivan Lane Junior, lost his life at the age of 52. On the afternoon of Thursday, March 12, 2020, first responders were called to a residence on Castle Kirk…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Michael Downing

Male, age 57 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

On March 1, 2011, Michael Downing, a 57-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 PM at 352 Howe Street in Akron, located in Summit County. Michael Downing died from gunshot…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Patrick Massey

Male, age 26 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Mar 1, 2011 · 15 years ago

Patrick Massey, a 25-year-old man, was tragically killed in a shooting on March 1, 2011, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 201 Peete Street, located in Hamilton County. The Cincinnati Police Department has been handling the investigation of this…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jason Wynn

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Mar 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

On March 1, 2006, Jason Wynn, aged 22, was tragically shot and killed in Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 521 Forest Avenue, near the parking lot of the Phillip Memorial Methodist Church. According to authorities, the shooting took place…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Carl Brown

Male · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Mar 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, the life of a man named Carl Brown was tragically cut short on the first day of March in 2006. Brown, a male resident of the community, was found deceased, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The discovery immediately…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Andrew Sperr

Male, age 33 · Big-flats, New York

Killed Mar 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

On March 1, 2006, New York State Trooper Andrew J. Sperr, a 33-year-old male, was shot and killed in the town of Big Flats, New York. A ten-year veteran of the State Police, he was on duty and assigned to the Horseheads barracks in Troop E. The incident began…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Firas Wahid Eiso

Male, age 23 · El-cajon, California

Killed Mar 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

Firas Wahid Eiso, a 23-year-old clerk, tragically lost his life on March 1, 2006, in El Cajon, California. Eiso was working at the Granada Liquor Store alongside his co-worker, Heather Nabil Mattia, when they were both brutally murdered during a robbery. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Heather Nabil Mattia

Female, age 22 · El-cajon, California

Killed Mar 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

Heather Nabil Mattia, a 22-year-old resident of El Cajon, California, tragically lost her life on March 1, 2006. Heather was a beloved member of the El Cajon Chaldean community and co-owned the Granada Liquor Store with her brother. On the night of her death…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jeremy Paul Newchurch

Male, age 31 · Assumption-parish, Louisiana

Killed Mar 1, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet of a late winter evening on March 1, 2006, the community of Assumption Parish, Louisiana, was irrevocably changed. Sergeant Jeremy Paul Newchurch, a 31-year-old male and an eight-year veteran of the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, was working…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Grisell Camacho

Female, age 37 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Mar 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

Grisell Camacho was a 37-year-old woman of Puerto Rican descent living in Newark, New Jersey, whose life ended under mysterious and violent circumstances in late February or early March of 2001. On or around March 1, her remains were discovered inside a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Jay Silvera

Male · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Mar 1, 2001 · 25 years ago

On a tragic day in Chesapeake, Virginia, a man by the name of Jay Silvera was fatally shot, marking the beginning of a long and somber mystery for the community. The incident occurred on March 1, 2001, at 3125 Fairview Street, where Silvera's life was…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Annie Rochelle Copeland

Female, age 85 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Mar 1, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the winter of 1986, a sense of fear gripped a west Atlanta neighborhood as a series of brutal slayings began to unfold, preying on the community's most vulnerable. The first victim in this tragic chapter was Annie Rochelle Copeland, an 85-year-old Black…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Wendy Wilson

Female, age 16 · Fairbanks, Alaska

Killed Mar 1, 1981 · 45 years ago

White/Caucasian female Wendy Wilson, age 16, left Fairbanks on March 1, 1981, intending to visit her boyfriend at a home near Eielson Air Force Base, a routine trip on familiar roads that should have brought her safely back by nightfall. She never arrived. In…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Richard Perry

Male · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Mar 1, 1976 · 50 years ago

On a cold evening in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. It was the first of March in 1976 when Richard Thomas Perry, a 42-year-old man, was working his shift as a Diamond Cab driver. As he…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Kenneth Buchanan

Male, age 17 · Redondo-beach, California

Killed Mar 1, 1976 · 50 years ago

Kenneth Eugene Buchanan, a 17-year-old from Redondo Beach, California, tragically lost his life on March 1, 1976. Kenneth was hitchhiking when he was abducted and subsequently murdered. His remains were discovered on April 7, 1976, in Inglewood, California.…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Nathalie Brown

Female, age 19 · Long Island, New York

Killed Mar 1, 1971 · 55 years ago

Nathalie Brown was a 19-year-old female from Long Island, New York, whose life became entangled with an Argentine immigrant named Ricardo Silvio Caputo after a chance routine at a bank. He was cashing paychecks at the Marine Midland Bank branch where she…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Frankie Sanchez

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Frankie Sanchez, a 33-year-old Latino transgender woman, tragically lost her life on March 1, 2021, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. She was fatally shot near North Vermont Avenue, adjacent to the 101 Freeway. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Johnny Diaz

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 1, 2021 · 5 years ago

Johnny Diaz, a 31-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on March 1, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Johnny was shot near North San Fernando Road and Merced Street in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyree Jackson

Male, age 36 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 1, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyree Jackson, a 36-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 1, 2016. The incident occurred in the 8400 block of Maie Avenue in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Lavonne Sailer

Female, age 48 · Melbourne, Florida

Killed Mar 1, 1976 · 50 years ago

Lavonne Patricia Sailer, a 48-year-old woman, was murdered on March 1, 1976, in Melbourne, Florida. She was hitchhiking when she was picked up by Jeffrey Joseph Daugherty and his accomplice, Bonnie Heath. Daugherty and Heath took Sailer to an isolated area…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Robert Harvey

Male, age 36 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed Mar 1, 1971 · 55 years ago

On a tragic day in Chesapeake, Virginia, a man's life was cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. Robert Harvey, a 36-year-old male, was killed on March 1, 1971. His death was the result of gun violence, a brutal act that silenced a…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Martha Ann Dicks

Female, age 20 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed Mar 1, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the early 1970s, a young woman named Martha Ann Dicks, known to some by the nickname 'Clyde,' vanished from her home in the South Sumter area of South Carolina. At the time she went missing, she was a teenager, somewhere between 17 and 20 years old. Her…

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Death by Force145th anniversary

Burrell Dawkins

Male, age 38 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Mar 1, 1881 · 145 years ago

Burrell Dawkins, a 26-year-old Black male, was serving as the elected marshal of Ocala, Florida, when he was tragically killed on March 1, 1881. Dawkins had been with the Ocala Police Department for 12 years, having been elected as marshal in 1869 during the…

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Antonio Arnold

Male, age 31 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Jackson, Mississippi, a grim discovery was made that would unravel a story of violence and loss. On March 1, 2026, police were called to the 5300 block of Dogwood Trail near Oakridge Road, where they found the bodies…

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Bobby Roshawn Teal Jr.

Male, age 23 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

In the light of a Sunday afternoon in Old East Dallas, a tragedy unfolded that cut short the lives of two men. On March 1, 2026, police responded to a call of a shooting in the 4600 block of Columbia Avenue. Inside a residence, they discovered the bodies of…

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Bryan Lofton

Male, age 20 · Long Beach, California

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

On a Sunday afternoon in Long Beach, California, what was meant to be a celebration of a new local business turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 20-year-old Bryan Lofton. On March 1, 2026, amidst the festivities of the grand opening of a…

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Carlos Navarro Perez

Male, age 45 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

On the evening of March 1, 2026, a shooting shattered the quiet of a residential street in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood, claiming the life of 45-year-old Carlos Navarro Perez. The Hispanic man was standing outside his home when the incident occurred. The…

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Chrishiann Joy Marks

Female, age 33 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

On the night of March 1, 2026, in Beaumont, Texas, 31-year-old Chrishiann Joy Marks was at the Pine Club Apartments on Pine Street when her life was tragically cut short. At approximately 11:37 p.m., multiple gunshots were fired into the apartment where she…

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Christopher Cornealious Crump-Brown

Male, age 35 · Lewisville, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, a dispute in the parking lot of a Lewisville, Texas bar tragically cut short the life of 35-year-old Christopher Cornealious Crump-Brown. The incident unfolded around 1:00 a.m. outside Canuck's Bar in the 1100…

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Christopher Hargrove

Male, age 38 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

On a Sunday afternoon in Dallas, Texas, the life of 38-year-old Christopher Hargrove was tragically cut short. On March 1, 2026, Hargrove and another man, 23-year-old Bobby Roshawn Teal Jr., were found shot to death inside a residence in the 4600 block of…

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Deanthony Payne

Male, age 30 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, the city of Montgomery, Alabama, was marred by violence that resulted in the death of 30-year-old Deanthony Payne. The incident unfolded shortly before 1:30 a.m. when Montgomery police and fire medics were…

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Dornell Crib

Male, age 31 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Sunday, March 1, 2026, a burst of violence in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles claimed the life of 31-year-old Dornell Crib. A Black male, Crib was the victim of a drive-by shooting that occurred at approximately 6:45 p.m. at…

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Gage Duane Gersema

Male, age 33 · Marshalltown, Iowa

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Marshalltown, Iowa neighborhood. Inside a residence on North 11th Avenue, a shooting incident unfolded, leaving four people injured. One of the victims…

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Glen McWilliams

Male, age 63 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Mar 1, 2026 · this year

On a late Sunday evening in Jackson, Mississippi, the quiet of the 5300 block of Dogwood Trail was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving two men dead in what would become a double homicide investigation. The victims were identified as 63-year-old Glen…

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