Deaths by Force (399)

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Scott Allen Brooks

Male, age 52 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Mar 20, 2017 · 9 years ago

Scott Allen Brooks, a 52-year-old man from Orangeburg, South Carolina, began March 20, 2017, expecting an ordinary workday, with a friend scheduled to pick him up at his home on the 1700 block of Joe Jeffords Highway. When that friend arrived and found the…

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Johnny Williams

Male, age 39 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Mar 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of March 20, 2015, the quiet of a Norfolk neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Just after 12:30 a.m., dispatchers received a call about a gunshot victim in the 1600 block of Vernon Drive. When police arrived at the scene in…

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Kagan Norman Williams

Male, age 39 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Mar 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, the life of Kagan Norman Williams, a 39-year-old African American male, was violently cut short in what should have been the safety of his own home. On the evening of March 20th, two masked men forced their way into his residence at the…

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Lorena Johnson

Female, age 54 · Jackson-township, Ohio

Killed Mar 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lorena Johnson, a 54-year-old woman from Jackson Township, OH, tragically died on March 20, 2015. According to reports, she shot herself in the chest around 1 p.m. on that day along a stretch of bank near the Scioto River, within view of Rt. 665, just west of…

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J.L. Armington

age 40 · Houston, Texas

Killed Mar 20, 2015 · 11 years ago

On March 20, 2015, 40-year-old J.L. Armington Jr. was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, as available information is limited. Reports indicate that Armington was lost to gun violence on that date. In the…

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Johnny Robison

Male, age 31 · Lumber-bridge, South Carolina

Killed Mar 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On March 20, 2014, 31-year-old Johnny Robison was killed by gunfire in the small community of Lumber Bridge, South Carolina, his death recorded in public view only as a stark entry in a national gun-violence memorial. The record lists his name, age, and the…

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Silvestre Soto

Male, age 49 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Mar 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Silvestre Soto, a 49-year-old tow truck driver from Bakersfield, California, was found dead on March 20, 2014. His body was discovered next to a vehicle in an orchard near the intersection of Neumarkel Road and Edison Highway, several miles east of…

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Keith Jones

Male, age 35 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Mar 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Keith Jones, a 35-year-old resident of Tampa, Florida, tragically lost his life on March 20, 2014. His death was the result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation and legal proceedings. On the evening of his death…

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Charles Gordon

Male, age 24 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Mar 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Charles Gordon, a 24-year-old African-American man, was driving through northwest Oklahoma City on the night of March 20, 2012, when what began as an ordinary trip turned into a deadly encounter. It was around 9:30 p.m. as he traveled southbound along the…

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Edward Melgar

Male, age 28 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Edward Melgar was 28 years old when he was stabbed to death on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in Montecito Heights, in Northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4509 Griffin Ave. His death was…

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Edgar Gurrola

Male, age 24 · La Verne, California

Killed Mar 20, 2005 · 21 years ago

Edgar Gurrola was 24 years old when he died on Sunday, March 20, 2005, in La Verne, a small city at the eastern edge of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 665 Arrow Highway. His death…

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Marie Meridy

Female, age 48 · Westmont, California

Killed Mar 20, 2003 · 23 years ago

Marie Meridy, a 48-year-old Black woman, was found dead on March 20, 2003, in Westmont, California. According to coroner records summarized in a Los Angeles Times homicide archive entry, she was strangled and was found in front of 1709 W. 110th Place. The…

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Arland Anderson

Male, age 24 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Mar 20, 1989 · 37 years ago

Arland T. Anderson, a 24-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on March 20, 1989, in Akron, Ohio. He was found lying in the street with a gunshot wound, marking the incident as a homicide. Despite extensive investigations by the Akron Police…

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Hugh Enright

Male · Manhattan, New York

Killed Mar 20, 1904 · 122 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning, on March 20, 1904, a young and dedicated patrolman named Hugh J. Enright was unexpectedly thrust into a fatal confrontation that would cut his life short. While on his beat in Manhattan, he encountered two men emerging…

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Charles Goodrich

Male, age 41 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Mar 20, 1873 · 153 years ago

In March of 1873, the quiet life of 41-year-old widower Charles Goodrich came to a shocking and violent end in his Brooklyn brownstone on what was then known as Degraw Street. His brother, William, discovered his body, leading to a police investigation that…

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