Deaths by Force on March 27

Deaths by Force (507)

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Anaiya Denise Montgomery

Female, age 3 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anaiya Denise Montgomery, a 3-year-old Black female, was fatally shot in Detroit, Michigan on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. The incident occurred in the early morning hours at a home on Riverview Street. Gunmen forced their way into the residence and opened…

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Tiffany Cook

Female, age 27 · Highland-park, Michigan

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic Easter Sunday in 2016, the life of a young mother was cut short in a senseless act of violence at a social club in Highland Park, Michigan. Tiffany Cook, a 27-year-old Black woman, was attending a birthday party with about 100 other people on…

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Henry Brissette

Male, age 59 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In a quiet home in Henrico, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond, the lives of Henry Joseph Brissette III and his wife, Martha, came to a tragic end on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. Henry, a 59-year-old male, was found shot to death inside his residence alongside…

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Martha Brissette

Female, age 56 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Henrico County, Virginia, a community was shaken by the tragic death of 56-year-old Martha Brissette, a white female, on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. She and her 59-year-old husband, Henry J. Brissette III, were found in their home…

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Jarred Ruhl

Male, age 24 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a young man's life was tragically cut short. Jarred Ruhl, a 24-year-old male, was discovered in the 5500 block of Glenridge Drive with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The call to the police came…

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Jesse Bowling

Male, age 51 · Lexington, Indiana

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Lexington, Indiana, the life of Jesse Willy Bowling, a 51-year-old white male, was tragically cut short on March 27, 2016. On that day, he was found at the home of Michele Brewer, both having been shot multiple times in a shocking…

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Michele Brewer

Female, age 45 · Lexington, Indiana

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Lexington, Indiana, the life of 45-year-old Michele Brewer was brought to a tragic and violent end in March of 2016. On the evening of March 28th, deputies from the Scott County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to her residence on…

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Ruben Roderic Martinez

Male, age 26 · Wentzville, Missouri

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 27, 2016, the Wentzville, Missouri community was disturbed by a house fire. Firefighters, after extinguishing the blaze, made a grim discovery inside the home. The body of 26-year-old Ruben Roderic Martinez, a male…

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Tawanda Davidson

Female, age 19 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On March 27, 2016, a violent incident occurred in the Pine Lawn municipality of St. Louis, Missouri, resulting in the untimely death of Tawanda Davidson, a 19-year-old female. Authorities were called to a residence in the 4000 block of Peyton Lane where they…

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Tommie Daniels

Male, age 41 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

The events unfolded on the morning of Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, in North St. Louis County, Missouri, when a violent home invasion claimed the life of 41-year-old Tommie Daniels. Authorities were called to a residence in the 10400 block of Duke Drive in…

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Shalaine Jenkins

Female, age 20 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of March 27, 2016, the life of 20-year-old Shalaine Jenkins was tragically cut short in a burst of gun violence in North Charleston, South Carolina. Jenkins, a Black female, was described by those who knew her as an energetic…

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Tyrice Smalls

Male, age 36 · Socastee, South Carolina

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the Socastee community in South Carolina was shaken by the violent death of 36-year-old Tyrice Smalls. On the evening of March 27, Horry County police officers responded to a call and discovered Smalls's body at a residence. He had been…

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Francisco Tejeda

Male, age 35 · Syracuse, New York

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 35-year-old Francisco M. Tejeda was cut short in Syracuse, New York. A Hispanic male, Tejeda was a resident of the city for seven years after moving from his birthplace in Harlem, NY. He was a former employee of the Ryan…

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Jovelle Stewart

Male, age 20 · Mount-vernon, New York

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon, March 27, 2016, a young man by the name of Jovelle Stewart was fatally shot in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting in Mount Vernon, New York. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on North High Street. Stewart, who was either 20 or 21…

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Jermaine Durley

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jermaine Durley, a 38-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 27, 2016. The incident occurred in the 8300 block of South Main Street in the Florence neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's…

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Victor Anthony Perez

Male, age 17 · Fontana, California

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Victor Anthony Perez, a 17-year-old from Fontana, California, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2016. On that fateful evening, Victor was the victim of a drive-by shooting that occurred around 8 p.m. in the 8500 block of Kaiser Avenue. Despite being…

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Gladys Rosario

Female, age 39 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gladys Rosario, a 39-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on March 27, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred in her home, where she lived with her five children. The circumstances surrounding her death were both shocking and…

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Jason W Head

Male, age 35 · Sarasota, Florida

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On March 27, 2016, Jason W. Head, a 35-year-old resident of Sarasota, Florida, was fatally shot outside a property on Myakka Road. Initially, the homeowner, James Cain, 61, reported to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office that he had shot Head in…

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Michael Felton Wright

Male, age 62 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Michael Felton Wright, a 62-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on March 27, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. Wright, who also went by the name Michael F. Muhammad after converting to Islam, was found dead in an outdoor stairwell at…

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Kelvin Stanton

Male, age 27 · Milledgeville, Georgia

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, a birthday celebration in Milledgeville, Georgia, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 27-year-old Kelvin Dale Stanton. The gathering, held at a residence on Ogden Terrace, was disrupted…

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Timothy Beaty

Male, age 41 · Carbondale, Illinois

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Timothy Beaty, a 41-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2016, in Carbondale, Illinois. Beaty, a beloved local musician known for his drumming in various bands, was attending a party at 402 West Walnut Street when the incident occurred.…

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Arthur Victor

Male, age 34 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, a 34-year-old Black man named Arthur Victor III lost his life in a violent encounter on Sunday, March 27, 2016. The incident, which occurred on Hamilton Street, has been classified as a homicide. Details…

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Haley Saltaformaggio

Female, age 31 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Sunday in March of 2016, the search for a missing Mandeville woman came to a tragic end in New Orleans. Thirty-one-year-old Haley Saltaformaggio, a mother to a young son, was discovered deceased inside her locked car on March 27th. The vehicle was…

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Andre Ladale Wilson

Male, age 46 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Andre Ladale Wilson, a 46-year-old African American male, was found shot to death on March 27, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His body was discovered behind a building in the 4800 block of Chastain Avenue in the Westover Division at approximately 2:32…

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Cordell Stokes

Male, age 27 · Leland, North Carolina

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

On March 27, 2016, 27-year-old Cordell Stokes from North Carolina was fatally shot. The National Gun Violence Memorial lists him among the individuals killed by gun violence on that date. Despite searches through available public records and news archives…

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Christian Rhodes

Male, age 17 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Mar 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Christian Rhodes, a 17-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a shooting incident that occurred in Forest Hill, Texas, late in the evening on Easter Sunday. The…

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Mokece Brown

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On March 27, 2011, 17-year-old Mokece Brown was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. Brown’s death was one of many homicides that year, contributing to Chicago's rising number of gun-related deaths during a period marked by ongoing struggles with violence…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Curtis Landon

Male, age 23 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the city of New Orleans, on March 27, 2011, a young man's life was tragically cut short. Curtis Landon, a 23-year-old male, was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds, his death marking another grim statistic in the city's long struggle with violent crime.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Percy Williams

Male, age 26 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In New Orleans, on March 27, 2011, a 26-year-old man named Percy Williams Jr. was tragically killed. Remembered for his deep connections to his family, Percy was a father to three children: Percy Harold Williams III, Cameron Williams, and Diamond Williams.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Steven Oglesby

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a day that marked the sudden end of his young life, 17-year-old Steven Blaine Oglesby, Jr. died on March 27, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland. An African American male, Steven was a student at Patterson Senior High School with plans to graduate the following…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Tyjohn Taylor

Male, age 17 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a spring morning in Buffalo, New York, a life was tragically cut short in a burst of violence. On April 23, 2020, at approximately 10:35 a.m., Andr’a C. Austin, a 22-year-old man, was backing his vehicle out of a driveway on Langmeyer Avenue when he was…

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Perry Braxton

Male, age 40 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Perry Braxton, a 40-year-old Black male from Philadelphia, was killed on March 27, 2011, in the 5900 block of Elmwood Avenue in Philadelphia. The available online information places both the assault and his death on the same day, indicating that whatever…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

John Morton

Male, age 26 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

John Morton, aged 26, was shot and killed on March 27, 2011, in Philadelphia. The incident took place on the 500 block of South 59th Street. Details surrounding Morton's death are scarce, and the motive remains unknown. He was found suffering from gunshot…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Chiquita Long

Female, age 36 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late afternoon of a Sunday in Virginia Beach, tragedy unfolded in a parking lot on Baker Road, forever altering the lives of a Norfolk family. On March 27, 2011, 36-year-old Chiquita Long was found inside a vehicle, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound.…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Edward Charles Gurtner III

Male, age 43 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Sunday morning in March 2011, 43-year-old Edward Charles Gurtner III was at his job at the Carquest auto parts store on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when a deadly robbery unfolded. Gurtner, the store's manager, and his co-worker…

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Randy Leo Chaney

Male, age 54 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Randy Leo Chaney, a 54-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on Sunday, March 27, 2011, during a violent armed robbery at his place of employment in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Chaney, a resident of Greenwell Springs and a native of Baker, was a dedicated…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Albert Musalo

Male, age 75 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Mar 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the affluent, gated community of Montreux, south of Reno, Nevada, Albert Musalo, a 75-year-old Caucasian male, and his wife Joan, lived a quiet life. Having been married for 53 years, the couple, both in their 70s, had relocated to the exclusive…

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Joan Musalo

Female, age 70 · Reno, Nevada

Killed Mar 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet, upscale, and gated community of Montreux in Reno, Nevada, a tragedy unfolded that would leave a lasting chill in the community. Joan Musalo, a 70-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband of 53 years, Albert, were discovered murdered in their…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jason Brian Haynes

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Found Mar 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

On March 27, 2006, Jason Brian Haynes, 29, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the front yard of his residence at 724 Creek Ridge Road in Greensboro, North Carolina. Despite efforts to save him, Haynes died shortly after being discovered. The case…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Rajendra Premani

Male, age 59 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Mar 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

Rajendra Premani, a 59-year-old man of Indian ethnicity, tragically died on March 27, 2006, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was shot and killed by a robber while working at his place of employment. Premani had relocated to Charlotte from India just four…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Luther Meshell

Male, age 50 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Mar 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

In March of 1991, a quiet Shreveport, Louisiana, community was disturbed by a brutal act of violence that claimed the life of 50-year-old Luther Meshell, a white male who was known to use a wheelchair and crutches for mobility. The grim discovery was made on…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Philip Metz

Male, age 33 · Montgomery, Maryland

Killed Mar 27, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the morning of Friday, March 27, 1981, Montgomery County Police Officer Philip Carl Metz, a 33-year-old male, was just starting his shift when he was dispatched to a W. Bell and Co. catalog store in White Oak. An alarm had been activated earlier, but the…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Denise Siotkowski

Female, age 21 · Oregon, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 1981 · 45 years ago

Denise Siotkowski, a 22-year-old woman of unspecified ethnicity, was tragically murdered on March 27, 1981, in Oregon, Ohio. Her death was part of a series of brutal killings carried out by serial killers Nathaniel and Anthony Cook. Denise and her companion…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Scott Moulton

Male, age 21 · Oregon, Ohio

Killed Mar 27, 1981 · 45 years ago

Scott Allen Moulton, a 21-year-old male from Oregon, Ohio, was tragically murdered on March 27, 1981. His death was part of a series of violent crimes committed by serial killers Nathaniel and Anthony Cook. On April 3, 1981, Scott and Denise Siotkowski, both…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

William S. Elliott

Male · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Mar 27, 1901 · 125 years ago

On a Wednesday in March of 1901, Columbus Police Officer William S. Elliott responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence on 5th Avenue. It was a call that would tragically be his last. Upon his arrival and subsequent entry into a room within the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Everett Cain

Male, age 35 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Mar 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Everett Cain, a 35-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on March 27, 2021, in East Hollywood, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Cain was shot near 3700 Oakwood Ave. The incident occurred on a…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Juan Muniz

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Mar 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring day in Philadelphia, tragedy struck the life of Juan Muniz, a 30-year-old man. It was on March 28, 2021, in the Kensington neighborhood, specifically on the 3100 block of Lee Street, that his life was cut short. The events of that day would leave…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Marcos Raul Novoa

Male, age 36 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Mar 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marcos Raul Novoa was 36 years old when he died on Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Highland Park, a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma near 1061 North…

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