Deaths by Force on May 11

Deaths by Force (458)

Death by Force

Benjamin Brown

Male, age 22 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 11, 1967 · 59 years ago

On the evening of May 11, 1967, Benjamin Brown, a 22-year-old African-American male, found himself an innocent bystander in a volatile standoff between law enforcement and students from Jackson State College in Mississippi. Brown, a truck driver and former…

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James Edward Brewton

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 11, 1967 · 59 years ago

In the spring of 1967, the burgeoning career of artist James Edward Brewton came to a tragic end in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 36-year-old male painter and printmaker was on the cusp of significant recognition in the art world. His work, a unique blend…

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Anna Weyenberg VanCamp

Female, age 77 · Freedom, Wisconsin

Killed May 11, 1940 · 86 years ago

Anna “Annie” Weyenberg Van Camp, identified in genealogical records as Johanna Weyenberg VanCamp, was a 77-year-old White/Caucasian woman who was murdered on the night of May 11, 1940, at the family farm in the Town of Freedom in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.…

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William VanCamp

Male, age 31 · Freedom, Wisconsin

Killed May 11, 1940 · 86 years ago

William Van Camp, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian man, was living and working on his family’s farm in the Town of Freedom area of Outagamie County when he and his mother were killed during the night of May 11, 1940. Records identify him more fully as Samuel…

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James Cyrus Capen Sr

Male, age 47 · Cumberland, Wyoming

Killed May 11, 1928 · 98 years ago

James Capen, a White male federal prohibition agent, died on May 11, 1928, after a raid in the Cumberland area of Wyoming turned in an instant from law enforcement routine into a fatal gun battle. Capen and another officer, Percy Epperson, had gone to a ranch…

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Vincenzo Big Jim Colosimo

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 11, 1920 · 106 years ago

Vincenzo 'Big Jim' Colosimo, an Italian-American crime boss, was assassinated on May 11, 1920, at the age of 42 in Chicago, Illinois. Colosimo, also known as 'Diamond Jim' for his penchant for wearing diamond-studded jewelry, was a prominent figure in the…

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Charles Slaughter

Male, age 29 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed May 11, 1912 · 114 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Slaughter, a 29-year-old white male, was tragically killed on May 11, 1912, in Gainesville, Florida. Slaughter, who also served as the marshal for the town of Archer, was attempting to arrest two men, Cain and Fortune Perry, for…

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Charles Finn

Male, age 28 · Reading, Pennsylvania

Killed May 11, 1905 · 121 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 11, 1905, a dedicated 28-year-old White / Caucasian male officer with the Reading Police Department, Patrolman Charles F. Finn, was making his rounds. His two years of service had been marked by a commitment to protecting the…

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Donald J. Schwindt

Male, age 59 · Columbia Falls, Montana

Killed May 11, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 11, 2026, a violent confrontation on the 200 block of Dawn Drive in a rural area of Columbia Falls, Montana, left one man dead and another wounded. Donald J. Schwindt, a 59-year-old resident of Columbia Falls, was pronounced…

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Thomas Wade

Male, age 24 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 11, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of May 11, 2025, a quiet evening in an Oklahoma City apartment complex was shattered by violence, leaving a young father dead and a family devastated. Thomas Willard Wade III, a 24-year-old White/Caucasian male, was fatally shot at his…

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Rulsy Mata Sosa

Male, age 42 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed May 11, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a spring evening in Paterson, New Jersey, Rulsy Isael Mata Sosa, a 42-year-old man of Dominican descent, was enjoying a game of dominoes with friends. The friendly gathering took a tragic turn when three individuals approached the group with the intent to…

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Malek Wabin

Male, age 29 · Forrest City, Arkansas

Killed May 11, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the small city of Forrest City, Arkansas, a sense of unease settled over the community following the tragic death of 29-year-old Malek Wabin. On the evening of May 11, 2024, while working as a clerk at the Pure Gas Station on South Washington Street, his…

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Delonte Harrison

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 11, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of 25-year-old Delonte Harrison was tragically cut short in a burst of violence on a Wednesday morning in the nation's capital. On May 11th, at approximately 9:37 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth…

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Jamel Brown

Male, age 26 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 11, 2015 · 11 years ago

Amidst a citywide increase in gun violence, 26-year-old Jamel Brown, a male, was fatally shot in Brooklyn on the evening of May 11, 2015. The incident occurred near Prospect Park, a popular public space, where gunfire erupted, leaving another individual, a…

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Ning Pan

Male, age 29 · La-puente, California

Killed May 11, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ning Pan, a 29-year-old resident of Walnut, California, tragically passed away on May 11, 2015. His death occurred at the La Puente Firing Range, where he was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the upper body. The incident was reported around 9:30 p.m. by an…

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Mahari Pullins

Male, age 18 · Syracuse, New York

Killed May 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the city of Syracuse was struck by a wave of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Mahari Pullins. On the evening of May 11th, Pullins, a male, was fatally shot, becoming another victim of the gun violence that plagued his…

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Anaia Aniseko Wilson

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Anaia Aniseko Wilson, a 42-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 11, 2014. Wilson was fatally shot, an incident that has been recorded in the Los Angeles Times Homicide Report. The report indicates that Wilson…

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Jeffrey Jackson

Male, age 38 · Homewood, Pennsylvania

Killed May 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a tragic Mother's Day morning, May 11, 2014, the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh was shaken by violence that claimed the life of 38-year-old Jeffrey P. Jackson. In the early hours, shortly before 5:10 a.m., gunshots shattered the quiet near the Art…

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Dominique Richards

Male, age 29 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 11, 2013, the life of 29-year-old Dominique Lamont Richardson, also known as Dominique Richards, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The male victim was one of three men shot when…

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Baby Girl Rodriguez

Female · Lancaster, California

Killed May 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On Sunday, May 11, 2008, an infant girl identified in official coroner filings as Baby Girl Rodriguez died in the desert community of Lancaster, California. The female infant was Hispanic and lived for less than a day, her brief existence cut short under…

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Armando R Gonzalez

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Killed May 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

Armando R. Gonzalez, 29, of San Leandro, was shot and killed at about 2:53 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2008, on the sidewalk in the 1800 block of 89th Avenue in East Oakland. He died at the scene. The Oakland Police Department investigated. Gonzalez had been at a…

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Edmundo Vasquez

Male, age 65 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 11, 2003 · 23 years ago

Edmundo Vasquez was 65 years old when he died on Sunday, May 11, 2003, in Koreatown. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at Western Avenue and 4th Street. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Anthony Hughes

Male, age 39 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 11, 1995 · 31 years ago

On May 11, 1995, Anthony Hughes, a 39-year-old Black male from Akron, OH, was found lying at the bottom of the basement steps with several gunshot wounds. The Akron Police Department was immediately notified, and an investigation was launched to determine the…

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Linda Gilreath

Female, age 28 · Cobb, Georgia

Killed May 11, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the spring of 1979, a domestic dispute in Cobb County, Georgia, escalated into a brutal double murder that would ultimately lead to the execution of the perpetrator. Linda Gilreath, a 28-year-old White female, was in the process of divorcing her husband of…

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Jesse Mitchell

Male · Spottsville, Kentucky

Killed May 11, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the late spring of 1902, a man named Jesse Mitchell, who served as a Deputy Sheriff in Henderson County, Kentucky, met an untimely and violent end. His death unfolded on the waters of the Green River, aboard an excursion steamer making its way near the…

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A.J. Boyd

Male, age 51 · Langston, Oklahoma

Killed May 11, 1900 · 126 years ago

Town Marshal A. J. Boyd, a 51-year-old male lawman in Langston, Oklahoma Territory, spent the morning of Friday, May 11, 1900, doing what he had been entrusted to do: keeping order in a small, close-knit community. Langston was still young then, a frontier…

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