Deaths by Force on May 15

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Jaishunte Ladarus Browning

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the heart of a Birmingham, Alabama afternoon, tragedy struck the Ensley neighborhood, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Jaishunte Ladarus Browning. On May 15, 2021, the 20-year-old male's life was cut short by an act of gun violence.…

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Albert Griffin

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a weekend in Birmingham, Alabama was marred by a string of violence that left five individuals dead. Among them was Albert Griffin Jr., a 21-year-old male. On Saturday, May 15, 2021, Griffin's life was cut short when he was fatally…

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JaiShuntae Browning

Male, age 20 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Fairview neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, a young man's life was cut tragically short on May 15, 2021. JaiShuntae Browning, a 20-year-old male, was killed by gunfire, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden and violent loss. The…

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Lois Katherine Catte Hicks

Female, age 87 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a quiet Saturday morning, May 15, 2021, the life of 87-year-old Lois Katherine Catte Hicks, a female, came to a tragic and violent end in her Fort Smith, Arkansas, apartment. A resident of the Three Corners Townhouses complex, she was a kind and friendly…

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Mariyah Miylena Nakhoune Inthirath

Female, age 20 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 15, 2021, Mariyah Miylena Nakhoune Inthirath, a 20-year-old female from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was fatally shot in the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven. At approximately 7:39 p.m., police responded to reports of gunfire on…

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Dayton Matlock

Male, age 23 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dayton Matlock was a 23-year-old Black man who loved to fish and be outdoors. His mother, Marlene Buss, recalled that one of their favorite fishing spots was a pond in Waterloo, Iowa. At a remembrance event months after his death, she wrote a letter to her…

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TanNiaah SharQuette Spates

Female, age 43 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 15, 2021, TanNiaah SharQuette Spates, a 43-year-old Black / African American female, was tragically killed in her Waterloo, Iowa, apartment. The man identified as responsible for her death was 50-year-old Tony Flowers. The incident…

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Edward Palmer

Male, age 29 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edward Jean Palmer, a 29-year-old Caucasian man, passed away on May 15, 2021. Born on November 8, 1991, and a resident of Las Vegas, New Mexico, he was known for his kind and warm demeanor. Those who knew him described him as a proud and confident individual…

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Shawna D. Webb

Female, age 40 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 15, 2021, the life of 40-year-old Shawna D. Webb, a Black/African American woman, was tragically cut short in her Wichita, Kansas home. The events leading to the discovery of her death began to unfold in the early morning hours at Ascension Via Christi…

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Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith

Female, age 9 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a bright spring day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9-year-old Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith was joyfully jumping on a trampoline in a friend's backyard during a birthday party. It was May 15, 2021, a day that would end in unimaginable tragedy. In an instant, the…

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Deveon D. Robbins

Male, age 20 · Racine, Wisconsin

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Deveon D. Robbins, a 20-year-old resident of Racine, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021. Robbins was fatally shot at a Marathon gas station on Rapids Drive in Racine. The incident occurred when Robbins, identified as a rival gang member, was…

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Kristopher Kyle Kittell

Male, age 31 · Perkinston, Mississippi

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in mid-May 2021, the quiet of the Broome community in George County, Mississippi, was shattered by a report of a man with a gun. When George County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence on Turner Whittington…

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David Williams

Male, age 36 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in Trenton, New Jersey, the life of 36-year-old David Williams was tragically cut short. On May 15, 2021, while driving near the intersection of North Hanover and Stockton streets, Williams became the target of a fatal…

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Scott Johnson II

Male, age 26 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Saturday night in May of 2021, the life of 26-year-old Scott Anthony Johnson, II, was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On May 15th, at approximately 10:25 p.m., police were called to the 2200 block of Williamsburg Road for a report of a…

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Barbara Gayle Rich Goodkin

Female, age 71 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of May 15, 2021, tragedy struck in University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, when 71-year-old Jewish female Barbara Gayle Rich Goodkin was traveling home with her husband. The couple was driving eastbound along the 8200 block of Delmar…

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Sergei Zacharev

Male, age 58 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dr. Sergei Zacharev, a 58-year-old White man, was nearing the end of an ordinary Saturday night on May 15, 2021, when violence found him in Brentwood, Missouri. He was a physician whose life story stretched far beyond St. Louis—born in Minsk, Belarus, to…

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Emmanuel Jones

Male, age 24 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the morning of May 15, 2021, police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, were dispatched to the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood following reports of a shooting. Upon arriving at the 1900 block of Arlington Avenue around 11:48 a.m., first responders discovered a…

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Althego Glenn

Male, age 37 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Althego Glenn, a 37-year-old male, tragically lost his life on a Saturday evening in Columbia, South Carolina. On May 15, 2021, Glenn was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred outside the Colony Apartments on Bailey Street. Another man was also injured…

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Charles Phoenix

Male, age 35 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

A search for information regarding the death of a male named Charles Phoenix in Charleston, South Carolina, and any subsequent arrests or suspects has yielded obituaries for several individuals with that name, but no news reports or official documentation…

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Perry Jackson

Male, age 26 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

A festive baby shower in Summerville, South Carolina, turned into a scene of violence on the evening of May 15, 2021, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Perry Jackson. The gathering, held in an open field on Miles Jamison Road, was shattered when an…

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Michael Squire

Male, age 25 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late spring evening, the community of Suitland, Maryland, was struck by a tragedy that claimed the life of a young man. Michael Squire, a 25-year-old Black male, was found fatally wounded on May 15, 2021. The incident unfolded late at night, shattering…

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NaQuan McRae

Male, age 27 · Elkton, Maryland

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet setting of a condominium complex in Elkton, Maryland, the life of 27-year-old NaQuan McRae was tragically cut short on the evening of May 15, 2021. A Black man from New Castle, Delaware, McRae was found lying in the parking lot on Willow Court…

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Armanis Valdez

Male, age 16 · Bronx, New York

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a young life full of promise was tragically cut short in the Bronx. Armanis Valdez, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of Saturday, May 15, 2021. The incident unfolded in the Claremont section of the Bronx, behind a…

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Ryan Thomas

Male, age 26 · Queens, New York

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 15, 2021, a sense of hope that had been building in Ryan Thomas's life was tragically extinguished on the streets of Queens, New York. The 26-year-old man was leaving a party, surrounded by the laughter and conversation of…

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Darryl Haynes

Male, age 61 · San-francisco, California

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 15, 2021, Darryl Haynes, a 61-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. The shooting occurred just after 10 a.m. near the intersection of 25th and Connecticut streets. Haynes was…

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Randy Armstrong

Male, age 54 · San-francisco, California

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Randy Armstrong, a 54-year-old resident of San Francisco, California, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred in the Potrero Hill neighborhood, where Armstrong was found with gunshot wounds alongside another…

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Alicia Campitelli

Female, age 35 · Merritt-island, Florida

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alicia Cristina ‘Red’ Campitelli, a 35-year-old body piercer from Merritt Island, Florida, was tragically found dead in her apartment on May 15, 2021. The discovery was made after her fiancé, Phillip Keller, called 911 to report that Campitelli was…

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Alberto Escobar

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alberto Escobar, a 21-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He was fatally shot, and his death sparked a significant investigation by local authorities. The…

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Darrell Johnson

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Darrell Johnson, a 21-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on May 15, 2021, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of East Marquette Road when an unknown assailant opened fire…

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Jesus Iniguez

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jesus Iniguez, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a party in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. According to reports, a gunman opened fire at the…

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LaShawn Griffin

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

LaShawn Griffin, a 24-year-old African American male, was found fatally shot in the parking lot of a gas station in the 400 block of South Kostner Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL, on May 15, 2021. According to the Chicago police…

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Marcus Price

Male, age 19 · Freeport, Illinois

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marcus Price, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, in Freeport, Illinois. The incident occurred around 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Frank Street and State Avenue. Marcus was the victim of a gang-related drive-by…

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Cailin Williams

Male, age 18 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 18-year-old Cailin Williams was tragically cut short. On May 15, 2021, the Black/African American male was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting. The incident unfolded around…

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Jennifer Lumissa D’ene Hurst

Female, age 18 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 15, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Jennifer Lumissa D’ene Hurst was tragically cut short in Lafayette, Louisiana. An African American female, Jennifer was discovered slumped over in a vehicle at an apartment complex in the 300…

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Mark Allen Lewis

Male, age 40 · Boyce, Louisiana

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small town of Boyce, Louisiana, a community was shaken by the untimely death of one of its own. Mark Allen Lewis, a 40-year-old male, was a respected figure in the area, known for his service as an off-duty Rapides Parish Sheriff's Deputy. His life was…

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Lamar Anthony White

Male, age 19 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Lamar Anthony White, a 19-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred on Swan Street, where Lamar and two others were found with gunshot wounds. Despite efforts to save him…

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Ray Marese Garlins

Male, age 41 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ray Marese Garlins, a 41-year-old male, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was fatally shot outside a residence on Finchley Drive in east Charlotte around 12:30 a.m. The investigation revealed that Garlins was…

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Alicia Monique Coleman

Female, age 32 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alicia Monique Coleman, a 32-year-old woman from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically passed away on May 15, 2021. She was fatally shot by her boyfriend, a 34-year-old man, in the head on Locke Avenue in Cleveland. The incident occurred on May 15, 2021, and Alicia was…

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Anthony Butts

Male, age 30 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Butts Sr., a 30-year-old African American man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021. He was fatally shot during a shootout in the South Linden area. The incident occurred around 10:08 p.m. on East 18th Avenue, where Butts was…

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Elliott Raberry

Male, age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Elliott Raberry, a 51-year-old man from Columbus, Ohio, tragically lost his life to gun violence on May 15, 2021. Raberry was fatally shot inside his apartment on the Northeast Side of Columbus. The incident occurred when John E. Drummond III, a 19-year-old…

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Jasmine Cabil

Female, age 31 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jasmine Cabil, a 31-year-old woman from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost her life on May 15, 2021. She was fatally shot in Garfield Heights, OH, in what was determined to be a domestic violence incident. Jasmine was the mother of three children and had been in…

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Ronald Rico Knightner

Male, age 35 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ronald Rico Knightner, a 35-year-old African American man from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on May 15, 2021. His death was widely mourned, and his obituary was published by Gaines Funeral Home in Maple Heights, OH. The community remembered him…

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Vivian Lewise Suggs

Female, age 29 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Vivian Lewise Suggs, a 29-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on May 15, 2021. She was the daughter of Martin Gamble and the late Rose Marie Suggs, and was affectionately referred to as "Vivi" by her father. Vivian was a…

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William Marvin Bill Newman

Male, age 50 · Washington, Pennsylvania

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

William Marvin Bill Newman, a 50-year-old man from Washington, PA, died unexpectedly on May 15, 2021. He was born on July 31, 1970, and worked as a steamfitter for S&S Mechanical. Bill was known for his love of the outdoors, camping, and spending time with…

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Aaron Johnson

Male, age 33 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of Aaron Darnell Johnson Jr., a 33-year-old male from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Saturday, May 15, or in the early hours of Sunday, May 16, 2021, Johnson was shot and killed on Wheeler…

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Amber N. Schwenk

Female, age 40 · Kingsport, Tennessee

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 15, 2021, the life of 40-year-old Amber N. Schwenk was tragically cut short in her Kingsport, Tennessee, home. Officers responded to a call at her residence on Bays View Court and discovered Schwenk deceased from an apparent…

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Angel Marcus Goss

Male, age 17 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Angel Marcus Goss, a 17-year-old male from Fort Worth, TX, tragically died on May 15, 2021. He was a bright student and a dedicated member of the JROTC program at North Side High School, where he held various leadership positions. Goss had aspirations of…

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Marvin Getrelle Binky Henson

Male, age 48 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 15, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marvin Getrelle "Binky" Henson, a 48-year-old African American man from Austin, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 15, 2021. He was shot and killed in East Austin after leaving a friend's house. According to reports, Henson was walking on Little Hill…

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