Death by Force85th anniversary

Johnson Wheeler Agrue

Male, age 59 · Aurora, Indiana

Killed May 17, 1941 · 85 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Aurora, Indiana, a horrific tragedy unfolded on May 16, 1941, forever scarring the town's history. Johnson Wheeler Agrue, a 59-year-old male, was brutally murdered on his own farm, the victim of a calculated and vengeful act.…

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Mary Elizabeth Breedon

Female, age 12 · Aurora, Indiana

Killed May 17, 1941 · 85 years ago

In the spring of 1941, a shocking act of violence shattered the peace of a family farm in Aurora, Indiana, claiming the life of 12-year-old Mary Elizabeth Breeden. The young girl was a victim of a horrific mass murder that unfolded on the Agrue farm, a place…

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Jose Favela

Male, age 52 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jose Favela, a 52-year-old man of Hispanic ethnicity, was tragically found shot to death on May 17, 2021, inside a motel room in Fort Worth, TX. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, Favela had broken into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and confronted…

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Rogelio Carrizales Jr

Male, age 33 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rogelio Carrizales Jr, a 33-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021. He was fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 11211 South Post Oak Road around 5:45 a.m. on May 16, 2021. Houston police…

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Crystal Rachelle Zondor

Female, age 31 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 17, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the quiet outskirts of southeast Oklahoma City, a grim discovery was made on a Tuesday evening in May of 2011. Inside a trailer home near SE 134th and Sooner Road, the bodies of 31-year-old Crystal Rachelle Zondor, a female, and 39-year-old Jason Langley…

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Monica Brown

Female, age 38 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed May 17, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the quiet predawn hours of May 17, 2006, the sense of security in a Temple Hills, Maryland neighborhood was shattered. Monica Brown, a 38-year-old female, was discovered in her car, parked just outside her home on the 2300 block of Olson Street. She had…

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Death by Force85th anniversary

Leo Agrue

Male, age 23 · Aurora, Indiana

Killed May 17, 1941 · 85 years ago

In a shocking act of violence that shattered the peace of the rural community of Aurora, Indiana, 23-year-old Leo Agrue was murdered on May 16, 1941. He was one of five victims in a brutal mass shooting that took place on the Agrue family farm. The…

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Nina Agrue

Female, age 64 · Aurora, Indiana

Killed May 17, 1941 · 85 years ago

In the quiet farming community of Aurora, Indiana, the spring of 1941 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that would leave a lasting scar on the town's history. On the evening of May 16th, Nina Agrue, her husband Johnson W. Agrue, their two sons…

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Will Robert Agrue

Male, age 33 · Aurora, Indiana

Killed May 17, 1941 · 85 years ago

On May 16, 1941, a tragic mass violent event unfolded at a farmhouse just outside of Aurora, Indiana, claiming the lives of several family members, including thirty-three-year-old Will Robert Agrue. The disturbing scene was discovered at the rural home where…

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A’mir Houston

Male, age 6 · Jacksonville, Arkansas

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

On a tragic evening in Jacksonville, Arkansas, the life of a young boy was cut short in a senseless act of violence. Six-year-old A’mir Houston was fatally shot on Sunday, May 17, 2026, while riding in a vehicle. The incident, which has deeply affected the…

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Alana Duck

Female, age 19 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Alana Duck was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. A Black female from Brandon, she was fatally wounded in a shooting that erupted in the parking lot of a nightclub on Interstate 55…

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Alijzhia L. Hatcher

Male, age 19 · Antioch, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

A quiet Sunday evening in Antioch, Tennessee, turned violent on May 17, 2026, when a reported gun transaction in the parking lot of a Bell Road gas station erupted in gunfire, leaving two young men dead. One of the victims was 19-year-old Alijzhia L. Hatcher.…

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Dashawn Coleman

Male, age 30 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, the life of 30-year-old Dashawn Coleman, a Black male, was tragically cut short on a sidewalk in South Los Angeles. The incident occurred near a bustling taco stand at the intersection of Holmes and Slauson Avenues…

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Eric Paul Bigone

Male, age 58 · San Francisco, California

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, the quiet of San Francisco's Sunset District was shattered by the sound of gunfire. On the 2500 block of 46th Avenue, near Ulloa Street, 58-year-old Eric Paul Bigone, a longtime resident of the neighborhood…

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Erick George

Male, age 25 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

A simmering late-night dispute on a bustling Charleston street tragically escalated, leaving a young man dead and a community in shock. On the evening of May 17, 2026, 25-year-old Erick George was fatally shot on King Street, a popular downtown thoroughfare.…

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Jamaine Snowden

Male, age 28 · Foley, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Foley, Alabama, the life of 28-year-old Jamaine Snowden was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2026, police and emergency services responded to a call of a shooting at The Reserve Apartments on County Road 12. Arriving…

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Jerald Mitchel Mitch Steele

Male, age 63 · Hodges, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Hodges, South Carolina, the life of 63-year-old Jerald Mitchel "Mitch" Steele, a male Army veteran, was tragically cut short on the evening of Sunday, May 17, 2026. The circumstances of his death unfolded at a residence on Maness…

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Johnny Slocum

Male, age 64 · Franklinton, Louisiana

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2026, the quiet of Franklinton, Louisiana, was broken by the sound of gunfire. Responding to a 911 call around 3 a.m., Washington Parish sheriff's deputies arrived at a scene off Jamieson Creek Road to find 64-year-old…

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Mario Butlers

Male, age 44 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

Mario Butler, a 44-year-old Black man, was killed after a Sunday morning shooting in Memphis's Frayser area on May 17, 2026. Police were called to the 2100 block of Driftwood Avenue shortly after 10 a.m., where they found Butler suffering from at least one…

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Mariyan Khostravizadeh

Female, age 59 · Glendale, California

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 17, 2026, a fire broke out in a commercial building in Glendale, California, leading to a grim discovery and the launch of a homicide investigation. Inside the building located in the 1100 block of Sonora Avenue, authorities found the…

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Merinda Henderson

Female, age 44 · Stone Mountain, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

On a tragic Sunday in Stone Mountain, Georgia, the life of 44-year-old Merinda Henderson was cut short in a senseless act of violence. On May 17, 2026, Henderson was fatally shot in what authorities have described as a domestic-related incident. The grim…

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Odell Davis

Male, age 50 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In a quiet Charlotte neighborhood, the evening of Sunday, May 17, 2026, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of 50-year-old Odell Davis. The incident unfolded around 6:30 p.m. in the 8100 block of Paw Club Drive in the northwest part of the city.…

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Seth Billingsley

Male, age 26 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, May 17, 2026, the quiet Wedgefield neighborhood in east Orange County, Florida, was disrupted by violence that claimed the life of 26-year-old Seth Billingsley. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to…

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Taniya N. Hall

Female, age 24 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2026 · this year

A night of socializing turned into a scene of tragedy at a Columbia, South Carolina nightclub, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Taniya N. Hall on May 17, 2026. The incident, which also left two others injured, occurred at Ole Place on Two Notch Road.…

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Keshawn Franklin

Male, age 26 · North Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In North Little Rock, Arkansas, a sense of unease settled over a neighborhood on the evening of Saturday, May 17, 2025. It was on this night that the life of 26-year-old Keshawn Franklin, a male resident of the city, was tragically cut short. The events…

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Tumontay Parks

Male, age 23 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Saturday evening in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the life of 23-year-old Tumontay Parks was tragically cut short. The young Black man was at a gathering in the 1400 block of Belle Avenue on May 17, 2025, when violence erupted. Shots were fired from a…

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Britney Nashaye Summerhill

Female, age 34 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what was determined to be a murder-suicide, 34-year-old Britney Nashaye Summerhill was found deceased on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in a room at the InTown Suites on Oxmoor Road in Birmingham, Alabama. Her death has been classified as the city's 29th homicide…

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Christopher Rashad Riles

Male, age 32 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the evening hours of Saturday, May 17, 2025, the sound of gunfire disrupted the quiet of a residential neighborhood in Southwest Washington, D.C. Officers from the Seventh District of the Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of…

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Martavius J. Gray

Male, age 17 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a spring evening in Indianapolis, Indiana, the lively atmosphere of a block party was shattered by the sound of gunfire, leaving a community in mourning. Martavius J. Gray, a 17-year-old male, was fatally wounded on the night of May 17, 2025. The incident…

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Jasper Kyle Smith

Male, age 4 · Lewiston, Maine

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, a tragedy unfolded in a Lewiston, Maine, apartment that ended the life of 4-year-old Jasper Smith, a White male. Emergency services received a frantic 911 call around 4:55 a.m. from the residence on Pierce Street…

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Edilberto Eddie Torres

Male, age 18 · Glennville, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Glennville, Georgia, a tragic event unfolded on a spring weekend, leaving a family shattered and a community in mourning. On Sunday, May 18, 2025, 18-year-old Edilberto 'Eddie' Marin-Torres, a Hispanic male, was found deceased at his…

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Jaurice Howard

Male, age 25 · Macon, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jaurice Markel Haywood, 25, a Black male from Macon, Georgia, was killed in the early hours of May 17, 2025, when what should have been a celebratory graduation party on Williamson Road turned into a scene of gunfire and panic. Deputies were called to 1524…

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Leslie Torres

Female, age 24 · Glennville, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Glennville, Georgia, a tragic event shattered the peace on a spring weekend in May of 2025. Leslie Johana Marrufo Torres, a 24-year-old Hispanic woman, was found deceased in a residence on Baxter Durrence Road. The discovery was made…

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Torrance Statham

Male, age 51 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Torrance Statham, a 51-year-old male, was shot and killed on May 17, 2025, near the Garnett Street MARTA station in Atlanta, Georgia. He was found with a single gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have suggested that…

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Veronica Quevedo Torres

Female, age 51 · Glennville, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic and violent outburst on a late Saturday evening in Glennville, Georgia, a 51-year-old Hispanic woman, Veronica Quevedo Torres, lost her life in what authorities have described as a murder-suicide. The incident, which unfolded on May 17, 2025, also…

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Colin Hu

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Colin Hu, a 32-year-old male and Asian, died on May 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and recorded his date of birth as May 29, 1992. Officials reported that he was pronounced dead at his residence at 3:54 p.m.…

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Enrique Hinojosa

Male, age 33 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Enrique Hinojosa, 33, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, died on May 17, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. He was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, which listed the manner of death as suicide and the cause as a gunshot wound to the…

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Jesus Rodriguez

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jesus Hernandez Rodriguez, 41, a male of Latino ethnicity, was found at his Los Angeles residence on May 17, 2025, where the day’s quiet was broken by the formal pronouncement of death at 6:21 p.m. Officials identified the victim as Jesus Hernandez Rodriguez…

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Contrail Boone

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Contrail Boone, a 24-year-old Black male from Chicago, was fatally shot on the night of May 17, 2025. He was found wounded near 147th Street and Evers Avenue in the south suburb of Dolton, close to the Dolton Park District’s Lester Long Fieldhouse. Responding…

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Syruss L. Box

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Syruss L. Box, age 15, a Black male from south suburban Posen, spent the afternoon of May 17, 2025, with family on Chicago's Far South Side, celebrating his little brother's birthday. As evening settled over the Roseland neighborhood, around 6:04 p.m., Syruss…

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Anthony Owens

Male, age 44 · Jackson, Michigan

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet early hours of May 17, 2025, the life of 44-year-old Anthony Glen Owens Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. A male, Owens was with three other men on a porch in the 100 block of Lincoln Court in Summit Township, just outside of…

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Orenzo Lynn Odom

Male, age 41 · Hernando, Mississippi

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of May 17, 2025, a gathering at the Avondale Apartments in Hernando, Mississippi, turned tragic, ending the life of 41-year-old Orenzo Lynn Odom. The event was filled with people when a dispute between Odom and another man escalated with fatal…

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Lucas DeGeorge

Male, age 17 · Millville, New Jersey

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Lucas DeGeorge, a 17-year-old male, was a junior at Buena Regional High School where he was an honor student taking advanced classes. He was known for his love of soccer, cars, and sneakers, and was described as a bright and shining light who was devoted to…

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Dante Franklin

Male, age 50 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of Saturday, May 17, 2025, violence erupted on the streets of Kansas City, Missouri, claiming the life of 50-year-old Dante Franklin. Officers from the Kansas City Police Department were dispatched just after 2:00 a.m. to the 4200 block…

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Edyn Inestroza Gutierrez

Male, age 28 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of Saturday, May 17, 2025, a violent disturbance erupted at the Lakewood Mobile Home Park in Springfield, Missouri. Greene County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene after a 911 caller reported hearing a commotion followed by the…

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Gustavo Maradiaga Salgado

Male, age 35 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, a disturbance shattered the quiet of the Lakewood Mobile Home Park in Springfield, Missouri. Around 2:15 a.m., the Greene County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting the sounds of an altercation followed…

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Lily Mack

Female, age 21 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On May 17, 2025, authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, were called to a residence following reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, law enforcement officers discovered the lifeless body of 21-year-old Lily Mack, who had suffered fatal gunshot wounds. The scene…

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Rhonda Forrester-James

Female, age 57 · Portageville, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Rhonda Forrester-James, a 57-year-old woman from Portageville, Missouri, became the victim of a violent domestic incident that unfolded in the spring of 2025. On the night of Saturday, May 17, law enforcement officials from the New Madrid County Sheriff's…

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