Death by Force

Zackery Matthews

Male, age 25 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In May 2025, a violent confrontation in Kansas City, Missouri, claimed the life of 25-year-old Zackery Matthews. The incident took place in the afternoon outside a residence near East 73rd Street and South Benton Avenue, where Matthews had been performing…

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Chance Leggett

Male, age 17 · New York, New York

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of Saturday, May 17, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the daily rhythm of an East Harlem neighborhood. When the noise subsided, 17-year-old Chance Leggett was found critically wounded, having been shot in the head. The incident…

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Zanir Childs

Male, age 18 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, a young life was cut short on the night of May 17, 2025. Zanir Childs, an 18-year-old male, was fatally shot in an incident that also left an 18-year-old woman injured. The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m.…

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Dakota Britthouer

Male, age 33 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a late Saturday morning, May 17, 2025, the life of 33-year-old Dakota Britthouer, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Rapid City, South Dakota. The incident unfolded around 11:15 a.m. in the 1500 block of Wood Avenue…

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Paul David Ley-Harris

Male, age 47 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Paul David Ley-Harris, a 47-year-old male of White/Caucasian ethnicity, was shot and killed in daylight on May 17, 2025, after stepping off a SEPTA bus in Lower Providence Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Authorities identified the victim as…

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Larry Davis

Male, age 16 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of May 17, 2025, Larry Davis, 16, Black male, was found with a gunshot wound after Rocky Mount police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 500 block of Center Street just before 10:30 p.m. Officers and EMS rushed Larry Davis, 16, male, to UNC…

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Najee Pendergrass

Male, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Najee Pendergrass, a 27-year-old male, Black/African American, died in the early hours of May 17, 2025, after a shooting in west Charlotte. Police were called around 2:40 a.m. to the 2400 block of Freedom Drive, where officers found Najee Pendergrass in a…

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Erik Alcauter-Huitron

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Erik Alcauter-Huitron, a 31-year-old male from Columbus, Ohio, died on May 17, 2025, after being shot at the Fairlane Mobile Home Park off the 3000 block of Kane Drive. Officers were dispatched at 3:49 p.m., and medics rushed him to Grant Medical Center in…

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Baldomero M. Vicente Pelico

Male, age 33 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the life of 33-year-old Baldomero M. Vicente Pelico was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2025, Pelico, a male, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a bar on Rossville Boulevard. The incident…

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Travis Woods

Male, age 49 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis, a Saturday evening dice game among acquaintances took a fatal turn, ending the life of 49-year-old Travis Woods. On May 17, 2025, what began as a casual game on Josephine Street escalated into a robbery and…

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Daniela Lamont Tucker

Male, age 36 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late spring of 2025, the life of Daniela Lamont Tucker, a 36-year-old man from Spartanburg, South Carolina, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, May 17, 2025, Tucker was fatally shot while cutting grass at a home. This act of violence led to the…

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Anthony Raul Arellano

Male, age 18 · Federal Way, Washington

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, the life of 18-year-old Hispanic male, Anthony Raul Arellano, was tragically cut short in Federal Way, Washington. The fatal incident unfolded around 1:22 a.m. at the Sunset Three Twenty Apartments, located in the…

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August Alfred Lastrappe IV

Male, age 24 · Seattle, Washington

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

August Alfred Lastrappe IV, 24, a male Hispanic/Latino from Seattle, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, outside the OHM Nightclub in Pioneer Square on the 100 block of South Washington Street. Police and medics responded just…

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Briaun Keith Dinish-Lomelli

Male, age 27 · Seattle, Washington

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the late-night bustle of Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy on South Washington Street. Briaun Keith Dinish-Lomelli, a 27-year-old Black / African…

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Keilani Renae Harris

Female, age 19 · Seattle, Washington

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, the vibrant life of 19-year-old Keilani Renae Harris, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. Just after 1 a.m., as Keilani…

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Cason Chilton

Male, age 14 · Lancaster, Virginia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a heartbreaking turn of events on Saturday, May 17, 2025, the community of Lancaster, Virginia, lost a vibrant young soul. Cason Chilton, a 14-year-old male, passed away in what authorities have described as a tragic accident. An eighth-grade student at…

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Dreshaun Pruden

Male, age 32 · Newport News, Virginia

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of May 17, 2025, 32-year-old Dreshaun Lamarr Pruden, a Black male from Newport News, Virginia, was fatally shot inside a Family Fare convenience store located at a BP gas station on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. Police responded to a call around…

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Brandon Dorsey

Male, age 44 · Plano, Texas

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Brandon Dorsey, a 44-year-old White/Caucasian male from Plano, Texas, died after a shooting on the afternoon of May 17, 2025. The incident unfolded in a residential area of Plano, in the 5600 block of Woodhaven Court, where officers were called at about 4:30…

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Eric West

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Eric West, 48, a male from Houston, arrived at a local hospital in the early morning hours of May 17, 2025, with multiple gunshot wounds, brought there by private vehicle after violence spilled out into the night outside Big Red’s Lounge near Lucky and Knox…

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Marquise Durran Singer

Male, age 37 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Marquise Durran Singer, 37, male, was shot and killed on the afternoon of May 17, 2025, at the Laurel Glen Apartments on San Antonio’s Northwest Side. Police were called just before 1 p.m. to the 11100 block of West Loop 1604 North, where they found Singer…

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Mitchell Levard Austin

Male, age 37 · Columbus, Texas

Killed May 17, 2025 · 1 year ago

Mitchell Levard Austin, 37, a male, Black/African American resident of Columbus, Texas, was shot late on the night of May 17, 2025, and died shortly thereafter. Around 11:30 p.m., Columbus Police officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Walnut Street…

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Gabriel Bester

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

A tragic story unfolded in Birmingham, Alabama, ending in the death of 25-year-old Gabriel Deamontae Bester. On the evening of Friday, May 17, 2024, Bester was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident also involved a woman and an infant, who were in a…

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Jalen Darrel Bonner

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Jalen Darrel Bonner, a 25-year-old male, was tragically killed in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, May 17, 2024. The events of that afternoon led to the discovery of Bonner's body on Vanderbilt Road, where it was determined he had succumbed to injuries from…

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Gabriel Deamontae Bester

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of May 17, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in Birmingham, Alabama, forever altering the lives of a young family. Gabriel Deamontae Bester, a 25-year-old Black man, was fatally wounded in the violent encounter. The tragedy unfolded…

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Tramell Williams

Male, age 19 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Tramell Williams, 19, a Black male from Mobile, Alabama, was shot on the night of May 17, 2024, in a case that investigators said began at an apartment complex and ended with a desperate drive across town. Late that evening, Mobile police were called to the…

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Bernard Leonard

Male, age 59 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In what was first reported as a motorcycle accident, the death of 59-year-old Bernard Leonard has been ruled a homicide. On the evening of May 17, 2024, Omaha police were called to the area of 9th Street and Carter Lake Boulevard where they found Leonard…

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Peter Luke Espino

Male, age 30 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Peter Luke Espino, a 30-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2024, in his hometown of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The evening took a fatal turn shortly after 11:30 p.m. on South Union Boulevard, where police responded to a call and…

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Junisha Niclasse

Male, age 20 · North-miami-beach, Florida

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Junisha Niclasse, a 20-year-old woman from North Miami Beach, Florida, was fatally shot on the night of May 17, 2024. The incident occurred at a Marathon gas station and nearby McDonald's, located at the intersection of Northeast 159th Street and Northeast…

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Shondel Brathwaite

Male, age 29 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Shondel Brathwaite, a 29-year-old man, was fatally shot on the night of May 17, 2024, in Lauderhill, Florida. The incident occurred at Lallo’s, an events venue located along North State Road Seven, near Northwest 13 Street. According to the Lauderhill Police…

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Cozenn Johnson

Male, age 54 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Black / African American male, age 54, Cozenn Johnson was shot inside a home in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood on May 17, 2024. Around 4:34–4:35 p.m., the 54-year-old man was inside a residence in the 3800 block of West 85th Street when someone fired into his…

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DaVonte Javon Adams

Male, age 28 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of May 17, 2024, a wave of violence rippled through Minneapolis, claiming the life of 28-year-old DaVonte Javon Adams. A Black male from the small town of Spring Valley, Minnesota, Adams was known for his kind and patient nature. He…

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Charles Big Rick Davis

Male, age 67 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Charles "Big Rick" Davis Jr., aged 67, tragically lost his life to gun violence on May 17, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. His death was reported as part of a broader issue of gun violence in the area, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by communities…

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DeMarcus J Sanders

Male, age 19 · Chester, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Friday evening in Chester, South Carolina, tragedy struck at a park on Odom Street, shattering the peace of the residential area. On May 17, 2024, 19-year-old DeMarcus J. Sanders was shot in a violent encounter that would ultimately claim his life.…

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Katy Brooke Jones

Female, age 36 · Piedmont, South Carolina

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

Katy Brooke Jones, known to her loved ones as "Sassy," was a compassionate and multifaceted 36-year-old woman dedicated to caring for others. A resident of Williamston, South Carolina, the White female worked three jobs: as a Production Supervisor at NRTC…

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Marcus Corbitt

Male, age 24 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the bright light of a Friday afternoon in Camden, New Jersey, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2024, 24-year-old Marcus Corbitt, a Black male, was in the 800 block of Princeton Avenue when the sound of gunfire shattered the…

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Na’Quan A. McCray

Male, age 18 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of May 17, 2024, in Camden, New Jersey, 18-year-old Na’Quan A McCray was the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident that claimed his life took place at Point Street Park, located at the intersection of Point and York Streets. Suffering from…

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Louis Wardell Hart

Male, age 56 · Columbia, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late afternoon of May 17, 2024, a dispute in the parking lot of a White Castle in Columbia, Missouri, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 56-year-old Louis Wardell Hart, a male resident of Columbia. The incident unfolded as a…

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Darell S. McCurry

Male, age 16 · Collingdale, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the afternoon of May 17, 2024, just days before he would have celebrated his 17th birthday, Darell S. McCurry, a 16-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Collingdale, Pennsylvania. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. on the 100 block of Lafayette…

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Darrius Bergeron

Male, age 29 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of May 17, 2024, the life of 29-year-old Darrius Jamal Bergeron was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting at the intersection of Hart and Lewis Streets in Nashville, Tennessee. The Black male was pronounced dead at the scene. A witness…

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Eliud Barrera Cueva Jr.

Male, age 32 · Manor, Texas

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 17, 2024, at approximately 2:18 a.m., 32-year-old Eliud Barrera Cueva Jr. was fatally shot while seated in the back of a friend's vehicle at the Alta Blue Goose Apartments on Blue Goose Road in Manor, Texas. The vehicle had just arrived at the complex…

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Matthew Torres

Male, age 25 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 17, 2024, 25-year-old Matthew Torres was fatally shot in his apartment at the Tides on Copper Creek complex, located at 9815 Copper Creek Drive in an unincorporated area of Austin, Texas. The Williamson County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call…

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Shawali Sherali

Male, age 31 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 17, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 17, 2024, 31-year-old Lyft driver Shawali Sherali was fatally shot in Fort Worth, Texas. Originally from Afghanistan, Sherali had relocated to North Texas in 2021 with his family to escape the Taliban. He was a husband and father of two, with a third…

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Patrick Bennett

Male, age 20 · Burmingham, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

Just before 8 p.m. on May 17, 2023, police were called to the Springville Landing Apartments in Birmingham’s Huffman area after gunfire erupted around the 700 block of Springville Road. When officers arrived, they found Patrick Bennett, a 20-year-old man…

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John Kratz Jr.

Male, age 64 · Derry, New Hampshire

Killed May 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 17, 2023, tragedy struck at the Lobster Claw II restaurant in Derry, New Hampshire. John Kratz Jr., a 64-year-old White male from Sandown, was shot inside the establishment located at 4 S. Main St. Derry police officers responded to a…

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Adrian Lee McKinzie

Male, age 16 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed May 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 17, 2023, 16-year-old Adrian Lee McKinzie was fatally shot in Jacksonville, Florida. The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. in the 3600 block of Effee Street in the Moncrief Park area. Two other individuals—a juvenile and an adult male—sustained…

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Jefferson Perez

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in a burst of violence that shook a Washington, D.C. school community. Seventeen-year-old Jefferson Luna-Perez, a male student of Hispanic descent, was fatally shot on the afternoon of…

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Arianna Davis

Female, age 10 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Mother's Day evening, 10-year-old Arianna Davis, a female, was tragically caught in the crossfire of a violent shootout in Washington, D.C. She was riding in a car with her family in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, returning from a holiday…

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Aiden Kane Shaw

Male, age 19 · Kennesaw, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2023, the life of 19-year-old Aiden Kane Shaw, a white male, was tragically cut short in what police described as a targeted home invasion at the Walden Ridge Apartment Homes in Kennesaw, Georgia. Responding to reports of…

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