Deaths by Force on May 17

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Sherman Edward Cornette

Male, age 68 · Midfield, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a spring day in Midfield, Alabama, a sense of quiet was shattered by the sound of a single gunshot, a sound that would irrevocably alter the course of several lives. It was just after 1:00 a.m. on May 17, 2021, when police were…

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Tavarius Hampton

Male, age 25 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the warmth of a Birmingham, Alabama afternoon on Monday, May 17, 2021, a sequence of events tragically culminated in the death of 25-year-old Tavarius Hampton. A U.S. Army sergeant stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Hampton had family ties that…

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Bella Claire Callaway

Female, age 6 · Maylene, Alabama

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of Maylene, Alabama, a heartbreaking incident unfolded on Monday, May 17, 2021, claiming the life of 6-year-old Bella Claire Callaway. The young girl's life was cut tragically short in what authorities would later describe as a…

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Kelly Roach Jr.

Male, age 19 · Mesa, Arizona

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 18, 2021, the life of 19-year-old Kelly Roach, Jr. was tragically cut short in Mesa, Arizona. A male, he was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds at approximately 12:06 a.m. near the 400 block of West Brown Road. Despite the…

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Douglas Lee Bennett III

Male, age 27 · North Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In North Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 17, 2021, the life of 27-year-old Douglas Lee Bennett, III, a male, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that also claimed the life of another young man. The incident unfolded at the Arrowhead Estates…

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Joseph Barela

Male, age 22 · Rocky Ford, Colorado

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a quiet community. Joseph Edward Barela Jr., a 22-year-old Hispanic male from Rocky Ford, Colorado, was found with a gunshot wound to his head on May 17, 2021. The incident occurred in the…

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Daqual Covington

Male, age 27 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late evening hours of May 17, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the night on a street in Southwest Washington, D.C., leaving a family heartbroken and a community shaken. When Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived at the unit block of O…

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Aniya Allen

Female, age 6 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Aniya Allen, a six-year-old girl from Minneapolis, MN, was tragically shot on May 17, 2021, while sitting in the back seat of her family's car near the intersection of 36th and Penn Avenue North. She was eating a McDonald's Happy Meal when a stray bullet…

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Willie Tounzell Smith

Male, age 48 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Minneapolis, the life of 48-year-old Willie Tounzell Smith, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2021, at approximately 1:20 a.m., events unfolded near the intersection of Elliot and Franklin avenues in…

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DeQuon Shaqual Maurice Merriweather

Male, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

DeQuon Shaqual Maurice Merriweather, a 25-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in the parking lot of a McDonald's on Bardstown Road. Merriweather was discovered by Sixth…

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Michael Dorsey

Male, age 52 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late morning of May 17, 2021, tragedy struck in Louisville's Southside neighborhood, forever altering the lives of a local family. On that Monday, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Louisville Metro Police Department officers were dispatched to the 100 block…

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Malachi Myles Anthony Moore

Male, age 17 · Two Rivers, Wisconsin

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small city of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, the life of a 17-year-old White/Caucasian male, Malachi Myles Anthony Moore, was cut tragically short on the evening of May 17, 2021. Known affectionately as "Bapi," Malachi was a junior at Manitowoc Lincoln High…

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Juan Lewis Sr.

Male, age 36 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the fading daylight of a spring evening in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of 36-year-old Juan Lewis Sr. was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2021, the Black male became a victim of gun violence in what authorities would investigate as a deadly shooting in the…

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Kristina Colangelo

Female, age 43 · Rockwood, Michigan

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In what was described as a quiet Rockwood, Michigan community, a tragic event unfolded that ended the life of 43-year-old Kristina Colangelo. On May 17, 2021, concern grew when Colangelo failed to pick up her son from school. This uncharacteristic absence…

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Jacquita Jordan

Female, age 32 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of Monday, May 17, 2021, a violent tragedy unfolded in the O'Fallon neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of 32-year-old Jacquita Jordan. An African American woman known to her friends and loved ones by the nickname '7…

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James R. Kenney

Male, age 41 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In May of 2021, the life of 41-year-old James R. Kenney, a white male, was brought to a violent end in Springfield, Missouri. His body was discovered inside a trailer on West Page Street on May 17, 2021, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. The discovery…

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Cristopher Sanchez

Male, age 18 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 17, 2021, an 18-year-old Hispanic male named Cristopher Sanchez of Hyattsville, Maryland, was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the Langley Park neighborhood, specifically in the 8000 block of New Hampshire Avenue.…

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Ronald Decosta White Jr

Male, age 40 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Monday afternoon in May of 2021, gunshots shattered the day in the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood of Baltimore. When the tragic event was over, Ronald Decosta White Jr., a 40-year-old male, had been shot multiple times in the 200 block of Harmison Street.…

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Miles Bobbsemple

Male, age 31 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 17, 2021, a backyard barbecue in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, turned deadly for 31-year-old Miles Bobbsemple. A verbal dispute escalated, leading to gunfire that tragically ended his life and injured another individual. Bobbsemple, a…

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Shalimar Birkett

Female, age 32 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, Shalimar Birkett, a 32-year-old Black woman and mother of two from Queens, New York, found her life tragically cut short in an act of senseless violence. On the night of May 17th, she was in the Weeksville neighborhood of Brooklyn to…

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Brian Cotter

Male, age 15 · Fresno, California

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brian Cotter, a 15-year-old from Fresno, California, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Brian was found shot to death in his family's mobile home, alongside his father…

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Cole William Birchard

Male, age 31 · Riverside, California

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cole William Birchard, a 31-year-old resident of Riverside, California, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021. Birchard was shot to death outside a Motel 6 located on the 3600 block of La Sierra Avenue in Riverside. The incident occurred in the early…

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Patrick Cotter

Male, age 61 · Fresno, California

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Patrick Cotter, aged 61, was found dead on May 17, 2021, in Fresno, California. Initially, the incident was reported as a murder-suicide, but further investigation revealed it to be a double homicide. On the day of the incident, police responded to a call at…

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Juan Barroso-Muriel

Male, age 36 · Mulberry, Florida

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Juan Barroso-Muriel, aged 36, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021, in Mulberry, Florida, following a violent altercation at Strapped Transport Towing and Recovery. The incident stemmed from a dispute over the towing of a vehicle belonging to…

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Tyerune Gregory Blocker

Male, age 44 · Brooker, Florida

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyerune Gregory Blocker, a 44-year-old African American male from Brooker, FL, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred in the small town of Brooker. Tyerune Blocker was an innocent bystander…

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Alan R. Turner Jr.

Male, age 29 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2021, a burst of violence at a southwest Atlanta flea market tragically cut short the life of 29-year-old Alan R. Turner Jr. Responding to a shooting call at approximately 3:30 a.m. at the Metro Mart USA on Metropolitan…

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Alicia A. Merrell

Female, age 28 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a 27-year-old mother of five, Alicia A. Merrell, was in the process of moving from her apartment in Atlanta, Georgia. In the early hours of Monday, May 17th, on Magnolia Way, her life was abruptly ended. She was discovered with multiple…

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Ashawn Adams

Male, age 16 · Athens, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of Monday, May 17, 2021, a sense of unease settled over the 300 block of Marlborough Downs Road in Athens, Georgia. What began as a transaction arranged online for a dirt bike descended into violence, leaving a local teenager dead.…

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Casey Parten

Male, age 21 · Athens, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet suburbs of Athens, Georgia, a transaction arranged online turned into a scene of deadly violence that claimed the life of 21-year-old Casey Parten, a male from Flowery Branch. The tragic events unfolded on the evening of Monday, May 17, 2021…

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Darryl Dewight McCrary

Male, age 46 · Macon, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

It was a grim start to a Wednesday morning in Macon, Georgia, when 46-year-old Darryl Dewight McCrary was found fatally shot. The incident, which unfolded in the early hours of May 19, 2021, took place in the parking lot of the Reliance Food Mart on Napier…

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Kecia Exley

Female, age 44 · Pembroke, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Pembroke, Georgia, the life of 44-year-old Kecia Latoya Bryant Exley, an African American female, was brought to a tragic and abrupt end on the evening of May 17, 2021. The scene of the violence was her own home on Cypress Bay Loop, a…

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Keith Lamont Slab Sharpe

Male, age 43 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 17, 2021, the city of Atlanta was in the grip of a violent series of events. Keith Lamont 'Slab' Sharpe, a 43-year-old African American male, became one of the victims in a string of deadly shootings that unfolded across the…

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Mayco Rodrique

Male, age 37 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 17, 2021, a new beginning was tragically cut short for Mayco Rodrique, a 37-year-old Black/African American man. Rodrique was a passenger in a friend's car, traveling on Atlanta's Ga. 400, when the unthinkable happened. At…

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Zacheriah Zach Douglas Wright

Male, age 20 · Vidalia, Georgia

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Montgomery County, Georgia, the life of 20-year-old Zacheriah 'Zach' Douglas Wright of Toombs County was tragically cut short on the evening of Monday, May 17, 2021. A passerby discovered him on RT Lane with a gunshot wound to…

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Richard Erving

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard L. Erving, a 36-year-old man from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021. He was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his chest in the 12200 block of South Halsted Street in the West Pullman neighborhood. Despite immediate medical…

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Tracie Turnbow

Female, age 59 · Pekin, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tracie Flaugher Turnbow, a 59-year-old woman from Pekin, Illinois, tragically lost her life on May 17, 2021. Tracie was found unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds on the front porch of a neighboring home. She had sustained two .22-caliber gunshot wounds…

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Tyran Evans

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyran Evans, a 42-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on May 17, 2021, in East Garfield Park, Chicago. According to reports, Evans was standing outside in the 300 block of North California Avenue when someone fired shots at him from…

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Devonte Washington

Male, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Devonte Washington, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Devonte was a former student of West Charlotte High School. On that fateful day, he was shot multiple times by an armed assailant…

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Trebien Devon Womack

Male, age 27 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Trebien Devon Womack, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on May 18, 2021, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born on October 31, 1993, in Guilford County to Ricky Nashawn Womack and LaDonna Young Womack. Trebien was a loving father…

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Adrian Cook

Male, age 19 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Adrian Cook, a 19-year-old male from Dayton, OH, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021, following a shooting incident at a gas station in the Germantown Street area. The incident occurred around 10:14 p.m. when officers responded to reports of a shooting…

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David A. Hines

Male, age 38 · Portersville, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In May of 2021, the quiet area of Muddy Creek Township near Portersville, Pennsylvania, became the scene of a grim discovery. On the evening of May 17th, the body of 38-year-old David A. Hines of New Castle was found inside his SUV. The vehicle had come to…

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Jacob Jake Robert Erdeljac

Male, age 40 · Claridge, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 16, 2021, 40-year-old Jacob 'Jake' Robert Erdeljac and his girlfriend, 27-year-old Mara Casale, were returning to their home in Claridge, Pennsylvania, after a motorcycle ride. As they pulled into their driveway, they were ambushed by a…

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Mara Elizabeth Casale

Female, age 27 · Claridge, Pennsylvania

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet corner of Penn Township, the life of 27-year-old Mara Elizabeth Casale was tragically cut short on May 17, 2021. She and her 40-year-old boyfriend, Jacob 'Jake' Robert Erdeljac, were found shot to death in the driveway of their Claridge-Elliott…

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Danterrio Cortez Coats

Male, age 34 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 17, 2021, the quiet streets of the Raleigh neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, became the final resting place for Danterrio Cortez Coats. The 34-year-old Black/African American man was discovered unresponsive in the road at the…

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Muhammad Bazzy Allen

Male, age 41 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Monday afternoon in Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of Muhammad Shabazz 'Bazzy' Allen, a 41-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2021, at approximately 1:15 p.m., officers from the Knoxville Police Department responded to a report of shots…

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Perry Donnerson

Male, age 37 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 37-year-old Perry Donnerson, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On May 17, 2021, Donnerson was in the parking lot of Morgan Steel on West Trigg Avenue in the southern part of the…

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Anthony Fields

Male, age 20 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Anthony Fields, a 20-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 17, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing, as he was found with a gunshot wound to his torso. Despite being rushed to…

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Elias Marzano

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 17, 2021 · 5 years ago

Elias Marzano, a 29-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on April 11, 2021, in the 9400 block of Concourse Drive in southwest Houston. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. when Marzano was involved in a verbal altercation with an…

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