Deaths by Force on May 18

Deaths by Force (502)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Dontay White

Male, age 17 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a spring night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the life of 17-year-old Dontay DeWayne White, a male, was tragically cut short. The date was May 18, 2016, and Dontay, a junior at Snider High School who was studying to become an electrician, had just finished his…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kenneth Mann

Male, age 56 · Dittmer, Missouri

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

On May 18, 2016, a violent disturbance occurred at a residence in the rural community of Dittmer, Missouri, resulting in the tragic death of 57-year-old Kenneth Eugene Mann. Mann, a male resident of the area, was at a home located in the 9900 block of Jones…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Skylar Powell

Male, age 18 · Saint-joseph, Missouri

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 18-year-old Skylar Powell was tragically cut short in Saint Joseph, Missouri. On the night of May 17th, a drug deal in a parking lot near 22nd and Frederick took a violent turn, resulting in Powell's shooting death. His body…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Isaiah Shinn

Male, age 20 · Rock-hill, South Carolina

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early moments of a Wednesday in May 2016, the life of 20-year-old Isaiah Shinn was tragically cut short in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Just after midnight, on May 18th, Shinn was fatally wounded by a single gunshot while seated in a car on Cherry Laurel…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cedric Suave Bandz McEaddy

Male, age 17 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Brooklyn, New York, the life of 17-year-old Cedric 'Suave Bandz' McEaddy was tragically cut short. On May 18, 2016, what began as an attempted robbery of another man escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dwayne Stephens

Male, age 21 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the evening hours of May 18, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the relative quiet on a street in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, sending people scrambling for cover. When the cacophony of roughly ten gunshots subsided, 21-year-old Dwayne Stephens was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Tomlinson

Male, age 24 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Tomlinson, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2016, in Rockford, Illinois. Born on November 5, 1991, to James Waldo Tomlinson Sr. and Deloris Stevens, James was a beloved son and father, leaving behind two young…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jesse Trejos

Male, age 20 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet, upscale Round Oak subdivision of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the evening of Wednesday, May 18, 2016, was shattered by violence. Jesse Trejos, a 20-year-old male of Cuban and Panamanian heritage, was shot on the 9400 block of Kindletree Drive around…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deandre Gilbert

Male, age 19 · Maple-hill, North Carolina

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deandre Gilbert, a 19-year-old African-American male, was found dead on May 18, 2016, in Maple Hill, North Carolina. His body was discovered alongside his 16-year-old brother, Tyler Gilbert, after they had been reported missing since May 15, 2016. The autopsy…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyler Gilbert

Male, age 16 · Maple-hill, North Carolina

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Tyler Gilbert, a 16-year-old African-American male, was tragically found dead on May 18, 2016, in Maple Hill, North Carolina. Tyler, along with his 19-year-old brother Deandre Gilbert, had been reported missing since May 15, 2016. Their bodies were discovered…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Diamond Russell

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Diamond Russell, a 19-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2016. He was found unresponsive around 11:43 p.m. in the area of Euclid and Superior Avenues. Russell was later pronounced dead at University…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Abigail Walker Winters

Female, age 37 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Abigail Walker Winters, a 37-year-old woman from San Antonio, Texas, tragically lost her life on May 18, 2016. Abigail, known affectionately as Abby, was a creative soul who found joy in music, dance, art, and jewelry making. Her passion for helping those…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Elizabeth Adams

Female, age 19 · Irving, Texas

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Elizabeth Adams, a 19-year-old mother from Irving, Texas, was tragically killed on May 18, 2016. Elizabeth, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, had recently moved out of the apartment she shared with her estranged boyfriend, Christopher Rubio, and their two young…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Tews

Male, age 20 · Irving, Texas

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Michael Tews, a 20-year-old male from Irving, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2016. He was a vibrant and well-loved individual, remembered for his active participation in choir, band, Mariachi band, and theater during his time at MacArthur…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Harold Augustus III

Male, age 31 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Harold Augustus, III, a 31-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in New Orleans. On the evening of Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Augustus was in the parking lot of a Family Dollar store…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terry Berry

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Terry Berry, a 33-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in Detroit, Michigan. On May 18, 2011, Berry was found deceased on Cloverdale Street, the victim of a homicide. His death added to the city's growing…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Akeem Carter

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of a young Black man, 20-year-old Akeem Carter, was tragically cut short in Philadelphia. On May 18, 2011, Carter was found deceased at 2200 W. Jefferson Street, the victim of a homicide. The specific details surrounding the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

James Ryan Dominguez

Male, age 25 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

James Ryan Dominguez, a 25-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2011, in Wilmington, Los Angeles, CA. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Dominguez was shot multiple times while driving his car near Wilmington Boulevard and…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Dana Andrew Joseph

Male, age 53 · Palmdale, California

Killed May 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Dana Andrew Joseph was 53 years old when he died on Thursday, May 18, 2006, in Palmdale. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 222 E. Avenue Q-7. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Charles Findley

Male, age 25 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 18, 2001 · 25 years ago

On May 18, 2001, in Phoenix, Arizona, 25-year-old Charles Findley was tragically murdered in his home on East Roberts Road. His girlfriend, Tanya Ramsdell, who was five months pregnant, was also killed. The person responsible for their deaths was an…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Larry Andrade

Male, age 23 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed May 18, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the spring of 1996, the life of 23-year-old Larry Andrade was cut short by gunfire on a street in Boston, Massachusetts. On May 18, the young man became another victim of gun violence in the city, his death marking a grim end to a life that had recently…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Douglas Wayne Tripp

Male, age 42 · Tazewell, Tennessee

Killed May 18, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the quiet town of Tazewell, Tennessee, a routine traffic stop on a May evening in 1991 spiraled into a tragic act of violence that ended the life of a respected law enforcement officer. Douglas Wayne Tripp, a 42-year-old white male and a veteran trooper…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Pedro Julio Orosa

Male, age 46 · Naples, Florida

Killed May 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

46-year-old Pedro Julio Orosa came to the United States from Cuba during the Mariel boat lift in 1980. A few months after arriving in Florida he decided to move from West Palm Beach to Naples so he could be closer to people he knew from his home town in Cuba.…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Robin Barnes

Female, age 15 · Jefferson, Kentucky

Killed May 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the spring of 1981, a dark shadow fell over Jefferson County, Kentucky, with the tragic death of 15-year-old Robin Barnes. A young woman with her life ahead of her, she became the first known victim of a man who would cast a pall of fear over the community…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Riley W. Campbell

Male, age 43 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 18, 1971 · 55 years ago

Riley W. Campbell, a 43-year-old Black/African American man, was working as a taxicab driver in Milwaukee when an ordinary fare turned into a deadly robbery in May 1971. On May 4, Campbell picked up a passenger near North 11th Street and West Atkinson Avenue.…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Richard Dale Torres

Male, age 70 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Richard Dale Torres was 70 years old when he died on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in East Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1080 N. Western Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Willie Mulder Jr.

Male, age 29 · Rodeo, California

Killed May 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Willie Mulder Jr., a 29-year-old resident of Richmond, California, tragically lost his life on May 18, 2016, as a result of a fatal shooting in the unincorporated area of Rodeo, California. The incident occurred around noon near the intersection of Mariposa…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jose Antonio Depaz Melgar

Male, age 69 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jose Antonio Depaz Melgar was 69 years old when he died on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in the Westlake neighborhood west of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 2515…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Tanya Sue Ramsdell

Female, age 19 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 18, 2001 · 25 years ago

In the spring of 2001, a tragic series of events unfolded in Phoenix, Arizona, culminating in the deaths of 19-year-old Tanya Sue Ramsdell and her boyfriend, Charles Findley. Ramsdell, who was five months pregnant, shared a home on East Roberts Road with…

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Albert Itzkowitz

Male, age 75 · Queens, New York

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet borough of Queens, a community was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. On the afternoon of May 18, 2026, the serene landscape of Kissena Park was shattered by a grim discovery. The body of Albert Itzkowitz, a 75-year-old Jewish man…

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Allajuan Buice

Male, age 40 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of southwest Atlanta, the evening of May 18, 2026, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Allajuan Buice, a 40-year-old man, was found shot multiple times in the 1700 block of Lisbon Drive SW. Atlanta Police Department officers…

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Amin Abdullah (Brian Climax)

Male, age 51 · San Diego, California

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

On May 18, 2026, a beloved security guard, 51-year-old Amin Abdullah, also known to friends as Brian Climax, lost his life in a tragic shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Born in San Diego as Brian Climax, he converted to Islam in his late teens and…

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Andres Bahamon-Prada

Male, age 43 · Dunnellon, Florida

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Dunnellon, Florida, a grim story unfolded in May of 2026, centered around the disappearance and death of 43-year-old Andres Bahamon-Prada. The man was last seen on May 7, 2026, and a relative reported him missing to the Marion County…

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Billy Jack Swafford

Male, age 46 · Comer, Georgia

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the small town of Comer, Georgia, the life of 46-year-old Billy Jack Swafford was brought to an abrupt and violent end on May 18, 2026. Swafford, a self-employed small business owner, was found dead in his home on Osley Mill Road, having sustained multiple…

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Daniel Franklin

Male, age 20 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Monday, May 18, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Daniel Franklin was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Mobile, Alabama. The fatal incident unfolded at approximately 1:57 a.m. in the 1100 block of O'Donnell Street, where Franklin…

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Dante Barnes

Male, age 37 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of Monday, May 18, 2026, the sound of gunfire echoed through a Hartford, Connecticut neighborhood, forever altering the course of one family's life. Responding to the reports of shots fired, Hartford Police officers arrived at the scene on…

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Daysun Wilson

Male, age 22 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 18, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the twilight quiet at the Millwood Apartments in Lynchburg, Virginia, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Daysun Wilson, a 22-year-old from Halifax, was fatally wounded in the…

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Demetrius Lightfoot Jr

Male, age 17 · Bradenton, Florida

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet evening hours of Monday, May 18, 2026, a tragedy unfolded in a Bradenton, Florida neighborhood that would cut short the life of a promising young man. Demetrius Lightfoot Jr., a 17-year-old senior at Manatee High School, was just days away from…

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Donald Shurter Jr.

Male · Taylor, Arizona

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet town of Taylor, Arizona, a heart-wrenching incident unfolded on May 18, 2026, leaving a family shattered by a tragic loss. On that Monday, Donald Shurter Jr., an adult male, lost his life in a shocking act of violence that reverberated through…

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Drel Elijah Timmons

Male, age 26 · Winston Salem, North Carolina

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Monday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the life of 26-year-old Drel Elijah Timmons was tragically cut short. On May 18, 2026, police responded to a report of a weapon being discharged on Highland Avenue. Upon arrival, they…

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Dwight Young

Male, age 23 · Suitland, Maryland

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of May 18, 2026, a tragic event unfolded inside a Suitland, Maryland apartment that claimed the life of 23-year-old Dwight Young. Responding to a report of a shooting at approximately 2:45 a.m. in the 3500 block of Terrace Drive, Prince…

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Joseph Williams

Male, age 37 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 18, 2026, tragedy struck in Atlanta, Georgia, claiming the life of 37-year-old Joseph Williams. The incident unfolded around 7:41 p.m. in the 900 block of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard NW. Officers initially responded to what appeared to be…

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Kenneth Darby

Male, age 47 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Monday, May 18, 2026, the sound of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet in a Jersey City neighborhood. Inside a residence located at 109-111 Old Bergen Road, a violent encounter left two men with fatal injuries. Responding to…

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Mansour Kaziha

Male, age 78 · San Diego, California

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

On May 18, 2026, the city of San Diego was shaken by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 78-year-old Mansour Kaziha and two other men at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Kaziha, a beloved and integral part of the mosque community, was killed…

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Maysie Murphy

Female, age 21 · Crosby, Texas

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Crosby, Texas, the life of 21-year-old Maysie Murphy was tragically cut short on the afternoon of Monday, May 18, 2026. Maysie, a beloved daughter, sister, and friend known for her bright spirit and unforgettable smile, was found…

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Michael Paris

Male, age 42 · Ray City, Georgia

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the small community of Ray City, Georgia, the evening of May 18, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that would claim the life of 42-year-old Michael Paris. Around 10:18 p.m., the Berrien County Sheriff's Office received a call about a shooting on…

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Michelle Kenan

Female, age 48 · Durham, North Carolina

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of May 18, 2026, a devastating act of violence silenced a voice that had tirelessly advocated for peace in her community. Linda Michelle Kenan, a 51-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot inside her apartment at the Rochelle Manor complex…

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Nadir Awad

Male, age 57 · San Diego, California

Killed May 18, 2026 · this year

On a tragic Monday morning, May 18, 2026, the city of San Diego was shaken by a violent act of hate that claimed the life of 57-year-old Nadir Awad and two other men at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Awad, a devoted member of the community who lived just…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.