Death by Force

Bowen Openshaw

Male, age 18 · Lancaster, Texas

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 19, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at the Rosemont of Lancaster Apartments in Lancaster, Texas, leaving a young man dead and a community in shock. Responding to calls of a shooting at approximately 8:28 p.m., Lancaster…

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Brenda Evans

Female, age 76 · Lithonia, Georgia

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Lithonia, Georgia, the afternoon of Tuesday, May 19, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 76-year-old Brenda Evans. Responding to a report of a shooting just before 4:40 p.m., DeKalb County police…

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Carlos Villa

Male, age 47 · Corona, California

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the quiet of a neighborhood in the Home Gardens community of Riverside County was shattered by violence. Deputies from the Lake Mathews Sheriff's Station were dispatched to the 3000 block of Grant Street around…

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Dawson Timothy Whisenant

Male, age 18 · Morganton, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Morganton, North Carolina, a sense of shock and sorrow descended upon the residents following the untimely death of 18-year-old Dawson Timothy Whisenant. On the evening of May 19, 2026, the life of the young man was tragically cut…

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Jesus Garcia Samano

Male, age 54 · Delano, California

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 19, 2026, the life of 54-year-old Jesus Garcia Samano of Delano, California, was tragically cut short. In an act of violence that has left the community seeking answers, Mr. Samano was fatally wounded by gunfire. The incident, which has…

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Joseph Samuel

Male, age 16 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the afternoon of May 19, 2026, a 16-year-old high school student named Joseph Samuel was with a witness on Tom Hunter Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, when they were approached by a man carrying a black backpack. The man, identified as 28-year-old…

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Madison Jefferson

Male, age 38 · Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the late spring of 2026, the serene landscape of Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 38-year-old Madison Jefferson. On May 19, 2026, Jefferson became a victim of gun violence within the park's…

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Markeise Williams

Male, age 20 · Clarksdale, Mississippi

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet town of Clarksdale, Mississippi, the evening of May 19, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 20-year-old Markeise Williams. A young man with his life ahead of him, Williams was found lying in the road on the 100…

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Markus Antonio Burroughs

Male, age 40 · Dalzell, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Dalzell, South Carolina, a domestic dispute on the night of May 19, 2026, ended in tragedy, leaving one brother dead and another facing a murder charge. Markus Antonio Burroughs, a 40-year-old man, was fatally shot at a residence on…

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Rahsean Dunn Jr.

Male, age 29 · Bedford, Ohio

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the life of 29-year-old Rahsean Dunn Jr. was tragically cut short in a shooting that unfolded in Bedford, Ohio. Emergency services were dispatched to an apartment complex in the 100 block of First Avenue around…

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Skye Johnson

Female, age 38 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Albuquerque, the life of 38-year-old Skye Johnson was tragically cut short. On May 19, 2026, just after 11 p.m., an argument escalated to fatal violence near the intersection of 8th Street and Central Avenue. Witnesses…

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Tyrone Stanley

Male, age 38 · Syracuse, New York

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 19, 2026, in Syracuse, New York, 38-year-old Tyrone Stanley was fatally shot in the Washington Square neighborhood. The incident occurred just after 7:45 p.m. at a residence in the 200 block of LeMoyne Avenue. Emergency services were…

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Giovanni Martinez

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 19, 2026 · this year

Giovanni Martinez Jr., 24, was fatally stabbed late on Monday, May 18, 2026, in the 6000 block of North Harlem Avenue in Norwood Park, on Chicago's Far Northwest Side. He was pronounced dead just after midnight, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The Chicago Police…

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Kente Williams

Male · Jacksonville, Arkansas

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Monday, May 19, 2025, the life of 48-year-old Kente Ma Williams, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Police were called to the 300 block of Bellevue Circle where they discovered Williams…

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Nicole Lambert

Female, age 44 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of Monday, May 19, 2025, the life of 44-year-old Nicole LaShae Lambert was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. Just before 3:00 a.m., patrol officers from the 12th Street Division were dispatched to a residence at 4415 West 24th…

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Charlotte Trewhella

Female, age 80 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Charlotte Trewhella, an 80-year-old White woman, died on May 19, 2025, after a shooting in east Phoenix, Arizona. Before the violence that ended her life, Charlotte had shared decades of family life with Mark Trewhella. Their obituary described a life in…

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Christopher Gene Jetton

Male, age 52 · Willow Beach, Arizona

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a remote area about 12 miles north of White Hills, Arizona, a verbal dispute between two men who had lived on the same property for five years turned deadly. On the afternoon of Monday, May 19, 2025, 52-year-old Christopher Gene Jetton was shot and killed.…

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Manuel Vega Lopez

Male, age 51 · Gilbert, Arizona

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

On what was supposed to be a routine workday, Manuel Vega Lopez, a 51-year-old Latino man, was tragically killed. On Monday, May 19, 2025, the devoted landscaper and father of three from Oaxaca, Mexico, was fatally shot in a Gilbert, Arizona neighborhood near…

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Seth Moisoff

Male, age 30 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early evening of May 19th, the life of 30-year-old Seth Moisoff, a male resident of Phoenix, Arizona, was tragically cut short. First responders were dispatched to the vicinity of 35th Avenue and Rose Garden Lane around 5:00 p.m. following reports of a…

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Jordan Patterson

Male, age 24 · Manchester, Connecticut

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the pre-dawn hours of May 20, 2025, the quiet hum of an idling car on the side of the road near Irving and Woodland streets in Manchester, Connecticut, drew the attention of local authorities. Inside the vehicle, officers discovered the unresponsive body…

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Doug White

Male, age 33 · West Pensacola, Florida

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Doug White, 33, a male from West Pensacola who was Black/African American, was found with an apparent gunshot wound on the morning of May 19, 2025. Deputies discovered the body around 6:30 a.m. on Citrus Street, near the intersection with Anthony Street, and…

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Gulesaint Saint Noelsaint

Male, age 32 · Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Gulesaint Saint Noelsaint, a 32-year-old male and Black/African American, was killed on the night of May 19, 2025. Police in Palm Beach County were alerted by ShotSpotter to bursts of gunfire and soon found a Nissan Altima that had crashed into a yard; inside…

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Myrah Zeigler

Female, age 18 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the predawn hours of May 19, 2025, 19-year-old Myrah Zeigler was shot outside a short-term rental in Fort Lauderdale's River Oaks neighborhood, where a get-together had spiraled into a confrontation. Officers responding around 4:30 a.m. to the area near…

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Michael James Alexander

Male, age 35 · Waterloo, Iowa

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the morning of May 19, 2025, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Waterloo, Iowa neighborhood. Michael James Alexander Jr., a 35-year-old Black or African American male, was discovered unresponsive in a driveway in the 1300 block of West 4th…

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Terrance Kinard

Male, age 48 · Stone Mountain, Georgia

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours, a domestic dispute in a residential area of Stone Mountain, Georgia, escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving 48-year-old Terrance Kinard dead from at least one gunshot wound. The incident, which unfolded around 7:50 a.m. on Salem…

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Zohrab Haddad

Male, age 54 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Zohrab Haddad, 54, a Middle Eastern/North African man, died on May 19, 2025, in Los Angeles after being taken to a hospital, where his death was formally pronounced that day. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him by name and age and listed…

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Dexter Williams

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Dexter Williams, 38, a Black male from Chicago, Illinois, was shot during a confrontation inside Momty’s Grill at 9 E. 111th Street in Roseland in the late afternoon on Monday, May 19, 2025. Police reports and local coverage describe a quarrel that began when…

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Monte Potts

Male, age 34 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Monte Potts, 34, male, died on May 19, 2025, after gunfire erupted inside a small business in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood around 4:10 p.m. The Cook County medical examiner identified Monte Potts, 34, male, as the man who was fatally wounded during the…

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Cameron Smith

Male, age 33 · Lanham, Maryland

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Cameron Smith, 33, a Black/African American male from Lanham, Maryland, spent the evening of May 19, 2025 in a stretch of Lanham Severn Road that would soon turn chaotic. At about 8:20 p.m., Prince George’s County officers were sent to the 9300 block after…

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Cornelius Wilson

Male, age 21 · Fort Washington, Maryland

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early moments of May 19, 2025, the quiet of a Fort Washington, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When Prince George's police officers arrived at the 2800 block of Wood Hollow Terrace around 12:20 a.m., they found 21-year-old…

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Demetrius Meechie Phyall

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, with his high school graduation just two weeks away, 18-year-old Demetrius 'Meechie' Phyall's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. A Black male with his future ahead of him, Phyall was a student at…

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Antonio Rainey

Male, age 45 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in New Orleans, tragedy struck, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Antonio Joseph Rainey, a 45-year-old man known affectionately to his loved ones as 'YoYo,' was killed on Monday, May 19, 2025.…

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Kayelyn Ford

Female, age 22 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, May 19, 2025, a sense of fear led 22-year-old Kayelyn Ford to call the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. She believed her ex-boyfriend, 24-year-old Brandon Bell, was attempting to enter her apartment on Hooper Road using…

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Jeffery Lamont Bolton

Male, age 24 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a tragic and unsettling series of events, the life of 24-year-old Jeffrey Bolton was cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. On the afternoon of May 19, 2025, his body was discovered near Green Elementary School, located at 4600 Hillside Drive. The Hinds County…

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Kadarius T. Williams

Male, age 18 · Gautier, Mississippi

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 19, 2025, the quiet community of Gautier, Mississippi, was disturbed by a grim discovery. The body of 18-year-old Kadarius T. Williams, a Black male, was found on a vacant lot near the intersection of Tally Court and…

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Russell Redmond

Male, age 43 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, a burst of gunfire shattered the daylight hours of May 19, 2025, leaving a local man dead and a community in search of answers. The victim was identified as 43-year-old Russell Redmond, a resident of St. Louis City. The…

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Hayden Alter

Male, age 29 · Las Vegas, New Mexico

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

White/Caucasian male Hayden Alter, 29, left an Albuquerque rehabilitation program on May 16, 2025, to visit family in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Family members later said he was last seen that weekend around May 18 at a local church, and when his calls stopped…

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Corey Lamar Clark

Male, age 40 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Corey Lamar Clark, 40, a Black male from Lumberton, North Carolina, was found with gunshot wounds just after 1:19 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025, in the 2900 block of Wilson Street. Officers and medics rushed Corey Lamar Clark, 40, to UNC Health Southeastern…

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Demonte Ricks

Male, age 17 · Stem, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Demonte Ricks, 17, a male Black / African American from the Butner–Stem community of Granville County, North Carolina, was shot on the evening of May 19, 2025, in a drive-by attack near Little Pond Road outside the small town of Stem. Deputies were dispatched…

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Brandon Abbott

Male, age 44 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

The final evening of May 19, 2025, drew Brandon Abbott, a 44-year-old Black male from Toledo, to the McDonald's at 2130 South Reynolds Road, where an encounter ended in gunfire. Officers were dispatched at 5:09 p.m. and found the 44-year-old male suffering…

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Norman Allen Miller

Male, age 38 · Warren, Ohio

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

The 38-year-old man from Warren, Ohio left home in the deep hours before dawn on Monday, May 19, 2025, and within minutes gunfire shattered the quiet around West Market Street and Southern Boulevard. Police arrived around 3 a.m. to find a vehicle and, inside…

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Paresh Prince Patel

Male, age 30 · Lewisburg, Tennessee

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small town of Lewisburg, Tennessee, Paresh Patel, a 30-year-old man of Indian descent, was a familiar and friendly face to many. Known affectionately as 'Prince,' he was often found working behind the counter of the Marathon gas station on Mooresville…

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Shyparius Dupree

Male, age 32 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Shyparius Dupree, a 32-year-old Black transgender man, was a beloved husband, father, and community member in Memphis, Tennessee. His life was tragically cut short in May of 2025. In the early morning hours of May 18th, Memphis Police Department officers were…

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Breanna Bates

Female, age 25 · Newberry, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of a Monday in Newberry, South Carolina, the life of 25-year-old Breanna Bates was tragically cut short. On May 19, 2025, at approximately 3:15 p.m., police responded to a call of shots fired in the 1800 block of Charles Street. Upon…

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Cassius Grays

Male, age 19 · North Charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Cassius Grays, a 19-year-old Black male from North Charleston, South Carolina, grew up surrounded by a large, close-knit family that remembered him as a bright, joyful presence whose laugh was “like spring” and whose dreams were just beginning to take shape.…

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Cherie Hewitt

Female, age 53 · Warrenville, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of May 19, 2025, a tragedy unfolded in a home on Whaley Street in Warrenville, South Carolina, forever altering the lives of a family and community. Inside, 53-year-old Cherie Hewitt, a White/Caucasian female, was found…

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Scott Lee Randall

Male, age 45 · Buckingham, Virginia

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet roads of Buckingham County, Virginia, a violent encounter led to the untimely death of Scott Lee Randall, a 45-year-old White male from the Dillwyn area. On the afternoon of Monday, May 12, 2025, deputies were dispatched to the 2300 block of…

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Kelsie Martin

Female, age 22 · Platteville, Wisconsin

Killed May 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kelsie Martin, a 22-year-old White/Caucasian woman from Beloit, Wisconsin, was fatally shot on May 19, 2025, inside Wilgus Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Martin had only recently completed her studies, graduating summa cum laude with a…

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