Death by Force

Charlene Leslie Alderman

Female, age 51 · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In what was determined to be a murder-suicide, 51-year-old Charlene Leslie Alderman, a White female, was tragically killed on May 19, 2017. Known to her loved ones as Leslie, she was discovered in her home on Spruce Avenue in Chesterfield County, Virginia…

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Terrance Miles

Male, age 36 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 19, 2017, the life of 36-year-old Terrance Miles was tragically cut short in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Miles, a beloved assistant football coach at North Side High School and an administrative assistant at Forest Park Elementary…

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Christopher LaDarren Simmons Jr

Male, age 19 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early evening of May 19, 2017, in Columbia, South Carolina, 19-year-old Christopher LaDarren Simmons Jr. was fatally shot. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lorick Avenue. According to the Richland County Coroner, Simmons…

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Davon Smith

Male, age 28 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

A story of a life cut short in North Charleston, South Carolina, began to unfold on a Friday in the spring of 2017. Davon Smith, a 28-year-old male, was in the city on May 19th of that year. Tragically, his life was brought to an abrupt and violent end by…

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Brian Deshields

Male, age 47 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brian Garnett Deshields, a 47-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on the night of May 19, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland. His death was the result of a homicide that occurred at approximately 11:03 p.m. in the 1800 block of St. Paul Street. Born in…

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James Stevens

Male, age 19 · Newburgh, New York

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours, a sense of unease settled over a Newburgh, New York neighborhood as police responded to a grim discovery. Inside a car parked on Bush Avenue, 19-year-old James Stevens, a male, was found, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.…

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Jorge Coria

Male, age 42 · Oxnard, California

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jorge Coria, a 42-year-old resident of Oxnard, California, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2017. Coria was found fatally shot in the early hours of the morning in the 2700 block of El Dorado Avenue. The Oxnard Police Department responded to multiple 911…

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Robert Larkin

Male, age 19 · Westmont, California

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Robert Larkin, a 19-year-old resident of Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2017. The incident occurred in the 1200 block of West 90th Street in the Westmont neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Andrew Oneschuk

Male, age 18 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andrew Oneschuk, an 18-year-old white male, was tragically shot and killed in his apartment in Tampa, Florida, on May 19, 2017. Andrew, originally from Wakefield, Massachusetts, had moved to Tampa to pursue his interests in outdoor activities such as fishing…

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Jeremy Himmelman

Male, age 22 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jeremy Himmelman, a 22-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2017, in Tampa, Florida. Born on March 16, 1995, in Grafton, Massachusetts, Jeremy was known for his love of animals, particularly reptiles, and his ability to make others laugh…

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Richard Buchanan

Male, age 28 · Pompano-beach, Florida

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Richard Buchanan, a 28-year-old resident of Pompano Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2017. The incident occurred at an auto repair shop located at 2100 N. Powerline Road. Buchanan had approached the shop owner, William Mann, 52, to discuss…

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Akir Samad Hooper

Male, age 34 · Forest-city, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Akir Samad Hooper, a 34-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 19, 2017, in Forest City, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. at his residence on Arlington Street. Alongside him, Stephanie Lynn Walker, a…

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Leonardo Cardon

Male, age 33 · Elizabethtown, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Leonardo Zongua Cardon, a 33-year-old male from Elizabethtown, NC, tragically passed away on May 19, 2017. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling, as it was later revealed that he was the victim of a fatal beating. The incident led to a…

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Stephanie Lynn Walker

Female, age 37 · Forest-city, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Stephanie Lynn Walker, a 37-year-old woman from Forest City, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on May 19, 2017. She was one of two victims in a double homicide that occurred at her home on Arlington Street. The other victim, Akir Samad Hooper, aged 34…

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Ellis Smith

Male, age 50 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ellis Smith, a 50-year-old African American male from Garfield Heights, Ohio, passed away on May 19, 2017. Born on April 18, 1967, Ellis was the beloved son of Thomas, dear husband of Ewanda, and loving father of Britney, Taylor, and Con'yai. He was also the…

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Haven Foster

Female, age 22 · Circleville, Ohio

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Haven Foster, a 22-year-old woman from Circleville, Ohio, tragically lost her life on May 19, 2017. She was a recent graduate of the nursing program at Logan Elm High School and was eagerly looking forward to starting the next phase of her life. Haven was…

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Crystalin Thomas

Female, age 26 · Darby, Pennsylvania

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Crystalin Thomas, a 26-year-old woman from Darby, PA, tragically lost her life on May 19, 2017. She was fatally shot by her boyfriend, Edward Moses Jr., who was 31 years old at the time. The incident occurred in the early morning hours at their shared…

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Travis Rosemond

Male, age 26 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the East Nashville Cayce Homes neighborhood on May 19, 2017, Travis Rosemond, a 26-year-old African American male, was visiting a friend when a violent exchange of gunfire erupted. The incident, which occurred around 1:15 p.m. in the 600 block of South 8th…

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Van Kevin White

Male, age 51 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 19, 2017 · 9 years ago

Van Kevin White, a 51-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on May 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. He was shot by an unknown suspect in the early morning hours at 611 South Congress Avenue. Despite being rushed to University Medical Center…

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Felix Avelar Duran

Male, age 51 · Long Beach, California

Found May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Felix Avelar Duran, age 51, was the owner of a mini-market in Long Beach, California, and was shot during a robbery on March 24, 2014. The incident occurred at approximately 7:50 p.m. at the store located near 7th Street and Cerritos Avenue. Duran was…

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Ola Hart

Female, age 69 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ola Hart, a 69-year-old Black woman from Atlanta, is remembered online through a case trail that feels more like an outline than a full public record. What can be found in open sources points to her death being classified as a homicide, with Atlanta Police…

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Johnny Johnson

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early evening of May 19, 2015, tragedy struck on the 1500 block of North Redfield Street in Philadelphia. Johnny Johnson, a 36-year-old Black male, found his life abruptly cut short in a burst of gunfire. The incident, which unfolded at approximately…

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Andre Robbins

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Andre Robbins, a 35-year-old resident of Philadelphia, was fatally shot on May 19, 2015. The incident took place on the 5700 block of Hadfield Street. At approximately 2:33 p.m., Philadelphia police officers responded to a report of a shooting and found Andre…

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Leroy Barnes

Male, age 75 · Nesmith, South Carolina

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Williamsburg County, South Carolina, a grim discovery was made on May 19, 2015. The body of 75-year-old Leroy Barnes, a male resident of nearby Georgetown, was found lying on a road near the small community of Nesmith. The…

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Craig Deshields Jr.

Male, age 28 · Woodlawn, Maryland

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a late-night argument in Woodlawn, Maryland, tragically cut short the life of 28-year-old Craig Deshields Jr. The altercation, which involved Deshields, another man, and a group of individuals, escalated to gunfire, leaving Deshields…

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Michael Smith

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of May 19, 2015, emergency services responded to a call of a double shooting in the 500 block of North Pulaski Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 49-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to her leg and arm. They…

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Aaron Brockway

Male, age 22 · Lancaster, California

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Aaron Brockway, a 22-year-old resident of Lancaster, California, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2015. The incident occurred in the 44000 block of Canyon Way, where Brockway was shot in the upper body. Deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station…

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Edward McGowan

Male, age 17 · Oakland, California

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Edward McGowan, a 17-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2015, in a fatal shooting incident. The incident occurred in East Oakland, specifically in the 7500 block of Garfield Avenue. McGowan was a passenger in a…

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Malav M Desai

Male, age 29 · St-augustine, Florida

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Malav M. Desai, a 29-year-old store clerk of Indian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2015, in St. Augustine, Florida. Desai was working his regular shift at the Tobacco and Beverage Express on Masters Drive when a 16-year-old male entered the…

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Anthony Crawford

Male, age 16 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Anthony Crawford, a 16-year-old Black male from Savannah, was killed just after midnight on May 19, 2015, in the Fred Wessels Homes public housing complex. Police said officers were sent to the area after a ShotSpotter alert at 12:13 a.m. and found him on a…

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James Baxter Baucom

Male, age 57 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Baxter Baucom, a 57-year-old white male, died on May 19, 2015, in Gastonia, North Carolina. His death was the result of a tragic double-murder suicide. On that fateful day, Gaston County police were called to a mobile home on Archie Road in Chapel…

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Lisa Cole King

Female, age 51 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lisa Cole King, a 51-year-old woman from Gastonia, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on May 19, 2015. The circumstances surrounding her death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Lisa was found fatally shot inside her residence, a mobile home in…

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Eliezer Mendez

Male, age 22 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

Eliezer Mendez, a 22-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 19, 2015, in Philadelphia, PA. He was fatally shot in the chest near the 2000 block of East Stella Street in Kensington, Pennsylvania. The investigation into his death…

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Suman Preet Sarkaria

Female, age 24 · Elizabethton, Tennessee

Killed May 19, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the morning of May 19, 2015, Suman Preet Sarkaria, a 24-year-old woman, was inside a room at the Traveler’s Inn on West Elk Avenue in Elizabethton when a gunshot shattered the quiet. A person who had been in the room with her ran to the lobby and called…

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Robert Haynes

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Found May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On May 19, 2014, Robert Haynes, a 29-year-old man originally from Antioch, California, was shot and killed while sitting in a parked rental car in the Fruitvale District of East Oakland. The incident occurred along the 2600 block of International Boulevard…

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Leonard L Gold

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Leonard L. Goldman, a 29-year-old man from Chicago, was killed on May 19, 2014. His death was recorded as part of the extensive list of homicides that occurred throughout Chicago that year, a period marked by significant levels of gun violence and other forms…

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Lemoryne Andre Borders

Male, age 41 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of Lemoryne Andre Borders, a 41-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. On May 19, 2014, Borders was found shot in the northern part of the city. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police…

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Horace Jackson

Male, age 60 · Houston, Texas

Found May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On May 19, 2014, 60-year-old Horace Jackson was shot and killed in his Southeast Houston home. The incident took place late at night, and Jackson’s brother was also present inside the house at the time of the shooting. According to initial reports, several…

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Hassan DeWayne Johnson

Male, age 20 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of 20-year-old Hassan DeWayne Johnson was tragically cut short in Mobile, Alabama. On the afternoon of May 18th, Johnson was in a vehicle on Webb Avenue when he was shot in the abdomen. He was rushed to a local hospital for…

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Robin Watkins

Female, age 53 · Selbyville, Delaware

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the morning of May 19, 2014, in a quiet corner of Selbyville, Delaware, a tragedy unfolded beneath the dim streetlights by the Bayview Estates community clubhouse. Authorities discovered two lifeless figures in the parking lot. One was Robin Watkins, a…

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Marcus Armstrong

Male, age 44 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 19, 2014, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 44-year-old Marcus Armstrong, a Black male, in Denver, Colorado. The incident unfolded in the parking lot of a hotel, where an argument escalated into a fatal…

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Antwone Dwayne Tolson

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a spring evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 19-year-old Antwone Dwayne Tolson, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On May 19, 2014, at approximately 11:29 p.m., the sound of gunshots echoed in the 2600 block of Bowen Road…

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Crystal Parker

Female, age 25 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of a young mother in Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short, leaving a community in shock and a family devastated. Crystal Parker, a 25-year-old female, was found deceased in her apartment in the Shawnee Gardens complex…

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Monique Williams

Female, age 29 · Pasco, Washington

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Monique Williams, a 29-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased in her Pasco, Washington, home on May 19, 2014. The tragic discovery was made after police were called to perform a welfare check at her residence located at 7912 Redonda Drive. Inside…

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Michael Rosa

Male, age 42 · Itta-bena, Mississippi

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Wayne Rosa, a 42-year-old White/Caucasian male, was fatally shot on the night of May 19, 2014, at his residence on Main Street in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Residing with his mother, Rosa was met with gunfire after answering a knock at his front door.…

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Terrell Barfield

Male, age 22 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the a quiet corner of Meridian, Mississippi, the life of 22-year-old Terrell Barfield, a male, came to an untimely end on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. He was pronounced dead at Anderson Regional Medical Center, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden…

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Chris Stephens

Male, age 19 · Pontiac, Michigan

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, a violent altercation in Pontiac, Michigan, claimed the life of 19-year-old Chris Stephens, a Black male. On the evening of May 19th, a large fight broke out at the Newman Court Apartments, shattering the night with the sound of…

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Esker Dodson-Walker

Male, age 33 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 19, 2014 · 12 years ago

Esker Dodson-Walker, a 33-year-old man, tragically lost his life on the night of May 19, 2014, in a violent shooting on the east side of Indianapolis. The incident, which unfolded in the 3400 block of East 38th Street, was not an isolated act of violence but…

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