Deaths by Force on May 1

Deaths by Force (499)

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Dorothy Mak

Female, age 38 · San-lorenzo, California

Killed May 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 4, 2024, the bodies of 38-year-old Dorothy Mak and 32-year-old Jingwei "Melanie" Zhang were discovered in their shared residence on Dermody Avenue in San Lorenzo, California. Both women had suffered fatal gunshot wounds, and authorities believe the…

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Gavin Orozco-Unzueta

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 1, 2024, 19-year-old College of the Canyons student Gavin Orozco-Unzueta was fatally shot in a car-to-car incident in Granada Hills, Los Angeles. The shooting occurred around 12:55 a.m. near Rinaldi Street and Shoshone Avenue. Orozco-Unzueta, a…

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Jingwei “Melanie” Zhang

Male, age 32 · San-lorenzo, California

Killed May 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 1, 2024, 32-year-old Jingwei "Melanie" Zhang and 38-year-old Dorothy Mak were fatally shot in their shared residence on Dermody Avenue in San Lorenzo, California. Their bodies were discovered on May 4, 2024, after concerned family members, unable to…

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Fidencio Rene Romero

Male, age 50 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Fidencio Rene Romero, a 50-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was known as a dedicated and hardworking employee who had been with his company for over 30 years. He lived in a residential neighborhood in northwest Harris County, Texas, with his wife. In the…

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Mary Arredondo

Female, age 39 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 1, 2024, in Houston's Independence Heights neighborhood, 39-year-old Mary Arredondo and a 22-year-old woman were fatally shot in an ambush-style attack. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. as the women sat on the front porch of a residence on East…

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Nicholas Nickson

Male, age 27 · Greensboro, Alabama

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of Monday, May 1, 2023, the quiet of Jones Street in Greensboro, Alabama, was shattered by gunfire. Responding to the scene at approximately 12:53 a.m., law enforcement officers discovered the body of 27-year-old Nicholas Nickson, a male…

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Ronmel Wilfredo Lopez-Alfaro

Male, age 38 · Brunswick, Georgia

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the coastal city of Brunswick, Georgia, the life of 38-year-old Ronmel Wilfredo Lopez-Alfaro came to an untimely and violent end. On Monday, May 1, 2023, he was found deceased, having been the victim of a fatal shooting. The discovery of his body, marked…

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Ezra Allen III

Male, age 50 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Ezra Allen III, a 50-year-old resident of Rockford, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on May 1, 2023. The incident occurred in Rockford, marking a tragic end to his life. Ezra Allen III was a family man and a member of the Rockford community. He is…

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Delridge Wilson

Male, age 51 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late morning of May 1, 2023, violence shattered the calm of a Baton Rouge street, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and devastating loss. Delridge Wilson, a 51-year-old male, was on Taylor Street when he was struck by multiple gunshots. The…

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Antonio Lopez

Male, age 66 · Bowling-green, Ohio

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded in Bowling Green, Ohio, involving Antonio Lopez, a 66-year-old resident of the city. The events began at approximately 9:37 a.m. when the Bowling Green Police Division responded to reports of a shooting at El Zarape…

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Cynquan D. Leggett

Male, age 27 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, 27-year-old Cynquan Darnell Leggett was found deceased in his vehicle in a vacant lot on Park Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. He had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Leggett had been reported missing four days prior to the discovery of…

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William Dewayne Ransburgh

Male, age 18 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, just weeks before he was set to graduate, the life of 18-year-old William Dewayne Ransburgh, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On the first of May, in Jackson, Mississippi, the Forest Hill High School senior was shot and killed.…

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Kingston Kingster Campbell

Male, age 6 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet moments of a May evening in Lynchburg, Virginia, six-year-old Kingston 'Kingster' Campbell was immersed in the world of video games from the comfort of his bed. It was May 1, 2023, a night that would irrevocably shatter the peace of his family…

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Cheryl Washington

Female, age 60 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood in unincorporated north St. Louis County, a welfare check on the afternoon of May 1, 2023, led to a grim discovery. Inside a home in the 2700 block of Rottingdean Drive, police officers found the bodies of 60-year-old Cheryl Washington…

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Cleveland Clay

Male, age 36 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, Cleveland Clay, a 36-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Brooklyn, New York. The incident occurred in a parking lot in East New York, a neighborhood known for a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue referred to as the “Penn Track,” an area…

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Donte Glover

Male, age 36 · Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, at approximately 9:05 p.m., authorities responded to a 911 call reporting a deceased male wrapped in plastic inside an apartment on Evans Avenue in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Upon arrival, McKeesport police officers encountered family members…

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Israel Lugo

Male, age 68 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, at approximately 2 p.m., 68-year-old Israel Lugo was fatally shot near the intersection of West New and North Market Streets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lugo, who was deaf and mute, was discovered lying in the street with multiple gunshot…

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Jordan James-Marquise Hayward

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the Haddington neighborhood of West Philadelphia, a young man's promising future was tragically cut short on the first of May in 2023. Jordan James-Marquise Hayward, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times, ending a life that was on a path of…

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Lyron Ruffin

Male, age 35 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 1, 2023, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 900 block of South 5th Street, located in the Queen Village neighborhood. Upon arrival, they discovered 35-year-old Lyron Ruffin…

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Clayton Bryant Sills

Male, age 31 · Antioch, California

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 1, 2023, 31-year-old Clayton Bryant Sills of Pittsburg, California, was fatally shot in Antioch. After attending his 9-year-old son's baseball game, Sills left to pick up a pizza for his family but did not return. Concerned after half an…

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Joyce Pingul Clarke

Female, age 55 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, at approximately 5:38 p.m., the Austin Police Department (APD) and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) responded to a reported disturbance at the Legends Lake Creek apartment complex, located at 10015 Lake Creek Parkway in…

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Ashley Armstrong

Female, age 21 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early moments of a Wednesday morning, the life of 20-year-old Ashley Armstrong, an African-American nursing student from Danbury, was tragically cut short in New Haven. On May 16, 2012, just after midnight, she was behind the wheel of her black…

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Erica Reese

Female, age 32 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic night in Montgomery, Alabama, a bitter feud that had been escalating on social media culminated in the death of 32-year-old Erica Reese. The events of May 1, 2022, unfolded on East Patton Avenue, where gunfire erupted, leaving Reese fatally…

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Caleb Micheal Ladeoff

Male, age 17 · Aurora, Nebraska

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet landscape of southern Hamilton County, Nebraska, a day of hunting among friends took a tragic turn, forever altering the lives of those involved. It was on May 1, 2022, that 17-year-old Caleb Ladehoff, a White Caucasian male from Sutton, suffered…

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Marino Lopez Serrano

Male, age 69 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a quiet Sunday afternoon in a Phoenix, Arizona neighborhood was shattered by violence, leaving a family and community to mourn the loss of Marino Lopez Serrano. On May 1, 2022, the 69-year-old man was found shot in the driveway of a…

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Douglas L. Dougie Logan

Male, age 21 · Forrest City, Arkansas

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday in Forrest City, Arkansas, the life of 22-year-old Douglas L. 'Dougie' Logan came to a tragic end. On May 1, 2022, Logan, a young man known to his loved ones as 'Lil Doug,' was fatally shot, leaving a community to grapple with…

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Olga Irene Huerta

Female, age 33 · Springdale, Arkansas

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 1, 2022, the life of 33-year-old Olga Irene Huerta was tragically cut short in Springdale, Arkansas. Officers from the Springdale Police Department were dispatched to the 3000 block of Butterfield Coach Rd. just…

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Javier Hernandez-Jiminian

Male, age 34 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of May 1, 2022, a sense of unease fell over the 400 block of Park Street in Hartford, Connecticut, as the sound of gunfire shattered the night's calm. Responding to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:03 p.m., police officers arrived to…

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Zachary Alan Shrout

Male, age 35 · Terra Alta, West Virginia

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Zachary Alan Shrout, a 35-year-old resident of Terra Alta, West Virginia, lost his life to gun violence on May 1, 2022. Born on November 15, 1986, in Kingwood, West Virginia, Zachary was the son of Ernest L. Blosser of Bretz, WV, and Cindy Elizabeth Shrout of…

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Gary Escareno

Male, age 46 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On May 1, 2022, Gary Escareno, a 46-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life in a tragic incident that was initially reported as a traffic accident with injuries. The incident occurred at the intersection of Tahiti and Morenci NE, where APD…

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Laurie Weathers

Female, age 46 · El Prado, New Mexico

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of El Prado, New Mexico, the life of 46-year-old Laurie Weathers came to a tragic and violent end in the spring of 2022. On the first of May, Weathers and a man identified as Richard C. Ross were discovered inside a vehicle, both having…

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Michael Rehard

Male, age 33 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 1, 2022, the life of 33-year-old Michael Rehard, a male resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was tragically cut short. Rehard was at Sammy's Tavern in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood with his brother, Matthew, and his sister…

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Vincent White

Male, age 25 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of May 1, 2022, a dispute in a south Wichita neighborhood escalated into a fatal encounter for 25-year-old Vincent White, a Caucasian male. The incident, which unfolded around 9:15 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Elizabeth, began as a verbal…

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Ricky Allen Williams

Male, age 40 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a dispute over a minor car accident in a parking lot off Versailles Road in Lexington, Kentucky, escalated into a fatal encounter for 40-year-old Ricky Allen Williams Jr. The incident, which occurred on May 1st, began as a verbal…

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Willie Junior Bays

Male, age 44 · Bowling-green, Kentucky

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early evening of May 1, 2022, the life of 44-year-old Willie Junior Bays was tragically cut short in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Black / African American male was discovered inside a building situated near the railroad tracks on East 13th Avenue, in…

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Azarion V. Waits

Male, age 20 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a young Black / African American man's life was cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Azarion V. Waits, a 20-year-old male, was killed on Sunday, May 1, 2022, following a dispute that escalated into gunfire. The incident unfolded in the…

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Jordan Conway Clifford Cardella

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jordan Conway Clifford Cardella, aged 31, passed away on May 1, 2022, in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death was publicly announced by Molthen-Bell & Son Funeral Home, which also hosted his visitation and funeral services on May 5, 2022. Jordan was survived…

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Quantavis T. Fernando

Male, age 22 · Corinth, Mississippi

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 1, 2022, the quiet of the Hopewell community in Alcorn County, Mississippi, was broken by a grim discovery. A motorist traveling along County Road 182 stumbled upon a scene that would soon launch a homicide…

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Robert Bobby Davis

Male, age 45 · Clinton, Mississippi

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of May 1, 2022, Robert “Bobby” Davis, a 45-year-old male, was fatally shot inside a home on Hannah Drive in Clinton, Mississippi. Davis, the founder of the Better Men Society, was a respected community activist known…

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Andre White

Male, age 50 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a quiet street on Detroit's east side became the scene of a sudden and tragic loss. On the evening of May 1st, Andre White, a 50-year-old man, was standing outside his home, engaged in a conversation with a friend. The familiar comfort…

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Princess Dobbs

Female, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a late Sunday evening in Detroit, Michigan, the life of 36-year-old Princess Dobbs was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. She was sitting at her kitchen table with her sister, Precious, inside her home on Rockdale Street on May 1, 2022…

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Stacey Lynn Majewski

Female, age 38 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of 38-year-old Stacey Lynn Majewski, a female resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On the night of Sunday, May 1, 2022, an argument inside her home on Stonebrook Drive NE would end in fatal violence.…

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Keon A. Clanton

Male, age 35 · Colonial-heights, Virginia

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early evening of May 1, 2022, a violent encounter in the parking lot of a Pilot Travel Center in Chesterfield County, Virginia, tragically ended the life of 35-year-old Keon A. Clanton. Emergency services received multiple calls about a shooting at the…

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Kyler Nowlin Jackson

Male, age 5 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In South Bend, Indiana, a bright and beloved five-year-old boy named Kyler Nowlin Jackson, tragically lost his life in an accidental shooting that initiated a sequence of devastating events for his family. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, while at a relative's…

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Wesley Joshua Englert

Male, age 17 · Hermann, Missouri

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the morning of May 1, 2022, a tragic discovery was made at a residence in Hermann, Missouri, involving a 17-year-old male named Wesley Joshua Englert. Authorities were alerted to the scene shortly before noon, where emergency responders found the teenager…

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Demetrius Nigerian Wood

Male, age 22 · Gaffney, South Carolina

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Gaffney, South Carolina, a life was tragically cut short. Demetrius Nigerian Wood, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed on May 1, 2022. The incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. outside a residence on General Drive.…

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Malik RaQwan Dashun Lipscomb

Male, age 19 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning in North Charleston, South Carolina, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Malik RaQwan Dashun Lipscomb, a 19-year-old Black male, was in a vehicle traveling on Interstate 26 on May 1, 2022. At approximately…

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Olasha Joi Golden

Female, age 25 · Simpsonville, South Carolina

Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, the life of 25-year-old Olasha Joi Golden was tragically cut short. On Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Simpsonville, South Carolina, Golden became a victim of gun violence. The specific details of the shooting have not been publicly disclosed…

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