Death by Force

Terrance Campbell

Male, age 33 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

A dispute in the Montgomery Village area of South Knoxville on May 1, 2018, tragically ended the life of 33-year-old Terrance Campbell. An argument between Campbell and another man, identified as 20-year-old Joseph Lewis, escalated to the point of gunfire.…

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Justin Wayne Bibles

Male, age 32 · Waco, Texas

Killed May 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Justin Wayne Bibles, a 32-year-old African American man from Waco, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on May 1, 2018, in the parking lot of Red Lobster near the Richland Mall in Waco. Bibles, who was a rising star in the local hip-hop scene, was known for…

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Luis Carlos Flores

Male, age 42 · Galena-park, Texas

Killed May 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Luis Carlos Flores, a 42-year-old man from Galena Park, Texas, was tragically killed on April 28, 2018. His body was discovered inside a car submerged in Hunting Bayou after neighbors reported a foul odor. The investigation revealed that Flores had been shot…

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Ricardo Herrera

Male, age 21 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ricardo Herrera, a 21-year-old male, tragically died on May 1, 2018, in Dallas, TX, from a gunshot wound. He was found suffering from the injury in the 9400 block of Bruton Road and later succumbed to his injuries at a nearby hospital. The Dallas Police…

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Sam Kyle James

Male, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Sam Kyle James, a 31-year-old man from Houston, Texas, tragically died on May 1, 2018. His death was the result of a fatal shooting that occurred on April 30, 2018, in the parking garage of his apartment complex in the 600 block of Dairy Ashford. James, who…

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Reajon Jackson

Male, age 15 · San Francisco, California

Found May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Reajon Jackson, a 15-year-old resident of Daly City, was tragically killed in a shooting on May 1, 2017, in San Francisco's Sunset District. Jackson was shot around noon while driving on Sunset Boulevard near Kirkham Street. Despite efforts, he was pronounced…

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Edgar Romero

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Edgar Romero, aged 38, was shot and killed on May 1, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 1:35 a.m. in the Gage Park neighborhood, near the 2700 block of West 51st Street. Romero was reportedly driving when he got into an argument with two…

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Kobi Walden

Male, age 31 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of May 1, 2017, the Indianapolis, Indiana community lost a vibrant member in Kobi Lee Walden, a 31-year-old White male known for his infectious smile and dedication to his friends and family. A graduate of Butler University and a retail store…

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Eugene Turner

Male, age 60 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the west Louisville community was shaken by the violent deaths of Eugene Turner, a 60-year-old Black male, and his aunt, Sudella Davis. The two were found deceased in their home in the Chickasaw neighborhood on Rosewell Avenue on the…

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Sudella Davis

Female, age 72 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a grim discovery was made on Monday, May 1, 2017. Inside a home on Rosewell Avenue, police found the bodies of 72-year-old Sudella Davis and her 60-year-old nephew, Eugene Turner. Both had been…

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Thomas Drewry

Male, age 34 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On April 30, 2017, Thomas Lewis Drewry, a 34-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found fatally wounded behind a residence located in the 1300 block of North 4th Street. At approximately 10:19 p.m., Columbus Police officers responded to reports of…

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Mark Wolford

Male, age 61 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mark S. Wolford, aged 61, was found dead in his apartment on May 1, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at 563 S. Hague Avenue, where officers responded to a report of a strange odor emanating from the apartment. Upon arrival, they found Mark's…

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Keon Mitchell

Male, age 25 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 1, 2017, Keon Jerome Mitchell, aged 25, was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 3:01 a.m. when Columbus Police Department officers and medics were dispatched to the 1900 block of Olde Coventry Road East in response to a…

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James Bolden

Male, age 55 · Houston, Texas

Found May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 1, 2017, James Bolden, aged 55, was shot and killed in his home located at 4220 Grassmere, Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. when two masked suspects entered the residence through an unlocked window. Once inside, the suspects…

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Jaquerria Timmons

Female, age 14 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic Monday afternoon, May 1, 2017, the life of 14-year-old Jaquerria Timmons was cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. A student at Bellingrath Middle School, the young girl was in the yard of a church near her school when she was fatally wounded. She was…

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Joseph Smith

Male, age 34 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

The night of May 1, 2017, ended in sirens and flashing blue lights in Birmingham’s Norwood neighborhood, where gunfire shattered what had been a gathering inside a house on 15th Court North. Joseph Smith, a 34-year-old African American man, was found outside…

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Brett Alan Thooft

Male, age 36 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Brett Alan Thooft, a 36-year-old White man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died on May 1, 2017, after a weekend that ended in silence behind an apartment door in an industrial part of the city. Investigators said Thooft had been at the apartment of Ronald…

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Mark Burbridge

Male, age 43 · Council Bluffs, Iowa

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 1, 2017, the life of 43-year-old Mark Burbridge, a White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A deputy with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, Burbridge was killed in the line of duty during a violent jail escape.…

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Samuel Stewart

Male, age 26 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a quiet Littleton neighborhood, the discovery of a man's body inside his own vehicle would unravel a story of a deadly trap set under the guise of a drug transaction. On May 1, 2017, residents on West Maplewood Drive grew concerned about a white Ford…

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Stephen Snyder

Male, age 36 · Topeka, Kansas

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 1, 2017, a dispute over a property transaction in Topeka, Kansas, culminated in the tragic death of 36-year-old Stephen Snyder. A loving father and respected carpenter, Snyder was fatally shot in the driveway of a home he had recently purchased. The…

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Davion Hewlett

Male, age 15 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded in Muskegon, Michigan, 15-year-old Davion Lashawn Hewlett, affectionately known as 'Dae Dae,' lost his life. The male youth's death on May 1, 2017, was the result of a single gunshot wound. The tragic event occurred…

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Nicholaus Kling

Male, age 37 · Benton-harbor, Michigan

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a confrontation at a Benton Charter Township intersection culminated in the tragic death of 37-year-old Nicholaus Kling, a White male from Benton Harbor, Michigan. On May 1st, Kling approached a vehicle stopped at the corner of Red…

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Juan Martinez

Male, age 39 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Juan Martinez, a 39-year-old Puerto Rican Hispanic man from Paterson, New Jersey, left home on the afternoon of May 1, 2017, as the spring light settled over the city’s tightly packed streets, unaware that a brief street dispute would pull him into its path.…

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Maurice Stemage

Male, age 39 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 39-year-old Maurice Stemage was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri. On the evening of Sunday, April 30th, police were called to a residence where they discovered Stemage had been fatally shot. The incident…

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Christopher David Scott

Male, age 41 · Florence, South Carolina

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christopher David Scott, a 41-year-old African American male, died on May 1, 2017, in Florence, South Carolina. His death is recorded in databases tracking unsolved cases, missing persons, and homicides in the region, indicating that he was the subject of a…

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Akeem Booker

Male, age 28 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, a frantic search for a missing teenager in Brooklyn, New York, tragically ended with the death of an innocent man. Akeem Booker, a 28-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of May 1, 2017, in the Canarsie neighborhood. The…

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Reajohn Jackson

Male, age 15 · San-francisco, California

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Reajohn Jackson, a 15-year-old resident of Daly City, was tragically shot and killed on May 1, 2017, in San Francisco's Sunset District. The incident occurred around noon near Sunset Boulevard and Kirkham Street. Reajohn was driving a white Pontiac with a…

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Aqkil David Brooks

Male, age 18 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Aqkil David Brooks, an 18-year-old Black male, was tragically killed on May 1, 2017, in Tampa, Florida. The incident occurred at 8212 Trammell Trail, where Aqkil and another associate were shot while inside a vehicle. Aqkil succumbed to his injuries at the…

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Michael Ivester

Male, age 46 · Toccoa, Georgia

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Toccoa, Georgia, the life of 46-year-old Michael Junior Ivester was tragically cut short in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. Ivester, a man known to work in the logging industry and with a passion for…

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Peggie Stanley Marinos

Female, age 86 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 86-year-old Peggie Stanley Marinos came to a tragic end in Atlanta, Georgia. On May 1st, she was found deceased in what authorities determined to be a murder-suicide. Her husband of 65 years, Andrew A. Marinos, was…

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Lavonte Thomas

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 26-year-old Lavonta Milton Thomas was cut short in Columbus, Georgia. Thomas, a man who had accepted Christ at the age of 16 and attended Jordan High School, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Midtown Medical Center.…

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Rodney Reed

Male, age 25 · Park-forest, Illinois

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Rodney D. Reed, a 25-year-old African American male, was tragically lost to gun violence on May 1, 2017, in Park Forest, Illinois. Born on November 18, 1991, in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, Rodney was remembered by those who knew him as a kind-hearted…

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Ferniqua Muffin Johnson

Female, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the New Orleans neighborhood of St. Roch, a burst of violence on May 1, 2017, cut short the life of 25-year-old Ferniqua 'Muffin' Johnson. The shooting, which also left a 23-year-old man wounded, prompted a police investigation that would soon center on a…

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Shayne Anthony Corpening

Male, age 21 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Shayne Anthony Corpening, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2017, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Born on July 29, 1995, in Queens, New York, Shayne was the son of Arthur Eugene and Linda Daniels Corpening. He worked as…

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Alexander Joseph Lorms

Male, age 18 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Alexander Joseph Lorms, an 18-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically died on May 1, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. He was a student at Whetstone High School and was known for his leadership, friendly personality, and unique style. Lorms was fatally shot…

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Barron Grumbling

Male, age 21 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Barron Thomas Grumbling, a 21-year-old male from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2017. Born on May 22, 1995, in Niagara Falls, New York, Barron was a resident of Johnstown and a graduate of Johnstown High School. His untimely death…

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Adam Anderson

Male, age 30 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of 30-year-old Adam Anderson, a student at Lincoln College of Technology in Nashville, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the evening of May 1st, Anderson was discovered with a critical gunshot wound in the back parking…

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Andrew Gleaton

Male, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the spring of 2017, the life of a young man from Memphis, Tennessee, was abruptly cut short in an act of violence that left the community seeking answers. Andrew Gleaton, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of May 1, 2017. The…

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Arthur Riggins

Male, age 66 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arthur Riggins, aged 66, was tragically killed on May 1, 2017, in Dallas, Texas. He was the godfather of Derick Lamont Brown, who was involved in a violent incident that led to Riggins' death. Brown, a former Chairman of the Dallas chapter of the New Black…

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Denise Russell

Female, age 52 · Conroe, Texas

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Denise Russell, a 52-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on May 1, 2017, in Conroe, Texas. Denise was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, known for her caring and hardworking nature. She was always willing to help others and had a…

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Leslie Bailey

Female, age 43 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 1, 2017 · 9 years ago

Leslie Bailey, a 47-year-old white female, was tragically killed on May 1, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas. Leslie was found shot to death inside her truck outside the Ridgmar Mall. Her father, Frankie Miller, recognized her immediately when he saw the scene on…

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Nicholas Smith

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nicholas Smith, a 23-year-old man from Birmingham, Alabama, died after a shooting that began on a Friday night and ended with detectives treating his death as a homicide. The night he was wounded, the city’s ordinary rhythms were interrupted by a call that…

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Cledale Graham

Male, age 53 · Fresno, California

Found May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Cledale William Graham, a 53-year-old man from Fresno, California, was tragically killed on May 1, 2015. He was a single father of three, known for his dedication to his children and his work as a cook. Graham's death occurred during a wave of violence in…

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Gregory Mcbryde

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of May 1, 2015, the life of 21-year-old Gregory McBryde, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Northwest Washington, D.C. At approximately 12:52 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the sound of gunshots…

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Anthony Benson

Male, age 17 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Friday evening in the spring of 2015, a young life was tragically cut short on a street in Northwest Washington, D.C. Seventeen-year-old Anthony Davon Benson, a male from nearby Oxon Hill, Maryland, was in the 5700 block of Georgia Avenue NW when gunfire…

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Kelvin Davis

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kelvin Davis, aged 24, was shot and killed on May 1, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. The shooting occurred in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, an area on the city's South Side that has been plagued by frequent violence. Davis was struck by gunfire while on the…

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Brian L Pridgeon

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brian L. Pridgeon, aged 26, was fatally shot on May 1, 2015, in Chicago. The incident occurred in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the city's South Side. Pridgeon was found unresponsive at the scene after being shot multiple times, and emergency responders…

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Joseph Luttinen

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Joseph Wayne Luttinen, age 29, a White male identified by contemporary records as being from Hobart, Indiana, was fatally shot on May 1, 2015, in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Although the killing occurred in Chicago, published accounts do not…

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