Deaths by Force on May 20

Deaths by Force (440)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Melina H. Torres

Female, age 7 · Barry, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Melina H. Torres, a 7-year-old girl from Quincy, Illinois, tragically passed away on May 20, 2016, in Barry, Illinois. Melina, born on April 6, 2009, was a first-grade student at Liberty Grade School. She was known for her love of arts and crafts, and she…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Yvonne Nelson

Female, age 49 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Yvonne Nelson, a 49-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on May 20, 2016, in Chicago, IL. Nelson, who worked as a 311 operator, was fatally shot outside a Starbucks in the Bronzeville neighborhood. On that fateful day, she had just…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jeffry Rudy Sierra Lopez

Female, age 32 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jeffry Rudy Sierra Lopez, a 32-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2016, in Austin, Texas. The incident occurred during a drug deal that escalated into a violent confrontation. According to reports, Lopez was involved in a transaction…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Timothy Barnes

Male, age 24 · Oakland, California

Found May 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Timothy Barnes, a 24-year-old Oakland resident, was tragically killed on May 20, 2011, in a shooting that occurred in the 2400 block of 90th Avenue in Oakland, California. Barnes was found on the sidewalk suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Omar Estrada

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Omar Estrada, an 18-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 20, 2011, in Touhy Park, located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. Estrada was sitting on a park bench with two female friends when shots were fired at approximately 7:45 p.m. by an…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Herberto Barajas

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Herberto Barajas, a 21-year-old male, was shot and killed on May 20, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred during a year that was marked by ongoing struggles with violence across many neighborhoods in the city. Barajas was fatally shot in an…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ashwin Suchak

Male, age 32 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

Ashwin Suchak, a 32-year-old Black man, died on May 20, 2011, in Buffalo, New York. That date placed him at the center of a homicide investigation tied to Wyoming Avenue in Buffalo’s 14215 area, where the killing was recorded as a murder and later categorized…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dawann J.H. Wright

Male, age 27 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 20, 2011 · 15 years ago

On May 20, 2011, Dawann J.H. Wright, a 27-year-old male, was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, after being shot multiple times. The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on the 700 block of East 5th Avenue. Columbus Police arrived at the scene after receiving…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jesus Paredes

Male, age 22 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 20, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2006, the life of 22-year-old Jesus Daniel Corona-Paredes was tragically cut short in south Louisville, Kentucky. A Hispanic male, Paredes was discovered around 4 a.m. in the 100 block of Royal Gardens Court, having…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Rita Roy

Female, age 69 · Manchester, New Hampshire

Killed May 20, 1991 · 35 years ago

On a seemingly ordinary morning in Manchester, New Hampshire, the life of a beloved grandmother was tragically cut short in a shocking act of violence. Rita Roy, a 69-year-old Caucasian/White female, was brutally attacked on May 20, 1991. The incident…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Willette Sheppard

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 20, 1991 · 35 years ago

On May 20, 1991, 25-year-old Willette Sheppard was tragically found dead in Columbus, Ohio. Her body was discovered in a dumpster located at the rear of 1396 Fields Avenue. Sheppard had suffered severe head injuries caused by blunt force trauma. The Columbus…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Laura Ramsay

Female, age 27 · Pearisburg, Virginia

Killed May 20, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the spring of 1981, Laura Susan Ramsay, a 27-year-old female social worker from Maine, embarked on a hiking expedition along the Appalachian Trail with her fellow social worker, Robert Mountford Jr., also 27. Their journey, intended to raise funds for a…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Robert Mountford

Male, age 27 · Pearisburg, Virginia

Killed May 20, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the spring of 1981, a journey of purpose and compassion took a tragic turn in the serene woods of Virginia. Robert Tatton Mountford, Jr., a 27-year-old white male and a dedicated social worker from Ellsworth, Maine, embarked on a noble mission. He, along…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Joseph Joe Bikini

Male, age 43 · Queens, New York

Killed May 20, 1976 · 50 years ago

Joseph E. “Joe Bikini” Brocchini, 43, a White male from Queens, New York, had a reputation in organized-crime circles as an enforcer and loanshark who later moved into gambling and the pornography trade, building out a lucrative smut-distribution business…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Timothy Cantey

Male, age 19 · Norwalk, Connecticut

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

A 19-year-old male, Timothy Cantey, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Norwalk, Connecticut, on the afternoon of Thursday, May 20, 2021. The shooting took place at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Suncrest Road. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Bernice L Bright

Female, age 91 · Littleton, Colorado

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet Littleton, Colorado home, a tragedy unfolded that left a mother and her adult son dead in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide. On Thursday, May 20, 2021, 91-year-old Bernice L. Bright and her 62-year-old son, Clark Bright, were discovered…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Elizabeth Sinderbrand Contrivo

Female, age 58 · Candler, North Carolina

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Elizabeth Sinderbrand Contrivo, a 58-year-old woman from Candler, NC, was found dead alongside her husband, Frank Joseph Contrivo, on May 20, 2016. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots and screams from the…

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Akili Hammond

Male, age 26 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of May 20, 2026, a verbal dispute in a Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 26-year-old Akili Hammond. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office would later confirm that Hammond died…

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Calisha Schafer

Female, age 43 · Sierra Vista, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the city of Sierra Vista, Arizona, a sense of unease settled over a neighborhood on the 300 block of 7th Street on the afternoon of May 20, 2026. It was here that the life of Calisha Schafer, a 43-year-old woman, was tragically cut short. The events of…

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Dayrl Willis Jr

Male, age 33 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 20, 2026, a dispute over property took a fatal turn in Orlando, Florida, resulting in the death of 33-year-old Dayrl Willis Jr. The incident unfolded near the intersection of Harbour Road and Chesapeake Avenue shortly before 7 p.m.…

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Eddie Carrillo

Male, age 43 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the bright morning light of Wednesday, May 20, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the calm in a south Phoenix neighborhood, claiming the life of 43-year-old Eddie Carrillo. The incident unfolded around 9:15 a.m. near Interstate 17 and 2nd Avenue, where…

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Eugene Walls

Male, age 40 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

A sense of unease settled over the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati on the evening of May 20, 2026, as the sound of sirens pierced the night air. In the 2400 block of May Street, a tragedy had unfolded, leaving a community in shock and a family…

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Jeremy Singer

Male, age 40 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the quiet of a Shreveport evening on May 20, 2026, the life of 40-year-old Jeremy Singer was tragically cut short. The initial call brought officers to a scene on Greenbriar Drive, where they would uncover a grim reality. Singer had been the victim of a…

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Joshua Fernandez

Male, age 48 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

On the afternoon of May 20, 2026, the life of 48-year-old Joshua Fernandez was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in west Phoenix. The incident occurred around 2:17 p.m. near 1800 North 60th Drive, in the vicinity of 59th Avenue and McDowell Road.…

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Kirsten Teaster

Female, age 27 · Rutherfordton, North Carolina

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of May 20, 2026, the quiet of a Rutherfordton, North Carolina neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When deputies and emergency services arrived at a residence on Silvers Lake Road around 4 p.m., they discovered a tragic…

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Raye Johnson

Male, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

On a Wednesday afternoon, May 20, 2026, a tragic event unfolded on McKinney Street on the east side of Detroit that claimed the lives of two siblings. Raye Johnson, a 33-year-old man, and his 27-year-old sister, Tacoreya "Rita" Johnson, were fatally shot in…

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Reginald Young III

Male, age 21 · Aiken, South Carolina

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the quiet neighborhood of Shiloh Heights in Aiken, South Carolina, the evening of May 20, 2026, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 21-year-old Reginald Young III. At approximately 5:50 p.m., the Aiken County Sheriff's Office…

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Ruchunee Jenny Booncompar

Female, age 48 · Anaheim, California

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2026, the quiet of a residential Anaheim neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Inside a home on West Huntington Avenue, a violent domestic dispute tragically ended the life of 48-year-old Ruchunee Jenny…

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Samir Mayes

Male, age 22 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of May 20, 2026, the life of 22-year-old Samir Mayes was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Columbus, Ohio. The shooting occurred on Migration Lane, where Mayes was struck by bullets and subsequently rushed to Mount Carmel East…

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Tacoreya Rita Johnson

Female, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

On a spring afternoon in Detroit, the life of 27-year-old Tacoreya Rita Johnson was brought to a tragic and abrupt end. On May 20, 2026, she and her older brother, 33-year-old Raye Johnson, were sitting in separate cars outside a relative's home on McKinney…

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Tyruan Dunn

Male, age 15 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 20, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of May 20, 2026, the life of 15-year-old Tyruan Dunn was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the Lobdell-Woodale area, near the intersection of Wooddale Boulevard…

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Michael Bradford

Male, age 46 · Scottsdale, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In what began as an ordinary afternoon in Scottsdale, Arizona, a fatal encounter unfolded between two longtime friends. On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 46-year-old Michael Bradford was found with a gunshot wound to his upper torso in the carport area of a residence…

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Kendrick Mason

Male, age 22 · Magnolia, Delaware

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kendrick Mason, a 22-year-old Black/African American man from Magnolia, Delaware, died after being shot on the evening of May 20, 2025. At approximately 8:07 p.m., Delaware State Police were dispatched to a field along Walnut Shade Road near Autumn Moon Road…

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Dominique Dingle

Male, age 16 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, a dispute between two former friends in Washington, D.C. culminated in a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 16-year-old Dominique Dingle. A male, Dingle was shot and killed on the evening of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the 1000 block…

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Kian-Wayne Magruder

Male, age 31 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Tuesday afternoon, May 20, 2025, 31-year-old Kian-Wayne Magruder, a Black/African American male from Temple Hills, Maryland, was fatally shot in Northeast Washington, D.C. The incident occurred just before 2 p.m. in the 800 block of 26th Street NE…

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Joshua Graham

Male, age 37 · Lakeland, Florida

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joshua Graham, 37, a Black/African American male, pulled into the Fast Stop convenience store on East Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland just after 6 p.m. on May 20, 2025, as an 18-year-old woman in a separate car was backing out. Words were exchanged after the…

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Carlos Gonzales

Male, age 60 · Hesperia, California

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Carlos Gonzales, 60, a Hispanic male, was shot in the driveway of his Hesperia home on the evening of May 20, 2025. Deputies were called just before 6:45 p.m. to the 18800 block of Madrone Street after reports of a man with a gun. When first responders…

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Patricia Deerr

Female, age 68 · Hesperia, California

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

Patricia Ann Deerr, 68, female, died after a double shooting that unfolded just before dusk on May 20, 2025, in a quiet Hesperia neighborhood. Deputies were called around 6:44 p.m. to the 18800 block of Madrone Street, near Sheffield, where they found two…

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Larissa R. Zavala

Female, age 30 · Bellevue, Nebraska

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In Bellevue, Nebraska, a quiet apartment complex became the scene of a tragedy on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Larissa R. Zavala, a 30-year-old Caucasian female, was found deceased inside her residence. The discovery was made after a concerned individual requested…

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McKenzie Rideau

Female, age 16 · Lake Charles, Louisiana

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2025, the joyous sounds of a graduation celebration in a Lake Charles, Louisiana neighborhood were shattered by a hail of gunfire. Sixteen-year-old McKenzie Rideau, a student at Lake Charles College Prep, was attending…

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Marquez Green

Male, age 27 · Meridian, Mississippi

Killed May 20, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the spring of 2025, a violent encounter in Meridian, Mississippi, led to the death of 27-year-old Marquez Green. The fatal incident unfolded on Tuesday, May 20th, at the Frank Berry Courts Housing Complex located at 917 42nd Avenue. An exchange of gunfire…

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Demarcus Moore

Male, age 37 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

A domestic dispute in Birmingham, Alabama’s Norwood neighborhood ended in tragedy on the evening of May 20, 2024, claiming the life of Demarcus Moore, a 37-year-old Black man. The incident took place in the 3400 block of 17th Avenue North. Just before 5 p.m.…

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Genesis Barnett

Male, age 21 · Valley Grande, Alabama

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

Genesis Barnett, a 21-year-old male from Selma, Alabama, was shot and killed on Monday, May 20, 2024, during a small house party in Valley Grande. The gathering was taking place in the 3700 block of Hilandale Drive when the fatal incident unfolded. An…

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Marie Frances Robbins

Female, age 35 · Aurora, Maine

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2024, the quiet community of Great Pond, near Aurora, Maine, was disturbed by a fire that would reveal a tragic end to the life of 35-year-old Marie Robbins. A Caucasian female, Robbins was discovered deceased inside her…

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Joseph Aguilar

Male, age 49 · Tempe, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in Tempe, Arizona, a life was cut tragically short following a confrontation on a quiet street. Joseph David Aguilar, a 49-year-old Hispanic man, was riding his bicycle near the intersection of Scottsdale and McKellips…

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Lydia Mater

Female, age 6 · Surprise, Arizona

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Surprise, Arizona, a heart-wrenching scene unfolded in May of 2024, forever altering the lives of a local family. Six-year-old Lydia Mater, a young girl, became the victim of a devastating act of violence that also claimed the life…

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Joshua Cortez Brown

Male, age 20 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas, the life of a promising young man, Joshua Cortez Brown, a 20-year-old Black male, was cut short. The incident unfolded on Monday, May 20, 2024, when officers from the 12th Street Division were dispatched to 2401…

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Cynthia Louise Greenmun Reid

Female, age 67 · Grand Junction, Colorado

Killed May 20, 2024 · 2 years ago

In a quiet neighborhood in Grand Junction, Colorado, the life of 67-year-old Cynthia Louise Greenmun Reid came to a tragic and unexpected end. On May 20, 2024, law enforcement officers were called to a residence in the Orchard Mesa area in response to a…

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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.