Deaths by Force on May 20

Deaths by Force (440)

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Berlin Rodriguez Molina

Male, age 40 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 20, 2021, a 40-year-old male named Bertin Rodriguez-Molina passed away in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a city within the Birmingham metropolitan area. There is no publicly available information from online sources detailing the circumstances of his death…

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Floyd Evans Jr

Male, age 39 · Dumas, Arkansas

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small city of Dumas, Arkansas, the afternoon of May 20, 2021, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 39-year-old Floyd Evans Jr., a Black male. At approximately 4:26 p.m., the Dumas Police Department was dispatched to the 400…

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Brandi J. Fernandez

Female, age 43 · Malaga, New Mexico

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brandi J. Fernandez, a 43-year-old resident of Malaga, New Mexico, lost her life to gun violence on May 20, 2021. The incident occurred in Malaga, a small community in New Mexico, and it is documented as a fatal shooting. As of the available information…

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James Bartlett

Male, age 32 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 20, 2021, a fatal shooting occurred in east Las Vegas, resulting in the death of 32-year-old James Collins Bartlett. The incident took place on the 3400 block of Center Drive, near the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard and Palm Street.…

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Carlos Alberto Cruz Portillo

Male, age 27 · Janesville, Wisconsin

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Carlos Alberto Cruz Portillo, a 27-year-old resident of Janesville, Wisconsin, tragically passed away on May 20, 2021. Born on February 22, 1994, in Comayagua, Honduras, Carlos moved to Milton, Wisconsin, at the age of eight. He attended school in Milton and…

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Tania Samone Harris

Female, age 19 · Greenwood, Mississippi

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Tania Samone Harris was tragically cut short in Greenwood, Mississippi. On the night of Thursday, May 20th, Harris, an Itta Bena woman, was shot outside the Confederate Memorial Building. She was rushed to the…

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James Lee Miller

Male, age 31 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, a life was tragically cut short on May 20, 2021. James Lee Miller Jr., a 31-year-old man, was killed in an act of gun violence. Known affectionately to friends and family as 'Jr.' and 'Meathead,' his death left a void in the community…

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Day’Shawn Bills

Male, age 12 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana, 12-year-old Day’Shawn Bills was spending time at his grandparents' home, engrossed in a video game with his family. It was a typical night that was shattered by the sound of gunfire. A…

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James Blancett

Male, age 77 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of James 'Jimmy' Blancett, a 77-year-old male, was tragically cut short in his Indianapolis, Indiana home. On the morning of May 20th, police were called to his residence on the city's west side, where they made a grim…

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Tyrese Morris-Cross

Male, age 21 · Michigan-city, Indiana

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Michigan City, Indiana, the life of 21-year-old Tyrese Morris-Cross was tragically cut short. It was May 20, 2021, when Morris-Cross, a Black male, was outside a residence in the 200 block of North Ridgeland Avenue with another…

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Bobby Gooch Jr.

Male, age 18 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2021, authorities in Springfield, Missouri, were alerted to a distressing scene on the city's east side. A 911 call placed around 3:34 a.m. reported a person lying in the roadway near the 1600 block of East Chestnut…

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Cornelius Dwyer

Male, age 39 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Sumter, South Carolina, a 39-year-old Black man named Cornelius Dwyer tragically lost his life on May 20, 2021. His body was discovered with a gunshot wound at the Windsor City mobile home park, a finding that prompted an immediate investigation by the…

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Shantarius Ontario Thompson

Male, age 21 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Columbia, South Carolina, the life of 21-year-old Shantarius Ontario Thompson was tragically cut short. On May 20, 2021, Thompson arrived at a residence on Kathleen Drive with a sense of unease, telling those present…

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Stuart Waters

Male, age 57 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a tragic incident of domestic violence, 57-year-old Stuart Waters, a White man, was shot and killed in his Upper Marlboro, Maryland, home on May 20, 2021. The fatal encounter occurred on Pritchard Lane, where Prince George's County police officers…

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Brandon Santos

Male, age 25 · Whittier, California

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brandon Santos, a 25-year-old resident of Pico Rivera, California, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2021, in Whittier, CA. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Santos was shot near the 12300 block of Slauson Avenue. The…

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Isiah Alvarado

Male, age 19 · Adelanto, California

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 20, 2021, Isiah Alvarado, a 19-year-old resident of Adelanto, California, was tragically shot and killed. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at an apartment complex located at 11214 Chamberlaine Way. Deputies from the Victor…

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Miykel Blackburn

Male, age 22 · Conyers, Georgia

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Conyers, Georgia, a grim discovery shattered the tranquility on May 20, 2021. Senior Airman Miykel Blackburn, a 22-year-old African American man, was found deceased alongside 22-year-old Trevia Ways. Both had sustained…

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Trevia TRavern Ways

Female, age 22 · Conyers, Georgia

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late spring of 2021, a quiet community in Conyers, Georgia, was unsettled by a grim discovery. On May 20th, the body of 22-year-old Trevia Travern Ways, an African American female, was found inside a car parked on a secluded driveway off Bruce Road.…

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Britten James Frederick Clankie

Male, age 16 · Freeport, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Britten James Frederick Clankie, a 16-year-old male from Freeport, Illinois, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2021. Britten was born on June 24, 2004, in Freeport, and attended Freeport High School. He was known for his bright smile and positive demeanor…

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Denzel Robinson

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Denzel Robinson, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically shot on May 7, 2021, at a gas station in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the 600 block of West 31st Street. Robinson was sitting in his vehicle…

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EJohn Dabney

Male, age 21 · Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2021, the life of 21-year-old E’Jon Manny Dabney, a Black male, was tragically cut short in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. A native of New Orleans, Dabney was residing in Donaldsonville at the time of his death. The incident…

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Kenyon Calontre Tatum

Male, age 26 · Mocksville, North Carolina

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kenyon Calontre Tatum, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2021, in Mocksville, North Carolina. Kenyon was born on March 30, 1995, in Lexington, North Carolina, and was a beloved member of his community. He was known for…

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Canaan Cole

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Canaan J. Cole, a 19-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life to gun violence on May 20, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio. The incident is part of a series of unsolved homicides in Cuyahoga County, which has seen numerous cases of gun…

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Courtney Nicole Boog Bruce

Female, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Courtney Nicole Boog, also known as Courtney Bruce or "Boog The Bandit," was a 26-year-old aspiring rapper from Columbus, OH. She was tragically shot and killed on May 20, 2021, after being lured to a meeting on the East Side of Columbus. Courtney was in a…

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Jason Jared Simpson

Male, age 47 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jason Jared Simpson, a 47-year-old man from Hamilton, Ohio, tragically died on May 20, 2021, from a gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide by the Butler County Coroner's Office. Simpson was found with two gunshot wounds in the 2100 block of Madison…

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Michael E. Gates

Male, age 38 · Canton, Ohio

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael E. Gates Jr., a 38-year-old Canton, OH resident, tragically lost his life on May 20, 2021. Gates was fatally shot outside his apartment in the 300 block of Ninth Street NE. The incident occurred during a gun sale that turned deadly. Gates' death was…

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Johnny Ellis Garrett

Male, age 64 · Maynardville, Tennessee

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late spring of 2021, the community of Maynardville, Tennessee, was rocked by the sudden and violent death of a local man. Johnny Ellis Garrett, a 64-year-old male, was killed in what authorities would later describe as a domestic violence-related…

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Marcus Antwon Hammond

Male, age 35 · Ripley, Tennessee

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2021, the life of 35-year-old Marcus Antwon Hammond, a Black/African American man from Ripley, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. Hammond was in the 90 block of Sunset Drive in Ripley when he was fatally shot. Emergency…

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Vincent Williams

Male, age 28 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a community's cheerful afternoon turned into a scene of tragedy, leaving a family devastated and a neighborhood in shock. On May 20, 2021, 28-year-old Vincent Williams, a male resident of Knoxville, Tennessee, was fatally shot in the…

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Kaylin Alexis Cali Price

Female, age 21 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 20, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kaylin Alexis Cali Price, a 21-year-old woman of mixed ethnicity, tragically lost her life on May 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Known affectionately as Cali, she was born on March 24, 2000, in Orange, California, and later moved to Texas with her family. Cali…

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Emmanuel Clark

Male, age 18 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2016, the life of 18-year-old Emmanuel Isaiah Clark was tragically cut short on the 400 block of West Saratoga Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The young Black man, known to his friends and family as Eman, was with a group…

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Jesus Martinez Reyes

Male, age 40 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

The death of Jesus Martinez Reyes occurred on May 20, 2016, in Detroit, Michigan. A 40-year-old White / Caucasian male, he was identified as a victim in a case that has since been categorized among the unsolved homicides and missing persons investigations in…

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Mike Chau

Male, age 30 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2016, the life of 30-year-old Mike Chau, an Asian American male, was tragically cut short in the courtyard of the Southern Oaks Apartments in southwest Oklahoma City. At approximately 5:30 a.m., the morning's quiet was…

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James Wilford

Male, age 18 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a spring evening in Philadelphia, tragedy struck a young man on the 3300 block of North 13th Street. On Friday, May 20, 2016, police officers responded to a report of a shooting and discovered 18-year-old James Wilford suffering from a gunshot wound. He…

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Marcus Denhams

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Found May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the afternoon of May 19, 2016, Houston police officers responded to a call at the Oaks of Charleston Park Apartments, located at 16 Charleston Park in southwest Houston. Upon arrival around 2:15 p.m., they discovered Marcus Roosevelt Denhams, a 26-year-old…

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Benjamin Booshu

Male, age 37 · Gambell, Alaska

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the Alaska Native village of Gambell on remote St. Lawrence Island, 37-year-old male Alaskan Native Benjamin Booshu was named by Alaska State Troopers as a person of interest in the disappearance of a young woman. Troopers announced on Friday, May 20…

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Michael Wooten

Male, age 10 · Horton, Alabama

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the small community of Horton, Alabama, the life of 10-year-old Michael Wooten was tragically cut short on Friday, May 20, 2016. The young boy, a fifth-grader at Douglas School, passed away at his residence on Welcome Home Church Road. Born in Alabama on…

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Savon Dundrae Bridget

Male, age 22 · Helena West Helena, Arkansas

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a May evening in 2016, the celebratory atmosphere of a graduation party in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, was irrevocably shattered by gunfire. Savon Dundrae Bridget, a 22-year-old man, was fatally shot amidst the large gathering near the…

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Joseph Jackson

Male, age 35 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2016, a senseless act of road rage tragically cut short the life of 35-year-old Joseph Deion Jackson, a Black/African American man from North Las Vegas, Nevada. Jackson was the front passenger in a car being driven by his…

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Amy Koegel

Female, age 43 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Amy Koegel, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian female, tragically died on May 20, 2016, in Lexington, Kentucky. Her life was cut short in a violent act that stemmed from a domestic dispute. Koegel, a mother and an active community member, was found with gunshot…

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Edward Evans

Male, age 38 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On May 20, 2016, a Black / African American male identified as Edward Devon Evans, aged 38, was discovered deceased in Jackson, Mississippi. The grim discovery was made by a passerby who spotted the victim's body lying in the yard of a residence near…

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James Rhodes

Male, age 24 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday evening in Camden, New Jersey, the city's ShotSpotter system detected the sound of gunfire, leading police to a grim discovery in an alleyway in the Fairview section. There, on May 20, 2016, they found 24-year-old James Rhodes of…

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Austen Tyler Agnor

Male, age 20 · Stafford, Virginia

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of May 20, 2016, a child custody exchange at a Stafford, Virginia, gas station turned fatal, ending the life of 20-year-old Austen Tyler Agnor of Chester, Maryland. The young man, a husband, father, and U.S. Army serviceman, had driven with his…

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Charles Levar Sharpe

Male, age 34 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a Newport News, Virginia community was shaken by the loss of a man dedicated to steering youth away from the very violence that claimed his life. Charles Levar Sharpe, a 34-year-old Black male, was found by police on the evening of May…

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Tarreece John Sampson

Male, age 24 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 20, 2016, a promising life was tragically cut short in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, Virginia. Tarreece John Sampson, a 24-year-old male, was found unresponsive in the parking lot of the Cityside Huntington Metro…

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Tyrone London

Male, age 24 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On May 20, 2016, a violent confrontation unfolded at a residence in the 4600 block of Willow Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Black male Tyrone London. The incident began on a Friday morning when Daniel L. Wilson arrived…

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Freddie Dizon

Male, age 32 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of May 20, 2016, a brazen shooting shattered the typical dinner rush at the iconic Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, leaving one of its employees, 32-year-old Freddie Dizon, dead. The male victim was working in the restaurant's kitchen when a…

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Nayeli Guerrero-Cruz

Female, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 20, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nayeli Guerrero-Cruz, a 26-year-old Latina, was tragically shot and killed on May 20, 2016, in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, the incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. in the 100…

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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.