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Deaths by Force on May 21

706 open cases in our database happened on May 21. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (504)

Death by Force

Christian Breon Wyatt

Male, age 27 · Burmingham, Alabama
Killed May 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, a grim discovery was made in a downtown parking garage. A man, later identified as 27-year-old Christian Breon Wyatt, was found unresponsive by a passerby on May 21, 2023. He was lying on the…

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Tyrone Davis Jr

Male, age 52 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana
Killed May 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the body of a 52-year-old Black male, Tyrone Davis Jr., was discovered, marking another tragic loss to gun violence. It was shortly after 8 a.m. on May 21, 2023, when law enforcement responded to a call near the…

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Kevin Anderson

Male, age 27 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed May 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in St. Louis, a confrontation rooted in an online transaction took a fatal turn, ending the life of 27-year-old Kevin Anderson of Indianapolis. The tragic events unfolded around 2:30 a.m. on May 21, 2023, in a stairwell…

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Javier Hernandez

Male, age 29 · Gardena, California
Killed May 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of May 21, 2023, at approximately 10:53 p.m., 29-year-old Javier Hernandez was fatally shot while driving in Gardena, California. Hernandez was traveling northbound on Chadron Avenue in a white Toyota Corolla when he passed a group of four to…

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Jose Velasquez

Male, age 18 · Los-angeles, California
Killed May 21, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jose Velasquez, an 18-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2023, due to a gunshot wound to the head. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner classified his death as a homicide. As of now, there have been no…

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An’Jai Whitted

Male, age 21 · Tacoma, Washington
Killed May 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the late evening of May 21, 2022, An’Jai Whitted, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot in Pierce County, Washington. The incident occurred while he was inside a black Chevy Camaro with friends outside the Nantucket Apartments. Around 11:55 p.m., deputies…

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Daemond Wallace

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 21, 2022, the life of 22-year-old Daemond Wallace, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. Officers were initially dispatched to the 900 block of Leadenhall Street around 1:39 a.m.…

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Israel Ramirez

Male, age 30 · Bakersfield, California
Killed May 21, 2022 · 4 years ago

Israel Ramirez, a 30-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2022. The incident occurred in east Bakersfield near Mercado Latino, specifically at the northwest corner of Chamberlain Avenue and Harold Way. According to…

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Elzie Johnson

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 21, 2019 · 7 years ago

Elzie L. Johnson, 46, was found stabbed to death inside a home in the 1600 block of South Lawndale Avenue in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side on the morning of Tuesday, May 21, 2019. He lived on the same block. The Chicago Police…

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George Harris

Male, age 57 · Corinth, Mississippi
Killed May 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Corinth, Mississippi, the life of George Earl Harris, a 57-year-old man, was tragically cut short on Monday, May 21, 2018. He was discovered on the front porch of his residence, the victim of a fatal shooting. The authorities were…

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Robert Schreiner

Male, age 52 · Lakeland, Florida
Killed May 21, 2018 · 8 years ago

Robert Schreiner, aged 52, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida. The incident occurred at The Park at Cortona Apartments on US Highway 98, where Robert was found with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to Lakeland…

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Corey Houston White

Male, age 26 · Dunbar, West Virginia
Killed May 21, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a quiet Saturday in May of 2017, the life of Corey Houston White, a 26-year-old male, came to an end in the town of Dunbar, West Virginia. He was found at his home on May 20, 2017. Details regarding the specific circumstances that led to his death are not…

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Tyshon Brow

Male, age 32 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed May 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tyshon Brow, aged 32, was tragically killed on May 21, 2014, in Las Vegas, NV. The incident occurred during a family altercation at their residence. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the altercation escalated, leading to Brow being fatally…

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Tyrone Martin

Male, age 53 · Virginia-beach, Virginia
Killed May 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late spring of 2014, a dispute at a Virginia Beach night club tragically cut short the life of Tyrone Martin, a 53-year-old male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On the night of May 21, Martin was working as a security guard at the Tropical Delights…

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Leon Davis

Male, age 27 · Florissant, Missouri
Killed May 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

On May 21, 2014, a violent tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of a strip mall located at 13101 New Halls Ferry Road in Florissant, Missouri. Leon Davis, a 27-year-old male, was seated in a vehicle alongside 17-year-old Darrah Lane. The afternoon turned…

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Lamont Smith

Male, age 45 · Bronx, New York
Killed May 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a spring morning in the Bronx, a day that began with the promise of routine ended in a burst of shocking violence that claimed the life of Lamont Smith, a 45-year-old man from Yonkers. It was around 9 a.m. on May 21, 2014, just outside P.S. 112 on…

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Terrell Williams

Male, age 30 · Riviera-beach, Florida
Killed May 21, 2014 · 12 years ago

Terrell Williams, a 30-year-old resident of Riviera Beach, Florida, was found dead on May 21, 2014. His body was discovered in the passenger seat of a stolen Dodge Ram truck, which had been reported missing from West Palm Beach. The vehicle was located in an…

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Anthony Lavale Douglas

Male, age 21 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed May 21, 2013 · 13 years ago

Anthony Lavale Douglas was 21 years old when he was killed in St. Louis on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis through…

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Deanna Watkins

Female, age 29 · Boston, Massachusetts
Killed May 21, 2009 · 17 years ago

On the evening of May 21, 2009, Deanna Watkins, a 29-year-old African-American woman, was shot multiple times just outside her home at 3 Arbutus Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. The shooting occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. Despite the…

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Ronna Valentine

Female, age 29 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
Killed May 21, 2005 · 21 years ago

Ronna Valentine, a 29-year-old female soldier from Fayetteville, NC, tragically lost her life on May 21, 2005. The incident occurred at the Cambridge Arms Apartments, where she was found dead alongside her husband, James Valentine, 42. The authorities…

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Harald Gullberg

Male, age 66 · San Fransisco, California
Killed May 21, 1975 · 51 years ago

Harald Gullberg, a 66-year-old Swedish man, was found deceased in Lincoln Park, San Francisco, on June 4, 1975. His death is believed to be linked to an unidentified serial killer known as "The Doodler," who was active between 1974 and 1975. The Doodler was…

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Veda Penicks

Female, age 11 · Magazine, Arkansas
Killed May 21, 1955 · 71 years ago

In the quiet town of Magazine, Arkansas, a tragedy unfolded on May 21, 1955, that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On that spring day, 11-year-old Veda Marilyn Penicks and her 34-year-old mother, Vernon Marie Conner Penicks, were found dead, both…

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Marie Conner Penicks

Male, age 34 · Magazine, Arkansas
Killed May 21, 1955 · 71 years ago

Vernon Marie Conner Penicks, 34, female, was shot to death in Magazine, Arkansas, on May 21, 1955. She was killed alongside her 11-year-old daughter, Veda Marilyn Penicks, a double tragedy that shook the small Logan County community. Contemporary memorial…

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David Rees

Male, age 53 · Jerome, Arizona
Killed May 21, 1933 · 93 years ago

In the mining town of Jerome, Arizona, perched precariously on the side of a mountain, David Rees served as a dedicated police officer. On the night of Sunday, May 21, 1933, the 53-year-old officer was making his usual patrols through the bustling streets of…

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