Deaths by Force on May 21

Deaths by Force (504)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Stephon Egans

Male, age 18 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a Saturday evening in Kansas City, Kansas, the life of 18-year-old Stephon Egans was tragically cut short. On May 21, 2016, in the 2900 block of North Allis Street, the young Black / African American man was shot. The incident occurred at approximately…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ajayi McGuire

Male, age 25 · Flint, Michigan

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a spring day in Flint, Michigan, the life of 25-year-old Ajayi Herbert McGuire was brought to a violent and tragic end. On May 21, 2016, the young Black / African American man was shot and killed while at his job at a car wash in the city. The incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Billie Young

Male, age 26 · Gary, Indiana

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late spring of 2016, the life of 26-year-old Billie Ray Young was tragically cut short in his hometown of Gary, Indiana. A graduate of West Side High School, Young's death was a result of gun violence, a fact that would be confirmed by the Lake County…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gerald Brown

Male, age 42 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a spring day in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of 42-year-old Gerald M. Brown was tragically cut short. On May 21, 2016, Brown was found suffering from gunshot wounds near the intersection of 45th Street and Chestnut Avenue. Emergency…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deangelo Kirk

Male, age 25 · Lancaster, South Carolina

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Deangelo Markeith Kirk, a 25-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the afternoon of May 21, 2016, in Lancaster, South Carolina. The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. at the Palmetto Place Apartments, where Kirk was found with a serious gunshot wound.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Marcus Posey

Male, age 34 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 21, 2016, the body of 34-year-old Marcus Mandrell Posey was discovered on the side of the road in the 1100 block of Blue Ridge Terrace in Columbia, South Carolina. An autopsy would later confirm that the Columbia resident had…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Pablo Vargas

Male, age 34 · Turlock, California

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Pablo Vargas Jr., a 34-year-old resident of Turlock, California, passed away on May 21, 2016. Known affectionately as "Pablito" and "Joker" for his love of making people laugh, Pablo was a beloved son, father, brother, uncle, and friend. He was a caregiver to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ricky Donale Mitchell Jr.

Male, age 18 · Palmdale, California

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Ricky Donale Mitchell Jr., an 18-year-old from Palmdale, California, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2016. The incident occurred during a birthday party in the 38000 block of 50th Street East in Palmdale. According to reports, an argument broke out…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Cederrius Hastings

Male, age 16 · Jackson, Georgia

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a May evening in 2016, a graduation party in Jackson, Georgia, turned into a scene of tragedy. Cederrius Hastings, a 16-year-old male, was fatally shot in what was described as a drive-by style shooting. Three other teenagers were also…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Easley

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

David L. Easley, a 26-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on May 21, 2016, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Easley was in the neighborhood delivering a pair of shoes to his daughter when he was shot around 7:40 p.m. in the 7000…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Haley Moore

Female, age 5 · Laplace, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late morning of a Saturday in LaPlace, Louisiana, a tragic event unfolded that would claim the life of a young girl. Five-year-old Haley Moore, a female described as spunky and full of life, was at her father's home on Country Club Drive. Her father…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Zenas Powell

Male, age 14 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Zenas Powell, a 14-year-old boy from Chester, Pennsylvania, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2016. Zenas was an innocent bystander caught in a hail of gunfire on the 1100 block of Pine Lane in Chester. He was outside a corner store when he was struck by…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Isiah Foulks

Male, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 28-year-old Isiah Foulks, a male from Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On the evening of May 21st, Foulks was discovered with a gunshot wound in the Fox Meadows area of Memphis. He was found lying next to a 2016…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rico Fason

Male, age 29 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rico Fason was a 29-year-old man from Memphis, Tennessee, whose life ended on May 21, 2016 after an act of gun violence. In the online traces that remain, the day stands out less for a public explanation than for the quiet aftermath: a name, a date, a city…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Terrance Boyd

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

Terrance Boyd, a 16-year-old male, was tragically killed on May 21, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of a challenging year for Chicago, which experienced a significant number of homicides, particularly affecting young individuals in the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Desmond D. Rogres

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

On May 21, 2011, Desmond "Munch" Rogers, aged 21, was killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident involved a fatal shooting, and Desmond was pronounced dead the following day, May 22, 2011. The details surrounding the exact circumstances of the shooting remain…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David L. Jr. Reed

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

On May 21, 2011, David L. Reed Jr., aged 24, was fatally shot in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred near Franklin County, and despite law enforcement efforts, the case remains unsolved. David was found suffering from a gunshot wound, and despite prompt…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Henry Dillard

Male, age 17 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late spring of 2011, the life of 17-year-old Henry Dillard, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Huntsville, Alabama. On Saturday, May 21, 2011, the teenager was killed by an act of gun violence. The specific details of the events…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Tyree DeSean Kerr

Male, age 21 · Flint, Michigan

Killed May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

In Flint, Michigan, the life of 21-year-old Tyree DeSean Kerr, a Black male, was tragically cut short on May 21, 2011. His death was the result of gun violence, a fact that has left a lasting scar on his family and community. In the wake of the shooting, Kerr…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Gregory Smokey Keys

Male, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Tuesday in May of 2011, Gregory Montrell 'Smokey' Keys, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot in New Orleans. Another individual, Kendrick Smothers, was also wounded in the incident. The shooting, which occurred on May 24, 2011, was not a random act of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Teresa Radford

Female, age 51 · Whitakers, North Carolina

Killed May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

Teresa Radford, a 51-year-old woman from Whitakers, NC, was tragically killed on May 21, 2011. The incident occurred at a friend's home in Nash County, where Teresa had been staying for about six weeks. Teresa was shot and killed by her estranged husband…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Nathaniel Davis

Male, age 24 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late evening of a Saturday in March 2017, tragedy struck in Southeast Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of one family. Nathaniel Davis, a 24-year-old man from Accokeek, Maryland, was in the 1500 block of White Place, Southeast, an area…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Kevin D Carter

Male, age 34 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late spring of 2006, the life of a Louisville man was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains unresolved. Kevin D. Carter, a 34-year-old Black male, was murdered on Sunday, May 21, 2006. The fatal incident occurred at 1300 Chestnut…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Seneca Bailey Darden

Male, age 25 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a late Sunday evening in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 21, 2006, a sequence of chaotic events led to the tragic death of 25-year-old Seneca Bailey Darden, a Black / African American male police officer. Darden, a four-year veteran of the Norfolk Police…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Darlene Mills Selvage

Female, age 47 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Darlene Mills Selvage was a 47-year-old Black woman who died on May 21, 2006, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. That Sunday morning began inside the Ministry of Jesus Christ Church, where family members had gathered with children nearby, expecting an ordinary…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Doloris Lowe McGrew

Female, age 68 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Doloris Lowe McGrew was an African American woman who was 68 years old when she was killed on May 21, 2006, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during a morning service at the Ministry of Jesus Christ Church on Dallas Drive. According to contemporaneous reporting and…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Erica Brown Bell

Female, age 24 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a tragic Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 24-year-old Erica Brown Bell was cut short in a violent series of events that began at a place of worship and ended with her death. On May 21, 2006, her estranged husband, 25-year-old Anthony…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Leonard Howard Sr.

Male, age 78 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the peace of a church service was shattered by a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 78-year-old Leonard Howard Sr. and four others. On May 21, 2006, at The Ministry of Jesus Christ Church, Howard…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Gloria Howard

Female, age 72 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Gloria Howard, 72, a Black woman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was killed on the morning of May 21, 2006, in a burst of violence that turned a small church service into a crime scene. She and her husband, Leonard Howard, were at the Ministry of Jesus Christ…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Leonard Howard

Male, age 78 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Leonard Howard, a 78-year-old man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was spending Sunday morning the way many of his neighbors knew him to—among family and friends at his church. The small congregation gathered at the Ministry of Jesus Christ on Dallas Drive, and…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Maria Guadalupe Soto

Female, age 29 · Pasadena, California

Killed May 21, 2006 · 20 years ago

Maria Guadalupe Soto was 29 years old when she died on Sunday, May 21, 2006, in Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died of stab wounds at 829 N. Los Robles Ave. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Lisa Gross

Female, age 39 · Westerville, Ohio

Killed May 21, 2001 · 25 years ago

On May 21, 2001, Lisa Ann Gross, a 39-year-old woman, was found dead in the bathtub of her home at 6758 Damson Place in Westerville, Ohio. The discovery was made by her two daughters, ages 11 and 7, when they returned home from school. Upon arriving, they…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Karen Kay Johns

Female, age 45 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed May 21, 1991 · 35 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Colorado Springs, the tranquility of Monument Valley Park was shattered by the sound of a gunshot. It was May 21, 1991, and 45-year-old Karen Kay Johns, a White female, was taking her lunch break from her job at the American Red…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Ioan Petru Culianu

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 21, 1991 · 35 years ago

Ioan Petru Culianu, a 41-year-old Romanian male, was a distinguished historian of religion and a professor at the University of Chicago. On May 21, 1991, he was tragically murdered in a bathroom stall near his office in Swift Hall at the University of…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Claudette McNary

Female · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 21, 1986 · 40 years ago

On May 21, 1986, Claudette McNary, a 31-year-old woman from Dayton, Ohio, was brutally murdered. Her body was found in a garage at 206 North Summit, Dayton, covered in trash. Claudette had been stabbed, and the details of her death were shocking to the local…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

James A. Severson

Male, age 42 · Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Killed May 21, 1986 · 40 years ago

James A. Severson was a 42-year-old White/Caucasian man living in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, when he was killed on May 21, 1986. Severson was attacked inside his apartment near downtown Eau Claire in a violent assault that investigators described as involving…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Joseph Piagentini

Male, age 28 · Manhattan, New York

Killed May 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

Joseph Piagentini, a 28-year-old Caucasian male, was a five-year veteran of the New York City Police Department. On the evening of May 21, 1971, he was on foot patrol with his partner, Officer Waverly Jones, in the Colonial Park Houses public housing complex…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Waverly Jones

Male, age 33 · Manhattan, New York

Killed May 21, 1971 · 55 years ago

On the evening of May 21, 1971, Waverly Jones, a 33-year-old Black male police officer, was on foot patrol with his partner, Joseph Piagentini, in the Colonial Park Houses public housing complex at 159th Street and Harlem River Drive in Manhattan. What began…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Addison Wilkins

Male, age 20 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 21, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the spring of 1966, a wave of terror gripped the city of Richmond, Virginia, culminating in the tragic death of Addison Wilkins. On the evening of May 21, the 20-year-old white male, who was reportedly a ministry student, was walking along Forest Hill…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Malcolm Norment

Male, age 41 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 21, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the spring of 1966, a shadow fell over the city of Richmond, Virginia, as a series of brutal and seemingly random killings stoked fear throughout the community. One of the victims in this terrifying spree was Malcolm Norment, a 41-year-old white male. His…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

James Carter

Male, age 52 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 21, 1966 · 60 years ago

In the spring of 1966, a wave of terror gripped the city of Richmond, Virginia, as a string of senseless and brutal murders unfolded. One of the victims in this tragic series of events was James Carter, a 52-year-old white man from Sandston. On May 21, 1966…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Marquise Mandel Calhoun

Male, age 32 · Florence, California

Killed May 21, 2021 · 5 years ago

Marquise Mandel Calhoun, a 32-year-old resident of Florence, California, tragically lost his life on May 21, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Calhoun was fatally shot near 125 W. 74th St. in Florence. The incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darius Robinson

Male, age 46 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed May 21, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the city of Newark, New Jersey, a life was cut short on May 21, 2016, when Darius Robinson, a 46-year-old man, was killed by gunfire. His death was one of several violent incidents that occurred in the city around that time, contributing to a period of…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Darrel Spencer

Male, age 20 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed May 21, 2011 · 15 years ago

Darrel Spencer, a 20-year-old man, was killed on May 21, 2011, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, after a chaotic night that began inside a Lynnhaven Parkway nightclub called Hangar 9 and spilled into the parking lot of a nearby 7-Eleven. By the time the club was…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Calvin Castleberry

Male, age 53 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 21, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the morning of May 21, 1981, the life of 53-year-old Calvin Castleberry, a Black male known to his friends and family as 'Sarge,' was cut short by an act of violence in Denver, Colorado. Officers from the Denver Police Department were dispatched to the…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Ward Pentz

Male, age 25 · Nicholasville, Kentucky

Killed May 21, 1906 · 120 years ago

In the spring of 1906, a young man named Ward Pentz, at the age of 25, had just begun a new chapter in his life in Jessamine County, Kentucky. On May 21st, he was serving in his role as a special deputy sheriff for the High Bridge area near Nicholasville. It…

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Justice Parton

Female, age 22 · Peoria, Arizona

Killed May 21, 2026 · this year

On the morning of May 21, 2026, a domestic disturbance in a Peoria, Arizona, residence escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 22-year-old Justice Parton. Police were dispatched to a home near 91st Avenue and Beardsley Road around 9:30 a.m.…

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Khapri Alston

Male, age 31 · Dolton, Illinois

Killed May 21, 2026 · this year

Khapri Alston was a 31-year-old former professional basketball player and a beloved father of two from Griffith, Indiana. Described by his father as "the life of our family," Alston was a standout player at Thornwood High School before building a successful…

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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.