Deaths by Force on May 22

Deaths by Force (467)

Death by Force

Jerry Martin

Male, age 47 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 22, 1978, Jerry Martin, a 47-year-old white male, and his wife Martha were tragically murdered in their home in northeast Columbus, Ohio. Jerry Martin served as the vice president and general manager of "Perma-stone," a local business. The couple was…

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Martha Martin

Female, age 51 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1978 · 48 years ago

On May 21, 1978, 51-year-old white female Martha Mae King Martin and her husband, 47-year-old Jerry Martin, were found fatally shot at their home on Morse Road in Columbus, Ohio. The couple had been attacked through a window screen, and the assailants stole…

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Gerri Ann Ralston

Female, age 15 · Henderson, Nevada

Killed May 22, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the spring of 1975, a sense of unease settled over the community of Henderson, Nevada, with the disappearance of 15-year-old Caucasian female, Gerri Ann Ralston. On the evening of May 21st, she left her home for a quick trip to a local gas station to buy…

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Randal Kent Richter

Male · Montgomery-county, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1975 · 51 years ago

Randal Kent Richter, a 23-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Ohio. On the night of May 22, 1975, he responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle parked in a residential neighborhood on…

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Effie Martin

Female, age 86 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 22, 1975 · 51 years ago

Effie Martin, an 86-year-old female, was found deceased on May 22, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. According to public memorial records, she was identified as a murder victim, and her death remains classified as an unsolved case. No specific details…

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James Sackett Sr.

Male, age 28 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed May 22, 1970 · 56 years ago

On the night of May 22, 1970, a single gunshot shattered the quiet of a Saint Paul, Minnesota neighborhood, ending the life of 27-year-old Caucasian police officer James Sackett. An Air Force veteran and a member of the Saint Paul Police Department for just…

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Willie Ernst Grimes

Male · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed May 22, 1969 · 57 years ago

On May 22, 1969, Willie Ernst Grimes, a 20-year-old student at North Carolina A&T State University, was tragically shot and killed during the violent 1969 Greensboro Uprising. The incident occurred on the campus between Carver and Ward Halls amid escalating…

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Willie Ernest Grimes

Male, age 20 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed May 22, 1969 · 57 years ago

Willie Ernest Grimes, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 22, 1969, during the 1969 Greensboro uprising. Grimes, a sophomore at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , was caught in the crossfire between…

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Hoyt Holder

Male, age 42 · Anniston, Alabama

Killed May 22, 1938 · 88 years ago

In the late spring of 1938, a sense of duty led to a tragic end for a dedicated law enforcement officer in Anniston, Alabama. Police Officer Hoyt Holder, a 42-year-old male, had been with the Anniston Police Department for just under two years, a relatively…

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Lester Wood

Male, age 33 · Yacolt, Washington

Killed May 22, 1927 · 99 years ago

In the spring of 1927, the life of Lester M. Wood, a 33-year-old White male, came to a violent end in the wilds of Clark County, Washington. Wood, who had recently been elected as the county sheriff, was a lifelong resident of Vancouver and a respected…

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Frank Weber

Male, age 35 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 22, 1910 · 116 years ago

In the late spring of 1910, a dedicated male patrolman, Frank Weber, lost his life in the line of duty in Louisville, Kentucky. At 35 years of age, he had been serving on the police force for about five months. The fatal incident unfolded on a Sunday, May…

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William C. Brown

Male · Hawesville, Kentucky

Killed May 22, 1905 · 121 years ago

In a dramatic and tragic turn of events, Deputy Sheriff William C. Brown of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, a dedicated male officer, lost his life in the line of duty. The incident that led to his untimely demise began a day prior when a man in the…

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James Thomas McClendon

Male, age 27 · Abbeville, Alabama

Killed May 22, 1893 · 133 years ago

In the late spring of 1893, a violent encounter in Henry County, Alabama, claimed the life of 27-year-old Deputy Sheriff James Thomas McClendon. The male lawman had been with the Henry County Sheriff's Office for two years before the fatal incident. The…

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Terence E. Lashea

Male, age 41 · East Saint Louis, Illinois

Killed May 22, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 22, 2026, the life of 41-year-old Terence E. Lashea was tragically cut short by gunfire in East Saint Louis, Illinois. Police were dispatched to the 400 block of North 26th Street around 1:15 a.m. following reports of shots…

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Keyion Brown

Male, age 37 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the afternoon of May 22, 2023, tragedy struck in Kansas City, Missouri, when 37-year-old Keyion Brown was fatally wounded in a shooting. The incident unfolded near the intersection of 39th Street and Montgall Avenue, a startling event that also left…

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Patricio Urias

Female, age 42 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Killed May 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Lincoln, Nebraska, a scene of violence unfolded inside a home near 30th and P streets that would leave two men dead and another wounded. On May 22, 2022, 42-year-old Patricio Urias, a male, was killed in what…

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Jesus Munoz Mejia

Male, age 21 · Delano, California

Killed May 22, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jesus Munoz Mejia, a 21-year-old resident of Delano, California, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2022. The incident occurred at a residence on Rosa Court, near Robert F. Kennedy High School, around 10:45 p.m. Mejia was shot and subsequently transported to…

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Cary Schmidt

Male, age 60 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed May 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet of a late spring evening on May 22, 2020, events unfolded that would end the life of 60-year-old Cary F. Schmidt in his home on the West Side of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It wasn’t until the following morning that the grim discovery was made. A…

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Raymond Jackson

Male, age 57 · London, Kentucky

Killed May 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a spring day in London, Kentucky, the life of 57-year-old Raymond Jackson came to a sudden and violent end. On May 22, 2020, Jackson, a male resident of the small Appalachian town, was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding his death pointed to a…

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Charles Raymond Glass

Male, age 49 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2020 · 6 years ago

Charles Raymond Glass Jr., a 49-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2020. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Glass was fatally shot near 2250 E. 111th St. in the Watts…

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Omar Campuzano

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 22, 2018 · 8 years ago

Omar Campuzano, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2018, in a violent shootout at a gas station in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 2:45 a.m. at the Shell service station located at 3001 West…

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Carey Michael Mauldin

Male, age 40 · Chesnee, South Carolina

Killed May 22, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Chesnee, South Carolina, the life of 40-year-old Carey Michael Mauldin was brought to a violent end on Friday, May 22, 2015. Mauldin was discovered deceased in his home, the victim of a fatal shooting. The grim scene also involved…

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Derrick McMillan

Male, age 24 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 22, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 22, 2015, a dispute that began inside a Bedford-Stuyvesant bar tragically spilled out onto the Brooklyn streets, ending the life of 24-year-old Derrick McMillan. The altercation, which started within the walls of the Why Not…

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Miguel Delaluz

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 22, 2013 · 13 years ago

Miguel Delaluz, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 22, 2013, in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred on the 4900 block of North Whipple Street. Miguel was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The…

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Roberto Naranjo

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2010 · 16 years ago

Roberto Naranjo, a 27-year-old Latino, was tragically shot to death on May 22, 2010, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Naranjo was walking to his vehicle in the 500 block of Gallardo Street when he was…

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Darryl Washington

Male, age 37 · Chesapeake, Virginia

Killed May 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

In May of 2009, in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, a man named Darryl Washington was shot and killed. The incident occurred at 2016 Plow Lane, where Mr. Washington sustained a fatal gunshot wound. His death was classified as a homicide. The Chesapeake…

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Jimmy Brown Vallejos

Male, age 51 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2009 · 17 years ago

Jimmy Brown Vallejos was 51 years old when he died on Friday, May 22, 2009, in El Sereno, on the northeast side of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4622 Topaz St. His death was ruled a…

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Jamel Barksdale

Male, age 24 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 22, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late spring of 2007, the life of Jamel Raheem Barksdale was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. The 24-year-old male became the victim of a homicide on May 22, 2007. The violent nature of his death prompted a thorough investigation by local law…

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Joni Railey

Male · Randolph, North Carolina

Killed May 22, 2005 · 21 years ago

Joni S. Railey, a 51-year-old woman of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on May 22, 2005, in Randolph, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding her death were investigated as a homicide, but despite thorough efforts, the case remains…

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Gino Hamilton

Male, age 63 · Northridge, California

Killed May 22, 2003 · 23 years ago

On May 22, 2003, at a residence listed as 17728 Halsted Street in Northridge, California, 63-year-old Gino Hamilton was found dead after having been strangled, according to Los Angeles County coroner records. The coroner’s listing records his age, race gender…

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Esmeralda Perez

Male, age 22 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2000 · 26 years ago

Esmeralda Perez, a 22-year-old Latino female, tragically lost her life on May 22, 2000, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Esmeralda was fatally shot, marking a somber day for her family and community. The…

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Fou Saechao

Male, age 43 · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 22, 1992 · 34 years ago

On the evening of May 22, 1992, Fou Saechao, a 43-year-old Asian man, was diligently stocking shelves at a market located at 5020 N. Interstate Ave. in Portland, Oregon. At approximately 8:20 p.m., his work was interrupted when he was confronted by an African…

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John T. Morgan

Male, age 47 · Goessel, Kansas

Killed May 22, 1979 · 47 years ago

On the evening of May 22, 1979, in the small town of Goessel, Kansas, a domestic disturbance call set in motion a tragic chain of events. John T. Morgan, a 47-year-old male Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Marion County Sheriff's Department, responded to the…

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H. Clarence Conner

Male, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 22, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the spring of 1909, a Louisville patrolman's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty. H. Clarence Conner, a 28-year-old male officer, was a husband and a father to two young daughters. His life was brought to an abrupt and violent end on the…

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W. A. Hyers

Male · Adel, Georgia

Killed May 22, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the late spring of 1902, a palpable tension settled over the small town of Adel, Georgia. On Thursday, May 22nd, Town Marshal W. A. Hyers, a male officer of the law, set out to serve a warrant for illegal gambling. His objective was a young man, only 18…

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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.