Deaths by Force on May 22

Deaths by Force (467)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony Washington

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Anthony Washington, a 36-year-old male from Detroit, Michigan, passed away on July 3, 2016. Born on February 4, 1980, to Michelle Washington-Thomas and Robert Washington, he was a lifelong resident of the city and received his education within the Detroit…

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Melvin Thomas

Male, age 56 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in May 2016, a tragedy unfolded inside a two-story home in St. Louis that claimed the lives of a man, a woman, and their infant child. The victims were 56-year-old Melvin Thomas, his 31-year-old partner Marquita…

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Marquita Jones

Female, age 31 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

On May 22, 2016, a violent tragedy unfolded in the North St. Louis neighborhood of the 4400 block of Elmbank Avenue. Firefighters rushed to a two-story residence early that Sunday morning after neighbors reported flames erupting from the first-floor windows…

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Madison Thomas

Female · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Madison Thomas was from St. Louis, Missouri, and her death left a space that can’t be measured in dates or headlines. She was a Black woman, and while the details of what happened aren’t included in the information at hand, what remains undeniable is that a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ronald Tarentino Jr.

Male, age 42 · Auburn, Massachusetts

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of May 22, 2016, a routine traffic stop on a residential street in Auburn, Massachusetts, turned deadly for a dedicated police officer. Ronald Tarentino Jr., a 42-year-old White male, was shot and killed after pulling over a vehicle on…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Teneya Little

Female, age 40 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic spring night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Teneya Little, a 40-year-old Black / African American woman, was cut short. In the early morning hours of May 22, 2016, inside her home near 94th and Bradley, Little was fatally shot in the head.…

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Angelo Lamont Roberson

Male, age 26 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a late spring morning, the life of 26-year-old Angelo Lamont Roberson, a male resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was tragically cut short. Just before 10 a.m. on May 22, 2016, Roberson was discovered in his vehicle outside the Good Time Market located in…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Curtis Chambers

Male, age 41 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Camden, New Jersey, the life of 41-year-old Curtis Chambers was tragically cut short. On May 22, 2016, a male victim, later identified as Chambers, was discovered inside a residence on the 1200 block of Whitman…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anquanh Parham

Male, age 27 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early afternoon of a Sunday in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the sound of gunshots shattered the quiet of a neighborhood. On May 22, 2016, Anquanh S. Parham, a 27-year-old man, was found lying unresponsive in the front yard of a home on Spatz Avenue. He had…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brandi Hill

Female, age 21 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of May 22, 2016, a tragedy unfolded in the downtown district of Saint Louis, Missouri, involving 21-year-old Brandi Hill. The young female victim was navigating the city streets near the intersection of 11th Street and Washington Avenue, a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Marquita Jones-Smith

Female, age 31 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the morning of May 22, 2016, a tragic series of events unfolded in the North St. Louis neighborhood of the 4400 block of Elmbank Avenue, claiming the lives of three individuals in what investigators would later describe as a brutal triple homicide.…

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Cortez Brown

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 17-year-old Cortez Brown was cut short in a burst of gunfire on a Baltimore street. On the evening of May 22nd, officers responded to the 3500 block of Hayward Avenue, near the historic Pimlico Race Course, where they found…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Bourne

Male, age 63 · Rochester, New York

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Rochester, New York, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of David Bourne, a 63-year-old man from the nearby town of Greece. On May 22, 2016, Bourne was found with a single gunshot wound to the head in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Julio Cesar Pena

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Julio Cesar Pena, a 34-year-old Latino, was tragically killed on May 22, 2016, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Pena was fatally shot while riding his motorcycle home. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kenneth Sheldon Albert

Male, age 35 · Cedartown, Georgia

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Cedartown, Georgia, the morning of May 22, 2016, was shattered by a grim discovery that would leave a lasting scar on the community. A friend of 35-year-old Kenneth Sheldon Albert was passing by his home on Barnes Alley when an unsettling…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Charles Eugene Barsh

Male, age 33 · Whiteville, North Carolina

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Charles Eugene Barsh, a 33-year-old male from Clarkton, North Carolina, passed away on May 22, 2016. He was born on June 22, 1982, in Richland County, South Carolina. Charles Eugene Barsh was survived by his two sons, Matthew Eugene Barsh and Charles Eugene…

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Versean Jenkins

Male, age 21 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Versean Jenkins, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2016, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The incident occurred at Donel's Convenience Store located at 518 East Elm Street, where Jenkins was shot multiple times around 12:15…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Deandre Kpana-Quamoh

Male, age 18 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, just days after his high school graduation, the promising life of 18-year-old Deandre Kpana-Quamoh was tragically cut short. A celebrated track and field star from East Nashville Magnet School, the American male was poised for a bright…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Glenn R. Copeland

Male, age 82 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of East Brainerd, a respected attorney's life came to a tragic and unexpected end. Glenn R. Copeland, an 82-year-old Caucasian male, was a man known for his generosity, devout faith, and long-standing legal career in Chattanooga…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Myneishia Johnson

Female, age 18 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, Myneishia Johnson, an 18-year-old female, was on the cusp of a bright future. A student at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee, she was just days away from graduation. A determined young woman, Johnson was a mother to…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Terrance T.J. Kellum

Male, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Memphis. Terrance Kellum, a 20-year-old male, was discovered shot to death on a Sunday in the Cooper-Young neighborhood, at the intersection of South McLean and Evelyn. The…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kendrick Forrest

Male, age 39 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Kendrick Forrest, a 39-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. Forrest was working as a security guard at Club 1919 on Riverfront Boulevard when he was shot and killed. He had stepped in to cover for another…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Moises Tamez

Male, age 22 · Mcallen, Texas

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Moises Tamez, a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on May 22, 2016, in McAllen, Texas. The incident occurred around 9:00 PM in the parking lot of a Stripes convenience store located on South 10th Street. According to police reports, a…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Antwaun J Price

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

Antwaun J. Price, age 40, was shot and killed on May 22, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly challenging period for the city, which was dealing with escalating levels of gun violence. In 2011, Chicago recorded 433 homicides…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Dashawn Brown

Male, age 17 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 2011, the life of Da'Shawn La'Trell Brown, a seventeen-year-old male from Baltimore, Maryland, was unexpectedly cut short. Born on September 6, 1993, he was a junior at Carver High School, where he was known as a great student who…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Adrian Wilson

Male, age 16 · Auburn, Washington

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a spring day that should have been filled with celebration, 16-year-old Adrian Wilson, a Caucasian male, was looking forward to the future. It was May 22, 2011, and a barbecue was underway in the courtyard of the Aspen Meadows Apartments in Auburn…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Domingo Flores Jr

Male, age 53 · South-bend, Michigan

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late spring of 2011, concern grew among the family of Domingo Flores, Jr., a 53-year-old Hispanic male, after weeks passed without a word from him. Their worries culminated in a grim discovery on May 22, 2011, at his residence on Dayton Street in South…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

JNylah Douglas

Female, age 7 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, seven-year-old J'Nylah Douglas, a Black female, was playing with her cousins on a playground at the Clinton-Peabody housing complex south of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. While outside her grandmother's apartment enjoying the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Anquanette Skanes

Female, age 23 · Titusville, Florida

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

Anquanette Rochelle Skanes, a 23-year-old resident of Titusville, Florida, tragically lost her life on May 22, 2011. Her death was part of a double homicide that also claimed the life of 35-year-old Lapriet Jordan. The bodies of Skanes and Jordan were…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christian Pichardo

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

Christian Pichardo, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the South Chicago neighborhood, where Christian was fatally shot on the sidewalk. The young man was pronounced dead at…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Casey Armstrong

Male, age 48 · Medicine Hat, Alberta

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

Casey Armstrong, a 48-year-old White/Caucasian man from Medicine Hat, Alberta, was found murdered inside his trailer home on Southview Drive on May 22, 2011. Although an earlier date of May 1 has sometimes been associated with the case, available accounts…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Cesar Gomez

Male, age 29 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2006 · 20 years ago

Cesar Gomez, a 29-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 22, 2006, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gomez was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. The incident occurred in a…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

McKinley Dunson Jr.

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 22, 2001 · 25 years ago

On May 22, 2001, McKinley Dunson Jr., aged 49, was fatally shot in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, where Dunson was killed under circumstances that remain unresolved to this day. Law enforcement officials have been unable to…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Joseph Norman Dennis

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 22, 2001 · 25 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Norman Dennis, aged 35, was shot and killed on May 22, 2001, in Houston, Texas. Dennis, who served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 14 years, responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a brother and sister. The brother…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Alberto Vasquez

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 22, 2001 · 25 years ago

Alberto Albert Vasquez, a 32-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on May 22, 2001, in Houston, Texas. Officer Vasquez was patrolling a housing complex at 6200 Marinette Drive during an off-duty security assignment when he was shot and killed. The…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Nathaniel Cater

Male, age 27 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 22, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the spring of 1981, the city of Atlanta was gripped by a series of slayings that created a climate of fear. It was in this tense atmosphere that 27-year-old Nathaniel Cater, a Black male, disappeared. He was last seen alive in May of that year, with some…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Warren Kelly

Male, age 62 · Yuba City, California

Killed May 22, 1971 · 55 years ago

Warren Jerome Kelley, a 62-year-old Caucasian male, was among the victims of Juan Vallejo Corona, a labor contractor turned serial killer who targeted migrant farm workers in California during the early months of 1971. Kelley's body was discovered in a peach…

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Death by Force60th anniversary

Loren Bollenger

Female, age 40 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 22, 1966 · 60 years ago

On May 22, 1966, Loren Bollenger, a 40-year-old woman, was found dead from a gunshot wound in her office in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Bollenger, who worked as a researcher specializing in rocket propulsion, had recently resigned from her post at Ohio State…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Allen Moore

Male, age 40 · Lawrence, Kansas

Killed May 22, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 22, 1901, a tragic accident claimed the life of 40-year-old White / Caucasian male, Allen Moore, the first Lawrence police officer to die in the line of duty. Known at the time as the “North Lawrence Officer,” he had just…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Shane A. Edwards Jr.

Male, age 22 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed May 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of May 22, 2021, a violent chain of events unfolded on the highways of Pittsburgh, leaving two people dead, including 22-year-old Shane A. Edwards Jr. Edwards, a male from Pittsburgh, was in a vehicle traveling south on Route 28 near the Route 8…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Osmin Ernesto Guerra

Male, age 30 · Norwalk, California

Killed May 22, 2021 · 5 years ago

Osmin Ernesto Guerra was 30 years old when he died on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Norwalk. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 14700 Gridley Road. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a case…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Roscoe Leon Hilliard

Male, age 37 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Roscoe Leon Hilliard, a 37-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, was tragically shot and killed on May 22, 2016. The incident occurred in the 900 block of West 80th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood. According to the Los Angeles County…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

William Everett

Male, age 59 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

William Everett, a 59-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on May 22, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting an investigation by local authorities. Upon further examination, it was determined that…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Chien-Kuo Lin

Male, age 67 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 22, 2016 · 10 years ago

Chien-Kuo Lin, a 67-year-old man, had a sense of foreboding when he went to his ex-wife's home in North Wales, a suburb of Philadelphia, to retrieve some of his belongings. His concern was so great that he requested a police officer to accompany him. The…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lamond A Lampkin

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 22, 2011 · 15 years ago

Lamond A. Lampkin, 30, of Centreville, Illinois, was found dead in the trunk of a burning car in St. Louis on Sunday, May 22, 2011. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death. The Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Wilmer Jerrold Johnson

Male, age 56 · Willowbrook, California

Killed May 22, 2006 · 20 years ago

Wilmer Jerrold Johnson was 56 years old when he died on Monday, May 22, 2006, in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 117th Street and Compton Avenue. His death was ruled a homicide, and it…

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Death by Force100th anniversary

Bryant Vick

Male, age 28 · Sweeden, Arkansas

Killed May 22, 1926 · 100 years ago

Bryant Vick was a 28-year-old male deputy sheriff with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office who was shot and killed on May 22, 1926, at a community dance hall in Sweeden, Arkansas. Accounts preserved in law-enforcement memorial records describe how he…

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Brandon W. Carter

Male, age 18 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed May 22, 2026 · this year

In the spring of 2026, the life of 18-year-old Brandon W. Carter Jr. was tragically cut short in Norfolk, Virginia. On the afternoon of Friday, May 22nd, police responded to a call around 1:10 p.m. at 7501 Tidewater Drive, where they discovered Carter inside…

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