Death by Force

Althea McDaniels

Female, age 37 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Althea McDaniels, a 37-year-old woman, was in the midst of packing up her family's life in their southwest Denver home, preparing for a move to Mississippi, when their plans were tragically cut short on the evening of May 23, 2019. Alongside her husband…

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Christina McDaniels

Female, age 11 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring evening in Denver, Colorado, the life of 11-year-old Christine McDaniels was tragically cut short. On May 23, 2019, Christine, along with her parents, Joseph and Althea McDaniels, was shot and killed in their home in the Bear Valley neighborhood.…

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Joseph McDaniels

Male, age 48 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, Joseph McDaniels, a 48-year-old Caucasian male, was preparing for a new chapter in his life with his family in Denver, Colorado. He, his wife Althea, and their children were in the process of moving to Mississippi, having recently sold…

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LZ Jolly

Male, age 42 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the evening hours of May 23, 2019, a dispute outside a Milwaukee tavern culminated in the shooting death of 42-year-old LZ Jolly, a Black male. The incident occurred near North 25th Street and West Hopkins Avenue, outside of Warren's Lounge. Friends of…

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Chauncey Jodonis Thomas

Male, age 25 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a fateful night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of 25-year-old Chauncey Jodonis Thomas, a Black / African American man, came to a violent end. It was May 26, 2019, when Thomas and an accomplice, Justin Harjo, embarked on a home invasion that would turn…

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Dion Carr

Male, age 27 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 23, 2019, the life of 27-year-old Dion Carr was tragically cut short in his Tulsa, Oklahoma, home. What began as a quiet night ended in a violent home invasion that would leave two men dead and another facing a long prison…

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James Brown

Male, age 16 · Lexington, Mississippi

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the community of Lexington, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent and untimely death of 16-year-old James Brown. On the evening of May 23rd, the young man was found deceased under what authorities quickly deemed suspicious…

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Octavius Miller

Male, age 26 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late spring of 2019, tragedy struck in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving a family to mourn and a community to question the circumstances surrounding the death of a young man. On May 23, 2019, 26-year-old Octavius Miller was found lifeless inside a car in…

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Eugene Bass Jr

Male, age 42 · Pontiac, Michigan

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a tragic series of events unfolded in Pontiac, Michigan, leading to the death of 42-year-old Eugene Bass Jr. On May 23rd, Bass, a father of seven from Lansing, was with a friend on North Midland Street near Auburn Avenue. Around 1 p.m.…

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Tayshon Hayward

Male, age 26 · Penns Grove, New Jersey

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late spring of 2019, the life of 26-year-old Tayshon Hayward was tragically cut short by gun violence in Penns Grove, New Jersey. On May 23, 2019, Hayward was fatally shot, leaving a community to mourn his sudden and violent death. The incident…

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Kristina Curry

Female, age 16 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 23, 2019, the body of 16-year-old Kristina Curry was discovered in the parking lot of Roosevelt High School in the Tower Grove East neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. A student at the school, she had been shot multiple…

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Sherland Scott Frye

Male, age 44 · Campobello, South Carolina

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of May 23, 2019, the tranquility of a country road in Campobello, South Carolina, was shattered by a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 44-year-old Sherland Scott Frye. Frye, an African American man, was…

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Correy Cawthorn

Male, age 41 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, a life was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. Correy S. Cawthorn, a 41-year-old male, became a victim of the city's ongoing violence. On the morning of May 23rd, at approximately 10:13 a.m., events unfolded that would lead to…

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Carlos Valdovinos

Male, age 16 · San-diego, California

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Carlos Valdovinos, a 16-year-old from San Diego, California, tragically lost his life on May 23, 2019, in a shooting incident that occurred in the Linda Vista neighborhood. The incident took place near Kelly Street Park, where Valdovinos was fatally shot in…

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Sanquan Sims

Male, age 24 · Augusta, Georgia

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late spring of 2019, a dispute over a small sum of money tragically escalated, leading to the death of a young man in Augusta, Georgia. Sanquan V. Sims, a 24-year-old African American male, was shot and killed on May 23, 2019, at the Magnolia Park…

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Susan Wilson Rankin

Female, age 58 · Richmond-hill, Georgia

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the quiet community of Richmond Hill, Georgia, Susan Karen Wilson Rankin, a 58-year-old woman, became the victim of a tragedy that unfolded within her own home. On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the life of the dedicated nurse was cut short. Authorities were…

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Deante Thompson

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Deante Thompson, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 23, 2019, in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 12:25 a.m. when Deante was standing outside with a 15-year-old friend in the 6900…

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Darriel Woods

Male, age 55 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Shreveport, Louisiana, the life of 55-year-old Darriel Woods was tragically cut short. On May 23, 2019, Woods, an African American male, was walking home from a store in the Caddo Heights neighborhood when he was shot multiple times.…

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Cameron Owens

Male, age 23 · High-point, North Carolina

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Cameron Owens, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically found dead on May 23, 2019, in High Point, North Carolina. His body was discovered inside a black car outside an apartment complex on Druid Street, with a fatal gunshot wound. The incident…

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Mahogany Sudberry

Female, age 38 · Maple-heights, Ohio

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 23, 2019, Mahogany Sudberry, a 38-year-old woman from Maple Heights, Ohio, was tragically killed in a shooting at her home. The incident occurred early in the morning when a child reported hearing shots fired at the house on Raymond Street near Camden…

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Robert Williams

Male, age 43 · Maple-heights, Ohio

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Robert Williams, a 43-year-old man from Maple Heights, OH, tragically died on May 23, 2019, from gunshot wounds. He was found alongside Mahogany Sudberry, who was also pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred just before 12:30 a.m. at a home on…

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Christopher Gardner

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the spring of 2019, the life of a young Philadelphia man was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that also left a woman grievously wounded. The evening of Thursday, May 23, 2019, was shattered by violence on the 1600 block of Diamond Street. It was…

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Gregory Smith

Male, age 69 · New-kensington, Pennsylvania

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Gregory L. Smith, a 69-year-old Caucasian male from New Kensington, PA, was tragically shot and killed on May 23, 2019, while delivering newspapers on his usual route. Smith, who had served as an independent contractor for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for over…

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Khalil Hopson

Male, age 24 · Sharon, Pennsylvania

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 23, 2019, the life of 24-year-old Khalil Hopson was tragically cut short in his home on Cedar Avenue in Sharon, Pennsylvania. An African American male, Hopson was discovered by his father with a gunshot wound after sounds of…

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Jacob Contreras

Male, age 22 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jacob Contreras was a 22-year-old Hispanic man from Dallas, Texas, who was building a life around his passion for cutting hair. An aspiring barber known for his creative cuts and hairline designs, Jacob had attended W.W. Samuell High School and Texas Barber…

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Keileon Johnson

Male, age 21 · De-berry, Texas

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Keileon Johnson, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 23, 2019, in DeBerry, Texas. The incident occurred on County Road 3151, where an argument escalated into a fatal shooting. According to reports, Keileon Johnson was shot…

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Koelenzie Cameron Mills

Male, age 31 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Koelenzie Cameron Mills, a 31-year-old male from Amarillo, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 23, 2019. He was shot multiple times in the upper body at the Legends After Hours Club on Amarillo Boulevard around 3:22 a.m. Despite immediate medical…

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Marcus Tarrell McCurin

Male, age 35 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Marcus Tarrell McCurin, a 35-year-old man from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically died on May 23, 2019. He was shot outside his home after leaving to go to the store. His girlfriend, who was inside the home, heard gunshots and called 911. Responding officers found…

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Nereida Nelly Tagle

Female, age 44 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 23, 2019 · 7 years ago

Nereida Nelly Tagle, a 44-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on May 23, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. According to reports, she was involved in a physical altercation with her sister-in-law, which escalated when she refused to leave…

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Jennifer Kirk

Female, age 25 · Kotzebue, Alaska

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Alaskan Native, female, Jennifer Kirk, age 25, was found dead on May 23, 2018, inside a small house on property owned by then–Northwest Arctic Borough mayor Clement Richards Sr. in Kotzebue, Alaska. Police records describe a stark scene: Jennifer Kirk, age…

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Morgan L Dixon-Hudson

Female, age 26 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Morgan Dixon, a 26-year-old Black woman from Newark, Delaware, was driving through Wilmington's Riverside neighborhood on the afternoon of May 23, 2018, when gunfire erupted around her. Shortly before 4:30 p.m., shots rang out near East 29th and Bowers…

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Colton J. Jensen

Male, age 18 · Burwell, Nebraska

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 18-year-old Colten J. Jensen, a White male from rural Hoskins, Nebraska, was tragically cut short. On May 23, 2018, Jensen passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney from a gunshot wound sustained in an incident near…

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Lydia Tirillo

Female, age 44 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of May 23, 2018, the sound of five gunshots broke the quiet on Enfield Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Responding to an alert from the city's gunfire detection system just after 9 p.m., police officers arrived to a grim scene. They found…

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Randall Randy Joseph Lester

Male, age 44 · Winlock, Washington

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a tragic evening in Winlock, Washington, the life of a beloved father and husband was cut short in a senseless act of violence. Randall Randy Joseph Lester, a 44-year-old Caucasian male, was enjoying a simple game of basketball with his son in their own…

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Robert Brown

Male, age 34 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Robert Brown, a 34-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, passed away on May 23, 2018. Public records indicate that an individual named Robert E. Brown, born in 1972, had a visitation and funeral service held on May 2, 2023, at Serenity Funeral Home in…

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Silvia Theresia Flores

Female, age 52 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late afternoon of Wednesday, May 23, 2018, the life of 52-year-old Silvia Theresia Flores was brought to a tragic and violent end in her North Charleston, South Carolina, home. A female with a vibrant spirit, she was discovered by police lying in the…

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Valentin Cruz

Male, age 20 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, a young Black man named Valentin Cruz, who was 20 years old, lost his life in a burst of gunfire on a street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. On the afternoon of May 23rd, what began as a heated argument quickly spiraled into a deadly…

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Phillip Steven White

Male, age 65 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Phillip Steven White, a 65-year-old man from Los Angeles, was found dead on May 22, 2018, in his home located in the 3900 block of South Bronson Avenue in Leimert Park. White, along with his mother, Orsie Lee Carter, 79, and his stepfather, William Carter…

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Tyler Rowe

Male, age 20 · Pembroke-pines, Florida

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Tyler Rowe, a 20-year-old male from Pembroke Pines, FL, tragically lost his life on May 23, 2018, due to a fatal shooting. The incident occurred outside the Gatehouse at Pine Lake apartments in the 8500 block of Southwest First Street. Tyler Rowe, who was of…

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Lionel Clark

Male, age 23 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in the Desire neighborhood of New Orleans, tragedy struck, leaving two families heartbroken. On May 23, 2018, 23-year-old Lionel Clark and his companion, 25-year-old Randy Green, were discovered inside a vehicle, both…

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Randy Green

Male, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May 2018, the Desire neighborhood of New Orleans was broken by the sound of gunfire. When police were called to the 3400 block of Ursula Spencer Way, they discovered a tragic scene. Inside a parked vehicle, two…

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Rynell Alexander

Male, age 16 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet early hours of a Wednesday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 16-year-old Rynell Alexander was tragically cut short. On May 23, 2018, while many were still asleep, Rynell, a young man with a burgeoning talent for woodworking and a…

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TaNesha Hardy

Female, age 36 · Clarksville, Tennessee

Killed May 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the spring of 2018, the life of 36-year-old TaNesha Hardy was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Clarksville, Tennessee. An African American woman, Hardy was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of a revenge plot orchestrated…

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Jose Gomez

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jose Gomez, aged 28, was killed on May 23, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. He was shot in what was another incident adding to Chicago's escalating violence that year. The murder occurred in the midst of significant gang-related violence, which was a key driver of…

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Dijon Anderson

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On May 6, 2017, a violent tragedy unfolded in Indianapolis, Indiana, cutting short the life of 18-year-old Dijon Anderson, an African American male with a promising future in athletics. The incident occurred late that Saturday night at a strip mall located…

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Dernell Hunt

Male, age 24 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the Park DuValle neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, a single act of violence brought a young man's life to an untimely end. On the evening of May 23, 2017, at the intersection of Southern Avenue and Hemlock Street, 24-year-old Dernell Hunt, a Black…

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Dorian Faulkner

Female, age 29 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dorian Phyllis Faulkner, a 29-year-old Black female, was a resident of Maryland. Her life was tragically cut short in May of 2017. Friends remembered her as a loving person, with one considering her more like a sister. She was a mother to sons, and those who…

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Kala Thomas

Female, age 25 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found May 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kala Thomas, a 25-year-old mother of four, was found dead on May 23, 2017, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her body was discovered on a hillside behind her home in the Garfield neighborhood, where she had recently moved. Kala had been shot in the head, and her…

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