Deaths by Force on May 24

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Shaquan Devon Jackson

Male, age 29 · Sylacauga, Alabama

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of Thursday, May 20, 2021, chaos erupted in the Buttermilk Hill community of Sylacauga, Alabama. Shaquan Devon Jackson, a 29-year-old Black/African American male, found himself in the line of fire on North Nashville Avenue, between East…

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Levar Foster

Male, age 40 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Boston, a family celebration turned into a scene of tragedy. Levar Foster, a 40-year-old Black / African American man, was shot and killed on May 24, 2021. The incident occurred in the Dorchester neighborhood, specifically in the area…

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Eraclio Hernandez Jr.

Male, age 33 · Garden City, Kansas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the night of May 24, 2021, the life of 33-year-old Hispanic male Eraclio Hernandez Jr. was tragically cut short in Garden City, Kansas. Just after 11 p.m., officers from the Garden City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting in the 1200…

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Jeren Hinton

Male, age 35 · Overland Park, Kansas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 24, 2021, the quiet Greenbrier Condominiums complex in Overland Park, Kansas, was disturbed by the sound of a single gunshot. Officers who were dispatched to the 8500 block of West 85th Street shortly after 5:20 a.m.…

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Jose Covarrubias

Male, age 22 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the late evening of May 24, 2021, a planned robbery during a drug transaction tragically ended the life of 22-year-old Jose M. Covarrubias in Wichita, Kansas. The events unfolded at an apartment complex located at 1616 W. 22nd St. North, near 21st and…

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Delion Keyona Snotty Burks

Male, age 39 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Delion Keyona Snotty Burks, a 39-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the evening of May 24, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. The incident occurred outside a Family Dollar store located in the Park DuValle neighborhood. Burks was the victim of a drive-by…

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Surrender Montgomery

Male, age 20 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 24, 2021, the life of 20-year-old Surrender Montgomery was cut short by gun violence in Louisville, Kentucky. A male victim, later identified as Montgomery, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in the Newburg neighborhood.…

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Gavin Hayes

Male, age 16 · Moses Lake, Washington

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of May 24, 2021, a burst of violence shattered the quiet of a Moses Lake, Washington neighborhood, leaving a teenager dead and another wounded. Sixteen-year-old Gavin Hayes, a male from the nearby town of Quincy, was fatally struck by a…

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Terrance Moore

Male, age 35 · Lake Stevens, Washington

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 24, 2021, a fatal encounter unfolded at the Colonial Garden apartments in Lake Stevens, Washington, ending the life of 35-year-old Terrance Moore, a Black / African American male. The events leading up to the shooting…

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OKeefer Hooker

Male, age 53 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of O'Keefer Hooker, a 53-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short on the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On May 24, 2021, Hooker became a victim of fatal gun violence. The incident that led to his death…

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Johnathon Short

Male, age 27 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late spring day in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the life of Johnathon Short, a 27-year-old man, was tragically cut short. On Monday, May 24, 2021, Short was found dead, the victim of gun violence. Known affectionately as 'Kupkake,' he had moved to Tulsa from his…

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Chris Knox

Male, age 31 · Inkster, Michigan

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Inkster, Michigan, the rhythm of a basketball game was shattered by the sudden eruption of gunfire. It was May 24, 2021, and 31-year-old Chris Knox, a Black male, was enjoying a game with three other individuals near the intersection of…

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Rico Rashawn Hayes

Male, age 32 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, the life of Rico Rashawn Hayes, a 32-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On May 24, 2021, at approximately 10:47 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting in the 2600 block of…

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Taylor James (Davenport) Lall

Male, age 25 · Bay-city, Michigan

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 24, 2021, the community of Bay City, Michigan, was shaken by the violent death of 25-year-old Taylor James Lall. Born on January 3, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to parents Michael Fischer and Rena Davenport, Lall had spent the majority of his life…

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Johnnie Alvarado

Male, age 18 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring morning in Indianapolis, a young life was cut short in a burst of violence. Eighteen-year-old Johnnie Alvarado, a male with a passion for music and a loving family, was fatally shot on May 24, 2021. The incident, which also resulted in the death…

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Justice Gildersleeve

Male, age 19 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 24, 2021, the life of 19-year-old Justice Gildersleeve was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire outside the Fairfield Inn and Suites in downtown Indianapolis. The shooting, which erupted around 1 a.m., left another man dead and…

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Kimberly Renee Walker

Female, age 36 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kimberly Renee Walker, a 36-year-old female, died on May 24, 2021, in a violent end to what appears to have been a domestic dispute in her North Charleston, South Carolina community. Her life was cut short in what the Charleston County Coroner's office has…

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Robert Jenkins

Male, age 24 · Charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Charleston, South Carolina, a young man's life was tragically cut short, leaving a community in mourning and a family searching for answers. The victim was identified as Robert Jenkins, a 24-year-old male who was fatally shot on May 24…

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Destiny Greene

Female, age 15 · Albany, New York

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet evening of May 24, 2021, the life of 15-year-old Destiny Greene was tragically cut short in Albany, New York. A student at Shaker High School, she was in a car on Wilbur Street with several others, having traveled from Colonie for what was…

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Christopher Munguia Barajas

Male, age 15 · Oakland, California

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Munguia Barajas, a 15-year-old from Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021. The young teenager was shot and killed while riding in a vehicle near 87th Avenue and E Street in Oakland. The incident occurred during an attempted…

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Pedro Franco

Male, age 51 · Tulare, California

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pedro "Pete" Franco, aged 51, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in Tulare, California. The incident occurred late at night when Franco was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the vicinity of G Street and Tulare Avenue. Despite being rushed…

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Christian Sanchez

Male, age 23 · Pomona-park, Florida

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christian Sanchez, a 23-year-old resident of Pomona Park, Florida, tragically lost his life on the evening of May 24, 2021. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. outside a home on Keown Avenue. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, Sanchez was…

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Oniel Linares Álvarez

Male, age 21 · Hialeah, Florida

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Oniel Linares Álvarez, a 21-year-old resident of Hialeah, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021. The incident occurred in broad daylight outside a business located in the 300 block of W. 29th Street. According to reports, Oniel was shot multiple…

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Cindy Martinez

Female, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cindy Martinez, a 23-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on May 24, 2021, in Chicago, IL. Cindy was in a car with a 25-year-old man just after midnight in the 2100 block of North Laramie Avenue when someone fired shots from a passing vehicle.…

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Juwan Hampton

Male, age 25 · Kankakee, Illinois

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Juwan Hampton, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in Kankakee, Illinois. He was fatally shot in the 700 block of Park Avenue, a location that has seen its share of violence over the years. The incident occurred in…

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Keshawn Williams

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Keshawn Williams, a 17-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Keshawn was fatally shot in the chest while standing on the sidewalk in the 500 block of South Oakley Boulevard around 9 p.m. that evening.…

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Samuel Ortiz-Rodriguez

Male, age 46 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Samuel Ortiz-Rodriguez, a 46-year-old Hispanic male from Aurora, Illinois, tragically lost his life on the evening of May 24, 2021. Ortiz-Rodriguez was standing outside a residence, conversing with a few individuals, when he was mistakenly identified as a…

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Tony Norrington

Male, age 56 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tony Norrington Sr., a 56-year-old African American man, was tragically shot to death in the early hours of May 24, 2021, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Officers discovered Norrington with a gunshot wound to the neck at…

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Jermaine Cobb Sr.

Male, age 36 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Monday, May 24, 2021, the life of Jermaine A. Cobb Sr. was tragically cut short. The 36-year-old male was discovered at approximately 5:00 a.m. in the 1400 block of Tricou Street, a residential area within the Lower 9th Ward of…

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Kwandre Carey

Male, age 24 · Reidsville, North Carolina

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kwandre Carey, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in Reidsville, North Carolina. Kwandre was on a cross-country motorcycle trip when he was gunned down while riding along U.S. 29 Bypass in Rockingham County. The…

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Rashawn Darrius Pitt

Male, age 26 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rashawn Darrius Pitt, a 26-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the University City area, specifically near the 300 block of Charger Court. On that fateful day…

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Andrew Thomas Swindall

Male, age 45 · West-jefferson, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Andrew Thomas Swindall, a 45-year-old man from West Jefferson, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021. Swindall was one of four victims found in a shooting incident at an apartment on Jackson Street in West Jefferson. The other victims included Shawn…

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Brandon Petty

Male, age 38 · Mount-gilead, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brandon Petty, a 38-year-old man from Mount-Gilead, OH, tragically died on May 24, 2021. His death was part of a double homicide that also claimed the life of Linda Vannatta. The incident occurred in Morrow County, OH, and involved a confrontation that led to…

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Cameron Murray

Male, age 28 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cameron Murray, a 28-year-old male from Akron, Ohio, tragically passed away on May 24, 2021. Cameron was a lifelong resident of Akron and worked as a landscaper. He was well-loved by his family and friends, and his sudden death was a significant loss to the…

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Ire Johnson

Female, age 31 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ire Johnson, a 30-year-old woman of African American ethnicity from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost her life on May 24, 2021. She was fatally shot seven times by her ex-boyfriend, Bradley Farmer, in the parking lot of her condo complex in Sycamore Township.…

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Jamie Danielle Lavender

Female, age 30 · West-jefferson, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 24, 2021, Jamie Danielle Lavender, a 30-year-old woman from Springfield, Ohio, was tragically shot and killed in West Jefferson, Ohio. She was one of four victims found at an apartment on Jackson Street. The other victims included Andrew Thomas…

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Leon Billy Daniels

Male, age 38 · West-jefferson, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Leon Billy Daniels, a 38-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in West Jefferson, Ohio. He was one of four victims found shot to death at an apartment on Jackson Street. The incident occurred when a passerby…

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Linda Marie Vannatta

Female, age 57 · Mount-gilead, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Linda Marie Vannatta, a 57-year-old woman from Mount Gilead, Ohio, tragically lost her life on May 24, 2021. She was one of two victims in a shooting incident that also resulted in injuries to two other individuals. The incident took place in Harmony…

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Shawn A. Wright

Male, age 45 · West-jefferson, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Shawn A. Wright, a 45-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in West Jefferson, Ohio. Wright was one of four victims found in a shooting incident at an apartment on Jackson Street. The other victims included Andrew…

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Ty’Sean Finch

Male, age 16 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ty’Sean Finch, a 16-year-old African American male from Columbus, OH, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021. He was shot and killed along West Broad Street in Columbus. The incident occurred after a fight escalated, leading to gunfire that resulted in…

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Christina Chrissy Garove

Female, age 27 · Mcdonald, Pennsylvania

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of McDonald, Pennsylvania, the life of 27-year-old Christina “Chrissy” Garove was tragically cut short on Monday, May 24, 2021. A 2012 graduate of Fort Cherry High School and a dedicated orthodontic assistant, Chrissy was a vibrant…

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Jason Hubert Jackson Jr.

Male, age 17 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jason Hubert Jackson Jr., a 17-year-old black male from Pittsburgh, PA, was tragically shot and killed on May 24, 2021, outside an abandoned home in Penn Hills. The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. when residents reported hearing multiple gunshots.…

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Suzanne Devos Faingnaert

Female, age 57 · Mcdonald, Pennsylvania

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of McDonald, Pennsylvania, a tragic event unfolded on Monday, May 24, 2021, ending the life of 57-year-old Suzanne Devos Faingnaert. A graduate of Ft. Cherry High School, she was known for her love of cooking, baking, and photography.…

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Troy Coward

Male, age 28 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of Troy Coward, a 28-year-old man from Philadelphia, was tragically cut short. On May 24, 2021, he was killed in the 300 block of East Indiana Avenue. His death was one of 46 homicides recorded in the city that month, a period…

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Broderick Mitchell

Male, age 34 · Marshall, Texas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Broderick Mitchell, a 34-year-old male from Marshall, Texas, tragically passed away on May 24, 2021. He was found slumped over in the driver's seat of a green vehicle with a gunshot wound to his upper body at the Belair Manor Apartment Complex. The incident…

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Christopher Esparza

Male, age 34 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Christopher Esparza, a 34-year-old Hispanic male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically passed away on May 24, 2021. His death was a significant loss to his family and friends, who remembered him as a beloved individual with a good heart. Christopher's obituary…

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Delon Lamont Weaver

Male, age 24 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Delon Lamont Weaver, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred at the Antioch Village apartment complex on the East Side of San Antonio. According to reports, Weaver was staying…

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Dominique Jernae Million

Female, age 23 · Baytown, Texas

Killed May 24, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dominique Jernae Million, a 23-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on May 24, 2021, in Baytown, Texas. Dominique was seven months pregnant at the time of her death. She was struck by a stray bullet from a shootout between gang members…

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