Death by Force

Jaleel Tolbert

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jaleel Tolbert, a 19-year-old male from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on May 26, 2014, due to gunshot wounds to his chest and neck. His death occurred during a Memorial Day block party on Tuscora Avenue, Cleveland's east side. The incident began as…

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Jamie Mathews

Female, age 37 · Riverside, Ohio

Killed May 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

On May 26, 2014, Jamie N. Mathews, a 37-year-old woman from Riverside, OH, tragically lost her life in a suspected murder-suicide. The incident occurred outside her home on Elmshaven Drive, where she was shot by Randy L. Grimm, 51, of Springfield. Grimm then…

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Emmanuel Morales

Male, age 30 · York, Pennsylvania

Killed May 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Emmanuel Morales, a 30-year-old Hispanic male from York, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 26, 2014, at York Hospital. Born on December 12, 1983, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of Felix L. and Norma Morales. Emmanuel was a graduate of the York County…

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Vanessa Alcorte

Female, age 32 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed May 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

Vanessa Alcorte, a 32-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on May 26, 2014, in Lubbock, Texas. Vanessa was born on May 2, 1982, to Armando Hernandez and Graciala Quintana in Chicago, Illinois. She spent her early years in Los Angeles before…

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Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle

Male, age 23 · San Diego, California

Found May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 26, 2013, Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulle, a 23-year-old man from San Diego, California, was fatally shot in a tragic incident. Abdulle was found in the City Heights neighborhood, a known area for high crime activity. The incident took place late in the…

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Melvin Randolph Taylor

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the afternoon sun of May 26, 2013, a burst of violence shattered the weekend peace in a West Baltimore neighborhood. Twenty-three-year-old Melvin Taylor, a Black male, was enjoying a Memorial Day weekend ride on his dirt bike on an athletic field behind…

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Emily Lupiloff-Brazz

Female, age 33 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of 33-year-old Emily Lupiloff-Brazz, a female from West Bloomfield, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On May 26, 2013, her body was discovered in a cemetery in Detroit, a city she had grown to love and visited frequently. The…

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William Blackmon

Male, age 51 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

William 'Popeye' Blackmon, a 51-year-old Black man from Buffalo, New York, was fatally shot on the night of May 26, 2013. Known as a charismatic figure in his East Ferry-Moselle-Grider-Woodlawn neighborhood, Blackmon's death is widely believed to be a direct…

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Dolod Ayers

Male, age 31 · Columbus, Ohio

Found May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 26, 2013, 31-year-old Dolomand D. Ayers was tragically killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at approximately 11:51 p.m. near Oak Street and Linwood Avenue. Patrol officers in the area heard what sounded like gunshots, and upon arriving at…

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Robert Bowman

Male, age 31 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Richmond, Virginia, the life of 31-year-old Robert Leanders 'Smurf' Bowman Jr. was tragically cut short. On May 26, 2013, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police responded to the intersection of Mechanicsville Turnpike and…

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Samuel Cruz

Male, age 48 · New-rochelle, New York

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a spring afternoon in New Rochelle, New York, a series of events unfolded that would end in the tragic death of 48-year-old Samuel Cruz. On May 26, 2013, Cruz's estranged wife became concerned for his well-being and contacted the police. She reported that…

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Fearro Denard

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

Fearro Denard, an 18-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on May 26, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in an alley in the South Shore neighborhood, just a few doors down from where he lived. Denard's body was discovered under a…

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Malcolm Dobbey

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

Malcolm Dobbey, a 27-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on May 26, 2013, in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side. Dobbey was found unresponsive in a backyard with a gunshot wound to the armpit around 2:10 a.m. He was later…

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Alicia Torres

Female, age 41 · Eola, Texas

Killed May 26, 2013 · 13 years ago

Alicia Torres, a 41-year-old Hispanic woman from Eola, Texas, tragically lost her life in a violent shooting spree that unfolded across multiple locations in Texas on May 26, 2013. The incident began in the early hours of the morning when a 23-year-old male…

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Deon Walker

Null, age 18 · San Francisco, California

Found May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Deon Walker, an 18-year-old, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 26, 2012, in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds at around 2:15 a.m. on Baldwin Court. Walker's murder marked San Francisco's…

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Isaiah Deshawn Brutus

Male, age 29 · San Bernardino, California

Found May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Isaiah Deshawn Brutus, aged 29, was shot and killed in San Bernardino, California, on May 26, 2012. Brutus was discovered by authorities following a disturbance call in the driveway of a residential area on East San Jacinto Street. According to police…

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Richard Nack

Male, age 59 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the spring of 2012, a quiet northwest Denver neighborhood was disturbed by the discovery of a man's death. On the morning of Saturday, May 26th, police responded to a call about a suspicious death at a residence in the 5000 block of West Alaska Place.…

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Jemson Marcellus

Male, age 32 · Miami, Florida

Found May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jemson Marcellus, a 32-year-old man, was killed on May 26, 2012, in Miami, Florida. The circumstances of his death have left the case unsolved, placing it among Miami's many cold cases that have yet to be resolved. Marcellus was shot in an incident that took…

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Dwaune Evans

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a cold December evening in 2013, the life of 30-year-old Ryan Franklin Evans was tragically cut short in Baltimore County, Maryland. A husband, father, and student at Morgan State University, Evans had spent the day with his children before heading out to…

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Lanell Orlando Ausby

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in May 2012, tragedy befell 22-year-old Lanell Orlando Ausby in Baltimore, Maryland. While driving in the Edgecomb Circle area of North Baltimore, a neighborhood known for its dangers, gunfire suddenly erupted. Struck…

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Kyrel White

Male, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Detroit, a senseless act of violence tragically cut short the life of Bryan White. The 29-year-old was a devoted father to three young children: 1-year-old twin daughters and a 6-year-old son. He and his fiancée…

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George Allen Smith

Male, age 18 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

I am unable to find any online sources detailing the death of an 18-year-old, Black/African American male named George Allen Smith in St. Louis, MO, on or around May 26, 2012. Searches for this individual with the provided details did not yield any relevant…

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Lisa Marie Caldwell Techel

Female, age 23 · Agency, Iowa

Killed May 26, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 26, 2012, in the quiet, rural town of Agency, Iowa, a frantic 911 call shattered the peace. Seth Techel, 21, claimed he had been in the shower when he heard a gunshot. Rushing to the bedroom, he said he found his 23-year-old…

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Steven J Pavlik

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Steven J. Pavlik, aged 23, was killed on May 26, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death is recorded in the homicide data provided by the Chicago Police Department and related public records. According to data from the City of Chicago's Crime and Homicide Map…

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Lance Lindsey

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

Lance Lindsey, aged 17, was tragically killed on May 26, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a challenging period for the city, which was facing a surge in gun violence that year. The homicide took place in a public space, reflecting the…

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Damond Peters

Male, age 19 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the spring of 2010, the life of 19-year-old Damond "Wildman" Peters, a Black or African American male, was cut tragically short on the streets of New Orleans. On the evening of May 26th, Peters was fatally shot in the 9th Ward, his body discovered by…

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Miowne Obote

Female · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, a tragedy unfolded at a Las Vegas hospital that cut short a life that had barely begun. Two-month-old Miowne Obote, an African-American female infant, died on July 22, 2010, at Sunrise Children's Hospital. Her death was later ruled a…

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Travis Paul Murphy

Male, age 29 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 26, 2010, the life of 29-year-old Travis Paul Murphy, a dedicated Phoenix Police Officer, was tragically cut short. A man known for his commitment to his community and his deep love for his family, he was responding to what…

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Eugene Jeffrey Dixon

Male, age 17 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the light of a May afternoon, tragedy struck in Oxon Hill, Maryland, forever altering the lives of those who knew Eugene Jeffrey Dixon. On May 26, 2010, the 17-year-old male was fatally shot in an act of violence that unfolded outside a local pawnshop. The…

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James M. Jimmy Johnson

Male, age 55 · Carrollton, Georgia

Killed May 26, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the small city of Carrollton, Georgia, a story of dedication and tragic consequence unfolded over three decades, culminating in the death of former police officer James M. 'Jimmy' Johnson. A male resident of Carrollton, Johnson was 55 years old when he…

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James Free

Male, age 62 · Oakland, California

Found May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

James Freeman, a 62-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on May 26, 2009. Freeman’s death occurred amid a particularly violent period in Oakland, which had experienced 104 homicides that year. His case reflects the broader…

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Carl Fitzgerald

Male, age 25 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday in Washington, D.C., the life of 25-year-old Carl Ashton O'Neil Gray Fitzgerald was cut short by gunfire. On May 26, 2009, at approximately 12:23 a.m., Fitzgerald was shot and killed in the 1300 block of T Street, Northwest.…

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Brian Lewis

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

Brian Lewis, a 21-year-old man from Jacksonville, Florida, was tragically murdered on May 26, 2009. His death is classified as an unsolved homicide, and details surrounding the incident remain scarce. Lewis was found deceased in Jacksonville, and despite…

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Bernard Williamson

Male, age 27 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late spring of 2009, the life of Bernard Richard Willie Williamson was tragically cut short at the age of 27. A male resident of Indianapolis, Williamson passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in the city he called home. The circumstances surrounding…

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Anthony Davis

Male, age 33 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a late spring evening in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the life of Anthony Davis was tragically cut short. On May 26, 2009, the 33-year-old man was shot and killed at a residence located at 2225 Norman Avenue. The incident left a void in the community and a…

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Cole Lance Tobey Colbert

Male, age 1 · Bardstown, Kentucky

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 26, 2009, a tragic sequence of events unfolded in a quiet residential area of Bardstown, Kentucky, culminating in the death of a one-year-old White / Caucasian male named Cole Lance Tobey Colbert. Nelson County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a…

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James Edwards

Male, age 38 · Muncie, Indiana

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In Muncie, Indiana, on a spring afternoon in 2009, the life of 38-year-old James Damon Demont Edwards was cut short by an act of gun violence. On May 26th, Edwards was fatally wounded in what was reported as a midday shootout. The incident left the community…

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Audrey Bryant

Female, age 48 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of May 26, 2009, Audrey Bryant, a 48-year-old Black female, was tragically killed in her Fort Washington, Maryland, home. Her boyfriend, 44-year-old Keith Jordan, was also fatally shot in the violent encounter that unfolded in the 4000…

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Grady Calvin E. Hawkins

Male, age 37 · Upper-marlboro, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 26, 2009, the life of 37-year-old Grady Calvin E. Hawkins, a male resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was tragically cut short. He was discovered on the side of a road in Prince George's County with severe head trauma, including two gunshot wounds…

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Chester Joseph Tootie Reeder

Male, age 25 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 26, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late spring of 2009, a visit home to New Orleans turned tragic for a young Black/African American man. Chester Joseph "Tootie" Reeder III, a 25-year-old male native of New Orleans who was residing in Houston, Texas, was back in his hometown visiting…

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Her Artese

Male, age 46 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Herman Artese, a 46-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 26, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a particularly violent time for the city, which experienced over 500 homicides in 2008. The incident took place in the Greater Grand Crossing…

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Shakerlia Taylor

Female, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Shakerlia Taylor, a 15-year-old from Chicago, was tragically killed on May 26, 2008. She was among the many victims of Chicago’s rising violence during that time, which saw over 500 homicides reported by the end of the year. The details indicate that…

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Frederick Hogan

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

Frederick Hogan, aged 27, was shot and killed on May 26, 2008, in Chicago. His death occurred during a period of heightened violence across the city, as Chicago experienced a significant increase in homicides. The incident took place in a year that was…

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Robert Adams

Male, age 19 · Islip, New York

Killed May 26, 2008 · 18 years ago

On a Memorial Day in 2008, what should have been a festive gathering turned into a scene of violence that ended the life of 19-year-old Robert Adams. The young man was fatally shot on May 26, 2008, at the Central Islip Recreation Center in Islip, New York, in…

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Andre Walker

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Andre Walker, a 36-year-old male, was killed on May 26, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death is recorded among the homicides during a time when the city was experiencing heightened rates of violence. Like many other cases from that period, Walker’s death…

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Philip Lapinard

Male, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Phillip Lapinard, aged 31, was fatally shot on May 26, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death occurred during a period marked by significant violence in the city, as Chicago dealt with persistent issues involving gun violence and gang-related activity. The…

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Amin Reed

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a spring morning in Baltimore, the life of Amin Reed, a 30-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On May 26, 2007, in the area of the 700 block of North Payson Street, Mr. Reed became a victim of homicide. The specific circumstances…

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Brian Johnson

Male, age 31 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

Brian Johnson, 31, of Baltimore was killed in a shooting on May 26, 2007, a Saturday that landed amid one of the city’s bleakest stretches of the year. In the 1600 block of Vincent Court, the gunfire ended his life and added another name to the running count…

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