Deaths by Force on May 27

Deaths by Force (482)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Ladarrius Gentry

Male, age 14 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 14-year-old Ladarrius Gentry was tragically cut short. The young African American male was fatally shot on May 27, 2016, at the Knollcrest apartment complex on Creekwood Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Gentry was at his…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Usef Bell

Male, age 35 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Usef Bell was 35 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Friday, May 27, 2016, the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The Atlanta Police Department investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jay Nieves

Male, age 21 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 27, 2011, a burst of violence on Vermont Street in Buffalo, New York, claimed the life of 21-year-old Jay Amelio Nieves. A Hispanic male and a U.S. Army veteran, Nieves was fatally shot, marking a tragic chapter in the city's…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

David Roberts

Male, age 58 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the spring of 1985, a brave Denver Police officer named David Roberts, a 58-year-old male, found his life irrevocably altered by a violent encounter. On March 29th, while attempting to arrest a suspect embroiled in a thirteen-hour crime spree, he was shot…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jimmie Lee Hunter

Male, age 34 · Capitol-heights, Maryland

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a tragic evening in Capitol Heights, Maryland, 34-year-old Jimmie Lee Hunter, a male resident of the area, was fatally shot on May 27, 2011. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Kenilworth Avenue, where police responded to a report of a shooting at…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

John Camara

Male, age 46 · Loomis, California

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

John Camara, aged 46, tragically lost his life on May 27, 2011, in Loomis, California. His death was part of a harrowing triple homicide that shocked the quiet town. On that fateful day, emergency responders discovered the bodies of Lawrence Fay, 49, and…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Lawrence Jeremiah Fay Jr.

Male, age 49 · Loomis, California

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Lawrence Jeremiah Fay Jr., aged 49, tragically lost his life on May 27, 2011, in Loomis, California. His death was part of a harrowing triple homicide that shocked the quiet community. Fay, along with 46-year-old John Camara and 47-year-old Nanette Florance…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Nanette Marie Florance

Female, age 47 · Loomis, California

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Nanette Marie Florance, aged 47, tragically passed away on May 27, 2011, in Loomis, California. Born on August 2, 1963, at Auburn Faith Hospital in Auburn, California, Nanette spent most of her life in Loomis. She attended Del Oro High School and Sierra…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Christina Marie Maxa-Gross

Female, age 33 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

Christina Marie Maxa-Gross, a 33-year-old woman from Greensboro, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on May 27, 2011. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when a 9-year-old boy called 911 to report a shooting inside his home on…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Manika Mittal

Male, age 33 · Greensboro, North Carolina

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

On May 27, 2011, in Greensboro, North Carolina, 33-year-old Manika Mittal, an Indian-American woman, was tragically killed in a murder-suicide incident. The alleged perpetrator was her estranged husband, 42-year-old Sandeep Mittal, an Indian-American man. The…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Jehu Arias

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the early hours of May 27, 2006, 30-year-old Jehu Arias, a Caucasian / White male from Washington, D.C., was shot and killed in the 1400 block of Half Street SW, near the address listed by police as 1322 Half Street SW, his life ending around 3:37 a.m. on…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

George Rollins

Male, age 37 · Temple-hills, Maryland

Killed May 27, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the Hillcrest Heights area of Prince George's County, a dispute on a Saturday afternoon culminated in the tragic death of 37-year-old Anthony George Rollins Jr. The Black/African American male was found by police officers who were called to the 2200 block…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Bruce Clark

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

On May 27, 1996, Bruce Clark, a 21-year-old male, was found dead in a vehicle in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred on Bide-Awee Street, where Clark had sustained two gunshot wounds—one to his face or jaw and the other to his arm. Despite efforts to…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Konerak Sinthasomphone

Male, age 14 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 27, 1991 · 35 years ago

Konerak Sinthasomphone, a 14-year-old Laotian male, disappeared in Milwaukee on May 26, 1991, reportedly while on his way to soccer practice. During the hours that followed, he encountered Jeffrey Dahmer, who persuaded him to go to Dahmer’s apartment after…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Richard Gordon Janczewski

Male, age 23 · Avoca-borough, Pennsylvania

Killed May 27, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a spring evening, the life of a young police officer was tragically cut short in a wooded area near the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Airport. Patrolman Richard Gordon Janczewski, a 23-year-old male who had been with the Avoca Borough Police Department for a mere…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

James Slaton

Male · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 27, 1976 · 50 years ago

James Slaton, age 22, was murdered on May 27, 1976, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His death occurred at 1409 Walnut Street, where he was found fatally stabbed. This case has remained unsolved for decades, and authorities continue to appeal for any information that…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Clarence Hocking

Male, age 53 · Sutter County, California

Killed May 27, 1971 · 55 years ago

Clarence Hocking, a 53-year-old man, was one of the victims in the series of killings that became known as the Juan Corona murders in Sutter County, California. Although August 22, 1971, has been associated with Hocking in some records, the surviving court…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Jona R. Smallwood

Male, age 56 · Sutter County, California

Killed May 27, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the late spring of 1971, a grim discovery in the peach orchards of Sutter County, California, began to unravel a series of horrific crimes. A farm labor contractor named Juan Corona was overseeing work on the Sullivan Ranch when a farmer uncovered a…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Elbert J. T. Riley

Male, age 46 · Sutter County, California

Killed May 27, 1971 · 55 years ago

Elbert J. T. Riley, a man in his mid-40s, became one of the victims in the series of farm-laborer murders that terrified California's Sutter County in the spring of 1971. Although an August 22, 1971 death date has been associated with Riley in some records…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Paul B. Allen

Male, age 59 · Sutter County, California

Killed May 27, 1971 · 55 years ago

Paul Buel Allen, a 59-year-old male, was one of the 25 itinerant laborers murdered in the Sutter County, California, killing spree for which farm-labor contractor Juan Vallejo Corona was ultimately convicted. Available court records do not support August 22…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Albert Hayes

Male, age 58 · Sutter County, California

Killed May 27, 1971 · 55 years ago

Albert Leon Hayes was a 58-year-old man whose death became part of one of the most notorious murder investigations in California history. Although August 22, 1971, has been provided as his date of death, contemporary court records do not support that date.…

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Death by Force120th anniversary

Frank L. Slaymaker

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 27, 1906 · 120 years ago

Frank L. Slaymaker was a 24-year-old White/Caucasian male and Philadelphia police officer whose fatal encounter began on May 27, 1906, after a robbery was reported inside a Chinese restaurant in Philadelphia. Slaymaker, who had been with the Philadelphia…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Roger Nielson

Male, age 65 · Lodi, California

Killed May 27, 2021 · 5 years ago

Roger Nielson, a 65-year-old resident of Lodi, California, was found dead in his home on May 27, 2021. The discovery was made by sheriff's deputies who were conducting a wellness check at the request of a concerned family member. Upon arrival, the deputies…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Lionel Samuel

Male, age 55 · Bronx, New York

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 27, 2016, a violent encounter in the Bronx claimed the life of 55-year-old Lionel Samuel. He was a male victim of a fatal shooting that unfolded at a red light in the Wakefield section of the borough. The incident, which…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jonathan C. Webb

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jonathan C. Webb Jr., a 29-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on May 27, 2016. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked a significant investigation. Webb was found with fatal gunshot wounds…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Oscar Arias

Male, age 23 · Paramount, California

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Oscar Arias, a 23-year-old resident of Paramount, California, tragically lost his life on May 27, 2016. According to reports, Arias was fatally shot on the evening of May 26, 2016, in the 8000 block of Somerset Ranch Road in Paramount. The incident occurred…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Michalson

Male, age 50 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Michalson, a 50-year-old male from Orlando, Florida, was found dead on May 27, 2016. His body was discovered on South Orange Blossom Trail, lying on his back with blood dripping from his ear. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Markel Morrison

Male, age 22 · Athens, Ohio

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Markel Morrison, a 22-year-old African American man from Cincinnati, tragically died on May 27, 2016, in Athens, Ohio. Morrison was found seriously wounded at the River Park on South Green apartments and later succumbed to his injuries. The incident occurred…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Joseph Barrington Bell

Male, age 56 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 27, 2016 · 10 years ago

Joseph Barrington Bell was 56 years old when he died on Friday, May 27, 2016, in the Leimert Park neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 4147 McClung…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Tyler Lynn-Gainous

Male, age 21 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed May 27, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late afternoon of a spring day, the life of 21-year-old Tyler Lynn-Gainous was tragically cut short. On May 27, 2011, Lynn-Gainous was found deceased on a sidewalk along Weaver Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the victim of a fatal shooting. A male…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Michael Matta

Male, age 27 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 27, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of May 27, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the life of 27-year-old Michael Matta was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. Matta, a male drywall worker, was rummaging through trash bins in a condominium complex in the 5100…

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Alec Basmajian

Male, age 2 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In a quiet North Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, a heartbreaking scene unfolded on the evening of May 27, 2026, forever altering the lives of a young family and shocking the surrounding community. Inside their home on Londelius Street, authorities made a…

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Aliveyah Livey Chandler

Female, age 11 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

Aliv’eyah “Livey” Chandler was an 11-year-old Black female whose life ended inside a home on Chatsworth Way in Columbus, Ohio, on May 27, 2026, in a double homicide that also took the life of her mother, 33-year-old Shalimar Green. What began as a welfare…

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Averia Arceneaux

Female, age 33 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In the typically quiet Afton Oaks Apartment Complex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the morning of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, was shattered by violence. Around 10:30 a.m., police responded to reports of a shooting and discovered a tragic scene inside one of the…

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Christopher Ashbaugh

Male, age 53 · Harwick, Pennsylvania

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

On the afternoon of May 27, 2026, in the Harwick section of Springdale Township, Pennsylvania, a workplace dispute escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 53-year-old Christopher Ashbaugh. The incident occurred at Oaks Auto/Truck Service, a…

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Dylante Richardson

Male, age 29 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In the Kenmore neighborhood of Akron, Ohio, the morning of May 27, 2026, was shattered by the sound of multiple gunshots, leading to the tragic death of 29-year-old Dylante Richardson. Akron Police officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Kenmore…

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Ella Basmajian

Female · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In a quiet North Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, a horrific scene unfolded on the evening of May 27, 2026, forever shattering the peace of the community. Inside a home on Londelius Street, law enforcement discovered the bodies of an entire family, victims…

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Ezra John Nunez

Male, age 32 · Fairport, New York

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 27, 2026, the quiet of a Perinton, New York, apartment complex was shattered by a violent act that claimed the life of 32-year-old Ezra John Nunez. Deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the…

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Gregory McElwee Jr.

Male, age 42 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

Gregory G. McElwee III, a 42-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot on May 27, 2026, at the Milwaukee apartment building where he lived near North 94th Street and West Carmen Avenue. Although some news and court-related coverage referred to him…

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Jacoby Green

Male, age 18 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In the early afternoon of May 27, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Jacoby Green was tragically cut short in Little Rock, Arkansas. Responding to a shooting call at 12:59 p.m., patrol officers from the Southwest Division were dispatched to the 9900 block of West…

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Jeanne Gowin

Female, age 88 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In what was a quiet West Toledo neighborhood, the life of 88-year-old Jeanne Gowin came to a tragic and unexpected end on May 27, 2026. Emergency crews were called to her home on Barcelona Drive on that Wednesday afternoon after a family friend made a…

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Johnny Otis Porter

Male, age 48 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

Johnny Otis Porter Jr., a 48-year-old Black man, died on May 27, 2026, after an early-morning shooting at a residence in the 800 block of Justice Drive in Tampa, Florida, in the Carrollwood area. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said its 911 Dispatch…

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Jordan Jones

Male, age 19 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In the early afternoon of May 27, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Jordan Donnell Lee Jones of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. Just before 12:30 p.m., police and emergency responders were dispatched to the 1200 block of Walnut Street following…

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Kahli Percy Andrews

Male, age 26 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

Kahli Percy Andrews, a 26-year-old man from Henrico, Virginia, died after a midafternoon shooting on May 27, 2026. The violence unfolded around 3:11 p.m. in the 0 block of North Fern Avenue, near Nine Mile Road, in the Varina Magisterial District of Henrico…

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Katelynn Smith

Female, age 2 · Selma, Alabama

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of May 27, 2026, the life of 2-year-old Katelynn Smith was tragically cut short in Selma, Alabama. Around 3 a.m., while inside a trailer on the 1000 block of Old Montgomery Highway, Katelynn was killed when one or more individuals fired…

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Khajag Basmajian

Male, age 31 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

In a quiet North Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, a horrific tragedy unfolded on the evening of May 27, 2026, claiming the lives of a young family. Inside their home on Londelius Street, 31-year-old Khajag Basmajian, a White male, was found deceased from…

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Khalid Ibrahim Abdi

Male, age 26 · Shakopee, Minnesota

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

On what should have been a joyous day of religious observance, a fatal encounter unfolded in Shakopee, Minnesota, on May 27, 2026, ending the life of 26-year-old Khalid Ibrahim Abdi. The young man, who was a respected union leader and field representative for…

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Rita M. Galyas

Female, age 69 · Olmsted Falls, Ohio

Killed May 27, 2026 · this year

Rita M. Galyas, a 69-year-old woman from Olmsted Falls, Ohio, died on May 27, 2026, after a domestic violence incident turned into a deadly shooting and standoff near Bagley Road and Brentwood Drive. She had lived in Olmsted Falls for decades, after being…

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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.