Deaths by Force on May 31

Deaths by Force (597)

Death by Force35th anniversary

Howard Hood

Male, age 63 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

On May 31, 1991, Howard Hood, aged 63, was tragically murdered in Akron, Ohio. The incident took place at his home located at 1039 Northcrest Drive in Summit County. Howard Hood and his wife, Margaret Hood, were both attacked by an unknown assailant during a…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Margaret Hood

Female, age 66 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 31, 1991 · 35 years ago

Margaret Hood, age 66, was killed on May 31, 1991, at her residence on Northcrest Drive in Akron, Ohio. On that day, both Margaret and her husband, Howard Hood, were brutally attacked by an unknown assailant, resulting in their deaths. The couple suffered…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Edward Rusboldt

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 31, 1986 · 40 years ago

On May 31, 1986, the body of 23-year-old Edward Robert Rusboldt, a male Purdue University student, was discovered on the tree-lined 1900 block of Sunderland Place NW, near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. He had been visiting the city for the summer break to…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Georgia Haggai

Female · San-diego, California

Killed May 31, 1986 · 40 years ago

Georgia Haggai, a prominent businesswoman in San Diego, was tragically murdered on March 31, 1986. She was found dead in her home on Dichondra Court in Scripps Ranch, having been shot multiple times. The incident occurred just before dawn, around 5 a.m., when…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Kenneth Bate

Male, age 34 · Darien, Connecticut

Killed May 31, 1981 · 45 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of May 31, 1981, a 34-year-old White/Caucasian male named Kenneth Bateman, a seven-year veteran of the Darien Police Department, responded to a burglar alarm at the Duchess Patio Restaurant. What began as a routine call quickly escalated…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Marne Toogood

Male · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 31, 1981 · 45 years ago

Marne Toogood, a 44-year-old black man from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on May 31, 1981. The incident occurred when police officers responded to a report that Toogood, a junk dealer, was threatening children with an ax. When the officers arrived at his…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Carnell Russ

Male, age 24 · Star City, Arkansas

Killed May 31, 1971 · 55 years ago

On Memorial Day, May 31, 1971, Carnell Russ, a 24-year-old Black / African American man, was driving his family home to Monticello, Arkansas, after visiting relatives. In the car with him were his wife, Clementine, six of their nine children, and a cousin. As…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Roger Dale Keller

Male, age 71 · Jemison, Alabama

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 31, 2021, Roger Dale Keller, 71, a male, was at a home on Chilton County Road 954 in Jemison, Alabama when a call brought Jemison police officers to the property. Police were dispatched around 11:30 a.m. after a report that a man with a gun was in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Willie James Gulley

Male, age 60 · Hope, Arkansas

Killed May 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of May 31, 2016, a call for help broke the stillness in Hope, Arkansas, dispatching officers and paramedics to a residence on West Avenue E. Inside, they found Willie James Gulley, a 60-year-old male, suffering from a gunshot…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darnell Darron Johnson

Male, age 22 · Lynwood, California

Killed May 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darnell Darron Johnson, a 22-year-old man from Lynwood, California, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2016. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Johnson was shot multiple times in the 3500 block of Sanborn Avenue in Lynwood. The incident…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Haskell Sparks

Male, age 61 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Haskell Sparks, a 61-year-old man, was found dead on May 30, 2016, outside his hotel room at 8312 S. Lancaster Road in Dallas, Texas. Sparks, who was staying at the Days Inn motel, had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The investigation revealed that…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Alusine Kargbo

Male, age 23 · New-carrollton, Maryland

Killed May 31, 2011 · 15 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in late spring, the sounds of a basketball game at Carrollton Elementary School in New Carrollton, Maryland, were shattered by gunfire. It was May 31, 2011, and 23-year-old Alusine Kargbo was on the courts with a group of people when an…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Earl Young

Male, age 76 · Raritan Township, New Jersey

Killed May 31, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the late spring of 1996, the life of a quiet and easygoing man from Raritan Township, New Jersey, came to an unexpected and tragic end. Seventy-six-year-old Earl Young, a stock clerk at Flemington Cut Glass, was admitted to the Hunterdon Medical Center in…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Gerardo Ramirez

Male, age 26 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 31, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the late spring of 1986, a young man's life was cut short on the streets of Denver. On the evening of May 31st, 26-year-old Gerardo Ramirez was found with a gunshot wound in the 2100 block of Larimer Street. The discovery marked the beginning of a long and…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

John Chavez

Male, age 39 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 31, 1986 · 40 years ago

In the early hours of March 30, 2008, a grim discovery was made in a Denver alley. A man, later identified as 49-year-old John Chavez, a Hispanic male, was found by officers responding to a 'man down' report in the 200 block of Inca Street. He had sustained…

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Bruce Erwin

Male, age 41 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, the life of 41-year-old Bruce Erwin Jr. was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence on the streets of Dayton, Ohio. Known affectionately as "KYD" Erwin or "Mr. 937," he was a well-known and beloved figure…

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Dermarius Smith

Male, age 22 · West Memphis, Arkansas

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of May 31, 2026, a tragic event unfolded at a BP gas station on Ingram Boulevard in West Memphis, Arkansas, leading to the death of 22-year-old Dermarius Smith. Responding to a call about a shooting shortly after 1 a.m., West Memphis police…

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Freejohn Eberson

Male, age 17 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, a sense of disquiet settled over the 1100 block of N. MacArthur Boulevard in northwest Oklahoma City. Shortly after 3:00 a.m., the sound of gunfire pierced the night, prompting calls to the Oklahoma City…

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Hyvear Zayzohn Tookes

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Sunday night in North Philadelphia, the sounds of a house party near Temple University's campus were pierced by the eruption of gunfire, leaving 19-year-old Hyvear Zayzohn Tookes fatally wounded. On May 31, 2026, police were dispatched…

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Jenna Mary Overson

Female, age 37 · Sandy, Oregon

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

Jenna Mary Overson, a 37-year-old woman, died on May 31, 2026, in Sandy, Oregon, in a shooting that authorities described as beginning with a domestic disturbance and escalating into a deadly standoff. Jenna was identified in court records and local reporting…

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Jose Trujillo

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the late evening of May 31, 2026, the life of 42-year-old Jose Luis Trujillo Jr. was tragically cut short on a sidewalk in Houston's East End. Just before 9 p.m., residents in the 7200 block of Canal Street were startled by the sound of multiple gunshots.…

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Julius Ceasar Kafel

Male, age 23 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the afternoon hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, a street on Cleveland's West Side became the scene of a violent altercation that ended in tragedy. Amid the chaos of a large group fight in the 3500 block of West 48th Street, gunfire erupted, striking three…

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Jy’Kavien D. Wright

Male, age 18 · Talladega, Alabama

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 31, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Jy'Kavien D. Wright, an African American male, was tragically cut short in Talladega, Alabama. Just two weeks after the celebratory milestone of his graduation from Talladega High School…

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Kimberly Richardson

Female, age 42 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early evening of May 31, 2026, the life of 42-year-old Kimberly Richardson was tragically cut short in Savannah, Georgia. Around 6:25 p.m., the Savannah Police Department was dispatched to the 800 block of Porter Street after receiving reports of a gun…

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Kobyn McClure

Male, age 16 · Sandy, Oregon

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

Kobyn McClure, a 16-year-old male from Sandy, Oregon, was killed on May 31, 2026, during a domestic violence-related shooting that unfolded around a residence on Evans Street. What began as a report of a domestic disturbance and gunfire turned into a deadly…

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Krishna S. M. Carter

Male, age 21 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

On a late spring evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of 21-year-old Krishna S. M. Carter was tragically cut short by gun violence. The fatal incident occurred on Sunday, May 31, 2026, in the parking lot of an apartment complex located near 95th Street…

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Lartey Solomon

Male, age 33 · Oakland, California

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of May 31, 2026, the life of Lartey Solomon, a 33-year-old male registered nurse who had immigrated to the United States from Ghana, was tragically cut short in a downtown Oakland parking lot. Solomon, a resident of San Leandro, was…

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Lashawn Foster

Male, age 25 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of May 31, 2026, the life of 25-year-old Lashawn Foster was tragically cut short in a shooting that unfolded in Savannah, Georgia. The incident occurred around 2:05 p.m. in the 10000 block of Abercorn Street, a detail that would soon…

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Loreal Young

Male, age 31 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, the life of 31-year-old Loreal Young was tragically cut short in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans. Young sustained a fatal gunshot wound in the 3500 block of Milan Street, a violent end to a life…

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Mary Beth Overson

Female, age 70 · Sandy, Oregon

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

A domestic violence call on the evening of May 31, 2026, in Sandy, Oregon, escalated into a tragic event that left three people dead, including 70-year-old Mary Beth Overson. The incident, which unfolded at an apartment complex in the 39500 block of Evans…

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Miguel Godoy

Male, age 29 · Soledad, California

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

A quiet Sunday morning in Soledad, California, was shattered by gunfire on May 31, 2026, leaving a young man dead and a community searching for answers. Miguel Angel Godoy Mendez, a 29-year-old resident of King City, was discovered on the 100 block of West…

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Natasha Forbes

Female, age 22 · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the late morning of May 31, 2026, the quiet of a Virginia Beach apartment complex was shattered by tragedy. Responding to a distressing call for a domestic assault in the 5000 block of Magnolia Chase Way, officers from the Virginia Beach Police Department…

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Ronnek Evans

Female, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of May 31, 2026, a somber gathering in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles was shattered by gunfire, leaving a community mourning yet another tragedy. Ronnek Evans, a 38-year-old Black woman, was attending a candlelight vigil when she was…

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Skyy Zayaz-Toney

Male, age 23 · Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

On the evening of May 31, 2026, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 23-year-old Skyy Zayaz-Toney was tragically killed in a hail of gunfire. The shooting occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of West Chester Road. Authorities reported that a…

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Taquavious Markee Finley

Male, age 18 · Crystal Springs, Mississippi

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

Taquavious Markee Finley, an 18-year-old Black male, died on May 31, 2026, after he was found shot to death in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The case began late Sunday night at an apartment complex on Cumberland Drive, where authorities said Finley was…

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Vincent Bernard Coleman Jr.

Male, age 28 · Muncie, Indiana

Killed May 31, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Sunday, May 31, 2026, the life of 28-year-old Vincent Bernard Coleman Jr. was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire outside a local Muncie, Indiana business. A graduate of Muncie Central High School, Coleman was known by his loved…

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Leticia Villareal

Female, age 31 · Yuma, Arizona

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Leticia 'Letty' Annette Villarreal, a 31-year-old woman, died on May 31, 2025, in Yuma, Arizona. On that Saturday night, firefighters responded to a house fire near 16th Street and 10th Avenue shortly after 11:25 p.m. Upon entering the smoke-filled residence…

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Britney Castro-Lopez

Female, age 19 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late hours of May 31, 2025, a burst of violence shattered the peace at Quindaro Park in Kansas City, Kansas, forever altering the lives of a local family. Britney Castro-Lopez, a 19-year-old Hispanic female, was caught in the gunfire, sustaining…

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Breiana Danielle Johnson

Female, age 34 · Royston, Georgia

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of May 31, 2025, a sense of unease settled over a home on Barton Road in Royston, Georgia. It was there that 34-year-old Breiana Danielle Johnson, a female, was found with a fatal gunshot wound. Emergency responders were called to the…

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Darius Wong

Male, age 43 · Baldwin Park, California

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Darius Wong, 43, a male of Asian descent, was shot on the evening of May 31, 2025, in Baldwin Park, California, and later died from a gunshot wound to the chest. He had just dropped off family for a gathering and parked nearby when gunfire erupted along the…

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Fernando Estrada

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Fernando Estrada, 38, a male Latino, was shot to death in downtown Los Angeles in the early hours of May 31, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and ruled the manner of death a homicide, noting a gunshot wound to the chest; county…

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Kenneth Xiong

Male, age 19 · Yucaipa, California

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kenneth Xiong, a 19-year-old Asian male from Fresno, California, was found fatally shot in Yucaipa on the morning of May 31, 2025. At approximately 6:40 a.m., San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Oak Glen Wash near Avenue D after…

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Samuel Riveros

Male, age 35 · Baldwin Park, California

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Samuel Riveros, 35, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, answered a call just after 7 p.m. on May 31, 2025, to a quiet Baldwin Park neighborhood where residents had reported a man firing a rifle and a person lying unresponsive on the sidewalk near the 4200…

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Roger Johnson

Male, age 77 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

Roger Johnson, 77, male, White/Caucasian, was found at his residence in Los Angeles County on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him by name and determined that he died from a gunshot wound to the head. The manner of…

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Dorothy Dottie Sawyer

Female, age 80 · Nancy, Kentucky

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Nancy, Kentucky, a tragedy unfolded that left friends and neighbors in disbelief. On May 31, 2025, Dorothy 'Dottie' Sawyer, an 80-year-old female, was found deceased in her home on Cherokee Trail in the Jabez area. Her death, a…

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Trey Palmer

Male, age 27 · Springfield, Massachusetts

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of Saturday, May 31, 2025, tragedy struck in Springfield, Massachusetts, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Trey Palmer. The 27-year-old male from Chicopee was fatally shot in an act of violence that has left a community…

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Bryant Breland

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the bright light of a late May morning in Baltimore, a life was tragically cut short in a sudden burst of violence. Bryant Breland, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on May 31, 2025, during an altercation that unfolded in the 600 block of Cherry…

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Pe-ja Campbell

Female, age 19 · Alligator, Mississippi

Killed May 31, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 31, 2025, tragedy struck in the small town of Alligator, Mississippi, culminating in the death of 19-year-old Pe-ja Campbell. A native of nearby Mound Bayou, Campbell was at a local club when a shooting erupted…

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