Deaths by Force on May 31

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Javier Lopez

Male, age 19 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in Montgomery, Alabama, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. The victim was identified as 19-year-old Javier Lopez, a male whose life was just beginning to…

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Manuel Martinez–gomez

Male, age 38 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Manuel Martinez-Gomez, a 38-year-old Hispanic man also known as "Chunky," was tragically killed on May 31, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. His life was cut short in what was determined to be a homicide from a fatal shooting. The incident took place in the 400 block…

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Makhi Buckly

Male, age 19 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the afternoon of May 31, 2021, a young Black/African American man named Makhi Buckly, 19, was shot and killed in Hartford, Connecticut. The incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. in the vicinity of the 100 block of Amherst Street, where police responded to a…

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Frank Winchester

Male, age 40 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Frank Winchester, a 40-year-old male, was a cherished figure in his Capitol Hill neighborhood, known for his warm demeanor and willingness to lend a hand. For over twelve years, he was a dedicated employee at Frager's Ace Hardware, where he was more than just…

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Jonathan Dupin

Male, age 36 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of May 31, 2021, a tragedy unfolded at the 2 Brothers Market in Louisville's Portland neighborhood, forever altering the lives of two men. Inside the convenience store, 36-year-old Jonathan Dupin, a well-known handyman, was shot and…

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Therron Pitt

Male, age 45 · Vancouver, Washington

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Therron D. Pittman, a Black/African American man, 45, was found in the early morning quiet of Memorial Day 2021, collapsed outside a house in the 200 block of East 27th Street in Vancouver, Washington. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 5:25…

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Acie Smith

Male, age 44 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late spring evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Acie Lee Smith, a 44-year-old Black man, was cut short by gun violence. On May 31, 2021, in the vicinity of 27th and McKinley, an argument escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving Smith with a…

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David D. Hughes

Male, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

David D. Hughes, a 29-year-old resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021. Hughes was shot and killed at Johnsons Park on Milwaukee's northwest side, a location that witnessed four homicides on the same day. According to his…

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Percy A. Robinson

Male, age 41 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Percy A. Robinson, aged 41, passed away on May 31, 2021, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death was a significant event that drew attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Percy was born on November 16, 1979, and his life came to a tragic end at a…

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Travlis Travis Walls

Male, age 37 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic Memorial Day in Milwaukee, a street altercation escalated into a fatal shooting, claiming the life of 37-year-old Travlis Travis Walls, a Black / African American male. The incident unfolded on the evening of May 31, 2021, near the intersection of…

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Priddy Yvonne Jackson

Female, age 19 · Vicksburg, Mississippi

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late spring of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Priddy Yvonne Jackson, a Black female from Vicksburg, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. On May 31, 2021, she was fatally shot by her boyfriend, Jimel Smith, following an argument that reportedly erupted…

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Tyrone Powell

Male, age 51 · Pascagoula, Mississippi

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyrone Powell, age 51 - National Gun Violence Memorial Tyrone Powell, age 51. photo. You can post a photo of Tyrone. Lost to gun violence on May 31, 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Photo sources: Facebook. News sources: Jun 1…

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Anthony Jackson

Male, age 53 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In August 2023, authorities in the St. Louis metropolitan area launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a deceased male in East St. Louis. The victim, identified as 64-year-old Anthony Jackson, was found on August 12 in a vacant lot…

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Amir James

Male, age 15 · Manhattan, New York

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a senseless act of violence tragically cut short the life of 15-year-old Amir James. On the evening of May 31st, the young male was standing outside a deli on the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 123rd Street in East Harlem. His…

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Tyriiq Seward

Male, age 18 · Spring-valley, New York

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Tyriiq Isaiah Aaron Seward, a 19-year-old male, was tragically shot and killed on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, in his former hometown of Spring Valley, New York. He had moved to Mauldin, South Carolina, with his mother three years prior and was set to graduate…

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Brandon Fonseca Vargas

Male, age 18 · Maywood, California

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Brandon Fabian Fonseca Vargas, an 18-year-old resident of Downey, California, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021, in Maywood, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Brandon was shot near 6112 Wilcox Avenue, a…

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Maria Rosario Rodriguez

Female, age 51 · Bakersfield, California

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Maria Rosario Rodriguez, aged 51, tragically passed away on May 31, 2021, in Bakersfield, California. Her death was part of a harrowing incident that has been classified as a murder-suicide. On the morning of May 31, 2021, officers from the Bakersfield Police…

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Dominic Vaca

Male, age 43 · Yucca-valley, California

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dominic Vaca, a 43-year-old sergeant with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021, in Yucca Valley, California. The incident began when deputies from the Morongo Basin station attempted to stop a motorcyclist…

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Edson Dorce

Male, age 21 · Miami, Florida

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Edson Dorce, a 21-year-old male from Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021. His death has been a subject of significant investigation and public interest. Edson Dorce was a young Black man whose untimely demise has left a profound impact on…

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Karen Pais

Female, age 67 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Karen Pais, a 67-year-old woman from Tampa, FL, was tragically found dead on May 31, 2021. Her body was discovered buried in the backyard of her Carrollwood home, wrapped in garbage bags and bound with Bungee cords. The investigation revealed that she had…

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Pamela Waynette Bearden

Female, age 39 · Okeechobee, Florida

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Pamela Waynette Bearden, a 39-year-old resident of Okeechobee, Florida, tragically passed away on May 31, 2021. Her death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred near her residence on NE 9th Lane. The incident was captured on a neighbor's doorbell…

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Willie Standley Jr

Male, age 23 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Willie Standley Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021. The incident occurred in the late afternoon around 4:30 p.m. in a parking lot on West Colonial Drive, just east of the Central Florida Fair. Standley…

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Michael Gary

Male, age 46 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 31, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in the parking lot of the Fairburn Gordon Apartments in Atlanta, Georgia. When the chaos subsided, 46-year-old Michael Gary, a Black male, was found dead, the victim of a drive-by…

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Curtis Wilson

Male, age 40 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Curtis Wilson, a 40-year-old African American male from Chicago, IL, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021. His death has been the subject of significant investigation and legal proceedings. Curtis Wilson was found deceased under suspicious circumstances…

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Joe Schelstraete

Male, age 38 · Cicero, Illinois

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 31, 2021, 38-year-old Joseph "Joe" Schelstraete, a white male from Hobart, Indiana, was working as an Uber driver in Cicero, Illinois. Around 7:30 p.m., he arrived at the intersection of 23rd Street and 55th Avenue to pick up a fare.…

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Dewayne Craig Dunn Jr.

Male, age 16 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic Memorial Day in 2021, the life of 16-year-old Dewayne Craig Dunn Jr. was cut short in a burst of gunfire at a Baton Rouge apartment complex. The male teenager was one of three people killed on May 31, 2021, in a shooting that also claimed the…

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Dominique Roland

Male, age 32 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, the life of 32-year-old Dominique Roland, a male resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence. The fatal encounter unfolded on Westwood Park Drive, where…

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Ja’Tyri Unique Brown

Female, age 1 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

A Memorial Day pool party at the Fairway View Apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, turned into a scene of tragedy on May 31, 2021, when gunfire erupted, claiming the life of 18-month-old Ja’Tyri Unique Brown. The young female was playing near the pool when…

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Reginald Elroy Thomas

Male, age 20 · Baton-rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a tragic Memorial Day evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, what began as a gathering by a pool turned into a scene of senseless violence that claimed the life of 20-year-old Reginald Elroy Thomas. It was May 31, 2021, at the Fairway View Apartments on…

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Alan Dale Johnson

Male, age 37 · Gastonia, North Carolina

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Alan Dale Johnson, a 37-year-old man from Gastonia, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021. He was found shot to death in a vehicle parked in an empty lot on East Ozark Avenue in Gastonia. The Gastonia Police Department identified the victim…

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Kendrick Eugene Knight

Male, age 26 · Huntersville, North Carolina

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kendrick Eugene Knight, a 26-year-old male, was found dead on May 31, 2021, in Huntersville, North Carolina. His body was discovered in a wooded area near his home in a small mobile home community. Knight had been both shot and stabbed, making his death a…

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Michael Eugene Elliot

Male, age 58 · Huntersville, North Carolina

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Eugene Elliott, a 58-year-old white male from Huntersville, North Carolina, was found dead on June 1, 2021, at his residence. He was born on August 10, 1962, in Washington Courthouse, Ohio. Michael was a valued employee at Harris Teeter and was known…

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Phillip Daryl Jewell

Male, age 41 · Huntersville, North Carolina

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Phillip Daryl Jewell, a 41-year-old man, was found dead in his home in Huntersville, NC, on June 3, 2021. Jewell was one of three victims in a tragic triple homicide that occurred in a small mobile home community. The investigation began on June 1, 2021, when…

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Sherlyn Alicia Drew

Female, age 21 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Sherlyn Alicia Drew, a 21-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on May 31, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sherlyn, a rising senior studying biology at Georgia State University, had returned home to Charlotte to visit her family during…

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Ameer Dealnor Jones Edmonds

Male, age 26 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Ameer Dealnor Jones Edmonds, a 26-year-old man from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021, during an annual Memorial Day block party in Garfield Heights. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. when an argument between unknown parties…

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Juwan Washington

Male, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Juwan Washington was a 19-year-old Black / African American male from Cleveland, Ohio, whose life was cut short on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, after a shooting outside a gas station in East Cleveland. The day was still in the early evening when police were…

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Rhandi Michelle Freitag

Female, age 16 · Zanesville, Ohio

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rhandi Michelle Freitag, a 16-year-old girl from Zanesville, Ohio, tragically passed away on May 31, 2021. She was a sophomore at Zanesville High School and was known for her academic excellence and her aspiration to become a pediatric nurse. Rhandi was loved…

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Robert Jordan

Male, age 65 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Jordan, a 65-year-old man from Columbus, OH, was tragically shot and killed on May 31, 2021. He was the chairman of the Flames Motorcycle Club and was leaving the club with a friend when he was shot in the parking lot. Jordan's death was ruled a…

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Latorria Glover

Female, age 20 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Latorria Glover was an ambitious and kind young woman who was just beginning to build her dreams. The 20-year-old Black woman, known to loved ones as Torri, had recently started her own online clothing business, Torri’s Glam Shack, and was doing well. Her…

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Taia Nagena Bryant

Female, age 18 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, the life of 18-year-old Taia Nagena Bryant, a Black/African American woman, was tragically cut short in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Bryant was inside her car when she was shot multiple times, an act of violence…

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Trina Jones

Female, age 60 · Bluff-city, Tennessee

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the small community of Bluff City, Tennessee, the life of 60-year-old Trina Jones was brought to a tragic and violent end on May 31, 2021. A white female, Jones was discovered with an apparent gunshot wound, setting off an investigation that would soon…

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Cornelius Ramon Moore

Male, age 31 · Pflugerville, Texas

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cornelius Ramon Moore, a 31-year-old man from Pflugerville, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021. The incident occurred following a heated altercation over his girlfriend, who was previously in a relationship with the suspect, Erick Jhames…

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Dashawn Maurice Robertson AKA

Male, age 20 · Cedar-hill, Texas

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Dashawn Maurice Robertson, also known as Lil Loaded, was a 20-year-old African American rapper from Cedar Hill, Texas. He was born on August 1, 2000, in San Bernardino, California, and later moved to Dallas, Texas. Lil Loaded rose to fame in mid-2019 with his…

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Kameron Henderson

Male, age 21 · Texas-city, Texas

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Kameron Henderson, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 31, 2021, in Texas City, TX. The incident occurred just after midnight on Memorial Day when Henderson was followed from a gas station to The End’s Sports Bar located on FM…

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Michael Kenneth Carter Jr.

Male, age 34 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 31, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Kenneth Carter Jr., a 34-year-old man from Dallas, Texas, was tragically shot and killed inside the TownHouse nightclub in downtown Dallas early on May 31, 2021. The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. when officers arrived at the scene and found…

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Fabien Lavinder

Male, age 15 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

Fabien Lavinder, a 15-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed on May 31, 2016, while sitting inside a car on the city's Far South Side. The incident occurred when someone approached from an alley and fired at the vehicle, striking Fabien in the chest. The…

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Derrick Cargill

Male, age 18 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early summer of 2016, a season meant for celebration turned into a time of profound grief for a family in Louisville, Kentucky. Derrick Cargill, an 18-year-old male, had just walked across the stage to receive his diploma from Iroquois High School.…

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Shawn Anthony Gregg

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 31, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the summer of 2016, a single act of violence added to a growing list of unsolved homicides in Baltimore, forever altering the lives of one man's family and friends. Shawn Anthony Gregg, a 24-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot on the evening of…

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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.