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Deaths by Force on May 3

755 open cases in our database happened on May 3. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (525)

Death by Force

Eric McArthur

Male, age 39 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

Eric McArthur, 39, was stabbed to death on the morning of Saturday, May 3, 2025, in the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue in the Douglas community area on the South Side. The Chicago Police Department investigated, and the Chicago Sun-Times homicide tracker…

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Jose Caraballo

Male, age 54 · Rochester, New York
Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the spring of 2024, a dispute between neighbors in a Rochester, New York apartment building escalated to a fatal conclusion. On the evening of May 3rd, 54-year-old Jose Caraballo was inside his residence at 936 Avenue D when an altercation with a fellow…

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Malaki A. Pegram

Male, age 19 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Greensboro police responded to a reported shooting at The Treasure Club, an adult nightclub located at 7806 Boeing Drive. Upon arrival, officers and a Guilford County Sheriff's deputy discovered 19-year-old Malaki…

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Anthony Young

Male, age 35 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early hours of May 3, 2024, the life of 35-year-old Anthony Young of Pittsburgh was tragically cut short in the city's Hill District. Responding to multiple ShotSpotter alerts just after midnight, Pittsburgh police discovered Young lying in the street…

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Jon Frank

Male, age 54 · Lexington, Kentucky
Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, a shooting incident in Lexington, Kentucky, resulted in the death of 54-year-old Jon Frank. The event unfolded on the evening of Wednesday, May 3, in the 400 block of Elm Street. Law enforcement was dispatched to the scene shortly…

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Ivan Garcia Olivera

Male, age 26 · Barstow, California
Killed May 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ivan Garcia Olivera, a 26-year-old resident of Victorville, California, tragically lost his life on May 3, 2022, in Barstow, CA. The incident occurred in a sparsely populated area near the 32400 block of Jiggs Road, south of Hinkley Road and west of the…

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Jose Quirin

Male, age 79 · San-diego, California
Killed May 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jose Quirin, a 79-year-old resident of San Diego, California, tragically lost his life on May 3, 2022, during an attempted carjacking. On that fateful morning, Quirin was sitting in his parked vehicle outside his workplace in Bay Ho when he was confronted by…

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William Gil Paredes

Male, age 44 · Orlando, Florida
Killed May 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

William Gil Paredes, aged 44, tragically lost his life on May 3, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a tow yard on Clarcona Ocoee Road. According to reports, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office…

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Julbert Hernandez

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

Julbert Hernandez, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on May 3, 2022, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Rogers Park neighborhood, specifically in the 7400 block of North Wolcott Avenue. Hernandez and another man were sitting in a…

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Rita Grubbs Sizemore

Female, age 50 · Battle Ground, Washington
Killed May 3, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the quiet community of Battle Ground, Washington, the life of Rita Grubbs Sizemore, a 50-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short on May 3, 2020. Emergency services were dispatched to a residence on Northeast 319th Street in the early afternoon…

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John Thomas

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 3, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a spring evening in Baltimore, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short. John Thomas, a 21-year-old male, was killed on May 3, 2020, in a devastating act of gun violence. The incident that claimed his life also resulted in the death of…

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John Holland

Male, age 55 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 3, 2019 · 7 years ago

On May 3, 2019, 55-year-old John Holland Jr., a male resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was found deceased in his home. His death was determined to be a homicide resulting from multiple gunshot wounds. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an…

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Brenda Johns

Female, age 72 · Street, Maryland
Killed May 3, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the quiet evening of Thursday, May 3, 2018, a tragic event unfolded in a home in Street, Maryland, that ended the life of 72-year-old Brenda Johns. A concerned family member discovered Brenda and her husband, Charles Johns, also 72, inside their residence…

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Chuan Yang

Male, age 28 · Spokane County, Washington
Killed May 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Chuan Yang, an Asian male, 28, was last alive before his remains were discovered on May 3, 2017, in a wooded stretch of West Spokane County known as the West Plains. A turkey hunter hiking near Brooks Road and Thorpe Road came upon a human skull partially…

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Demetrious Thomas

Male, age 29 · Gardena, California
Killed May 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Demetrious Thomas, a 29-year-old man from Gardena, California, was tragically killed on May 3, 2017. According to reports, the incident occurred in the 2700 block of West 141st Street in Gardena. On that fateful day, around 11:30 a.m., Gardena police received…

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Bradley Garrett

Male, age 24 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of 24-year-old Bradley Garrett, an African-American male, was tragically cut short. On May 3, 2015, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Garrett was sitting in a vehicle near the intersection of 44th and Wright…

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Miguel Rivera

Male, age 34 · Bridgeport, Connecticut
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a tragic Sunday in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a personal dispute culminated in the death of 35-year-old Miguel Martinez. In the early hours of May 3, 2015, shortly after 1 a.m., Miguel and his brother, Jose Martinez, 33, went to a residence on Ogden Street.…

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Christopher Tucker

Male, age 28 · Saint-ferdinand-township, Missouri
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of North St. Louis County, the life of 28-year-old Christopher Tucker was tragically cut short on the night of Sunday, May 3, 2015. He was discovered lifeless in the front yard of a residence in the 10800 block of Hallstead Drive…

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Deontay Campbell

Male, age 25 · Kansas-city, Missouri
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In May of 2015, a domestic dispute in Kansas City, Missouri, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 25-year-old Deontay Campbell. The young man was discovered inside a sport utility vehicle near Bristol Terrace and Longview Road, having sustained a…

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Basilio Pablo Ramirez

Male, age 38 · Oakland, California
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Basilio Pablo Ramirez, a 38-year-old construction worker, was tragically shot and killed on May 3, 2015, in Oakland's Fruitvale District. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on the 1500 block of 39th Avenue. Ramirez was reportedly outside his home when he…

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Hayward Daniel

Male, age 57 · Cleveland, Ohio
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Hayward Daniel, a 57-year-old man from Cleveland, OH, tragically lost his life on May 3, 2015. According to reports, Daniel was shot in the arm after confronting a suspect, which led to an argument that erupted in gunfire. The incident occurred over an issue…

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Israel Tovar Puga

Male, age 45 · Dallas, Texas
Killed May 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Israel Tovar Puga, a 45-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically passed away on May 3, 2015, in Dallas, Texas. He was a hardworking individual known for his sense of humor and love for dancing and the Dallas Cowboys. Puga was also a loving father and…

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Jeronimo Lopez

Male, age 50 · Fairview, New Jersey
Killed May 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet borough of Fairview, New Jersey, the life of 50-year-old Jeronimo Lopez, a man of Guatemalan origin, came to a violent and tragic end on the night of May 3, 2014. What began as a clandestine card game in his Walker Street apartment, a means he…

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Alfonso Williams

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2013, a man named Alfonso Williams was killed in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of May 3rd, a gunman approached him on West Lafayette Avenue and shot him multiple times. The brazen attack ended Williams's life and set in motion a lengthy…

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Russell Dermond

Male, age 88 · Putnam-county, Georgia
Killed May 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the tranquil, gated community of Great Waters on Lake Oconee, Georgia, a gruesome discovery shattered the peaceful lives of its residents in May 2014. Russell Dermond, an 88-year-old male, was found dead in the garage of his million-dollar home. The scene…

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Michael Wilson

Male, age 32 · Northview-heights, Pennsylvania
Killed May 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Saturday in May 2014, a party at a home on Penfort Street in Northview Heights was winding down when the night took a grim turn. Gunshots shattered the calm, and in the ensuing chaos, 32-year-old Michael Wilson of McKees Rocks was…

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Johnnie W. Chap

Male, age 30 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed May 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the spring of 2009, the life of 30-year-old Johnnie W. Chapman Jr. was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On May 3rd, the young man became the victim of a homicide, a violent end to a life that would be mourned by family and friends in the days…

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Ricardo Rivera

Male, age 24 · Norwalk, California
Killed May 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Ricardo Rivera was 24 years old when he died on Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Norwalk, a city in southeast Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 10525 Everest St. His death was ruled a…

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Felipe Nias

Male, age 22 · Atlanta, Georgia
Killed May 3, 2007 · 19 years ago

Felipe Nias was 22 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Thursday, May 3, 2007. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017…

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David Michael

Male, age 32 · Randolph, North Carolina
Killed May 3, 2005 · 21 years ago

David Lee Michael, a 32-year-old male from Randolph, North Carolina, passed away on May 3, 2005. His death was reported to have occurred at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. The cause of death was…

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Emmanuel Abraham Olivares

Male · Los Angeles, California
Killed May 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

On May 3, 2004, authorities in Los Angeles were called to handle the tragic and untimely death of an infant named Emmanuel Abraham Olivares. Emmanuel, a Hispanic boy who was less than a year old, lost his life under circumstances that immediately prompted an…

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Timothy George Ward

Male, age 48 · Los Angeles, California
Killed May 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

On May 3, 2004, authorities responded to the death of Timothy George Ward in Los Angeles, California. Ward was a 48-year-old Caucasian male whose life was cut short under circumstances that ultimately led officials from the Los Angeles County Department of…

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David Nathanial Reavis

Male, age 50 · Los Angeles, California
Killed May 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

David Nathanial Reavis was 50 years old when he died on Monday, May 3, 2004, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 637 S. Main St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Francisco Carrillo Jr.

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California
Killed May 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

Francisco Carrillo Jr. was 24 years old when he died on Monday, May 3, 2004, in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4005 Ursula Ave. His death was ruled a…

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Jorge Alberto Diaz

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California
Killed May 3, 2004 · 22 years ago

Jorge Alberto Diaz was 32 years old when he died on Monday, May 3, 2004, in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 4005 Ursula Ave. His death was ruled a…

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Tyrone Boxley

Male, age 24 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Killed May 3, 2003 · 23 years ago

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30, 2003, a 24-year-old male named Tyrone Boxley tragically lost his life. He succumbed to injuries he received during a drive-by shooting that occurred on Skelly Drive. Following the shooting, Boxley was transported to the Tulsa…

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Gary Kim

Male, age 30 · Long-beach, California
Killed May 3, 1999 · 27 years ago

Gary Kim, a 30-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, tragically lost his life on May 3, 1999. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially shrouded in mystery, prompting a thorough investigation by local authorities. Gary was found deceased…

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Charles Ray Martin

Male, age 35 · Fresno, California
Killed May 3, 1993 · 33 years ago

Charles Ray Martin, aged 35, was tragically murdered on May 3, 1993, in Fresno, California. His death was part of a series of violent crimes committed by Johnnie Malarkey, a spree killer who terrorized the Fresno area during that period. Martin's body was…

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Hugo Ramirez

Male, age 23 · Baldwin-park, California
Killed May 3, 1992 · 34 years ago

Hugo G. Ramirez, a 23-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 3, 1992, in Baldwin Park, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Hugo was shot and succumbed to his injuries on that fateful Sunday. His death was one of…

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Sally Jo Tsaggaris

Female, age 46 · Tillicum, Washington
Killed May 3, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the spring of 1989, the community of Tillicum, Washington, was unsettled by the discovery of the body of 46-year-old Sally Jo Tsaggaris. On May 5, 1989, the female victim was found deceased in a brushy area near the Tacoma Country and Golf Club, a location…

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Eoria Dick

Female, age 22 · Detroit, Michigan
Killed May 3, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the summer of 1975, the city of Detroit was gripped by fear as a serial killer, later dubbed the 'Bigfoot Killer' and 'The Cass Ripper,' preyed on women in the Cass Corridor neighborhood. Among the victims was Eoria Char Dick, a 22-year-old Caucasian…

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W.J. Mooneyhan

Male · Wardell, Missouri
Killed May 3, 1903 · 123 years ago

In the small town of Wardell, Missouri, a tragic and violent event unfolded on a Saturday night in early May of 1903, forever marking the community. Constable W. J. Mooneyhon, a male lawman, found himself at the center of a volatile situation involving a…

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Desk Timothy S. Oconnell

Male · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 3, 1900 · 126 years ago

Desk Sergeant Timothy S. O'Connell, a 31-year-old male of Irish descent, was a dedicated member of the Chicago Police Department. On the night of April 29, 1900, while off duty and in plain clothes, he was walking to his car after visiting friends and…

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William Eckley

Male · Dayton, Ohio
Killed May 3, 1888 · 138 years ago

William Eckley, a white male, died in 1888 under circumstances that have since raised suspicions of foul play. His death was officially attributed to pulmonary apoplexy, a sudden blockage of the pulmonary artery, which was a common diagnosis at the time for…

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Cornelius Sage

Male · Willow-springs, Arizona
Killed May 3, 1865 · 161 years ago

In the spring of 1865, a journey on official business turned fatal for Yuma County Sheriff Cornelius Sage. On May 3rd of that year, Sheriff Sage, a male, was traveling from La Paz to Prescott, Arizona, accompanied by an associate, Richard Bell. As they made…

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