Deaths by Force on May 3

Deaths by Force (525)

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Josiah Jhiri Slocum

Male, age 19 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed May 3, 2025 · 1 year ago

In Montgomery, Alabama, the life of a young man, Josiah Jhiri Slocum, was tragically cut short at the age of 19. A Black male, he was the victim of fatal gun violence on May 3, 2025. Born on January 31, 2006, to Alicia Turner and Teddy Slocum, Josiah was a…

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Nathan Gabaldon

Male, age 47 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early afternoon of May 3, 2024, a series of events tragically culminated in the death of 47-year-old Nathan Daniel Gabaldon in Tucson, Arizona. The situation began to unfold when Gabaldon was involved in a physical altercation with 24-year-old Anthony…

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Breanna L Jones

Female, age 23 · Tampa, Florida

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the morning of May 3, 2024, 23-year-old white female Breanna Lynn Jones was fatally shot in Tampa, Florida. Born on November 8, 2000, Breanna was originally from Brooksville. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of Nebraska Avenue…

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Carlos Perez

Male, age 32 · Winter-garden, Florida

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, 32-year-old Carlos Perez from Winter Garden, Florida, was shot and killed, according to reports. The incident involved one of his close friends, who is suspected of being the perpetrator. The family of Carlos Perez has expressed…

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Ty’ah Settles

Female, age 3 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the spring of 2024, a bright and cheerful 3-year-old girl named Ty'ah Settles was tragically killed in Washington, D.C. On the evening of May 3rd, Ty'ah was a passenger in a vehicle when it inadvertently drove into the middle of a gunfight. More than two…

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Jennifer Wilson

Female, age 57 · Jamestown, Kentucky

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a tragic Friday evening in early May 2024, a series of violent events unfolded across two counties in southern Kentucky, leaving a family shattered and a community in shock. Jennifer Wilson, a 57-year-old resident of Jamestown, found her life cut short in…

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Larry V. Gosser

Male, age 73 · Jamestown, Kentucky

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Russell Springs, Kentucky, the life of 73-year-old Larry V. Gosser, a White male, came to a tragic and violent end on Friday, May 3, 2024. A retired Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife sergeant, Gosser was a respected figure in…

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Kenton Marcus Williams

Male, age 45 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a spring morning in Kansas City, Kansas, the life of Kenton Marcus Williams, a 45-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On May 3, 2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., police responded to a call of a shooting in the 2400 block of Alden Street, near…

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Nyah Strong Hairston

Female, age 20 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the night of May 3, 2024, a 20-year-old woman named Nyah Strong Hairston was driving her gray Nissan Versa in Hyattsville, Maryland. She was on her way home after leaving her job at UPS, a commute that should have been routine. Shortly before 10:45 p.m.…

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Rodney L. Scott Jr.

Male, age 38 · Owings-mills, Maryland

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet residential area of Owings Mills, Maryland, the evening of May 3, 2024, was shattered by violence that claimed the life of Rodney L. Scott Jr., a 38-year-old Black male. At approximately 5:28 p.m., Baltimore County Police were dispatched to the…

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Antrina Natasha-Smith Smith

Female, age 42 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In Greenville, South Carolina, a mother's love and a son's troubles culminated in a heart-wrenching tragedy on May 3, 2024. Antrina Natasha Smith, a 42-year-old Black female, was found deceased in her residence, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound to the…

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Stephen Roger Stowe

Male, age 51 · Clover, South Carolina

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet community of Clover, South Carolina, a fatal encounter unfolded on May 3, 2024, leading to the death of 51-year-old Stephen Roger Stowe. A resident of Clover and a graduate of Ashbrook High School, Stowe was a man who enjoyed hunting, the beach…

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Kimberlin Gatewood

Female, age 27 · Syracuse, New York

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of May 3, 2024, a 27-year-old Black female named Kimberlin Gatewood was left at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, with a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of medical staff, she succumbed to her injuries, marking another tragic…

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Jac’qual Good

Male, age 23 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, 23-year-old Jac'Qual Raymond Goodman tragically lost his life to gun violence in Wilmington, North Carolina. The incident also claimed the life of 42-year-old Timothy McMillian. Both men were fatally shot in an early morning incident that drew…

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Ramzan Daraev

Male, age 35 · Carthage, North Carolina

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, 35-year-old Ramzan Daraev was fatally shot near a residence on Dowd Road in Carthage, North Carolina. The homeowner, an unnamed U.S. Army Special Forces officer stationed at Fort Liberty, reported encountering Daraev taking photographs near…

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Timothy McMillian

Male, age 42 · Wilmington, North Carolina

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, at approximately 1:19 a.m., Wilmington Police Department officers responded to a ShotSpotter notification in the 400 block of McRae Street. Upon arrival, they discovered two individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. The first victim…

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Christian Spencer Watt

Male, age 27 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the afternoon hours of May 3, 2024, tragedy struck inside a corner grocery store in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, forever altering the lives of a local family. On that Friday, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Christian Spencer Watt, a 27-year-old Black male…

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Eduardo Perez Basurto

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, 38-year-old Eduardo Perez Basurto was fatally shot at a business in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the manner of death to be homicide, caused by a gunshot wound to the back. As of now, no…

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Dominique Anderson

Male, age 33 · Pearland, Texas

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, Dominique Anderson, a 33-year-old father of two from Pearland, Texas, was fatally shot while driving eastbound on Shadow Creek Parkway near State Highway 288. Surveillance footage revealed that Anderson's vehicle was alongside a gold Cadillac…

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Jose Luis Mejia-Sorto

Male, age 35 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On May 3, 2024, 35-year-old Jose Luis Mejia-Sorto was fatally shot outside Cantina Guerrero, a bar located at 5611 S. US Hwy. 183 Northbound in southeast Austin, Texas. The incident occurred around 12:24 a.m., when deputies responding to a 911 call found…

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Megan Star Rouse

Female, age 24 · Huffman, Texas

Killed May 3, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of May 3, 2024, 24-year-old Megan Rouse from Huffman, Texas, was found deceased on Anagnost Road in Houston. A patrol officer, attending to an unrelated call around 10:25 p.m., discovered her unresponsive body lying in the roadway with apparent…

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Serena Spider

Female, age 26 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

Serena Spider, 26, a Native American woman from Rapid City, South Dakota, was found late on the night of May 3, 2023, after gunfire shattered the quiet near the intersection of Lacrosse Street and East Omaha Street. Police were dispatched around 9:00 p.m.…

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Adam Michael Fresquez

Male, age 33 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

Adam Michael Fresquez, a 33-year-old male, died following a violent encounter on May 3, 2023, that began as a road rage incident and concluded at a Tesla supercharging station in Edgewater, Colorado. Fresquez and another man, Jeremy Alan Smith, 40, were both…

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Bacari Frost

Male, age 32 · Sanford, Florida

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 3, 2023, a fatal shooting occurred at a Circle K gas station located on French Avenue in Sanford, Florida. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Bacari Frost, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the gas station. Police…

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Calvin Frabell Craig

Male, age 33 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

Calvin “Cojo” Frabell Craig, a 33-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, died on May 3, 2023. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of investigation and public interest. According to reports, Calvin Craig was found deceased in the…

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Kaijah Lamon McCoy

Female, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late morning of May 3, 2023, a tragedy unfolded in the 3700 block of Jamison Street, Northeast, in Washington, D.C. Twenty-three-year-old Kaijah Lamon McCoy, a Black female, was shot and killed in what would become a homicide investigation that drew…

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Dorian Bennett

Female, age 36 · Tucker, Georgia

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of May 3, 2023, 36-year-old Dorian Bennett, a female resident of the Atlanta area and a mother of four, was discovered in her vehicle on the side of Interstate 285 at the Lavista Road exit in Tucker, Georgia. Responding to reports of a…

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Malcolm Mason

Male, age 32 · Mansfield, Ohio

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 3, 2023, 32-year-old Malcolm Devonte Mason was fatally shot in the parking lot of Harwood Apartments on Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio. The incident occurred around 10 p.m., marking the fifth homicide in Mansfield that year. As of now, no arrests…

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Royce Brent MacKinley “448

age 28 · Akron, Ohio

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

Royce Brent MacKinley, also known as "448 Rolls," was a 28-year-old resident of Akron, Ohio, who tragically lost his life to gun violence on May 3, 2023. The incident occurred in the city, and reports indicate that MacKinley was shot in an event that has been…

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Dyrell Tony Minor

Male, age 29 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the afternoon of May 3, 2023, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Milwaukee neighborhood, leaving a young man's life cut tragically short. Dyrell Tony Minor, a 29-year-old Black/African American male, was fatally shot near the intersection of North…

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Roger Neal

Male, age 56 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In May of 2023, a fire broke out in a three-story garden apartment building in the 6100 block of 42nd Avenue in Hyattsville. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3rd, to extinguish a blaze that had started in the…

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Demario Spears Jr.

Male, age 14 · Muskegon, Michigan

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late morning of May 3, 2023, the life of 14-year-old Demario Spears Jr., a Black male from Muskegon, Michigan, was tragically cut short. The young teen was shot and killed on Jiroch Street, just a short distance from Muskegon High School. Initial…

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De’Andre X. Tommie

Male, age 18 · Wadmalaw-island, South Carolina

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 3, 2023, the quiet of Wadmalaw Island was shattered by the sound of gunfire, a series of events that would culminate in the tragic death of 18-year-old De’Andre X. Tommie. A senior at St. John's High School and a varsity…

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Tyjevious Kamaruri Nasir Jones

Male, age 16 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, the life of a Greenville, South Carolina teenager was tragically cut short. Tyjevious Kamaruri Nasir Jones, a 16-year-old Black male affectionately known as 'Big Red,' was found deceased at his home on Dime Street on the evening of May…

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Ckristofer Tyler

Male, age 32 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 3, 2023, a violent altercation at a gas station in Richmond, Virginia, tragically cut short the life of 32-year-old Ckristofer Tyler of Chesterfield. The dispute escalated to gunfire, and Tyler was shot. Following the…

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Jayden Jarvis

Male, age 20 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 3, 2023, a report of gunshots in the 200 block of 4th Street brought Newark police to the North Ward. Upon arrival, they were unable to locate a specific crime scene, but soon learned of a motor vehicle accident nearby at the…

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Zahmire Lopez

Male, age 8 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 3, 2023, the life of 8-year-old Zahmire Lopez, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a burst of violence within his Newark, New Jersey home. A vibrant and energetic child known for his love of sports, music, and dance, Zahmire was…

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Jason Palmer

Male, age 37 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 3, 2023, the life of 37-year-old Jason Palmer was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in St. Louis, Missouri. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the 3100 block of Thomas Street, situated in the Jeff-Vander-Lou…

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Jimmie E. Johnson III

Male, age 42 · Springfield, Missouri

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

The early morning hours of May 3, 2023, were disrupted by violence in a residential neighborhood of Springfield, Missouri. At approximately 1:54 a.m., officers from the Springfield Police Department were dispatched to the 2304 block of North National Avenue…

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La’Tatia Stewart

Female, age 56 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

La’Tatia Stewart, a 56-year-old female resident of Cahokia Heights, was tragically killed on the evening of Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in a downtown St. Louis parking garage. Stewart, an employee at the Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel, was walking to her car in…

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Miguel Alexander Johnson

Male, age 29 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, a dispute on May 3, 2023, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 29-year-old Miguel Alexander Johnson. The incident began inside an apartment in the 4400 block of Forest Park Parkway, where Johnson was…

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James Cundiff III

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late afternoon of May 3, 2023, a trip to Philadelphia turned tragic for 23-year-old James Cundiff III, a White/Caucasian male from New Bedford, Massachusetts. At approximately 4:55 p.m., while seated in a car in the rear parking lot of a shopping…

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Jeremiah Shields

Male, age 23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 1, 2023, at approximately 11:34 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to a report of a person with a gun on the 1500 block of West Tioga Street in the city's Tioga section. Upon arrival, they discovered 23-year-old Jeremiah Shields lying on the…

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Travis Lamont Brown

Male, age 35 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the spring of 2023, the life of 35-year-old Travis Lamont Brown was cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. On the afternoon of May 3rd, police responded to a call about an unresponsive man on the sidewalk of the Broadway bridge, situated between West Depot…

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Mario Castillo

Male, age 53 · Falfurrias, Texas

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 3, 2023, Mario "Alacran" Castillo, aged 53, was fatally shot in Falfurrias, Texas. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on South Terrell Street, where an argument between two groups escalated into a deadly shootout. Eyewitness Mary Ann Williams reported…

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Xavion Jones

Male, age 31 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 3, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 3, 2023, 31-year-old Xavion Jones was fatally shot in Dallas, Texas. The incident occurred on Merrifield Avenue, where Dallas Police responded to reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers found Jones suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite…

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Timeki Myers

Female, age 43 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed May 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a domestic violence incident in Tucson, Arizona, tragically cut short the life of 43-year-old Timeki Regina Myers, a Black/African American woman. On the afternoon of May 3, 2022, law enforcement responded to a 9-1-1 call from a…

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Tykendrick Bradford

Male, age 16 · Hope, Arkansas

Killed May 3, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of May 3, 2022, the life of 16-year-old Tykendrick Bradford was tragically cut short in Hope, Arkansas. The male teenager was standing in front of a residence on the 600 block of South Walnut Street when he was struck by gunfire. Around…

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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.