Deaths by Force on May 5

Deaths by Force (497)

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Eric Taylor

Male, age 44 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of May 5, 2023, amidst the vibrant Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Cherokee Street in St. Louis, a burst of gunfire shattered the festive atmosphere, leaving two men dead and two other individuals wounded. One of the men who lost his life was…

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Rayon Caffey

Male, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the midst of the vibrant Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Cherokee Street in St. Louis, a burst of gunfire shattered the festive atmosphere, leaving two men dead and two others wounded. One of the men who lost his life on that Friday evening, May 5, 2023, was…

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Riley Nicole O’Laughlin

Female, age 27 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 5, 2023, the life of 27-year-old Riley Nicole O’Laughlin was tragically cut short in a warehouse in North Kansas City, Missouri. A female who had been actively turning her life around, her death was the culmination of a situation steeped in domestic…

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Donald Ray Williams

Male, age 27 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 5, 2023, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Robeson County Sheriff's deputies responded to a shooting incident at 129 Parnell Road near Lumberton, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 27-year-old Donald Ray Williams of Wagram, North Carolina…

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Elbert Brown Alford

Male, age 36 · Lumberton, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of May 5, 2023, 36-year-old Elbert Brown Alford was found deceased from a gunshot wound on Rice Road in Lumberton, North Carolina. Deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene at approximately 10:37 p.m. following…

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Dominic Sanner

Male, age 16 · Homestead, Pennsylvania

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of May 5, 2023, 16-year-old Dominic Sanner was fatally shot in Homestead, Pennsylvania. At approximately 11:27 p.m., Allegheny County police responded to reports of a shooting in the 100 block of East 17th Street. Upon arrival, officers…

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Malik Ameen Sanders

Male, age 50 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a late spring day in Braddock, Pennsylvania, a community was shaken by the violent death of a local man. Malik Ameen Sanders, a 50-year-old male, was found shot to death on Friday, May 5, 2023. The incident occurred inside his apartment building located on…

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Dustin RJ Miller

Male, age 36 · Taft, California

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 5, 2023, at approximately 5:50 a.m., Taft Police Department officers responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a vacant lot near the intersection of 4th and Ash streets in Taft, California. Upon arrival, they discovered 36-year-old Dustin RJ…

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Garrett Sutton

Male, age 19 · Camarillo, California

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

Garrett Sutton, a 19-year-old resident of Camarillo, California, tragically lost his life on May 6, 2023, following a shooting incident the previous evening. Born on January 1, 2004, Garrett was notably the first baby born in Ventura County that year. He…

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Robert Emilio Simmons Jr.

Male, age 20 · San-diego, California

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of May 5, 2023, 20-year-old Robert Emilio Simmons Jr. was fatally shot at Montgomery-Waller Community Park in San Diego's Otay Mesa West neighborhood. San Diego Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 7 p.m. and…

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Alvaro Rico Sosa

Male, age 73 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 5, 2023, at approximately 7:05 p.m., Dallas Police officers responded to a shooting call in the 10600 block of Coogan Drive. Upon arrival, they discovered 73-year-old Alvaro Sosa with a gunshot wound; he succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The…

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Gavin Tran

Male, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 5, 2023, 19-year-old Gavin Khiem Tran and his friend, 20-year-old Khoi Tran, were fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 8217 Fulton Street in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. According to the Houston…

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Khoi Dang Tran

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 5, 2023 · 3 years ago

On May 5, 2023, 20-year-old Khoi Tran and his friend, 19-year-old Gavin Tran, were fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 8217 Fulton Street in Houston, Texas. The two young men had arranged to purchase shoes from an individual, a…

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Malik Holtzclaw

Male, age 23 · Goodwater, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the late evening of May 5, 2022, the sound of gunfire shattered the peace on Highland Street in Goodwater, Alabama. At approximately 10:57 p.m., the Goodwater Police Department received a call reporting that several shots had been fired. Upon their arrival…

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Raymond Earl Hamilton

Male, age 57 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On May 5, 2022, Raymond Earl Hamilton, a 57-year-old man, was killed in Bessemer, Alabama, after what investigators described as a violent confrontation between a tenant and his landlord along Alliance Road. Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office…

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Ryan Chandler

Male, age 35 · Forrest City, Arkansas

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ryan Chandler, a 35-year-old male pastor, was fatally shot on May 5, 2022, in Forrest City, Arkansas, just one day after his birthday. The incident occurred shortly before noon at Jordan's Kwik Stop on North Washington Street. Law enforcement officers…

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Pete Carlos Robert Ulibarri

Male, age 45 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late evening of May 5, 2022, 45-year-old Pete Carlos Robert Ulibarri, a Hispanic/Latino male, was innocently sitting in his vehicle parked in a driveway in a West Valley City neighborhood. The quiet of the evening was shattered when a car, identified…

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Jesus Tomas Lopez

Male, age 29 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet darkness of a Southeast Albuquerque neighborhood on May 5, 2022, the life of 29-year-old Hispanic male Jesus Tomas Lopez was tragically cut short. That night, officers were dispatched to the vicinity of Buena Ventura and Garcia St. NE following a…

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Matthew Davis

Male, age 31 · Pueblo, Colorado

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet city of Pueblo, Colorado, the life of 31-year-old Matthew Davis was tragically cut short on the evening of Thursday, May 5, 2022. On that day, events unfolded in the 2500 block of Taylor Lane that would end in violence. Davis sustained a fatal…

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Treyvon Green

Male, age 33 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a tragic event unfolded in a Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood, leaving a family and community searching for answers. On the morning of May 5th, the life of 33-year-old Treyvon Green, a Black male, was cut short by violence. First…

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Christopher G. Griffin

Male, age 36 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early evening of May 5, 2022, Christopher G. Griffin, a 36-year-old male, was fatally shot in Newark, New Jersey. The incident occurred around 6:54 p.m. in the 300 block of Mount Prospect Avenue. When Newark police officers arrived at the scene, they…

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Arriell Dixon

Female, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 5, 2022, violence erupted in the Fairground neighborhood of Saint Louis, Missouri, claiming the life of 25-year-old female Arriell Dixon. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Dixon was in the 4200 block of Obear Avenue, north of…

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Eric Verner

Male, age 51 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, a burst of violence cut short the life of Eric Verner. On May 5, 2022, just before 11:30 p.m., police responded to a call regarding a shooting in the 8300 block of East Gregory Boulevard. Upon…

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Javon Washington

Male, age 33 · Bowie, Maryland

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Javon Washington, a 33-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on the night of May 5, 2022, in Bowie, Maryland. The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. as Washington was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Enterprise Road and Annapolis…

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Lee Jordan Butler

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Thursday afternoon in Baltimore, the life of Lee Jordan Butler, a 30-year-old Black male, was cut short by gun violence. On May 5, 2022, in the Southeast Baltimore neighborhood of Highlandtown, Butler was fatally shot. The incident took place around…

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Kamir King

Male, age 34 · Manhattan, New York

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of May 5, 2022, the creative energy within a makeshift recording studio in Midtown Manhattan was shattered by deadly violence. Inside the building at 350 West 37th Street, a dispute escalated, resulting in the tragic death of 34-year-old…

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Gerold Lipeles

Male, age 70 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Gerold Lipeles, a 69-year-old homeless veteran and double amputee, was tragically shot and killed on May 17, 2022, while he was asleep in his wheelchair outside a McDonald's restaurant on West Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles. The incident occurred in…

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Lesly Dayanne Fierro Noriega

Female, age 17 · Santa-rosa, California

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Lesly Dayanne Fierro Noriega, a 17-year-old resident of Santa Rosa, California, tragically lost her life on May 5, 2022, in what authorities have determined to be a murder-suicide. Lesly was found dead alongside her 23-year-old boyfriend, Anthony Guzman, in…

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Matthew Wakeham

Male, age 41 · Sacramento, California

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Matthew Wakeham, a 41-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically passed away on May 5, 2022. His death was a result of a gunshot wound, and his body was discovered on a houseboat off Garden Highway in Sacramento. The initial investigation began…

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Shafi Qasimi

Male, age 25 · Concord, California

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Shafi Qasimi, a 25-year-old man from Concord, California, was found dead on May 8, 2022, in the Oakland Hills. His death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head, and it was later determined that he had been shot on May 5, 2022. Qasimi, who was also a…

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William Castellanos

Male, age 30 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

William Castellanos, a 30-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2022. His death occurred in the early hours of the morning at a gas station located at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Washington Boulevard in…

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Mitchell Chandler

Male, age 59 · Bascom, Florida

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Mitchell Chandler, a 59-year-old resident of Bascom, FL, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2022. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and it was later revealed that his death was the result of a fatal gunshot wound. The community of…

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Bridget Brooks Mack

Female, age 61 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

A simmering dispute that had been brewing for days violently erupted in a quiet Lawrenceville, Georgia, subdivision, leaving 61-year-old Bridget Pearl Brooks-Mack dead from a gunshot wound. The deadly encounter unfolded on May 5, 2022, inside her Harbor Bay…

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Donald Lewis Harrell

Male, age 54 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of May 5, 2022, a dispute in Atlanta, Georgia, escalated to a fatal conclusion, ending the life of 54-year-old Donald Lewis Harrell. The male victim was discovered near the entrance of the Garnett Street MARTA station just before 9:30 p.m.…

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Jeremy Santos

Male, age 36 · Lawrenceville, Georgia

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Thursday evening in Lawrenceville, Georgia, what began as a domestic issue tragically escalated, leading to the death of 36-year-old Jeremy Roshawn Santos. The African American male lost his life on May 5, 2022, during a violent confrontation with his…

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Shenna Williams

Female, age 39 · Albany, Georgia

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late spring of 2022, the life of Shenna Tanea Williams, a 39-year-old African American woman, was tragically cut short in Albany, Georgia. On May 5th, she was discovered in the 1600 block of Camp Lane, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The…

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Jodi Grzeda-Anderson

Female, age 43 · Geneva, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jodi Grzeda-Anderson, a 43-year-old woman from Geneva, Illinois, was found dead on May 5, 2022. Her body was discovered in the backyard of her home on McKinley Avenue. The Kane County Coroner's Office identified the cause of death as a single gunshot wound to…

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Maryanne Mccoy

Female, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Maryanne Mccoy, a 33-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on May 5, 2022, in Chicago, IL. The incident occurred in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, where Maryanne was a passenger in a car traveling along the 7600 block of South Green…

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Melody Joiner

Female, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Melody Joiner, a 42-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on May 5, 2022, in a domestic shooting incident in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, IL. Officers found her with a gunshot wound to her chest at around 9 a.m. in the 4300 block…

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Robert Hale

Male, age 43 · Thebes, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Robert Neil Hale, a 43-year-old white male from Thebes, Illinois, tragically passed away on May 4, 2022. Born on September 3, 1978, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Robert Neil Hale was known for his love of the outdoors, particularly hunting, fishing, and riding…

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Edward Moore

Male, age 48 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

An extensive search of online sources for information regarding the death of a male individual named Edward Moore in New Orleans, Louisiana, did not yield any results matching the specific request for a synopsis detailing a homicide, any subsequent arrests…

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Javonta Crandall

Male, age 20 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Javonta Crandall, a 20-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2022, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Sunset Avenue and May Drive. Javonta was in the passenger…

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Johnnie Lee Rouse

Male, age 57 · Kinston, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Johnnie Lee Rouse, a 57-year-old male from Kinston, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2022. He was one of two victims in a shooting incident that occurred at a residence on the corner of Highland Avenue and Sutton Drive. The other victim was…

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Ruby Cox

Female, age 78 · Kinston, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ruby Louise Coward Cox, a 78-year-old woman from Kinston, North Carolina, passed away on May 5, 2022. Her death was publicly announced by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Ruby was born on September 16, 1943, to McKinley Coward and Mary Ellen Hicks Coward.…

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Tinikia Hodges

Female, age 48 · Conover, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Tinikia Hodges, a 48-year-old African American woman, was found fatally shot in her Conover, North Carolina home on May 5, 2022. Her mother, Diane Bender, discovered her body after Tinikia failed to show up for work. The Conover Police Department responded to…

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Carolyn Williams

Female, age 66 · Maple-heights, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Carolyn Williams, a 66-year-old woman from Maple Heights, Ohio, tragically lost her life on May 5, 2022. She was fatally shot by Darryl Thaxton, a 39-year-old man from Bedford Heights. Thaxton was subsequently charged with aggravated murder in connection with…

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Jerimiah Borders

Male, age 23 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jerimiah Borders, a 23-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically died on May 5, 2022, from a gunshot wound. He was found in Columbia Tusculum, Cincinnati, after police responded to a report of a person shot in the 4300 block of Eastern Avenue. Despite…

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Taylor Johnson

Female, age 21 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2022 · 4 years ago

On May 5, 2022, Taylor Johnson, a 21-year-old woman from Dayton, OH, tragically lost her life after being found shot in a car in Harrison Township. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. when Montgomery County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an…

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