Death by Force

Laura Hollenshead

Female, age 39 · Needmore, Pennsylvania

Killed May 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Laura Hollenshead, a 39-year-old woman from Needmore, PA, tragically lost her life on May 5, 2015. She was fatally shot at her family home on Great Cove Road in Belfast Township, Fulton County, by her husband, Anthony L. Hollenshead. The incident also claimed…

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Emily Rose Nevarez

Female, age 14 · El-paso, Texas

Killed May 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Emily Rose Nevarez, a 14-year-old girl from El Paso, Texas, tragically lost her life on May 5, 2015. Emily, who was a student at Eastwood Middle School, was the victim of a murder-suicide carried out by her father, Ramon Nevarez. The incident occurred early…

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Lazarus Davis

Male, age 36 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lazarus Dennis Davis, a 36-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on May 5, 2015, in Houston, Texas. He was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting incident at an apartment complex located at 9550 North Wayside. The Houston…

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Silvester Reyes

Male, age 28 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 5, 2015 · 11 years ago

Silvester Reyes, a 28-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. Reyes was found shot multiple times inside his truck in the 100 block of Holly Street. According to police reports, Reyes had gone to…

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Marquise Riley

Male, age 30 · Miami, Florida

Found May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Marquise Riley, a 30-year-old resident of Miami, Florida, was killed on May 5, 2014, in a violent incident that left investigators searching for leads. The Miami Police Department responded to reports of gunfire and arrived at the scene to find Riley…

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Andre Edwards

Male, age 39 · Buffalo, New York

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In 2012, the life of Andre Edwards, a 41-year-old man from Buffalo, New York, was irrevocably altered by an act of gun violence. This tragic event left him paralyzed from the waist down. Despite this profound challenge, he continued to find joy in life…

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Devin Bullock

Male, age 19 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Devin Bullock, a 19-year-old Black/African American male from Philadelphia, was walking in the Brewerytown area on April 23, 2014, when gunfire broke out near the 2500 block of West Thompson Street. Police were called around 5:07 p.m. and found him suffering…

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Leslie Vasquez

Male, age 39 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of May 5, 2014, Leslie Vasquez, a 39-year-old Hispanic male, was walking east on Park Street in his Hartford, Connecticut neighborhood. Having recently served time for a narcotics violation, Vasquez was a long-standing member of the Los Solidos…

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Todd Stevens

Male, age 46 · New Brighton, Minnesota

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Todd Stevens, 46, a white man from New Brighton, Minnesota, was killed on the evening of May 5, 2014, when a long-running feud with the neighbors across the street finally spilled out into the open air. The argument that night started outside the homes on…

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Jose Rivera

Male, age 32 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jose A. Rivera, a 32-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on the evening of May 5, 2014, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident unfolded near the intersection of South 32nd Street and West National Avenue, where Rivera was a passenger in a friend's…

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Amera Hanan Bell

Female, age 35 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a spring day in Newark, New Jersey, the life of 35-year-old mother Amera Hanan Bell was tragically cut short. On May 5, 2014, outside her apartment building in the Bradley Court complex, she was shot multiple times. The initial attack left her paralyzed…

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Muhammad Haroon Baig

Male, age 29 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the spring of 2014, the life of a young family was irrevocably shattered in a violent act that stunned the Richmond, Virginia community. Muhammad Haroon Baig, a 29-year-old man, was working as a manager at Victoria Jewelers on East Broad Street. On the…

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Jessie Slater

Male, age 30 · Bishopville, South Carolina

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday evening in May 2014, a dispute simmering with animosity boiled over, leaving a Bishopville, South Carolina man dead. Jessie Slater III, a 30-year-old Black man, was discovered on a walking path in the Manville area, the victim of…

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Jerald Calhoun

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jerald Calhoun, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 5, 2014, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. when Calhoun and a 35-year-old man were traveling southbound on Morgan Street…

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William Bailey

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

William Bailey, a 41-year-old African American male, was found dead on May 5, 2014, in Chicago, IL. His death was the result of a fatal gunshot wound, which authorities quickly determined to be a homicide. The incident occurred in the early hours of the…

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Miquial Jackson

Male, age 14 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the heart of New Orleans, a dispute over a bicycle tragically escalated, leading to the death of 14-year-old Miquial Jackson, a male, and forever altering the lives of those involved. The incident unfolded near the intersection of Brainard and Josephine…

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Melissa Rockwell Preston

Female, age 43 · Morrisville, North Carolina

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Melissa Eileen Rockwell Preston, a 43-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically passed away on May 5, 2014, in Morrisville, North Carolina. Born on January 19, 1971, in Yakima, Washington, she was the daughter of John Roger Mills and Patricia Darlene Gliddon…

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Brandy Daniels

Female, age 25 · Nashport, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brandy Jean Hindel-Daniels, a 25-year-old woman from Nashport, Ohio, tragically lost her life on May 5, 2014. Born on August 9, 1988, in Zanesville, Ohio, Brandy was a graduate of Tri-Valley High School and worked in the customer service department at Kohl's…

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Natasha Stover

Female, age 22 · Navarre, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Natasha G. Stover, a 22-year-old woman from Navarre, Ohio, tragically passed away on May 5, 2014, following a shooting accident. Natasha was known for her vibrant personality and her love for life. She was an energetic individual who enjoyed working with…

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Roderick Davis

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roderick Davis, a 26-year-old African American male from Columbus, OH, tragically died on May 5, 2014. Davis was shot in the backyard of a house on Pannell Avenue, where he had gone to confront someone about drug activity that his children were being exposed…

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Nikhat Kamdar

Female, age 37 · Sugar-land, Texas

Killed May 5, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nikhat Kamdar, a 37-year-old woman from Sugar Land, Texas, was tragically killed on May 5, 2014, in what authorities have determined to be a murder-suicide. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at the Kamdar family residence located in the…

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Olajuwon Clayborn

Male, age 17 · Oakland, California

Found May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 5, 2013, 17-year-old Olajuwon Clayborn was fatally shot in front of his home on Dowling Street in East Oakland, California. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m., and another male was also injured but survived. Clayborn was a senior at Castlemont High…

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Frederick Booker

Male, age 29 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of 29-year-old Frederick Ezekiel Booker was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. On the evening of Sunday, May 5, 2013, at approximately 6:41 p.m., he was discovered inside a vehicle in the 4100 block of 20th Street NE…

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Alvin Allen

Male, age 21 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of a spring day in Washington, D.C., violence shattered the predawn quiet. On Sunday, May 5, 2013, at approximately 2:50 a.m., gunfire erupted in the 3400 block of Stanton Road in Southeast D.C. When police arrived at the scene…

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Loretta Dyer

Female · Gainesville, Florida

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

On May 5, 2013, Loretta Dyer, a Caucasian female, was found murdered inside her home in Gainesville, Florida. The discovery was made by authorities responding to an emergency call. Despite the investigation, Loretta's homicide remains unsolved. The police…

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Terrance Parker

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of 33-year-old Terrance Parker, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in a burst of violence on a Baltimore street. On the evening of May 5th, on the 2900 block of East Monument Street, a triple shooting…

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Nicolas Garrido-Antunez

Male, age 25 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

Nicolas Garrido-Antunez, a 25-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, was found dead on May 5, 2013, as a result of gun violence. Officers responded to a call in the early morning hours and discovered his body with apparent gunshot wounds. Despite efforts by law…

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Charlie Woodbury

Male, age 27 · Hampton, Virginia

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of May 5, 2013, a dispute outside of a Hampton, Virginia restaurant tragically escalated, ending the life of 27-year-old Charlie Moses Woodbury. The Black male was involved in a verbal altercation with several people in front of Jack's…

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Tre Buggs

Male, age 19 · Gary, Indiana

Killed May 5, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the spring of 2013, the life of a young man from Gary, Indiana, was cut short, leaving a family to mourn and a community to wonder. Tre Buggs, a 19-year-old Black male, passed away on May 5, 2013. A former student of Roosevelt High School, he was…

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Lamar Patton

Male, age 26 · Oakland, California

Found May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On May 5, 2012, 26-year-old Lamar Patton was fatally shot in Oakland, California. The incident took place in an area of Oakland known for its high level of gun violence, part of what local authorities refer to as the "100 blocks"—an area where a significant…

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Adan Perez

Male, age 48 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 6, 2012, the festive atmosphere of the Kentucky Derby was pierced by a grim discovery. The body of 48-year-old Adan Fabian Perez, a male native of Guatemala, was found in a barn at the iconic Churchill Downs racetrack in…

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Danjae Parker

Male, age 23 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

A weekend of violence in Baton Rouge culminated in the death of 23-year-old Danjae Parker in May of 2012. Parker was seated in a vehicle when he was tragically shot in the head. Alongside him, the driver of the car also sustained a gunshot wound to the upper…

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Dejuan Mcclendon

Male, age 20 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In Detroit, the memory of what happened to Dejuan McClendon on Whittier Avenue remains a painful and unresolved chapter for his family. His life was cut short in an act of violence that continues to baffle investigators and grieve those who knew him. The…

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Jahmel Luster

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jahmel Luster, 30, a Black man, was killed in a predawn burst of gunfire on May 5, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri, after what police described as a car following him and his companions through the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood. Just after 1 a.m., Luster and two…

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Breiana Ray

Female, age 22 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

In a tragic event on May 5, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri, 22-year-old Breiana Ray was killed in her apartment. Her ex-boyfriend, Eric Lawson, fatally shot both Breiana and her 50-year-old mother, Gwendolyn Ray, in the head. Following the shootings, Lawson set…

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Gwendolyn Ray

Female, age 50 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of May 5, 2012, in St. Louis, Missouri, Gwendolyn Ray, a 50-year-old female, was tragically killed in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the lives of her daughter and infant grandson. The devastating incident unfolded at the apartment…

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Nick Munoz Alfaro

Male, age 54 · San Diego, California

Found May 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

Nick Muñoz Alfaro, aged 54, was tragically killed in San Diego, California, on May 5, 2010. His death was part of a troubling wave of violent incidents in the city, which saw various cases of homicide throughout the decade. San Diego's homicide rates…

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Steven Smith

Male, age 47 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in New Orleans, the life of Steven R. Smith, a 47-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On May 5, 2010, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Smith was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred in the…

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Larry Carter

Male, age 33 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed May 5, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the city of Chester, Pennsylvania, a community grappling with a series of unsolved homicides was further shaken by the violent death of Larry Douglas Carter. On May 5, 2010, the 33-year-old African American man's life was cut short by a burst of gunfire on…

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Anthony Hopkins

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Anthony Hopkins, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot on May 5, 2009, in Chicago. His death occurred during a time when Chicago was struggling with increasing gun violence across several neighborhoods. The incident contributed to the city's escalating…

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Anthony Egger

Male, age 48 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Waverly in Baltimore, 48-year-old Anthony Egger was known as a man deeply involved in his church, often teaching religious classes. A native of the area, he had spent some years in New Jersey working in the seafood business with…

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Karen Brumfield

Female, age 47 · San Antonio, Texas

Found May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

Karen Brumfield, aged 47, was found dead in her San Antonio apartment on May 5, 2009. Her body was discovered at the Victoria Plaza Apartments, prompting an investigation into the circumstances of her death. This case gained further attention when, within a…

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Barbara Hill

Female, age 46 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

On May 5, 2009, 46-year-old Barbara Allen Hill, a female resident of Birmingham, Alabama, was found deceased in her home on the 400 block of West Smithfield Terrace. She had sustained fatal gunshot wounds in an incident that was reported as a domestic…

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Brice Romen Hardy

Male, age 3 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

A quiet Shreveport, Louisiana community was shattered in early May of 2009 by a heart-wrenching family tragedy. On Tuesday, May 5th, three-year-old Brice Romen Hardy was found dead alongside his mother, 33-year-old Grace Jolyne Hardy. The young boy, born on…

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Grace Jolyne Livingston Hardy

Female, age 33 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2009 · 17 years ago

In a Shreveport, Louisiana home, a story of a family's final moments unfolded in the quiet of a May morning. Grace Jolyne Livingston Hardy, a 33-year-old woman, along with her 3-year-old son, Brice Romen Hardy, were found deceased in what authorities would…

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Jr. Williamson

Male, age 29 · Long Beach, California

Found May 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

On May 5, 2008, Jr. Williamson, age 29, was fatally shot in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred late at night in a neighborhood known for experiencing high levels of gang-related violence during that period. Williamson was found with multiple…

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Giovanni Santana

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found May 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Gerald Glover, aged 23, was fatally shot on May 5, 2008, in Chicago. The incident took place in the North Lawndale neighborhood, a community often dealing with elevated levels of violent crime. Glover was found with multiple gunshot wounds, and despite…

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Raymond J Jackson

Male, age 17 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed May 5, 2008 · 18 years ago

Raymond Jerome Jackson, a 17-year-old Black male from Indianapolis, Indiana, died on Sunday, May 4, 2008. In the days that followed, his name appeared in a brief public death notice that fixed the date in time and pointed people toward a place where goodbyes…

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