Death by Force5th anniversary

Cameron Terrell Smith

Male, age 35 · Brighton, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a spring evening in Brighton, Alabama, the life of 35-year-old Cameron Terrell Smith was cut short by gunfire. On May 5, 2021, Smith was fatally shot in an incident that also left a woman injured. Emergency services responded to the scene, but Smith…

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Perry Lee Mixon

Male, age 62 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, Perry Lee Mixon, a 62-year-old man, was fatally shot in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, adding to a year that saw a significant number of homicides in the city. At the time of his death, Mixon's…

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Angel Goldsmith

Female, age 26 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Angel Goldsmith, a 26-year-old Black woman from Montgomery, Alabama, was killed in a shooting on May 5, 2021, in what became another sudden, devastating act of gun violence in the city. That evening, police and fire medics were sent to the 3600 block of…

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Daylen D. McBride

Male, age 14 · Mobile, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 14-year-old Daylen D. McBride, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On the morning of May 5th, the Vigor High School student was found with multiple gunshot wounds near the intersection of West Main Street and Thomas…

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Breauna White

Female, age 30 · Portland, Oregon

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Breauna Yvonne White, a 30-year-old Black/African American woman, was tragically killed on the morning of May 5, 2021, in her North Portland apartment. A mother of two, she was a dedicated TriMet bus operator, known for her kindness and care. On that…

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Will Robinson

Male, age 39 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 5, 2021, a dispute over loud music at a QuikTrip convenience store in Wichita, Kansas, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 39-year-old Will Robinson, a Black / African American male. Robinson, a former Wichita police officer…

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Abdullahi Mohamed Abdullahi

Male, age 24 · Moorhead, Minnesota

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Moorhead, Minnesota, the life of a 24-year-old Black / African American man, Abdullahi Mohamed Abdullahi, was tragically cut short. On May 05, 2021, what began as a routine shift as a taxi driver ended in a fatal…

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Jan Valerie Hogoboom Hyatt

Female, age 37 · Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 5, 2021, the life of Jan Valerie Hogoboom Hyatt, a 37-year-old White female from Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was tragically cut short. Born on June 27, 1983, at Cherry Point Naval Hospital in North Carolina, Jan's early life was shaped by her father's…

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Cormon Amarion Demond Brewer

Male, age 23 · Flint, Michigan

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Cormon Amarion Demond Brewer, a 23-year-old Black male from Flint, Michigan, was a man who cherished his family and was known for his loyalty. He was a father to a daughter, Ariel King, and held a close relationship with his mother, Vionsha Brewer, who was…

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Dennis Tyrone Smith II

Male, age 46 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 5, 2021, the Detroit community was shaken by the loss of Dennis Tyrone Smith, II, a 46-year-old Black/African American male who was fatally shot in the middle of the day. The incident occurred around 12:20 PM outside the Manhattan Chicken and Fish…

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Daelon Locke

Male, age 23 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

A young man's life was cut tragically short in the spring of 2021 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Daelon Christopher Locke, a 23-year-old male, was found dead in his apartment on the 1200 block of St. Mary's Avenue on May 5, 2021. The grim discovery was made by his…

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Elijaah Boston

Male, age 18 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet of a Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Missouri, the promising future of 18-year-old Elijaah Boston was tragically cut short. On May 5, 2021, the male high school senior was walking home from his job at a local Taco Bell, a journey he had made…

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Marc Davis

Male, age 32 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On the evening of May 5, 2021, a violent altercation unfolded at a business establishment in Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in the death of 32-year-old Marc A. Davis II. The incident occurred just before 9:30 p.m. at a Domino’s Pizza located in the 4200…

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LaKisha Davis

Female, age 44 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a 44-year-old woman named LaKisha Davis was in North Charleston, South Carolina, when her life was tragically cut short. On the evening of Wednesday, May 5th, events transpired that led to her untimely death. Ms. Davis was at a hotel in…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Robert Smith

Male, age 40 · Bronx, New York

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, a Bronx community was shaken by the sudden and violent death of a local business owner. Robert Smith, a 40-year-old male, had recently realized his dream of opening his own establishment, the RMM Lounge. Tragically, just two weeks after…

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Robert Dexter Eaton

Male, age 62 · Westmont, California

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Robert Dexter Eaton, a 62-year-old resident of Westmont, California, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Eaton was fatally shot near the intersection of 94th Street and Budlong…

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George Delancy

Male, age 39 · Mims, Florida

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

George Delancy, a 39-year-old African American male from Mims, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2021. The circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of extensive investigation and legal scrutiny. Delancy's death was initially…

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Lance Michael Terrell

Male, age 32 · Macon, Georgia

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In Macon, Georgia, a dispute over rent money at the Magnolia Court Motel on a Wednesday, May 5, 2021, escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 32-year-old Lance Michael Terrell. The incident unfolded at the motel, located at the intersection…

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Derrick Metcalf

Male, age 36 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Derrick A. Metcalf, a 36-year-old Black man, was found shot to death on the morning of May 5, 2021, in the Armour Square neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. A neighbor discovered Mr. Metcalf around 6:05 a.m. in front of a home in the 200 block of West 37th…

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John Wesley-Reese Allen

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Wesley-Reese Allen, a 33-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on May 5, 2021, in a drive-by shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. when Allen and another man were…

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Anthony Francois

Male, age 24 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 5, 2021, a young Black/African American man named Anthony Francois, aged 24, was fatally shot in New Orleans, Louisiana. The incident occurred on Canal Street and stemmed from an altercation at a vape shop. The individual accused of the shooting was…

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Christopher Edward Jones

Male, age 58 · Eunice, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Wednesday evening in Eunice, Louisiana, the lives of two individuals were tragically cut short. Christopher Edward Jones, a 58-year-old Black male, and a 17-year-old named Marshall Weston III, were fatally shot on May 5, 2021. The incident, which left…

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Marshall Weston III

Male, age 17 · Eunice, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet town of Eunice, Louisiana, the spring of 2021 was shattered by a violent act that claimed two lives. On the evening of May 5th, 17-year-old Marshall Weston III, a male, was fatally shot in what was determined to be a double homicide. The second…

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Herbert Earley

Male, age 54 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Herbert Earley III, a 54-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred at approximately 6:26 a.m. when Herbert and another individual were sitting in a silver vehicle at a Sunoco Gas Station located at…

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Quentin Jolly

Male, age 33 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Quentin Jolly, a 33-year-old man from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2021. He was shot and killed in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Police Department responded to a call around 9 p.m. that night and found Jolly…

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Taureen Donald Tinsley

Male, age 37 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Taureen Donald Tinsley, a 37-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on May 12, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on June 22, 1983, in Washington, D.C., and was a resident of Columbus at the time of his death. Tinsley was known…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

James JP Parnell Jr.

Male, age 16 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the spring of 2021, the life of 16-year-old James 'JP' Parnell Jr., a promising male track star from Raleigh Egypt High School in Memphis, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. On May 5th, Parnell was visiting the 14-year-old daughter of 59-year-old John…

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Zavion Daron Tramine Ferguson

Male, age 21 · Athens, Tennessee

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of May 5, 2021, the sound of gunshots shattered the peace in a neighborhood in Athens, Tennessee. When police arrived at the scene on Walthall Street, they discovered a young Black male, 21-year-old Zavion Daron Tramine Ferguson, lying in…

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Gary Smith

Male, age 31 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Gary Smith, a 31-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, was tragically shot and killed on May 5, 2021. He was waiting in his car at the Oak Manor Apartments on the Northeast Side of San Antonio when he was fatally shot in the head. The incident occurred around…

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Rigo Anthony Bautista-Dominguez

Male, age 16 · Austin, Texas

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

Rigo Anthony Bautista-Dominguez, a 16-year-old Hispanic male from Austin, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2021. His death was the result of a gunshot wound to the neck, which was determined to be a homicide. The circumstances surrounding his death…

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Willie James Woods Jr.

Male, age 30 · Houston, Texas

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

On May 5, 2021, Willie James Woods Jr., a 30-year-old man from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot in the parking lot of 925 Greens Road. He was sitting in his vehicle when an unknown suspect opened fire, striking him with multiple gunshot wounds. Despite…

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Brandi Blake

Female, age 44 · Auburn, Washington

Killed May 5, 2021 · 5 years ago

In early May 2021, the family and friends of Brandi Blake, a 44-year-old Caucasian woman from Federal Way, Washington, grew increasingly concerned. Their calls and messages to her went unanswered, a silence that was out of character for the mother who was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Hanif Russ

Male, age 24 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, the life of 24-year-old Hanif Rimmel Russ was tragically cut short in Birmingham, Alabama. On the evening of May 5th, Russ was found in the backyard of a home, having been shot multiple times. The grim discovery was made by a…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darrell Eddie

Male, age 19 · Miami, Florida

Found May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

Darrell Eddie, age 19, was shot and killed on May 5, 2016, in Miami, Florida. His homicide remains unsolved, and his death has been included among Miami's numerous cold cases. According to the Miami Police Department, Darrell was found shot in Miami, with no…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tomas Gonzalez-Canil

Male, age 35 · Houston, Texas

Found May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

On May 5, 2016, Tomas Gonzalez-Canil, aged 35, was shot and killed outside his home in southwest Houston. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Unity Drive, near Windswept Lane, as Gonzalez-Canil returned home with take-out dinner for…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Damon McCain

Male, age 44 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace of a Birmingham, Alabama apartment complex, leaving a family and community to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. On the evening of May 5th, 44-year-old Damon McCain, a male resident of the…

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Christina Pearl Franklin

Female, age 27 · North Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the morning of May 5, 2016, Christina Pearl Franklin, a 27-year-old Caucasian female, arrived at the Kids Campus Learning Center in North Las Vegas, Nevada, to drop off her two young children. Moments later, her ex-boyfriend, 40-year-old Travis Lee…

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Zalayia Jenkins

Female, age 9 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 9-year-old Zalayia Jenkins, a Black / African American girl from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the evening of May 5th, Zalayia was inside her home near 15th and Meinecke when a shootout…

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Derrick Blanton

Male, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

Derrick Blanton, a 27-year-old male, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Detroit, Michigan, on the evening of May 5, 2016. The incident occurred near the intersection of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Glynn Court in the Boston-Edison neighborhood. Blanton…

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Jonathan Vazquez

Male, age 22 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early evening of May 5, 2016, a tragic event unfolded outside the May Funeral Home in Camden, New Jersey, where family and friends had gathered for the viewing of 70-year-old Rosa Serrano. Her 22-year-old grandson, Jonathan Vazquez, a male, was…

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Tyheem Williams

Male, age 32 · Jersey City, New Jersey

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of May 5, 2016, the life of 32-year-old Tyheem Williams, a Black male from Jersey City, New Jersey, was tragically cut short. Williams was the victim of a fatal shooting, a stark act of gun violence that added another name to the city's…

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Chase Harris

Male, age 17 · Chesterfield, Virginia

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the morning of May 5, 2016, in Chesterfield, Virginia, 17-year-old Chase S. Harris, a Black male, was fatally shot in what police described as a drug transaction that escalated into a gunfight. The incident unfolded around 8 a.m. in the 4100 block of…

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Deon Smith Jr.

Male, age 25 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a spring evening in St. Louis, Missouri, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace and left a young man dead. Deon Smith Jr., a 25-year-old male, was fatally wounded on May 5, 2016, during a shootout in St. Louis County. The incident also resulted in a…

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Taquan Foreman

Male, age 29 · Schenectady, New York

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the spring of 2016, a visit to Schenectady, New York, turned fatal for a man from Brooklyn. Taquan Foreman, a 29-year-old male, was shot inside an apartment on Paige Street on the night of May 6th. He was rushed to Ellis Hospital in a private vehicle but…

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Damion Wafford

Male, age 19 · Bakersfield, California

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

Damion Wafford, a 19-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2016, in a shooting incident at Lowell Park. The shooting occurred in broad daylight, around 1:39 p.m., near McKinley Elementary School and Emerson Middle…

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Miles Rose

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

Miles Rose, a 26-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was tragically killed on May 5, 2016. The incident occurred in the 18600 block of Hatteras Street in Tarzana, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Rose was…

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Nicholas Middendorf

Male, age 28 · St-cloud, Florida

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

Nicholas Middendorf, a 28-year-old white male from St. Cloud, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 5, 2016. The incident occurred during a heated argument with his younger brother, Benjamin Middendorf, at their family home. The dispute, which reportedly…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Elton Wayne Madison

Male, age 37 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed May 5, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 5, 2016, a scene of violence shattered the quiet of the Cherokee Park neighborhood in Shreveport, Louisiana, leaving two men dead, including 37-year-old Elton Wayne Madison. An African American male, Madison was inside a…

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