Deaths by Force on May 7

Deaths by Force (451)

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Lewis Benajah Allyn

Male, age 65 · Westfield, Massachusetts

Killed May 7, 1940 · 86 years ago

In the quiet town of Westfield, Massachusetts, the evening of May 7, 1940, brought with it a mystery that would linger for decades. Lewis Benajah Allyn, a 65-year-old White male and a respected professor of chemistry, was in his home at 69 Western Avenue.…

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Alonzo Walter Lon Holden

Male · Comanche, Oklahoma

Killed May 7, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, May 7, 1909, a dedicated White male lawman named Alonzo Walter "Lon" Holden tragically lost his life. Holden, a Deputy U.S. Marshal, was part of a large posse that had gathered in a concerted effort to uphold the law. The…

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Gerald Creaghe

Male, age 24 · Apache, Arizona

Killed May 7, 1880 · 146 years ago

In the vast and rugged landscape of the Arizona Territory, a young lawman by the name of Gerald 'Paddy' Creaghe met a violent and untimely end in the spring of 1880. At the age of 24, Creaghe served as a Deputy Sheriff for Apache County. In early May of that…

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Robert Dustin Burleson

Male, age 43 · Sumter, South Carolina

Killed May 7, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of May 7, 2025, a concerned individual alerted the Sumter County Dispatch to an unresponsive man at a residence on Dink Street. Responding sheriff's deputies and Emergency Medical Services arrived at the home to a grim discovery. Inside…

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Anh Tu Vo

Male, age 37 · San-jose, California

Killed May 7, 2020 · 6 years ago

Anh Tu Vo, a 37-year-old resident of San Jose, California, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2020. The incident occurred at a residence on Santa Susana Way, where paramedics found Vo suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite their efforts, he was…

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Margaret Peggy Clarke

Female, age 75 · Newport, New Hampshire

Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

On a spring afternoon in Newport, New Hampshire, the quiet of a Maple Street home was shattered by a 911 call reporting a shooting. Responding officers arrived at the residence on May 7, 2019, to a tragic scene. Inside, they discovered the body of 75-year-old…

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Michael Morris

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 7, 2019 · 7 years ago

Michael Morris, a 28-year-old male, was tragically lost to gun violence on May 7, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. His death is commemorated on the National Gun Violence Memorial website, which notes that he was lost to gun violence on that date in Chicago. As of…

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Milledge H. Hall

Male, age 63 · Johnston, South Carolina

Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet town of Johnston, South Carolina, the life of 63-year-old Milledge H. Hall was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that unfolded on the evening of May 7, 2018. Hall, a male resident of Johnston, was at the local Pool Room when an…

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Levare Deleon Saylor

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 7, 2018 · 8 years ago

Levare Deleon Saylor was 38 years old when he died on Monday, May 7, 2018, in Vermont Vista, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 10710 Figueroa St. His death was ruled a…

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Samuel Grady

Male, age 61 · Denver, Colorado

Killed May 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the spring of 2015, a quiet Denver neighborhood was shaken by the discovery of a beloved member of the community, Samuel Grady, who was found deceased in his residence. A 61-year-old male, Grady had been living in a carriage house on the property of a…

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Nephi Arrequin

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California

Killed May 7, 2015 · 11 years ago

Nephi Arrequin, a 21-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on May 7, 2015, in Cerritos, Los Angeles County. The incident occurred when Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were investigating reports of a suspicious couple knocking on doors in the…

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Samuel Cheadle

Male, age 20 · Oxon-hill, Maryland

Killed May 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in May 2014, the life of a young man from Washington D.C. was tragically cut short in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Samuel Cheadle, a 20-year-old male, was discovered by Prince George's County patrol officers who were drawn to…

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Steven Martinez

Male, age 51 · Orlando, Florida

Killed May 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Steven Martinez, a 51-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically found dead on May 7, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. The incident occurred at the Grand Pointe Apartments in the Millenia area. Martinez was discovered shot to death inside his apartment, leading to a…

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James Earl Chase Hoover

Male, age 31 · Lebanon, Tennessee

Killed May 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on the evening of May 7, 2014, James Earl Chase Hoover, a 31-year-old man, lost his life in his Lebanon, Tennessee, home. A graduate of Lebanon High School's class of 2002, the former construction worker's life was cut short during…

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Tarvis Briscoe

Male, age 42 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed May 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Tarvis Briscoe, 42, was stabbed to death on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in the 2100 block of Garrison Boulevard in Baltimore. The Baltimore Police Department investigated the killing, and the Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death as a homicide. The…

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Wilson Lenin Abarca-Mejia

Male, age 30 · Roanoke, Virginia

Killed May 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the evening of May 7, 2013, in Roanoke, Virginia, a violent encounter left one man dead and another wounded. Wilson Lenin Abarca-Mejia, a 30-year-old male, was found lying in the road in the 1400 block of Abbott Street Northwest, having been shot in the…

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Jimmy Khounchanh

Male, age 21 · Covina, California

Killed May 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jimmy Khounchanh was 21 years old when he died early on Monday, May 7, 2007, in Covina. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1414 N. Azusa Ave., the address of a movie theater. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Darren Anthony Carter

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California

Killed May 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

Darren Anthony Carter was 41 years old when he died on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, in Northridge, in the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 8757 Canby Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and…

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Mike Gene McMillin

Male, age 42 · Carson, California

Killed May 7, 2002 · 24 years ago

Mike Gene McMillin was 42 years old when he died on Tuesday, May 7, 2002, in the city of Carson. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 823 E. Realty St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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