Death by Force

Alexia Rael

Female, age 17 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a day meant for celebration, Mother's Day of 2022 turned into a scene of immense tragedy in an Albuquerque, New Mexico, parking lot. In the middle of the day, on May 8, 2022, 17-year-old Alexia Rael and her 16-year-old cousin, Mario Salgado-Rosales, were…

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Mario Salgado-Rosales

Male, age 16 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic Mother's Day, May 8, 2022, a 16-year-old male named Mario Salgado-Rosales was fatally shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The violence unfolded in the parking lot of a Party City located at 10224 Coors Blvd Bypass. When police officers arrived at the…

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Raymond Sedillo

Male, age 25 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late hours of May 8, 2022, a violent encounter in an Albuquerque, New Mexico convenience store parking lot tragically cut short the life of 25-year-old Raymond Sedillo. Reports from that evening describe a chaotic scene where multiple individuals were…

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James Wagner

Male, age 59 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Las Vegas, the life of James Wagner, a 59-year-old Black/African American male, was cut short by an act of violence. On May 8, 2022, police responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment on the 200 block of Maryland Parkway, near…

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Anthony Skelley

Male, age 17 · South Saint Paul, Minnesota

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a spring evening in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, the life of a Caucasian male named Anthony Skelley, aged 17, was tragically cut short. On May 8, 2022, a night that happened to be Mother's Day, shots rang out on the 1700 block of Conver Avenue. Responding…

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John Lee Colbert

Male, age 70 · Byron, Minnesota

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2022, John Lee Colbert, a 70-year-old White/Caucasian male, was fatally shot at his home in Byron, Minnesota. The incident began when a suspicious vehicle pulled into the driveway of the Colbert residence. Colbert's son went to…

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Eddie Jackson

Male, age 28 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In Louisville, Kentucky, a 28-year-old Black male named Eddie Jackson was killed on May 8, 2022. His death was the result of gun violence, and the incident was classified as a homicide. The shooting occurred at the intersection of South 26th Street and West…

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Reginald Taylor Sr.

Male, age 56 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of May 8, 2022, Reginald Taylor Sr., a 56-year-old Black male, was with a friend in Tacoma, Washington, looking for an after-hours club to continue their evening. Shortly after 2:00 a.m., they arrived at the Diplomatz Motorcycle Club…

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Phoenix Castanon

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Phoenix Castanon, a 19-year-old Navy sailor from Arizona, was tragically shot and killed on May 8, 2022, in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Castanon was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Illinois and was nearing the end of his…

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Ernest Walters

Male, age 21 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the spring of 2022, a life was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi, leaving a family to mourn and a community to grapple with the persistent issue of gun violence. Ernest Walters, a 21-year-old Black man, was on Lindbergh Drive on the evening of…

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Bishop Taverner

Male, age 22 · Clarkston, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2022, the quiet of the Independence Square Apartments in Clarkston, Michigan, was shattered by the sound of gunshots. Responding to a 911 call, deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office entered an apartment on…

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Ray Muscat

Female, age 26 · Clarkston, Michigan

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Clarkston, Michigan, a tragic and violent event unfolded within the walls of the Independence Square Apartments. On May 8, 2022, authorities responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots and discovered the bodies of two…

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Letrell Maxie

Male, age 37 · Farmville, Virginia

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the late spring of 2022, a violent encounter in Farmville, Virginia, led to the untimely death of 37-year-old Letrell Dexter Maxie. On May 8, 2022, Maxie was the victim of a shooting in the Virginia town. He succumbed to his injuries five days later, on…

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Michael Arthur

Male, age 18 · Gainesville, Virginia

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Mother's Day, May 8, 2022, a life full of promise was tragically cut short in Gainesville, Virginia. Michael Arthur, an 18-year-old Black male from Dumfries, was shot and killed following an altercation in the parking lot of the…

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Nasombia Jamar Richardson

Male, age 48 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on a Sunday evening in Newport News, Virginia, a father's life was cut short, allegedly at the hands of his own son. The incident, which unfolded on May 8, 2022, on 73rd Street, was the result of a domestic dispute that escalated to…

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Damon Hawkins

Male, age 47 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On May 8, 2022, a Mother's Day celebration turned tragic in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Damon Hawkins, a 47-year-old male, was attending a gathering at the Minerva Place Apartment complex located in the 1300 block of Montclair…

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Demetrius Ware

Male, age 37 · Columbia, Missouri

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a tragic Mother's Day in Columbia, Missouri, the life of 37-year-old Demetrius Ware was cut short. On the evening of May 8, 2022, in the 800 block of Grand Avenue, Ware was fatally shot in the head. Both Ware and the man later accused of his murder, Isaac…

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Edward Wilkins

Male, age 20 · Middletown, New York

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the evening of May 8, 2022, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in a busy parking lot in Middletown, New York, culminating in the death of 20-year-old Edward Wilkins. The young man, a White male, was fatally shot in what investigators later…

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Jan Perez

Male, age 46 · Rochester, New York

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jan Perez was a 46-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Rochester, New York, whose Mother’s Day ended in violence on May 8, 2022. In the early afternoon, police were sent to North Plymouth Avenue after a rush of 911 calls reported a man down and shot. When…

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Chiquita Walton

Female, age 37 · Gardena, California

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Chiquita Walton, a 37-year-old woman from Lancaster, California, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2022, in Gardena, California. The incident occurred at the Redondo Beach Motel located on W. Redondo Beach Boulevard. Gardena Police Department officers…

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Erik Fernando Villarreal

Male, age 2 · Baker, California

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Erik Fernando Villarreal Jr., a two-year-old boy from Las Vegas, Nevada, tragically passed away on May 8, 2022, in Baker, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply distressing, as it was determined to be a murder-suicide involving his…

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Larry Koonce Jr

Male, age 37 · Palm-beach-gardens, Florida

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Larry Koonce Jr., a 37-year-old man, was killed in a shooting on May 8, 2022, in Riviera Beach, Florida. At about 4:15 p.m., Riviera Beach police were dispatched to a residence at 3603 Wedgewood Plaza Drive. Officers found Koonce inside the home, and…

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Shanderika Kelly

Female, age 22 · Quincy, Florida

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Shanderika Kelly, a 22-year-old resident of Quincy, Florida, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2022. The incident occurred in the early hours of Mother's Day, when Quincy Police Department officers responded to a call about a person in imminent danger at…

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Vernita Johnson

Female, age 57 · Savannah, Georgia

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

On the morning of Mother's Day, May 8, 2022, a domestic dispute at a residence in Savannah, Georgia, ended in tragedy. Police responded to a call at approximately 10:35 a.m. at a home in the 900 block of East 33rd Street, which belonged to the victim's…

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Charles Mondane

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Charles Mondane, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on May 8, 2022, in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. while Charles was standing on the sidewalk in the…

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Eduardo Gabriel Leyva

Male, age 18 · Cicero, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Eduardo Gabriel Leyva, an 18-year-old male from Cicero, Illinois, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2022. Eduardo, who was of Hispanic descent, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds when police responded to a report of shots fired in the 4800…

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Jayarion Huddleston

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jayarion Huddleston, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on May 8, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Near West Side neighborhood, specifically in the 2100 block of West Maypole Avenue. According to reports…

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Marquita Davis

Female, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Marquita Davis, a 27-year-old African American woman from Chicago, IL, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2022. The incident occurred in the early hours of Mother's Day, around 5 a.m., in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Marquita was…

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Robert Triplett

Male, age 18 · Matteson, Illinois

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Robert Triplett, an 18-year-old African American male from Chicago Heights, was tragically killed on May 4, 2022, in a shooting incident at the Exotic Smoke Shop in Matteson, Illinois. The incident occurred late at night, and Triplett, along with another…

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Michael Gene Thornton III

Male, age 23 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Alexandria, Louisiana, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace, leaving a young man dead and another individual wounded. Michael Gene Thornton III, a 23-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in the…

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Maurice Paige Jr

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Maurice Paige Jr., a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed in South Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 8, 2022. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Deep Rock Circle, where firefighters and medics responded to an assault…

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Sarah Hankerson

Female, age 72 · Rocky-mount, North Carolina

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Sarah Hankerson, a 72-year-old African American woman, tragically passed away on May 8, 2022, in Rocky Mount, NC. Her death was the result of an unintentional shooting incident. On that fateful day, the Rocky Mount Police Department responded to a shooting…

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Ansar Calloway

Male, age 36 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Ansar Calloway Jr., a 36-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically passed away on May 8, 2022. His death was the result of a shooting incident that occurred in the area of E 98th Street and Benham Avenue. Following the…

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Shauna Cameron

Female, age 31 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Shauna Nichelle Cameron, a 31-year-old woman from Dayton, Ohio, tragically lost her life on May 8, 2022. Shauna was a beloved daughter, sister, and friend who was known for her sweet and loving nature. She was deeply loved by her family and friends, and she…

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Stanley Calhoun

Male, age 25 · Canton, Ohio

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Stanley Calhoun, a 25-year-old male from Canton, Ohio, tragically died on May 8, 2022, after being shot in the chest at the Victory Square Apartments. He was found in the entrance foyer area of the apartment complex and was later pronounced dead at Cleveland…

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Keva Partee

Female, age 43 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In Memphis, Tennessee, the tragic death of a 43-year-old Black female, Keva Partee, a gospel rapper and nurse, unfolded in the early morning hours of May 8th, a day that should have been spent celebrating Mother's Day. Shortly after two in the morning…

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Preston Jass

Male, age 29 · Madison, Tennessee

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 8, 2022, the life of 29-year-old Preston Paul Jass was tragically cut short in the parking lot of the 18 Thirty Apartments on Spring Branch Drive in Madison, Tennessee. Jass was discovered just after 3 a.m., having…

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Travelis Trent Hall

Male, age 56 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Travelis Trent Hall, 56, a Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, died on May 8, 2022. In the way sudden deaths often do, the date lands like a hard stop in the middle of an ordinary calendar: a Sunday in early May, with spring fully on the city and another week…

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Chris Doerue

Male, age 25 · Amarillo, Texas

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Chris Doerue, a 25-year-old male of African ethnicity, tragically died on May 8, 2022, in Amarillo, Texas. The incident occurred during a family gathering to celebrate the pregnancy of Chris' brother, Alpha. The celebration took place at a home in the 1400…

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Eric Montez

Male, age 25 · Dallas, Texas

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Eric Montez, a 25-year-old male, was fatally injured in a robbery and shooting incident at an apartment complex in Dallas, Texas, on May 9, 2022. The incident occurred around midnight in the 2700 block of Jefferson Boulevard, just east of Loop 12. According…

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Fabian Rocha

Male, age 41 · Dale, Texas

Killed May 8, 2022 · 4 years ago

Fabian Rocha, a 41-year-old man from Dale, Texas, tragically lost his life on May 8, 2022. Rocha, who was a single father raising four children, was shot in the early hours of the morning at his residence on Forister Ranch Drive. He was found unconscious with…

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Chesrick Martin

Male, age 39 · Little Rock, Arkansas

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early evening hours of May 9, 2020, events unfolded in Little Rock, Arkansas, that tragically cut short the life of 39-year-old Chesrick Martin, a Black male. Police were initially dispatched to the 3200 block of Ludwig Street around 7 p.m. following a…

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Larry Eddie Gomez

Male, age 67 · Commerce City, Colorado

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2020, a neighbor discovered the body of 67-year-old Larry 'Eddie' Gomez inside his Commerce City, Colorado, home. The discovery, made around 5:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of Garden Lane, prompted a call to authorities. When…

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Eddie Crist

Male, age 28 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

On a spring morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 28-year-old Eddie Crist was cut short by gunfire. On Friday, May 8, 2020, at approximately 8:05 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 4000 block of South Capitol Terrace, Southwest. Upon…

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Nelvin Lenard Tucker

Male, age 51 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of May 8, 2020, the life of Nelvin Lenard Tucker, a 51-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in Tacoma, Washington. The events that led to his death began to unfold inside his apartment at the Scenic Pines…

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Stephen Poree

Male, age 32 · Seattle, Washington

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

Stephen Poree was a 32-year-old Black / African American man from the Seattle area whose life ended violently on the night of May 8, 2020. Friends and family would later describe someone who worked hard, joked easily, and moved through life with the quiet…

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Antoine Pendleton

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early morning hours of May 8, 2020, the life of Antoine Pendleton, a 31-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The incident unfolded near the intersection of 48th and Center streets. Around 1:40 a.m., the…

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Michael Kinney

Male, age 64 · Bayfield, Wisconsin

Killed May 8, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the small community of Bayfield, Wisconsin, a long-simmering animosity between two neighbors tragically erupted into fatal violence on the evening of May 8, 2020. Michael Kinney, a 64-year-old Caucasian male, was shot and killed, bringing a shocking end to…

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