Deaths by Force on October 12

Deaths by Force (488)

Death by Force20th anniversary

Armando Reynada Jr.

Male, age 28 · South Pasadena, California

Killed Oct 12, 2006 · 20 years ago

Armando Reynada Jr. was 28 years old when he died on Thursday, October 12, 2006, in South Pasadena. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 815 Fremont Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a…

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Sergio Torres

Male, age 23 · Paramount, California

Killed Oct 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

Sergio Torres Jr., a 23-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on October 12, 2001, in Paramount, California. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Sergio was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The incident…

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Robert Lee Elgin

Male, age 71 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 12, 2001 · 25 years ago

Robert Lee Elgin was 71 years old when he died on Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, in downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 501 S. Los Angeles St. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed…

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Floyd Jenkins

Male, age 72 · Warren-county, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the autumn of 1991, a quiet rural community in Warren County, Virginia, was shaken by a brutal double murder. On October 12th, 72-year-old Floyd Jenkins and his 69-year-old friend, Lee Hopewell Brinklow, were found slain in their residence. The crime…

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Lee Hopewell Brinklow

Male, age 69 · Warren-county, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 1991 · 35 years ago

On the tragic day of October 12, 1991, in Warren County, Virginia, 69-year-old Lee Hopewell Brinklow was at the residence of his 72-year-old friend, Floyd Jenkins, when their lives were brutally cut short. The two men were the victims of a robbery that…

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Katherine Ann Frank

Female, age 26 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Katherine Ann Frank was a beloved sister, daughter, granddaughter, and friend who had found her calling in law enforcement. At 26 years old, the female deputy was known for being incredibly funny, with a personality that allowed her to get along with just…

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Jordan Daniel Potts

Male, age 41 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

A compassionate heart, a creative spirit, and an infectious smile that could light up any room are how loved ones remember Jordan Daniel Potts. The 41-year-old male was known to his family as the "fun uncle," a steadfast protector to his friends, and as "Doc"…

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Rashi L. Gant

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of a Monday morning, a traumatic childhood experience came full circle in the most tragic way for Rashi L. Gant. When he was just 10 years old, Rashi had a gun held to his head by a Chicago police officer during a wrongful raid on his…

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Sadie Turner

Female, age 78 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Sadie Turner, a 78-year-old woman who raised three adopted children in her Philadelphia home, was known as a grandmother and a mother. She lived with her daughter, Gaby Turner, and her son, Lonnie, in the city’s East Mount Airy neighborhood, also described as…

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Alejandro Salazar

Male, age 27 · Prosser, Washington

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Alejandro Salazar, a 27-year-old man, was navigating a difficult period in his life in the autumn of 2026. On October 12, just hours before his death, he had been discharged from a local hospital where he was treated for a mental health crisis. During his…

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Alva Larita Harrod

Female, age 55 · Huntingtown, Maryland

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Alva Larita Harrod was a woman whose life was remembered by friends and family for the connections she made and the cherished memories she left behind. Born on October 3, 1971, the 55-year-old female was a resident of Huntingtown, Maryland, a quiet, rural…

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Angel CuaCua-Vasquez

Male, age 18 · Labelle, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

An argument in a quiet Florida neighborhood tragically escalated into deadly violence, ending the life of 18-year-old Angel CuaCua-Vasquez. The young man, a resident of LaBelle, was remembered by his grieving family as they navigated the sudden and painful…

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Bryan Alexis Arellano Ponce

Male, age 19 · Asheboro, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Bryan Alexis Arellano Ponce was a vibrant and ambitious 19-year-old with a radiant smile and boundless energy that could light up any room. Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Amadeo Ponce Zagada and Brenda Arellano Romero, Bryan was a young man of…

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Christopher Cross James

Male, age 25 · Berwick, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Christopher Cross James, a 25-year-old man known to loved ones as "Chris Glizzy," was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 9, 2001. He was part of what his family described as a loving and caring unit, and his violent death left them with a deep…

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Gabby Turner

Female · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of a Monday in Philadelphia, a devastating sequence of events claimed the lives of Gabby Turner and her adoptive mother, Sadie Turner. Gabby, a young woman in her early 20s, lived with her family in the city’s Cedarbrook…

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Henry Arthur Grimes III

Male, age 57 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Henry Arthur Grimes III was known by his loved ones as a kind, caring, and quiet man who largely kept to himself. At 57 years old, the Detroit resident was a peacemaker in his family, someone who enjoyed simple pleasures like playing video games with the…

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Jabreil Strowder

Male, age 29 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Jabreil Strowder was a deeply loved 29-year-old man from Montgomery, Alabama, whose life was cut short, leaving behind children and a heartbroken family. Those who knew him described him as a cherished person, and his sudden death was a devastating tragedy…

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Jordan Joines

Male, age 21 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Jordan Joines was a 21-year-old active-duty United States Marine dedicated to his service. A lance corporal, he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he served as a warehouse…

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Matthew Gutterman

Male, age 26 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Matthew Gutterman, a man remembered by friends as a selfless, gentle giant with a great smile and a kind personality, was 26 years old when his life was cut short by gun violence. Originally from Norfolk, Virginia, where he worked operating heavy machinery on…

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Nelson Manuel Batista

Male, age 48 · Bridgeport, Connecticut

Killed Oct 12, 2026 · this year

Nelson Manuel Batista was a man with a joyful spirit who found happiness in the simple comforts of life. Born in the Dominican Republic on December 30, 1977, he was the son of Manuel Anibal Cruz and Maria del Carmen Cruz. Before recently settling in…

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Ashan’tek Milledge

Female, age 22 · Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the night of October 12, 2025, a vibrant gathering at Willie's Bar and Grill on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy. Among the lives lost was that of Ashan’tek Milledge, a 22-year-old woman from Burton. The…

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Amelia Neal

Female, age 33 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

A sense of normalcy was shattered on a Sunday in Jackson, Mississippi, when 33-year-old Amelia Neal, a female, was tragically killed in a senseless act of violence. On October 12, 2025, Neal was a passenger in a silver Honda CRV, traveling east on Cynthia…

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Amos Gary

Male, age 54 · Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Amos Ramon Gary, 54, a man from St. Helena Island, South Carolina, was killed in the early hours of October 12, 2025, when a night meant for reunion and celebration turned into a burst of gunfire outside Willie’s Bar and Grill on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…

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Amya Finney

Female, age 17 · Madison, Tennessee

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In a quiet home on Bixler Avenue in Madison, Tennessee, the life of 17-year-old Amya Finney was tragically cut short on the morning of Sunday, October 12, 2025. A Black female with her whole life ahead of her, Amya was just two months pregnant, filled with…

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Anthony Ballard II

Male, age 34 · Saint Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the Walnut Park West neighborhood of St. Louis, a Sunday morning was shattered by violence that left a local man dead. On October 12, 2025, police responded to a call for a shooting in the 6000 block of Lucille Avenue shortly before 10:30 a.m. Upon their…

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Anthony Jackson

Male, age 35 · Hawthorne, California

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Anthony Jackson, a 35-year-old Black/African American man, was spending Sunday evening, October 12, 2025, watching football with friends on the patio at The Greatest, a neighborhood bar in the 13700 block of South Inglewood Avenue in Hawthorne. Around 7 p.m.…

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Calvin Chester Jr.

Male, age 54 · Anderson, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Anderson, South Carolina, a dispute at the Truth Bar and Grill escalated into gunfire, tragically ending the life of 54-year-old Calvin Chester Jr. and a coworker. Chester, a security guard at the establishment, was…

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Cannan R Scott

Male, age 15 · Rowland, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Cannan R. Scott, a 15-year-old male, was found fatally shot on the afternoon of Sunday, October 12, 2025. Deputies responded at approximately 12:57 p.m. to the area of Hidden Valley Road and Highway 74 West, just outside Rowland in Robeson County, North…

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Chiraad Smalls

Male, age 33 · Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a tragic night that sent shockwaves through the community of Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, Chiraad Evelio “Roddi” Smalls, a 33-year-old male, was killed in a mass shooting. The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. on October 12, 2025, at Willie's…

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Clifford Nathaniel Hudson

Male, age 40 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the late afternoon of Sunday, October 12, 2025, on the near west side of Indianapolis, 40-year-old Clifford Nathaniel Hudson was standing beside an SUV, engaged in a conversation with its occupants at the intersection of West 14th Street and North Tibbs…

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DanQuariahz Redd

Male, age 19 · Hopewell, Virginia

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Dan’Quariahz Redd, a 19-year-old Black man, left Hopewell on the night of October 12, 2025, and ended up on Brandywine Drive in Prince George County—an ordinary neighborhood turned suddenly frantic by the crack of gunfire. Just before 11 p.m., police rushed…

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Derick Shafer

Male, age 38 · Spokane, Washington

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of October 12, 2025, the life of 38-year-old Derick Shafer, a White Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Spokane, Washington. Shafer was ambushed and fatally shot while sitting in his car in the 600 block of South McClellan…

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Jacob Cuellar

Male, age 21 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jacob Cuellar, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was killed in the early morning hours of October 12, 2025, when gunfire erupted outside a strip mall in the 8300 block of La Prada Drive in East Dallas. Dallas police said officers responded around 1:30 a.m. and…

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Jaunarius Moreno

Male, age 57 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of October 12, 2025, a family dispute in a Phoenix, Arizona, home escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 57-year-old Jaunarius Moreno. The conflict began over a seemingly minor issue: the household's internet service had been…

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Jhonny Jesus Mercado-Perez

Male, age 26 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jhonny Jesus Mercado-Perez, a 26-year-old man, was found shot in the pre-dawn hours of October 12, 2025, on the 5000 block of Hawaiian Terrace in Cincinnati’s Mt. Airy neighborhood. Officers responding around 4 a.m. discovered him with a gunshot wound…

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Joelle Clesca

Male, age 19 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Joelle J’Sean “JoJo” Clesca, 19, was shot and killed on the evening of October 12, 2025, inside a Wingstop on Beatties Ford Road in northwest Charlotte. Police were called just after 7 p.m. and arrived to find a male victim dead from gunshot wounds; he was…

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Jonathan Floyd

Male, age 55 · Paris, Missouri

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jonathan J.W. 'Jon' Floyd, a 55-year-old male resident of Perry, Missouri, was found fatally injured on October 12, 2025, following a shooting in rural Ralls County near Monroe City. Authorities initiated a homicide investigation that quickly directed them to…

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Joshua Cruz

Male, age 32 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday evening in Camden, New Jersey, a dispute escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 32-year-old Joshua Cruz. The Hispanic/Latino male was shot on October 12, 2025, in the 2500 block of Baird Boulevard. Responding to reports of a…

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Kashawn Glaze

Male, age 22 · Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of October 12, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the lively atmosphere at Willie's Bar and Grill on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, leaving a scene of chaos and tragedy. Kashawn Glaze, a 22-year-old male from Beaufort, was…

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Keisha Hilliard

Female, age 42 · Mesquite, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Keisha Hilliard, a 42-year-old Black woman, was found dead inside her Mesquite, Texas home on Sunday, October 12, 2025, after police conducted a welfare check. Officers were dispatched around 4:18 p.m. to the 2000 block of Avis Circle, where they discovered…

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Kenneth Hayman

Male, age 33 · Mckeesport, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the autumn of 2025, the life of 33-year-old Kenneth 'Kenny' Matthew Hayman of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was brought to a violent and premature end. On the afternoon of October 12th, Hayman was on his motorcycle at the intersection of Jacks Run Road and…

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Kh’mari C Davis-Rickmon

Male, age 22 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Kh’mari C. Davis-Rickmon, 22, a Black male from Peoria, was shot in the head on Sunday, October 12, 2025, just before 1:30 p.m. on the 2300 block of West Antoinette Street. Police rushed to the scene after a ShotSpotter alert registered 15 rounds; officers…

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Leshon Christen

Male, age 33 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Leshon Christen Jr., a 33-year-old Black man from Milwaukee, was fatally shot on Sunday, October 12, 2025, near North Vel R. Phillips Avenue and West Clarke Street. The shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. in the area of Christen’s home. According to information…

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Mareya Henry

Female, age 18 · Opelousas, Louisiana

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Opelousas, Louisiana, the life of 18-year-old Mareya Henry, a young Black woman, was tragically cut short on the evening of October 12, 2025. Investigators were called to the 1000 block of Hashim Street, where they discovered the…

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Monique Charles

Female, age 47 · Silver Spring, Maryland

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On a Sunday morning in Silver Spring, Maryland, the life of 47-year-old Monique Charles was tragically cut short. A resident of Brooklyn, New York, she was visiting the 1700 block of Imperial Drive on October 12, 2025, when she was fatally shot multiple…

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Nathan Thomas Kaas

Male, age 48 · Dubois, Idaho

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Nathan Thomas Kaas, 48, male, White/Caucasian, died on October 12, 2025, during an off-duty hunting trip in rural Clark County near Dubois, Idaho. Before dawn, he and a companion were preparing to hunt mule deer in the Caribou–Targhee National Forest when a…

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Quinton Arnold

Male, age 37 · Austin, Texas

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

Quinton Arnold, 37, a Black male from Austin, was shot in the early hours of October 12, 2025, in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at 1822 Rutland Drive. Police were called at 3:11 a.m. and found him on the ground next to his vehicle with a gunshot wound; he…

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Roymad McDaniel

Male, age 30 · Anderson, South Carolina

Killed Oct 12, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the early morning of October 12, 2025, a violent altercation erupted at the Truth Bar and Grill located on West Franklin Street in Anderson, South Carolina. The incident began inside the establishment before spilling out into chaos, drawing the attention…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.