Deaths by Force on October 1

Deaths by Force (554)

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Antoine Smith

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, 17-year-old Antoine Smith Jr., also known as “TJ” or “Lil Ghost,” was shot and killed in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred late in the evening near the intersection of 78th Street and Ashland…

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Kevin Bibbs

Male, age 57 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kevin Bibbs, a 57-year-old individual, lost his life to gun violence on October 1, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a city that has been plagued by gun violence, and Kevin's death is another tragic example of this ongoing issue. There is…

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Lashon Douglas

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Lashon Douglas, a 14-year-old, lost his life to gun violence on October 1, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a area that had previously been monitored, as indicated by reports from CWB Chicago. At the time of his death, Lashon was found…

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Stephani Lopez Ramirez

Female, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Stephani Lopez Ramirez, a 17-year-old Hispanic girl, lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago. On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, just after 12:30 p.m., police responded to a call at an apartment in the 700 block of North Avers Avenue, also in Humboldt…

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Thaddeus Scott

Male, age 53 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Thaddeus Scott, a 53-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on October 1, 2024. The incident occurred in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, an area known for its high crime rates. The details of the shooting are documented in…

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Christian Ortiz

Male, age 18 · Silver-spring, Maryland

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of a young man on the cusp of his nineteenth birthday. On the evening of October 1, 2024, 18-year-old Christian Ortiz was fatally shot at Seek Lane Park. The…

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Anthony Dwight Davis

Male, age 36 · Lynchburg, Virginia

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2024, the life of 36-year-old Anthony Dwight Davis, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire outside his home on Water Gate Drive in Lynchburg, Virginia. At approximately 12:37 a.m., Lynchburg Police…

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Nathaniel Walker

Male, age 54 · West-mifflin, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late hours of an autumn evening in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, the life of 54-year-old Nathaniel Walker was tragically cut short. On October 1, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Walker was shot multiple times in the Mon View Heights housing complex on…

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Carlos Cozart Yarbrough

Male, age 41 · Knoxville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Tuesday evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, 41-year-old Carlos Cozart Yarbrough was with a group of friends in a parking lot in the Lonsdale area. It was around 10:15 p.m. on October 1, 2024, in the 1900 block of Minnesota Avenue, when an assailant emerged…

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Christian Avenido

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, at approximately 6:15 a.m., 34-year-old Christian Avenido was fatally shot in front of a dispensary located in the 2800 block of West Florence Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. A woman in her late 40s was also wounded…

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Estevan Mejia

Male, age 34 · South-el-monte, California

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, 34-year-old Estevan "Steve" Mejia was found deceased from a gunshot wound to the head in the 300 block of Durfee Avenue in South El Monte, California. His body was discovered in a bushy area, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department…

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Bradric Kuykendall

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, 32-year-old landscaper Bradric Kuykendall was fatally shot at a gas station near Hillcroft Avenue and Airport Boulevard in Houston, Texas. The incident stemmed from an earlier altercation over illegally dumped trash near the residence of…

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Hunter Seth Joyner

Male, age 23 · San-angelo, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, 23-year-old Hunter Seth Joyner was found fatally shot in his residence on South David Street in San Angelo, Texas. San Angelo police responded to a call around 8:00 a.m. and discovered Joyner in a bedroom, suffering from multiple gunshot…

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Kenia Guardado Molina

Female, age 28 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, at approximately 8:55 a.m., the body of 27-year-old Kenia Guardado Molina was discovered in her apartment at The Carlisle complex, located at 9898 Forum Park Drive in southwest Houston. Family members found her after she failed to pick up…

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Nathan Ockelberry

Male, age 17 · Austin, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 1, 2024, at approximately 2:40 a.m., 17-year-old Nathan Ockleberry was fatally shot in a parking lot at 12636 Research Boulevard in northwest Austin, Texas. Upon arrival, Austin Police Department officers found Ockleberry and another male with…

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LaMarintae Swift

Male, age 16 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of October 1, 2023, a birthday party near 24th and Decatur Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, turned into a scene of violence that claimed the life of 16-year-old LaMarintae Swift, a Black male. Just before 2:30 a.m., a blue Kia Optima was seen on…

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Jose Hernandez Pena

Male, age 23 · Aurora, Colorado

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2023, the quiet of an Aurora, Colorado apartment complex was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Jose Hernandez Pena. A Hispanic male, Pena was discovered slumped in the driver's seat…

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Dexter Elliot Gilbert

Male, age 48 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet city of Albany, Georgia, a life was tragically cut short on a Sunday, leaving a community in search of answers. Dexter Elliot Gilbert, a 48-year-old male, was the victim of a fatal shooting on October 1, 2023. The incident prompted an…

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Jhalani Malayah Blow

Female, age 3 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jhalani Malayah Blow was a 3-year-old Black girl whose life ended in Columbus, Georgia, on October 1, 2023, after a shooting at a home on Toney Drive. Police were called out that Sunday evening on reports of gunfire, and by the time first responders and…

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Markevios D. Jenkins

Male, age 31 · Fitzgerald, Georgia

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late afternoon of Sunday, October 1, 2023, the city of Fitzgerald, Georgia, was disturbed by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 2:30 p.m., officers from the Fitzgerald Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of East Sultana Drive…

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Rodagus R.J. Thomas

Male, age 26 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the Capitol View neighborhood of Atlanta, on the evening of October 1, 2023, the life of 26-year-old Rodagus “RJ” Thomas, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. Just after 10:00 PM, Atlanta Police were dispatched to a home on Allene…

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Jermaine Sykes

Male, age 44 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jermaine Sykes, a 44-year-old man, was fatally shot on October 1, 2023, in the Noble Square neighborhood of West Town, Chicago. The incident occurred around 7:15 a.m. when Sykes was standing outside near 1070 N. Milwaukee Ave. He was approached by an unknown…

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SheMarr Louis Shep Sheppard

Male, age 20 · New Iberia, Louisiana

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet community of New Iberia, Louisiana, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. SheMarr Louis “Shep” Sheppard, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot in early October 2023. The incident that led to his untimely death…

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Anthony Koonjbeharry

Male, age 36 · Savage, Minnesota

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a quiet Sunday, the first of October in 2023, the community of Savage, Minnesota, was disturbed by an incident that would leave a family grieving and a neighborhood in search of answers. In a residential area on the 14900 block of Oakcrest Circle…

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Mario Cervantez

Male, age 28 · Toppenish, Washington

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early hours of October 1, 2023, the community of Toppenish, Washington, was struck by a targeted act of violence that claimed the life of 28-year-old Mario Cervantes. The male victim was discovered deceased on a city street, leaving behind questions…

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Howard Dorsey

Male, age 70 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet of a late summer evening in Baltimore, a burst of violence on September 1, 2018, set in motion a tragedy that would take five years to reach its somber conclusion. On that night, in the unit block of North Catherine Street, Howard Dorsey, a…

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Travon Bradford

Male, age 25 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of October 1, 2023, a report of gunfire drew officers to the 500 block of East Patapsco Avenue in the Brooklyn neighborhood of South Baltimore. There, they discovered Travon Bradford, a 25-year-old Black male, suffering from a gunshot wound to…

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Jason Schultz

Male, age 46 · Westland, Michigan

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the quiet evening of October 1, 2023, in Westland, Michigan, the life of Jason Delbert Schultz, a 46-year-old male, was tragically cut short. Inside his residence on the 1000 block of S. Merriman Road, Schultz was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to…

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Ariana Skylar Fair

Female, age 3 · Beaufort, South Carolina

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet community of Beaufort, South Carolina, a domestic dispute escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of a young child. Three-year-old Ariana Skylar Fair, a girl whose life had just begun, was fatally shot on Sunday, October 1, 2023, during a…

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Erica Rae Voloshin

Female, age 37 · Belleville, New Jersey

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Sunday morning in Belleville, New Jersey, the life of 37-year-old Erica Rae Voloshin was tragically cut short. On October 1, 2023, police responded to a call about a shooting on Meacham Street. Inside a residence, they discovered Erica, who had sustained…

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Mary Taylor

Female, age 22 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of October 1, 2023, the life of 22-year-old Mary Tink Taylor was tragically cut short in a hail of bullets on a Paterson, New Jersey street. The young woman was near the corner of Van Houten and Cianci streets, just across from her own…

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Brendon Fisher

Male, age 19 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon in early October 2023, the quiet atmosphere near 61st Street and Raytown Road in Raytown, Missouri, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. Around 2:15 p.m., local law enforcement officers were dispatched to the scene following multiple…

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Garrett Davis

Male, age 37 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the evening of Sunday, October 1, 2023, tragedy struck in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Just after 9:30 p.m., police officers were dispatched to the 5700 block of Terry Avenue following alerts from the city’s ShotSpotter system…

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Jaden Thomas Brown

Male, age 20 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jaden Thomas Brown, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of October 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. The incident, which also claimed the life of 19-year-old Brendon Fisher, occurred around 2:13 p.m. near 61st Street and Raytown Road. At…

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Anwah Armbrister

Male, age 18 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Anwah Armbrister, an 18-year-old male, found his life tragically cut short on the afternoon of October 1, 2023. The fatal incident unfolded inside a building located at 460 East 21st Street in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. At approximately 5:10 p.m., both…

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Christopher Brooks

Male, age 33 · New-york, New York

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, a dispute tragically escalated, claiming the life of 33-year-old Christopher Brooks. On October 1, 2023, the Black male was riding his scooter near the intersection of…

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Cleveland Smith

Male, age 35 · Bronx, New York

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the Bronx, on the evening of October 1, 2023, 35-year-old Cleveland Smith was pursued by at least one individual before seeking refuge inside a bodega on East 175th Street in the Mount Hope section. Surveillance footage captured Smith running down Eastburn…

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Al Jamar Lindsey

Male, age 39 · Eden, North Carolina

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On October 1, 2023, at approximately 1:09 a.m., Eden Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting at The Rabbit Hole, a bar located on North Hundley Street in Eden, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 39-year-old Al Jamar Lindsey in…

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William Allen Ganey Jr.

Male, age 50 · Rocky-point, North Carolina

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On October 1, 2023, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, 50-year-old William Allen Ganey Jr. was fatally shot. Upon arrival, deputies found Ganey on the front porch with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Despite immediate medical attention, he succumbed to his…

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Jesus Daniel Martinez Garcia

Male, age 17 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2023, tragedy struck in Nashville, Tennessee, ending the life of 17-year-old Jesus Daniel Martinez Garcia. The male teenager was a passenger in a pickup truck at the Blue Note Apartments on Millwood Drive when the…

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Courtney Jeanne Grantom

Female, age 28 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On October 1, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded in northwest Harris County, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 28-year-old Courtney Jeanne Grantom and her mother-in-law, 64-year-old Deborah Ann Grantom. The events transpired at a residence on Cypressbrook…

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Deborah Ann Rotenburger Grantom

Female, age 64 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On October 1, 2023, a tragic incident unfolded at a residence in the 8700 block of Cypressbrook Drive in northwest Harris County, Texas, resulting in the death of 64-year-old Deborah Ann Rotenburger Grantom. The event began with a domestic dispute between her…

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Jonathan Harrell

Male, age 38 · Fort-worth, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Jonathan Harrell, a 38-year-old resident of Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life to gun violence on October 1, 2023. Known affectionately by the nickname "J-Rock," Jonathan was remembered by friends and family as funny, stylish, easy-going, caring, and…

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Karly Navarrete Diaz

Female, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On October 1, 2023, 48-year-old Karly Navarrete Díaz was tragically killed in Houston, Texas. She had recently separated from her husband of approximately 30 years, 55-year-old Ever Navarrete, and was in the process of divorcing him. To ensure her safety…

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Martha Perez Enriquez

Female, age 29 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On October 1, 2023, at approximately 11:00 p.m., 29-year-old Martha Perez Enriquez was fatally shot in Dallas, Texas. The incident began in the 3400 block of Britton Avenue, where a suspect fired upon Perez Enriquez and a male companion outside a residence…

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Howard Wesley Dorsey

Male, age 70 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a late summer evening in Baltimore, Maryland, the life of Howard Wesley Dorsey, a 65-year-old male, was irrevocably altered. On September 1, 2018, at approximately 10:13 p.m., violence erupted on the unit block of North Catherine Street. Responding to a…

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Ker’detrius Mercer

Male, age 24 · Opelika, Alabama

Killed Oct 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 1, 2022, the quiet of the Hickory Haven Trailer Park in Opelika, Alabama, was shattered by violence. Responding to a call at approximately 3:00 a.m., Opelika Police discovered a young man lying in the roadway with a…

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Rory Mehen

Male, age 47 · New Meadows, Idaho

Killed Oct 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On October 1, 2022, Rory Mehen, a 47-year-old White/Caucasian male, was shot and killed in New Meadows, Idaho. The incident that led to his death began when Mehen and his wife, Sara, who owned the Hartland Inn, called the Adams County Sheriff's Office to…

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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.