Death by Force

Eric Christopher Sayles

Male, age 23 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of Eric Christopher Sayles, a 23-year-old man from Chester, Virginia, was tragically cut short. On the evening of October 20th, a shooting incident outside the White Oak Village shopping center in Henrico County resulted in…

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Gary E. Lee

Male, age 54 · Hopewell, Virginia

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 20, 2014, in Hopewell, Virginia, Gary Elmo Lee, a 54-year-old man, was spotted by police driving along the railroad tracks on Western Street, a strange and dangerous route that immediately drew attention and set a tense day in motion. When officers…

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Bonnie-Lyn Motto

Female, age 34 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Bonnie-Lyn Motto, a 34-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically killed on October 20, 2014, in Ocala, Florida. The incident occurred at the SpringWood Village condominiums, where Bonnie-Lyn and her 67-year-old mother, Julia Motto, were both fatally shot. The…

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Julia Motto

Female, age 67 · Ocala, Florida

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Julia Motto, a 67-year-old woman from Ocala, Florida, was tragically killed on October 20, 2014, in a double homicide that also claimed the life of her daughter, 34-year-old Bonnie Motto. The incident occurred at the Springwood Village Apartments on Southeast…

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Lorenzo Moise

Male, age 19 · El-portal, Florida

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lorenzo Moise, a 19-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on October 20, 2014, in El Portal, Florida. The incident occurred around 5:03 p.m. as Lorenzo was attempting to cross a footbridge from El Portal to Northwest Miami-Dade. According to…

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Omar Khan

Male, age 22 · Coral-springs, Florida

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 20, 2014, 22-year-old Omar Khan was tragically shot and killed in Coral Springs, Florida. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Bank of America, where Khan was shot multiple times by a passenger from another vehicle. After being shot, Khan…

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Michael Allen Cantrell

Male, age 20 · Newnan, Georgia

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On an autumn day in 2014, the quiet community of Newnan, Georgia, was shaken by the discovery of a grim scene. Inside a residence on Widgeon Drive, the bodies of two young men were found, their lives cut short by violence. One of the victims was 20-year-old…

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Wesley Daniel Watson

Male, age 26 · Newnan, Georgia

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet community of Newnan, Georgia, a shocking act of violence cut short the life of 26-year-old Wesley Daniel Watson in October 2014. Watson, a military veteran, was found shot to death alongside 20-year-old Michael Allen Cantrell inside a home on…

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Deanthony Jackson

Male, age 32 · Dixmoor, Illinois

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Deanthony Jackson, a 32-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on October 20, 2014, in Dixmoor, Illinois. The incident occurred during a violent home invasion at his family residence near 143rd and Paulina. Jackson was shot and killed in front…

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Laquan Joseph McDonald

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Laquan Joseph McDonald, a 17-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on October 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred at approximately 9:57 p.m. when McDonald was confronted by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. Initial police…

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Kimberly Bowman

Female, age 32 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of October 19, 2014, 32-year-old Kimberly Bowman left her home in Hammond, Louisiana, for what her sister believed was a quick trip to a store. A driver for UPS, Bowman had recently gotten engaged and moved to the area. She was born in…

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Kamal Z. Blackwell

Male, age 31 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kamal Z. Blackwell, a 31-year-old African American male from Cleveland, OH, tragically died on October 20, 2014. The circumstances surrounding his death were part of a broader investigation that involved multiple arrests and legal proceedings. In connection…

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Kevin Parker

Male, age 27 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 20, 2014, Kevin Wayne Parker, a 27-year-old male, was tragically lost to gun violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Specific details surrounding the circumstances of his death, including the exact location and events leading up to the incident…

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Apprentice Dequan Berry

Male, age 20 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the life of a young man from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was tragically cut short. Apprentice Dequan Berry, a 20-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of Monday, October 20, 2014. The violent incident occurred at the Woodlawn…

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Gordon Schaffer

Male, age 22 · Columbia, Tennessee

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Columbia, Tennessee, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of 22-year-old Gordon Schaffer. On the night of October 20, 2014, Schaffer was working at a local Papa John's restaurant when two individuals entered with the intent to…

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Azareyh Aleyiah Owens

Female, age 1 · Ledbetter, Texas

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Azareyh Aleyiah Owens, a one-year-old girl of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on October 20, 2014, in Ledbetter, Texas. She was the victim of a fatal shooting at her home, which also resulted in the death of her mother, Justice Martinez, aged 19. The…

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Christine Watkins

Female, age 64 · Killeen, Texas

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Christine Watkins, a 64-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on October 20, 2014, in Killeen, Texas. She was a dedicated school bus driver and a beloved member of her community. Watkins was shot in her driveway while outside her home with…

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Justice Martinez

Female, age 19 · Ledbetter, Texas

Killed Oct 20, 2014 · 12 years ago

Justice Martinez, a 19-year-old woman, tragically died on October 20, 2014, in Ledbetter, Texas. She was found dead at a home on U.S. Highway 290, with a gunshot wound. The incident also involved her 19-month-old child, who was found wounded at the scene and…

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Ralph Green

Male, age 63 · San Diego, California

Found Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 20, 2013, Ralph Green, aged 63, was found deceased under suspicious circumstances in San Diego, California. Green's death remains an unsolved case, part of a large number of unresolved homicides in the area. The San Diego Police Department's…

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James Waters

Male, age 54 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

James Waters, age 54, was found murdered on October 20, 2013, in Jacksonville, Florida. His death remains an unsolved homicide that continues to be under investigation. Waters' body was discovered in Jacksonville, and the circumstances around his death were…

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Daryl Derell Fletcher

Male, age 27 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, the life of a young Baltimore man was cut tragically short, leaving a family to mourn and a community to wonder. Daryl Derell Fletcher, a 27-year-old male, was known for his entrepreneurial spirit and infectious smile. A father to three…

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Gary Berry

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, a Detroit man's life was tragically cut short, leaving a family to grapple with his sudden and violent death. Gary Jason Berry, a 36-year-old male, was killed by gunfire on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Remembered by loved ones as a…

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Curtis Edmonds

Male, age 37 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 20, 2013, a domestic dispute in Pittsburgh's Brighton Heights neighborhood escalated into a fatal shooting that claimed the life of 37-year-old Curtis Edmonds, an African-American male. The incident unfolded at the…

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Jasmine Morris

Female, age 21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 20, 2013, Jasmine Morris, a 21-year-old woman, was fatally shot at the Diverse Banquet Club on Kelly Street in Pittsburgh. The incident also claimed the life of Demetrius Broadnax, 27, and left five others wounded. Jasmine was attending an…

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Demetrius Broadnax

Male, age 27 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 20, 2013, Demetrius Broadnax, a 27-year-old Black male from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was at the Diverse Banquet Hall in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh. He was attending a social event hosted by the New…

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Calvin Blakely

Male, age 36 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 20, 2013, the life of Calvin Blakely, a 36-year-old man, was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. His body was discovered around 7 a.m. lying on the sidewalk in front of a house located at 1473 East Alcy…

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Gary Jason Berry

Male, age 36 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the autumn of 2013, a life was tragically cut short on the streets of Detroit. Gary Jason Berry, a 36-year-old man, was killed by gun violence on Sunday, October 20, 2013. Remembered by loved ones, he was described as a great provider and father, known for…

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Terry Swilling

Male, age 23 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Oct 20, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 20, 2013, the life of 23-year-old Terry Emanuel Roni Swilling was tragically cut short in Newport News, Virginia. Police responded to reports of gunshots in the 1100 block of 31st Street around 3:30 a.m. Upon their…

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Jose Luis Escobar

Male, age 19 · San Francisco, California

Found Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jose Luis Escobar, a 19-year-old resident of San Francisco, was tragically killed on October 20, 2012, near the intersection of 16th and Valencia streets in the Mission District. Escobar, known affectionately as "Boo" by his family and "Goofy" among his…

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Winston Callender

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Found Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Winston Callender, a 29-year-old man from Oakland, California, was shot on October 20, 2012, near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and High Street. He survived the initial attack but struggled with his injuries for nearly two years before succumbing to…

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Brittany Colvin

Female, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Brittany Colvin, a 23-year-old Chicago resident, was tragically killed on October 20, 2012. The incident took place during a year in which Chicago saw a significant surge in homicides, reaching a total of 506, which was an increase of over 70 homicides…

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Bryan Lewis

Male, age 21 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the quiet of a Louisville, Kentucky home, the life of 21-year-old Bryan Lewis, a male, was violently extinguished on October 20, 2012. He was staying at his mother's house in the vicinity of Taylor Boulevard and Bicknell Avenue when an unknown individual…

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John Lloyd Moore

Male, age 60 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Baltimore’s underworld had already begun to tighten around John Lloyd Moore, 60, a Black man, when late September 2012 pulled him far from home. On September 27, 2012, Moore was riding as a passenger in a vehicle near Houston when state police stopped it and…

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Davell Mathis

Male, age 19 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 20, 2012, a violent incident occurred in Detroit, Michigan, resulting in the untimely death of Davell Mathis. The 19-year-old Black male was found at a residential location on the city's southwest side. The specific address identified in reports…

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David Danley

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

On October 20, 2012, David S. Danley Jr., aged 21, was shot and killed in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred at the Salem View Apartments on Central Avenue. According to police reports, officers arrived at the scene around 6:40 p.m. in response to reports of…

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James Crutchfield

Male, age 36 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

James Crutchfield, 36, from Cincinnati, Ohio, tragically lost his life on October 20, 2012. His death was reported as a homicide, though details about the exact circumstances are limited. The obituary available notes that he was a resident of Cincinnati and…

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Denny Miller

Male, age 33 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Denny Miller was 33 years old, a Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, and on October 20, 2012, his name became the kind people speak softly, the kind that suddenly carries a weight it never should. In a city that never truly stops moving, the world kept turning…

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Filimon Lamas

Male, age 33 · Inglewood, California

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Filimon Lamas, a 33-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on October 20, 2012, in a horrific shooting incident. The incident occurred at his home on the 4900 block of West 99th Street, where Lamas and his 4-year-old son…

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Giovanni Lamas

Male, age 4 · Inglewood, California

Killed Oct 20, 2012 · 14 years ago

Giovanni Lamas, a 4-year-old boy from Inglewood, California, tragically lost his life on October 20, 2012, during a violent incident at his home. The incident occurred when Desmond John Moses, a 55-year-old neighbor, opened fire on the Lamas family. Moses…

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Salvatore L. Agostino

Male, age 73 · Tampa, Florida

Found Oct 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Salvatore L. Agostino, age 73, was killed on October 20, 2010, during a robbery at his store in Tampa, Florida. Agostino, who ran an antiques store named "Antiques Etc.," was found dead inside his business. The police reported that he had suffered significant…

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Sykes D Tarrell

Male, age 33 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Tarrell Sykes, age 33, was killed on October 20, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. His homicide took place during a period when gang violence was a significant issue in Chicago. The data indicates that his death was associated with gang activity, which was common…

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Roger Dale Reynolds

Male, age 21 · Fort Worth, Texas

Found Oct 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

Roger Dale Reynolds, 21, was shot and killed on October 20, 2010, in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident occurred outside a nightclub, during what became a chaotic and violent altercation involving multiple people. A confrontation had escalated into what…

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Michael Calhoun

Male, age 45 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 20, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 20, 2010, Michael Calhoun, aged 45, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours near the 7400 block of Calhoun Road. Responding to reports of gunfire, Houston Police Department officers arrived to find…

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Damon Tolson

Male, age 30 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early hours of an autumn morning, the life of Damon Ricardo Tolson was brought to a sudden and violent end. On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Tolson was shot and killed in front of 4822 G Street, SE, in Washington, D.C. The male…

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Hubert Lee Benston

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the autumn of 2009, the life of Hubert Lee Benston, a 38-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short in Baltimore, Maryland. On the evening of Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Benston was in the 100 block of North Central Avenue when he became the city's 182nd…

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James Hurt

Null, age 18 · Cincinnati, Ohio

Found Oct 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

On October 20, 2009, James Hurt, an 18-year-old young man, was shot and killed in Cincinnati, Ohio. The incident occurred at 118 Green Street in the Hamilton County area. James was found at the scene after being shot multiple times. The attack happened during…

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Corey Llewellyn

Male, age 21 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday night in October 2009, the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia was rattled by violence that claimed the life of 21-year-old Corey Llewellyn. A young man residing just a couple of blocks away from where his life would…

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Joy Mack

Female, age 45 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Oct 20, 2009 · 17 years ago

Joy Vivonia Stephens-Mack, 45, a Black/African American woman, was the victim of a fatal shooting in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in October 2009. On October 20, Mack was inside a residence at 4041 Tacco Court when someone fired into the home during what…

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