Deaths by Force on October 23

Deaths by Force (483)

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Jonathan Tate

Male, age 45 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the Raleigh area of Memphis, a neighborhood dispute on October 23, 2018, escalated into a tragic and fatal encounter, claiming the life of 45-year-old Jonathan Tate, an African American male. The events of that afternoon left a community in shock and a…

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Ashaundre Grimes

Male, age 21 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Ashaundre Grimes, a 21-year-old male from Miami, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2018, in Lubbock, Texas. Grimes was fatally shot outside a 7-Eleven convenience store located at the 2500 block of Parkway Drive. The incident occurred after a…

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Darian Bolden

Male, age 18 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darian Bolden, an 18-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2018, in Houston, Texas. He was fatally shot behind a southwest Houston apartment complex, the Peninsula Apartments, located in the 4800 block of West…

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Larry Hearn

Male, age 63 · Lancaster, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Larry Hearn, a 63-year-old African American man, was tragically shot and killed on October 23, 2018, outside his home in Lancaster, Texas. Hearn, who worked as a Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus operator, was on a split shift and had gone home during a break…

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Matthew Francis

Male, age 16 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2018 · 8 years ago

Matthew Francis, a 16-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2018. The young teenager was shot in the head on the night of October 23, 2018, at the Garden Oaks Apartments on Royal Palms Street in southeast Houston. Matthew…

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Janylah Jackson

Female, age 1 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, paramedics responded to a distress call from an apartment in Chicago's Grand Crossing neighborhood. There, they found 5-month-old African American female infant Janylah Jackson unresponsive. Despite emergency efforts, she was pronounced…

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Johnson Liggins

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Johnson Liggins Jr., aged 17, was tragically shot and killed on October 23, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred just blocks from his home on the city's Far South Side. Two men approached Liggins, and one of them opened fire, fatally striking him…

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Jason Estes

Male, age 20 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, Jason Estes, a 20-year-old male, was shot and killed in Pittsburgh's Homewood South neighborhood. The incident occurred in the early morning hours, around 3:30 a.m., following a ShotSpotter alert that detected two shots fired in the 700…

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James Aldridge

Male, age 22 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Aldridge, a 22-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2017, in what was described as a violent homicide. His death was part of a string of shootings that occurred during a particularly violent weekend in the city.…

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Raymond Vessel

Male, age 26 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Raymond Vessel, a 26-year-old from Houston, Texas, was shot and killed on October 23, 2017. His death was one of many homicides that occurred in the Houston area during a particularly violent year. The incident took place amidst rising concerns over the…

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Anthony Ross

Male, age 48 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, Anthony Ross, 47, was found shot to death at a homeless encampment under U.S. Highway 59 in Midtown, Houston. Police responded to reports of a shooting just after midnight and discovered Ross lying face-down outside a tent. He was…

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Lawrence Williams

Male, age 47 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Lawrence Williams, age 47, was found dead on October 23, 2017, in Houston, Texas, after being shot. The incident took place near a homeless encampment in the Midtown area. Police arrived at the scene after reports of gunfire and discovered Williams’ body in a…

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Edward Hargrove

Male, age 53 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Edward Hargrove, aged 53, was fatally shot on October 23, 2017, in southeast Houston. The incident occurred late at night at a residence on Elm Tree Drive, following an altercation between Hargrove and another individual. Witnesses reported that the…

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John Jones

Male, age 42 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, John Jones, a 42-year-old Houston resident, was the victim of a homicide that remains part of Houston’s troubling crime statistics for that year. Houston experienced approximately 269 murders in 2017, a reduction compared to the prior…

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Jackson Jack Samuel Lambert

Male, age 16 · Cullman, Alabama

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Cullman, Alabama, a tragic accident claimed the life of 16-year-old Jackson Jack Samuel Lambert. A junior at Cullman High School, the young man's life was cut short on the evening of Monday, October 23, 2017, at his home in the Fox…

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Darrin Norris Winfrey

Male, age 28 · New Haven, Connecticut

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Darrin Norris Winfrey, a 28-year-old Black/African American male from New Haven, Connecticut, was fatally shot on the night of October 23, 2017. A police officer on patrol heard a gunshot around 11:30 p.m. near Poplar Street and discovered Winfrey on the…

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Jeffrey King-Braswell

Male, age 21 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jeffrey King-Braswell, a 21-year-old resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost his life to gun violence on October 23, 2017. The incident involved a tragic sequence of events that resulted in the deaths of two individuals. According to the reports, Jeffrey…

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Danny Contreras

Male, age 35 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, Danny Contreras, a 35-year-old man from Las Vegas, Nevada, was found dead in a vacant home in the northeastern part of the valley. The discovery was made after a woman called 911 to request a welfare check on the 5800 block of East Carey…

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Tyson Teague

Male, age 18 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was marked by a tragedy that cut short the life of a young man. Eighteen-year-old Tyson Teague, a Black male, was fatally wounded on the night of October 23rd. The incident, which unfolded in the 4900 block…

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Henry Adams

Male, age 70 · Baldwyn, Mississippi

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet town of Baldwyn, Mississippi, the life of 70-year-old Henry Adams Jr. came to a sudden and violent end in October 2017. A longtime resident and local businessman, Adams was known for selling used cars from his home. On October 23, 2017, he was…

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Travon Braden

Male, age 23 · Wyoming, Michigan

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, a violent incident occurred in Wyoming, Michigan, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Black male Travon Braden. The young father, known affectionately by friends and family as "Trey," was found fatally wounded, marking a tragic end to a…

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Israel Washington

Male, age 45 · Irvington, New Jersey

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of October 23, 2017, a burst of gunfire shattered the night on Myrtle Avenue in Irvington, New Jersey, leaving a man fatally wounded. The victim was identified as Israel L. Washington, a 45-year-old male from the neighboring city of Newark. The…

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Adren Raheem Garnett

Male, age 20 · Toano, Virginia

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, a dispute at a Toano, Virginia apartment complex escalated into a fatal shooting, claiming the life of 20-year-old Adren Raheem Garnett. On the evening of October 23rd, police were called to the Burnt Ordinary Apartments following…

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Zachary Thomas Murphy

Male, age 19 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 23, 2017, the life of 19-year-old Zachary Thomas Murphy was cut short in North Kansas City, Missouri. A male, he was discovered on the front porch of an apartment building in the 2300 block of Oliver Drive, having…

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Hani Kasem

Male, age 64 · Queens, New York

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fall of 2017, a business transaction in Queens, New York, turned fatal, leading to the death of 64-year-old Hani Kasem. The series of events began when Kasem's son, seeking to expand the family's wholesale distribution company, Garden Valley…

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Douglas Ashmore

Male, age 85 · Clearlake-oaks, California

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Douglas Ashmore, aged 85, passed away on October 23, 2017, at his home in Clearlake Oaks, California. He was a beloved family man, known for his love of fishing, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren. His death, however, was not due to natural…

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Eddie Cardenas

Male, age 34 · El-monte, California

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Eddie Cardenas, a 34-year-old resident of El Monte, California, was tragically shot and killed on October 23, 2017. The incident occurred in the 4100 block of Shirley Avenue, where Cardenas lived in a small travel trailer behind his mother's house. On the…

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Richard Braden

Male, age 64 · Clearlake-oaks, California

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Richard Braden, aged 64, was tragically killed on October 23, 2017, in Clearlake Oaks, California. His death was part of a violent rampage carried out by Alan Leroy Ashmore, who also killed his 85-year-old father, Douglas Ashmore, and injured several others.…

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Scipio Spears

Male, age 25 · Antioch, California

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Scipio Spears, a 25-year-old resident of Antioch, California, was tragically killed on the night of October 23, 2017. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. on the 900 block of West 10th Street. When police arrived at the scene, they found Spears with at…

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Tron Scott Mayo Jr

Male, age 31 · Ridge-route, California

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tron Scott Mayo Jr., a 31-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, was found dead on October 23, 2017, on an access road half a mile north of the 35500 block of Ridge Route Road in the Ridge Route area north of Castaic. According to the Los Angeles County…

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John Asch

Male, age 44 · Pinellas-park, Florida

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

John Chester Asch Jr., aged 44, passed away on October 24, 2017, in Pinellas Park, Florida. His death was the result of a tragic incident that occurred on October 23, 2017. Asch, who was homeless and residing in the area around Kenneth City and Pinellas Park…

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Michael Sean Smith

Male, age 23 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Sean Smith, a 23-year-old resident of Fort Myers, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 23, 2017. He was found dead alongside Stephen Belmonte, 53, in an apartment at the Gulfstream Isles complex on Red Cedar Drive. The Fort Myers Police…

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Stephen Belmonte

Male, age 53 · Fort-myers, Florida

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Stephen Belmonte, aged 53, was found dead on October 23, 2017, in Fort Myers, Florida. His body, along with that of 23-year-old Michael Sean Smith, was discovered at the Gulfstream Isles apartment complex on Red Cedar Drive. The incident also involved the…

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Diane Kelly

Female, age 62 · Albany, Georgia

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of Monday, October 23, 2017, the tranquility of a northwest Albany, Georgia neighborhood was shattered by a single gunshot. Inside a residence at 1201 Valley Road, 62-year-old Diane Kelly, a white female, was found in her…

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Brandon Davis

Male, age 23 · Marrero, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the fall of 2017, the community of Marrero, Louisiana, was shaken by the violent deaths of two young men. Among them was Brandon Davis, a 23-year-old African American male, who was fatally shot on October 23, 2017. His life was cut short alongside…

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Jordan Dean

Male, age 29 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 23, 2017, the quiet of the 200 block of Marigny Circle in Lafayette, Louisiana, was shattered by the sound of gunfire. When Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputies arrived around 3 a.m., they discovered the body of…

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Ryan Mayes

Male, age 27 · Marksville, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events on October 23, 2017, Ryan Mayes, a 27-year-old male, lost his life in Marksville, Louisiana. The incident that led to his untimely death unfolded as a tense hostage situation that ultimately resulted in a standoff with law…

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Sherry Toney

Female, age 38 · Livingston, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Livingston, Louisiana, a tragedy unfolded that left a family shattered and a community in mourning. Sherry Lynn Chisholm Toney, a 38-year-old mother of four, was found dead on Monday, October 23, 2017. Her life was cut short in what…

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Sylvester Leblanc

Male, age 24 · Donaldsonville, Louisiana

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a Monday evening in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, the life of 24-year-old Sylvester Leblanc, a male resident of the city, was cut short. On October 23, 2017, at approximately 9 p.m., Leblanc was shot on Third Street. He was quickly transported to a local…

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Jared Bentley

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jared Bentley, a 24-year-old male, tragically died on October 23, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Bentley was fatally shot during an altercation at the Reserve at Parkwick apartment complex near I-270 and Georgesville Road. According to police reports, Bentley…

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Melinda Pleskovic

Female, age 49 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Melinda Pleskovic, a 49-year-old woman from Cleveland, OH, was tragically murdered on October 23, 2017. She was a beloved middle school teacher in the Strongsville School System, where she had taught for 27 years. Melinda was found dead in her home on Blazing…

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Mary Reynolds

Female, age 82 · Carbondale, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

Mary Reynolds, an 82-year-old woman from Carbondale, PA, tragically died on October 23, 2017. She was found dead in her home along with her husband, 87-year-old Gerald Reynolds. The couple was discovered by a family member around 7:00 AM that morning.…

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Jeri Lee Edwards

Female, age 60 · Cedar-hill, Texas

Killed Oct 23, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 23, 2017, a tragic incident occurred in Cedar Hill, Texas, resulting in the death of 60-year-old Jeri Lee Edwards. Jeri, a compassionate and kind-hearted woman, was found dead outside her home. Her fiancé, David Bailey, and her son, Nick Edwards…

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Arnold Roberts

Male, age 55 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

Arnold Roberts, age 55, was fatally shot on October 23, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of many victims that year, as the city experienced a surge in violent crimes. The incident occurred in a part of Chicago facing significant challenges with gun…

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Makek Taylor

Unknown, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 23, 2015, 22-year-old Makek Taylor was killed in Chicago in a tragic incident of gun violence. Taylor was shot in the South Side of Chicago, in an area known for high levels of violent crime. Reports indicate that Taylor was shot multiple times…

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James K Graham

Male, age 43 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

James K. Graham, a 43-year-old man, was fatally shot in Chicago on October 23, 2015. His death was part of a series of violent incidents that occurred in the city during a particularly turbulent time for Chicago's neighborhoods. Although specific details…

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Shueyb Abukaer

Male, age 40 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 23, 2015, Shueyb Abukaer, a 40-year-old man, was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred around 6:30 PM when Abukaer, along with his family, was exiting a Golden Corral restaurant located on West Dublin Granville Road. According to…

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Samba Dia

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 23, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 23, 2015, 24-year-old Samba S. Dia was found fatally shot in the courtyard area of 2321 Fitzroy Place North in Columbus, Ohio. Officers from the Columbus Police Department responded to a report at approximately 10:48 PM of a male found down and…

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