Death by Force10th anniversary

Amarai Roper Smalls

Male, age 17 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On an autumn Wednesday in 2016, 17-year-old Amarai Roper Smalls, a Black male from North Charleston, headed into a neighborhood off Ranger Drive that had already been rattled by gunfire in recent weeks. Along that stretch near Interstate 26, another young man…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Reuel Hicks

Male, age 18 · Waldorf, Maryland

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On an autumn evening in Waldorf, Maryland, 18-year-old Reuel Hicks met his untimely death in a violent encounter that stemmed from a drug deal gone wrong. The fatal shooting occurred on October 26, 2016, behind a movie theater on Mall Circle, a place…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Dustin Sharp

Male, age 31 · Collins, New York

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours in the town of Collins, New York, a sense of unease settled over the community. What began as a quiet night was shattered by an act of violence that would claim the life of 31-year-old Dustin Sharp of Hamburg. On October 26, 2016…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brian Berry

Male, age 43 · Orlando, Florida

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian Berry, a 43-year-old barbershop owner from Orlando, Florida, was tragically killed on October 26, 2016, during an armed robbery at his business, Strictly Skillz Barbershop and Salon, located on North Pine Hills Road. The incident occurred around 8:30…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Walter Bo Diddley Thomas

Male, age 31 · Cocoa, Florida

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Walter "Bo Diddley" Thomas Jr., a 31-year-old father from Cocoa, Florida, was tragically shot and killed on October 26, 2016. The incident occurred shortly after he had walked his 4-year-old son to a school bus stop. As Thomas was returning home, he was…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

William Frank Bannister

Male, age 57 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

William Frank Bannister Sr., a 57-year-old Black male, was found shot to death on October 26, 2016, inside an apartment in the Malibu Bay complex in West Palm Beach, Florida. The West Palm Beach Police Department responded to the scene and discovered…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Keith Gibson

Male, age 29 · Mcdonough, Georgia

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On a tragic night in Henry County, Georgia, the life of Keith Allen Gibson, a 29-year-old Caucasian male from Covington, was cut short. On October 26, 2016, a group of friends had gathered for a bonfire and party at a home on Moccasin Gap Road. The night took…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Tyler Ford

Male, age 23 · Carrollton, Georgia

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the fall of 2016, the life of 23-year-old Tyler Ford, a male student at the University of West Georgia, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of October 26, Ford was fatally shot at the entrance of his apartment on Lovvorn Road in Carrollton, Georgia.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Alvin Trigs

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the fall of 2016, the life of 22-year-old Alvin Trigs Jr. was tragically cut short in New Orleans. On the evening of Wednesday, October 26, 2016, Alvin was in an apartment in the 2600 block of Poydras Street, not far from the New Orleans Police Department…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Trahan Jr.

Male, age 17 · Houma, Louisiana

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the late hours of a Tuesday in Houma, Louisiana, a domestic dispute turned deadly, claiming the life of 17-year-old David Trahan Jr.. The tragic events unfolded on October 25, 2016, when 42-year-old Rhubin Scott Jr. confronted his ex-girlfriend at her…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brittany Carelock

Female, age 27 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brittany Carelock, a 27-year-old woman, was tragically shot and killed on October 26, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the afternoon on North Tryon Street, just outside uptown Charlotte. Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ali Mustin

Male, age 20 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

On October 26, 2016, Ali Anthony Mustin, a 20-year-old male from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically lost his life to gun violence. The incident occurred in Cleveland, highlighting the ongoing issue of gun-related deaths in urban areas. Unfortunately, the available…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rocko Green

Female, age 28 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rocko Green, a 28-year-old man from Cleveland, OH, tragically passed away on October 26, 2016. The cause of death was a fatal shooting. According to reports, Rocko Green was shot by 34-year-old Matthew Leach after an argument about a parking space in front of…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Brian Grimes

Male, age 53 · Dickinson, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Brian Grimes, a 53-year-old man from Dickinson, Texas, tragically died on October 26, 2016. He was found shot multiple times in the bedroom of his home, which he once shared with his estranged wife, Kathleen Grimes. The couple had recently filed for divorce…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Johnathan Phillips

Male, age 25 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Johnathan Jerome Phillips, a 25-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on October 26, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. He was found shot to death in an apartment on Benge Drive near UT Arlington. The incident occurred early in the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jordyn Clemons

Male, age 20 · Arlington, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2016 · 10 years ago

Jordyn Clemons, a 20-year-old male from Arlington, Texas, tragically lost his life on October 26, 2016. He was found shot to death in an apartment residence in the 1000 block of Benge Drive, near the University of Texas at Arlington. The incident occurred…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Graham Thomas

Male, age 35 · Ottawa, Ontario

Killed Oct 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

Graham Thomas, a 35-year-old man, was killed on the evening of October 26, 2011, in a double shooting inside the Gloucester Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Thomas was a co-owner of the Caribbean Exposure tanning salon in the shopping centre, and the gunfire…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Jason Chapman

Male, age 31 · Ottawa, Ontario

Killed Oct 26, 2011 · 15 years ago

Jason Earl Chapman, a 31-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed on the evening of October 26, 2011, inside the Caribbean Exposure tanning salon at Ottawa's Gloucester Centre. Contemporary records and his obituary establish that date, rather than October 2…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

James Leroy Johnson

Male, age 54 · Hoxie, Kansas

Killed Oct 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the small town of Hoxie, Kansas, a dedicated public servant, James Leroy Johnson, a 54-year-old White/Caucasian male, met a tragic and unexpected end on October 26, 2006. Johnson, who had served as the Sheridan County Sheriff for 18 years, was a familiar…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Eviton Brown

Male, age 24 · Miami, Florida

Killed Oct 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

Eviton Elijah Brown, affectionately known as "Little E," was a promising young man whose life was tragically cut short on October 26, 2006, in Miami, Florida. At the age of 24, Eviton was found lifeless in front of a Northwest Miami-Dade car dealership…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Marlon Johnson

Male, age 23 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 26, 2001 · 25 years ago

Marlon Johnson, a 23-year-old male from Chester, Pennsylvania, died on October 26, 2001, in a killing that left behind more questions, grief, and anger than answers. What began as a confrontation that may have been expected to end in a fight instead became…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Corey Paul Ely

Male, age 4 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

On October 26, 1996, in the Chugiak/Eagle River area just north of Anchorage, Alaska, four-year-old white male Corey Paul Ely was killed during a domestic-violence shooting that also took the lives of his sister, five-year-old Jessica Ely, and Anchorage…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Jessica Ely

Female, age 5 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

She was a 5-year-old female child, living with her mother and little brother in a modest apartment on the outskirts of Anchorage when the day turned strange and then violently final. On October 26, 1996, as dusk gave way to night, an Anchorage police officer…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Dan Richard Seely

Male, age 39 · Anchorage, Alaska

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

White/Caucasian male Dan Richard Seely, age 39, died on October 26, 1996, in Anchorage, Alaska, after a domestic-violence warrant service turned into a cascade of gunfire and heartbreak. A ten-year veteran of the Anchorage Police Department and a senior…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Austin Eubanks

Male, age 7 · San-marcos, California

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Austin Eubanks, aged 7, tragically died on October 26, 1996, in San Marcos, California. His death was part of a horrific incident where his mother, Susan Eubanks, killed her four children. On that fateful night, Susan Eubanks shot her sons Brandon Armstrong…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Brandon Armstrong

Male, age 14 · San-marcos, California

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Brandon Armstrong, a 14-year-old boy from San Marcos, California, tragically lost his life on October 26, 1996. His death was part of a horrific incident where his mother, Susan Eubanks, fatally shot him along with his three younger brothers: Austin Eubanks…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Brigham Reno Dale Eubanks

Male, age 6 · San-marcos, California

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Brigham Reno Dale Eubanks, a six-year-old boy from San Marcos, California, tragically lost his life on October 26, 1997. His death was part of a horrific incident where his mother, Susan Eubanks, fatally shot him along with his three brothers: Brandon…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Matthew Dylan Eubanks

Male, age 4 · San-marcos, California

Killed Oct 26, 1996 · 30 years ago

Matthew Dylan Eubanks, a four-year-old boy from San Marcos, California, tragically lost his life on October 26, 1997. His death was part of a horrific incident where his mother, Susan Eubanks, fatally shot him and his three brothers: Brandon Armstrong, 14…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Ronnie Moore

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

On October 26, 1991, Ronnie Moore, age 31, was found dead in Dayton, Ohio. The incident occurred at a location in Montgomery County, and his death has since remained unsolved. The Dayton Police Department responded to the scene but was unable to make any…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Bobby Houston

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

On October 26, 1991, Bobby Houston was killed in Dayton, Ohio, marking an unsolved homicide that has persisted for over three decades. Houston's death occurred on the same day he was last seen alive, and his case has since remained part of the many unsolved…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Ronald May

Male, age 32 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Oct 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

Ronald May, age 32, was killed on October 26, 1991, in Columbus, Ohio. He was an employee of the Chi Chi's restaurant located at 4357 Westland Mall. On the night of his death, May was closing the restaurant along with two other employees. After they finished…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Royce Melvin Anderson

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 1981 · 45 years ago

Deputy Sheriff Royce Melvin Anderson, aged 29, tragically died on October 26, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Anderson was a dedicated officer with the Harris County Sheriff's Office, having served for two years. His death was the result of an inadvertent gunshot…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

William Bundy

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 26, 1976 · 50 years ago

William George Bundy, a 19-year-old Caucasian male, tragically lost his life on October 26, 1976. Bundy was reported missing after he left his home in Chicago, Illinois, stating he was going to attend a party. He left behind his wallet and was never seen…

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Death by Force105th anniversary

John Foley

Male, age 24 · St Paul, Minnesota

Killed Oct 26, 1921 · 105 years ago

John Thomas Foley, a 24-year-old White male, was a dedicated Prohibition Agent with a promising future ahead of him. A proud veteran of the U.S. Army who had served in World War I, he had been with the Prohibition Unit for only ten months before his untimely…

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Death by Force125th anniversary

Robert Harrison Coffey

Male, age 55 · Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 26, 1901 · 125 years ago

In the tumultuous autumn of 1901, the community of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was shaken by the violent death of a dedicated public servant. Robert Harrison Coffey, a 55-year-old white male serving as a deputy sheriff for Christian County, was killed in the line…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Vincent Richard Lanzi

Male, age 38 · West-sacramento, California

Killed Oct 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Vincent Richard Lanzi, a 38-year-old resident of West Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on October 26, 2021. On that day, officers from the West Sacramento Police Department responded to a call on the 2100 block of Orchard Way, where they found…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Milton Taylor

Male, age 74 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 26, 2021 · 5 years ago

Milton Taylor, a 74-year-old African American man, was found dead in his home on the South Side of Chicago on October 26, 2021. The discovery was made by police officers who were conducting a well-being check at the request of a family member. Upon arrival at…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Joshua Uchul Shinn

Male, age 32 · Cerritos, California

Killed Oct 26, 2006 · 20 years ago

On October 26, 2006, Joshua Uchul Shinn, a 32-year-old Asian male, died in Cerritos, California; Los Angeles County coroner records list his cause of death as strangulation. According to published homicide records, his death occurred at a residence on Rose…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Eileen Shea

Female, age 19 · Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Killed Oct 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the quiet community of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, a devastating event unfolded on October 26, 1991, shattering the peace of a family home. On that autumn day, Eileen Shea and her 19-year-old daughter, Susan Shea, were found dead, both having suffered from…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Susan Shea

Female, age 19 · Lincoln Park, New Jersey

Killed Oct 26, 1991 · 35 years ago

In the quiet borough of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, a devastating event shattered the community on October 26, 1991. Susan Shea, a 19-year-old female with autism, was found tragically deceased in her home. Her life, along with that of her 48-year-old mother…

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Death by Force

David Mendoza-Fernandez

Male, age 40 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Oct 26, 2026 · this year

A dispute behind a downtown apartment building in the early hours of a Monday morning ended the life of David Mendoza-Fernandez, a 40-year-old man from Hartford, Connecticut. He lived on Clifford Street in the city, and his sudden death on October 26, 2026…

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Death by Force

FranDavion Smith

Male, age 19 · Texarkana, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2026 · this year

FranDavion Smith was a young man from Texarkana, Texas, who had explored his talents in both the arts and athletics. As a student at Texas Middle School, he played in the Symphonic Band. He was part of the group that achieved First Division ratings from all…

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Jaime W. Royster

Male, age 36 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 26, 2026 · this year

A late morning burst of gunfire on a Monday in Milwaukee left a man dead and a community searching for answers. Jaime W. Royster, a 36-year-old male, was shot and killed on October 26, 2026, in the city’s north side. The shooting cut his life short and added…

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Jeremy Jerome Moore

Male, age 39 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 26, 2026 · this year

Jeremy Jerome Moore, a 39-year-old man from Troy, Alabama, was a resident of the small South Alabama city, about a two-hour drive from Birmingham. His life was cut short on a Monday evening far from his home, leaving behind a community of loved ones to mourn…

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Rocky Modica

Male, age 45 · Baytown, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2026 · this year

An argument between two men who knew each other in Baytown, Texas, escalated to a fatal shooting on a Monday afternoon, ending the life of Rocky Modica. The victim, a 45-year-old male resident of Baytown, was remembered as a cherished childhood friend by…

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Benard Mack

Male, age 58 · Edwards, Mississippi

Killed Oct 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet, early hours of a Sunday morning in October, a tragic event unfolded that would end the life of 58-year-old Benard Mack of Edwards, Mississippi. On October 26, 2025, Mack, a Black male, was a passenger in a vehicle when he was struck by multiple…

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Brodie Slonski

Male, age 17 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet community of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, a promising young life was tragically cut short on the evening of October 26, 2025. Brodie Slonski, a 17-year-old White male and a student in the metal fabrication program at Taconic High School, was found…

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Carlos Dewayne Hill

Male, age 48 · Marshall, Texas

Killed Oct 26, 2025 · 1 year ago

Carlos Dewayne Hill, 48, male, was shot to death in Marshall, Texas, on the night of Sunday, October 26, 2025. Police say officers were dispatched at about 8:56 p.m. to reports of gunfire in the 1900 block of Bean Street; when they arrived, they found Hill…

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Deaths by Force on October 26

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