Death by Force

Jennifer Michelle Vasquez

Female, age 42 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of Halloween morning in 2015, the life of Jennifer Michelle Vasquez, a 42-year-old female, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in her native Colorado Springs. Remembered as a vibrant and loving mother to her two…

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Thomas Wilson

Male, age 31 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a grim Halloween night in 2015, Thomas J. Wilson, a 31-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His death was one of several homicides that occurred in the city that year, contributing to a troubling increase in…

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Sheila Brownen

Female, age 57 · Chickasha, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet town of Chickasha, Oklahoma, 57-year-old Sheila Brownen was known for her big heart and her love for her family. A graduate of Chickasha High School, she had a passion for horses and barrel racing in her younger years. Later in life, she found…

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Jared Clark

Male, age 26 · Camden, New Jersey

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a grim Halloween night in Camden, New Jersey, a sense of unease settled over a home where 26-year-old Jared Clark would tragically lose his life. On October 31, 2015, the young man was discovered inside his residence, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.…

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Joseph Bose

Male, age 20 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Halloween in 2015, a promising young life was tragically cut short on a street corner in Norfolk, Virginia. Joseph Bose, a 20-year-old Black male and a junior journalism major at Hampton University, was fatally shot at the…

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Quintin Cuffee

Male, age 26 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Halloween in 2015, a dispute that began inside a Norfolk, Virginia bar tragically spilled out into the street, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Quintin L. Cuffee. The male victim was discovered suffering from a gunshot wound…

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Devin Hirschy

Male, age 29 · Decatur, Indiana

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late autumn of 2015, the community of Berne, Indiana, mourned the loss of Devin L. Hirschy, a 29-year-old man who passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Born in Adams County on June 12, 1986, to Kevin and Dorene Hirschy, Devin was a lifelong…

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David Scott Ham

Male, age 36 · Summerville, South Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the quiet community of Summerville, South Carolina, a local man's life came to an unexpected end. David Scott Ham, a 36-year-old male, passed away on November 1, 2015. His death left a void in the lives of his family and friends, who remembered him as a…

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Steven Brown

Male, age 40 · Beaufort, South Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of Halloween in 2015, the life of 40-year-old Steven Brown was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire outside the Elks Lodge on Church Street in Beaufort, South Carolina. The sudden violence of that night not only claimed Brown's life…

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Peyton Manwaring

Male, age 19 · Queens, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a cool Halloween evening in Queens, New York, 19-year-old Peyton Manwaring was fatally shot, bringing a tragic end to a young life. The incident occurred on October 31, 2015, in the Rosedale neighborhood. Manwaring, a male college student, was with his…

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Carlos Antonio Galan

Male, age 28 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Carlos Antonio Galan, a 28-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2015. According to reports, Galan was fatally shot, marking a somber end to his life. The incident occurred on a Saturday, and his death was…

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Tiffany James

Female, age 35 · Brandon, Florida

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the night of October 31, 2015, Tiffany C. James, a 35-year-old mother from Brandon, Florida, was tragically murdered. Tiffany had just returned home from trick-or-treating with her twin 7-year-old daughters when she was shot in front of them. The…

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Chadd Harrison

Male, age 25 · Aurora, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Chadd Harrison, a 25-year-old man from Aurora, IL, tragically passed away on October 31, 2015. Born on May 10, 1990, in Park Ridge, IL, Chadd was a beloved member of his family and community. He was known for his close relationships with his parents…

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Charles Johnson

Male, age 33 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Charles Johnson, a 33-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 31, 2015, in Rockford, Illinois. The incident occurred in the early hours of Halloween when Johnson, who was working as a cab driver, responded to a call for a ride. Upon…

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Anthony Ray Brown

Male, age 49 · Rowland, North Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Anthony Ray Brown, a 49-year-old African American male, was found dead on October 31, 2015, in Rowland, North Carolina. Brown, along with another victim, Michael Thompson, was discovered at a residence on Brown Street. The police investigation revealed that…

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Jamel Demar Moore

Male, age 31 · Greenville, North Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jamel Demar Moore, a 31-year-old African American male, was found dead on October 31, 2015, in Greenville, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, leading to an investigation by local authorities. Moore's body was…

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Michael Thompson

Male · Rowland, North Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Michael Thompson, a 48-year-old male from Rowland, NC, was tragically killed on October 31, 2015. His death was part of a double-murder case that shook the small town of Rowland. Thompson and another victim, Anthony Ray Brown, were found dead at a residence…

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Billy Deonte James

Male, age 35 · North-union-township, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of Halloween in 2015, a dispute that began inside the Double Vision Bar and Grille in North Union Township, Pennsylvania, escalated into a fatal encounter. The altercation, reportedly involving a large number of individuals…

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Darnell Jones

Male, age 28 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the cool of a late autumn evening, tragedy befell a young man from Turtle Creek, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Darnell Lamont Jones, a 28-year-old Black male, was found lying alongside a road in Wilkinsburg on Saturday, October 31, 2015. His life had been cut…

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Jessica Payton

Female, age 35 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Jessica Payton, a 35-year-old woman from Lubbock, Texas, was tragically killed on October 28, 2015. She was found the next day, wrapped in a comforter and weighed down with cinder blocks in a creek near County Roads 7300 and 3600. Investigators believe she…

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Shawn Dehn Summers

Male, age 37 · Lubbock, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2015 · 11 years ago

Shawn Dehn Summers, a 37-year-old man from Lubbock, Texas, tragically died on October 31, 2015. His death was part of a double homicide case that involved his ex-girlfriend, Jessica Payton, and her lover. Summers was found shot and burned in his vehicle near…

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Christopher Montay James

Male, age 23 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a crisp autumn afternoon, the life of 23-year-old Christopher Montay James, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On Friday, October 31, 2014, at approximately 2:55 p.m., in the 3500 block of Brendan Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, James was shot and…

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Nathan C Lavin

Male, age 34 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nathan Corey Lavin, a 34-year-old white male originally from Kansasville, Wisconsin, was the victim of a homicide in St. Louis, Missouri. A film industry professional who worked as a set dresser and prop technician, Lavin had recently relocated to the area.…

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Travis Foley

Male, age 26 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On October 31, 2014, 26-year-old Travis Foley was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, in what authorities have classified as a homicide. At around 12:53 p.m., Dayton Police responded to reports of an unresponsive man found lying in an alley behind Brooklyn Avenue…

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Samuel Johnson

Male, age 21 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of October 31, 2014, tragedy struck in Memphis, Tennessee, forever altering the lives of Samuel 'Mr No-Lackin' Johnson's family. The 21-year-old African American man was walking down Glenalp near Derbyshire when he was fatally shot by…

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Franquita Cunningham

Female, age 49 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Franquita Cunningham, a 49-year-old Black woman from Birmingham, Alabama, was spending the early hours of Halloween night, 2014, inside a residence in the 100 block of 5th Avenue Southwest when violence outside found its way through the walls. She was in a…

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Verner Thomason

Male, age 48 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Verner Thomason, 48, was shot to death at a bus stop along Central Avenue near Grove Street in Albuquerque on October 31, 2014. Police said someone opened fire as he waited there on Halloween, leaving him dead at the scene. News listings and victim registries…

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Jose M. Pichardo

Male, age 23 · Moses Lake, Washington

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a crisp autumn afternoon in Moses Lake, Washington, the life of 22-year-old Hispanic male, Jose M. Pichardo, was tragically cut short. The date was October 31, 2014, and what began as a routine day ended in violence that would leave a community shaken and…

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Lauren Totten

Female, age 26 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On Halloween night in 2014, a tragic event unfolded in Oklahoma City, forever altering the lives of one family. Lauren Totten, a 26-year-old White woman, was fatally shot during a robbery. The incident occurred in the early hours of October 31st, sending…

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Levonza G. Thompson

Male, age 36 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a grim Halloween night in 2014, the life of 36-year-old Levonza G. Thompson was cut short in Trenton, New Jersey. A Black male from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Thompson was discovered lying on the ground in the 200 block of Coolidge Avenue around 11 p.m.…

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Gary Dickerson Jr

Male, age 33 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a fall afternoon in Indianapolis, Indiana, a 33-year-old Black man named Gary Dickerson Jr. was fatally shot on October 31, 2014. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Washington Boulevard on the city's near north side, where…

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Dionte Greene

Male, age 22 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early morning hours of Halloween on October 31, 2014, 22-year-old Black male Dionte Greene was discovered deceased in Kansas City, Missouri. Police officers responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle found him slumped over the center console of his…

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Ridge Smith

Male, age 23 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet darkness of a North Charleston street, the life of 23-year-old Ridge Smith was tragically cut short on October 31, 2014. Smith, a resident of the city, was found the victim of a fatal shooting, a violent end to a young life that would leave a…

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Tamar Sermons

Female, age 20 · Queens, New York

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

On Halloween night in 2014, a tragic shooting outside a Queens nightclub claimed the life of 20-year-old Tamar Sermons. The incident unfolded in the early morning hours of October 31st, near Club Hive on Queens Boulevard. An unruly crowd had been dispersed…

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Jamal Cheeks

Male, age 21 · Oakland, California

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jamal Cheeks, a 21-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2014. The incident occurred around 3:55 p.m. at a home located in the 2000 block of 22nd Avenue. Cheeks was fatally shot in the neck by his best friend…

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Linda Sachs Gimbel

Female, age 44 · Mission-viejo, California

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Linda Sachs Gimbel, aged 44, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2014, in Mission Viejo, California. The incident occurred during a child-custody exchange in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Linda was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Scott…

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Roscoe Lee Smith

Male, age 39 · Compton, California

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Roscoe Lee Smith, a 39-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2014. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Smith was fatally shot on that fateful Friday. The incident occurred in Compton, a city known…

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Chang Z. Qui

Male, age 41 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Chang Z. Qui, a 41-year-old Asian man, was working another Friday evening shift at the See Thru Chinese Kitchen on Chicago’s West Side when Halloween of 2014 turned from routine to catastrophic. The carryout restaurant on the 5200 block of West Madison…

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Kaylyn Whitaker

Female, age 20 · Martinsville, Illinois

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Kaylyn Whitaker, a 20-year-old white female, was found dead from a gunshot wound on October 31, 2014, in Martinsville, Illinois. Initially, her death was ruled a suicide based on the scene where her boyfriend, Connor Scott, claimed she had shot herself.…

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Shanekqua Adrianna Thompson

Female, age 21 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Shanekqua Adrianna Thompson, a 21-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2014, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. She was found shot to death inside a minivan that had crashed into a wooded area near Sixth Street and Humphrey…

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Walter Cayce Trey Sands

Male, age 28 · Terlingua, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Walter Cayce "Trey" Sands, a 28-year-old man from Kilgore, Texas, tragically died on October 31, 2014, in Terlingua, Texas. His body was discovered in Terlingua Creek, and it was determined that he had been murdered. The investigation into his death revealed…

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Wesley Dean Brooks

Male, age 28 · Bowie, Texas

Killed Oct 31, 2014 · 12 years ago

Wesley Dean Brooks, a 28-year-old man from Bowie, Texas, tragically lost his life on October 31, 2014. Brooks was employed in a remodeling business alongside Scott Allen Cambre and Cambre's father. On the night of his death, Brooks was driving Cambre's pickup…

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Tywaun Perkins

Male, age 33 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Tywaun Perkins, a 33-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, was killed on October 31, 2013, in a burst of violence that turned an ordinary stop for gas into a deadly ambush. That Halloween night, around 8:30 to 8:40 p.m., police were called to 74 6th…

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Michael Ribar

Male, age 43 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 19, 2013, the body of a male, Michael Ribar, was discovered lying in the roadway at 2040 W. Northern Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. The discovery was made at approximately 4:20 a.m., and it was immediately apparent…

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Marcus Gaiter

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Marcus Gaiter, a 25-year-old male from Chicago, was fatally shot on October 31, 2013. The incident occurred in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, where Gaiter was sitting in a vehicle with another individual on the 8600 block of South Morgan Street around 9:45…

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Bobby L Williams

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Bobby L. Williams, a 19-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 31, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident took place in the South Shore neighborhood, an area that has been impacted by ongoing struggles with violence. Williams was standing outside when…

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Michael Anthony Carter

Male, age 24 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the East Baltimore Midway neighborhood, on the afternoon of October 31, 2013, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. Michael Anthony Carter, a 24-year-old male, was in the 2000 block of Kennedy Avenue, near Cecil…

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Brian Michael Birden

Male, age 21 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 31, 2013 · 13 years ago

Brian Michael Birden, 21, a Black man, was killed in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 31, 2013, when gunfire tore through a quiet stretch of Kennedy Avenue in the early afternoon. Just after 1 p.m., police rushed to the 2000 block near 22nd Street and found…

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