Deaths by Force on October 6

Deaths by Force (512)

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Robert Paul Bolton

Male, age 28 · Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 6, 1982 · 44 years ago

Robert Paul Bolton was a 28-year-old White/Caucasian male and an officer with the Eau Claire Police Department when he was killed in the line of duty during the early morning hours of October 6, 1982. Bolton had served with the department for approximately…

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Rafael Tirado

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 6, 1982 · 44 years ago

Rafael Tirado, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically killed on October 6, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Tirado was a local drug dealer who was fatally shot in a random drive-by shooting while standing at a phone booth with his friend, 18-year-old Alberto…

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Robert Leet

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Oct 6, 1979 · 47 years ago

Robert Leet, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, was killed on October 6, 1979. The incident occurred in Montgomery County, at an address in Dayton. Leet was found deceased that day, and details regarding the manner of his death have been withheld from public…

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Willie Bender

Male, age 42 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 6, 1979 · 47 years ago

On a cool autumn evening in Denver, Colorado, on October 6, 1979, a man named Willie Bender, 42, entered a local restaurant named Pooh's and Sha's, located at 1616 E 34th Ave. The night took a tragic and violent turn when Mr. Bender was shot and killed inside…

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Kenneth Moran

Male, age 30 · Tacoma, Washington

Killed Oct 6, 1978 · 48 years ago

On a tragic Friday, the 6th of October, 1978, the life of 30-year-old Caucasian male Kenneth Moran was cut short in the line of duty in Pierce County, Washington. A Deputy Sheriff with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, Moran, a U.S. Army veteran of the…

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Richard Mcgilvery

Male, age 33 · New Brunswick, New Jersey

Killed Oct 6, 1978 · 48 years ago

On an autumn evening in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a dedicated police detective's life was cut tragically short in a sudden and unforeseen incident. Richard E. McGilvery, a 33-year-old male officer with the Rutgers University Police Department, was in the…

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Stephanie Hawkins

Female, age 21 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Oct 6, 1978 · 48 years ago

Stephanie Michele Colson Hawkins, a 21-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on October 6, 1978, in Tampa, Florida. Stephanie was working as a sunglasses salesperson at a mall in the Tampa area when she was abducted at gunpoint from the parking…

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Linda Louise LeBeau

Female, age 27 · Tustin, California

Killed Oct 6, 1977 · 49 years ago

Linda Louise LeBeau, aged 27, was reported missing on October 6, 1977, in Tustin, California. Her disappearance remained a mystery for nearly a decade until her skeletal remains, including a skull, were discovered in 1986 by a survey crew along the Ortega…

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John Till Burnite

Male · La Plata, Colorado

Killed Oct 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

On October 6, 1975, John Till Burnite, a White man living in La Plata County near Durango, Colorado, was the victim of a fatal shooting outside his own home. Burnite had just returned to his residence and was still sitting in the front seat of his pickup…

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Susan Reynes

Female, age 26 · Haworth, New Jersey

Killed Oct 6, 1975 · 51 years ago

In the autumn of 1975, a shadow fell over the quiet borough of Haworth, New Jersey, with the disappearance of 26-year-old Susan Reynes. On October 6th, the young woman vanished from the presumed safety of her own home, leaving behind a community gripped by a…

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Jesus Sanchez

Male, age 24 · Chino, California

Killed Oct 6, 1972 · 54 years ago

Correctional Officer Jesus 'Jesse' Sanchez, aged 24, tragically lost his life on October 6, 1972, in Chino, California. Officer Sanchez was ambushed and fatally shot while escorting an inmate from the California Institution for Men to a court hearing in San…

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Helen Beckam

Female, age 43 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 6, 1970 · 56 years ago

In the autumn of 1970, a sense of unease settled over a quiet Denver neighborhood. On the afternoon of October 6th, the tranquility was shattered when police responded to a call for a medical emergency at the residence of 43-year-old Helen Beckam. Inside her…

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Thomas Nailey

Male, age 28 · Scofield, Utah

Killed Oct 6, 1902 · 124 years ago

In the small Utah mining town of Scofield, the evening of October 5, 1902, was shattered by the sounds of a raucous party that had grown too loud for the neighbors' comfort. A complaint was lodged, and Scofield Town Marshal Hugh Hunter recognized the…

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Charles Hendrix

Male, age 56 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 6, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours in Phoenix, Arizona, the lives of two men, Charles Hendrix, 56, and Jerry L. Braggs Sr., 64, were brought to a violent and sudden end. The double homicide occurred on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, leaving a community shaken and…

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Rick Odom

Male, age 73 · Josephine County, Oregon

Killed Oct 6, 2026 · this year

A police investigation into a missing person took a tragic and violent turn in rural southern Oregon, ending with the deaths of three family members, including 73-year-old Rick Odom. The series of grim discoveries began to unfold on October 6, 2026, at a home…

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Amber Lewis

Female, age 17 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 6, 2024, the life of 17-year-old Amber Lewis was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire that erupted at a party in North Philadelphia. A Black female, Amber was a student at Mastbaum High School, known for her…

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Pedro Martinez Zaragoza

Male, age 34 · Carson, California

Killed Oct 6, 2024 · 2 years ago

On October 6, 2024, 34-year-old Pedro Martinez Zaragoza from Carson, California, succumbed to a gunshot wound to the chest. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office classified his death as a homicide, with formal pronouncement made at 5:33 a.m. Following his…

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Tommy Lamont Jones Jr

Male, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 6, 2023 · 3 years ago

Tommy Lamont Jones Jr., a 28-year-old, was a victim of gun violence in Chicago, Illinois. He lost his life on October 6, 2023. The incident occurred in a city that has been plagued by high rates of gun violence. As of the current date, there is no detailed…

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Hugh Howard Polk

Male, age 85 · Saucier, Mississippi

Killed Oct 6, 2022 · 4 years ago

In the quiet community of Saucier, Mississippi, the life of 85-year-old Hugh Howard Polk, a male, came to a tragic and violent end on October 6, 2022. The elderly man was found deceased in the front yard of his residence on East Adams Road, suffering from…

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Chau Tung Ngo

Male, age 47 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 6, 2020 · 6 years ago

Chau Tung Ngo, a 47-year-old Asian male, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Ngo was shot near 1956 E. 20th St. in Downtown Los Angeles. The incident…

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David Wayne Savore

Male, age 55 · Shreveport, Louisiana

Killed Oct 6, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Shreveport, Louisiana, the quiet of the Allendale neighborhood was broken by the sound of gunfire. On October 6, 2020, just after midnight, police responded to reports of shots fired in the 1500 block of Garden…

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Isaac Eliezer Alatorre

Male, age 21 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 6, 2020 · 6 years ago

Isaac Eliezer Alatorre was 21 years old when he died on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in the Westlake district just west of downtown Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds near 1337 W. 5th St. His death was…

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Jose Millan

Male, age 24 · West-covina, California

Killed Oct 6, 2019 · 7 years ago

Jose Jesus Millan, also known as Jose Jesus Alfredo Millan, was a 24-year-old Latino man who tragically lost his life on October 6, 2019, in West Covina, California. Millan was found dead in a brushy area outside the Big League Dreams sports park at 2100…

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Bryan Rodriguez

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Oct 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Bryan Rodriguez, a 26-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2018. The incident that led to his death was a carjacking gone wrong. Rodriguez was involved in a high-speed police chase after he allegedly stole a…

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Richard Dennis Falk

Male, age 68 · Bridgeville, California

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Richard Dennis Falk, aged 68, was tragically found dead outside his home in Bridgeville, Humboldt County, California, on October 6, 2017. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a possible homicide in the Buck Mountain area, where they…

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Denzell Dixson

Male, age 24 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Denzell Dixson, a 24-year-old African American male, tragically passed away on September 24, 2020, due to complications from a gunshot wound he sustained five years earlier. On October 6, 2015, Denzell was shot in the neck in the Lawndale neighborhood on the…

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Lorraine Jackie Swor

Female, age 85 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Oct 6, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet neighborhoods of Northeast Minneapolis, a long and enduring love story came to a sudden and tragic end in the autumn of 2014. Lorraine Jackie Swor, a woman who had celebrated 85 years of life, was found to have died on October 6, 2014. She was…

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Eva Evette Rosado

Female, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Eva Evette Rosado was 46 years old when she died on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma. Her death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los…

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Erick Alonso Gutierrez

Male, age 18 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 6, 2012 · 14 years ago

Erick Alonso Gutierrez was 18 years old when he was fatally stabbed early on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in Sun Valley, in the northeast San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds after being…

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Jose Juan Mendoza

Male, age 79 · East Compton, California

Killed Oct 6, 2003 · 23 years ago

On Monday, October 6, 2003, seventy-nine-year-old Jose Juan Mendoza lost his life in the unincorporated community of East Compton in southern Los Angeles County. Mendoza, an elderly Hispanic man, was at an advanced stage of life when the fatal incident…

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Fred L. Rease

Male, age 54 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Oct 6, 1979 · 47 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of October 6, 1979, the sound of gunshots shattered the evening quiet in the 1800 block of Clarkson Street in Denver, Colorado. Alarmed neighbors promptly alerted the police, who arrived to a grim discovery. Inside his vehicle sat…

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Richard D. Bell

Male, age 46 · Haileyville, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 6, 1909 · 117 years ago

In the small town of Haileyville, Oklahoma, a dedicated male law enforcement officer lost his life in the line of duty. Officer Richard D. Bell, a 46-year-old policeman, was responding to a disturbance call at a residence on a Wednesday, the sixth of October…

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