Deaths by Force on October 6

Deaths by Force (512)

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Decarlo Washington

Male, age 47 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

On October 6, 2018, in Houston, Texas, 47-year-old Decarlo Washington was fatally shot in an incident that also left three others injured. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, and available information is limited. Details about the…

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Ivonne Janczak

Female, age 57 · Conroe, Texas

Killed Oct 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

On October 6, 2018, Ivonne Janczak, a 57-year-old woman, was found dead in her home in Conroe, Texas. The discovery was made by family members who had called the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for a welfare check. Upon arrival, deputies found Ivonne…

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Mario Lopez

Male, age 32 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 6, 2018 · 8 years ago

Mario A. Lopez, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 6, 2018, at 5912 Gulfton in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 7 a.m., and Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. The Houston Police Department's Homicide Division, specifically…

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Jose Ricky-Palma

Male, age 27 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of Friday, October 6, 2017, the body of 27-year-old Jose “Puma” Ricky-Palma was discovered in Phoenix, Arizona. The male victim was found murdered at approximately 4:00 a.m. in the area of 1800 North 67th Drive. Details regarding…

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Omar Gonzalez Martinez

Male, age 27 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On the evening of Friday, October 6, 2017, a male resident of Phoenix, Arizona, Omar Gonzalez Martinez, was walking home after purchasing a meal from a local Mexican restaurant. His path took him along north 23rd Avenue, a familiar route that should have led…

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Garrick Austin

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Garrick Austin, aged 27, was tragically shot to death on October 6, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. His body was discovered at a home on East 31st Street in the Brentwood neighborhood of the city. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office reported evidence of drug…

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Semaj Berry

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 6, 2017, Semaj Berry, a 17-year-old from Chicago, was fatally shot in the Chatham neighborhood, located on the South Side of Chicago. This tragic incident occurred amidst a backdrop of continuing gun violence that had plagued many areas of the…

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Reynaldo Trevino

Male, age 47 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Reynaldo Trevino, aged 47, was fatally shot on October 6, 2017, in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago. Trevino's death was one of many tragic homicides that year, which marked another period of high gun violence in Chicago. He was a beloved member of his…

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Adonis Johnson

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adonis Johnson, a 25-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, was tragically killed on October 6, 2017, as a result of gun violence. The incident occurred during a period marked by high levels of violence in Chicago, where gun-related homicides were…

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Ian Ashford

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 6, 2017, Ian Ashford, a 22-year-old male, was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois. His death was part of an ongoing struggle with gun violence in Chicago, which, during 2017, faced a particularly turbulent time in terms of violent crime. The…

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Tafari Shalamon Simmons

Male, age 32 · Bessemer, Alabama

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tafari Shalamon Simmons, a 32-year-old Black/African American man, was killed on October 6, 2017, after gunfire left him on a quiet stretch of roadway in Hueytown, near Birmingham—close enough to the places he knew, yet far enough to feel abandoned. Not long…

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Jeremy Barger Hebert

Male, age 40 · Akron, Iowa

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet, rural landscape of Akron, Iowa, the life of Jeremy Barger Hebert, a 40-year-old White male, came to a violent end on October 6, 2017. He was discovered in his home suffering from a gunshot wound and was later pronounced dead at a Sioux City…

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Claude Eugene Triplett Jr.

Male, age 46 · Bunker Hill, West Virginia

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Claude Eugene Triplett Jr., a 46-year-old resident of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017. The available information does not provide any details about the circumstances of his death being related to a crime or any suspicious…

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Olivia Reese Cart

Female, age 5 · Culloden, West Virginia

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a tragic day in Culloden, West Virginia, five-year-old Olivia Reese Cart, a White female, lost her life in a shocking act of violence that also claimed her mother. On October 6, 2017, authorities were called to a home on Benedict Road where they found a…

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Michael Benedict

Male, age 70 · Grants Pass, Oregon

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

On October 6, 2017, Michael Eugene Benedict Sr., a 70-year-old resident of Murphy, Oregon, lost his life to gun violence. This tragic event occurred in the context of a broader investigation involving arson and murder in Josephine County. The investigation…

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Steven Myers

Male, age 42 · Sun City, Kansas

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Sun City, Kansas, the evening of October 6, 2017, ended in the death of 42-year-old Steven Myers, a local ranch and oilfield worker. The White male was fatally shot by a law enforcement officer during a confrontation. The incident began…

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Travis Maldonado

Male, age 23 · Wynnewood, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the small town of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, a life was cut tragically short on October 6, 2017. Travis Maldonado, a 23-year-old male, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. His death, which occurred in front of a…

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Tamaneka Murree Alexander

Female, age 30 · Foxworth, Mississippi

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Foxworth, Mississippi, the life of 30-year-old Tamaneka Murree Alexander was cut short on the night of Friday, October 6, 2017. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to a residence on Water Valley Road…

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Wilma Rutledge

Female, age 58 · Trenton, New Jersey

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early afternoon of October 6, 2017, the North 25 housing complex in Trenton, New Jersey, was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of 58-year-old Wilma Rutledge. A Black female resident of Carver Lane, she was tragically caught in the crossfire of a…

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Travis Craig

Male, age 38 · Bedford, Indiana

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Travis Lee Craig, a 38-year-old White male, was killed on October 6, 2017, at the Lawrence County, Indiana, home where he lived with his wife, Debbie, their children, and another relative. Craig had been born in Bedford on July 10, 1979, the son of Marvin and…

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Frederick Solomon

Male, age 38 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, events unfolded that would tragically end the life of 38-year-old Frederick Solomon. On October 6, 2017, police were called to a residence in the 3800 block of Olive Street. Inside, they discovered Mr.…

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Khallid Chapman

Male, age 23 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, a promising young man's life was tragically cut short in Saint Louis, Missouri. Khallid Chapman, a 23-year-old male, became a victim of gun violence on October 6, 2017. Remembered by loved ones as a kind, easy-going, and family-oriented…

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Stanley Taylor

Male, age 54 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the summer of 2008, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of Demond Taylor, a 34-year-old male from Saint-Louis, Missouri. On the evening of June 20th, Taylor, an off-duty police officer for St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, was…

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Mark Laquan Smith

Male, age 25 · Crisfield, Maryland

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet waterfront city of Crisfield, Maryland, the early morning hours of October 6, 2017, were shattered by an act of brutal violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Mark Laquan Smith. A male resident of Salisbury, Smith was discovered in the…

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Franklin Bamba Atoigue

Male, age 46 · Carson, California

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Franklin Bamba Atoigue, a 46-year-old Pacific Islander, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2017, in Carson, California. Atoigue was visiting friends and spending time in a garage when an unknown assailant knocked on the door at approximately 5:35 a.m.…

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Garrick Garrod Austin

Male, age 27 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Garrick Garrod Austin, a 27-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. Garrick was shot and killed in the 600 block of East 31st Street, marking him as the 100th homicide victim in Jacksonville for…

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Gustavo-Angel Ramirez-Sanchez

Male, age 5 · Bascom, Florida

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gustavo-Angel Ramirez-Sanchez, a 5-year-old Hispanic boy from Bascom, Florida, tragically died on October 6, 2017. The incident that led to his death was a shocking and heartbreaking event that deeply affected the small community of Bascom. On that fateful…

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Juan Carlos Arenas

Male, age 37 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Juan Carlos Arenas, aged 37, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2017, in Tampa, Florida. According to reports, Arenas was involved in an altercation with another individual at a residence on French Creek Road around 9:30 p.m. on that fateful Friday night.…

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Ronaldinio Ramirez-Sanchez

Male, age 7 · Bascom, Florida

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ronaldinio "Ronny" Ramirez-Sanchez, a 7-year-old Hispanic boy from Bascom, Florida, tragically died on October 6, 2017. Ronny was a first-grade student at Malone Elementary School, where he was known for his bright smile and exceptional performance in math.…

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Adonis Johnson

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Adonis L. Johnson, a 25-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2017, in Chicago, IL. His death was a result of a violent incident that has since been the subject of extensive investigation. The circumstances surrounding his…

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Ian Blue Ashford

Male, age 22 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ian "Blue" Ashford, a 22-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2017, in Chicago, IL. The circumstances surrounding his death were violent, as he was a victim of gun violence. On that fateful day, Ian was fatally shot, marking…

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Semaj Berry

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Semaj L. Berry, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on October 6, 2017, in the East Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, IL. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. in the 800 block of East 83rd Street. Officers responding to the…

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Jacob Alexander Ray

Male, age 21 · Cullowhee, North Carolina

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jacob Alexander Ray, a 21-year-old male from Hendersonville, North Carolina, was a junior studying computer information science at Western Carolina University. On the night of October 6, 2017, Ray was shot near Tuck’s Tap & Grille in Cullowhee, North…

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Michael Vincent Boulding

Male, age 29 · Eden, North Carolina

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Michael Vincent Boulding, a 29-year-old male, was tragically found dead in Eden, North Carolina, on October 6, 2017. Michael, affectionately known as "Cheeseburger," was discovered shot to death inside a mobile home on Friendly Road just after midnight. The…

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Quinton Thornton

Male, age 35 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the autumn of 2017, a life was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. Quinton Thornton, a 35-year-old male, was fatally shot on October 6, 2017, at a Marathon gas station located on John A. Merritt Boulevard. The incident unfolded following a verbal…

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Travis Hartshaw

Male, age 36 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the city of Jackson, Tennessee, a life was tragically cut short on October 6, 2017. Travis Hartshaw, a 36-year-old male, was killed in an act of gun violence. The incident that claimed his life was a shooting that occurred on Roosevelt Parkway. In the…

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Kai Gerald

Male, age 31 · Houston, Texas

Killed Oct 6, 2017 · 9 years ago

Kai Gerald, a 31-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2017, in Houston, Texas. According to reports, Kai was walking down Wayforest Drive near Greens Road when he was approached by two men. The men pulled out guns and shot…

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Adrian Pettaway

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Found Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Adrian D. Pettaway, a 34-year-old resident of Fairburn, Georgia, was tragically shot and killed on October 6, 2015, while visiting Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the East Lake District of Oakland, near the 1900 block of 5th Avenue. Pettaway was…

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Jonathan Pulido

Male, age 21 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 6, 2015, Jonathan Pulido, a 21-year-old, was tragically killed in a shooting incident in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago. Gage Park, located on the Southwest Side of the city, is an area that has experienced its share of violence, often a…

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Kerry Dean Melton

Male, age 41 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kerry Dean Melton, a 41-year-old African-American man, tragically lost his life on October 6, 2015, in St. Louis, Missouri. His death was a result of homicide during a year marked by a significant increase in violent crime within the city. The year 2015 saw…

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Stephen Andrade

Male, age 36 · Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the fall of 2015, the quiet town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, became the final scene in a grim story that began weeks earlier in Manchester, New Hampshire. On October 6, 2015, 36-year-old Stephen Andrade was found deceased in a room at the Motel 6. His…

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Joseph Keith Otis

Male, age 55 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the evening of October 6, 2015, Joseph Keith Otis, a 55-year-old Black / African American male, was at Club Cedar on South 26th Street in Louisville, Kentucky, when a dispute escalated into a fatal shooting. The incident was the culmination of a…

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Anthony Boro

Male, age 16 · Lynnwood, Washington

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early hours of October 6, 2015, a sense of unease lingered in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Lynnwood, Washington. It was here that the life of 16-year-old Anthony Boro, a White male and a sophomore at Mariner High School, was tragically…

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Bryan Bigham

Male, age 27 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the autumn of 2015, a neighborhood dispute in Kalamazoo, MI, escalated into a fatal encounter, leaving one man dead and a family grappling with unanswered questions. The life of Bryan Bigham, a 27-year-old male, was cut short on the evening of October 6…

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Marc Eason

Male, age 21 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in October 2015, the life of 21-year-old Marc 'Wes' Eason was tragically cut short on the streets of Paterson, New Jersey. Eason was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso at the intersection of 12th…

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Howard Harris Smith Jr.

Male, age 42 · Cape-girardeau, Missouri

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On October 6, 2015, authorities in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a body in a residential area. The victim was identified as Howard Harris Smith Jr., a 42-year-old male resident of Cape Girardeau. Law…

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Markeith Terrell Tracy

Male, age 23 · Spartanburg, South Carolina

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 6, 2015, the life of 23-year-old Markeith Terrell Tracy, a Black male, was tragically cut short on Carlisle Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Reports from that night suggest Tracy was in a car with a female companion…

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Michael Matusiak

Male, age 53 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Oct 6, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a Tuesday morning in the fall of 2015, Michael Matusiak, a 53-year-old man, went to his new job at a sheet metal shop in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, a job he had just started the day before. Shortly before 8 a.m., his life was…

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Dates are the day last seen (missing), the day of death, or when the date of death is unknown the day found or reported missing (deaths by force), the day found (unidentified and unclaimed), the victim's date of death (serial killers) and the day of the attack (mass murders). Solved, located, identified and claimed cases are not listed.