Death by Force

Ronnie Edon

Male, age 19 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 19-year-old Ronnie Scharrod Edon of Forestville, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On October 7, 2014, at approximately 1:36 a.m., officers from the Seventh District of the…

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Loressa Rose Little

Female, age 43 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Loressa Rose Little, 43, a Black woman from Baltimore, was found dead inside a home on the 5200 block of Denmore Avenue after police were called there shortly before 1:30 a.m. on October 7, 2014, for what was described as suspicious activity. Detectives said…

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Jihad Carter

Male, age 20 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the morning of October 7, 2014, a tragic event unfolded on the 2100 block of Taney Terrace in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that cut short the life of 20-year-old Jihad Carter. A Black male, Carter was found lying in the street at approximately 9:11 a.m. by…

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Nina Cook

Female, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a 28-year-old aspiring music artist named Nina Cook vanished from her life in Memphis, Tennessee. An African American woman with a reputation for being a vibrant and loving sister, she had dreams and ambitions that were tragically cut…

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John Richard Williams

Male, age 68 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, the community of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, was shaken by the violent end to the lives of a local couple. John Richard Williams, a 68-year-old male, died on October 7, 2014, in what authorities investigated as an apparent murder-suicide. The…

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Sandra Maleski Williams

Female, age 64 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the autumn of 2014, a quiet street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, became the scene of a tragedy that left a family and community in mourning. On the morning of October 7th, concern grew for 64-year-old Sandra Jo Williams and her husband, John Richard Williams…

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Jamarlon Quitin Keys

Male, age 31 · Colorado Springs, Colorado

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the crisp autumn of 2014, the life of 31-year-old Jamarlon Quitin Keys, a male and a U.S. Army veteran, was tragically cut short in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On the evening of October 7th, police responded to a call in the 900 block of Acapulco Court…

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Marquet Dorsey

Male, age 30 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On the evening of October 7, 2014, Marquet Dorsey, a 30-year-old Black male from Newark, New Jersey, was sitting in his vehicle parked in front of 5 Thomas Avenue in his home city. It was around 9 p.m. when the night was shattered by the sound of multiple…

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Ronnie Archer

Male, age 62 · Willard, Missouri

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Tuesday in early autumn, the quiet community of Willard, Missouri, was disturbed by a grim discovery. On October 7, 2014, 62-year-old Ronnie Archer was found deceased in his vehicle. An investigation by the Greene County Sheriff's Office determined that…

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Sheldon Lipford Jr.

Male, age 23 · Rochester, New York

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sheldon Lipford Jr., 23, was a Black man from Rochester, New York, whose life ended on October 7, 2014, in a burst of violence that unfolded in minutes but echoed for years. Family notices published after his death described a young man deeply rooted in a…

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Daniel Jackson

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Daniel Jackson, a 42-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on October 7, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in the Roseland neighborhood, where Jackson was found with a gunshot wound to the head at his residence near the…

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Billy Conrad

Male, age 58 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Bywater in New Orleans, a tragedy unfolded on October 7, 2014, claiming the lives of two people in a violent murder-suicide. Among the victims was Billy Conrad, a 58-year-old male who was fatally shot. Details of the incident…

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Terry Fedoroff

Female, age 60 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet neighborhood of Bywater in New Orleans, a tragedy unfolded that left a family shattered. Terry Fedoroff, a 60-year-old woman, was found deceased on October 7, 2014, in a home on Pauline Street. Her death was the result of a violent altercation…

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Andre Johnson

Male, age 45 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Andre Johnson, a 45-year-old African American man from Cleveland, Ohio, tragically lost his life on October 7, 2014. His passing, like so many others, left a void in the lives of those who knew him, loved him, and cherished the moments they spent together.…

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Walter Elder

Male, age 65 · Tyler, Texas

Killed Oct 7, 2014 · 12 years ago

Walter Elder, a 65-year-old man from Tyler, Texas, tragically died on October 7, 2014. He was born on March 31, 1949, and was well-known in his community for his musical talents and his dedication to his church. Elder had a long history of involvement with…

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Tyrin Whitfield

Male, age 19 · New Orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Monday in New Orleans, the life of 19-year-old Tyrin Seandale Whitfield was tragically cut short. On October 7, 2013, the young man, a Male, was discovered deceased inside a vehicle located in the 800 block of North Dupre…

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Ronnie L Moore

Male, age 30 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On the night of April 9, 2020, a 30-year-old man named Randy Moore was found lying in the street on the 3700 block of Aldine Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services transported him to a local hospital, but he…

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Pao Sei

Male, age 28 · Houston, Texas

Found Oct 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On October 7, 2013, Pao Sei, a 28-year-old male, was found fatally shot in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours in the vicinity of a residential neighborhood. Officers from the Houston Police Department arrived at the scene and…

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Lisa Armstrong

Female, age 47 · Tabernacle, New Jersey

Killed Oct 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the fall of 2013, the quiet community of Tabernacle, New Jersey, became the backdrop for a grim discovery that would unravel a story of kidnapping and murder. On October 7, 2013, the body of 47-year-old Lisa Armstrong, a female resident of Trenton, was…

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Justin Mitchell

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Oct 7, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a grim evening in New Orleans, the life of 22-year-old Justin 'Jazz' Mitchell was tragically cut short. On October 7, 2013, just before 7 p.m., Mitchell was discovered on the front lawn of a residence in the 4700 block of Stemway Drive in the eastern part…

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Ahjee Harrod

Female, age 16 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Oct 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

On the evening of October 7, 2012, the life of 16-year-old Ahjee Harrod was tragically cut short on a street in Baltimore, Maryland. A Black female, Harrod was discovered by police shortly before 10 p.m. in the 6300 block of Fairlawn Avenue, suffering from a…

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Nathan T Ratigan

Male, age 24 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Oct 7, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early hours of October 7, 2012, a house party in Richmond, Virginia, turned tragic, leaving a young man's life cut short and a case that remains a mystery. Nathan T. Ratigan, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, was fatally shot while attending the gathering…

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Avery L Bowie

Male, age 22 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in Indianapolis. Avery L. Bowie, a 22-year-old African-American male, was killed on October 7, 2010. His death was the result of a fatal shooting, an event that added his name to the…

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Charles Hanna

Male, age 63 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 7, 2010, family members made a grim discovery at a residence on the southeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana. After failing to reach Charles "Buck" Hanna for several days, loved ones went to his home on Walker Avenue to check on his well-being.…

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Frederick Mathieson

Male, age 35 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a Thursday evening in Boston, the life of 35-year-old Frederick Mathieson, a male, was tragically cut short. On October 7, 2010, at approximately 11:40 p.m., the sound of gunshots echoed through the Cathedral public housing project in the…

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Antoine Smith

Male, age 29 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 7, 2010, in the city of Detroit, Michigan, a 29-year-old African American male named Antoine Smith lost his life in a homicide that remains a somber mark on the community's history. The incident occurred near the intersection of Chene Street and…

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Tyrel Taylor

Male, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On a Thursday morning in Detroit, 20-year-old Tyler 'T.J.' Taylor was on his way to work, a routine journey that ended in tragedy. It was October 17, 2013, when he was found lying on the sidewalk in the 12000 block of Duchess Street, near Kelly Road and…

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Joshua Anderson

Male, age 25 · Buffalo, New York

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the autumn of 2010, the life of a young man from Buffalo, New York, was cut short, leaving a void in the lives of those who knew him. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Anderson, an African-American male, was killed on October 7, 2010, in a tragic event that…

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Christopher Russell

Male, age 27 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 7, 2010, Christopher Russell, a 27-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot in what has become one of the city's many unsolved homicides. Russell was found by police in the early morning hours with gunshot wounds in an area known for…

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Brnadon M. Bufford

Male, age 21 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

On October 7, 2010, Brandon Michael Bufford, a 21-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was fatally shot during an incident that remains an unresolved homicide. Bufford, who had lived in Columbus for about 14 years, was shot in the 2900 block of Medina Avenue.…

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Jason Matthew Donlon

Male, age 40 · Butte, Alaska

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

A Male, age 40, Jason Matthew Donlon of Butte, Alaska, died on October 7, 2010. Responding to a 911 call made that morning by his wife, investigators found the 40-year-old male in bed inside a tiny outbuilding the family used as living quarters near Butte in…

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Jeanna Flores

Female, age 27 · Hartford, Connecticut

Killed Oct 7, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of October 7, 2010, the life of 27-year-old Jeanna Flores, a Black/African American female from Hartford, Connecticut, was tragically cut short. Just before 1 a.m., she was standing with a group of people outside a club on Franklin…

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Ronald Spann

Male, age 43 · St. Louis, Missouri

Killed Oct 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a Wednesday in the autumn of 2009, a life was tragically cut short in St. Louis, Missouri. Ronald Spann, a 43-year-old Black male, died on October 7, 2009. The specific circumstances surrounding his death, including the location and cause, are not detailed…

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Mickey Gray Hutchens

Male, age 50 · Winston-salem, North Carolina

Killed Oct 7, 2009 · 17 years ago

Sergeant Mickey Gray Hutchens, aged 50, was a dedicated officer with the Winston-Salem Police Department in North Carolina. He tragically lost his life on October 12, 2009, after being critically wounded five days earlier while responding to a call for…

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Steven Wiggins

Male, age 56 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Steven Wiggins, a 56-year-old man, was tragically murdered on October 6, 2008, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found shot multiple times near 5100 Colonial Avenue, just a few blocks away from his home. Wiggins had left Mattie's Landing bar shortly before his…

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Thomas E. Goldsmith

Male, age 26 · Columbus, Ohio

Found Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 7, 2008, 26-year-old Thomas E. Goldsmith was killed in Columbus, Ohio. The incident occurred on the south side of the city, where Goldsmith sustained fatal injuries. Despite law enforcement efforts by the Columbus Division of Police, the case…

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Deno Ross

Male, age 24 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On October 7, 2008, 24-year-old Deno Ross, a Black male from Oklahoma City, was found fatally shot in a part of the city described as a known area for drug activity. His death was recorded that same day, and from the outset it was treated as a killing…

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Anthony Joel Cash

Male, age 22 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the early hours of October 7, 2008, a burst of gunfire shattered the pre-dawn quiet in the 500 block of Nalley Road in Hyattsville, Maryland. When police arrived at the scene around 12:30 a.m., they discovered a vehicle containing three individuals, all…

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Bobby Justin Ennels

Male, age 22 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

On the night of October 7, 2008, 22-year-old Bobby Justin Ennels was fatally shot in what would unfold as a calculated plot to silence a witness. The male victim was discovered in a vehicle on the 500 block of Nalley Road in Landover, Maryland, suffering from…

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Juan Vega

Male, age 35 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Juan Vega was 35 years old when he died on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, in the historic South-Central area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 41st Street and Central…

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Carmelo Donis

Male, age 46 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Oct 7, 2008 · 18 years ago

Carmelo Donis was 46 years old when he was killed in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. The Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit investigated, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in Atlanta from 2007 through 2017, lists it…

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Patrick Williams

Null, age 31 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Patrick Williams, aged 31, was fatally shot on October 7, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois. His death took place during a challenging period for Chicago, which was grappling with persistently high levels of gun violence. The year 2007 saw numerous homicides across…

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Jeffery Boler

Male, age 25 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Jeffery Boler, a 25-year-old man, was fatally shot on October 7, 2007, in the New City neighborhood of Chicago. The homicide occurred in the street, adding to the alarming rate of gun violence that plagued Chicago during that time. Boler’s death was one of…

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Darius Canto

Male, age 16 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Darius Canto, a 16-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, was killed on October 7, 2007, in an incident involving gun violence. His death was part of a broader surge of homicides in Chicago, which has long been struggling with high levels of gun-related…

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Bryan Flewellen

Male, age 21 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the autumn of 2007, the life of a young man was tragically cut short on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky. Bryan A. Flewellen, a 21-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on Sunday, October 7, 2007. His body was discovered in the 2500 block of West…

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Devon Hulbert

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Devon Hulbert, a 19-year-old Black male from Milwaukee, was killed on October 7, 2007. That Sunday brought him to the 3000 block of North 6th Street, a stretch of older homes north of downtown; by the end of the day he was dead and his case entered the city’s…

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Justin Hodges

Male, age 15 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

Justin M. Hodges, a 15-year-old Black male, was killed in Milwaukee in early October 2007. Public memorial records list his birth as February 22, 1992, and his death on October 8, 2007; he was later laid to rest at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee. The scant…

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Aaron Smith

Male, age 20 · Crandon, Wisconsin

Killed Oct 7, 2007 · 19 years ago

On a crisp autumn night in Crandon, Wisconsin, a gathering of young friends turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Aaron Smith, a 20-year-old male, was among those who tragically lost their lives on October 7, 2007, during a violent shooting rampage. The…

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