Deaths by Force on September 11

Deaths by Force (524)

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Kirk Merrill Pitcher

Male, age 34 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Sep 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the late hours of September 10, 1988, 34-year-old Kirk Merrill Pitcher was relaxing in his Taylorsville, Utah, home, enjoying the company of friends as they watched television. As the night grew later, his friends departed around 1:00 a.m., leaving Kirk in…

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Alicia Monique Alexander

Female, age 18 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

Alicia Monique Alexander, an 18-year-old woman from Los Angeles, California, was tragically found dead on September 11, 1988. Her body was discovered in an alley near 43rd Place and Western Avenue in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. Alicia was…

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Melissa Tremblay

Female, age 11 · Salem, New Hampshire

Killed Sep 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

On a Sunday in September of 1988, 11-year-old White female Melissa Tremblay of Salem, New Hampshire, accompanied her mother and her mother's boyfriend to the LaSalle Social Club in Lawrence, Massachusetts. As the adults spent time inside the establishment…

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Samuel Johnson

Male, age 55 · Dexter, New York

Killed Sep 11, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a September evening in 1987, the community of Dexter, New York, was struck by a tragedy that would long be remembered. The town's Chief of Police, Samuel A. Johnson Sr., a man who had dedicated thirteen years to serving and protecting the public, responded…

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Kenneth Stanley Baldwin

Male, age 42 · Okaloosa, Florida

Killed Sep 11, 1987 · 39 years ago

Kenneth Stanley Baldwin, a 42-year-old officer with the Okaloosa County Airports Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 11, 1987. Officer Baldwin was on duty, patrolling the Okaloosa Air Terminal, when he was fatally shot. His body was…

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Patrol Victor Pablo Serna

Male, age 29 · Laredo, Texas

Killed Sep 11, 1984 · 42 years ago

Patrol Officer Victor Pablo Serna, aged 29, of the Laredo Police Department in Texas, tragically lost his life on September 11, 1984. Officer Serna was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call at around 11:06 p.m. After officers had arrested two…

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Byford Henry Hunter

Male, age 34 · Lufkin, Texas

Killed Sep 11, 1982 · 44 years ago

Byford Henry Hunter, a 33-year-old male deputy sheriff with the Angelina County Sheriff's Office in Texas, tragically lost his life on September 11, 1982, in Lufkin, Texas. Deputy Hunter was shot and killed while attempting to serve a misdemeanor warrant on a…

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Carrie Crowe

Female, age 74 · Redding, California

Killed Sep 11, 1980 · 46 years ago

Carrie Mae Crowe, a 74-year-old resident of Redding, California, was brutally murdered on September 11, 1980, inside her home on Oxford Lane. Crowe was found stabbed at least 20 times in what appeared to be a violent and targeted attack. Her murder shocked…

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Carrie Mae Crowe

Female, age 74 · Redding, California

Killed Sep 11, 1980 · 46 years ago

On September 11, 1980, Carrie Mae Crowe, a 74-year-old resident of Redding, California, was found brutally murdered in her home on Oxford Lane. Her body bore the signs of a vicious attack, having been stabbed approximately 20 times. The discovery of her body…

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Tina Johnson

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 11, 1979 · 47 years ago

On September 11, 1979, Tina Johnson, a 19-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, was found dead at her residence on South 18th Street. Tina was discovered with multiple stab wounds to her chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. The homicide, which took…

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Kippi Jacquelyn Vaught

Female, age 16 · Sacramento, California

Killed Sep 11, 1978 · 48 years ago

Kippi Jacquelyn Vaught, a 16-year-old girl from Sacramento, California, tragically lost her life on September 11, 1978. On that fateful day, Kippi and her friend, 17-year-old Rhonda Lee Martin Scheffler, disappeared from the parking lot of a Sacramento…

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Rhonda Lee Martin Scheffler

Female, age 17 · Sacramento, California

Killed Sep 11, 1978 · 48 years ago

Rhonda Lee Martin Scheffler, a 17-year-old from Sacramento, California, tragically lost her life on September 11, 1978. Rhonda and her friend, Kippi Vaught, were abducted from the parking lot of a Sacramento shopping mall. Their bodies were discovered two…

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Sidney Leland Houghton

Male, age 65 · Gallatin, Missouri

Killed Sep 11, 1977 · 49 years ago

On September 11, 1977, Sidney Leland Houghton, a 65-year-old male serving as the Sheriff of Daviess County, was on duty in Gallatin, Missouri, when he responded to a traffic violation. A 16-year-old boy had crashed his vehicle into a ditch, prompting the…

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Lou Ellen Burleigh

Female, age 21 · Napa County, California

Killed Sep 11, 1977 · 49 years ago

Lou Ellen Burleigh, a 21-year-old Caucasian woman, tragically lost her life on September 11, 1977, in Napa County, California. She had left her home in Walnut Creek, California, for what she believed was a job interview. However, the interview was a ruse…

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Robert Benjamin Harris

Male, age 22 · Alexandria, Virginia

Killed Sep 11, 1948 · 78 years ago

In the late summer of 1948, a life of promise was tragically cut short in Alexandria, Virginia. Robert Benjamin Harris, a 22-year-old White male, had only been with the Alexandria Police Department for nineteen days. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served…

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Christopher A. McClennon

Male, age 48 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 11, 2026 · this year

In the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, a brazen act of violence claimed the life of 48-year-old Christopher A. McClennon on September 11, 2026. The shooting, which was later ruled a homicide, cut short the life of a man remembered by friends and…

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Javon Graves

Male, age 20 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 11, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Friday night in Washington, D.C., the life of 20-year-old Javon Graves was tragically cut short. On September 11, 2026, at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers from the Sixth District of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a…

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Odis Norris Jr

Male, age 70 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Sep 11, 2026 · this year

In the quiet city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, the evening of September 11, 2026, was shattered by a discovery that would soon grip the community. It was around 7:49 p.m. when officers from the Fayetteville Police Department were dispatched to the area of…

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Vernita Jones

Female, age 60 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Killed Sep 11, 2026 · this year

Vernita Jones, a 60-year-old woman, was killed in an early-morning shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 11, 2026. Baton Rouge police said Jones was found suffering from a gunshot wound at approximately 5:54 a.m. in the 1900 block of Ellerslie…

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Douglas James Rogers

Male, age 46 · Evergreen, Alabama

Killed Sep 11, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the quiet town of Evergreen, Alabama, a family dispute on September 11, 2023, ended in the tragic death of 46-year-old Douglas James Rogers. The male victim suffered fatal injuries from multiple gunshot wounds following a heated altercation with his own…

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Saphankham Insomphou

Male, age 58 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 11, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the night of September 11, 2023, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officers responded to a reported assault with a deadly weapon in the 8300 block of Highlander Court, located in Charlotte's North Division. Upon…

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Julian Robles

Male, age 30 · Corona, California

Killed Sep 11, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 11, 2023, at approximately 12:20 a.m., Julian Robles, a 30-year-old resident of Corona, California, was fatally shot in the 900 block of West Eighth Street, near South Buena Vista Avenue. Witnesses reported a disturbance in the area, prompting…

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Pedro Ignacio Rodriguez

Male, age 28 · Seguin, Texas

Killed Sep 11, 2023 · 3 years ago

On September 11, 2023, 28-year-old Pedro Ignacio Rodriguez was found deceased from a gunshot wound in Seguin, Texas. Authorities responded to a report around 12:30 p.m. of a person lying on the side of the road near the 5200 block of Mesquite Pass. Upon…

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Pamela Garruto

Female, age 52 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Sep 11, 2022 · 4 years ago

In a tragic incident on September 11, 2022, 52-year-old Pamela Garruto, a female resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, was fatally shot. The shooting also resulted in injuries to a male individual who was with Garruto at the time. Following an investigation into…

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Fareed Muibi

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 11, 2022 · 4 years ago

Fareed Muibi, a 24-year-old Black / African American male, was killed on Sunday, September 11, 2022, in Southwest Philadelphia. The shooting was reported in the late afternoon, around 4:26 to 4:30 p.m., on the 2100 block of Cemetery Avenue, near the…

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Kennerick Etroy Buffin

Male, age 53 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Sep 11, 2022 · 4 years ago

Kennerick Etroy Buffin, a 53-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on September 11, 2022, in Dallas, TX. The circumstances surrounding his death have led to a significant investigation and legal proceedings. Authorities have…

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Isaiah Hubbard

Male, age 23 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 11, 2020 · 6 years ago

Isaiah Gene Hubbard, a 23-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 11, 2020. Hubbard was fatally shot near 736 W. 50th St. in the Vermont Square neighborhood. The incident occurred as he was leaving a funeral service…

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Angel Ibarra Haro

Male, age 21 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 11, 2019 · 7 years ago

Angel Ibarra Haro was 21 years old when he died on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 508 San Pascual Ave. His death…

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Sera Lee

Female, age 44 · North-wales, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 11, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet community of Upper Gwynedd, a tragic event unfolded, leaving neighbors in shock and a family grieving the loss of a loved one. On a Tuesday afternoon in September, the bodies of 44-year-old Sera Lee and a man were discovered inside a vehicle with…

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Ricardo Bonerges Morales-Mejia

Male, age 52 · Van-nuys, California

Killed Sep 11, 2017 · 9 years ago

Ricardo Bonerges Morales-Mejia, a 52-year-old handyman, tragically lost his life on September 11, 2017, in Van Nuys, California. Morales-Mejia was working at a residence on Leadwell Street when he allowed a recently evicted tenant to retrieve his belongings.…

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Wayne Gadd

Male, age 79 · Forest Hill, West Virginia

Killed Sep 11, 2015 · 11 years ago

Wayne Gadd, a 79-year-old White/Caucasian male, died from gunshot wounds in Forest Hill, West Virginia, on September 11, 2015, in a disturbing double-death investigation that also involved his wife, Patti Gadd. The couple’s bodies were not discovered by…

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William Thomas Wilson Jr.

Male, age 57 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Sep 11, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a violent encounter at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station ended in the death of William Thomas Wilson Jr., a 57-year-old man from Southeast Washington. The incident, which unfolded on a Friday, sent waves of fear through the busy…

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Richard Ryan

Male, age 29 · Oakland, California

Killed Sep 11, 2015 · 11 years ago

Richard Ryan, a 29-year-old resident of Union City, was tragically shot and killed on September 11, 2015, in Oakland, California. The incident occurred in the 8300 block of International Boulevard, a location known for its high crime rate. Ryan was reportedly…

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DeAngelo Williams

Male, age 28 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the evening hours of September 11, 2014, a dispute at a Las Vegas apartment complex tragically escalated, ending the life of 28-year-old DeAngelo Williams. The fatal encounter unfolded at the Sherman Gardens apartment complex, located in the 1700 block of…

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Robert LaMont DeMary

Male, age 33 · Rembert, South Carolina

Killed Sep 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet, rural town of Rembert, South Carolina, the life of 33-year-old Robert LaMont DeMary came to a sudden and violent end on September 11, 2014. Authorities responding to a call at a residence on Baynard Boykin Road discovered DeMary deceased from a…

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Manuel A. Camareno

Male, age 25 · Tallahassee, Florida

Killed Sep 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Manuel A. Camareno, a 25-year-old resident of Tallahassee, Florida, tragically lost his life on September 11, 2014. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, when Camareno was found with fatal gunshot wounds. The Tallahassee Police Department…

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Clarence Bandy

Male, age 49 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late summer of 2009, the life of a Birmingham man, known in his community as a helpful handyman, came to an abrupt and violent end. The body of Clarence Bandy, a 49-year-old male, was discovered in his residence located behind 1812 13th Way Southwest…

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Maria Moedano

Female, age 46 · Columbus Junction, Iowa

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

In the late summer of 2008, the community of Columbus Junction, Iowa, was shaken by a tragedy that unfolded in the early morning hours. Maria Moedano, a 46-year-old Hispanic female, lost her life on Sunday, September 7, 2008. Born Maria DeLourdes Gutierrez in…

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Antonio Greene

Male, age 49 · Rancho Dominguez, California

Killed Sep 11, 2008 · 18 years ago

On Thursday, September 11, 2008, firefighters were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire in an industrial stretch of Rancho Dominguez, an unincorporated community in southern Los Angeles County. When emergency personnel arrived at the scene along the 19200…

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Hyon Suk Chon

Female, age 51 · Ellis, Texas

Killed Sep 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

Hyon Suk Chon, a 51-year-old Korean woman, tragically lost her life on September 11, 1994, in Ellis, Texas. She was working at a convenience store when she was approached by Leon Dorsey, who pulled out a gun and forced her into the back room. Instead of…

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Elnora Breneman

Female · Clinton, Indiana

Killed Sep 11, 1994 · 32 years ago

In Clinton, Indiana, the quiet routine of the Vermillion County Hospital was shattered in the mid-1990s by a terrifying series of unexplained deaths. Among the patients was Elnora Breneman, a female who was admitted to the facility and died on September 11…

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Robert Caruso

Male, age 35 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 11, 1988 · 38 years ago

In the fall of 1988, a grim discovery was made in a quiet florist shop in Denver, Colorado, forever altering the lives of those connected to Robert Caruso. On September 11th of that year, Caruso, a male, was found deceased inside the office of the Shabushi…

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Ivan Walker

Male, age 54 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 11, 1980 · 46 years ago

In the city of Philadelphia, a 15-year veteran of the Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department, 54-year-old Officer Ivan J. Walker, was killed in the line of duty. The incident unfolded at the Plymouth Hall apartment building located at 2201 West…

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J Robert Bennett

Male, age 57 · Lonoke, Arkansas

Killed Sep 11, 1937 · 89 years ago

On a Saturday in September of 1937, the community of Lonoke, Arkansas, was struck by a tragedy that would end the life of its City Marshal, J. Robert Bennett. At 57 years of age, Marshal Bennett was a dedicated lawman who found himself in a fatal…

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