Deaths by Force on September 12

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Lewonda Mosley

Female, age 54 · Huntsville, Alabama

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late afternoon of Sunday, September 12, 2021, the life of 54-year-old Lewonda Mosley was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in Huntsville, Alabama. Officers from the Huntsville Police Department were dispatched to a parking lot in the 200 block…

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Nicholas Berg

Male, age 22 · Yuma, Arizona

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Yuma, Arizona, the life of Nicholas William Berg was abruptly cut short. On September 12, 2021, the 22-year-old male was found with a fatal gunshot wound. His death is being investigated by authorities as a homicide.…

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David Allan Smith

Male, age 68 · Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

David Allan Smith, a 68-year-old resident of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, tragically passed away on September 12, 2021, following an accidental shooting at his home. He was transported to the emergency room at Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia, where he…

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John Serna

Male, age 66 · Mora, New Mexico

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

John Serna, a 66-year-old male, was shot and killed on September 12, 2021, in the rural community of Mora, New Mexico, following a long and contentious history with his neighbor. The man responsible for the shooting, 70-year-old David Griego, claimed he acted…

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Harold Brown IV

Male, age 18 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of 18-year-old Harold Brown IV was tragically cut short in Denver, Colorado. On the afternoon of Sunday, September 12, 2021, Brown was the victim of a fatal shooting at an apartment complex located on East Dartmouth…

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Antonio Francis Rodriguez Fortes

Male, age 33 · Long Prairie, Minnesota

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 12, 2021, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a neighborhood in Long Prairie, Minnesota, leaving a young Hispanic man dead and two others wounded. The deceased was identified as 33-year-old Antonio Francis…

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Arnanza Loteza Cork

Male, age 41 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet hours of a Minneapolis neighborhood, the life of Arnanza Loteza Cork, a 41-year-old Black man, was brought to a tragic and violent end. On Sunday, September 12, 2021, a concerning discovery was made in an alley in the Seward neighborhood. Police…

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Daron L. Washington

Male, age 42 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of Sunday, September 12, 2021, the life of 42-year-old Daron L. Washington was cut short in the Newburg neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Police were called to the intersection of Oaklawn Lane and Rangeland Road shortly after 9 p.m.…

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Michael Bishop

Male, age 29 · Covington, Kentucky

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Michael Anthony Bishop, a 29-year-old man from Covington, Kentucky, was fatally shot on the morning of September 12, 2021. The incident, which also left a woman critically injured, unfolded around 11 a.m. in the 3100 block of Rosina Avenue. When police…

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Sallie Ann Lemmon Newton

Female, age 53 · Paducah, Kentucky

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in Paducah, Kentucky, a dedicated registered nurse named Sallie Ann Lemmon Newton, a 53-year-old Caucasian woman, found her life tragically cut short. Known for her unwavering commitment to caring for others at Mercy…

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Jasmine Christine Sturm

Female, age 30 · Wheeler, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jasmine Christine Sturm, age 30, was one of four victims found dead in an SUV abandoned in a cornfield in Dunn County, Wisconsin, on September 12, 2021. The other victims were Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, 26, Matthew Isiah Pettus, 26, and Loyace Foreman III, 35.…

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Loyace Fore Iii

Male, age 35 · Wheeler, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a quiet Sunday, September 12, 2021, the community of Wheeler, Wisconsin, was disturbed by a grim discovery. A farmer stumbled upon an abandoned black SUV partially concealed in a cornfield off a rural road. Inside the vehicle were the bodies of four…

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Matthew Isaiah Pettus

Male, age 26 · Wheeler, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In a quiet cornfield in Wheeler, Wisconsin, a grim discovery was made on September 12, 2021. Inside an abandoned SUV were the bodies of four individuals, one of whom was Matthew Isaiah Pettus, a 26-year-old Caucasian male. The discovery launched a multi-state…

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Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley

Female, age 30 · Wheeler, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, a 30-year-old Black/African American female from Stillwater, Minnesota, was found deceased on Sunday, September 12, 2021. Her life was cut short in a tragic event that began as a night out with friends in St. Paul, Minnesota.…

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Daniel James Howard Aaron

Male, age 33 · Midwest City, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, a tragic and unexpected event cut short the life of Daniel James Howard Aaron, a 33-year-old man from Midwest City, Oklahoma. On the afternoon of September 12th, while enjoying a motorcycle ride, Aaron was fatally shot in the back.…

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Jaylen Sumpter

Male, age 24 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of a young Detroit man was tragically cut short. Jaylen Donte Sumpter, a 24-year-old Black/African American male, became a victim of gun violence on September 12, 2021. His death left a void in the lives of his family and…

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Michael Artis

Male, age 56 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

A 56-year-old male, Michael Artis, was the victim of a fatal shooting on September 12, 2021, during a robbery in Detroit, Michigan. The incident, which took place in the afternoon in the parking lot of a liquor store on West Chicago Boulevard, was captured on…

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Patrick Harbor

Male, age 32 · Kalamazoo, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the life of Patrick Harbor, a 32-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short in Kalamazoo, Michigan. On September 12, 2021, Harbor became a victim of fatal gun violence. The specific circumstances that led to…

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Phylicia King

Female, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Sunday evening in Detroit, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace and irrevocably altered the lives of two families. On September 12, 2021, Phylicia King, a female, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on the city's east side. Another woman…

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Renee Mitchell

Male, age 62 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In January 2016, the life of 27-year-old Renee Mitchell was tragically cut short in her Coloma, Michigan home. A loving mother, she was remembered for her enjoyment of shopping, concerts, and spending time with her two young daughters. The grim discovery of…

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Wade T. Holland Jr.

Male, age 32 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a late summer evening in Detroit, a dispute escalated into deadly violence, claiming the life of 32-year-old Wade T. Holland Jr. The incident, which occurred on September 12, 2021, unfolded at a local party store, where an argument between Holland and…

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Travis Davis

Male, age 43 · Norfolk, Virginia

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early evening of September 12, 2021, Travis L. Davis, a 43-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Norfolk, Virginia. The incident occurred in a residential area, in the 1400 block of Norcova Avenue. Norfolk Police received a call about a gunshot…

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Montell ONeal

Male, age 24 · South-bend, Indiana

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 12, 2021, a large house party on the 800 block of East Washington Street in South Bend, Indiana, turned deadly. Montell O'Neal, a 24-year-old male, was found shot in the doorway of the home. Police were called to the…

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Dajuan Love

Male, age 22 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 12, 2021, authorities in St. Louis, Missouri, were called to a scene in the Downtown West neighborhood following reports of a shooting. Around 2:00 a.m., police officers arrived at the 1300 block of Convention Plaza…

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Foster Grant

Male, age 26 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

White male Foster LaVerne Grant IV, a 26-year-old chiropractic student, was found dead in Kansas City, Missouri, during the early morning hours of September 12, 2021. Grant, who was pursuing his doctoral education at Cleveland University-Kansas City, had been…

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Kori Young

Male, age 43 · Saint-louis, Missouri

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the Hyde Park neighborhood of St. Louis, a longstanding dispute came to a tragic end for 43-year-old Kori Young on September 12, 2021. Around 2 p.m. that day, outside a liquor store in the 3000 block of North Florissant Avenue, a confrontation between…

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Candice Brown

Female, age 35 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Orangeburg, South Carolina, a tragic event unfolded that cut short the life of 35-year-old Candice Brown. On September 12, 2021, Brown was a passenger in a car with three other people when the vehicle was targeted in…

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Jessica Johnson

Female, age 39 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet early morning hours of September 12, 2021, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, the life of 39-year-old Jessica Johnson was tragically cut short in a hail of gunfire. Johnson, along with three other women, was in a vehicle when they were ambushed.…

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Shawnquavis Sparks

Male, age 20 · Lamar, South Carolina

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Lamar, South Carolina, was shaken by the untimely death of 20-year-old Shawnquavis Sparks. On Sunday, September 12, 2021, Sparks, a young man known to his friends and family, passed away in his hometown. His death…

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Davon Barnes

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Baltimore, tragedy struck on East Monument Street, forever altering the lives of several families. On September 12, 2021, 20-year-old Davon Barnes, a male known to his loved ones as 'Peanut', was caught in a burst of…

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Melvin White

Male, age 39 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 12, 2021, a Black/African American man named Melvin White, Jr., 39, was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in the 2200 block of Kirk Avenue. Away from his family who resided in Georgia…

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Shakir Taylor

Male, age 28 · District-heights, Maryland

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet community of District Heights, Maryland, a life was tragically cut short on a late summer evening. Shakir Taylor, a 28-year-old man, was shot and killed on September 12, 2021. The incident, which also left another man and a boy wounded, unfolded…

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Gerard Pounder

Male, age 32 · Queens, New York

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 12, 2021, a joyous occasion turned into a scene of tragedy under the Rockaway Boardwalk in Queens, New York. Gerard Pounder, a 32-year-old male, was attending an outdoor party near Beach 34th Street when the vibrant…

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Shanice Young

Female, age 31 · Manhattan, New York

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In what should have been a joyous time, 31-year-old Shanice Young, a pregnant woman from Manhattan, NY, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of September 12, 2021. The tragic incident unfolded in Harlem just after she had returned from her own baby…

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Terion Reece

Male, age 24 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Terion Reece, a 24-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 12, 2021. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Terion was fatally shot near 253 W. 40th Place in the Historic…

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Adrienne Rush

Female, age 32 · Acworth, Georgia

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Sunday in Acworth, Georgia, a domestic dispute escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving a community in shock and a family shattered. On September 12, 2021, 32-year-old Adrienne Rush was shot in her home on Parke Brooke Drive.…

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Darnell Brown

Male, age 29 · Blue-island, Illinois

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On September 12, 2021, Darnell Brown, a 29-year-old African American male from Blue Island, Illinois, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident. The incident occurred around 12:42 a.m. in the area of 121st Place and Irving Avenue. Blue Island police…

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Ishmael Adams

Male, age 27 · Blue Island, Illinois

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

African American male Ishmael Adams, 27, of Blue Island, Illinois, died on September 12, 2021. He was one of two men who did not survive after a burst of gunfire in the pre-dawn hours; the Cook County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity and age…

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Guann DeShawn Arthur Gregory

Male, age 24 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Guann DeShawn Arthur Gregory, also known as GBaby or King Guanndoe, was a 24-year-old male from Columbus, OH. He tragically died on September 12, 2021, from gunshot wounds. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Brookway Road on the city's East Side. Gregory…

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Jason Hendricks

Male, age 35 · Hamilton, Ohio

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jason Hendricks, a 35-year-old man from Hamilton, Ohio, tragically died on September 12, 2021, from a gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide by the Butler County Coroner's Office. Hendricks was inside a house on Bingham Street when an incident…

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Hanith Peay

Male, age 24 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Hanith Peay, a 24-year-old Black male, tragically lost his life on September 12, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was one of three victims in a triple shooting that occurred on the 5000 block of Germantown Avenue in the Germantown neighborhood. The incident took…

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Jeremiah Myers

Male, age 40 · Spring-grove, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, was struck by the unsettling disappearance of 40-year-old Jeremiah Myers. The search for the North Codorus Township man came to a somber end on September 12, 2021, when his remains were…

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Johnny Robinson

Male, age 36 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Johnny Robinson, a 36-year-old Black male, was tragically found dead on September 12, 2021, in Philadelphia, PA. He was discovered inside a 2012 grey Cadillac Escalade on the 600 block of North 54th Street around 3:15 a.m. When police arrived, Robinson was…

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Jordan Briggs

Male, age 28 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in Memphis, Tennessee, the life of 28-year-old Jordan Briggs, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short. On September 12, 2021, Briggs was discovered unresponsive at the Skyline Inn located off Shelby…

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Martha Jean Jones

Female, age 73 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet early hours of a September morning in Memphis, Tennessee, a palpable sense of unease settled over a home on Amarillo Street. Inside, the lives of a beloved grandmother and her son had been tragically cut short. Martha Jean Jones, a 73-year-old…

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Ronald Jones

Male, age 53 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

On a September morning in 2021, a sense of unease settled over a home on Amarillo Street in the Cherokee Park area of Memphis, Tennessee. It was there that the lives of 53-year-old Ronald Jones, a Black male, and his 73-year-old mother, Martha Jones, were…

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Jocson Antonio Zelaya Blanco

Male, age 23 · Austin, Texas

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Jocson Antonio Zelaya Blanco, a 23-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically died on September 12, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He was shot multiple times outside the El Nocturno Nightclub on North Lamar Boulevard around 2:20 a.m. Despite life-saving efforts…

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Korey Green

Male, age 23 · Beaumont, Texas

Killed Sep 12, 2021 · 5 years ago

Korey Green, a 23-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas, tragically lost his life on September 12, 2021. He was fatally shot in the passenger seat of a 2008 blue Honda CRV, which was found at the 1000 block of Interstate 10 South. The driver, a 23-year-old female…

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