Deaths by Force on September 13

Deaths by Force (547)

Death by Force10th anniversary

Trevues Martin

Male, age 20 · Gulfport, Mississippi

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the evening of September 13, 2016, just hours before he would have celebrated his 21st birthday, 20-year-old Trevues Martin was shot and killed in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was sitting in the driver's seat of a car parked in his grandmother's driveway on…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Sean Brittingham

Male, age 21 · Paterson, New Jersey

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 13, 2016, tragedy struck in Paterson, New Jersey, when 21-year-old Sean Brittingham was shot and killed. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 2:25 a.m. outside of 185 Hamilton Avenue. First responders provided…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Demario Laquan Burnett

Male, age 21 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On the early morning of September 13, 2016, a violent outburst erupted at the Sports and Spirits Bar on East Wayne Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The establishment, situated near the corner of South Anthony Boulevard, was crowded with patrons when gunfire…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Jerry Trivon Coleman

Male, age 31 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of September 13, 2016, the life of 31-year-old Jerry Trivon Coleman was tragically cut short in a burst of violence inside a crowded Fort Wayne, Indiana bar. A Black / African American male, Coleman was at the Sports and Spirits Bar on East…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Nicholas Lee Powers

Male, age 30 · Fort-wayne, Indiana

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On September 13, 2016, the community of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was shaken by a violent incident that claimed the lives of three men, including thirty-year-old Nicholas Lee Powers. The tragedy unfolded in the early morning hours at the Sports and Spirits Bar…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Ellijah Harris

Male, age 15 · Kansas-city, Missouri

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

On September 13, 2016, 15-year-old Ellijah Lejuan Harris, a male resident of Kansas City, Missouri, was involved in a fatal altercation that led to his untimely death. The incident occurred in the 9300 block of Bales Avenue, a residential area in the city.…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

HKeem McClellan

Male, age 22 · Latta, South Carolina

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet town of Latta, South Carolina, the community was shaken by the untimely death of 22-year-old HKeem McClellan in September 2016. A young man, known to his friends and family, found his life cut short in a sudden act of violence that would leave…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Martin Edward Mullineaux

Male, age 62 · Columbia, Maryland

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the autumn of 2016, concern grew for 62-year-old Martin Edward Mullineaux when he failed to show up for his job at Green Valley Marketplace for two consecutive days. This uncharacteristic absence prompted his manager to request a wellness check at his…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Rene Cruz Sandoval

Male, age 35 · Los-banos, California

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Rene Cruz Sandoval, aged 35, tragically lost his life on September 13, 2016, in Los Banos, California. The incident marked the first homicide in Los Banos for that year. On the night of his death, police responded to reports of a man found bleeding on the…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

David Goldsmith

Male, age 49 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

David Goldsmith, a 49-year-old African American man, was found dead in his apartment at the Magnolia Terrace complex in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 13, 2016. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to reports of gunfire and discovered his body…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

James Sasser

Male, age 31 · Sarasota, Florida

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

James Sasser, a 31-year-old resident of Sarasota, Florida, was found dead on September 13, 2016. His body was discovered in the doorway of a neighboring home on Rita Street, where he had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Danielle Elizabeth Taylor

Female, age 26 · Fawn-grove, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Fawn-grove, Pennsylvania, the life of 26-year-old Danielle Elizabeth Taylor was abruptly and violently cut short. A white female, Taylor was tragically killed on September 13, 2016, becoming an innocent victim in a brutal…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Foday Cheeks

Male, age 31 · Fawn-grove, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet of a September evening in 2016, the life of 31-year-old Foday Cheeks was violently cut short in his Fawn Township, Pennsylvania, home. On the night of September 13th, while Cheeks was playing video games with two teenage boys, two armed…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Stephanie Roof

Female, age 46 · Macungie, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Stephanie Roof, a 46-year-old woman from Macungie, PA, tragically died on September 13, 2016. She was a divorced mother of two teenage children and worked as a supervisor at R&D Interconnect Solutions. Stephanie was well-known in her community for her…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Darneshah Qualls

Female, age 23 · Memphis, Tennessee

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early hours of a Tuesday in Memphis, Tennessee, a domestic dispute escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of 23-year-old Darneshah Qualls. On September 13, 2016, a man entered a residence on Sun Ridge Cove armed with a rifle and began menacing…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Gentjan Behaj

Male, age 42 · Azle, Texas

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Gentjan "Genti" Behaj, a 42-year-old male of Albanian descent, tragically passed away on September 13, 2016, in Azle, Texas. Behaj was involved in a hunting incident at a local ranch, which led to his untimely death. He was shot in the right side of his back…

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Lee Kendra Childs

Female, age 19 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

Lee Kendra Childs, a 19-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on September 13, 2016, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred just one day before her 20th birthday. Childs was at her apartment in the Uvalde Ranch…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Carmen Mercedes Perez Stolts

Female, age 81 · Naples, Florida

Killed Sep 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

On September 13, 2011, someone pulled a trigger multiple times, leaving behind the bodies of Carmen Mercedes Perez-Stolts and Ludwig Volksheimer and a Collier County crime mystery that remains unsolved. The bodies of 81-year-old Perez-Stolts and her…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Ludwig Volksheimer

Male, age 71 · Naples, Florida

Killed Sep 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

On September 13, 2011, someone pulled a trigger multiple times, leaving behind the bodies of Carmen Mercedes Perez-Stolts and Ludwig Volksheimer and a Collier County crime mystery that remains unsolved. The bodies of 81-year-old Perez-Stolts and her…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Hershel T Phillips

Male, age 32 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

Hershel T. Phillips, aged 32, was killed on September 13, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. Phillips was one of several victims of gun violence during that period, reflecting the ongoing issues of violence that plagued Chicago neighborhoods, particularly on the…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Gerrod Davis

Male, age 22 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

I am unable to locate any online sources that contain information about the death of a male named Gerrod Davis, age 22, in Baltimore, Maryland on or around September 13, 2011. Records of homicides in Baltimore from that time do not include an individual by…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Robert Nix

Male, age 37 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

In the late hours of a Monday night in September 2011, the stillness of a west side Detroit neighborhood was broken by the glow of a house fire at the corner of West Chicago and Petoskey. Inside the otherwise vacant home, firefighters would discover the body…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Devon Thang Varner

Male, age 18 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 13, 2011 · 15 years ago

Devon D. Thang Varner, an 18-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on September 13, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred near the intersection of 61st Street and King Drive. Varner was sitting in a parked car with friends…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Alfred Porter Jr.

Male, age 60 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 13, 2006 · 20 years ago

The late summer of 2006 in Los Angeles was marked by a relentless wave of violence across the metropolitan area, stretching local homicide detectives to their limits. Amid the hundreds of violent deaths recorded throughout the city that year, many individual…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

Tupac Shakur

Male, age 25 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 13, 1996 · 30 years ago

On the night of September 7, 1996, the vibrant lights of Las Vegas bore witness to a violent act that would cut short the life of a generational talent. Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old Black male, was in the city to attend a Mike Tyson heavyweight fight at the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

George Freihoffer

Male · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 13, 1986 · 40 years ago

George Freihoffer, aged 33, was found dead in his Dayton, Ohio residence on September 13, 1986. The incident took place at his duplex on Ravenwood Avenue, where firefighters had been called to respond to a structure fire. Upon their arrival, they discovered…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Joseph Griffin

Male, age 47 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 13, 1986 · 40 years ago

Joseph Griffin, aged 47, tragically lost his life on September 13, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. His death was part of a series of violent incidents that plagued the city during that period. Griffin was one of the victims of a spree killer known as the…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Rojello Sirven

Male, age 31 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 13, 1986 · 40 years ago

Rojello Sirven, aged 31, was tragically killed on September 13, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. His death was part of a series of murders committed by Michael Player, infamously known as the "Skid Row Slayer." Player's killing spree targeted primarily…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Brandon Beidle

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Found Sep 13, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the night of September 13, 1981, Janice Beidleman and her 18-month-old son, Brandon, went missing after visiting relatives in Columbus, Ohio. They were last seen leaving a relative's house on Myrtle Avenue, planning to stop at a grocery store before…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Janice Beidle

Female · Columbus, Ohio

Found Sep 13, 1981 · 45 years ago

On the evening of September 13, 1981, Janice Beidleman and her 18-month-old son, Brandon, were visiting relatives in the Myrtle Avenue and Marcia Drive area of Columbus, Ohio. Janice had told her family that she intended to stop by a grocery store on the way…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Alfred Williams

Male · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

On September 13, 1971, a man named Alfred Williams lost his life amidst the turmoil that concluded the five-day inmate uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. He was one of 29 prisoners who, along with 10 hostages, perished when…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Allen Durham

Male, age 20 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the tumultuous and violent end to the Attica Correctional Facility uprising, a young man named Allen Durham, aged 20, lost his life. The male inmate was one of many who perished on September 13, 1971, a day that marked the deadliest prison riot in United…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Carl Valone

Male, age 44 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the tumultuous autumn of 1971, amidst a rebellion that would become a landmark in the history of American prisons, Carl Valone, a 44-year-old male correctional officer at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, found his life tragically cut…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Edward Cunningham

Male, age 52 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

On September 13, 1971, 52-year-old Corrections Sergeant Edward T. Cunningham, a male, tragically lost his life amidst the violent culmination of the Attica Prison riot in Attica, New York. A 22-year veteran of the New York State Department of Correctional…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Elon Werner

Male · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the tumultuous and violent days of the Attica Prison riot in September 1971, among the lives tragically cut short was that of Elon Werner, a civilian employee at the facility. He was the uncle of Correctional Officer Ronald D. Werner, who also perished as…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Herbert Jones

Male, age 26 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

Herbert W. Jones Jr., a 26-year-old Caucasian male, was an industrial account clerk at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York. On September 9, 1971, the routine of prison life was shattered when inmates rioted, seizing control of large portions…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Santiago Santos

Male, age 29 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the tumultuous and racially charged environment of the Attica Correctional Facility in the late summer of 1971, Santiago Santos, a 29-year-old male inmate, found himself caught in a maelstrom of desperation and rebellion. The prison, severely overcrowded…

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Death by Force90th anniversary

Adele Mary Blood

Female, age 50 · Harrison, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1936 · 90 years ago

In the quiet, affluent community of Harrison, New York, the life of Adele Mary Blood, a 50-year-old actress, came to a tragic end on the night of September 13, 1936. Once celebrated as 'the most beautiful blonde on the American stage,' Blood's final moments…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Carreta Davis Starks

Female, age 47 · Laplace, Louisiana

Killed Sep 13, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the early morning hours of a Tuesday in LaPlace, Louisiana, a domestic disturbance shattered the quiet of Oak Arbor Street. Inside their home, 47-year-old Carreta Davis Starks was fatally shot. The call to 911 came from her husband, Richard Starks Jr., who…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Wilfredo Alex Portillo

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 13, 2001 · 25 years ago

Wilfredo Alex Portillo was 23 years old when he died on Thursday, September 13, 2001, in Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 6216 Cedros Ave. His death was ruled a…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

George Willingham

Male, age 30 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Sep 13, 1986 · 40 years ago

On a September day in 1986, the body of George Willingham, a 30-year-old Black male, was found in a field near a freeway leading to Stone Mountain in Atlanta, Georgia. His clothes were in disarray, with his pants and underwear pulled down to his ankles and…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Elmer Hardie

Male, age 57 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the tumultuous days of September 1971, Elmer Hardie, a 57-year-old man, found his life tragically cut short within the walls of the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. He was an Industrial Training Supervisor, a civilian employee caught in…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

John Monteleone

Male, age 41 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

In the late summer of 1971, John Monteleone, a 41-year-old male, was working as an Industrial Training Supervisor at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York. His life, however, was tragically cut short on September 13, 1971, during one of the…

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Death by Force55th anniversary

Lorenzo McNeil

Male, age 29 · Attica, New York

Killed Sep 13, 1971 · 55 years ago

Lorenzo McNeil, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, was caught in the final, violent moments of the Attica Prison uprising on September 13, 1971. The four-day standoff between inmates demanding more humane living conditions and state authorities culminated in a…

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Cameron Massey-Brice

Male, age 17 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 13, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of September 13, 2026, the life of 17-year-old Cameron Massey-Brice was tragically cut short in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was visiting a relative's home on Kittansett Drive in the University City area when gunfire erupted around…

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Charles Williams Jr

Male, age 56 · Longs, South Carolina

Killed Sep 13, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Longs, South Carolina, the life of 56-year-old Charles Williams Jr. came to a tragic and violent end in mid-September of 2026. Known affectionately to friends and family as “Dog,” Williams was a loving son, devoted father, and…

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David Esudero Rodriguez

Male, age 64 · Garland, Texas

Killed Sep 13, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 13, 2026, a violent altercation in Garland, Texas, claimed the lives of three men, including 64-year-old David Esudero Rodriguez. The fatal encounter unfolded around 7:45 a.m. at a residence on Bay Shore Drive.…

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Desiree Gauna

Female, age 27 · Bastrop, Texas

Killed Sep 13, 2026 · this year

On September 13, 2026, the life of Desiree Nicole Gauna, a 27-year-old White woman and mother of four, was tragically cut short in a shooting that investigators linked to another homicide in Central Texas. Although initially associated with Bastrop, the…

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