Deaths by Force on September 16

Deaths by Force (514)

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Martha Lancaster

Female, age 21 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 16, 1968 · 58 years ago

Martha Lancaster, a 21-year-old White woman, was one of four people found shot to death in Cleveland’s Rockefeller Park on the morning of September 16, 1968. Her body was discovered lying beside those of 54-year-old tavern owner Joseph Zoldan, 26-year-old…

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Raymond Homer

Male, age 26 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 16, 1968 · 58 years ago

Raymond Homer, a 26-year-old man, was one of four people whose bodies were discovered in Cleveland’s Rockefeller Park on the morning of September 16, 1968. Early-morning joggers encountered the victims lying side by side, turning a quiet area of the park into…

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Ronald Mahone

Male, age 22 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 16, 1968 · 58 years ago

Ronald Mahone, a 22-year-old man, was killed during a disturbing multiple homicide in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 16, 1968. His body was discovered in Rockefeller Park beside those of three other victims: 54-year-old tavern proprietor Joseph Zoldan…

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Joseph Zoldman

Male · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 16, 1968 · 58 years ago

On September 16, 1968, the body of Joseph Zoldman, a White male tavern proprietor, was discovered in Cleveland, Ohio, alongside three other victims. The group had been laid out side-by-side in Rockefeller Park, all slain by multiple gunshots from two…

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Adolph Rothman

Male · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 16, 1964 · 62 years ago

Adolph Rothman, a clerk at the Laurbank Liquor Store in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, was tragically killed on the night of September 16, 1964. Rothman was working at the store with his friend, Harry Wosk, who often visited him during his shifts. The two were…

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David Smith Terry

Male, age 39 · San-francisco, California

Killed Sep 16, 1859 · 167 years ago

David Smith Terry, a prominent figure in California's legal and political history, met a tragic end on September 16, 1859, in San Francisco. Terry, who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, was involved in a notorious duel with…

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Eullys Hinnant III

Male, age 47 · Gainesville, Florida

Killed Sep 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

Eullys Hinnant III, a 47-year-old individual, did not die on September 16, 2024, as initially suggested. Instead, he was fatally shot on Monday, September 16, 2024, in Pompano Beach, Florida. The incident occurred near the intersection of Northwest Seventh…

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Rozzalle Lamont Hellens

Male, age 29 · Huntington-beach, California

Killed Sep 16, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 16, 2024, at approximately 2 a.m., Huntington Beach police officers responded to reports of a man with significant injuries near Olive Avenue and Main Street. The victim, later identified as 29-year-old Rozzalle Lamont Hellens, was transported to…

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Rony Alexander Jovel

Male, age 23 · Pacoima, California

Killed Sep 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Rony Alexander Jovel, a 23-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 16, 2020, after being shot near 11125 De Garmo Street in Pacoima, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Jovel was shot on…

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Victor Nabor Garcia

Male, age 43 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

Victor Nabor Garcia, a 43-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on September 16, 2020, in the Broadway-Manchester area of Los Angeles, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, the incident occurred around…

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David Mayo

Male, age 68 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

David Mayo, a 68-year-old male, was tragically lost to gun violence on September 16, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Details surrounding the incident are scarce, and his case is among those that remain unresolved. The Columbus Division of Police has been actively…

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John M. Young

Male, age 60 · Austin, Texas

Killed Sep 16, 2020 · 6 years ago

John M. Young, a 60-year-old man, was found shot to death early in the morning of September 16, 2020, at a bus stop in South Austin, Texas. He was experiencing homelessness and was sleeping on the bus stop bench when he was killed. The Austin Police…

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Quintin Benson

Male, age 42 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Killed Sep 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In the late summer of 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the life of 42-year-old Quintin Benson was tragically cut short. On September 16, 2019, what began as a gathering among neighbors ended in violence, leaving a community in shock and a family to mourn an…

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Judy Wilson

Female, age 75 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

In mid-September of 2019, the quiet of a Las Vegas neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery that revealed a tragedy within a local family. On Monday, September 16th, concerned individuals requested a welfare check on a married couple, leading police to a…

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Osvaldo Garcia

Male, age 29 · Santa-ana, California

Killed Sep 16, 2019 · 7 years ago

Osvaldo Garcia, a 29-year-old resident of Santa Ana, California, tragically lost his life on September 16, 2019, in a violent robbery-murder. Garcia was employed by a marijuana dispensary in South Los Angeles, responsible for transporting large sums of cash…

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Branden Ridout

Male, age 24 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 16, 2018 · 8 years ago

Branden Ridout, a 24-year-old man, tragically lost his life on September 16, 2018, as part of a series of brutal attacks targeting homeless individuals in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Ridout, who was believed to be homeless, was one of several victims in a…

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DeAngelo Turner

Male, age 25 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Detroit, the bustling activity of a BP gas station on Grand River Avenue was shattered by sudden violence. On June 16, 2015, DeAngelo Turner, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot in broad daylight. The brazen attack occurred amidst…

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Stanley Carter

Male, age 59 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 16, 2015, Stanley Carter, a 59-year-old male Army veteran, was waiting for a bus in Highland Park, Michigan, on his way to work. At approximately 5 a.m., he was among a group of people at a bus stop in the 11800 block…

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Sujahda Vereen

Female, age 21 · Newark, New Jersey

Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, a young woman's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Sujahda Vereen, a 21-year-old female, was fatally shot on the evening of September 16, 2015. The incident occurred in a neighborhood that was all…

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Rodrigo Perez Salazar

Male, age 24 · Long-beach, California

Killed Sep 16, 2015 · 11 years ago

Rodrigo Perez Salazar, a 24-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was tragically killed on September 16, 2015. The incident occurred around 12:49 a.m. in the 1200 block of Chestnut Avenue. Long Beach Police responded to reports of a shooting and found…

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Mamuka Chamiashvili

Male, age 41 · Elizabeth, New Jersey

Killed Sep 16, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, a trip to New Jersey to potentially purchase a vehicle turned fatal for a Brooklyn man. Mamuka Chamiashvili, a 41-year-old male, traveled to Elizabeth on September 16th after responding to an online advertisement for a…

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Erlin Alexis Romero-Ramirez

Male, age 17 · Hyattsville, Maryland

Killed Sep 16, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the quiet evening of September 16, 2010, the life of 17-year-old Erlin Alexis Romero-Ramirez was tragically cut short on the Sligo Creek Trail Bridge in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was found lying on the ground, having been shot, and was rushed to a local…

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Stanley Greene

Male, age 29 · Dinwiddie, Virginia

Killed Sep 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the late summer of 2007, the life of Stanley E. Green, a 29-year-old man from Hopewell, Virginia, was tragically cut short. On Sunday, September 16, 2007, in Dinwiddie, Virginia, Mr. Green was fatally wounded by gunfire. Born on April 13, 1978, his sudden…

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Edgar Coronado

Male, age 21 · Adelphi, Maryland

Killed Sep 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

Edgar Coronado was a 21-year-old man from Adelphi, Maryland, who died on September 16, 2007. There’s a particular kind of silence that follows a death like this. It doesn’t feel like quiet in the peaceful sense. It feels like a missing piece that never stops…

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Pedro Ramos

Male, age 49 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 16, 2007 · 19 years ago

On Sunday, September 16, 2007, forty-nine-year-old Pedro Ramos, a Latino man, lost his life in Los Angeles County. His death was determined by authorities to be a homicide, entering official ledgers during an era when violence claimed hundreds of lives each…

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Miguel Angel Rodriguez

Male, age 19 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

Miguel Angel Rodriguez, a 19-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 16, 2005. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply saddening for his family and community. Miguel was found dead in a…

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Ricky Henson

Male, age 49 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 16, 2005 · 21 years ago

Ricky Henson, a 49-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 16, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Henson was fatally shot in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The incident occurred on a…

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Dennis Sullivan

Male, age 53 · Denver, Colorado

Killed Sep 16, 1993 · 33 years ago

In the late summer of 1993, the city of Denver was marked by a violent act that left a lasting scar on the community. On the evening of September 16th, a call reporting shots fired sent officers to the area between the 1200 block of Washington and Clarkson…

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Steven Steve Vestal

Male, age 38 · Lebanon, Missouri

Killed Sep 16, 1987 · 39 years ago

In the fall of 1987, the community of Conway, near Lebanon, Missouri, was shaken by the tragic death of 38-year-old Steven J. 'Steve' Vestal. A male resident of the area, Vestal became an unsuspecting victim in a string of senseless violence that cut his life…

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Daniel Nowomlynski

Male, age 32 · New-york, New York

Killed Sep 16, 1977 · 49 years ago

Daniel Nowomlynski, a 32-year-old man, died in New York, New York, on September 16, 1977, after a long, uneven fight to survive injuries that began with a sudden eruption of street violence. In the account preserved on law-enforcement memorial sites, what…

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Joseph Zolden

Male, age 54 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 16, 1968 · 58 years ago

Joseph Zoldan, a 54-year-old male from Cleveland, Ohio, passed away in September 1968. He was laid to rest at Zion Memorial Park Cemetery in Bedford Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Despite thorough searches in available online records and archives, specific…

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Robert Franklin Harrelson

Male, age 39 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Sep 16, 1945 · 81 years ago

Robert Franklin Harrelson, a 39-year-old man from Jacksonville, Alabama, met a tragic end on September 16, 1945. His death was not a natural one—it was the result of poisoning. Harrelson was married to Nancy "Nannie" Hazel, a woman who would later become…

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Andrew E. Sheppard

Male, age 51 · Bisbee, Arizona

Killed Sep 16, 1920 · 106 years ago

In the rugged landscape near a desolate, abandoned mine in Bisbee, Arizona, the life of Constable Andrew E. Sheppard, a 51-year-old male, was brought to a violent end on September 16, 1920. While on duty, he was investigating reports of two suspicious men…

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Edward Adolphus George

Male, age 40 · Saint-petersburg, Florida

Killed Sep 16, 1908 · 118 years ago

Edward Adolphus George, a 40-year-old police officer from Saint Petersburg, Florida, tragically lost his life on September 16, 1908. George was serving as a constable for the First District at the time of his death. The incident occurred at the St. Petersburg…

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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.