Deaths by Force (498)

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Eric Jerome Ward

Male, age 41 · Old Fort, North Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On Friday, September 18, 2026, the life of 41-year-old Eric Jerome Ward was tragically cut short in Old Fort, North Carolina. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 22, 1985, Ward was known by his loved ones as a generous and loving man with a giving heart.…

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Jakari Doctor

Male, age 14 · Johnsonville, South Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of September 18, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace at the Liberty Street Apartments in Johnsonville, South Carolina. When authorities arrived, they found that 14-year-old Jakari NyJurel Doctor, a Black male student…

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Michael Anthony Adams

Male, age 59 · Newport-news, Virginia

Killed Sep 18, 2023 · 3 years ago

On a Monday afternoon in Newport News, Virginia, the life of Michael Anthony Adams, a 59-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On September 18, 2023, at approximately 12:20 p.m., police responded to a call of an unresponsive male in the 1000 block of 22nd…

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Emiliano De la Cruz

Male, age 35 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 18, 2022 · 4 years ago

On September 18, 2022, a tragic incident occurred in the south Las Vegas Valley, resulting in the deaths of Emiliano De la Cruz, 35, and his stepfather, Edwin Wielinski, 82. The incident was identified as a murder-suicide by the authorities. Emiliano De la…

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Jose Luis Garcia

Male, age 38 · Mc-farland, California

Killed Sep 18, 2022 · 4 years ago

Jose Luis Garcia, aged 38, tragically lost his life on the evening of September 18, 2022, in McFarland, California. The incident occurred around 7:38 p.m. at the intersection of East Perkins Avenue and Industrial Street. According to the McFarland Police…

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Eddie Artiaga

Male, age 37 · Alamogordo, New Mexico

Killed Sep 18, 2020 · 6 years ago

Eddie Joe Artiaga, a 37-year-old resident of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was reported missing on September 18, 2020. His disappearance triggered a series of events that would ultimately reveal a gruesome and shocking crime. Artiaga, who had recently suffered…

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Hysine Burden

Male, age 39 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 18, 2020 · 6 years ago

In the city of Philadelphia, on September 18, 2020, the life of 39-year-old Hysine Burden was tragically cut short. The incident that led to his death occurred on the 2000 block of West Susquehanna Avenue. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death…

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Oscar Javier Morales

Male, age 18 · Gardena, California

Killed Sep 18, 2019 · 7 years ago

Oscar Javier Morales Jr., an 18-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 18, 2019, in Gardena, California. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records, Oscar was fatally shot. The incident occurred on a Wednesday…

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Andre Bryant

Male, age 22 · Gardena, California

Killed Sep 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Andre Bryant, a 22-year-old resident of Gardena, California, tragically lost his life on September 18, 2017. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Bryant was fatally shot on that day. The incident occurred in Gardena, a city known for its…

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Gonzalo G. Garcia

Male, age 40 · Bellflower, California

Killed Sep 18, 2017 · 9 years ago

Gonzalo G. Garcia was 40 years old when he died on Monday, September 18, 2017, in Bellflower. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 9000 block of Somerset Boulevard. His death was…

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Betty Jane Martin

Female, age 81 · Lacey, Washington

Killed Sep 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On September 18, 2015, 81-year-old Betty Jane Martin was found deceased in her home in a mobile home park east of Lacey, Washington. A concerned family member discovered her and her 82-year-old husband, Melvin W. Martin, in the bathroom of their residence.…

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David Duncan

Male, age 45 · Independence, Missouri

Killed Sep 18, 2015 · 11 years ago

On the morning of September 18, 2015, David J. Duncan, a 45-year-old Black male, was targeted in a fatal shooting outside his residence in Independence, Missouri. Duncan had arrived at his home in the 16900 block of East 41st Terrace South around 9:45 a.m.…

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Verwyn Jirel Santos

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 18, 2013 · 13 years ago

Verwyn Jirel Santos was less than a year old when he died on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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David Canales

Male, age 20 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 18, 2010 · 16 years ago

David Canales, a 20-year-old Latino, was tragically shot to death on September 18, 2010, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The incident occurred near the intersection of Esperanza and Emery streets. Canales was deejaying a rave party in a parking lot when he got…

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Thomas Swift

Male, age 57 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 18, 2004 · 22 years ago

In the crisp autumn air of September 18, 2004, a plume of smoke rising from a residence at 9742 N James Street in Portland, Oregon, prompted a call to the Portland Fire Bureau at approximately 1:00 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke filling the home and…

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Megan Lee

Female · Silver Lake, California

Killed Sep 18, 2003 · 23 years ago

On September 18, 2003, infant Megan Lee died in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Megan, an Asian female listed as under one year of age, lost her life under circumstances that led authorities to rule her death a homicide. Very few…

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Mary Hudson

Female, age 77 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Sep 18, 1992 · 34 years ago

Mary Hudson, 77, a Black woman, was killed in Atlanta on September 18, 1992, in a crime that seems to have shattered the fragile sense of safety around Vine City and the neighborhoods near the Georgia Dome. Online accounts that draw from later court records…

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Loretta Thomas

Female, age 37 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 18, 1973 · 53 years ago

Loretta G. Thomas, a 37-year-old woman from Chester, Pennsylvania, passed away in 1973. She was born in 1935 and was laid to rest in New Freedom Cemetery, located in New Freedom, York County, Pennsylvania. Despite thorough searches, there is no publicly…

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Deaths by Force (498)