Deaths by Force on September 18

Deaths by Force (498)

Death by Force40th anniversary

Robert Franklin Pyles Sr.

Male, age 54 · Cecil, Maryland

Killed Sep 18, 1986 · 40 years ago

In September of 1986, a routine patrol on the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge tragically ended the life of 54-year-old Robert Franklin Pyles Sr., a dedicated officer with the Maryland Toll Facilities Police Department. On the evening of September 18th…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Peter Paul Sawicki

Male, age 43 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Sep 18, 1981 · 45 years ago

Peter Paul Sawicki, a 43-year-old man from Toledo, Ohio, was tragically murdered on September 18, 1981. He was killed while trying to protect his daughter and her friend from an attack by serial killers Anthony and Nathaniel Cook. Sawicki's daughter and her…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Dorothy Ann Rhodes

Female, age 18 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 1976 · 50 years ago

In the late summer of 1976, a chilling crime cut short the lives of two young people in Columbia, South Carolina, leaving a lasting scar on the community. Eighteen-year-old Dorothy Ann Rhodes, a white female, and her nineteen-year-old boyfriend, Greg…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Gregory Becknell

Male, age 18 · Columbia, South Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 1976 · 50 years ago

In September of 1976, the life of 18-year-old Gregory L. Becknell was tragically cut short in Columbia, South Carolina. A graduate of Columbia High School, he was described as a strapping, broad-shouldered young man with plans to attend a technical school to…

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Death by Force65th anniversary

Carol Ronan

Female, age 34 · St Paul, Minnesota

Killed Sep 18, 1961 · 65 years ago

In the late summer of 1961, the life of Carol Ronan, a 34-year-old Caucasian woman, was tragically cut short in her St. Paul, Minnesota apartment. On September 18, her colleagues became concerned when the social worker did not arrive for her job. Upon…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Jasmond Welcome

Male, age 33 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the autumn of 2021, tragedy struck the city of Philadelphia when 33-year-old Jasmond Welcome lost his life in a fatal incident. The event that led to his death unfolded on the 3800 block of Old York Road, marking another life cut short by violence in the…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Benny Ray Ferguson

Male, age 69 · East Compton, California

Killed Sep 18, 2021 · 5 years ago

Benny Ray Ferguson was 69 years old when he died on Saturday, September 18, 2021, in East Compton. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after being stabbed near 14528 S. Harris Ave. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Philip Hasan

Male, age 61 · Akron, Ohio

Killed Sep 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

Philip Hasan, a 61-year-old man from Akron, Ohio, died on September 18, 2016, following an officer-involved shooting. The incident occurred when police were called to an apartment building on Florida Avenue around 3:30 p.m. A man reported that Hasan had…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Kassandra Maricel-Castillo Salvador

Female, age 24 · Avocado Heights, California

Killed Sep 18, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the quiet community of Avocado Heights, California, the life of a bright and ambitious 24-year-old Asian woman, Kassandra Maricel-Castillo Salvador, was tragically cut short on September 18, 2016. That Sunday morning, Kassandra’s mother made a devastating…

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Death by Force15th anniversary

Rogelio Alvarado

Male, age 23 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 18, 2011 · 15 years ago

Rogelio Alvarado was 23 years old when he died on Sunday, September 18, 2011, in Wilmington, in the harbor area of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds at 1117 W. Anaheim St. His death was ruled a…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Ronald Eugene Kirk

Male, age 46 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 18, 2006 · 20 years ago

Ronald Eugene Kirk was 46 years old when he died on Monday, September 18, 2006. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled a homicide. The coroner's entry in the Los…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Flavio Gomez

Male, age 38 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 18, 2001 · 25 years ago

Flavio Gomez was 38 years old when he died on Tuesday, September 18, 2001. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died of stab wounds. His death was ruled a homicide, and it is listed as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department…

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Bruce Gress

Male, age 42 · Toms River, New Jersey

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

Bruce Gress, a 42-year-old man from Toms River, New Jersey, was killed during an early-morning encounter outside a Wawa convenience store on September 18, 2026. What appeared to have begun as an ordinary stop before work ended with Gress suffering a fatal…

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Charles E. Tiller

Male, age 38 · East Saint Louis, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Friday, September 18, 2026, tragedy struck in East Saint Louis, Illinois, when 38-year-old Charles E. Tiller was fatally wounded in a mass shooting. The incident unfolded shortly before 5 p.m. at a nightclub located in the 6800 block…

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Dayshon Clark

Male, age 29 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

In the late afternoon of Friday, September 18, 2026, the life of 29-year-old Dayshon Clark of Tuscaloosa was tragically cut short in Montgomery, Alabama. Emergency services responded to a call of a person shot at approximately 2:55 p.m. in the 3100 block of…

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Howard Schofield IV

Male, age 47 · New Plymouth, Idaho

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Friday, September 18, 2026, in the quiet town of New Plymouth, Idaho, the life of 47-year-old Howard Schofield IV was tragically cut short. Emergency services were dispatched to a residence on Southwest Fourth Avenue near Adams Road around…

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Jamarius Joshua Woods

Male, age 19 · Shelby, North Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On a Friday evening in Shelby, North Carolina, the life of 19-year-old Jamarius Joshua Woods was tragically cut short. On September 18, 2026, police and emergency services responded to a call around 8:09 p.m. regarding a shooting in the 2100 block of Green…

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James Vaughn

Male, age 39 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On a Friday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 18, 2026, the life of 39-year-old James Vaughn was tragically cut short. Police were dispatched to a shooting just before 3:30 p.m. behind a residence near 9th and Denver. Upon arrival, officers…

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John Craig Milstead

Male, age 58 · Coffeeville, Alabama

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Coffeeville, Alabama, the evening of September 18, 2026, was shattered by a tragic event that would leave a family and the town in mourning. John Craig Milstead, a 58-year-old man, was found at a residence on Highway 154 with a fatal…

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LaKendrick JaMarui Banks

Male, age 15 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

In the fading daylight of a Friday evening in Macon, Georgia, the life of 15-year-old LaKendrick JaMarui Banks was tragically cut short. On September 18, 2026, in the Unionville community, the sounds of gunfire shattered the peace, leaving a young man fatally…

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Manuel Luis Albano Garcia

Male, age 39 · Oakland, California

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

Manuel Luis Albano Garcia, a 39-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed in his Oakland, California, home on Friday, September 18, 2026. The incident, which has shocked the local community, is believed to have stemmed from a domestic dispute that…

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Santos Maria Chilel Soto

Male, age 39 · Ellendale, Delaware

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of September 18, 2026, a tragic incident unfolded in a field in Ellendale, Delaware, leading to the death of 39-year-old Santos Maria Chilel Soto, a Guatemalan mother of five from Georgetown. Ms. Soto was taking a walk with her partner…

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Victor Bravo

Male, age 17 · Flint, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On the quiet evening of Friday, September 18, 2026, the life of 17-year-old Victor Bravo was tragically cut short in Flint, Texas. Deputies from the Smith County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a residence in the 6000 block of County Road 1215 around…

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Walter Lee Tester

Male, age 68 · Erwin, Tennessee

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

A Friday morning in Erwin, Tennessee, took a tragic turn on September 18, 2026, when a dispute over a traffic violation escalated into a fatal shooting. Walter Lee Tester, a 68-year-old resident of Unicoi, was killed in what authorities have described as a…

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Zyaira Sterling

Female, age 22 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 2026 · this year

On the evening of Friday, September 18, 2026, the life of 22-year-old Zyaira Sterling was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, Texas. The shooting unfolded at approximately 10:15 p.m. in the 6100 block of Trail Glen…

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Julio Castaneda

Male, age 34 · Antioch, California

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

Julio Castaneda, 33, a male, was one of two people killed when gunfire erupted late on the night of September 18, 2025, in the 1900 block of D Street in Antioch. Officers responding to multiple 10:21 p.m. reports of shots fired found four victims; two men…

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Keith Hargreaves

Male, age 44 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

Keith Hargreaves, 44, a White/Caucasian male, died on September 18, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after being shot inside a home on the 5400 block of Edwards Dr. NE. Police responded in the early afternoon and found him deceased in the kitchen; a silver…

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Jahday Humphrey

Male, age 20 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

On September 18, 2025, Jahday Humphrey, age 20, a male from Charlotte, was shot in uptown during the busy lunch hour, in the alleyway along Brevard Court by the Latta Arcade, across from Romare Bearden Park. Officers swarmed the French Quarter area within…

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Janaysia Lewis

Female, age 22 · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

Twenty-two-year-old Janaysia Lewis, a Black woman from Columbus, was shot on the morning of September 18, 2025, at the Sterling Court Apartments on the city's east side, near Krumm Park. Officers were dispatched around 9:24 a.m. to the 3200 block of Sterling…

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Tanner Staggs

Male, age 22 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

Tanner Staggs, age 22, a male from Dayton, was shot while working a landscaping job late on the morning of September 18, 2025, on Indiana Avenue near Wyoming Street. Witness accounts and court records say an argument started after grass and mud from the…

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Garvin Franklin Jr

Male, age 45 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early morning hours of September 18, 2025, a fatal shooting in Southeast Portland claimed the life of Garvin Franklin Jr., a 45-year-old Black / African American man. The incident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. in the parking lot of a bar in the…

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Carter Conklin

Male, age 17 · Millville, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the small town of Millville, Pennsylvania, the life of 17-year-old Carter J. Conklin was cut tragically short on September 18, 2025. A senior at Millville High School, Carter was known for his intelligence, creativity, and love of music, participating in…

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Mason Kael Snowball

Male, age 23 · Midvale, Utah

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

On the evening of September 18, 2025, in Midvale, Utah, a sequence of events unfolded that tragically ended the life of 23-year-old Mason Snowball, a White Caucasian male from West Valley City. First responders were initially called to the scene of what…

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Michelle Jannsen

Female, age 23 · Runge, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

White/Caucasian female Michelle Jannsen died on September 18, 2025, in Runge, Texas, after being shot at a home in the 800 block of Leckie Street. Deputies responded just before 11 p.m., rendered first aid, and pronounced her dead at the scene. The sheriff…

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Troy Styles

Male, age 20 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 18, 2025 · 1 year ago

He was just 20 when the search began with a worried mother and a blinking dot on a phone screen. Troy Styles, a male age 20, was found on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at The Standard at Champions apartments off FM-1960 in northwest Harris County after his…

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Isiah Tyson Anthony

Male, age 26 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On a Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 26-year-old Isiah Tyson Anthony was tragically cut short by gun violence. The incident occurred on September 18, 2024, marking another grim statistic in the city's ongoing struggle with violent crime. Details…

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Tyrone Dewayne Hendrix

Male, age 27 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On the evening of September 18, 2024, the life of 27-year-old Tyrone Dewayne Hendrix, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire in Birmingham, Alabama. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 10:40 p.m. in Brother Bryan Park, situated in the city's Five…

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Lawrence Lamont Arnold Sr.

Male, age 50 · Jacksonville, Arkansas

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 18, 2024, the life of 50-year-old Lawrence Lamont Arnold Sr., a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in his Jacksonville, Arkansas, home. The residence, located on the 400 block of Smart Street, became…

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Larreon Da’Quan Cosby

Male, age 32 · Lake-mary, Florida

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

Larreon Da’Quan Cosby, a 32-year-old man, was fatally shot on the night of September 18, 2024, at an apartment complex in Lake Mary, Florida. The incident occurred at approximately 11:20 p.m. at 497 Sun Lake Circle in an unincorporated area of Lake Mary.…

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Adrian Wofford

Male, age 23 · Social-circle, Georgia

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer of 2024, the community of Social Circle, Georgia, was shaken by the discovery of a young man's body. On September 18, the remains of 23-year-old Adrian Deion Wofford, a Black male from Jefferson, Georgia, were found on a roadway in Walton…

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DeMario Markell Jackson

Male, age 19 · Macon, Georgia

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet of a Macon, Georgia morning on September 18, 2024, a grim discovery was made inside an abandoned home on Pinedale Drive. There, the body of 19-year-old DeMario Markell Jackson, a Black male, was found, his life ended by a gunshot wound. The Bibb…

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Vicky M. Brown

Female, age 62 · Eatonton, Georgia

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the quiet, early morning hours of a Wednesday in Eatonton, Georgia, a shocking act of violence shattered the tranquility of a home on Harmony Road. On September 18, 2024, 62-year-old Vicky Brown, a female, was found deceased in her bed, the victim of a…

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Justice Golden

Female, age 26 · Rockford, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

Justice "Ju-Ju" Makesia Golden, aged 26, passed away on September 18, 2024, in Rockford, Illinois. Born on April 16, 1998, in Beloit, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Latricia Dawnsha McSwine and Malculm T. Golden Sr. Justice was affectionately known as…

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Kari Lee

Male, age 29 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

Kari Lee, a 29-year-old individual, lost her life due to gun violence on September 18, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred in a city that has been grappling with high rates of gun violence. As of the current date, there is no available…

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Marcus Anthony Lee

Male, age 54 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

Marcus Anthony Lee, a 54-year-old resident of Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost his life to gun violence on September 18, 2024. The incident occurred in Chicago, though specific details about the circumstances surrounding his death are not provided in the…

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Oren R. Adams

Male, age 36 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

Oren R. Adams, a 36-year-old resident of Peoria, Illinois, lost his life to gun violence on September 18, 2024. The incident occurred in Peoria, where Adams was a victim of a fatal shooting. As of the current date, there is no detailed information available…

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Tyron Shelton

Male, age 23 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

On September 18, 2024, 23-year-old Tyron Shelton was fatally shot while standing on a sidewalk in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. The incident adds to the city's ongoing struggle with gun violence, particularly in areas like North Lawndale, which have…

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Malik Moore

Male, age 29 · Grand-rapids, Michigan

Killed Sep 18, 2024 · 2 years ago

In the late summer of 2024, the life of 29-year-old Malik Moore of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was cut tragically short. Known affectionately to his friends and family as 'Leeko,' Moore was discovered lifeless in the driver's seat of a parked car on Fremont…

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