Death by Force20th anniversary

Alexzander Eugene Anthony

Male, age 13 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Killed Sep 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

A promising young life was cut tragically short in Indianapolis, Indiana, when 13-year-old Alexzander Eugene Anthony was struck by a stray bullet on September 18, 2006. A student and active member of his church, Alexzander was walking home when he was caught…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Morgan Carmel Nelson

Female, age 24 · Fort-washington, Maryland

Killed Sep 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

In the late summer of 2006, the life of 24-year-old Morgan Carmel Nelson was tragically cut short in Fort Washington, Maryland. A young mother, Nelson was shot on the evening of September 19, 2006. She succumbed to her injuries three days later on September…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Desirei Joyner

Male · Salisbury, Maryland

Killed Sep 19, 2001 · 25 years ago

On a Wednesday evening, the quiet of a Salisbury, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of Desirei Demeris Joyner, a Black male. The date was September 19, 2001, when police responded to a call at approximately…

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Death by Force25th anniversary

Jason Satterwhite

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 19, 2001 · 25 years ago

On September 19, 2001, Jason Satterwhite, a 27-year-old Black male, was discovered with a gunshot wound at 1663 Zettler Road in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Police Department responded to the scene, and the case was classified as a homicide. As of now, the…

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Death by Force30th anniversary

James Russell Sorrow

Male, age 26 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Sep 19, 1996 · 30 years ago

In the late summer of 1996, a dedicated police officer, James Russell Sorrow, a 26-year-old White / Caucasian male, tragically lost his life in the line of duty in Greenville, South Carolina. On September 19th, Officer Sorrow was attempting to serve a felony…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Mark Claffey

Male · Columbus, Ohio

Killed Sep 19, 1991 · 35 years ago

On September 19, 1991, twenty-year-old Mark Claffey was found dead in Columbus, Ohio, after suffering a fatal gunshot wound. The incident took place at 615 S. Belvidere Avenue, located in Franklin County. This tragic event led to an unsolved homicide…

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Death by Force35th anniversary

Juan Guerrero

Male, age 31 · San Antonio, Texas

Killed Sep 19, 1991 · 35 years ago

Juan Guerrero, aged 31, was shot and killed on September 19, 1991, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred in the 800 block of Vermont Street in the afternoon. Guerrero was sitting in his car when two men in a light blue Monte Carlo drove up. They called…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Florence Putnam

Female, age 82 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 19, 1986 · 40 years ago

Florence Putnam, an 82-year-old resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, became the victim of a tragic and violent crime on September 19, 1986. On that evening, she and her daughter Geraldine, aged 54, were subjected to an armed robbery at their residence on…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Donna Sue Jester

Female, age 37 · Lancaster, Texas

Killed Sep 19, 1986 · 40 years ago

Donna Sue Jester, a 37-year-old woman from Lancaster, Texas, was tragically murdered on September 27, 1986. She lived with her adoptive mother, 64-year-old Dalpha Jester, and a lodger, Laura Lee Owens. The three women were brutally attacked and killed in…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Dalpha Lorene Jester

Female, age 64 · Lancaster, Texas

Killed Sep 19, 1986 · 40 years ago

Dalpha Lorene Jester, a 64-year-old blind woman, was brutally murdered on September 27, 1986, in Lancaster, Texas. She was killed alongside her 37-year-old daughter, Donna Sue Jester, and their 20-year-old lodger, Laura Lee Owen. The three women suffered…

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Death by Force40th anniversary

Laura Lee Owens

Female, age 20 · Lancaster, Texas

Killed Sep 19, 1986 · 40 years ago

Laura Lee Owens, a 20-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on September 27, 1986, in Lancaster, Texas. She was one of three victims in a gruesome crime that shocked the local community. Owens lived in the home of Donna Jester, who had taken her in as a…

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Death by Force45th anniversary

Mary Harris

Female, age 42 · Mad River Township, Ohio

Found Sep 19, 1981 · 45 years ago

On September 19, 1981, Mary Francis Harris, aged 42, was found dead in Mad River Township, Ohio, near the entrance of a field on Snider Road. A farmer discovered her body in the afternoon, and since that time, investigators have struggled to determine the…

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Death by Force50th anniversary

Sam Davis

Male · Akron, Ohio

Killed Sep 19, 1976 · 50 years ago

On September 19, 1976, Sam Davis was murdered in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. The details of the case are sparse, but it is classified as an unsolved homicide. Davis's death occurred in Akron, and it has since remained an open investigation with no…

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Death by Force145th anniversary

James A. Garfield

Male, age 49 · Elberon, New Jersey

Killed Sep 19, 1881 · 145 years ago

On a summer morning, July 2, 1881, James A. Garfield, a 49-year-old White male, was in high spirits. The 20th President of the United States, in office for only four months, was preparing to leave Washington, D.C., for a family vacation. As he walked through…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Justin Li

Male, age 26 · Queens, New York

Killed Sep 19, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the quiet borough of Queens, a grim discovery was made on the evening of September 19, 2021, that would unravel a story of betrayal and violence. Justin Li, a 26-year-old male, was found deceased in a Flushing apartment, the victim of a single gunshot…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Montreal Harris

Male, age 31 · Bolivar, Tennessee

Killed Sep 19, 2021 · 5 years ago

In the late summer of 2021, the community of Bolivar, Tennessee, was shaken by the violent death of one of its own. Montreal Harris, a 33-year-old African American man, was found shot to death on South Madison Street on September 19, 2021. The discovery of…

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Death by Force5th anniversary

Abdullah Musa Yancy

Male, age 51 · Lancaster, California

Killed Sep 19, 2021 · 5 years ago

Abdullah Musa Yancy was 51 years old when he died on Sunday, September 19, 2021, in Lancaster, the largest city in the Antelope Valley at the northern edge of Los Angeles County. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died from blunt…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Anthony Thomas

Male, age 31 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Sep 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

In the dim early hours of September 19, 2016, the quiet around Northside Drive in Jackson, Mississippi, was broken by gunfire echoing through the parking lot of the Hallmark Garden Apartments. Amid the chaos that followed, police and emergency crews converged…

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Death by Force10th anniversary

Alejandro Diaz

Male, age 34 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 19, 2016 · 10 years ago

Alejandro Diaz, a 45-year-old off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy, was fatally shot by police officers at the Sierra Lakes Golf Club in Fontana, California, on August 15, 2023. The incident began when Diaz's wife reported to authorities that he had…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Juan Manuel Morelos-Garcia

Male, age 22 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

The late summer of 2006 in Los Angeles was marked by a relentless pace of violence across the city’s dense urban corridors. On Tuesday, September 19, 2006, emergency personnel and law enforcement officers were summoned to the 1400 block of South Central…

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Death by Force20th anniversary

Ruben Anthony Roberts

Male · Norwalk, California

Killed Sep 19, 2006 · 20 years ago

Ruben Anthony Roberts was a baby boy, less than a year old, when he died on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, in Norwalk. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 11871 Firestone Blvd. His death…

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Death by Force

Alaya Maez

Female, age 20 · South Bend, Indiana

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

On a late Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana, a scene of chaos and violence unfolded, forever altering the lives of three families. Twenty-year-old Alaya Maez was among those who tragically lost their lives on September 19, 2026, in a shooting that erupted…

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Analisa Marie Gomez

Female, age 30 · Seattle, Washington

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the early morning hours of September 19, 2026, the life of Analisa Marie Gomez, a 30-year-old woman, was tragically cut short in Seattle, Washington. First responders were dispatched to the scene of a car crash in the Rainier Valley neighborhood at…

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Death by Force

Camron Bowen

Male, age 16 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

Cameron P. Bowen, identified by relatives and several local reports as Camron Bowen, was a 16-year-old male who was fatally shot on Milwaukee’s south side on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The shooting occurred at approximately 4:55 p.m. in the 1300 block of…

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Death by Force

Candelario Castaneda-Almaraz

Male, age 76 · Nacogdoches, Texas

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet early morning hours of Saturday, September 19, 2026, a sense of unease settled over the 1000 block of W. Seale Street in Nacogdoches, Texas. Just after 5 a.m., the sound of gunshots shattered the predawn stillness, prompting a concerned resident…

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Death by Force

Courtney Harris a.k.a Whodi

Male, age 42 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

On the evening of September 19, 2026, the life of 42-year-old Courtney Harris, a man known in the Chicago rap scene as "Whodi Gee," was tragically cut short by gunfire in the city's South Shore neighborhood. The shooting, which also left a 15-year-old boy…

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Death by Force

Cristian Oliva Calderon

Male, age 11 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

An 11-year-old boy's life was tragically cut short in a shooting that took place in the Watterson Park neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. On the evening of Saturday, September 19, 2026, Cristian Oliva Calderon was shot near the swings at a park on…

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Death by Force

Dr Kofi Akamani

Male, age 48 · Murphysboro, Illinois

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Murphysboro, Illinois, a tragedy unfolded on the evening of September 19, 2022, that cut short the life of a beloved Southern Illinois University professor. Dr. Kofi Akamani, a 48-year-old Ghanaian man, was fatally shot in what…

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Death by Force

Elliot Graham

Male, age 50 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

Elliot Graham, a 50-year-old and Oscar-nominated film editor, died on September 19, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. His death was announced by Dan Jinks, a co-producer of the 2008 film "Milk," for which Graham had received an Academy Award nomination for…

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Death by Force

Jadarius Jenkins

Male, age 17 · Hollandale, Mississippi

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the small community of Hollandale, Mississippi, the life of 17-year-old Jadarius Jenkins was cut tragically short on the night of Saturday, September 19, 2026. A senior at Simmons High School, Jenkins was a celebrated multi-sport athlete, excelling in…

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Jason Ferrer

Male, age 29 · Bronx, New York

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the Bronx, on the evening of September 19, 2026, a burst of violence cut short the life of 29-year-old Jason Ferrer. The fatal encounter unfolded at the intersection of Cruger Avenue and Magenta Street at approximately 9:19 p.m. First responders arrived at…

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Death by Force

Javon Hopper

Male, age 18 · South Bend, Indiana

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the late hours of a Saturday night that should have been filled with the typical weekend revelry, a scene of violence and tragedy unfolded in South Bend, Indiana, forever altering the lives of three families. On September 19, 2026, 18-year-old Javon Hopper…

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Death by Force

Jose Adame Romero

Male, age 41 · Keaau, Hawaii

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Keaau, Hawaii, the life of 41-year-old Jose Adame Romero was tragically cut short on the evening of September 19, 2026. That night, the tranquil atmosphere of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision was shattered by the sound of…

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Juan A. Vicente

Male, age 38 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

Juan A. Vicente, a 38-year-old man, was fatally shot on the afternoon of September 19, 2026, in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., Vicente was in an alley in the 3000 block of West 18th Street when a vehicle pulled up…

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Death by Force

Katie Kieffer

Female, age 35 · Smelser, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

Katie R. Kieffer, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian female from Darlington, Wisconsin, was killed on September 19, 2026, during a shooting outside a residence on Rose Lane in the Town of Smelser, just south of Cuba City. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s…

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Death by Force

Kofi Akamani

Male, age 48 · Murphysboro, Illinois

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the quiet community of Murphysboro, Illinois, the life of a distinguished professor was tragically cut short on the evening of Saturday, September 19, 2026. Kofi Akamani, a 48-year-old Ghanaian man and a respected professor of forestry at Southern Illinois…

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Death by Force

Quincy Jermain Brow

Male, age 24 · Casper, Wyoming

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

In the early hours of Saturday, September 19, 2026, the industrial quiet of North McKinley Street in Casper, Wyoming was shattered by the sound of a gunshot. Responding to a call just after midnight, Casper Police discovered the body of 24-year-old Quincy…

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Death by Force

ZahLayah Walter

Female, age 5 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 19, 2026 · this year

On the evening of September 19, 2026, a family’s drive home turned into a devastating tragedy in northwest Harris County, Texas. Five-year-old Zah'Layah Walter was riding in a car with her mother, Monica Hicks, and her four siblings. Just moments before the…

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Eric Calloway

Male, age 42 · Lafayette, Alabama

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the quiet town of Lafayette, Alabama, the evening of September 19, 2025, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 42-year-old Eric Calloway. A Black male, Calloway was fatally shot near the intersection of Alabama Avenue East and 7th…

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Fedel Saunders

Male, age 30 · Montgomery, Alabama

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In the early hours of a Friday morning in Montgomery, Alabama, the life of 30-year-old Fedel Saunders, a male, was tragically cut short. On September 19, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., law enforcement officers responded to a call of a shooting in the 1700…

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James Burns

Male, age 21 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

A sense of celebration at a house party in Birmingham's Inglenook neighborhood was tragically cut short, leaving a young man dead and a community in mourning. James Burns, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of September 19, 2025, following a…

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Efrin Victor Evangelista

Male, age 48 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

In September 2025, the body of 48-year-old Efrin Victor Evangelista was discovered near a canal in Phoenix, Arizona. The grim discovery was made in the vicinity of 36th and Portland Streets on September 22nd by officers who were directed to the scene by…

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April Moore

Female, age 50 · Carlsbad, California

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

April Moore, 50, a White/Caucasian woman from Carlsbad, left home on the night of September 19, 2025, and crossed the parking lot of her apartment complex on Rising Glen Way just before 10 p.m. Moments later, gunfire shattered the quiet. Officers arriving at…

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Edgar Gomez

Male, age 17 · Salinas, California

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Edgar Gomez, 17, male, was shot and killed late on the night of September 19, 2025, on the 300 block of Cross Avenue in Salinas. Officers responding around 11 p.m. to a ShotSpotter alert and multiple 911 calls found three victims; Gomez was pronounced dead at…

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Jerry Williams

Male, age 28 · Richmond, California

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jerry Williams, age 28, a man from Richmond, was shot to death on the evening of September 19, 2025, near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Eighth Street in the city's Iron Triangle. Police were alerted by a ShotSpotter activation at 8:43 p.m. and…

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Jesus Guido Rosales

Male, age 20 · Salinas, California

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Jesus Guido Rosales, 20, a Hispanic/Latino male, was shot and killed on September 19, 2025, in Salinas, California. Just after 11 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 300 block of Cross Avenue near Miami Street and Bardin Road and found…

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Markesse W Owens

Male, age 41 · Riverbank, California

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Markesse W. Owens, 41, a Black man from Riverbank, California, was killed on September 19, 2025, after sheriff’s deputies rushed to a home in the 6100 block of Claus Road following a report of a shooting in the late afternoon. When deputies arrived, they…

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Andie Morrell

Female, age 37 · Tampa, Florida

Killed Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year ago

Andie Morrell, a 37-year-old Black / African American woman, was found deceased on September 19, 2025, in a vacant lot in Tampa. Officers with the Tampa Police Department discovered her body, which was wrapped in bedding and bound with duct tape, in the 1500…

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