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Deaths by Force on September 3

698 open cases in our database happened on September 3. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (505)

Death by Force

Estevez Martinez

Male, age 27 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jesus Estevez Martinez, a 27-year-old Latino, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Martinez was a victim of a violent carjacking incident that escalated into a deadly shooting spree. The incident began in the West Los…

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James Sean Coprich

Male, age 41 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

James Sean Coprich, a 41-year-old man, was tragically shot and killed on September 3, 2017, in the Vermont-Slauson area of South Los Angeles. The incident occurred at approximately 10:40 a.m. at a marijuana dispensary called Figueroa Collective. According to…

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Jesus Estevez Martinez

Male, age 27 · Lennox, California

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Jesus Estevez Martinez, a 27-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was tragically killed on September 3, 2017, in Lennox, California. The incident occurred during a violent spree that began in the West Los Angeles community of Del Rey. The suspect, Juan Saucedo…

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Juan Antonio Reyes

Male, age 45 · Bossier-city, Louisiana

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Juan Antonio Reyes, a 45-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in Bossier City, Louisiana, on September 3, 2017, after being shot in the chest. In the first hours after the gunfire, investigators worked a scene that left more questions than answers, trying to…

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Aaron Barrow

Male, age 19 · Clairton, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Aaron J. Barrow, a 19-year-old male from McKees Rocks, was killed in the early morning hours of September 3, 2015, inside a home in Clairton, Pennsylvania. The shooting happened at about 1 a.m. at 315 Ohio Avenue, in the city’s Wilson neighborhood, after…

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Joseph Sheldon

Male, age 56 · Las Vegas, Nevada

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late afternoon sun of September 3, 2014, the life of 56-year-old Joseph Sheldon LeVine came to a sudden and violent end in his Las Vegas home. A man known for his larger-than-life personality as a poker dealer and Elvis impersonator, "Elvis Joe," was…

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Anthony Gentile

Male, age 84 · Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In a quiet Hasbrouck Heights neighborhood, a shocking act of violence shattered the morning calm on September 3, 2014, leaving three elderly family members dead in a tragic murder-suicide. The victim was identified as Anthony Gentile Sr., a male in his 80s…

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Antoine Johnson

Male, age 43 · California, Missouri

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

On September 3, 2014, law enforcement officials in California, Missouri, initiated a homicide investigation following the violent death of Antoine E. Johnson. The 43-year-old male was discovered deceased in the central Missouri town, having fallen victim to…

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Alfredo Gordon

Male, age 50 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a Wednesday morning in September 2014, a tragic event unfolded in a Brooklyn deli, forever altering the course of one man's life. Alfredo Gordon, a 50-year-old male, was going about his morning routine, stopping to get a cup of coffee, when his life was…

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Gabriel Rivera

Male, age 33 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Gabriel Rivera, a 33-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. Rivera was fatally shot, marking a devastating end to his life. The incident occurred under circumstances that prompted a thorough…

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Lenortine Walker

Female, age 58 · Sacramento, California

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lenortine Priscilla "Len" Walker, aged 58, passed away on September 3, 2014, in Sacramento, California. Her death was a significant event that drew attention due to the circumstances surrounding it. Lenortine was born on November 29, 1955, and her passing was…

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Timothy Sturgis

Male, age 42 · Ashville, Ohio

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Timothy E. Sturgis, a 42-year-old man from Ashville, Ohio, died on September 3, 2014. His death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a standoff with law enforcement officers who were investigating a marijuana growing operation on his…

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Rafael Rivera

Male, age 25 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

Rafael Rivera, a 25-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly violent and shocking. According to police reports, Rivera was…

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Mike Elroy Coffey

Male, age 34 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2009 · 17 years ago

Mike Elroy Coffey was 34 years old when he died on Thursday, September 3, 2009, in Sunland, in the northeast San Fernando Valley. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 7830 Foothill Blvd.…

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Zenaida Quiazonagustin

Female, age 70 · Long Beach, California

Killed Sep 3, 2008 · 18 years ago

Zenaida Quiazonagustin was 70 years old when she died on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, in Long Beach. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, she died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 2614 North La Vere Drive. Her death was ruled a…

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Juan Casteneda

Male, age 32 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2005 · 21 years ago

Juan Casteneda was 32 years old when he died on Saturday, September 3, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma, and his death was ruled a homicide. The Los Angeles Times Homicide Report…

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Tony Kim

Male · Los Angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2005 · 21 years ago

Tony Kim was a baby, less than a year old, when he died on Saturday, September 3, 2005. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma. His death was ruled a homicide. The Los Angeles Times Homicide…

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Carmine Varriale

Male, age 30 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a late summer afternoon in Brooklyn, the life of 30-year-old Carmine Varriale was brought to a violent end. On September 3, 1987, Varriale, a male member of the Lucchese crime family, was gunned down in the Bath Beach neighborhood. The brazen attack also…

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Frank Santora

Male, age 50 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 3, 1987 · 39 years ago

On a late summer afternoon in Brooklyn, what began as a simple walk down the street ended in a hail of gunfire that left two men dead. The life of 50-year-old Frank Santora was cut short on Thursday, September 3, 1987, in what police immediately recognized as…

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Scott Sandor

Male, age 11 · Greenwich, Connecticut

Killed Sep 3, 1982 · 44 years ago

On a tragic day in Greenwich, Connecticut, the quiet life of 11-year-old Scott Sandor came to a devastating end. On September 3, 1982, Scott, a young male, and his 14-year-old sister, Michelle, were found shot to death in their home. The person responsible…

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James Perkins

Male, age 33 · Wichita, Kansas

Killed Sep 3, 1977 · 49 years ago

In the late summer of 1977, a grim discovery was made in an alley in Wichita, Kansas, forever altering the lives of those who knew James Perkins, a 33-year-old Caucasian male. On September 3rd, his body was found east of 200 S Commerce, his life brought to an…

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John Mulcahy

Male, age 38 · Westford, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 3, 1925 · 101 years ago

In the waning hours of a late summer day, John Mulcahy, a 38-year-old male Federal Prohibition Agent and a veteran of the Great War, prepared for what should have been a routine enforcement action in the ongoing struggle against the illicit liquor trade. On…

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Glenn Henry

Male · Grand Ronde, Oregon

Killed Sep 3, 1922 · 104 years ago

On a tragic day in Grand Ronde, Oregon, September 3, 1922, the life of Glenn Henry Price was cut short in a violent confrontation. A male Prohibition Agent, Price had only recently joined the Prohibition Unit on February 15, 1922, earning an annual salary of…

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Edward Mccartney

Male, age 27 · San-francisco, California

Killed Sep 3, 1907 · 119 years ago

Edward T. McCartney, a 27-year-old officer with the San Francisco Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 3, 1907. The incident occurred at the corner of 24th Street and Folsom Street, where Officer McCartney encountered a striking car man…

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Charles Mortimer Kurtz

Male, age 33 · Port-orange, Florida

Killed Sep 3, 1907 · 119 years ago

Charles Mortimer Kurtz, a 33-year-old white male, tragically died on September 3, 1907, in Port Orange, Florida. He was serving as a Deputy Sheriff for the Volusia County Sheriff's Office at the time of his death. The incident occurred while he was…

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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.