Death by Force

Shane Michael Wessels

Male, age 32 · Fort Dodge, Iowa

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 3, 2017, a street corner in Fort Dodge, Iowa, became the scene of a fatal encounter for 32-year-old Caucasian male, Shane Michael Wessels. A street fight erupted at the intersection of 10th Avenue Southwest and 10th…

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Nakeia Alisa Moore

Female, age 33 · Kerens, West Virginia

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On September 3, 2017, Nakeia Alisa Morales-Moore, a 33-year-old resident of Montrose, West Virginia, but originally from the Kerens area, tragically lost her life. The incident occurred at her home, where police found her body on the morning of the same day.…

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Freddie Mirabel Jr

Male, age 42 · Albuquerque, New Mexico

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Freddie Mirabal Jr., 42, a White male, was shot inside his home in Albuquerque on the night of Sunday, September 3, 2017. Police were called to the 500 block of San Pablo Street NE, near Louisiana Boulevard, where they found him dead after what investigators…

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Cameron Hooks

Male, age 23 · Lawrence, Kansas

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a September evening in 2017, the life of 23-year-old Cameron A. Hooks of Lenexa, Kansas, was tragically cut short. The young Black man was inside a guest room at a Motel 6 in Lawrence when violence erupted. On September 2nd, at…

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Jerome Wadsworth

Male, age 28 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of Jerome Wadsworth, a 28-year-old Black man from Michigan, came to a tragic and violent end in Lexington, Kentucky. On September 3rd, Wadsworth was discovered in a ditch near the Eastridge Apartments, suffering from a…

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Kenneth A Davis

Male, age 21 · Bowling-green, Kentucky

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of a September day, the life of 21-year-old Kenneth 'Alex' Davis was tragically cut short in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A senior at Western Kentucky University with promising ambitions of studying medicine, he was a charismatic and well-loved…

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Connor Stephens

Male, age 20 · Eagle River, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, a gathering of friends in Eagle River, Wisconsin, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 20-year-old Connor Stephens, a White/Caucasian male. On the evening of Sunday, September 3, 2017, Stephens was with a group of friends when he…

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Dalton Freiheit

Male, age 21 · Elgin, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dalton Michael Roy Freiheit, a 21-year-old White male from Lawton, Oklahoma, was fatally shot on September 3, 2017, in Elgin, Oklahoma. A graduate of Eisenhower High School in 2014, Freiheit had also earned a degree in Auto Collision Repair from Great Plains…

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Camron DeVonte Lamarr Williams

Male, age 9 · Horn-lake, Mississippi

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, a wave of grief washed over a Horn Lake, Mississippi community. Nine-year-old Camron DeVonte Lamarr Williams, a fourth-grade student at Horn Lake Intermediate School, died on Sunday, September 3, 2017. The young boy was described…

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Carl Fair

Male, age 25 · Laurel, Mississippi

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In a tragic turn of events stemming from a domestic dispute, Carl Tyrone Fair Jr., a 25-year-old Black man from Laurel, Mississippi, was shot and killed on September 3, 2017. The incident unfolded at the West Hill Apartments on West 10th Street in Laurel…

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Breanna Williams

Female, age 23 · East Orange, New Jersey

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 3, 2017, a sense of tragedy befell the city of East Orange, New Jersey. Breanna Williams, a 23-year-old African American woman from the neighboring city of Orange, found her life cut short in an act of violence.…

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Jamar Anderson

Male, age 32 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a late summer evening in Richmond, Virginia, the sounds of a party in Gillies Creek Park were tragically silenced by gunfire. On September 3, 2017, Jamar L. Anderson, a 32-year-old male, was fatally shot in the Fulton Hill neighborhood. The incident…

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Leonard Carr

Male, age 38 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 38-year-old Leonard S. Carr was tragically cut short in a burst of gun violence in south Richmond, Virginia. On the evening of Sunday, September 3rd, police were called to the 3400 block of Walmsley Boulevard, a…

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Terrain Hunter

Male, age 35 · Richmond, Virginia

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 35-year-old Terrain Levon Hunter was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On September 3, 2017, Hunter, a father and a hardworking man known for his joyous spirit, was killed by gun violence. Further details…

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Nelson Sparks

Male, age 66 · Fordland, Missouri

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet community of Fordland, Missouri, a tragic event unfolded, leaving two people dead in what authorities would later describe as a murder-suicide. Nelson Sparks, a 66-year-old male, was found deceased on Sunday, September 3, 2017. The incident also…

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Meiko Anthony Locksley

Male, age 25 · Columbia, Maryland

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a quiet Sunday night in Columbia, Maryland, the life of 25-year-old Meiko Anthony Locksley, a male, was cut short by a single gunshot. On September 3, 2017, at approximately 10:20 p.m., residents of the 5500 block of Harpers Farm Road were startled by the…

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David Dottin

Male, age 49 · Brooklyn, New York

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the warm evening air of a Brooklyn street, a father's life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. David Dottin, a 49-year-old male, was enjoying the evening with his two sons, ages 11 and 17, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. They…

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Edgar Deleon

Male, age 24 · Rochester, New York

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Rochester, New York, violence shattered the late summer quiet. On September 3, 2017, Edgar Deleon, a 24-year-old man, was fatally shot on Saratoga Avenue. The incident, which occurred shortly after 2:00 a.m., also…

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Anthony Sam Medina

Male, age 35 · Bakersfield, California

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Anthony Sam Medina, a 35-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically passed away on September 3, 2017. His death was initially shrouded in mystery, prompting an extensive investigation by local authorities. Medina's body was discovered in an…

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Arturo Canela Pulido

Male, age 47 · Lennox, California

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Arturo Canela Pulido, a 47-year-old resident of Inglewood, California, was tragically shot and killed on September 3, 2017, in the 10600 block of Mansel Avenue in Lennox. Pulido was the third and final victim in a violent rampage that began earlier that…

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Roberto Saucedo

Male, age 67 · Culver-city, California

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dr. Roberto Saucedo, aged 67, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2017, in Culver City, California. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and deeply distressing. On that fateful day, Dr. Saucedo was involved in a heated argument with…

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Tyanna TT Milagros Velasquez

Female, age 19 · Kissimmee, Florida

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Tyanna "TT" Milagros Velasquez, a 19-year-old woman from Kissimmee, Florida, tragically lost her life on September 3, 2017. The incident occurred in a home on Forrest Avenue in Kissimmee, where Velasquez was found shot in the back bedroom. According to…

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Takelia Johnson

Female, age 19 · Columbus, Georgia

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Takelia Johnson was a 19-year-old Black woman from Columbus, Georgia, whose life ended on September 3, 2017. Online records identify her as Takelia Eloise Johnson, and the picture that emerges is of a very young mother whose life had already taken on adult…

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Jeremy Alexander Tang

Male, age 20 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Black/African American male Jeremy Alexander Tang, age 20, was shot on the evening of September 3, 2017, in Chicago's Washington Heights neighborhood, and later died from his wounds. Around 8:40 p.m., police found the 20-year-old in the driver's seat of a…

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Steven W Flack

Male, age 43 · Glen-carbon, Illinois

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Steven W. Flack, a 43-year-old white male from Glen Carbon, Illinois, was pronounced dead on September 3, 2017, at Anderson Hospital. Flack, who was born on May 30, 1974, in Kankakee, Illinois, was an independent landscaper and a member of the American Pool…

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Steven Allen

Male, age 25 · Alexandria, Louisiana

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a warm September evening in Alexandria, Louisiana, the life of 25-year-old Steven Allen was tragically cut short. The young man, a father with aspirations of becoming a welder, was diligently working his job as a pizza delivery driver on September 3, 2017.…

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Christian Chase

Male, age 28 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Christian Chase, a 28-year-old Black/African American male from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, died on September 3, 2017, after a Sunday evening shooting in the city. His full name was reported as Christian L. Chase, and obituary information says he was born on…

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Blake Aaron Potts

Male, age 25 · Houston, Texas

Killed Sep 3, 2017 · 9 years ago

Blake Aaron Potts, a 25-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2017, in Houston, Texas. Potts was born on July 10, 1992, in Galveston, Texas, and was a lifelong resident of Alvin, Texas. He was moving into a new…

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Lamont Jr. Montague

Male, age 32 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Lamont Jr. Montague, a 32-year-old male, saw his life unexpectedly and tragically end on September 3, 2015, in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Born on October 21, 1982, to Lamont David Montague Sr. and Zina Kess, he was a man remembered for his immense…

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Dionycio Coach

Male, age 27 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

A beloved figure in the Detroit community, Dennis Smith, a 46-year-old man known affectionately as 'Coach Smitty,' was tragically shot and killed on May 5, 2021. The incident occurred on Livernois Avenue, where Smith, an assistant football coach at the…

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Miguel Silva

Male, age 19 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On September 3, 2015, 19-year-old Miguel Silva was fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred in the early morning hours on the city's west side. San Antonio Police Department officers responded to reports of gunfire and discovered Silva…

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Epifanio Martinez

Male, age 63 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Epifanio Martinez, 63, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas, on September 1, 2015. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. while Martinez and a friend were waiting in his front yard to be picked up for work. They were approached by two young men who exited a…

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James Scott

Male, age 39 · Prineville, Oregon

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 3, 2015, the life of James Ross Scott, a 39-year-old White male from Christmas Valley, Oregon, was cut short in a fatal shooting on a rural road in southeast Prineville. The incident, which unfolded around 5 a.m. on SE…

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Kealicia Ne-Ne Clark

Female, age 39 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Milwaukee, 39-year-old Black female Kealicia "Ne-Ne" Clark was on her front porch near 26th and Auer when her life was tragically cut short. Just after 10 p.m. on September 3, 2015, gunfire erupted from the grounds of a church…

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Demario Smith

Male, age 31 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015 in Jackson, Mississippi, a 31-year-old man named Demario Smith lost his life to gun violence. On Thursday, September 3, 2015, the life of Demario Smith was tragically cut short, a loss that would be felt by his family and friends.…

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Jason Lee Shifflett

Male, age 31 · Charlottesville, Virginia

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 3, 2015, the life of Jason Lee Shifflett, a 31-year-old male, was tragically cut short in his Charlottesville, Virginia home. Known affectionately as 'Jay' to his friends and family, he was a devoted son, father, and…

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Kason Williams

Male, age 33 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the Brooklyn neighborhood of Baltimore, the life of 33-year-old Kason Williams, a Black male, was cut short on September 3, 2015. On that day, Williams was involved in a fatal shooting incident. The Baltimore police responded to the scene and promptly…

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Charles McElroy

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Charles McElroy, a 22-year-old resident of Oakland, California, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2015, due to multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred around 4:09 a.m. in the 9800 block of Burr Street in East Oakland. Responding to reports of…

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Leon Deandre Simpson

Male, age 39 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Leon Deandre Simpson, a 39-year-old man from Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2015. Simpson was driving west on East 50th Street near South San Pedro Street in the South Park neighborhood when he was shot. The gunfire caused…

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Ricardo Macias Mendoza

Male, age 46 · Lomita, California

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Ricardo Macias Mendoza, a 46-year-old resident of Lomita, California, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2015. Mendoza was the owner of Guero’s Body Shop & Paint in Harbor City. On the evening of his death, Mendoza was closing his auto body shop when he…

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Roman P. Gonzalez

Male, age 25 · Sacramento, California

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Roman P. Gonzalez, a 25-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on September 3, 2015. Gonzalez was a student at Sacramento City College and a father of two, who had recently decided to pursue higher education to better his life.…

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Davtara G. Grayson

Male, age 37 · Clearwater, Florida

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Davtara G. Grayson, a 37-year-old African American man, tragically passed away on September 3, 2015, in Clearwater, Florida. His death was the result of a violent altercation that escalated into a fatal shooting. According to reports, the incident occurred at…

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Emilio Sanchez-Martinez

Male, age 33 · Newnan, Georgia

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late summer of 2015, the life of Emilio Sanchez-Martinez, a 33-year-old male, was tragically cut short in Newnan, Georgia. On September 3rd of that year, he was killed by gun violence. Known to some by the nickname '2 chango,' Sanchez-Martinez was a…

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Claudia Mister-Luckey

Female, age 28 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Claudia Mister-Luckey, a 28-year-old woman from Chicago, IL, was fatally shot on September 3, 2015, in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The incident occurred around 2:48 a.m. outside the Black Cat Lounge on the 1600 block of West 115th Street. Claudia, who was…

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Cianan Derek Napier

Male, age 20 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the late afternoon of September 3, 2015, a sense of unease settled over a Nashville, Tennessee neighborhood. Police had received a call around 5:15 p.m. expressing concern that 20-year-old Cianan Derek Napier was suicidal and in the vicinity of Glastonbury…

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Kendra Kay Hatcher DDS

Female, age 35 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Kendra Kay Hatcher, a 35-year-old pediatric dentist, was tragically murdered on September 2, 2015, in Dallas, Texas. Kendra, who was born on February 3, 1980, in Springfield, Illinois, was known for her dedication to her profession and her philanthropic work.…

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Thomas Martinez Mendez

Male, age 49 · Santa Clarita, California

Killed Sep 3, 2015 · 11 years ago

Thomas Martinez Mendez was 49 years old when he died on Thursday, September 3, 2015, in Santa Clarita. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, he died after sustaining blunt force trauma at 24375 Main St. His death was ruled a homicide…

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Letrelle Hines

Male, age 23 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 3, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of a young Birmingham, Alabama man was tragically cut short. Letrelle Hines, a 23-year-old male, died on September 3, 2014, in the city where he was born and raised. Details regarding the specific circumstances of his…

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