Death by Force

Martez Wade

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in south Louisville, the life of 17-year-old Martez Wade was tragically cut short. On September 5, 2018, the Black male teenager was shot multiple times just after 10:30 p.m. at the Overlook Terraces apartment complex…

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Brandon Lee Wilson

Male, age 30 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, a father's life was cut short by violence on the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Brandon Lee Wilson, a 30-year-old man from McCalla, was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. The incident was one of four homicides to occur…

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Briana Young

Female, age 26 · Birmingham, Alabama

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 26-year-old Briana Young, a Black female, was tragically cut short. On September 5, 2018, Young was driving in the South Pratt neighborhood when she was fatally wounded by gunfire.…

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Trendarius Hill

Male, age 21 · Selma, Alabama

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the life of 21-year-old Trendarius Hill was cut short by an act of gun violence in Selma, Alabama. On a Wednesday, September 5th, Hill succumbed to his injuries, passing away and leaving a community to grapple with the tragedy of a…

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Martez C. Tez Wade

Male, age 17 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Martez Christopher “Tez” Wade was a 17-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, growing up in the Overlook Terraces apartment complex off Glimmer Way on the city’s south side. He was an 11th-grade student at Breckinridge High School, remembered by…

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Broderick Dewayne Townsend

Male, age 50 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in Oklahoma City, the life of Broderick Dewayne Townsend was tragically cut short. On September 5, 2018, police were called to the scene in the northeast of the city where the 50-year-old male was found deceased. The…

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Glenn Williams

Male, age 53 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the lives of two brothers, Glenn and Keith Williams, were tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in a south Tulsa, Oklahoma, shopping center parking lot. Glenn Williams, a 53-year-old man, and his older brother were…

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Keith Williams

Male, age 61 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, a tragedy unfolded in a south Tulsa shopping center that claimed the life of 61-year-old Keith Williams. On the evening of September 5th, Keith and his brother, Glenn, were fatally shot in what authorities would later describe as a…

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Stanley Lovett

Male, age 26 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday in Oklahoma City, the life of Stanley Lovett, a 26-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On September 5, 2018, police were called to the scene of a car crash near Northwest 10th Street and Rockwell Avenue. Inside the…

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Archie C. Crooks

Male, age 39 · East Orange, New Jersey

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late afternoon of September 5, 2018, the life of Archie C. Crooks, a 39-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in East Orange, New Jersey. The incident unfolded around 5:20 p.m. on the 100 block of…

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Ike Phelps

Male, age 36 · Fredericksburg, Virginia

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late hours of a warm September evening in 2018, the life of 36-year-old Ike Lamont Phelps, a Black male, was cut short by gunfire in the Millgarden South area of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near Fredericksburg. On September 5th, deputies responded…

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Jessica Hickman

Female, age 35 · Bristol, Virginia

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the quiet city of Bristol, Virginia, a heart-wrenching tragedy unfolded on September 5, 2018, forever altering the lives of a local family. Jessica Hickman, a 35-year-old Caucasian woman, was found in her car on Vance Street, having suffered a fatal…

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Nathaniel Byrd

Male, age 24 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On a tragic afternoon in Portsmouth, Virginia, the life of 24-year-old Nathaniel Braxton Byrd was cut short on September 5, 2018. Known affectionately as Nate, he was a man remembered for his vibrant personality, adventurous spirit, and culinary creativity.…

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Keyshawn Johnson

Male, age 22 · Orangeburg, South Carolina

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early morning hours of September 5, 2018, the community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, was unsettled by a discovery that would leave a family grieving and a case shrouded in unanswered questions. Twenty-two-year-old Keyshawn Johnson, a male resident of…

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Jaquan Smith

Male, age 21 · Bronx, New York

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the early hours of September 5, 2018, the life of 21-year-old Jaquan Smith was tragically cut short in the Bronx. A construction worker by trade, Smith was brought to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital with a critical gunshot wound to his head. Despite the efforts of…

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Christopher Alan Boston

Male, age 33 · Palmetto, Florida

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Christopher Alan Boston, a 33-year-old resident of Palmetto, Florida, was found dead on September 5, 2018. His body was discovered on the side of Bishop Harbor Road, and the circumstances surrounding his death immediately raised suspicions of foul play. The…

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JoColby Macolm Cummings

Male, age 22 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

JoColby Malcolm Cummings, a 22-year-old African American male from Jacksonville, Florida, tragically lost his life on September 5, 2018. He was found shot to death at the Morningside Apartments on Jammes Road. The incident occurred during a drug deal in front…

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Winston Randolph Wilkins

Male, age 37 · West-palm-beach, Florida

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Winston Randolph Wilkins, a 37-year-old African American male from West Palm Beach, Florida, tragically lost his life on September 5, 2018. His death was the result of a fatal shooting that occurred around 12:30 AM in the 1800 block of Windsor Avenue. The…

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Joanna Steed

Female, age 43 · Decatur, Georgia

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

An Atlanta-area woman, 43-year-old Joanna Elizabeth Steed, was killed on the evening of September 5, 2018, in a drive-by shooting in Decatur, Georgia. Steed, a paralegal and talented musician, was at a friend's home for a band practice with her group Lord…

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Delmonte Johnson

Male, age 19 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Delmonte Johnson, a 19-year-old African American male, was a passionate anti-violence activist who tragically lost his life to the very cause he was fighting against. On the evening of September 5, 2018, Johnson was standing on the sidewalk in the 8600-block…

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Shane Colella

Male, age 37 · Zion, Illinois

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shane Colella, a 37-year-old white male from Zion, Illinois, was found shot to death inside his home on September 5, 2018. The Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed that Colella died from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred…

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Michael Ennis

Male, age 22 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On the evening of September 5, 2018, a young Black man named Michael Ennis, 22, was found shot to death in Avondale, a suburb of New Orleans. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office identified Ennis as the victim of the fatal shooting. Deputies were dispatched…

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Johnathon Scott Chavis

Male, age 19 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Johnathon Scott Chavis, a 19-year-old male from Fayetteville, North Carolina, tragically passed away on September 5, 2018. Johnathon, who was born on October 25, 1998, was known for his love of music, fashion, and video games. He was a competitor at heart and…

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Shikeither Dinetta Smith

Female, age 35 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shikeither Dinetta Smith, a 35-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on September 5, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at a residence on Newcastle Street. According to reports, the…

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Giselle Lopez

Female, age 19 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Giselle Lopez, a 19-year-old Hispanic woman, tragically lost her life on September 5, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was the daughter of Manuel Lopez and America Polanco, and the sister of Roberto Lopez and the late Manuel Lopez. Giselle was known for her…

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Gordon Capshaw

Male, age 75 · Toledo, Ohio

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Gordon Capshaw, a 75-year-old man from Toledo, OH, tragically lost his life on September 5, 2018, due to senseless gun violence. Capshaw, known for his kind and generous nature, was deeply loved by his family and friends. He had a long-standing dispute with…

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Manuel Lopez Jr.

Male, age 17 · Cleveland, Ohio

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Manuel Lopez Jr., a 17-year-old Hispanic male, tragically lost his life on September 5, 2018, in Cleveland, OH. Manuel and his 19-year-old sister, Giselle Lopez, were shot and killed outside their Garfield Heights home. The incident occurred following a…

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Phillip Clark

Male, age 44 · Erie, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the life of Phillip Anthony Clark, a 44-year-old African American man, was tragically cut short in what would become part of a larger, violent crime spree that gripped the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. On September 5, 2018, Mr. Clark…

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Shantee Tucker

Male, age 30 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Shantee Tucker, a 30-year-old Black transgender woman, was tragically murdered on September 5, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA. She was shot eight times on Old York Road, an area known for its history of violent crime. According to police reports, Shantee had a…

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Phillip Anthony Clark

Male, age 44 · Erie, Pennsylvania

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

In the late summer of 2018, the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, was gripped by a series of violent crimes that shattered the community's sense of security. It was during this turbulent period that Phillip Anthony Clark, a 44-year-old African American man…

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Darius LeCompte

Male, age 24 · Prairie-view, Texas

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Darius LeCompte, a 24-year-old African American male, was a senior Biology major at Prairie View A&M University. He was originally from Missouri City, Texas, and had recently transferred from Texas Southern University. On September 5, 2018, Darius was found…

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Isiah Roper

Female, age 24 · Converse, Texas

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Isiah Roper, a 24-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on September 5, 2018, in Converse, Texas. The incident occurred following a heated argument between Roper and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Enederia Cherelle Flowers. According to…

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Jamal Mike

Male, age 30 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

Jamal Mike, a 30-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically passed away on September 5, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. The circumstances surrounding his death involved a fatal shooting in a parking lot off of Northwest Highway. According to reports, the…

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Yaunde Hurd

Male, age 40 · Balch-springs, Texas

Killed Sep 5, 2018 · 8 years ago

On September 5, 2018, 40-year-old Yaunde Hurd, an African American male, was fatally shot in Balch Springs, Texas. Authorities identified his girlfriend, Don-nika Wilburn, also 40, as the perpetrator. Following the incident, Wilburn was arrested and charged…

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Dominic Jarvis

Male, age 34 · Oakland, California

Found Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Dominic Jarvis, a 34-year-old man, was fatally shot on September 5, 2017, at a homeless encampment located in West Oakland, California. This encampment had been established under Interstate 980 and was known for being one of the oldest and most dangerous…

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Melvin James

Male, age 14 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

Melvin James, a 14-year-old boy, was fatally shot on September 5, 2017, in the South Chicago neighborhood. The incident occurred a few blocks away from his home around 5 p.m. Melvin was shot in the leg and abdomen and was subsequently rushed to a nearby…

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Sheldon Chase

Male, age 36 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a cold December evening in Baltimore, Maryland, a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that endures to this day. On December 18, 2013, Sheldon Chase, a male, was found lying in the street at the intersection of 26th and Greenmount…

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Alberto Monteiro-Pire

Male, age 21 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, 21-year-old Alberto Monteiro-Pires, a Black male, was fatally shot in the early evening of Tuesday, September 5, 2017. The incident occurred in the vicinity of 152 Washington Street, where police responded…

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Sophia Wilson

Female, age 26 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 29-year-old Sophia Wilson was tragically cut short in a violent act that also claimed the life of a man named Daniel Brown. On September 5, 2017, a spray of bullets was fired from outside a home on Deacon Street in…

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Daniel Brown

Male, age 30 · Detroit, Michigan

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late evening hours of September 5, 2017, a violent double homicide occurred at a residence in the 2000 block of Deacon Street, located near Visger Street in southwest Detroit, Michigan. The incident claimed the lives of two individuals who were inside…

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Robert Vargas

Male, age 36 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, Robert Vargas, a 36-year-old Caucasian male, sought a new beginning in Omaha, Nebraska. He had recently moved to the city to be closer to his mother, a decision that brought him to a new chapter in his life. Vargas was a father to…

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Gary Wilson

Male, age 29 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On September 5, 2017, Gary Wilson, a 29-year-old from Houston, Texas, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. The Houston Police Department reported numerous incidents of violent crime in the city during 2017, including the case involving Wilson. That…

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Frames Denton

Male, age 69 · Houston, Texas

Found Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On September 5, 2017, Frames Denton, aged 69, was found dead in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred during a year that saw numerous shocking crimes in Houston, as violent crime rates remained a concern in the city. Denton was one of many victims amidst a…

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Tylor McInroy

Male, age 22 · Medford, Oregon

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the quiet city of Medford, Oregon, a deeply unsettling discovery was made on September 5, 2017, marking the beginning of a lingering mystery. On that Tuesday, Tylor McInroy, a 22-year-old Caucasian male, was found deceased in the garage of his residence on…

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Alberto AJ Monteiro

Male, age 21 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

On a bright Tuesday morning in Boston, on September 5, 2017, the life of 21-year-old Alberto AJ Monteiro was tragically cut short in a brazen and targeted act of violence. Monteiro, a young man known for his quiet and humble nature, was getting a haircut at a…

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David McDonald

Male, age 30 · Clovis, New Mexico

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, the life of 30-year-old David McDonald was tragically cut short in Clovis, New Mexico. On the morning of Tuesday, September 5, 2017, police responded to a call and found McDonald on the ground near an apartment complex. He had…

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Shayron Brown

Female, age 21 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late hours of September 5, 2017, the life of 21-year-old Shayron Nichelle Brown was tragically cut short in a wave of violence that swept through the Savanna Landing apartment complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Brown, a young mother who was in the early…

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Teddy Prejean AKA Ervin

Male, age 40 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Killed Sep 5, 2017 · 9 years ago

In the late summer of 2017, a tragedy unfolded in Tulsa, Oklahoma, forever altering the lives of two families. On September 5th, 40-year-old Teddy Prejean, a Black/African American male also known as Ervin, found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time…

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