Death by Force

Joseph Higgins

Male · Lawton, Oklahoma

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Lawton, Oklahoma, on the evening of June 30, 2015, a heated argument between Joseph Higgins and his girlfriend, Shainice Owens, at their home escalated into a tragedy that would end a life. During the altercation, a gun was introduced into the conflict.…

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Carolyn Flowers

Female, age 46 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

On June 30, 2015, Carolyn Flowers, a 46-year-old African American woman, died in Canton, Mississippi. She was a resident of the area, having lived in Madison County where she was known to reside with her husband, Charles Flowers. Her death occurred in Canton…

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Michael Love

Male, age 20 · Jackson, Mississippi

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man’s life was tragically cut short in Jackson, Mississippi. Michael Love, a 20-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting that stemmed from a roadside argument. The incident unfolded on July 1st, near Pine Lake Drive…

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Francis Vandy

Male, age 35 · Franklin, New Jersey

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, what began as a purported drug deal tragically ended the life of 35-year-old Francis Vandy. A resident of Willingboro, New Jersey, Vandy, a Black / African American male, had arranged to meet with individuals in Franklin on June 30th…

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Christopher Robin Craft

Male, age 41 · Anderson, South Carolina

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In Anderson, South Carolina, on a late June evening in 2015, a family argument over a seemingly trivial matter escalated into a tragedy that would end the life of Christopher Robin Craft. The 41-year-old man, known to his loved ones as Robin, was a gifted…

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Gerrod Theopolus Metoyer

Male, age 29 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 30, 2015, Gerrod Theopolus Metoyer, a 29-year-old male, was found deceased at the intersection of Ashley Phosphate Road and Dorchester Manor Boulevard in North Charleston, South Carolina. The cause of his death was a gunshot…

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Jonathan Cardona-Hernandez

Male, age 16 · Islip, New York

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the early morning hours of June 30, 2015, the life of 16-year-old Jonathan Cardona-Hernandez of Central Islip, New York, was violently cut short. His bullet-ridden body was discovered on Nicoll Avenue, the result of a brutal murder orchestrated by members…

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Jonathan Wade

Male, age 55 · Hempstead, New York

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Hempstead, New York, a son's attempt to defend his mother's honor ended in his own violent death, leaving a family shattered and a community searching for answers. Jonathan Wade, a 55-year-old male, was fatally shot on June 30, 2015, in…

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Keith Brown

Male, age 19 · Rochester, New York

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in an act of violence that would later be described as an assassination-style murder. On the afternoon of June 30, 19-year-old Keith Brown was walking with a friend in Rochester, New York. They…

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Shameik Floyd

Male, age 21 · Poughkeepsie, New York

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, a wave of violence gripped the city of Poughkeepsie, New York, and in the midst of it, a young man's life was tragically cut short. On the evening of June 30th, 21-year-old Shameik Floyd was discovered lying on Mansion Street, the…

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Bryan Hernandez

Male, age 19 · Commerce, California

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Bryan Hernandez, a 19-year-old Latino, was tragically shot and killed on June 30, 2015, in Commerce, California. The incident occurred in the 5900 block of Eastern Avenue while Hernandez was bicycling home from work in East Los Angeles. The initial report of…

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Megan Troen

Female, age 20 · Firebaugh, California

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Megan Troen, a 20-year-old woman from Tracy, California, was found dead on July 30, 2015, in the California Aqueduct near Firebaugh, CA. Her body was discovered by workers in the aqueduct, and the Fresno County Coroner's Office identified her as the victim of…

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Brandee Elizabeth Kelly

Female, age 24 · Titusville, Florida

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Brandee Elizabeth Kelly, a 24-year-old woman from Titusville, Florida, tragically lost her life on June 30, 2015. Brandee, who was pregnant at the time of her death, was found in her home at the Emerald Green Apartments. The circumstances surrounding her…

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Monique Browdy

Female, age 33 · Fort-lauderdale, Florida

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Monique Browdy, aged 33, tragically passed away on June 30, 2015, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Monique was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and later moved to the United States, where she worked as a shipping agent. Her unexpected death was a result of a gunshot…

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Daniel Parker

Male, age 21 · Peoria, Illinois

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Daniel LaVonde Parker II, a 21-year-old African American male from Peoria, Illinois, tragically passed away on June 30, 2015. He was born on April 10, 1994, to Daniel L. Parker Sr. and Felicia Broom. Daniel, affectionately known as "Boo Boo," was a former…

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Damien Champ

Male, age 21 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

On a summer evening in Lafayette, Louisiana, the life of 21-year-old Damien Champ was tragically cut short. On June 30, 2015, Champ was shot and killed on Bossier Street in what became an active homicide investigation by the Lafayette Police Department. The…

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Jawara Givens

Male, age 18 · New-orleans, Louisiana

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

In the summer of 2015, tragedy struck the city of New Orleans with the death of 18-year-old Jawara Givens, an African American male. A rising senior at the prestigious St. Augustine High School, Jawara was a young man with a promising future, known for his…

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James Nickerson

Male, age 29 · Chester, Pennsylvania

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

James Larry Nickerson III, a 29-year-old male of African American ethnicity from Chester, PA, tragically passed away on June 30, 2015. He was employed with Brandywine Ice Company in Aston, PA, and was a graduate of Chester High School, class of 2003. James…

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Frank Massington

Male, age 54 · Dallas, Texas

Killed Jun 30, 2015 · 11 years ago

Frank Massington, a 54-year-old African American man, was tragically killed on June 30, 2015, in Dallas, Texas. He was shot twice and killed in his driveway on Mundy Drive in East Oak Cliff while pulling into his home. The incident occurred around 1:32 a.m.…

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Charles Cheatham

Male, age 47 · Phoenix, Arizona

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

On June 30, 2014, Charles Cheatham, a 47-year-old male of unknown race and ethnicity from Phoenix, Arizona, was found shot to death as he sat inside his vehicle in the parking lot of the Villa Mira Monte Apartments, a small gated complex in the North Mountain…

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Darryl Jacobs

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a summer morning in Washington, D.C., the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Darryl Delonta Jacobs, a 23-year-old African-American male, was at the intersection of 19th and H Streets in Northeast D.C. on June 30, 2014. At…

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Joseph Ross

Male, age 55 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Joseph Ross, a 55-year-old man, was tragically killed on June 30, 2014, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found with a gunshot wound at a Lane Avenue bus stop by a Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus driver. The incident shocked the community and left…

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Jeffery Williams

Male, age 34 · Atlanta, Georgia

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

A summer night in Atlanta turned deadly on June 30, 2014, when Jeffery Williams, a 34-year-old Black man, was found shot to death inside his car in a quiet northwest Atlanta neighborhood. The discovery left his loved ones with unanswered questions that have…

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Michael Patton

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Found Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Patton, a 17-year-old from Chicago, was shot and killed on June 30, 2014, in the Hyde Park neighborhood, just blocks away from former President Barack Obama's home. The shooting occurred during the evening, and it became one of several tragic…

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Corey Ragland

Male, age 36 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer afternoon in Boston, what began as just another day ended in tragedy for Corey Ragland, a 36-year-old African-American man. On June 30, 2014, in the Mattapan neighborhood, the life of Corey Ragland was cut short by gunfire. The incident occurred…

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Hernandez D Green

Male, age 26 · Kansas City, Missouri

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a warm summer evening in Kansas City, Missouri, the life of Hernandez Derrell Green II was cut tragically short in a sudden act of violence. Known to his friends and family as "Hell Rell," Hernandez was a 26-year-old Black man who was killed on June 30…

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David Yac

Male, age 16 · Houston, Texas

Found Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

David Yac, a 16-year-old Houston resident, was killed on June 30, 2014, when a stray bullet tragically struck him inside his family’s apartment at the 6301 Ranchester complex. Around 12:35 a.m., gunfire from an unknown source penetrated a wall and struck Yac…

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Brian Rivers

Male, age 35 · Wilmington, Delaware

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Brian Rivers, a 35-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times on the evening of June 30, 2014, at the corner of Taylor and North Pine streets in Wilmington, Delaware. First responders and officers performed CPR at the scene before he was rushed to Christiana…

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Dewayne Barfield

Male, age 18 · Bear, Delaware

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Dewayne Luther Barfield Jr. was an ambitious and beloved young man with a bright future ahead of him. Just days before his life was cut short, the 18-year-old had graduated from the LEAP Academy Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) High School in…

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Brigitte Duncan

Female, age 44 · Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the life of a 44-year-old Caucasian woman named Brigitte Georgette Duncan came to a tragic end on June 30, 2014. On that Monday afternoon, a relative entered her home at 36 Webb Street to a grim discovery in a…

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Stuart Duncan

Male, age 51 · Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the quiet town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, the summer of 2014 was marked by a grim event that unfolded behind the doors of a home on Webb Street. On June 30, 51-year-old Stuart Duncan's life came to a violent end in a tragedy that also claimed the life…

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Troy Ott

Male, age 23 · Muscatine, Iowa

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 23-year-old Caucasian male, Troy A. Ott, was cut tragically short in Muscatine, Iowa. On the afternoon of Sunday, June 29th, a gathering of friends would end in a fatal confrontation. The day had been spent drinking, and…

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Andrew Leon Coggins

Male, age 24 · Portland, Oregon

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Portland, Oregon, the life of Andrew Leon Coggins Jr., a 24-year-old Black / African American male, was cut short. On June 30, 2014, Coggins was the victim of a fatal drive-by shooting in the northern part of the city. The incident was…

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Darryl Delonta Jacobs

Male, age 23 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the pre-dawn hours of June 30, 2014, the quiet of a Washington, D.C. neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. At the intersection of 19th and H Streets in the Northeast quadrant of the city, 23-year-old Darryl Delonta Jacobs, a Black male, was…

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Hernandez Green

Male, age 26 · Kansas City, Kansas

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a young Black/African American man's life was tragically cut short on the streets of Kansas City, Missouri. Hernandez Green, a 26-year-old male, was fatally shot on the evening of June 30th. The incident occurred in the 4500 block of…

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Kieara Green

Female, age 18 · Lexington, Kentucky

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in Lexington, Kentucky. Eighteen-year-old Kieara Nicole Green, a recent high school graduate with dreams of independence, was fatally wounded in a shooting that also injured three other…

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Nancy Ann Nikki Gardner-Edwards

Female, age 45 · Belfair, Washington

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Nancy Ann “Nikki” Gardner-Edwards, aged 45, tragically died on June 30, 2014, in Belfair, Washington. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound to the head, inflicted by her fiancé, William Jason Grisso. Gardner-Edwards, originally from Whitehall…

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Dane Humphrey Smith

Male, age 15 · Gautier, Mississippi

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 15-year-old Dane Humphrey Smith was tragically cut short by an act of gun violence in Gautier, Mississippi. A student at Pascagoula High School, where he was a member of the JROTC, Dane's death on June 30, 2014, left a…

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Ahmad Molley

Male, age 28 · Pleasantville, New Jersey

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late hours of a summer evening in Pleasantville, New Jersey, the sound of gunfire shattered the night's quiet. On June 30, 2014, police responded to reports of shots fired around 9:49 p.m. in the area of Woodland and Hendricks Avenues. Behind a home on…

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Marcus Dentmond

Male, age 29 · Virginia-beach, Virginia

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer day in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the life of Marcus Dentmond, a 29-year-old Black male, was cut short. On June 30, 2014, Dentmond, a former professional model, was killed by gun violence. The specific circumstances surrounding his death remain…

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Gregory Moody

Male, age 41 · Grandview, Missouri

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In Grandview, Missouri, a man's attempt to quell a dispute between teenagers ended in his tragic death. Gregory Moody, a 41-year-old carpenter, was known in his neighborhood as 'Pops' because of his willingness to mentor and help local youth. On the night of…

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Alonza Williams

Male, age 15 · Ladson, South Carolina

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Ladson, South Carolina, the life of 15-year-old Alonza Williams was tragically cut short. On June 30, 2014, the young male was shot multiple times during a confrontation. The Berkeley County Coroner confirmed that he succumbed to his…

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Michael Paul Clark

Male, age 38 · Crestline, California

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Paul Clark, aged 38, tragically lost his life on June 30, 2014, in Crestline, California. The incident occurred following a heated dispute with his neighbor, Steven Michael Baumgartner, a former Riverside County Sheriff's deputy. The altercation…

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Michael Polo Patton

Male, age 17 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Michael Polo Patton, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on June 30, 2014, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. when Michael and his 15-year-old brother were talking to individuals…

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Sarah Washington

Female, age 25 · Kankakee, Illinois

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Sarah Washington, a 25-year-old African American woman from Kankakee, Illinois, was tragically murdered on June 26, 2014. Sarah was a certified nursing assistant with aspirations of becoming a model in Chicago. On the day of her death, her mother, Kathy…

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Valerie West

Female, age 19 · Lafayette, Louisiana

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, the life of 19-year-old Valerie West was tragically cut short in Lafayette, Louisiana. On June 30, 2014, her body was discovered on the side of Gazette Road, merely a block from her home on Madame Germaine Street. An autopsy later…

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Isaiah Haggins Jr.

Male, age 16 · Dayton, Ohio

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Isaiah Haggins Jr., a 16-year-old African American male from Trotwood, tragically died on June 30, 2014, in Dayton, Ohio. His death was ruled a homicide by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office, with the cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds. Isaiah…

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Jim Brennan

Male, age 61 · Cleveland-heights, Ohio

Killed Jun 30, 2014 · 12 years ago

Jim Brennan, a 61-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, was the beloved owner of Brennan's Colony, a popular restaurant in Cleveland Heights, OH. On June 30, 2014, Brennan was tragically shot and killed during a robbery at his restaurant. The incident…

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