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Deaths by Force on May 1

916 open cases in our database happened on May 1. Every one is a family still waiting for answers.

Deaths by Force (506)

Death by Force

Latonio Meeks

Male, age 27 · Chicago, Illinois
Killed May 1, 2024 · 2 years ago

Latonio Malik Meeks, 27, died after he was stabbed in the neck during an argument inside an apartment in the first block of North Lotus Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side on the night of Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The Chicago Police…

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Death by Force

Johnny Karris

Male, age 47 · Cordova, Alabama
Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

In the early morning hours, a sense of unease settled over a home in Cordova, Alabama, culminating in the death of 47-year-old Johnny Karris. On May 1, 2023, officers with the Gardendale Police Department arrived at Karris's residence to execute a narcotics…

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Hansen A. Charles

Male, age 36 · Upper-darby, Pennsylvania
Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

On the first of May in 2023, a 36-year-old man named Hansen A. Charles was tragically killed in what authorities have described as a targeted attack in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Evidence gathered during the investigation suggests that Charles was…

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Nicholas Cymbol

Male, age 43 · Butler, Pennsylvania
Killed May 1, 2023 · 3 years ago

Nicholas Cymbol, a 43-year-old man, passed away on May 1, 2023, while a resident at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Butler, Pennsylvania. His death, initially attributed to a heart attack, was later revealed to be the result of a lethal dose of…

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Ronald Thomas

Male, age 27 · Manhattan, New York
Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

On a Sunday afternoon in the heart of the Upper West Side, the life of Ronald Thomas, a 27-year-old male visiting from Glen Allen, Virginia, was abruptly ended. On May 1, 2022, Thomas was sitting in his white Mercedes-Benz SUV on West 102nd Street near…

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Luis Mora

Male, age 39 · Bakersfield, California
Killed May 1, 2022 · 4 years ago

Luis Mora, a 39-year-old resident of Bakersfield, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2022, in a shooting incident that occurred at Panorama Park. The Bakersfield Police Department responded to reports of gunfire at Panorama Drive and River…

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Mike Lorenzo

Male, age 65 · Hayward, California
Killed May 1, 2020 · 6 years ago

On May 1, 2020, Mike Lorenzo, a 65-year-old homeless man from Hayward, California, was found unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds in the area of Industrial Parkway and Pacific Street. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The…

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Terrence Scott

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland
Killed May 1, 2018 · 8 years ago

Terrence Scott was 38 years old when he was found fatally stabbed on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in the 5900 block of York Road in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun's homicide database lists his death as a homicide and records that he was found at about 4 p.m. that day.…

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Terrell Berdeen

Male, age 25 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Terrell Berdeen, a 25-year-old resident of Milwaukee, WI, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2015. The circumstances surrounding his death were deeply troubling and sparked significant concern within the community. According to available reports, Berdeen was…

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Johnathon Thurman

Male, age 23 · Ocala, Florida
Killed May 1, 2015 · 11 years ago

Johnathon Thurman, a 23-year-old resident of Ocala, Florida, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2015. The incident occurred outside the Marion Oaks home he shared with his stepfather, Sidney Ferguson, and Ferguson's mother. On the night of the incident…

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Rodney Saunders

Male, age 23 · Yonkers, New York
Killed May 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a spring morning, the life of 23-year-old Rodney Saunders was violently cut short in an ambush just steps from his Yonkers home. On May 1, 2014, at approximately 2 a.m., Saunders, a male resident of the city, was walking on Woodsworth…

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Anthony Jones

Male, age 39 · Orlando, Florida
Killed May 1, 2014 · 12 years ago

Anthony Jones, a 39-year-old resident of Orlando, Florida, tragically passed away on May 1, 2014. His death was the result of a violent incident that shocked the local community. On the night of his death, Jones was involved in a confrontation that escalated…

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Eddie Banks Jr.

Male, age 42 · Los-angeles, California
Killed May 1, 2012 · 14 years ago

Eddie Banks Jr., a 42-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2012. The incident occurred in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, specifically in the 1800 block of East 1st Street. According to reports, Banks and his…

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Boyce Kelly

Male, age 33 · Staten-island, New York
Killed May 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

On a spring evening in 2009, the life of 33-year-old Boyce Kelly was tragically cut short on a Staten Island street. The male victim was shot and killed on May 1st, an event that stemmed from a simmering feud. The dispute, reportedly over a woman, escalated…

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Andrew Ross

Male, age 50 · St. Louis, Missouri
Killed May 1, 2009 · 17 years ago

Andrew Ross was 50 years old when he was killed in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, May 1, 2009. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated his death, and the Washington Post's homicide database, which tracked killings in St. Louis from 2007…

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Duke Craps

Male · Chesapeake, Virginia
Killed May 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

In the spring of 2003, a violent act shattered the peace in a Chesapeake, Virginia neighborhood, leaving a lasting scar on the community. On the first of May, in the 4200 block of Rotunda Avenue, a man named Duke Craps was found the victim of a fatal…

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Jesus Galacia

Male, age 26 · Los-angeles, California
Killed May 1, 2003 · 23 years ago

Jesus Galacia, a 26-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2003, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Jesus was shot, leading to his untimely death. The incident occurred in a neighborhood…

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Troy Antoine Holmes

Male, age 22 · Rancho-palos-verdes, California
Killed May 1, 2000 · 26 years ago

Troy Antoine Holmes, a 22-year-old resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 2000. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Holmes was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his young life. The incident…

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Omar Torres

Male, age 18 · Holyoke, Massachusetts
Killed May 1, 1998 · 28 years ago

In the late spring of 1998, a young man’s life was violently cut short in Holyoke, a historic industrial city on the banks of the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts. Omar Torres, an 18-year-old male, was just on the cusp of adulthood, with his future…

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Alfred V. Miller

Male, age 32 · Los-angeles, California
Killed May 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

Alfred V. Miller, a 32-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 1992. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Miller was fatally shot in Chesterfield Square, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles. His death…

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Charles William Sticks Orebo

Male, age 21 · Los-angeles, California
Killed May 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

Charles William "Sticks" Orebo, a 21-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 1992. His death occurred during the infamous 1992 Los Angeles riots, a period marked by widespread civil unrest and violence following the…

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Howard Martin

Male, age 22 · Pasadena, California
Killed May 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

Howard Eugene Martin, a 22-year-old resident of Pasadena, California, tragically lost his life on May 3, 1992. His death occurred during the tumultuous period of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a time marked by widespread violence and unrest. Martin was an…

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Meeker Gibson

Male, age 35 · Pomona, California
Killed May 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

Meeker Gibson, a 35-year-old resident of Pomona, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 1992. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Gibson was fatally shot, marking a violent end to his life. His death occurred during a tumultuous…

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Paul Douglas Horace

Male, age 38 · Los-angeles, California
Killed May 1, 1992 · 34 years ago

Paul Douglas Horace, a 38-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California, tragically lost his life on May 1, 1992. His death occurred during a tumultuous period in the city's history, specifically amidst the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Horace was fatally shot in…

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Thomas Gordon

Female, age 24 · Toledo, Ohio
Killed May 1, 1980 · 46 years ago

Thomas Gordon, a 24-year-old male from Toledo, Ohio, tragically lost his life on May 1, 1980. He was a victim of the notorious serial killers Anthony and Nathaniel Cook. On the night of his death, Thomas and his 18-year-old girlfriend were abducted at…

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Ellis Koury

Male · Phoenix, Arizona
Killed May 1, 1939 · 87 years ago

In the spring of 1939, a chilling event unfolded in the desert landscape near Phoenix, Arizona, forever marking the lives of two local families. Ellis M. Koury, a male automobile salesman, along with his colleague Jack Peterson, embarked on what they believed…

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