Deaths by Force on August 11

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Qurell Gittings

Male, age 38 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the early hours of a Monday morning in August 2014, the life of 38-year-old Qurell Gittings, a Black male, was tragically cut short on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. On August 11, 2014, at approximately 12:25 a.m., Gittings was shot in the 2900 block…

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Antoine Dingle-Knight

Male, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Boston, the life of a young Black man, 27-year-old Antoine Marquis Dingle-Knight, was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2014, at approximately 9:32 p.m., gunshots shattered the night on Devon Street in the Dorchester neighborhood.…

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James Castillo

Male, age 33 · San Antonio, Texas

Found Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

James Castillo, aged 33, was killed on August 11, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas, during an incident in a North Side mobile home community. The fatal shooting occurred in the 16200 block of U.S. 281, just after 10 p.m. Castillo and his girlfriend were driving…

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Dillon Taylor

Male, age 20 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 11, 2014, the life of 20-year-old Dillon Taylor was cut short. The events leading to his death began with a 911 call reporting that a man had flashed a gun. The caller described the man and his companion…

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Antoine Marquis Dingle-Knight

Female, age 27 · Boston, Massachusetts

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On a summer evening in Boston, the life of 27-year-old Antoine Marquis Dingle-Knight was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2014, in the Dorchester neighborhood, a report of a person shot sent Boston police officers to 93 Devon Street. Upon their arrival at…

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Alex Garcia

Male, age 28 · Carlsbad, New Mexico

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 11, 2014, Alex 'A.J.' Garcia Jr., a 28-year-old resident of Carlsbad, New Mexico, tragically passed away. Born on September 27, 1985, in Fresno, California, Alex moved to Carlsbad in 1998 and attended school in Loving. He was employed in the…

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Dennis DeSean Minner

Male, age 20 · Carlsbad, New Mexico

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 11, 2014, 20-year-old Dennis 'DeSean' Minner, a resident of Carlsbad, New Mexico, tragically lost his life in Hobbs, New Mexico. Born on November 25, 1993, in Carlsbad to Dennis and Elizabeth Minner, DeSean was a father to his young son, DeSean…

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Kelly L. Phillips

Male, age 48 · Arden Hills, Minnesota

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, a life of promise was tragically cut short in a brazen act of violence. Kelly L. Phillips, a 48-year-old White male, was a respected attorney and businessman from Arden Hills, Minnesota. On the morning of August 11, 2014, he was…

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Melissa Primer

Female, age 29 · Canton, Mississippi

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

A 29-year-old woman, Melissa Primer, was fatally shot by her stepfather in Canton, Mississippi. The tragic event unfolded in the driveway of a home where an argument between Primer and her 52-year-old stepfather, Torres Harris, escalated with deadly…

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Quantasia Bessix

Female, age 20 · Bridgeton, New Jersey

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of 20-year-old Quantasia Bessix was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in her hometown of Bridgeton, New Jersey. A Black/African American female, Bessix was not the intended victim of the fatal shooting…

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Lorenzo Harris

Male, age 24 · Henrico, Virginia

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Lorenzo Harris, a 24-year-old Black man, was tragically shot and killed on the night of Monday, August 11, 2014, in Henrico, Virginia. The incident occurred shortly before 11 p.m. in the parking lot of the Azalea Garden Apartments located in the 3700 block of…

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Donald Tyree Brown

Male, age 24 · North-charleston, South Carolina

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the late summer of 2014, the life of a young North Charleston man was brought to an abrupt and violent end. Donald Tyree Brown, a 24-year-old male, was shot in the chest on August 11, 2014, while he was behind the wheel of a car. The shooting proved to be…

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Otis Lamont Parks

Male, age 54 · Allegany, New York

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

In August of 2014, the life of 54-year-old Otis Lamont Parks, a man also known by the name Lamont Clemons, was brought to a tragic and violent end. His death would unravel a grim story of betrayal and brutality, leading to the eventual imprisonment of two…

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Maria Ines Morales

Female, age 45 · Los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Maria Ines Morales, a 45-year-old Latina, was tragically killed on August 11, 2014, in her home located in the 14000 block of Herron Street in Sylmar, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s records, Morales was fatally shot multiple times.…

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Mario Alberto Giron Castro

Male, age 44 · East-los-angeles, California

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Mario Alberto Giron Castro, a 44-year-old Latino male, tragically lost his life on August 11, 2014, in East Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, Mario was shot and succumbed to his injuries on that fateful day. The incident…

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Arnold Dearies

Male, age 26 · Chicago, Illinois

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Arnold Dearies, a 26-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically lost his life on August 11, 2014, in Chicago, IL. He was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in the Englewood neighborhood. Dearies was in the 7100 block of South Green Street when a…

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Jeffery Randall Smith

Male, age 58 · Abbeville, Louisiana

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

A sense of quiet grief settled over the community of Abbeville, Louisiana, in the late summer of 2014. On August 11th of that year, Jeffery Randall Smith, a 58-year-old Black / African American male, was fatally wounded by gunfire. His life was cut short in…

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Annie Mills Anderson

Female, age 84 · Kelly, North Carolina

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Annie Mills Anderson, an 84-year-old woman from Kelly, North Carolina, was tragically shot to death on her birthday, August 18, 2014. She was found by a family member inside her home, with the front door damaged upon arrival. Preliminary autopsy results…

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Genevieve Crosby

Female, age 48 · Sevierville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On what was meant to be a family vacation in the Smoky Mountains, 48-year-old Genevieve Crosby's life came to a tragic end. The female marketing director from Tarpon Springs, Florida, was visiting Sevierville, Tennessee, with her husband, parents, and…

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James Aaron Castillo

Male, age 33 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

James Aaron Castillo, a 33-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot to death on August 11, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas. The incident occurred in a North Side mobile home community. According to reports, Castillo and his girlfriend were driving through the…

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Maria Elena Callens

Female, age 49 · Frisco, Texas

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Maria Elena Callens, a 49-year-old woman of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on August 11, 2014, in Frisco, Texas. She was fatally shot in her home along with her husband, Ryan Callens, aged 48. The couple's 16-year-old son, Zachary Callens, was…

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Ralph Michael Lopez

Male, age 34 · San-antonio, Texas

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

Ralph Michael Lopez, a 34-year-old man from San Antonio, Texas, tragically passed away on August 11, 2014. He was a loving husband to Mandy Lopez and a devoted father to his seven children: Giovanni, Nicholas, Alexis, Michael, Alyssa, Ralph Michael III, and…

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Ryan Callens

Male, age 48 · Frisco, Texas

Killed Aug 11, 2014 · 12 years ago

On August 11, 2014, Ryan Callens, a 48-year-old man from Frisco, Texas, was tragically shot and killed in his home. His wife, Maria Callens, aged 49, was also found deceased in their bedroom. The couple's 16-year-old son, Zachary Callens, was discovered…

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Alejandro Ray Andujar

Male, age 33 · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Alejandro Ray Andujar, a 33-year-old man from Minneapolis, was found dead on August 11, 2013. He was brutally stabbed in a crime that remains unsolved to this day. Andujar's murder occurred in a city that has seen a significant number of homicides go…

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Jennifer Cooke

Female, age 35 · Grandview Heights, Ohio

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

On August 11, 2013, Jennifer Cooke, a 35-year-old resident of Grandview Heights, Ohio, was found murdered in her apartment on Woodhill Drive. Her body was discovered by police officers who were conducting a wellness check after family members reported that…

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Darren Smith

Male, age 34 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Darren Smith, age 34, was killed in Pittsburgh on August 11, 2013. Smith was found shot along Sylvania Avenue in the Beltzhoover neighborhood. The police received the call around noon, and upon arrival, they discovered Smith suffering from multiple gunshot…

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Andrea L Kruger

Female, age 33 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the early hours of August 21, 2013, the life of Andrea Kruger, a 33-year-old Caucasian woman from Omaha, Nebraska, was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that stunned the community. A devoted wife and mother of three, she was returning home…

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Curtis Bradford

Male, age 22 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Curtis Bradford, 22, a Black male, was found dead outside a detached garage near 18th and Clark Streets in Omaha on the morning of August 19, 2013. A man returning home from a night shift discovered the body around 7 a.m., and authorities identified Bradford…

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Jorge C. Cajiga-Ruiz

Male, age 29 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

Jorge C. Cajiga-Ruiz, 29, a Hispanic/Latino male, was discovered before dawn on August 11, 2013, in a white Ford pickup near the swimming pool at Spring Lake Park, around 18th and F Streets in South Omaha. He and 26-year-old Juan Uribe-Pe�a had been shot in…

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Juan Uribe-Pena

Male, age 26 · Omaha, Nebraska

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a summer morning in Omaha, Nebraska, the community was shaken by a grim discovery that marked the beginning of a terrifying killing spree. On August 11, 2013, the bodies of two men were found inside a white Ford pickup truck parked near a swimming pool at…

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Aron Turner

Male, age 31 · Portsmouth, Virginia

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

In the late hours of a Sunday evening in August 2013, the community of the London Oaks public housing complex in Portsmouth, Virginia, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of one man and left four others wounded. Aron Turner, a…

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Danarius Meredith Sr.

Male, age 22 · Avondale, Louisiana

Killed Aug 11, 2013 · 13 years ago

On a summer evening in Avondale, Louisiana, the life of Danarius Meredith Sr. was tragically cut short. On Sunday, August 11, 2013, gunshots shattered the night's quiet in the 300 block of Pat Drive. When Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies arrived just after…

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Jakary Garrett

Male, age 22 · Oakland, California

Found Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

Jakary Garrett, aged 22, was killed on August 11, 2012, in Oakland, California, during a particularly violent period for the city. Oakland recorded 127 homicides in 2012, which marked an uptick in violence, continuing a troubling trend in the community.…

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Melvin Leroy Dukes

Male, age 29 · San Bernardino, California

Found Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

Melvin Leroy Dukes, a 29-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, was killed on August 11, 2012. Dukes' death occurred during a particularly challenging period in San Bernardino County, a region that has historically struggled with a high incidence of…

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Roberto Perez

Male, age 41 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Found Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

Roberto Perez, aged 41, was brutally beaten to death with a crowbar on August 11, 2012, in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The attack occurred early in the morning along the 2900 block of Emerald Street. Responding to the incident, police found…

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Francisco Vela

Male, age 22 · Houston, Texas

Found Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

Francisco Vela, age 22, was tragically shot and killed on August 11, 2012, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred during a year when the city was dealing with a significant level of violent crime. Vela was attacked in what authorities determined was likely…

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Gregory Moorer

Male, age 19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Killed Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the early morning hours of a summer Saturday in Milwaukee, the life of 19-year-old Gregory Moorer was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2012, just before 5:00 a.m., Gregory, an African-American male, was shot and killed. The incident also claimed the…

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Emma Rosovich

Female, age 4 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, the life of a young girl from Tucson, Arizona, was tragically cut short. Four-year-old Emma Rosovich, a female child, died on August 11, 2012, from a gunshot wound. The devastating event unfolded on a Saturday evening when a call was…

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Richard Rosovich Jr.

Male, age 1 · Tucson, Arizona

Killed Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

In the summer of 2012, a quiet Tucson, Arizona neighborhood was shattered by a tragic event that claimed the lives of two young children. On August 11th, 17-month-old Richard Rosovich Jr. and his 4-year-old sister, Emma Rosovich, were fatally shot in their…

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Pamela Graddick

Female, age 26 · Yonkers, New York

Killed Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

In a case that remained a mystery for nearly a decade, the story of Pamela Graddick's death is one of love, betrayal, and the unyielding pursuit of justice. Pamela, a 26-year-old female, was tragically found deceased on September 4, 2012, her body discovered…

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Jarvis Vinson

Male, age 23 · Jackson, Tennessee

Killed Aug 11, 2012 · 14 years ago

On a summer night in Jackson, Tennessee, the life of 23-year-old Jarvis Vinson was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2012, Vinson was dropped off near an apartment complex on Brianfield Drive in the northern part of the city, suffering from a fatal gunshot…

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Johnnie Free

Male, age 40 · Jacksonville, Florida

Found Aug 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Johnnie Freeman, aged 40, was murdered on August 11, 2010, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was found shot in what appeared to be a targeted attack. The incident occurred in an area of Jacksonville known for its crime and gang activity, which may have played a…

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Pernell Dillard

Male, age 30 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Louisville, Kentucky, tragedy struck in the Parkland neighborhood, forever altering the lives of two families. On August 11, 2010, Pernell Antonio Dillard Sr., a 30-year-old male, was killed in a brazen act of…

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John Beamus

Male, age 32 · Louisville, Kentucky

Killed Aug 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the summer of 2010, the life of John Bernard 'Dookie' Beamus Jr., a 32-year-old Black male, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Wednesday, August 11, 2010, in the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, Beamus was shot and killed. He was in…

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Shawn Robert Wright

Male, age 30 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

Shawn Robert Wright, 30, a Black man, is listed among Baltimore’s homicide victims for August 11, 2010, with the location recorded as the 1600 block of North Broadway in Baltimore, Maryland. Beyond that bare entry, the public-facing summaries available online…

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Ronquez Bigsby

Male, age 14 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Aug 11, 2010 · 16 years ago

In the early morning hours of August 11, 2010, the life of 14-year-old Ronquez Bigsby was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. The African-American male was in the James Cayce Housing Development on South 8th Street, walking toward Kirkpatrick Park…

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Aubary Nesmith

Male, age 26 · Washington, District of Columbia

Killed Aug 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the early evening of Tuesday, August 11, 2009, the life of a young man was tragically cut short in a residential neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Aubary Nesmith, a 26-year-old African-American male also known by his nickname 'Black,' was fatally shot at…

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Gregory Edward Wilson

Male, age 20 · Baltimore, Maryland

Killed Aug 11, 2009 · 17 years ago

In the late hours of a summer night in Baltimore, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Gregory Edward Wilson, a 20-year-old Black male, was killed on August 11, 2009. The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. in the vicinity of the 2700 block of…

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