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Homicides reported in 2021 in the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa. Red dots indicate shootings, yellow dots are stabbings, blue are other methods. Click on a dot for more details of the incident. Links to the Bay Area News Group articles about the crimes are below. Click here if you can’t see it on your mobile device.
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SAN JOSE
- Jan. 9: Unidentified man
- Jan. 10: Unidentified man
- Jan. 13: Unidentified man
- Feb. 9: Tong Nguyen, 48
- Feb. 20: Unidentified person
- Feb. 25: Unidentified man
- March 5: Unidentified man
- March 6: Unidentified man
- March 7: Unidentified man
- March 23: Unidentified man
- April 13: Ernest Garduno, 31
- April 14: Unidentified man
- April 15: Ricardo Cendejas, 33
- April 24: Damion Ruffin, 20
- April 26: Precious Nievas, 25; Philip Nievas, 20
- May 5: Unidentified man
- May 8: Unidentified man
- May 26, VTA railyard shooting: Abdolvahab Alaghmandan, 63; Adrian Balleza, 29; Alex Ward Fritch, 49; Jose Dejesus Hernandez III, 35; Lars Kepler Lane, 63; Paul Delacruz Megia, 42; Timothy Michael Romo, 49; Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40; Taptej Singh, 36.
- May 31: Thomas Calamia, 49
- June 3: Unidentified man
- June 4: Marco Santos Alvarez, 33
- June 7: Unidentified person
- June 13: Luis Franco Jr., 34
- June 18: Eduardo Rodriguez, 20
- June: Samuel Torres, 43
- July 11: Damon Kosiba, 24
- Aug. 11: Steve Gutierrez III, 13
- Sept. 6: David Liebman, 72
- Sept. 10: Unidentified man
- Sept. 15: Laysa Escamilla, 25
- Sept. 25: Ricardo Alejandro Pena Navarro, 54
- Oct. 31: Isaiah Gonzalez, 27
- Nov. 27: Unidentified man
- Dec. 1: Marko Milos Trbojevic, 39
The San Jose Police Department’s official count does not include the two April 26 car crash deaths that are being prosecuted as murder or the nine deaths in the VTA railyard shooting.
OTHER SANTA CLARA COUNTY
- Jan. 3: Unidentified man, 35, Gilroy
- Jan. 12: Robert Marks, 21, Gilroy
- Jan. 19: Unidentified woman, Morgan Hill
- Jan. 20: Svetlana Nikitina, 47, and unnamed girl, 11, Sunnyvale
- April 23: Natalia Smüt, 24, Milpitas
- May 7: Unidentified man, Sunnyvale
- May 15: Unidentified man, 31, Sunnyvale
- June 8: Anthony Villalobos, 48, Gilroy
- June 24: Unidentified man, Gilroy
- July 19: Humberto Cossio, 33, Morgan Hill
- Aug. 2: Unnamed infant, Mountain View
- Aug. 7: Elias Elhania, 18, Sunnyvale
- Sept. 21: Unidentified man, Sunnyvale
- Sept. 26: Unidentified man, Cupertino
- Oct. 27: Rosemary Sanchez Espinoza, 53, unincorporated (Alum Rock)
- Oct. 30: Michael Daniel Zuniga-Macias, 18, Gilroy
- Nov. 2: Greg Cirimele, 42, Campbell
- Nov. 24: Jorge Barraza, 43, Gilroy
- Dec. 25: Unidentified man, Cupertino
SAN MATEO COUNTY
- Jan. 15: Veronica DeNitto, 34, Daly City
- Feb. 28: Unidentified man, 57, San Mateo
- March 1: Unidentified man, 70, Belmont
- March 2: Andrew Michael Pohahau, 21, unincorporated (North Fair Oaks)
- April 24: Unidentified man, 21, San Mateo
- May 3: Christian Garcia-Torres, 25, East Palo Alto
- May 14: Unidentified man, 19, San Mateo
- May 23: Unidentified man, East Palo Alto
- May 24: Unidentified person, South San Francisco
- May 27: Unidentified person, Daly City
- July 2: Marielos Martinez, 48, East Palo Alto
- Aug. 29: Unidentified man, 19, San Mateo
- Aug. 31: Unidentified man, 26, East Palo Alto
- Oct. 6: Gryselda Joseph, 53, Millbrae
- Nov. 6: Lillim Orozcozelaya, 26, Daly City
- Dec. 24: Unidentified man, 22, East Palo Alto
- Dec. 28: Unidentified man, 33, East Palo Alto
SAN FRANCISCO
- Jan. 7: Kelvin Wilkerson, 37
- Jan. 13: Pierce O’Laughlin, 9
- Jan. 17: Christopher Lee, 20
- Jan. 30: Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84
- Feb. 1: Jack Palladino, 76
- Feb. 2: Terry Franklin Jr., 40
- Feb. 22: Cristian Flaaten, 24
- March 29: Isaiah Cardenas, 24
- April 20: Mary Cruser, 59
- April 20: Synciere Williams, infant
- April 29: Kenny Reed, 27
- May 8: Robert Gash, 25
- May 14: Jose Vergara-Lopez, 31
- May 15: Darryl Haynes, 61
- May 15: Randy Armstrong, 54
- May 22: Unidentified man, 25
- June 10: Unidentified man, 43
- June 14: Unidentified man, around 60
- June 19: Earl Jordan, 31
- June 22: Thomas O’Bannon, 32
- June 27: Nathaniel Knapp, 30
- June 28: Kweli Davis, 17
- July 30: Jaedah Tofaeono, 16
- July 31: Unidentified man, 76
- Aug. 13: Unidentified man
- Aug. 15: Unidentified man
- Aug. 16: Lorenzo Gaines, 33
- Aug. 17: Theodore Tolliver, 48
- Aug. 31: Unidentified boy, 16
- Sept. 4: Unidentified man, 35
- Sept. 8: Unidentified man, 65
- Sept. 17: Unidentified man
- Sept. 18: Omar Cureno Rayon, 34
- Sept. 24: Unidentified man
- Sept. 27: Unidentified man
- Sept. 28: Unidentified man, 61
- Oct. 1: Unidentified man, 34
- Oct. 9: Luis Temaj, 43
- Nov. 3: Unidentified man
- Nov. 4: Unidentified man
- Nov. 16: Miko Patterson, 19
- Nov. 19: Dante Spruell, 24
- Nov. 21: Robert Omega Abasolo, 30
- Nov. 28: Unidentified man
- Dec. 12: Jeris Woodson-Pope, 40
- Dec. 15: Unidentified man, 30
- Dec. 24: Unidentified man, 43
- Dec. 31: Takota Smith, 24
OAKLAND
- Jan. 1: William Blakeman, 36
- Jan. 9: Unidentified man, 52
- Jan. 11: Lai Dang, 58
- Jan. 11: Unidentified man, 20
- Jan. 15: Unidentified man, 31
- Jan. 15: Unidentified man, 30
- Jan. 18: Jesus Razo, 53
- Jan. 18: Willie Lennon III, 30
- Jan. 19: Unidentified woman, 52
- Jan. 20: Adan Mendoza, 34
- Jan. 21: Lucio Monzon-Funes, 28
- Jan. 21: Unidentified man, 38
- Jan. 25: Unidentified man, 30
- Feb. 14: Roye Lee Love, 57
- Feb. 15: Unidentified man, 23
- Feb. 21: Unidentified man, 34
- Feb. 24: Unidentified man, 30
- Feb. 24: Reuben Lewis III, 37
- Feb. 24: Unidentified man
- Feb. 25: Anza Washington, 49
- Feb. 26: Unidentified man, 18
- March 2: Unidentified man, 66
- March 6: Unidentified man, 26
- March 6: Jenna Windham, 43
- March 8: William Vann, 58
- March 11: Pak Ho, 75
- March 16: Tahjier Lafleur, 17
- March 19: Unidentified man, 25
- March 22: Unidentified man
- March 24: Unidentified man, 29
- March 31: Akbah Allahbey, 40
- April 6: Antonio Noriega, 17
- April 7: Unidentified woman, 60
- April 8: Unidentified man
- April 8: Ijah Baptiste, 27
- April 10: Unidentified man
- April 10: Unidentified man, 25
- April 10: Unidentified man, 18
- April 16: Unidentified man, 39
- April 17: Esam Musleh, 37, and Alia Musleh, 1
- April 18: Nathanial Martinez
- April 18: Unidentified man
- May 7: Ernesto Ortega, 62
- May 7: Paul Schrager, 47
- May 12: Mark Downs, 49
- May 16: Marcel Alley Jr., 17; Isaac Mitchell, 17
- May 18: Alayasia Thurston, 19; Zoey Hughes, 16 (CHP jurisdiction)
- May 19: Unidentified man, 31
- May 20: Unidentified man
- May 24: Unidentified man
- May 24: Christopher Munguia, 15
- May 26: Unidentified man, 50
- June 14: Tim Nielsen, 43
- June 16: Unidentified man, 25
- June 19: Dashawn Rhoades, 22
- June 21: Cesar Parrilla
- June 24: Unidentified man, 57
- June 25: Unidentified man
- June 25: Ukono Hall, 33
- June 26: Unidentified man
- June 30: Unidentified man, 34
- July 5: Unidentified man, 48
- July 6: Unidentified man, 35
- July 6: Unidentified man, 43
- July 7: Lindsey Logue, 33
- July 7: Unidentified man, 49
- July 10: Hailia Gebrezghi, 35
- July 15: Unidentified man, 26
- July 22: Bert Brigham Jr., 24
- July 24: Travis Ward, 48
- Aug. 5: Unidentified man
- Aug. 7: Unidentified man, 29
- Aug. 14: Unidentified man
- Aug. 18: Dellmor Brown, 33
- Aug. 20: Unidentified man, 55
- Aug. 22: Brandon Griffin, 41
- Aug. 23: Unidentified man, 40
- Aug. 24: Unidentified man
- Aug. 27: Unidentified woman, 20
- Aug. 29: Tyrique Watley, 18
- Aug. 30: Unidentified man, 23
- Aug. 31: Unidentified man, 19
- Sept. 1: Unidentified man, 55
- Sept. 9: Unidentified man
- Sept. 10: Tawfik Mohsen, 45
- Sept. 13: Eric Brown, 34; Arnika Barriga, 31
- Sept. 13: Unidentified man
- Sept. 14: Unidentified man, 52
- Sept. 16: Kanawa Long, 41
- Sept. 16: Unidentified man, 25
- Sept. 18: Unidentified man, 30
- Sept. 19: Unidentified man, 28
- Sept. 19: Unidentified man, 22
- Sept. 20: Unidentified man
- Sept. 26: Suiti Mesui, 24; Manase Mesui, 20
- Sept. 28: Danny McNary Jr., 34
- Sept. 29: Unidentified man, 41
- Oct. 1: Dirk Tillotson, 52
- Oct. 3: Unidentified woman, 23
- Oct. 5: Yovani Aguilar-Mendez, 36
- Oct. 6: Shamara Young, 15
- Oct. 11: Unidentified man
- Oct. 16: Dennis Brown, 55
- Oct. 18: Barbara Rivera, 39
- Oct. 18: Carolina Carrillo-Mendoza, 31
- Oct. 20: Rashad Brinson, 28
- Oct. 21: Desoni Djuan Lamar Gardner, 20
- Oct. 27: Ramon Price Jr. (CHP jurisdiction)
- Oct. 28: Ricole Greer, 29
- Oct. 29: Unidentified man, 22
- Nov. 5: Unidentified man, 25
- Nov. 6: Jasper Wu, 1, Oakland (CHP jurisdiction)
- Nov. 11: Devani Aleman Sanchez, 22
- Nov. 14: Quoc Tran, 32
- Nov. 18: Mari Alice Shaw, 22; Jesse Sky Willner, 44
- Nov. 18: Amani Morris, 29 (CHP jurisdiction)
- Nov. 20: Unidentified man
- Nov. 20: Unidentified boy, 17
- Nov. 25: Terrell Andre Graham, 35
- Nov. 27: Kevin Nishita
- Nov. 28: Eric Davis, 28
- Dec. 3: Slai’On Carter, 33
- Dec. 9: Unidentified man, 51
- Dec. 13: Kenyon Graham, 40
- Dec. 13: Unidentified man
- Dec. 19: Liewhin Seaphanh, 38
- Dec. 24: Unidentified man, 38
OTHER ALAMEDA COUNTY
- Jan. 4: Edward Tsung Yung Young, 62, Livermore
- March 10: Unidentified man, Fremont
- March 16: Unidentified person, unincorporated (Castro Valley)
- March 18: Enrique Lazard Ortiz, Hayward
- March 31: Magda Freida Jesus, Hayward
- April 18: Unidentified man, San Leandro
- April 26: Tracy Benson, 60, Lake Chabot (East Bay Parks jurisdiction)
- May 3: Unidentified person, San Leandro
- May 7: Emilio Melina, 24, Livermore
- June 5: Rachelle Gouailhardou, 20, Hayward
- July 1: Unidentified man, 53, Livermore
- Sept. 6: Unidentified man, unincorporated (Chabot Park)
- Oct. 1: Joaquin Tenorio, 35, Union City
- Oct. 1: Unidentified man, 21, Hayward
- Dec. 1: Pedro Silva, 50, Hayward
- Dec. 5: Terelle Arlando Martin, 35, Union City
- Dec. 13: Lee Braiser, 42, Fremont
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
- Jan. 3: Edward Mosqueda, 42, unincorporated (Montalvin Manor)
- Jan. 9: Unidentified man, 37, Brentwood
- Jan. 10: Charles Johnson, 30, unincorporated (Tara Hills)
- Jan. 17: Cory Goodlow, 40, Pittsburg
- Jan. 18: Tresylan Shelton, 42, unincorporated (Bay Point)
- Jan. 30: Keonno Davis, 24, Richmond (CHP jurisdiction)
- Feb. 4: Unidentified infant, Richmond
- Feb. 9, Michael Brennan, 58, Concord
- Feb. 14: Michael Avila, 47, Antioch
- Feb. 20: Michael Iliff, 64, unincorporated (Discovery Bay)
- Feb. 25: Jovanne Hollman, 30, unincorporated (El Sobrante)
- March 1: Robert Currier, 26, Concord
- March 17: Derrick McDougal, 21, Richmond
- March 19: Melvin Rodriguez-Marquez, 17, Richmond
- March 31: Dejante Kennedy, 25, unincorporated (El Sobrante)
- April 12: Sela Mataele-Rosalez, 7, and Romero Castro, 28; Pittsburg
- April 17: Rasaan Scypion, 16, Antioch
- April 27: James Langford III, 31, Richmond
- April 27: Tyree Wilson, 21, Richmond
- April 28: Unidentified man, 52, Antioch
- May 7: Unidentified woman, Antioch
- May 10: Steven Keeler, 52, Walnut Creek
- May 12: K’Lea Davis, 12, Antioch
- May 28: Mariee Joseph Franklin Beardon, 23, Richmond
- June 7: Shedrick Williams, 46, Richmond
- June 8: Fredrick Perkins, 53, Antioch
- June 9: Aaron Burrell, 37, Richmond
- June 18: Stacy Corley, 25, Walnut Creek
- June 20: Hector Carrillo-Lopez, 39; Andres Morales Garcia, 18; and one unidentified man, Richmond
- June 23: Jabbar Mahmood, 19, Pittsburg
- July 8: Unidentified man, Pinole
- July 18: Lutfi Abbushi, 25, Walnut Creek
- July 24: India Prince, 24, Concord (CHP jurisdiction)
- Aug. 2: Lawrence Esclovon, 26, Antioch (CHP jurisdiction)
- Aug. 3: John Kruetz, 46, Pleasant Hill
- Aug. 3: Saul Zuniga, 22, Concord
- Aug. 24: Justin Silva, 48, unincorporated (near Brentwood)
- Aug. 28: Pablo Bretado, 24, unincorporated (Bay Point)
- Sept. 11: Imani Murphy, 44, Richmond
- Sept. 11: Franklin Gallon, 34, Richmond
- Sept. 19: Courtnee Allen, 23, and Angelique Abercrombie, 21, Pittsburg
- Oct. 2: Unidentified woman, unincorporated (Bay Point)
- Oct. 16: Manuel Pineda, 18, unincorporated (Bay Point)
- Nov. 6: Myron Crenshaw Jr., 29, and Anthony Hernandez, 44, Oakley
- Nov. 8: Darlene Roth, 74, Walnut Creek
- Nov. 11: Johnta White, 25, Antioch
- Nov. 13: Michael Gulley, 36, Antioch
- Nov. 15: Demetra Brock, 50, Richmond
- Dec. 12: Amanuel Moreno, 29, unincorporated (Tara Hills)
- Dec. 14: Unidentified man, 40, San Pablo
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