Character Deaths in GTA IV Era

This is a list of Deceased Characters from the Grand Theft Auto IV Era of games. The deaths are listed in order of their death, however, some deaths may occur before others listed here due to multiple missions being available at one time.

The games are Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony (all set in 2008), and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (set in 2009).

1998

Name	Affiliation	Killed By	Information	Death In
Goran	Fifteen Man Squad	Enemy forces	Was betrayed during the Bosnian Wars along with 12 othes by Darko Brevic, who sold out the squad to enemy forces for $1,000 to feed his Heroin addiction.	Bosnian Wars
Mijo	Fifteen Man Squad	Enemy forces	Was betrayed during the wars along with 12 others by Darko, who sold out the squad to enemy forces for $1,000 to feed his Heroin addiction.	Bosnian Wars
Dragan	Fifteen Man Squad	Enemy forces	Was betrayed during the wars along with 12 others by Darko, who sold out the squad to enemy forces for $1,000 to feed his Heroin addiction.	Bosnian Wars
Dmitar	Fifteen Man Squad	Enemy forces	Was betrayed during the wars along with 12 others by Darko, who sold out the squad to enemy forces for $1,000 to feed his Heroin addiction.	Bosnian Wars

2008

Image	Name	Affiliation	Killed By	Information	Death In
	Dave 'The Mate' Bosoy	Independent	Unknown	Died sometime after the introduction, likely by a sexual accident. His body was later found floating up the river.	Sometime after The Cousins Bellic
	Bledar Morina	Albanians	Niko Bellic	Killed for harassing and beating up Roman Bellic.	Bleed Out
	Kalem Vulaj	Albanians	Niko Bellic	Killed for harassing and beating up Roman.	Bleed Out
	Vladimir Glebov	Faustin Family	Niko Bellic	Killed for having sexual relations with Mallorie Bardas.	Uncle Vlad
	Andrei	Faustin Family	Mikhail Faustin	Killed for bringing Niko and Roman into Mikhail's house and disturbing his wife, Ilyena.	Crime and Punishment
	Lenny Petrovic	Petrovic Family	Niko Bellic	Killed because Faustin suspected he was a rat.	Final Destination
	Ed McCornish	LCPD	Johnny Klebitz	Killed for blackmailing Jim Fitzgerald.	Bad Cop Drop
	Jimmy Matthews	LCPD	Johnny Klebitz	Killed for blackmailing Jim Fitzgerald.	Bad Cop Drop
	Jason Michaels	The Lost Brotherhood	Niko Bellic	Killed because Faustin didn't want Jason seeing his daughter, Anna.	No Love Lost
	Mikhail Faustin	Faustin Family	Niko Bellic	Killed in order to make peace with Kenny Petrovic for killing his son.	The Master and the Molotov
	Lyle Rivas	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed for owing Brucie Kibbutz a lot of money.	Search and Delete
	Charlie	LCPD	Niko Bellic	Killed after exposing himself as an undercover cop in a heroin deal with Niko, Johnny Klebitz, and Playboy X.	Blow Your Cover
	Arthur Stubbs	Independent	Johnny Klebitz	Killed on orders of Thomas Stubbs III to secure Arthur’s fortune for his re-election, and makes it look like a terrorist attack.	Politics
	'French' Tom Rivas	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed for owing Brucie a lot of money.	Out of the Closet
	Jayvon Simson	North Holland Hustlers	Niko Bellic	Killed for getting Dwayne Forge sent to prison.	Ruff Rider
	Jose Trunchez	Spanish Lords	Niko Bellic	Killed for taking over Dwayne's club.	Undress to Kill
	Javier Trunchez	Spanish Lords	Niko Bellic	Killed for taking over Dwayne's club.	Undress to Kill
	Jesus Trunchez	Spanish Lords	Niko Bellic	Killed for taking over Dwayne's club.	Undress to Kill
	Manny Escuela	Independent	Elizabeta Torres	Killed for bringing police attention to Elizabeta.	Have a Heart
	Jay Hamilton	Independent	Elizabeta Torres	Killed for bringing police attention to Elizabeta.	Have a Heart
	Teddy Benavidez	Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers	Niko Bellic	Killed because he didn't pay back his debts to Ray Boccino. (Niko can just scare him into falling from his apartment block rooftop)	A Long Way to Fall
	Michael Keane	Irish Mob	Eugene Reaper	Killed in an attempt to stop the bank robbery with Michael, Niko, Patrick McReary, and Derrick McReary.	Three Leaf Clover / I Luv LC
	Eugene Reaper	Independent	Patrick McReary and Derrick McReary	Killed in retaliation for him killing Michael Keane.	Three Leaf Clover / I Luv LC
	Bucky Sligo	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed because he was threatening Derrick McReary.	Smackdown
	Tom Goldberg	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed for trying to blackmail Francis McReary.	Final Interview
	Anthony 'Tony Black' Spoleto	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed to sour relations between the Ancelottis and the Albanians.	Actions Speak Louder than Words
	Frankie Garone	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed to make it look like an Albanian hit.	I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle
	Clarence Little	East Holland Drug Dealers	Niko Bellic	Can be killed or spared in Holland Nights, but if spared he will show up later as a random character and attempt to kill Niko, who will in turn have to kill him.	Either Holland Nights or his random encounter.
	Frickie Van Hardenburg	Unknown	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed so Luis could steal his Buzzard for Yusuf Amir when his yacht is destroyed.	Sexy Time
	Eddie Low	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed for attempting to murder Niko.	Eddie Low Random Encounter 2
Mitch	LCPD	Niko Bellic	Killed during the tunnel shootout so Niko and Packie could escape with Aiden O'Malley.	Tunnel of Death
	Aiden O'Malley	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed because he was bad mouthing about Derrick McReary.	Tunnel of Death
	Jack Duffy	Messina Family	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed on orders of Rocco Pelosi when his out of service subway train is destroyed.	Bang Bang
	Vic Manzano	Independent	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed for assaulting Monique and attempting to shoot Luis.	Boulevard Baby
	Brian Jeremy	The Lost Brotherhood	Johnny Klebitz	Can be killed or spared in Bad Standing, but if spared he will show up later as a random character and attempt to kill Johnny, who will in turn have to kill him.	Either Bad Standing or his random encounter.
	Evan Moss	Independent	Johnny Klebitz	Killed to steal the diamonds.	Diamonds in the Rough
	John "Johnny Spaz" Barbosa	Pegorino Family	Niko Bellic	Killed for stealing Ray's diamonds.	Meltdown
	Joe "Tuna Fish" DiLeo	Pegorino Family	Niko Bellic	Killed for stealing Ray's diamonds.	Meltdown
	Luca Silvestri	Pegorino Family	Niko Bellic	Killed for stealing Ray's diamonds.	Meltdown
	Tahir Saeed	Independent	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed for tipping off the cops to get Yusuf Amir "out of the picture".	High Dive
	Ahmed Khalil	Independent	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed for tipping off the cops to get Yusuf Amir "out of the picture".	High Dive
	Marlon Bridges	North Holland Hustlers	Niko Bellic	Killed for calling Playboy X a rat.	Photo Shoot
	Mori Green	Jewish Mob	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed so Luis could steal the diamonds from the deal.	Museum Piece / Collector's Item / Not So Fast
	Roman's Kidnapper	Faustin Family	Niko Bellic	Killed for taking Roman hostage.	Hostile Negotiation
	Jim Fitzgerald	The Lost Brotherhood	Niko Bellic	Killed for being involved with the stolen money/diamonds.	No Way on the Subway
	Oleg Minkov	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed on the orders of the United Liberty Paper. (He can survive, but this is a glitch, the game will aknowledge him to have died)	Wrong is Right
	Billy Grey	The Lost Brotherhood	Johnny Klebitz	Killed for attempting to turn states against The Lost Brotherhood.	Get Lost
	Isaac Roth	Jewish Mob	Niko Bellic	Killed for accusing Ray of setting up the diamond deal.	Late Checkout
	Adam Dimayev	Independent	Niko Bellic	Killed on the orders of the United Liberty Paper.	Portrait of a Killer
	Peter "Big Pete" Marchetti	Pegorino Family	Pavano Family hitmen	Killed during the sit-down between the Pegorinos and Pavanos.	Pegorino's Pride
	Marco Bonnaro	Pegorino Family	Pavano Family hitmen	Killed during the sit-down between the Pegorinos and Pavanos.	Pegorino's Pride
	Marki Ashvilli	Independent	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed on orders of Ray Bulgarin.	Dropping In...
	The Cook	Independent	Unknown	Killed for stealing the diamonds from Ray Bulgarin.	Before In the Crosshairs
	Sal	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after Gracie Ancelotti sent him and his friends after Niko.	Gracie Ancelotti Random Encounter
	Tony	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after Gracie sent him and his friends after Niko.	Gracie Ancelotti Random Encounter
	Mark	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after Gracie sent him and his friends after Niko.	Gracie Ancelotti Random Encounter
	Anthony	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after Gracie sent him and his friends after Niko.	Gracie Ancelotti Random Encounter
	Benny	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after Gracie sent him and his friends after Niko.	Gracie Ancelotti Random Encounter
	Shirley	Independent	Jeff OR Niko Bellic	Stabbed 50 times by her husband Jeff because he thought she was cheating on him. The player can kill Shirley on Jeff's first Random Encounter.	Before Jeff Random Encounter 2 OR Jeff Random Encounter 1.
	Anthony Corrado	Pegorino Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after turning state's.	Flatline
	Eduard Borodin	Independent	Little Jacob	Killed on the orders of the United Liberty Paper.	Paper Trail
	Charles 'Chubby Charlie' Matteo	Ancelotti Family	Niko Bellic	Killed after discovering Phil Bell and the Pegorino Family's involvement in the sabotage of the cocaine deal between the Ancelottis and the Russians.	Trespass
	Ray Boccino	Pegorino Family	Niko Bellic	Killed because Jimmy Pegorino suspected he was a rat.	Pest Control
	Kim Young-Guk	Korean Mob	Niko Bellic	Killed for being a threat to the Gambetti Family's assets.	Dining Out
	Vincenzo Pelosi	Ancelotti Family	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed to intimidate Rocco Pelosi and rescue Gay Tony.	Party's Over
	Jon Gravelli	Gambetti Family	Natural causes	Died from natural causes before standing trial.	After Out of Commission (Revenge)/A Revenger's Tragedy (Deal)
	Timur	Faustin Family	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed to get to Ray Bulgarin.	Departure Time
	Ray Bulgarin	Faustin Family	Luis Fernando Lopez	Killed for begrudging Luis and Tony and attempting to have them killed.	Departure Time

Endings

Image	Name	Affiliation	Killed By	Information	Death In
	Dimitri Rascalov	Faustin Family	Niko Bellic	Killed for betraying Niko early in the game.	A Dish Served Cold (Revenge) Revenger's Tragedy (Deal)
	Jimmy Pegorino	Pegorino Family	Niko Bellic (Revenge) Dimitri Rascalov (Deal)	Killed for killing Kate McReary. (Revenge) Killed by Dimitri out of disloyalty. (Deal)	Out of Commission (Revenge) A Revenger's Tragedy (Deal)

Revenge

Image	Name	Affiliation	Killed By	Information	Death In
	Kate McReary	Independent	Jimmy Pegorino	Accidentally shot in the stomach by Pegorino who was trying to kill Niko, after Niko ruined Pegorino's deal with Dimitri.	Mr. and Mrs. Bellic

Deal

Image	Name	Affiliation	Killed By	Information	Death In
	Roman Bellic	Independent	The Killer	Accidentally shot and killed by Niko's would-be assassin during a struggle.	Mr. and Mrs. Bellic
	The Killer	Faustin Family	Niko Bellic	Shot in the head after attempting to kill Niko during a struggle.	Mr. and Mrs. Bellic

Choices

During several missions, Niko has a choice of either killing someone or letting them go, which can have an impact on the gameplay/storyline (with the exception of Clarence Little, who shows up again to try to kill Niko and gets killed himself).

Name	Affiliation	Can Be Killed By	Information	Possible Death In
Ivan Bytchkov	Faustin Family	Niko Bellic	Niko is told by Vlad to kill Ivan, but Niko can either help Ivan up from falling to the ground or stomp on his hands to let him fall. If spared, Ivan will come back later in a random encounter and ask for Niko's help to deal with some people who owe him money.	Ivan the Not So Terrible
Cherise Glover	Independent	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill her before chasing after Jayvon or let her live. If spared, she later asks for Niko's help dealing with her new boyfriend in a random encounter.	Ruff Rider
Unnamed Russian Goon	Independent	Niko Bellic	Is one of Dimayev's goons, and will be the remaining survivor if Dimayev is killed before any of the goons, in which case he will drop his gun and can be spared or killed. It really doesn't matter, as he never shows up again.	Portrait of a Killer
Unnamed Jewish Mobster	Jewish Mob	Niko Bellic	The first diamond dealer can be spared or killed, and he will plead for his life when Niko confronts him. However, if he is shot at beforehand, he will shoot at Niko and will have to be killed, but either way, it doesn't matter as he never shows up again.	Late Checkout
Darko Brevic	Independent	Niko Bellic	Niko can either brutally execute Darko or leave him (which Niko thinks is more fitting because Darko is a junkie), though it really has no impact on the game as he never shows up again.	That Special Someone

One or the Other

During two separate missions, Niko can kill either one person or the other. The result can have a subtle impact on the gameplay/storyline.

Name	Affiliation	Can Be Killed By	Information	Possible Death In
Trey 'Playboy X' Stewart	North Holland Hustlers	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill either Playboy or Dwayne in The Holland Play.	The Holland Play
Dwayne Forge	North Holland Hustlers	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill either Dwayne or Playboy in The Holland Play.	The Holland Play
Francis McReary	LCPD	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill either Francis or Derrick in Blood Brothers.	Blood Brothers
Derrick McReary	Irish Mob	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill either Derrick or Francis in Blood Brothers.	Blood Brothers

Possible Deaths

Name	Affiliation	Can Be Killed By	Information	Possible Death In
Dardan Petrela	Albanians	Niko Bellic	Killed for harassing and beating up Roman. (Optional: Niko can simply beat him up)	Bleed Out
Jimmy	Independent	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill Jimmy to get his car, but Vlad does not like this as "dead guys don't pay interest."	Clean Getaway
Mickey	Independent	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill Mickey during Uncle Vlad. (This is unlikely, as Niko and Mickey get on)	Uncle Vlad
Vasily	Independent	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill Vasily while chasing Minkov.	Wrong is Right
Karen	Independent	Niko Bellic	Can get killed during the shootout in the law offices.	Final Interview
Alonzo	Northwood Dominican Drug Dealers	Niko Bellic	Niko can kill him to stop him from warning Teddy.	A Long Way to Fall
Jeff	Independent	Hit and killed by a car	Accidentally hit by a speeding sports car after he walked out into traffic. If the player kills Jeff's wife in his first random mission, he can no longer kill his wife thus disabling his later missions and preventing him from killing himself in his 3rd encounter.	Jeff Random Encounter 3