Every day in the U.S. about 108 people are shot dead in one way or another.
At GunMemorial.org we try to post pages for all of these people
even though the circumstances of their deaths can be drastically different.
Janisha Fonville, age 20
You can post a photo of Janisha.
Fatally shot on February 18, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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News sources:
- Renée Ater: list of unarmed black people killed by police — On Monuments — Renée Ater
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Woman shot, killed by Charlotte officer, no charges expected
- WXII12: Charlotte officer involved in 2nd fatal shooting in 3 years
- WSOC: CMPD Chief: 20-year-old woman with knife shot, killed by officer
- Gun Violence Archive
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