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.
Leland Smithson, age 26
You can post a photo of Leland.
Fatally shot on May 19, 2015 in Bakersfield, California.
We need your help to add a photo for Leland Smithson.News sources:
- VoteSwing: May 2019 – Page 12 – VoteSwing
- The Bakersfield Californian: Officer shooting deemed within policy
- 23ABC News: Suspect ID'd: BPD officers unsure of whose bullet killed Wells Fargo Bank robbery suspect
- Gun Violence Archive
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