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.
Malik Chavis, age 23
Fatally shot on February 4, 2016 in Bronx, New York.
Gun used by convicted felon to shoot 2 cops was purchased in TN shop owned by a TN state legislature candidate.
Photo sources:
- NY Daily News: Bronx cop shooter's death ruled a suicide
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- DNAinfo New York: Man Who Shot Police Kissed His Girlfriend Goodbye Before Killing Himself
- http://wbay.com/ap/the-latest-police-say-gunman-who-shot-2-cops-killed-himself/
- ABC7 New York: 2 NYPD officers shot at Melrose Houses in the Bronx; officers expected to survive
- http://www.wcax.com/story/31145672/2-nypd-officer-shot-in-the-bronx
- Gun Violence Archive
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