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.
Rico Don Rae Johnson, age 28
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Fatally shot on April 18, 2016 in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Police responded to a report of a man firing a gun randomly from a balcony. After a four hour standoff, Johnson shot at police and they fired back, killing him.
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News sources:
- EBWiki tracking the case of Rico Don Rae Johnson
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- The Big Story: Police ID man fatally shot after firing from balcony
- KXAN.com: Police ID man fatally shot after firing from balcony
- Apr 19: Washington Post: Man, 28, fatally shot by Greenbelt police officer
- Gun Violence Archive
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