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.
Devonte Gates, age 21
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Fatally shot on May 26, 2016 in Washington Park, Illinois.
Devonte was unarmed when he was killed by police. He was wanted for murder.
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News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- May 27: Suspect in St. Louis fatal carjacking is shot dead by police in Washington Park | FastNewsUS
- May 26: FOX2now.com: Suspect in fatal carjacking killed in officer-involved shooting in Washington Park
- stltoday.com: Suspect in fatal downtown carjacking is shot and killed by police in Metro East
- Gun Violence Archive
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