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.
Pedro Cruz-Amado, age 24
You can post a photo of Pedro.
Fatally shot on June 21, 2016 in Lawndale, North Carolina.
Pedro attacked a deputy with a metal chair and the deputy killed him.
Photo sources:
- Shelby Star: Sheriff's Office: Deputy used deadly force after attacked with chair (3:45 p.m. update)
News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Shelby Star: Sheriff's Office: Deputy used deadly force after attacked with chair (3:45 p.m. update)
- WCNC: 1 dead in Cleveland Co. officer-involved shooting
- Gun Violence Archive
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