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.
Sherman Evans, age 63
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Fatally shot on June 27, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Sherman was killed by police after he refused to drop the weapon he was carrying, which turned out to be a BB-gun.
Photo sources:
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News sources:
- EBWiki tracking the case of Sherman Evans
- WJLA: VIDEO: Body camera footage released of police shooting, killing man in D.C.
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Jun 28: Washington Post: D.C. police: Officers fatally shoot man who refused to drop weapon
- Gun Violence Archive
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