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.
Sidney Washington, age 21
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Fatally shot on July 4, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Killed in a shootout with police.
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News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Jul 6: Washington Post: Man shot by Metro police near Deanwood station identified as 21-year-old
- Jul 5: Washington Post: Transit police fatally shoot man near Deanwood Metro station in NE
- Gun Violence Archive
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