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.
William Tracy Patterson, age 34
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Fatally shot on July 4, 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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
- WPDE: Suspect in North Charleston officer's shooting dies
- NCPD: Police officer saved by bulletproof vest, suspect in the hospital
- Gun Violence Archive
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