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.
Melissa Ventura, age 24
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Fatally shot on July 5, 2016 in Yuma, Arizona.
Melissa was shot by deputies at her home after she reportedly attacked them with a knife.
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News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Jul 8: azcentral: Yuma-area woman killed by deputies identified
- Gun Violence Archive
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