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.
Abraham Smith, age 30
Fatally shot on July 8, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona.
Abraham was killed by police during a mental-health emergency. He charged at police with knives.
Photo sources:
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- KGUN: Police Chief speaks out about changes coming to TPD
- Man fatally shot by Tucson Police Dept. during welfare check identified
- KGUN: Family questions TPD's use of force in officer-involved shooting
- Gun Violence Archive
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