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.
Ricardo Garcia Gomez, age 25
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Fatally shot on July 9, 2016 in Winter Haven, Florida.
Ricardo was shot while trying to rob a couple in their home. He killed the husband during a struggle over a gun.
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News sources:
- TheLedger.com: Firearms instructor: Victim in Haven home invasion was 'running out of options'
- WFTS: One dead, two seriously injured following Polk Co. home invasion
- WFTS: Police conduct death investigation in Winter Haven, suspect fatally shoots 78-year-old man
- 10NEWS: Man dies defending himself, wife in home invasion
- Gun Violence Archive
One other person also died in this incident.
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