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.

Melvin Faison, age 59

Fatally shot on July 29, 2016 in Pleasant Hill, North Carolina.

Melvin was killed by deputies when he allegedly pointed a gun at them.

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