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.
Arthur Lester Nelson Jr., age 28
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Fatally shot on August 9, 2016 in Phenix City, Alabama.
It appears that Arthur killed his mother, then himself.
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News sources:
- Aug 10: WRBL: Phenix City shooting victim’s son found dead in apparent murder-suicide, police say
- Taylor Funeral Home, Inc.: Obituary for Arthur Nelson, Jr.
- Phenix City mother, son dead following murder-suicide
- Phenix city police investigate deadly shooting on Stadium Dr.
- Gun Violence Archive
One other person also died in this incident.
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