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.
Juan Gabriel Torres, age 36
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Fatally shot on August 21, 2016 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Juan was killed by police after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife.
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News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- KVIA: Detention Center: Man fatally shot by police had "legal right" to leave jail
- KOB: Man shot by Las Cruces police lunged at officer with knife, spokesman says
- Suspect Dead in Las Cruces Officer-involved Shooting
- KOAT: Robbery suspect shot, killed by police in Las Cruces
- Gun Violence Archive
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