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.
Terrence LeDell Sterling,, age 31
You can post a photo of Terrence.
Fatally shot on September 11, 2016 in Washington, District of Columbia.
Terrence was shot by Washington Metro Police after he crashed his motorcycle into a police car.
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News sources:
- Renée Ater: list of unarmed black people killed by police — On Monuments — Renée Ater
- wusa9.com: Officer ‘broke policy’ in fatal shooting of Terrence Sterling
- The Root: Fatal Police Shooting of Washington, DC, Motorcyclist Terrence Sterling ‘Unjustified,’ Internal Investigation Finds
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Sep 11: Washington Post: D.C. officer fatally shoots man who crashed motorcycle into police cruiser
- Gun Violence Archive
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