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.
Markell Lamarr Bivins, age 25
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Fatally shot on September 12, 2016 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Markell was killed by police after he stabbed and injured his ex-girlfriend.
Photo sources:
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- Officers’ use of deadly force justified in Markell Bivins shooting
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- Man killed by Cedar Rapids police identified; woman hospitalized with multiple stab wounds | The Gazette
- 104.5 KDAT: Markell Bivins | 104.5 KDAT
- Woman recounts attack that ended in CRPD officer-involved shooting | The Gazette
- UPDATE: Officer-involved shooting at Cedar Rapids apartment, suspect dies
- Gun Violence Archive
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