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.
Daniel Enrique Perez, age 16
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Fatally shot on October 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Daniel was killed by LAPD after allegedly pointing a replica gun at an officer. Police have said that Daniel was the one who called police to the scene and that he intended to draw fire from them. However, his mother disputes this story.
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News sources:
- ABC7 Los Angeles: 1 killed in officer-involved shooting in South LA
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- homicide.latimes.com: Daniel Enrique Perez, 16 - The Homicide Report
- latimes.com: 16-year-old boy killed by LAPD called 911 before the shooting and left a 'farewell note,' police say
- Teen shot by Los Angeles officer was suicidal, police say
- ABC7 Los Angeles: 1 killed in officer-involved shooting in South LA
- Oct 2: KTLA: Man Dead After Police Shooting in South Los Angeles
- Gun Violence Archive
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