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.

Buford Shane Whitson, age 47

Fatally shot on May 15, 2017 in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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  • Nickname:
    1 Shane
  • Number of children:
    1 Melissa Dawn Ayers
  • Personality:
    4 So smart. Witty. Funny. Loyal. Romantic. Loving. Sincere. Sentimental.
  • Occupation:
    2 truck driver
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  • Comments:
    5 My dad was a good man! He is not the monster the media has said he was!

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