Every day in the U.S. about 108 people are shot dead in one way or another.
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Chandrasekhar Sunkara, age 44
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Fatally shot on June 15, 2019 in West Des Moines, Iowa.
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- https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/DV_Homicide_List_93018_014CDC2E8DA89.pdf
- Jun 17: Des Moines Register: Police: West Des Moines family died of gunshot wounds; man died by suicide
- Jun 17: whotv.com: Deaths of Family of Four in West Des Moines Ruled Murder-Suicide
- Jun 15: Des Moines Register: Police: 4 bodies found with gunshot wounds at West Des Moines home
- KCCI: Questions remain in death of West Des Moines family of 4
- Gun Violence Archive
3 other people also died in this incident.
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