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.
Michael E. Portis, age 17
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Fatally shot on January 5, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.
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- Jan 7: Chicago Sun-Times: Concealed-carry holder, alleged attacker killed in gunfight; 3rd man charged in both deaths
- Jan 5: Chicago Sun-Times: 2 dead, 2 wounded in shootout in the East Side neighborhood
- Gun Violence Archive
One other person also died in this incident.
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