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.
Elder "José" Melgar, age 42
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Fatally shot on May 9, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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News sources:
- May 13: Press Gazette Media: DOJ identifies Green Bay police officers involved in May 9 fatal shooting
- One person dead in Green Bay officer-involved shooting
- May 9: Press Gazette Media: Green Bay police shoot, kill armed person during incident Saturday morning on city's east side
- Gun Violence Archive
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