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.

Samantha Areas, age 20

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Fatally shot on October 21, 2020 in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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One other person also died in this incident.

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Visitors created this profile for Samantha:

  • Nickname:
    Sammy
  • Schools attended:
    Elizabethton High School
  • Comments:
    Samantha was not a victim. She is the shooter.
    She shot her boyfriend while he was sleeping.
    This woman killed the most beautiful person I’ve ever known! All because of jealousy!
    The man she murdered, Grant Kloosterman, did everything for her!
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