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.
Dexter Wright Jr, age 19
Fatally shot on July 5, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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News sources:
- WLWT: Police: 2 shooters dead, 3 innocent bystanders wounded in Smale Park shootout
- Jul 5: The Enquirer: 2 teens killed at Smale Park shooting. One was Princeton City Schools student
- WLWT: Police: 2 shooters dead, 3 innocent bystanders wounded in Smale Park shootout
- Jul 5: https://www.fox19.com: Deadly Smale Park shooting result of ongoing disagreement, police say
- WCPO: Police: 16-year-old, 19-year-old killed in Smale Park shooting had attacked each other
- WKRC: Police say two killed in Smale Park believed to have shot each other
- WLWT: Police: 2 shooters dead, 3 innocent bystanders wounded in Smale Park shootout
- Gun Violence Archive
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