Mary Knowlton, age 73
Lost on August 9, 2016 in Punta Gorda, Florida.
Mary was accidentally shot by a police officer during a citizens' training exercise at the Punta Gorda police department.
Mary was a retired teacher and a professional librarian.
Photo sources:
- Aug 10: The News-Press: Her death was national news, but who was Mary Knowlton in life?
- Pulse Headlines: Librarian woman was killed in police exercise in Florida
- YouTube: Cop Who Shot 73-Year-Old Librarian Learns His Fate
News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- 13 WTHR Indianapolis: Florida woman killed in police training shooting
- Aug 9: The News-Press: Punta Gorda police thought gun that killed woman only had blanks
- Gun Violence Archive
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