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.

Ron Smith, age 45

Fatally shot on August 9, 2016 in Circleville, Ohio.

Ron was shot by deputies. He was suicidal and holding a rifle.

Ron was a U.S. Army veteran and he suffered from PTSD and physical pain.

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