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.
Abraham Ortiz, age 26
Fatally shot on November 4, 2016 in Palm Springs, California.
Photo sources:
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- the Guardian: The Counted: people killed by police in the United States – interactive
- KESQ: Sheriff Department ID's suspect shot and killed by Police on Friday
- KESQ: Suspect dies after officer-involved shooting in Palm Springs
- KESQ: Suspect shot by police in Palm Springs taken to hospital; condition unknown
- Nov 4: Desert Sun: Palm Springs police fatally shoot man in parking lot struggle
- Gun Violence Archive
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