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.
Ashton LaVan, age 17
Fatally shot on May 8, 2025 in Houston, Texas.
Photo sources:
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- https://hoodline.com/2025/05/off-duty-san-jacinto-police-officer-shoots-two-men-in-east-harris-county-leaving-one-dead/
- FOX 26 Houston: Harris County teen dead, 1 injured after shootings involving two groups then off-duty officer
- Gun Violence Archive
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