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.
Josiah Perrault, age 18
Fatally shot on May 8, 2025 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Photo sources:
- Contributed photo
News sources:
- KFOX: Las Cruces police: 'stare-down' between teens leads to deadly officer-involved shooting
- KFOX: Las Cruces police identify 18-year-old who died after officer-involved shooting
- https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_f162f34e-213a-4b66-9775-3e8f2bfea5a5.html
- https://www.ktsm.com/news/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-near-lynn-middle-school-in-las-cruces/
- Gun Violence Archive
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