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.
Ja'khi Leon Perry, age 17
You can post a photo of Ja'khi.
Fatally shot on June 1, 2025 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
Photo sources:
News sources:
- https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25965434/perry-family-statement-in-the-wake-of-the-death-of-jakhi-perry.pdf
- NBC Connecticut: Larceny complaint at East Hartford diner leads to death of teenager
- Gun Violence Archive
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