Solomon Banjo, age 36

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Lost to gun violence on September 27, 2025 in Southport, North Carolina.

Photo sources:

• Dignity Memorial: Solomon Banjo Obituary - Charlottesville, VA
• Facebook

News sources:

• WHQR: Update: Authorities confirm identities of three killed, six wounded during Southport mass shooting
• wfmynews2.com: Ex-wife says Southport shooting suspect ‘was never the same’ after war injury
• WLOS: Marine veteran charged in deadly North Carolina shooting appears subdued in court
• WHQR: "Things could have gotten even worse." Southport shooting suspect makes first court appearance
• WWAYTV3: Family confirms identity of Southport shooting victim - WWAYTV3
• WYFF: Suspect charged; 3 dead, 8 injured after gunman on boat fires into restaurant, police say
• Facebook
• Sep 28: https://www.wect.com: Suspect charged in Southport mass shooting that killed three, injured several at American Fish Company
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Joy Rogers, age 64
• Michael Durbin, age 56

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Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Southport, NC - January 6, 2022
• Southport, NC - November 30, 1908