Denise Gay, age 56

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Lost to gun violence on September 5, 2011 in Brooklyn, New York.

Photo sources:

Denise Gay - Brooklyn on EBWiki
nydailynews.com: Tashmaya Gay, who was grilled at an NYPD precinct for more than 12 hours over a fatal shooting, gets $100,000 to settle federal lawsuit
WSJ: Brooklyn Man Convicted of Murder Gets Maximum Sentence

News sources:

Sep 7: Shot Dead on Her Stoop, Caught in a Rush of Violence Over a Holiday Weekend (Published 2011)
Mail Online: Was New York mother killed by stray bullet from police shootout as she tried to protect her family?
nydailynews.com: Family of woman slain by stray bullet in cop shootout to sue city
NBC New York: Family of Labor Day Shooting Victim Demands Answers As Video Emerges
nydailynews.com: NYPD hit with lawsuit in death of Denise Gay
nydailynews.com: Family of Brooklyn woman killed by stray bullet turns to Rev. Al Sharpton to press NYPD on shooting
nydailynews.com: Tashmaya Gay, who was grilled at an NYPD precinct for more than 12 hours over a fatal shooting, gets $100,000 to settle federal lawsuit
Sep 6: 3 Fatally Shot in Brooklyn; 2 Officers Are Wounded (Published 2011)

Also killed was:

Eusi Johnson, age 29

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