Jawari Porter, age 25

Lost to gun violence on August 7, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jawari was shot dead by a police officer after he attacked the officer with a knife.

Jawari seems to have been suffering from mental illness and was homeless at the time of his death.

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