Cody Bouphavong, age 21

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Lost to gun violence on April 7, 2017 in Hickory, North Carolina.

Photo sources:

• Facebook

News sources:

• Third victim dies from injuries sustained in shooting outside Hickory pub
• WSOC: Third person dies after Hickory pub shooting, police say
• HDR | Hickory Daily Record : Hickory duo charged in shooting at McCroskey’s Irish Pub
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Justin Michael Aiken, age 21
• Quajuae Kennedy, age 21

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