Destinee Thompson, age 27

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Lost to gun violence on August 17, 2021 in Arvada, Colorado.

Photo sources:

NBC News: Family of pregnant Colorado woman fatally shot by police files lawsuit
Aug 19: Colorado Public Radio: Family of pregnant woman killed by Arvada police in 2021 seeks accountability, transparency with lawsuit

News sources:

Aug 16: The Virginian-Pilot: ‘I want their badges’: Family of pregnant woman killed by Colorado police officer files lawsuit
FOX31 Denver: Family of pregnant woman killed by Arvada officer files lawsuit
Colorado Community Media: Female dead after officer involved shooting by Arvada police in Wheat Ridge: Destinee Thompson, 27, died after an 'altercation' with APD following robbery
Colorado Springs Gazette: video reconstruction of the shooting death by an Arvada Police Department Officer of Destinee Thompson
Family of pregnant mother of 3 fatally shot by police in Denver suburb sues

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