Gordon Raymond Mason

How they died

Suicide

Police responded to a reported assault and found a woman who said the attacker, identified as Raymond Mason, had stolen her dad's van and shotgun. Police caught up with the van and a brief chase ensued. According to police, Mason drove into a back yard and put the shotgun in his mouth. A police negotiator talked with him for nearly three hours. At about 5:40 a.m., Mason walked into the street. Officers reportedly fired plastic bullets at Mason, who fell and shot himself.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Gordon Raymond Mason, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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