Desmond Bell

How they died

Suicide

Desmond Bell reportedly committed suicide inside 7th Heaven after shooting and killing Cheri Bland inside the store. Police responded to a report of an active shooter at the store just before 1 p.m. Officers surrounded the business, then later located the man inside dead. According to police, officers did not fire any shots at the business. Other people were inside the store when the shootings occurred, but they were not physically injured.

Why we remember them

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

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