Nathan Fortner

How they died

Suicide

Nathan Fortner reportedly ran from a home and shot himself when he saw police arriving. Fortner died at the scene. Inside the home, officers found the bodies of Derek Nash and Christine Snider. A third victim, Danielle Bement, 19, was discovered in an SUV outside the home. Police also believed there was a connection between Fortner and the discovery of a fourth victim, Ericka Wade, 19, in an abandoned house not far from Fortner's home in Bismarck, Missouri.

Why we remember them

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

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