Raymond Gassman

How they died

Deadly force

A police officer entered the home at Fairground Housing 285 to arrest Raymond Gassman. According to lakotavoice.com, Gassman was sleeping in the living room. The officer woke him, and told him to put his hands behind his back. Gassman resisted arrest. A witness said that the police officer and Gassman were wrestling in the living room and kitchen. Gassman was able to get on top of the officer, and the officer pulled out his gun, yelling, "I'mma shoot you!" Gassman yelled, "No, don't shoot!" The officer shot at point blank range and after shooting Gassman, shot his own wrist on his left arm. He yelled, "Call 911!" A second officer came into the home, handcuffed Mr. Gassman, and "left him on his stomach bleeding out, gasping for air. The paramedics arrived, rushed the officer to the ambulance and left the victim to bleed to death on our living room floor."

Why we remember them

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

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