Xabier Wayne Lee

Death by Force

He was 15 years old and male. His name was Xabier Etchart, and on July 19, 2021, he joined a small group in the desert outside Laughlin, Nevada, near Needles Highway and Bruce Woodbury Drive, to shoot at a makeshift range. They had been out there for roughly three-quarters of an hour when, according to witnesses, an adult in the group rested a rifle on the back of a truck and kept a finger on the trigger while talking. As someone climbed down from the truck, the firearm slipped; the gun fired, a ...Read More

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Xabier Wayne Lee, age 15 - National Gun Violence Memorial