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Tragic Mistaken Identity: Two Lives Cut Short

10/7/2025

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Carson Ryan, 17-year-old Iowa football player, was shot on September 27 and died after being mistaken for a squirrel.
Ryan was posthumously crowned Homecoming King at Washington High School; a fundraiser has raised over $55,000.
Marco Ramirez, a handyman from Colombia, was shot in Nashville due to mistaken identity while returning home with pizza; four children await his body’s return.

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Story summary

Carson Ryan, 17-year-old Iowa football player, was shot on September 27 and died after being mistaken for a squirrel.
Ryan was posthumously crowned Homecoming King at Washington High School; a fundraiser has raised over $55,000.
Marco Ramirez, a handyman from Colombia, was shot in Nashville due to mistaken identity while returning home with pizza; four children await his body’s return.