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Dominique Williams

Case from Takoma-park, MD dated Apr 07, 2021

Victim Details

Dominique Williams

Male

Black / African American

Takoma-park

MD

2021-04-07

32

Dominique

Williams

07/08/2026

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On an early morning in Takoma Park, Maryland, the life of 32-year-old Dominique Williams was cut short. On April 7, 2021, Williams and another man, 38-year-old James Lionel Johnson, were fatally shot in the parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums. The two men, both Black, were confronted by an off-duty Pentagon police officer, David Hall Dixon, who lived in the condominium building.

Dixon told authorities he witnessed what he believed to be a car break-in and approached the men. H ...
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  • WTOP: Pentagon officer charged in Takoma Park shooting accused of assault for separate incident | WTOP
  • Washington Post: Police identify two they say were fatally shot by off-duty Pentagon police officer
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