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Duncan Socrates Lemp

Case from Potomac, MD dated Mar 12, 2020

Victim Details

Duncan Socrates Lemp

Male

White / Caucasian

Potomac

MD

2020-03-12

21

Duncan

Socrates Lemp

07/14/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of March 12, 2020, 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp, a white male software developer, was fatally shot in his Potomac, Maryland home by a SWAT officer from the Montgomery County Police Department. The tactical unit was executing a 'no-knock' search warrant at the residence Lemp shared with his parents and younger brother. The warrant was obtained based on an anonymous tip that Lemp was in possession of firearms, which he was prohibited from owning due to a criminal record a ...
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  • Reason.com: Why Haven't We Seen the Body Cam Footage of Duncan Lemp's Killing?
  • NBC4 Washington: Family: 21-Year-Old Fatally Shot by Police in Maryland Home Wasn't Extremist
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    Has anyone else looked into how heavily the case against Duncan Lemp rested on his social media acti... ...Read More
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