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Jonathan Contreras

Case from Bladensburg, MD dated Jan 30, 2019

Victim Details

Jonathan Contreras

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Bladensburg

MD

2019-01-30

23

Jonathan

Contreras

07/22/2026

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In the early evening of January 30, 2019, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Bladensburg neighborhood, leaving two young men fatally wounded. The victims were identified as 23-year-old Jonathan Contreras and 24-year-old Varney Batener Jr. The incident unfolded around 5:05 p.m. in the 5000 block of 57th Avenue, where officers from both the town and Prince George's County Police Department were dispatched following reports of a shooting.

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  • WTOP: Police ID 2 men killed in Prince George’s Co. shooting | WTOP
  • WUSA: Police investigate double fatal shooting in Bladensburg, Maryland
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