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Varney Batener Jr., a 24-year-old resident of Hyattsville, Maryland, was tragically shot to death on January 30, 2019, in Bladensburg, Maryland. The incident occurred in the 5000 block of 57th Avenue around 5:05 p.m. Responding officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department and the Town of Bladensburg found Batener and another man, 23-year-old Jonathan Contreras of Bowie, with gunshot wounds. Both men were transported to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries shortly aft ...Read More
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Varney Batener Jr.
Male
Black / African American
Bladensburg
MD
2019-01-30
24
Varney
Batener Jr.
11/15/2025
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I was reading about the tragic incident involving Varney Batener Jr. and Jonathan Contreras, and wha... ...Read More
04/27/2024
04/27/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the community impact of Varney Batener Jr.'s tragic death in Bladen... ...Read More
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