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Joseph Maurice Ward

Case from Capitol-heights, MD dated Feb 14, 2018

Victim Details

Joseph Maurice Ward

Male

Black / African American

Capitol-heights

MD

2018-02-14

37

Joseph

Maurice Ward

08/01/2026

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On a cold Valentine's Day in 2018, Joseph Maurice Ward, a 37-year-old Black/African American man from Silver Spring, Maryland, met a violent end in Capitol Heights. His body was discovered in the afternoon, lying outside a vacant house in the 1300 block of Oates Street. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 4:00 p.m.

The Prince George's County Police Department quickly launched a homicide investigation into the fatal shooting. In an ef ...
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  • Detectives Investigate Fatal Shooting in Capitol Heights
  • Silver Spring resident killed in Capitol Heights - WTOP News
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