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Takeisha Hughes-Coats

Case from Temple-hills, MD dated Jan 15, 2017

Victim Details

Takeisha Hughes-Coats

Female

Black / African American

Temple-hills

MD

2017-01-15

26

Takeisha

Hughes-Coats

07/24/2026

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On a cold January evening, the life of 26-year-old Takeisha Hughes-Coats of Washington, D.C. was tragically cut short. On January 15, 2017, her body was discovered in a parking lot of an apartment complex in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

For about a week, Hughes-Coats remained unidentified. In an effort to identify her and find those responsible for her death, the Prince George's County Police Department releas ...
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  • Washington Post: Police sketches help identify Prince George’s homicide victim
  • WJLA: Prince George's Co. Police investigating fatal shooting in Temple Hills, 1 woman dead
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