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Joanne Woods

Case from District-heights, MD dated Apr 26, 2016

Victim Details

Joanne Woods

Female

Black / African American

District-heights

MD

2016-04-26

49

Joanne

Woods

07/17/2026

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In the early hours of a Tuesday in April 2016, the quiet of a Forestville, Maryland neighborhood was shattered by gunfire that would leave a District Heights woman dead and a community searching for answers. Joanne Woods, a 49-year-old female, was with a group of people standing outside on Hil Mar Drive when a car approached. In an instant, a suspect inside the vehicle opened fire, unleashing a volley of bullets that would forever alter the lives of five individuals.

When Prince George's ...
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  • The Washington Post: Joanne Woods's Obituary on The Washington Post
  • Washington Post: One woman dead after quintuple shooting in Prince George’s County
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    It's chilling to hear about what happened in the early hours of April 26, 2016. I keep thinking abou... ...Read More
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