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Lawrence Buckner

Case from Suitland, MD dated Apr 09, 2015

Victim Details

Lawrence Buckner

Male

Black / African American

Suitland

MD

2015-04-09

58

Lawrence

Buckner

07/08/2026

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On the evening of April 9, 2015, Lawrence Buckner, a 58-year-old male security guard, was fatally shot while on duty at the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. An Army veteran with 20 years of experience as a security guard, Buckner was a married father and grandfather. His death was the culmination of a violent chain of events that began with a domestic dispute and an armed kidnapping in Washington, D.C.

The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Ronald Anderson of Suitlan ...
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  • NBC4 Washington: Guard Dead After Shooting at U.S. Census
  • WJLA: Gunman kidnaps woman, fatally shoots Census Bureau guard, leads police on wild chase ending in shootout
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