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Joshua Washington

Case from Baton Rouge, LA dated Aug 30, 2017

Victim Details

Joshua Washington

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Baton Rouge

LA

2017-08-30

2017-08-30

28

Joshua

Washington

07/16/2026

1


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In the late afternoon of August 30, 2017, a burst of violence shattered the calm of a Baton Rouge neighborhood. Joshua Washington, a 28-year-old male, was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred in the 5600 block of Greenwell Springs Road. The incident, which took place around 3:15 p.m., left the community in shock and mourning.

Responding to reports of the shooting, Baton Rouge Police Department officers arrived at the scene to find Washington suffering from an apparent gunshot wound ...
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  • Baton Rouge police identify man shot to death on Greenwell Springs ...
  • Joshua Washington, age 28 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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