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Trayvon Dodson

Case from Landover, MD dated Mar 07, 2011

Victim Details

Trayvon Dodson

Male

Black / African American

Landover

MD

2011-03-07

19

Trayvon

Dodson

07/17/2026

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In the early spring of 2011, a confrontation in Landover, Maryland, ended a young man's life. On March 7, 19-year-old Trayvon Dodson from the nearby community of District Heights, was fatally shot in an encounter with members of the police force. The male teenager was identified as a suspect in an incident that drew a police response, though the specific details of his alleged involvement are not extensively documented in public reports.

The shooting involved three officers who were later ...
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  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/dead-man-officers-idd-after-shooting/2011/03/09/ABAYrkP_blog.html
  • Dodson, Trayvon, 19
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