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Standard Sweet

Case from Capitol Heights, MD dated Mar 29, 2011

Victim Details

Standard Sweet

November 30, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Capitol Heights

MD

2011-03-29

57

Standard

Sweet

07/14/2026


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Do you know who killed 57 year old Standard Dean Sweet in 2011?
In the late hours of a March evening in 2011, the life of Standard Dean Sweet, a 57-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short in Capitol Heights, Maryland. On March 19, 2011, Sweet was discovered outside a tavern located on Central Avenue, suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body. The discovery prompted a swift response from emergency services.

Rushed to a local hospital, medical professionals worked to save his life, but his injuries proved to be too severe. Standard Dean Swee ...
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  • Prince George's County Homicides 2011 | News | somdnews.com
  • Standard Dean Sweet, age 57 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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