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Zephaniah Wright

Case from Washington, DC dated Apr 29, 2025

Victim Details

Zephaniah Wright

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2025-04-29

19

Zephaniah

Wright

07/12/2026

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On a Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C., the sounds of gunfire shattered the night in the Petworth neighborhood. When the chaos subsided, 19-year-old Zephaniah Wright, a male resident of Northeast, D.C., was found unconscious and not breathing in the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest. Despite the efforts of emergency responders, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital on April 29, 2025.

The shooting, which occurred around 9:01 p.m. near the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station, ...
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  • Yahoo News: DC police identify 19-year-old killed in Petworth triple shooting
  • Update: Three People Shot, One of Whom (19 years old) was Killed in Petworth Last Night - PoPville
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