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Clay Hargrave

Case from Washington, DC dated Jul 26, 2025

Victim Details

Clay Hargrave

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2025-07-26

55

Clay

Hargrave

07/21/2026

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On a late Saturday night in Washington, D.C., a dispute that began inside a lounge spilled out into the street, ending in the tragic death of 55-year-old Clay Hargrave. A Black male from White Plains, Maryland, Hargrave was shot and killed on July 26, 2025, in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. When Seventh District officers arrived at the scene around 11:23 p.m., they found Hargrave unconscious, not breathing, and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the immediate re ...
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