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Simon Getachew

Case from Washington, DC dated Oct 12, 2025

Victim Details

Simon Getachew

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2025-10-12

33

Simon

Getachew

07/14/2026

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In the cool autumn evening of Sunday, October 12, 2025, the life of 30-year-old Simon Getachew, a male of Ethiopian descent, was tragically cut short on a residential street in Southeast Washington, D.C. At approximately 10:18 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District were dispatched to the 3800 block of 9th Street, Southeast, following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Getachew suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

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