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Roy Lee Bennett Jr.

Case from Washington, DC dated Dec 05, 2025

Victim Details

Roy Lee Bennett Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2025-12-05

20

Roy

Lee Bennett Jr.

07/15/2026

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On the evening of Friday, December 5, 2025, a violent incident occurred within a residential building in the NoMa neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. At approximately 8:08 p.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District were dispatched to the 300 block of Morse Street NE following reports of gunfire inside an apartment complex near Union Market. Upon arrival, first responders discovered an unconscious 20-year-old male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds ...
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  • https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/washington-dc/dc-police-investigate-shooting-inside-northeast-home/
  • MPD Investigating Morse Street Homicide | mpdc
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    I'm still in shock over the tragic events that took place in NoMa recently. I heard that ... ...Read More
    01/21/2026
    Was anyone else as disturbed as I was to learn about the way MPD described the chaos in the building... ...Read More
    01/12/2026
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