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In the late afternoon of a November day in Washington, D.C., a shooting incident tragically cut short the life of 17-year-old Eric Mercer. On Friday, November 22, 2019, at approximately 3:11 pm, officers from the Sixth District of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 4700 block of Benning Road, Southeast, following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Mercer, a resident of Northwest, D.C., suffering from a gunshot wound.
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In the late afternoon of a November day in Washington, D.C., a shooting incident tragically cut short the life of 17-year-old Eric Mercer. On Friday, November 22, 2019, at approximately 3:11 pm, officers from the Sixth District of the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 4700 block of Benning Road, Southeast, following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Mercer, a resident of Northwest, D.C., suffering from a gunshot wound.
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Eric Mercer
December 13, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2019-11-22
17
Eric
Mercer
11/16/2025
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