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Breon Austin

Case from Washington, DC dated Apr 19, 2019

Victim Details

Breon Austin

December 12, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2019-04-19

16

Breon

Austin

07/10/2026


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On a spring afternoon in Washington, D.C., 16-year-old Breon Austin was at his home in the Park View neighborhood, his life full of the promise of a budding fashion designer. It was shortly after 4 p.m. on April 19, 2019, when the ordinary moments of a Friday were shattered by sudden violence. A man wearing a black mask burst into his residence on the 700 block of Princeton Place, Northwest, and opened fire. Breon, a male student at Wilson High School, was struck by multiple gunshots in the hall ...
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  • Homicide Victim: Breon Austin - Metropolitan Police Department
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