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Lamar Parrish

Case from Washington, DC dated Sep 02, 2016

Victim Details

Lamar Parrish

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2016-09-02

2016-09-02

28

Lamar

Parrish

No

07/22/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the early morning hours of September 2, 2016, the life of 28-year-old Lamar Purnell Parrish, a Black male, was tragically cut short on a street in Northeast Washington, D.C. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call and discovered Parrish in the 2500 block of 14th Street NE, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of emergency responders, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into Parrish's death began immediately, but aut ...
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