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Tony Gates

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 29, 2016

Victim Details

Tony Gates

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2016-08-29

2016-08-29

24

Tony

Gates

07/21/2026

1


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In the late hours of a summer night in Washington, D.C., a burst of violence cut short the life of a young man, leaving a community shaken and a family grieving. On Monday, August 29, 2016, 24-year-old Tony Jermaine Gates was fatally shot in the Brookland neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 11:47 p.m. in the 1000 block of Rhode Island Avenue NE, a typically quiet area of single-family homes.

Emergency services responded to the scene to find Gates wounded on a sidewalk. He ...
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  • Homicide Victim: Tony Gates | mpdc - Metropolitan Police Department
  • Major Case/Unsolved Homicides - 2016 | mpdc - DC.gov
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