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Deonta Farrar

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 09, 2016

Victim Details

Deonta Farrar

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2016-08-09

2016-08-09

32

Deonta

Farrar

Yes

07/08/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the early evening of August 9, 2016, the sound of gunshots shattered the quiet of a Northeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood. When police arrived at the 4500 block of Quarles Street NE around 7:15 p.m., they found 32-year-old Deonta Farrar suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The male victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead.

The investigation into Farrar's death continued for nearly a year until an arrest was made. In Ju ...
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  • Police investigating fatal shooting of Deonta Farrar - D.C. Witness
  • Defendant Pleads Guilty to 2016 Homicide - D.C. Witness
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