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Matheno El

Case from Washington, DC dated Jun 29, 2016

Victim Details

Matheno El

March 28, 2022

Male

Washington

DC

2016-06-29

2016-06-29

25

Matheno

El

06/20/2026


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In the summer of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a Wednesday night in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. Matheno El, a 25-year-old male, was in the 800 block of Bladensburg Road NE on June 29th when he was shot in the back. The incident occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m., shattering the late evening peace of the area.

First responders rushed to the scene, and El, who had no fixed address, was transported to a local hospital. Despite the efforts ...
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  • Major Case/Unsolved Homicides - 2016 | mpdc - DC.gov
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