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William Wells

Case from Washington, DC dated May 29, 2016

Victim Details

William Wells

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2016-05-29

2016-05-29

39

William

Wells

07/06/2026


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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., violence shattered the quiet of a neighborhood. William Arthur Wells Jr., a 39-year-old Black man, was in the 200 block of 55th Street, NE, on May 29, 2016, when gunfire erupted at approximately 1:30 a.m. When police responded to the reports of the shooting, they found Wells suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of emergency responders, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • Homicide Victim: William Wells, Jr. - Metropolitan Police Department
  • William Wells found guilty in courthouse murder - WLBT
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