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Joseph Fowlkes

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 01, 2013

Victim Details

Joseph Fowlkes

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2013-11-01

2013-11-01

27

Joseph

Fowlkes

07/05/2026

1


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In the early morning hours of Friday, November 1, 2013, the life of Joseph David Fowlkes was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. The 27-year-old Black male from Capitol Heights, Maryland, was discovered in the 400 block of Shepherd Street, Northwest, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The incident occurred at approximately 2:19 a.m., shattering the predawn stillness of the neighborhood.

Emergency services were promptly dispatched to the scene. Fowlkes was quickly transported to ...
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  • Joseph Fowlkes, 27, Shot and Killed on Halloween Night
  • Major Case/Unsolved Homicides - 2013 | mpdc - DC.gov

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