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Pernell Dawkins

Case from Washington, DC dated May 14, 2012

Victim Details

Pernell Dawkins

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2012-05-14

2012-05-14

43

Pernell

Dawkins

No

07/04/2026


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In the early morning hours of July 17, 2011, a Southeast, Washington, D.C. man named Pernell Lonnie Dawkins, 43, was shot in the 300 block of Ridge Road, SE. The incident, which occurred at approximately 2:31 a.m., left him with a severe gunshot wound. Emergency services responded to the scene and transported him to a local hospital in critical condition.

The single gunshot resulted in paralysis, forever altering the course of Mr. Dawkins' life. Following the initial hospitalization, he w ...
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  • Major Case/Unsolved Homicides - 2012 | mpdc - DC.gov
  • Fatal Shooting In Southeast Ruled A Homicide - CBS News
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