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Dwight Gaiter

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 10, 2011

Victim Details

Dwight Gaiter

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2011-08-10

2011-08-10

26

Dwight

Gaiter

06/26/2026


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In the early hours of a Tuesday in August, a tragic event unfolded in the 400 block of 56th Street, NE in Washington, D.C. A 26-year-old Black male, Dwight Hilton Gaiter of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was discovered suffering from a stab wound at approximately 12:15 a.m. on August 9, 2011. Emergency services were promptly dispatched to the scene.

Personnel from the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services provided immediate medical attention to Gaiter before transporting him to a local hos ...
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  • Fiancee: Capitol Heights man robbed before fatal stabbing | News
  • Dwight Gaiter fatally stabbed in NE D.C. - WJLA
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