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Byron Bastian

Case from Washington, DC dated Jun 03, 2009

Victim Details

Byron Bastian

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2009-06-03

2009-06-03

33

Byron

Bastian

07/10/2026

1


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In the early moments of a Wednesday morning, just after midnight on June 3, 2009, the life of Byron Frederick Bastian was tragically cut short. The 33-year-old African-American man was in the 5400 block of C Street, Southeast in Washington, D.C., when gunfire erupted. Responding to the reports, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at a grim scene, finding Bastian suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite immediate medical attention, he succumbed to his injuries at the location. ...
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