Dimitri Boykins

In the autumn of 2008, a young man's life was cut short on the streets of Washington, D.C. Dimitri Boykins, a 20-year-old African-American male, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 29, 2008. The incident occurred in the 5700 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, where he was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds.

Emergency services were quick to respond to the scene, but despite their efforts, Dimitri was pronounced dead at 3:33 p.m. At the time of his death, he ...