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Michael Dempsey

Case from Washington, DC dated Dec 22, 2007

Victim Details

Michael Dempsey

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2007-12-22

2007-12-22

20

Michael

Dempsey

06/25/2026


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In the early morning hours of a cold December day in Washington, D.C., the life of 20-year-old Michael R. Dempsey was tragically cut short. On Friday, December 22, 2007, at approximately 12:35 a.m., Dempsey was inside his vehicle in the 800 block of Decatur Street, NE, when he was fatally shot. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, casting a long shadow over the incident that has yet to be lifted.

Emergency services responded to the scene, but the wounds Dempsey susta ...
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