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Louis Hastings

Case from Washington, DC dated Sep 05, 2005

Victim Details

Louis Hastings

January 10, 2023

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2005-09-05

2005-09-05

17

Louis

Hastings

07/08/2026


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In the fading daylight of a late summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 17-year-old Louis Hastings was tragically cut short. On Monday, September 5, 2005, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the teenager was shot at the intersection of 56th and Eads Streets in the Northeast quadrant of the city. The violence of that moment shattered the neighborhood's calm and left a family grieving an immeasurable loss.

Emergency services responded to the scene, and Hastings, gravely wounded, was rushed ...
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  • Louis Hastings - Homicide Victim - Metropolitan Police Department
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    Has anyone looked into the significance of the intersection at 56th and Eads Street, NE, where Louis... ...Read More
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