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In the evening hours of March 31, 2005, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Shawn Salim, a 19-year-old Black male, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in the 2200 block of T Place SE. The incident occurred at approximately 8:18 p.m., a time when the city was transitioning from the bustle of the day to the calm of the night.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene f ...Read More
In the evening hours of March 31, 2005, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet of a Southeast Washington, D.C. neighborhood, leaving a young man's life tragically cut short. Shawn Salim, a 19-year-old Black male, was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in the 2200 block of T Place SE. The incident occurred at approximately 8:18 p.m., a time when the city was transitioning from the bustle of the day to the calm of the night.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene f ...Read More
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Shawn Salim
January 10, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2005-03-31
2005-03-31
19
Shawn
Salim
11/16/2025
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It's genuinely disheartening to read about another case that remains unsolved for so long. I've been... ...Read More
07/23/2023
07/23/2023
