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Do you know who murdered Rodney Atkinson?
On a Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2004, a young Black man named Rodney A. Atkinson Jr. lost his life. At approximately 10:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Rosedale Street, NE, the sound of gunfire shattered the night, and when the chaos subsided, 21-year-old Rodney, known to some as 'Shorty Rock,' had been fatally shot. The Metropolitan Police Department was called to the scene to begin what would become a long and frustrating investigation into his murder.
In the days tha ...Read More
On a Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2004, a young Black man named Rodney A. Atkinson Jr. lost his life. At approximately 10:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Rosedale Street, NE, the sound of gunfire shattered the night, and when the chaos subsided, 21-year-old Rodney, known to some as 'Shorty Rock,' had been fatally shot. The Metropolitan Police Department was called to the scene to begin what would become a long and frustrating investigation into his murder.
In the days tha ...Read More
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Rodney Atkinson
January 8, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2004-04-18
2004-04-18
21
Rodney
Atkinson
11/14/2025
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Did anyone else notice how Rodney Atkinson's murder took place during a particularly violent time in... ...Read More
12/18/2023
12/18/2023
Hey everyone,
I've been digging into the Rodney Atkinson case lately, and there's one aspect that... ...Read More
05/04/2023
I've been digging into the Rodney Atkinson case lately, and there's one aspect that... ...Read More
05/04/2023
