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Roderick Valentine

Case from Washington, DC dated Feb 08, 2004

Victim Details

Roderick Valentine

January 9, 2023

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2004-02-08

2004-02-08

16

Roderick

Valentine

No

07/15/2026


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In the early morning hours of Sunday, February 8, 2004, the life of 16-year-old Roderick Valentine, a male from Washington, D.C., was tragically cut short. Known to his friends as 'Hot Rod,' the teenager was in the 4400 block of Quarles Street, NE, at approximately 3:20 a.m. when an altercation escalated into gunfire. He was shot multiple times in a brutal act of violence that would leave the community searching for answers for years to come.

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  • Roderick Valentine, 16 - The Washington Post
  • Major Case/Unsolved Homicides - 2004 | mpdc - DC.gov
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