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Do you know who murdered David Cobb Jr?
David Antonio Cobb Jr., a 19-year-old African-American man from Washington, D.C., stepped into the humid stillness of the early morning on Wednesday, July 31, 2002, unaware that his life was approaching its final hour. In the 800 block of Maryland Avenue NE, where rowhouses and city lights framed the quiet street, the day had barely begun when the calm was broken. A burst of gunfire cut through the darkness, shattering the fragile peace of that corner of the city and drawing attention to a young ...Read More
David Antonio Cobb Jr., a 19-year-old African-American man from Washington, D.C., stepped into the humid stillness of the early morning on Wednesday, July 31, 2002, unaware that his life was approaching its final hour. In the 800 block of Maryland Avenue NE, where rowhouses and city lights framed the quiet street, the day had barely begun when the calm was broken. A burst of gunfire cut through the darkness, shattering the fragile peace of that corner of the city and drawing attention to a young ...Read More
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David Cobb Jr
January 4, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2002-07-31
2002-07-31
19
David
Cobb Jr
11/15/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the area where David Cobb Jr. was shot. The 800 block of Maryland Ave... ...Read More
03/30/2024
03/30/2024
It's truly devastating to see yet another young life taken so senselessly. I was looking at the disc... ...Read More
12/29/2023
12/29/2023
