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Leonard Taylor

Case from Washington, DC dated Oct 20, 2024

Victim Details

Leonard Taylor

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2024-10-20

28

Leonard

Taylor

07/09/2026

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On a Sunday morning in October, the semblance of a routine vehicle crash in Southeast Washington D.C. unraveled into a homicide investigation. On October 20, 2024, at approximately 8:47 a.m., members of the Sixth District of the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 1400 block of 18th Street, Southeast, for a reported crash. Upon their arrival, they discovered 28-year-old Leonard Taylor Jr. of Suitland, Maryland, a male, inside a vehicle, unconscious and not breathing. He was suffering ...
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  • DC News Now | Washington, DC: Maryland man killed in Southeast DC shooting
  • MPD Investigating a Fatal Shooting - Metropolitan Police Department
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