On the evening of the Fourth of July in 2024, a day typically marked by celebration, tragedy struck in a Southeast Washington, D.C. park. Donald Hawkins, a 46-year-old Black/African American man from Northeast D.C., was found in the 1500 block of Anacostia Drive, Southeast, suffering from gunshot wounds. The incident was reported at approximately 8:46 p.m. when members of the United States Park Police were flagged down.
Upon their arrival at the park area, officers discovered Mr. Hawkins
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