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Eboné Lavender

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 03, 2023

Victim Details

Eboné Lavender

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2023-08-03

42

Eboné

Lavender

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 3, 2023, the life of 42-year-old Eboné Lavender, a female resident of Southwest Washington, DC, was tragically cut short. At approximately 2:26 a.m., officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the sound of gunshots in the unit block of Forrester Street, SW. Upon their arrival, they discovered Ms. Lavender behind a residence, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene, but they found no sig ...
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  • https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/publication/attachments/lavender_ebone.pdf
  • https://twitter.com/RealTimeNews10/status/1687218084824666112
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