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Dale Henson

Case from Washington, DC dated Jan 17, 2023

Victim Details

Dale Henson

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2023-01-17

54

Dale

Henson

Yes

06/20/2026

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On the evening of January 17, 2023, Dale Henson, a 54-year-old woman, was inside the Moonstar Chinese carryout on Benning Road in Southeast Washington, D.C., picking up a meal for a grieving family member. Tragically, a sequence of events unfolding outside the restaurant would cut her life short. A triple shooting occurred just before 8:50 p.m., in which a 15-year-old boy and a man who were outside the carryout were struck by gunfire.

In the chaotic moments that followed, the injured 15-y ...
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  • WJLA: Boy, 15, facing murder charge after shootout that killed woman at Southeast DC carry-out
  • Arrest Made in a Homicide: 5000 Block of Benning Road, Southeast | mpdc
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