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Desmond Donnell Thomas

Case from Fort-washington, MD dated Oct 27, 2023

Victim Details

Desmond Donnell Thomas

Male

Black / African American

Fort-washington

MD

2023-10-27

30

Desmond

Donnell Thomas

Yes

07/14/2026

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On an autumn afternoon, a basketball court in Fort Washington, Maryland, became the scene of a fatal encounter for 30-year-old Desmond Donnell Thomas. On October 27, 2023, Thomas was at the park on Old Fort Road to play basketball when a dispute escalated into deadly violence. He was found suffering from both gunshot and stab wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man with Thomas was also shot but sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The altercation, it would later be revealed, ...
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  • wusa9.com: 2 charged with killing man at Old Fort Hills Park
  • wusa9.com: 1 dead, another wounded after shooting at Old Fort Hills Park
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