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Joe Louis Washington

Case from Capitol-heights, MD dated May 31, 2023

Victim Details

Joe Louis Washington

Male

Capitol-heights

MD

2023-05-31

32

Joe

Louis Washington

07/22/2026

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In the spring of 2023, tragedy struck in Prince George's County, Maryland, claiming the life of Joe Louis Washington, a 32-year-old man from Brandywine. On the evening of May 31st, gunshots shattered the peace in the 6000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway in Seat Pleasant. When officers from the Seat Pleasant Police Department arrived at the scene, they discovered a chaotic and violent tableau. Three men had been shot. Among them was Washington, who was found outside with a gunshot wound a ...
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  • Detectives Investigate Fatal Shooting in Seat Pleasant
  • wusa9.com: Deadly triple shooting in Seat Pleasant under investigation
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