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Lance Melvin

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 01, 2022

Victim Details

Lance Melvin

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2022-08-01

24

Lance

Melvin

07/21/2026

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On a warm summer evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 24-year-old Lance Melvin was tragically cut short. On Monday, August 1, 2022, in the 1500 block of F Street, Northeast, gunshots shattered the night, leaving one man dead and several others wounded. The male victim, a resident of Southeast, DC, was fatally injured in the incident that unfolded at approximately 8:28 p.m.

Responding to the report of a shooting, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Fifth District arrived ...
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  • Homicide: 1500 Block of F Street, Northeast | mpdc
  • NBC4 Washington: Man Killed, 5 Shot at Northeast DC Apartment Complex
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