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Case Description
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In the summer of 2022, on the first of July, the life of 17-year-old Dennis Simms was tragically cut short in a brazen afternoon shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C. The young man was in the 800 block of Yuma Street when gunfire erupted from a passing vehicle. Emergency services who responded to the scene found Simms suffering from a gunshot wound. He showed no signs of life and was pronounced dead at the location.

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Victim Details

Dennis Simms

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2022-07-01

17

Dennis

Simms

11/16/2025