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Emuel Lys

Case from Washington, DC dated May 23, 2022

Victim Details

Emuel Lys

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2022-05-23

32

Emuel

Lys

08/01/2026

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In the early morning hours of a Monday in the spring of 2022, a life was tragically cut short amidst the urban landscape of Washington, D.C. Emmanuel Lys, a 32-year-old man of Haitian descent, was found deceased on May 23rd inside a tent at a homeless encampment on the median strip of Thomas Circle, a bustling downtown hub. His death was the result of a single gunshot wound to the neck.

Emergency services responded to the scene, but there was nothing that could be done for Mr. Lys, who wa ...
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