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Matthew Murphy

Case from Washington, DC dated Feb 01, 2022

Victim Details

Matthew Murphy

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2022-02-01

31

Matthew

Murphy

07/11/2026

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In the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., a burst of violence shattered the afternoon calm on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Inside an apartment building on the 2300 block of Fourth Street NE, near Rhode Island Avenue, 31-year-old Matthew Murphy was shot and killed. The incident occurred at approximately 2:34 p.m., leaving a community shaken and a family mourning the loss of a loved one.

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  • Washington Post: Man fatally shot inside Northeast Washington apartment building
  • Homicide: 2300 Block of 4th Street, Northeast | mpdc
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