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DeShaun Gladden

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 26, 2021

Victim Details

DeShaun Gladden

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2021-11-26

22

DeShaun

Gladden

07/28/2026

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On a Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving in 2021, a 22-year-old Black man named DeShaun Gladden was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. The fatal incident occurred around 1:32 p.m. in the 2300 block of 25th Street in Southeast Washington. When police officers arrived at the scene following a report of a shooting, they discovered Gladden suffering from gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Just months before his own life was cut short, Gladden had been navig ...
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  • Obituary for Deshaun Gladden | Compassion and Serenity Funeral Home
  • WJLA: 22-year-old man dead after Southeast DC shooting
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