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Legend King Wheeler

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 24, 2021

Victim Details

Legend King Wheeler

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2021-11-24

1

Legend

King Wheeler

07/27/2026

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In the days leading up to what would have been his second birthday, a sense of profound loss settled over a Washington, D.C. community. One-year-old Legend King Wheeler, a young male, tragically lost his life on November 24, 2021, inside a residence on Chester Street SE. The cause of his untimely death was a gunshot wound to the head.

Initial reports suggested the wound may have been self-inflicted, a heartbreaking and bewildering possibility for a child so young. The firearm involved was ...
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  • FOX 5 DC: Toddler shot to death in DC; police investigating
  • WJLA: 'He had a bright future ahead of him': Toddler dies from gunshot wound in DC apartment
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