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Jamalijnanya Butler

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 15, 2021

Victim Details

Jamalijnanya Butler

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2021-11-15

47

Jamalijnanya

Butler

07/08/2026

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In the fall of 2021, a dispute over a missing vehicle in Northeast Washington, D.C. tragically ended the life of 47-year-old Jamalijnanya Butler. On the morning of November 15th, Butler discovered his Honda was gone from his home. Believing it to have been stolen, he and his wife, Dominique, used her Jeep to search for the missing car after dropping their two-year-old daughter at daycare.

The search led Butler to a confrontation at the intersection of Benning Road and 45th Street. Initial ...
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  • Washington Post: Police charge man with killing motorist in Northeast Washington
  • wusa9.com: DC Courts: Murder charge dropped after deadly Northeast shooting
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