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Kenneth Omar Santiago

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 08, 2021

Victim Details

Kenneth Omar Santiago

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Washington

DC

2021-11-08

31

Kenneth

Omar Santiago

Self-Inflicted

07/14/2026

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In the heart of Washington, D.C., on the evening of November 8, 2021, the life of 31-year-old Kenneth Omar Santiago came to a tragic end. A Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, Santiago was found near the iconic Lincoln Memorial, a place of national reflection, suffering from what authorities would later describe as an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident unfolded around 7:25 p.m. on the steps leading to the Reflecting Pool, a location typically filled with visitors and the q ...
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  • Washington Post: Perspective | An Air Force sergeant killed himself on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The note he left is heartbreaking.
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