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Eric Shorts Jr.

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 24, 2021

Victim Details

Eric Shorts Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2021-08-24

Yes

$25,000

21

Eric

Shorts Jr.

07/17/2026

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In the late hours of a Tuesday in August 2021, the life of 21-year-old Eric Shorts Jr. was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. On August 24th, police responded to a report of a shooting and discovered the young man inside a residence, suffering from a gunshot wound. Medical services at the scene could do nothing for him, and he was pronounced dead.

Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch are handling the investigation into his death. There appears to be s ...
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  • Washington Post: 21-year-old man found fatally shot inside residence in Northeast Washington
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