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James Beckham

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 07, 2021

Victim Details

James Beckham

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2021-08-07

69

James

Beckham

07/05/2026

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In the early evening hours of Saturday, August 7, 2021, a grim discovery was made in the 200 block of 49th Street, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Authorities were called to the scene at approximately 6:17 p.m., where they found 69-year-old James Clayton Beckham, a male resident of Suitland, Maryland, unresponsive inside a vehicle. He was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Emergency medical services arrived at the location, but it was too late. Mr. Beckham showed no signs of life and ...
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  • Washington Post: Three people killed in separate shootings in Southeast D.C. amid spate of weekend gun violence
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