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Bret Desmarteau

Case from Washington, DC dated May 27, 2021

Victim Details

Bret Desmarteau

Male

White / Caucasian

Washington

DC

2021-05-27

39

Bret

Desmarteau

07/18/2026

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On a late spring afternoon in Washington, D.C., a dispute on the road escalated into a fatal encounter that claimed the life of Bret W. Desmarteau, a 39-year-old White male. The incident unfolded on Thursday, May 27, 2021, at approximately 4:29 p.m. in the 100 block of Sheridan Street, Northeast. Desmarteau, who was originally from Manchester, New Hampshire, was involved in what authorities described as a road rage incident. He was shot and, despite the efforts of emergency medical services who ...
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