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Demeitri Anderson

Death by Force
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Demeitri Anderson, a 23-year-old Black/African American man from Northeast Washington, DC, was spending a late Sunday morning at the BENCO shopping plaza along the 4500 block of Benning Road Southeast on November 29, 2020, when his life was cut short. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., the quiet of the day was broken by the sound of gunfire that would leave him lying on the sidewalk in front of Ken's Beauty Supply, steps away from a busy roadway and storefronts where people came and went as usual just mo ...Read More
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  • Arrest Made in Homicides in the Sixth District | mpdc
  • Homicide: 4500 Block of Benning Road, Southeast | mpdc
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    Victim Details

    Demeitri Anderson

    Male

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2020-11-29

    23

    Demeitri

    Anderson

    11/14/2025

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    Has anyone else been looking into the amount of gun violence in that area? It seems like the 4500 bl... ...Read More
    11/25/2024
    I was reading up on the devastating loss of Demeitri Anderson and noticed something that puzzles me.... ...Read More
    03/11/2024
    Hey everyone, I've been following the cases of Demeitri Anderson and Demetrius Benson closely, and s... ...Read More
    07/20/2023
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