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Avadis Holtzclaw

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 02, 2020

Victim Details

Avadis Holtzclaw

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2020-11-02

24

Avadis

Holtzclaw

Yes

07/09/2026

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On a Monday afternoon, the 2nd of November in 2020, a person out walking their dog in a wooded area in Northeast Washington, D.C. made a grim discovery. In the 4000 block of Ames Street, police were called to the scene at approximately 2:22 p.m. for a report of an unconscious person. First responders from the Sixth District and D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived to find a man who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and showed no signs of life.

The man was identified as 24- ...
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  • *Decedent Identified* Homicide: 4000 Block of Ames Street, Northeast | mpdc
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