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Arvel Wills

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 15, 2020

Victim Details

Arvel Wills

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2020-08-15

31

Arvel

Wills

07/11/2026

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In the late afternoon of a summer day in Washington, D.C., tragedy struck in a neighborhood near Union Station. On Saturday, August 15, 2020, 31-year-old Arvel Wills of Northeast Washington was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 5:35 p.m. in the 500 block of I Street NE, an area just north of the bustling H Street corridor.

Responding to reports of gunshots, officers from the First and Fifth Districts arrived at the scene to find a grim reality. Arvel Wills was discovered unconsci ...
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