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Kim Gooden

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 12, 2020

Victim Details

Kim Gooden

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2020-08-12

51

Kim

Gooden

06/28/2026

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In the late summer of 2020, concern grew for 51-year-old Kim Gooden when her daughter was unable to reach her. This led Prince George's County patrol officers to conduct a welfare check at her residence on Southern Avenue in Capitol Heights, Maryland, on August 14th. Inside her home, they made a grim discovery; Gooden was found on the floor, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • WTOP News: Capitol Heights man charged with murder in fatal shooting - WTOP News
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