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Richard Bangura

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 09, 2020

Victim Details

Richard Bangura

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2020-08-09

18

Richard

Bangura

07/10/2026

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On an August evening in 2020, Richard Bangura, an 18-year-old Black / African American male from Northeast Washington, D.C., headed out from home with the kind of casual confidence that comes from believing the future is finally opening up. He had just graduated from Dunbar High School and was days away from leaving for Temple University, where he hoped to study criminal justice and eventually earn a law degree, a path he saw as a way to push back against the violence that had shadowed his own l ...
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  • Homicide: 2400 Block of Franklin Street, Northeast | mpdc
  • Document: Young Adult Dies After Fatal Shooting in Langdon Neighborhood - D.C. Witness
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