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Christopher Beckwith Jr.

Death by Force
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In the early evening of Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, the sound of gunshots shattered the calm in the 1400 block of Fairmont Street, Northwest, in Washington, D.C. When police arrived at the scene in front of an apartment complex around 6:21 p.m., they found two young men suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the victims was 22-year-old Christopher Beckwith Jr., a recent graduate of Cardozo Education Campus who lived in the neighborhood.

Emergency medical services rushed both men to a nearb ...Read More
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  • Homicide: 1400 Block of Fairmont Street, Northwest | mpdc
  • PoPville: Double Shooting in Columbia Heights around 6:30pm Update: Now a homicide investigation
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    Victim Details

    Christopher Beckwith Jr.

    Male

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2020-05-25

    22

    Christopher

    Beckwith Jr.

    11/15/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Hi everyone,
    I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on the trauma that the families and friend... ...Read More
    02/15/2024
    It's incredibly difficult to understand how two young lives were senselessly taken, and it's even mo... ...Read More
    02/13/2024
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