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Devonte Speight

Case from Washington, DC dated Apr 29, 2020

Victim Details

Devonte Speight

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2020-04-29

26

Devonte

Speight

07/05/2026

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On a spring afternoon in Washington, D.C., 26-year-old Devonte Speight was fatally shot in what police described as a botched attempt to steal his dirt bike. The incident occurred on April 29, 2020, in the 1800 block of Maryland Avenue NE, in the Carver-Langston neighborhood. Witnesses reported that suspects demanded Speight stop, and when he appeared to ride away, one of the individuals fired three times. Speight, a resident of Northwest Washington, was struck by gunfire and later died at a hos ...
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  • Three Arrests Made in a Homicide: 1800 Block of Maryland Avenue, Northeast | mpdc
  • PoPville: Another Shooting Yesterday, More Arrests Made
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