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Clarence Sadiq Venable

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 22, 2019

Victim Details

Clarence Sadiq Venable

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2019-11-22

40

Clarence

Sadiq Venable

07/13/2026

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In the very streets he was working to heal, Clarence Sadiq Venable, a 40-year-old man, was tragically killed. On the afternoon of Friday, November 22, 2019, Venable was shot to death in Southeast Washington, D.C. The irony of his death was profound, as he was a dedicated violence interrupter, a community leader actively training to mediate conflicts and put an end to the cycle of gang violence that plagued his city.

The shooting occurred just steps away from the Alliance of Concerned Men, ...
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  • WJLA: Murder of violence interrupter, outside anti-violence training, shakes community
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