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William Jblaze Boykin

Death by Force
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In the early moments of a Tuesday morning, just after midnight on May 28, 2019, the sounds of gunshots shattered the quiet in the 2600 block of Birney Place in Southeast Washington, D.C. When police arrived, they discovered 36-year-old William Boykin on a sidewalk, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Another man was also shot during the incident but survived.

Boykin, a resident of District Heights, Maryland, w ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    William Jblaze Boykin

    Male

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2019-05-28

    36

    William

    Jblaze Boykin

    11/16/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    It's so deeply unsettling that William Boykin's murder is still unsolved after all this time. I can'... ...Read More
    02/13/2024
    Has anyone heard any updates about potential witnesses in the William Boykin case? I was reading thr... ...Read More
    11/11/2023
    Has anyone else been following the William Jblaze Boykin case? It’s really distressing to see it s... ...Read More
    03/01/2023
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