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Ferdinand Fotachwi

Case from Washington, DC dated Oct 15, 2018

Victim Details

Ferdinand Fotachwi

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2018-10-15

28

Ferdinand

Fotachwi

07/06/2026

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In the evening hours of an autumn day in Washington, D.C., a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in the 5300 block of D Street, SE. On that day, October 15, 2018, concerned residents and passersby alerted the authorities to the sound of gunshots. When officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene around 7:27 p.m., they discovered a grim scene inside a vehicle.

Slumped inside the car was 28-year-old Ferdinand Fotachwi, a Black male from the nearby community of Lanh ...
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  • Homicide: 5300 Block of D Street, Southeast | mpdc
  • WJLA: Police: Man found fatally shot inside vehicle in Southeast D.C.
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    Has anyone else noticed how quiet the area around the 5300 block of D Street SE has been since the t... ...Read More
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