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Phillip Dumbuya

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 27, 2018

Victim Details

Phillip Dumbuya

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2018-08-27

22

Phillip

Dumbuya

07/06/2026

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In the early hours of a Monday morning in the District of Columbia, a burst of violence shattered the predawn quiet of the U Street corridor. On August 27, 2018, in the 1900 block of Ninth Street, Northwest, just a few blocks from the Shaw-Howard University Metro station, gunfire erupted, leaving two men struck. One of the men, 22-year-old Phillip Dumbuya of Hyattsville, Maryland, succumbed to his injuries, his life cut tragically short.

The shooting, which occurred around 1:15 a.m., also ...
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  • Homicide: 1900 Block of 9th Street, Northwest | mpdc
  • WJLA: Man killed in double shooting marks DC's 103rd homicide of 2018
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