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Travis Barksdale

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 23, 2018

Victim Details

Travis Barksdale

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2018-08-23

25

Travis

Barksdale

07/18/2026

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In the late summer of 2018, the life of a young Washington, D.C. man was cut short in a burst of gunfire that marked a grim milestone for the city. Travis Barksdale, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed shortly after midnight on Thursday, August 23, 2018. The fatal shooting occurred in the 600 block of Evarts Street NE, just around the corner from his home in the Edgewood community. His death was the city's 100th homicide of that year.

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  • Homicide: 600 Block of Evarts Street, Northeast | mpdc
  • PoPville: Shooting Homicide in Edgewood around Midnight
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    I can't stop thinking about the impact this must have had on Travis Barksdale's daughter. She was on... ...Read More
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