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Derek Jeffrey Taylor

Case from Washington, DC dated Jul 05, 2018

Victim Details

Derek Jeffrey Taylor

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2018-07-05

26

Derek

Jeffrey Taylor

07/25/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 5, 2018, the life of 26-year-old Derek Jeffrey Taylor was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Newcomb Street in Southeast Washington, D.C. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds.

Emergency medical services transported Taylor, along with an adult female and another adult male, to a local hospital for treatment. While the other two ...
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  • Homicide: 500 Block of Newcomb Street, Southeast | mpdc
  • WJLA: DC double shooting hospitalizes man and woman, 1 with serious injuries, police say
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