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Steven Slaughter

Case from Washington, DC dated Jan 14, 2018

Victim Details

Steven Slaughter

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2018-01-14

14

Steven

Slaughter

07/08/2026

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On a cold Sunday evening, January 14, 2018, the life of 14-year-old Steven Slaughter was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Washington, D.C. The ninth-grader at Friendship Collegiate Academy, a boy with dreams of playing college football, was walking home with two friends in the 1700 block of Minnesota Avenue SE, just a block from his own home. They were returning from a 7-Eleven, having gone out for snacks.

Suddenly, their journey was interrupted in what police later ...
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  • Homicide: 1700 Block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast | mpdc
  • NBC4 Washington: 'The Best Kid Ever': Boy, 14, Killed in DC Shooting
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