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Valerie Regina Cole

Death by Force
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Valerie Regina Coleman, a 55-year-old Black/African American woman, was found fatally shot inside a residence on the 1700 block of 16th Street SE in Washington, D.C., on the morning of December 2, 2017. Officers responding around 8:13 a.m. discovered her with multiple gunshot wounds; D.C. Fire and EMS determined there were no signs of life, and she was later transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Her death turned a quiet Saturday morning into a crime scene that would quickly dr ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    Valerie Regina Cole

    Female

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2017-12-02

    55

    Valerie

    Regina Cole

    11/16/2025

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    11/12/2023
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