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Juan Nelson Roberts

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 05, 2017

Victim Details

Juan Nelson Roberts

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2017-11-05

35

Juan

Nelson Roberts

07/07/2026

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On a Sunday evening in Washington, D.C., the life of 35-year-old Juan Nelson Roberts, a male resident of Northeast, was cut short by gunfire. The fatal encounter occurred on November 5, 2017, at approximately 6:10 p.m. in the Petworth neighborhood, specifically in the 900 block of Shepherd Street NW.

Responding to reports of gunshots in the area, officers from the Fourth District of the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene to find Roberts unconscious and unresponsive. He ha ...
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  • Washington Post: Man fatally shot in Northwest Washington
  • Twitter: DC Police Department on Twitter
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