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Vivian Marrow

Case from Washington, DC dated Jan 16, 2017

Victim Details

Vivian Marrow

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2017-01-16

68

Vivian

Marrow

06/28/2026

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On a Monday morning, January 16, 2017, Vivian Marrow was on her way to the corner store in her Washington, D.C. neighborhood. A familiar and beloved figure, often described as a 'neighborhood mom,' the 68-year-old woman, who was a grandmother to eleven, navigated the sidewalk in her wheelchair as she had done countless times before. Her simple errand, however, was tragically interrupted in the 2400 block of Elvans Road, SE, at approximately 10:16 a.m.

In a sudden burst of violence, gunsho ...
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  • WJLA: Woman dead after shooting in D.C.; police searching for suspect in mask armed with gun
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