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Scorpio-Rodney Phillips

Case from Washington, DC dated Sep 17, 2016

Victim Details

Scorpio-Rodney Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2016-09-17

31

Scorpio-Rodney

Phillips

07/22/2026

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On the evening of September 17, 2016, a community gathering in the 2600 block of Birney Place, SE in Washington, D.C. turned into a scene of chaos and tragedy. At approximately 8:23 PM, gunfire erupted, striking multiple people who had assembled for a neighborhood block party. Among the victims was 31-year-old Scorpio-Rodney Phillips, a Black male who was shot and killed. The violence of that night also claimed the life of 18-year-old Zoruan Otto Harris and left seven other individuals, includin ...
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  • WJLA: Two dead, six injured in Southeast D.C. shooting
  • Twitter: DC Police Department on Twitter
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