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Raeshard Blue

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 27, 2016

Victim Details

Raeshard Blue

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2016-08-27

40

Raeshard

Blue

07/22/2026

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On a late summer evening in Washington, D.C., tragedy struck in the River Terrace neighborhood of Northeast. It was around 11:30 PM on Saturday, August 27, 2016, when gunfire erupted in the 300 block of 34th Street NE. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered two men suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. One of the victims was 40-year-old Raeshard Blue, a Black male from Northeast Washington. The other man was identified as 27-year-old Trayvon Johnson, also a resident of Northeast D.C ...
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  • NBC4 Washington: Police: 2 Men Shot, Killed in Northeast Washington
  • Twitter: DC Police Department on Twitter
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    I've been following the case of Raeshard Blue and Trayvon Johnson, and my heart goes out to their fa... ...Read More
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