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Dante Lamont Brian Kinard

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the evening of February 19, 2016, a burst of gunfire shattered the night in Northeast Washington, D.C., tragically ending the life of 21-year-old Dante Lamont Brian Kinard. A male, Kinard was standing with a group of people in front of a convenience store in the 1800 block of Benning Road NE when the shots rang out at approximately 9:45 p.m. He was struck in the back and right thigh and succumbed to his injuries a short time later at a local hospital.

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    Victim Details

    Dante Lamont Brian Kinard

    Male

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2016-02-19

    21

    Dante

    Lamont Brian Kinard

    11/16/2025

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