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Michael Donell Adams

Case from Washington, DC dated Feb 19, 2016

Victim Details

Michael Donell Adams

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2016-02-19

23

Michael

Donell Adams

07/10/2026

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In the cold of a February evening in Washington, D.C., a young man's life was cut short by gunfire. Twenty-three-year-old Michael Donell Adams was found with a gunshot wound on the night of Friday, February 19, 2016. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Eastern Avenue, NE. Emergency responders transported him to a nearby hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he succumbed to them shortly after arrival.

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  • Washington Post: Man slain in NE Washington Friday has been identified by D.C. police
  • Michael Donell Adams, age 23 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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