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Ernest Massenberg Bey

Case from Washington, DC dated Sep 28, 2015

Victim Details

Ernest Massenberg Bey

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2015-09-28

21

Ernest

Massenberg Bey

07/24/2026

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In the final hours of a late September evening in Washington, D.C., a dispute escalated into a tragedy that would claim the life of a young man. On September 28, 2015, in the Barry Farm neighborhood, 21-year-old Ernest Massenberg-Bey Jr., a Black male, found himself in the midst of a heated argument. The disagreement, reportedly over a dice game, took a fatal turn.

Earlier in the evening, John Anthony James had been involved in the argument. After leaving the scene on the 1100 block of Ea ...
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  • WJLA: Double shooting in Southeast, D.C. leaves one dead
  • NBC4 Washington: 1 Killed, 3 Hurt in S.E. D.C. Shootings
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