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Lawrence Alonzo Carter

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 15, 2015

Victim Details

Lawrence Alonzo Carter

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2015-08-15

27

Lawrence

Alonzo Carter

07/21/2026

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In the early hours of a Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of Lawrence Alonzo Carter was tragically cut short. On August 15, 2015, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the sounds of gunshots echoed through the 1500 block of First Street, Northwest. When officers from the Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene, they discovered Mr. Carter unconscious and unresponsive, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound to the torso. He was a 27-year-old, Black/African American male.

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  • Washington Post: Man fatally shot in Northwest Saturday morning
  • Man shot and killed in NW DC | wusa9.com
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