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Matthew Shlonsky

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 15, 2015

Victim Details

Matthew Shlonsky

Male

White / Caucasian

Washington

DC

2015-08-15

23

Matthew

Shlonsky

07/29/2026

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On a summer evening in Washington, D.C., Matthew Shlonsky, a 23-year-old male and recent graduate of American University, was tragically killed. On August 15, 2015, just before 5 p.m., Shlonsky had just gotten out of an Uber with friends near the Shaw-Howard University Metro station. They were on their way to a going-away party for a friend at a nearby restaurant. Unbeknownst to them, a violent confrontation was unfolding nearby between rival gang members.

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  • Washington Post: AU graduate shot and killed near Shaw-Howard Metro station
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