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Melvin Williams

Case from Washington, DC dated Jul 28, 2015

Victim Details

Melvin Williams

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2015-07-28

31

Melvin

Williams

07/05/2026

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In the summer of 2015, a burst of gunfire shattered the late afternoon peace in the Woodland Terrace neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C., claiming the life of Melvin Joshua Williams. On Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at approximately 5:16 p.m., the 31-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds in the rear of the 2300 block of Ainger Place, SE. When emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene, they found no signs of life. An autopsy later determined that Williams had been struck by a single ...
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  • Washington Post: Man fatally shot in Woodland Terrace
  • Homicide Victim: Melvin Williams - Metropolitan Police Department
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