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Tamara Gliss

Case from Washington, DC dated May 25, 2015

Victim Details

Tamara Gliss

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2015-05-25

31

Tamara

Gliss

06/29/2026

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In the early evening of Memorial Day, May 25, 2015, 31-year-old Tamara Gliss, a Black female, was enjoying a barbecue with others outside her apartment in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. At approximately 8:51 p.m., in the 600 block of O Street NW, the festivities were shattered by gunfire. A gunman, believed to have been riding a dirt bike, opened fire, striking Gliss. She was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to her injuries.

Known affectionately as 'Yamz,' Tamara was a ...
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  • Washington Post: Woman shot in Shaw dies of wounds; hers is one of several weekend homicides
  • Homicide Victim: Tamara Gliss - Metropolitan Police Department
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