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James Anderson

Case from Washington, DC dated Jan 11, 2015

Victim Details

James Anderson

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2015-01-11

27

James

Anderson

07/05/2026

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In the early evening of January 11, 2015, a sense of unease settled over the 1300 block of 1st Street, SW in Washington, D.C. At approximately 6:50 p.m., the sound of gunfire shattered the calm, leaving 27-year-old James Anderson, a Black male, fatally wounded. The brazen shooting, just a few blocks from Nationals Park, marked the city's fifth homicide of the new year. Police arrived to find Anderson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The investigation into Anderson's death moved swi ...
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  • Washington Post: Police identify man shot in Southwest Washington as 27-year-old James Anderson
  • Homicide Victim: James Anderson - Metropolitan Police Department
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