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Johnie Lee Resper

Death by Force
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On a Wednesday afternoon, the first of October in 2014, the life of 18-year-old Johnie Lee Resper was cut short on a street in Northeast Washington, D.C. A Black male, Resper was found suffering from gunshot wounds at approximately 3:04 p.m. in the 200 block of Adams Street. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, near the intersection of 3rd and Adams Streets NE, to find Resper, a resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, grievously wounded.

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    Victim Details

    Johnie Lee Resper

    Male

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2014-10-01

    18

    Johnie

    Lee Resper

    11/16/2025

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