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Luis Avila Melende

Case from Washington, DC dated Jun 21, 2014

Victim Details

Luis Avila Melende

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Washington

DC

2014-06-21

27

Luis

Avila Melende

07/13/2026

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21, 2014, a tragic event unfolded in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C., forever altering the lives of those involved. Luis E. Avila Melendez, a 27-year-old Hispanic man, became the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident occurred around 2:23 a.m. near the intersection of Fuller Street and Mozart Place, Northwest.

Responding to a call for a shooting, Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived to find Mr. Avila Melendez in t ...
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  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/dc-man-is-charged-in-june-21-slaying-in-dc/2014/07/02/123d62f8-0254-11e4-b8ff-89afd3fa
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