Luis Avila Melende

Death by Force
Case Description
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On June 21, 2014, at approximately 2:23 AM, police officers responded to a call for a shooting near the intersection of Fuller Street and Mozart Place, NW, Washington, DC. Upon arrival, they located 27-year-old Luis Avila-Melendez in the 1600 block of Columbia Road, NW, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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    Victim Details

    Luis Avila Melende

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Washington

    DC

    2014-06-21

    27

    Luis

    Avila Melende

    01/07/2025

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