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Vincent Purvis

Case from Washington, DC dated Jan 15, 2014

Victim Details

Vincent Purvis

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2014-01-15

20

Vincent

Purvis

07/27/2026

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In the daylight hours of a Wednesday afternoon in Washington, D.C., 20-year-old Vincent Purvis, a male resident of Southeast, became the victim of a fatal shooting. On January 15, 2014, at approximately 3:29 p.m., police responded to the sounds of gunshots in the 600 block of Yuma Street, Southeast. Upon arrival, they discovered Purvis suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital in extremely critical condition and was pronounced dead later that evening. The inc ...
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