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Gerald Eugene Read

Death by Force
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On a tragic Monday morning, September 16, 2013, the life of 58-year-old Gerald Eugene Read, a White male from Alexandria, Virginia, was abruptly ended during a horrific mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. A dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Read was at his workplace, the Navy Sea Systems Command, with no intentions of retiring from a job he cherished. The ordinary workday turned into a scene of chaos and violence when a lone gunman began an indiscriminate ...Read More
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  • Gerald Eugene Read, age 58 - National Gun Violence Memorial
    • Victim Details

    Gerald Eugene Read

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Washington

    DC

    2013-09-16

    58

    Gerald

    Eugene Read

    11/15/2025

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