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Scot Shaffer Lewis

Case from Washington, DC dated Oct 06, 1995

Victim Details

Scot Shaffer Lewis

Male

White / Caucasian

Washington

DC

1995-10-06

28

Scot

Shaffer Lewis

07/13/2026

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In the autumn of 1995, Washington, D.C. mourned the loss of one of its own, 28-year-old Metropolitan Police Department Officer Scot Shaffer Lewis. A two-year veteran of the force, Lewis was known for his preference for communication over confrontation, a man who would rather use a joke to diffuse a tense situation than resort to force. He was a man who, by all accounts, relished the opportunity to interact with the citizens he served.

On the evening of Friday, October 6, 1995, Officer Lew ...
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