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James Madison Mcgee

Case from Washington, DC dated Feb 07, 1995

Victim Details

James Madison Mcgee

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

1995-02-07

26

James

Madison Mcgee

08/03/2026

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James Madison Mcgee, a 26-year-old Black male, served as an officer with the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. On the night of February 7, 1995, while off-duty and dressed in civilian clothes, Mcgee witnessed a taxi driver being robbed at gunpoint at the intersection of 25th Street and Good Hope Road SE. He intervened in the robbery, drawing his own weapon to detain one of the suspects.

In a tragic turn of events, uniformed officers arrived at the chaotic scene. Unaware tha ...
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