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Louis Lehear

Case from Washington, DC dated Apr 19, 1994

Victim Details

Louis Lehear

Male

Washington

DC

1994-04-19

21

Louis

Lehear

07/15/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 19, 1994, the body of 21-year-old Louis Edward Lehear was discovered on the grounds of a junior high school in Northeast Washington, D.C.. Lehear, a male resident of Fort Washington, had been fatally shot. His body was found by District police officers at approximately 5:30 a.m. on the east steps of Eliot Junior High School, located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

The evening before, officers from the 5th Police District had responded to a report of g ...
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  • Washington Post: MAN FOUND SLAIN AT D.C. SCHOOL
  • List of school shootings in the United States (before 2000)
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