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Elijah Crawford

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Nov 02, 2015

Victim Details

Elijah Crawford

Male

Black / African American

Tacoma

WA

2015-11-02

18

Elijah

Crawford

06/24/2026

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On a cool autumn evening in Tacoma, Washington, 18-year-old Elijah Crawford, a Black male, found his life cut tragically short. The date was November 2, 2015, and Crawford, a recent graduate of Lincoln High School known for his involvement in wrestling and football, had accompanied a friend to what was supposed to be a fistfight in the 1800 block of East 44th Street. His friend had an ongoing dispute with a man named Alberto Colt-Sarmiento and had arranged to meet him to settle their differences ...
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  • thenewstribune: Man charged in fatal shooting of Tacoma teenager arrested in Centralia
  • thenewstribune: Warrant issued for suspect in fatal shooting of Tacoma teen
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