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Lawrence Simmons

Case from Washington, DC dated May 31, 2008

Victim Details

Lawrence Simmons

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2008-05-31

2008-05-31

66

Lawrence

Simmons

07/28/2026

1


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In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 31, 2008, a life was tragically cut short in the nation's capital. Lawrence Simmons, a male resident of Washington, D.C., was killed in the rear of 2420 4th Street in the northeastern quadrant of the city. The circumstances surrounding his death prompted an immediate investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department.

The case was classified as a homicide, and the department's Homicide Branch took the lead in the inquiry. Detectives began the a ...
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