(Updated 20 Oct 2008, Map )Van Johnson, Jr., 28 (8.095).
- Date: 24 Sep 2008, 2:03 am
- Location: Branch Avenue, 4100 block , 20748 (565).
- (Between one and two miles from DC , -76.943167 38.835120)
- Council District 7 (C. Exum).
- Legislative District 24 (N. Exum, Benson, Howard, Vaughn).
- Shot during a running gun battle between two cars on Branch Avenue
- Victim's address: Washington, DC, Wilmington Place SE, 100 block (572).
- Sources:
- Police, 24 Sep 2008 (Tippett).
- 26 Sep 2008 (Tippett; victim identified).
- Examiner, 25 Sep 2008 (Blotter).
- Gazette, 29 Sep 2008 (McKeever).
- Post, 25 Sep 2008 (Davis).
- Times, No report!
- myfoxdc.com, 24 Sep 2008 (Weinstein).
- nbc4.com, 24 Sep 2008.
- wtopnews.com, 24 Sep 2008 .
- Obituary: Post, 28 Sep 2008 (Online for 90 days).
On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, VAN JOHNSON, JR., was called home to eternal life. Loving son of Michelle Staley and father Van Joe Johnson; devoted grandson of Shirley Walker. Also left to cherish his memory are four children, two sisters, one brother, a niece, a devoted girl friend Shawnte. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, October 3, 2008, from 10 a.m. until time of service 12 noon at Walker Mill Baptist Church, 6801 Walker Mill Rd., Capitol Heights, MD. Interment Harmony Memorial Park. Send condolences to: www. marshallsfuneralhome.com