D.C. Cause of Death Rates

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Fifty-two people have died from various causes in Washington, D.C., not including medical or age-related deaths.

D.C. Witness documents that shooting deaths were the most common cause of death in the city. Suicides and pedestrian fatalities were documented as the lowest.

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