Remembering Dzhoy Zuckerman

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  • November 20, 2023 at 9:29 pm #922972
    Dachs6
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    Their name was pronounced Joy. They were a fixture (even the WashPo got this right). They were an avid cyclist, messengering all over the city, and wonderful person. I got to know them through the BAFS2021 edition when they were on my team. The world is just a little less bright without Dzhoy, and our community is a little smaller without them. They were murdered on July 15, 2023. I wont attempt to win the mileage crown again this year (work won’t permit it and my wife would not be enthused for a repeat attack)…but every km I ride will be for Dzhoy.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/16/dzhoy-zuckerman-bicyclist-shot-northwest-dc/

    Andy
    aka Der Bierpuncheur // GRVLR ��

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  • November 20, 2023 at 10:25 pm #1126784
    jctonett
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    Did they ever catch the perpetrator?

    November 20, 2023 at 10:48 pm #1126785
    Dachs6
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    I don’t know. Cursory internet searches do not provide any info after the initial reports.

    November 21, 2023 at 5:59 pm #1126966
    TOAO_MOTU
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    My brother-in-law’s house is a half a block from where it happened. I was there on Saturday and saw the ghost bike. He and his wife have not heard or been told if anyone has been identified yet.

    November 21, 2023 at 7:34 pm #1126969
    LhasaCM
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    Their murder still is on the “unsolved homicide” list from the DC MPD. https://mpdc.dc.gov/node/1671096

    November 22, 2023 at 12:31 am #1126977
    karenbikes2@gmail.com
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    So sad, never had the pleasure of meeting Dzhoy but looked forward every day to their Strava posts.

    November 29, 2023 at 3:24 pm #1127025
    Muku.tbd
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    I wish I was in town for this. Dzhoy is the reason I’m doing FS this year. I met Dzhoy last year when they were trying to get more miles in for FS.

    December 1, 2023 at 2:58 am #1127034
    Nadine
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    I met Dzhoy on a ride last freezing Saddles (2023.) They were the kinda person you make friends with in the first half hour, Their story was mesmerizing – I rode most of the ride up front with them.

    Periodically during the ride we’d stop at a stop sign or a red light, and Dzhoy, the youngest rider in the group, would turn around & count heads. (Dzhoy used to be a nursery school teacher. I bet they were good!)

    I got to ride with them once more before they were untimely murdered. It was a Strava art ride with David Pomeroy – we drew a seahorse. Dzhoy did some trackstanding for us. I have pictures (just not sure I i remember how to share them here.) I’m still wearing a purple bow on my helmet from the memorial ride last July. They were as young as my kids! [emoji34]

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